Using RNA-guided FokI nucleases (RFNs) to increase specificity for RNA-guided genome editing
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1. A composition comprising:
- a nucleic acid encoding an RNA-guided FokI Nuclease (RFN) fusion protein comprising a FokI catalytic domain sequence fused to the amino terminus of a catalytically inactive Streptococcus pyogenes CRISPR-associated 9 (dCas9) protein comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 95% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO;
5, wherein said catalytically inactive S. pyogenes Cas9 has point mutations at amino acid residues corresponding to positions (i) D10, E762, H983, or D986, and (ii) H840 or N863 of S. pyogenes Cas9, an intervening linker from 2 to 30 amino acids; and
a nucleic acid encoding two guide RNAs that direct said RFN fusion protein to a first target genomic sequence and a second target genomic sequence, wherein the guide RNAs that direct said RFN fusion protein to said first target genomic sequence and said second target genomic sequence are spaced 10 to 20 nucleotides apart, and said first target genomic sequence comprises a PAM recognition sequence positioned upstream of said first target genomic sequence and said second target genomic sequence comprises a PAM recognition sequence positioned downstream of said second target genomic sequence.
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Abstract
Methods for increasing specificity of RNA-guided genome editing, e.g., editing using CRISPR/Cas9 systems.
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1. A composition comprising:
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a nucleic acid encoding an RNA-guided FokI Nuclease (RFN) fusion protein comprising a FokI catalytic domain sequence fused to the amino terminus of a catalytically inactive Streptococcus pyogenes CRISPR-associated 9 (dCas9) protein comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 95% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO;
5, wherein said catalytically inactive S. pyogenes Cas9 has point mutations at amino acid residues corresponding to positions (i) D10, E762, H983, or D986, and (ii) H840 or N863 of S. pyogenes Cas9, an intervening linker from 2 to 30 amino acids; anda nucleic acid encoding two guide RNAs that direct said RFN fusion protein to a first target genomic sequence and a second target genomic sequence, wherein the guide RNAs that direct said RFN fusion protein to said first target genomic sequence and said second target genomic sequence are spaced 10 to 20 nucleotides apart, and said first target genomic sequence comprises a PAM recognition sequence positioned upstream of said first target genomic sequence and said second target genomic sequence comprises a PAM recognition sequence positioned downstream of said second target genomic sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A composition comprising:
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an RNA-guided FokI Nuclease (RFN) fusion protein comprising a FokI catalytic domain sequence fused to the amino terminus of a catalytically inactive Streptococcus pyogenes CRISPR-associated 9 (dCas9) protein comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 95% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO;
5, wherein said catalytically inactive S. pyogenes Cas9 has point mutations at amino acid residues corresponding to positions (i) D10, E762, H983, or D986, and (ii) H840 or N863 of S. pyogenes Cas9, an intervening linker from 2 to 30 amino acids; andtwo guide RNAs that direct said RFN fusion protein to a first target genomic sequence and a second target genomic sequence, wherein the guide RNAs that direct said RFN fusion protein to said first target genomic sequence and said second target genomic sequence are spaced 10 to 20 nucleotides apart, and said first target genomic sequence comprises a PAM recognition sequence positioned upstream of said first target genomic sequence and said second target genomic sequence comprises a PAM recognition sequence positioned downstream of said second target genomic sequence. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for RNA guided genome editing, said method comprising expressing in said cell or contacting said cell with an RNA-guided FokI Nuclease (RFN) fusion protein comprising a FokI catalytic domain sequence fused to the amino terminus of a catalytically inactive Streptococcus pyogenes CRISPR-associated 9(dCas9) protein comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 95% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 5, wherein said catalytically inactive S. pyogenes Cas9has point mutations at amino acid residues corresponding to positions (i) D10, E762, H983, or D986, and (ii) H840 or N863 of S. pyogenes Cas9, an intervening linker from 2 to 30amino acids; and
two guide RNAs that direct said RFN fusion protein to a first target genomic sequence and a second target genomic sequence, wherein the guide RNAs that direct said RFN fusion protein to said first target genomic sequence and said second target genomic sequence are spaced 10 to 20 nucleotides apart, and said first target genomic sequence comprises a PAM recognition sequence positioned upstream of said first target genomic sequence and said second target genomic sequence comprises a PAM recognition sequence positioned downstream of said second target genomic sequence.
- 5, wherein said catalytically inactive S. pyogenes Cas9has point mutations at amino acid residues corresponding to positions (i) D10, E762, H983, or D986, and (ii) H840 or N863 of S. pyogenes Cas9, an intervening linker from 2 to 30amino acids; and
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20. A kit comprising:
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an RNA-guided FokI Nuclease (RFN) fusion protein comprising a FokI catalytic domain sequence fused to the amino terminus of a catalytically inactive Streptococcus pyogenes CRISPR-associated 9 (dCas9) protein comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 95% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO;
5, wherein said catalytically inactive S. pyogenes Cas9 has point mutations at amino acid residues corresponding to positions (i) D10, E762, H983, or D986, and (ii) H840 or N863 of S. pyogenes Cas9, an intervening linker from 2 to 30 amino acids; andtwo guide RNAs that direct said RFN fusion protein to a first target genomic sequence and a second target genomic sequence, wherein the guide RNAs that direct said RFN fusion protein to said first target genomic sequence and said second target genomic sequence are spaced 10 to 20 nucleotides apart, and said first target genomic sequence comprises a PAM recognition sequence positioned upstream of said first target genomic sequence and said second target genomic sequence comprises a PAM recognition sequence positioned downstream of said second target genomic sequence. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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