CRISPR-induced double-strand breaks trigger recombination between homologous chromosome arms
CRISPR-Cas9-based genome editing has transformed the life sciences, enabling virtually unlimited genetic manipulation of genomes: The RNA-guided Cas9 endonuclease cuts DNA at a specific target sequence and the resulting double-strand breaks are mended by one of the intrinsic cellular repair pathways...
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Published in | Life science alliance Vol. 2; no. 3; p. e201800267 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
Life Science Alliance LLC
01.06.2019
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Summary: | CRISPR-Cas9-based genome editing has transformed the life sciences, enabling virtually unlimited genetic manipulation of genomes: The RNA-guided Cas9 endonuclease cuts DNA at a specific target sequence and the resulting double-strand breaks are mended by one of the intrinsic cellular repair pathways. Imprecise double-strand repair will introduce random mutations such as indels or point mutations, whereas precise editing will restore or specifically edit the locus as mandated by an endogenous or exogenously provided template. Recent studies indicate that CRISPR-induced DNA cuts may also result in the exchange of genetic information between homologous chromosome arms. However, conclusive data of such recombination events in higher eukaryotes are lacking. Here, we show that in
, the detected Cas9-mediated editing events frequently resulted in germline-transmitted exchange of chromosome arms-often without indels. These findings demonstrate the feasibility of using the system for generating recombinants and also highlight an unforeseen risk of using CRISPR-Cas9 for therapeutic intervention. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Erich Brunner and Ryohei Yagi contributed equally to this work |
ISSN: | 2575-1077 2575-1077 |
DOI: | 10.26508/lsa.201800267 |