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Title: Safeguarding CRISPR-Cas9 gene drives in yeast

Journal Article · · Nature Biotechnology
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3412· OSTI ID:1466972
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  1. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (United States). Dept. of Genetics; Boston Univ., MA (United States). Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
  2. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (United States). Dept. of Genetics; Wyss Inst. for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Boston, MA (United States); Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA (United States). Dept. of Pathology
  3. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (United States). Dept. of Genetics; Wyss Inst. for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Boston, MA (United States); ETH Zurich, Basel (Switzerland). Dept. of Biosystems Science and Engineering
  4. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (United States); Wyss Inst. for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Boston, MA (United States)
  5. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (United States). Dept. of Genetics; Wyss Inst. for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Boston, MA (United States)

RNA-guided gene drives capable of spreading genomic alterations made in laboratory organisms through wild populations could be used to address environmental and public health problems. However, the possibility of unintended genome editing occurring through the escape of strains from laboratories, coupled with the prospect of unanticipated ecological change, demands caution. In this, we report the efficacy of CRISPR-Cas9 gene drive systems in wild and laboratory strains of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Furthermore, we address concerns surrounding accidental genome editing by developing and validating methods of molecular confinement that minimize the risk of unwanted genome editing. We also present a drive system capable of overwriting the changes introduced by an earlier gene drive. These molecular safeguards should enable the development of safe CRISPR gene drives for diverse organisms.

Research Organization:
Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; National Science Foundation (NSF); National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-02ER63445; SynBERC SA5283-11210; MCB-1330914; 5T32CA009216-34; 1K99DK102669-01
OSTI ID:
1466972
Journal Information:
Nature Biotechnology, Vol. 33, Issue 12; ISSN 1087-0156
Publisher:
Springer NatureCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 195 works
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