Assessing and advancing the safety of CRISPR-Cas tools: from DNA to RNA editing

J Tao, DE Bauer, R Chiarle - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
CRISPR-Cas gene editing has revolutionized experimental molecular biology over the past
decade and holds great promise for the treatment of human genetic diseases. Here we …

Evaluating the state of the science for adeno-associated virus integration: an integrated perspective

DE Sabatino, FD Bushman, RJ Chandler, RG Crystal… - Molecular Therapy, 2022 - cell.com
On August 18, 2021, the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) hosted a
virtual roundtable on adeno-associated virus (AAV) integration, featuring leading experts in …

Subtype-specific 3D genome alteration in acute myeloid leukaemia

J Xu, F Song, H Lyu, M Kobayashi, B Zhang, Z Zhao… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) represents a set of heterogeneous myeloid malignancies,
and hallmarks include mutations in epigenetic modifiers, transcription factors and kinases …

Self‐healing hydrogel embodied with macrophage‐regulation and responsive‐gene‐silencing properties for synergistic prevention of peritendinous adhesion

C Cai, X Zhang, Y Li, X Liu, S Wang, M Lu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Antiadhesion barriers such as films and hydrogels used to wrap repaired tendons are
important for preventing the formation of adhesion tissue after tendon surgery. However …

Choice of template delivery mitigates the genotoxic risk and adverse impact of editing in human hematopoietic stem cells

S Ferrari, A Jacob, D Cesana, M Laugel, S Beretta… - Cell Stem Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Long-range gene editing by homology-directed repair (HDR) in hematopoietic
stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) often relies on viral transduction with recombinant adeno …

Motion lubrication suppressed mechanical activation via hydrated fibrous gene patch for tendon healing

L Xiang, J Liang, Z Wang, F Lin, Y Zhuang… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Mechanical activation of fibroblasts, caused by friction and transforming growth factor–β1
recognition, is one of the main causes of tissue adhesions. In this study, we developed a …

Genetic engineering meets hematopoietic stem cell biology for next-generation gene therapy

S Ferrari, E Valeri, A Conti, S Scala, A Aprile… - Cell Stem Cell, 2023 - cell.com
The growing clinical success of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell (HSPC) gene therapy
(GT) relies on the development of viral vectors as portable" Trojan horses" for safe and …

Long-term lineage commitment in hematopoietic stem cell gene therapy

A Calabria, G Spinozzi, D Cesana, E Buscaroli… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Hematopoietic Stem Cell (HSC) gene therapy (GT) may provide lifelong
reconstitution of the hematopoietic system with gene-corrected cells1. However, the effects …

Exonic knockout and knockin gene editing in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells rescues RAG1 immunodeficiency

MC Castiello, C Brandas, S Ferrari… - Science translational …, 2024 - science.org
Recombination activating genes (RAGs) are tightly regulated during lymphoid differentiation,
and their mutations cause a spectrum of severe immunological disorders. Hematopoietic …

CRISPR nuclease off-target activity and mitigation strategies

B Wienert, MK Cromer - Frontiers in Genome Editing, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The discovery of CRISPR has allowed site-specific genomic modification to become a reality
and this technology is now being applied in a number of human clinical trials. While this …