APOBEC3B regulates R-loops and promotes transcription-associated mutagenesis in cancer

JL McCann, A Cristini, EK Law, SY Lee, M Tellier… - Nature Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
The single-stranded DNA cytosine-to-uracil deaminase APOBEC3B is an antiviral protein
implicated in cancer. However, its substrates in cells are not fully delineated. Here …

Targeting shared molecular etiologies to accelerate drug development for rare diseases

G Zanello, M Garrido‐Estepa, A Crespo… - EMBO molecular …, 2023 - embopress.org
Rare diseases affect over 400 million people worldwide and less than 5% of rare diseases
have an approved treatment. Fortunately, the number of underlying disease etiologies is far …

Characterizing off-target effects of genome editors

X Rao, H Zhao, C Shao, C Yi - Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Programmable base editors and prime editors offer the potential for highly efficient and
precise genome manipulation. However, in order to safely apply these editors in clinical …

ABE-ultramax for high-efficiency biallelic adenine base editing in zebrafish

W Qin, F Liang, SJ Lin, C Petree, K Huang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Advancements in CRISPR technology, particularly the development of base editors,
revolutionize genetic variant research. When combined with model organisms like zebrafish …

The application of CRISPR-Cas in disease diagnosis and treatment

Z Wang, Y Liu, F Zhou, Y Wang, X Zhou - Science China Chemistry, 2023 - Springer
Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) has been gaining much
attention in the modern medical field and has been widely used for the diagnosis and …

Serving up whatever you wish: CRISPR-base editing generates novel cancer-restricted antigens for immunotherapy

UE Burkhardt, EF Fritsch - Genes & Immunity, 2023 - nature.com
Hematopoietic stem cell transplant has for years provided lifesaving options for many
hematologic malignancies, and, by establishing the technological and clinical path for …

Regulation, Functional Impact, and Therapeutic Targeting of APOBEC3A in Cancer

AS Kawale, L Zou - DNA repair, 2024 - Elsevier
Enzymes of the apolipoprotein B mRNA editing catalytic polypeptide like (APOBEC) family
are cytosine deaminases that convert cytosine to uracil in DNA and RNA. Among these …

Cas9 variants expand the targeting scope of base editing systems in bacteria

RM Shelake, JY Kim - The Nucleus, 2024 - Springer
Base editors (BEs) consist of partially active Cas9 homologs fused to nucleobase-converting
DNA deaminases along with certain accessory proteins. The effectiveness of BE tools …

Exploiting viral vectors to deliver genome editing reagents in plants

Y Shen, T Ye, Z Li, TH Kimutai, H Song, X Dong, J Wan - aBIOTECH, 2024 - Springer
Genome editing holds great promise for the molecular breeding of plants, yet its application
is hindered by the shortage of simple and effective means of delivering genome editing …

Strategies of N-Glycosidic Bond Cleavage by DNA Repair Enzymes

AV Endutkin, DO Zharkov - Moscow University Chemistry Bulletin, 2024 - Springer
DNA glycosylases are enzymes that hydrolyze the N-glycosidic bond of damaged
nucleotides, initiating the process of base excision DNA repair. There are at least eight …