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Precise and efficient insertion of A673T mutation in APP gene using MSYM

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Precise and efficient insertion of A673T mutation in APP gene using MSYM

Xia Qing
Liu Zijie
Yang Xinyu
Xiao Jiaying
Zhao Xue
Zhao Yu
Zheng Feifei
Ge Fangliang
Ye Ke
Liu Lulu
Wang Dayong
Gao Xu
Genes & Diseases第11卷, 第6期纸质出版 2024-11-01在线发表 2023-10-27
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder causing memory loss, cognitive decline, language impairment, and disorientation, which impose an enormous burden on caregivers and the public health sector. A673T as a protective mutation has great therapeutic potential in AD.1,2 Therefore, a combination of stem cell therapy and A673T mutation existing in natural people based on gene targeting techniques such as CRISPR-Cas9 have been suggested as promising and exciting new developments. Homology-directed repair (HDR), relatively rare in mammalian cells, is necessary to generate a specific sequence change such as point mutations.3 Efficient HDR and inefficient non-homologous DNA end joining are needed.4,5 Moreover, the HDR pathway repairs double-strand breaks via homologous recombination; a synthesized single-stranded oligodeoxynucleotide (ssODN) with a homologous sequence as donor templates is simultaneously introduced, thereby enabling intended sequence changes.5 However, obstacles remain. HDR pathway disrupted by indels arises from subsequent re-editing in previously edited loci. The undesirable re-editing will recut the target loci until they are sufficiently modified to prevent further detection (Fig. 1A).

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