Ready for repair? Gene editing enters the clinic for the treatment of human disease

MPT Ernst, M Broeders, P Herrero-Hernandez… - … Therapy Methods & …, 2020 - cell.com
We present an overview of clinical trials involving gene editing using clustered interspaced
short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9), transcription …

Exploring the potential of genome editing CRISPR-Cas9 technology

V Singh, D Braddick, PK Dhar - Gene, 2017 - Elsevier
CRISPR-Cas9 is an RNA-mediated adaptive immune system that protects bacteria and
archaea from viruses or plasmids. Herein we discuss the recent development of CRISPR …

[HTML][HTML] In vivo excision of HIV-1 provirus by saCas9 and multiplex single-guide RNAs in animal models

C Yin, T Zhang, X Qu, Y Zhang, R Putatunda, X Xiao… - Molecular Therapy, 2017 - cell.com
CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9)-mediated genome editing provides a promising cure
for HIV-1/AIDS; however, gene delivery efficiency in vivo remains an obstacle to overcome …

CRISPR based editing of SIV proviral DNA in ART treated non-human primates

P Mancuso, C Chen, R Kaminski, J Gordon… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Elimination of HIV DNA from infected individuals remains a challenge in medicine. Here, we
demonstrate that intravenous inoculation of SIV-infected macaques, a well-accepted non …

Off-target analysis in gene editing and applications for clinical translation of CRISPR/Cas9 in HIV-1 therapy

A Atkins, CH Chung, AG Allen, W Dampier… - Frontiers in genome …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
As genome-editing nucleases move toward broader clinical applications, the need to define
the limits of their specificity and efficiency increases. A variety of approaches for nuclease …

Block-and-lock: new horizons for a cure for HIV-1

I Moranguinho, ST Valente - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
HIV-1/AIDS remains a global public health problem. The world health organization (WHO)
reported at the end of 2019 that 38 million people were living with HIV-1 worldwide, of which …

A combinational CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing approach can halt HIV replication and prevent viral escape

RJ Lebbink, DCM de Jong, F Wolters, EM Kruse… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
HIV presents one of the highest evolutionary rates ever detected and combination
antiretroviral therapy is needed to overcome the plasticity of the virus population and control …

Therapeutic gene editing: delivery and regulatory perspectives

G Shim, D Kim, GT Park, H Jin, SK Suh… - Acta Pharmacologica …, 2017 - nature.com
Gene-editing technology is an emerging therapeutic modality for manipulating the
eukaryotic genome by using target-sequence-specific engineered nucleases. Because of …

Advances toward curing HIV-1 infection in tissue reservoirs

LJ Henderson, LB Reoma, JA Kovacs, A Nath - Journal of virology, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A disease of more than 39.6 million people worldwide, HIV-1 infection has no
curative therapy. To date, one man has achieved a sterile cure, with millions more hoping to …

A CRISPR-Cas Cure for HIV/AIDS

M Hussein, MA Molina, B Berkhout… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections and HIV-induced acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) continue to represent a global health burden. There is …