美国约翰霍普金斯大学Taekjip Ha、Bin Wu等研究人员合作开发出超快CRISPR技术。该项研究成果发表在2020年6月12日出版的《科学》杂志上。

Title: Very fast CRISPR on demand

Author: Yang Liu, Roger S. Zou, Shuaixin He, Yuta Nihongaki, Xiaoguang Li, Shiva Razavi, Bin Wu, Taekjip Ha

Issue&Volume: 2020/06/12

Abstract: CRISPR-Cas systems provide versatile tools for programmable genome editing. Here, we developed a caged RNA strategy that allows Cas9 to bind DNA but not cleave until light-induced activation. This approach, referred to as very fast CRISPR (vfCRISPR), creates double-strand breaks (DSBs) at the submicrometer and second scales. Synchronized cleavage improved kinetic analysis of DNA repair, revealing that cells respond to Cas9-induced DSBs within minutes and can retain MRE11 after DNA ligation. Phosphorylation of H2AX after DNA damage propagated more than 100 kilobases per minute, reaching up to 30 megabases. Using single-cell fluorescence imaging, we characterized multiple cycles of 53BP1 repair foci formation and dissolution, with the first cycle taking longer than subsequent cycles and its duration modulated by inhibition of repair. Imaging-guided subcellular Cas9 activation further facilitated genomic manipulation with single-allele resolution. vfCRISPR enables DNA-repair studies at high resolution in space, time, and genomic coordinates.

DOI: 10.1126/science.aay8204

Source: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6496/1265