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 …

CRISPR engineering in organoids for gene repair and disease modelling

MH Geurts, H Clevers - Nature Reviews Bioengineering, 2023 - nature.com
Organoids bridge the gap between 2D cell lines and in vivo studies. With their 3D
organization and cellular heterogeneity, adult stem cell-derived organoids closely resemble …

Harnessing DSB repair to promote efficient homology-dependent and-independent prime editing

M Peterka, N Akrap, S Li, S Wimberger… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Prime editing recently emerged as a next-generation approach for precise genome editing.
Here we exploit DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair to develop two strategies that install …

Precise homology-directed installation of large genomic edits in human cells with cleaving and nicking high-specificity Cas9 variants

Q Wang, J Liu, JM Janssen… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Homology-directed recombination (HDR) between donor constructs and acceptor genomic
sequences cleaved by programmable nucleases, permits installing large genomic edits in …

The revolution of personalized pharmacotherapies for cystic fibrosis: what does the future hold?

KE Oliver, MS Carlon, N Pedemonte… - Expert Opinion on …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Cystic fibrosis (CF), a potentially fatal genetic disease, is caused by loss-of-
function mutations in the gene encoding for the CFTR chloride/bicarbonate channel …

Reverting TP53 Mutation in Breast Cancer Cells: Prime Editing Workflow and Technical Considerations

AY Abuhamad, NN Mohamad Zamberi, L Sheen… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women. The aggressive
breast cancer subtype is commonly linked to the genetic alterations in the TP53 tumor …

Selection-free precise gene repair using high-capacity adenovector delivery of advanced prime editing systems rescues dystrophin synthesis in DMD muscle cells

Q Wang, S Capelletti, J Liu, JM Janssen… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Prime editors have high potential for disease modelling and regenerative medicine efforts
including those directed at the muscle-wasting disorder Duchenne muscular dystrophy …

Future perspectives of prime editing for the treatment of inherited retinal diseases

S Hansen, ME McClements, TJ Corydon, RE MacLaren - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Inherited retinal diseases (IRD) are a clinically and genetically heterogenous group of
diseases and a leading cause of blindness in the working-age population. Even though …

Bioengineering toolkits for potentiating organoid therapeutics

S Park, SW Cho - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Organoids are three-dimensional, multicellular constructs that recapitulate the structural and
functional features of specific organs. Because of these characteristics, organoids have …

Prime editing functionally corrects cystic fibrosis-causing CFTR mutations in human organoids and airway epithelial cells

M Bulcaen, P Kortleven, RB Liu, G Maule, E Dreano… - Cell Reports …, 2024 - cell.com
Prime editing is a recent, CRISPR-derived genome editing technology capable of
introducing precise nucleotide substitutions, insertions, and deletions. Here, we present …