Search Results - "Newby, Gregory A."
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Efficient C•G-to-G•C base editors developed using CRISPRi screens, target-library analysis, and machine learning
Published in Nature biotechnology (01-11-2021)“…Programmable C•G-to-G•C base editors (CGBEs) have broad scientific and therapeutic potential, but their editing outcomes have proved difficult to predict and…”
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Functional correction of CFTR mutations in human airway epithelial cells using adenine base editors
Published in Nucleic acids research (11-10-2021)“…Mutations in the CFTR gene that lead to premature stop codons or splicing defects cause cystic fibrosis (CF) and are not amenable to treatment by…”
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Cross-Kingdom Chemical Communication Drives a Heritable, Mutually Beneficial Prion-Based Transformation of Metabolism
Published in Cell (28-08-2014)“…In experimental science, organisms are usually studied in isolation, but in the wild, they compete and cooperate in complex communities. We report a system for…”
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Base Editor Correction of COL7A1 in Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Patient-Derived Fibroblasts and iPSCs
Published in Journal of investigative dermatology (01-02-2020)“…Genome editing represents a promising strategy for the therapeutic correction of COL7A1 mutations that cause recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB)…”
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Pioneer cells established by the [SWI+] prion can promote dispersal and out-crossing in yeast
Published in PLoS biology (14-11-2017)“…To thrive in an ever-changing environment, microbes must widely distribute their progeny to colonize new territory. Simultaneously, they must evolve and adapt…”
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Chemical modifications of adenine base editor mRNA and guide RNA expand its application scope
Published in Nature communications (24-04-2020)“…CRISPR-Cas9-associated base editing is a promising tool to correct pathogenic single nucleotide mutations in research or therapeutic settings. Efficient base…”
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Prime editing in mice reveals the essentiality of a single base in driving tissue-specific gene expression
Published in Genome Biology (16-03-2021)“…Most single nucleotide variants (SNVs) occur in noncoding sequence where millions of transcription factor binding sites (TFBS) reside. Here, a comparative…”
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In vivo base editing rescues cone photoreceptors in a mouse model of early-onset inherited retinal degeneration
Published in Nature communications (05-04-2022)“…Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is the most common cause of inherited retinal degeneration in children. LCA patients with RPE65 mutations show accelerated…”
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Self-delivering, chemically modified CRISPR RNAs for AAV co-delivery and genome editing in vivo
Published in Nucleic acids research (25-01-2024)“…Abstract Guide RNAs offer programmability for CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing but also add challenges for delivery. Chemical modification, which has been key to the…”
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A Genetic Tool to Track Protein Aggregates and Control Prion Inheritance
Published in Cell (02-11-2017)“…Protein aggregation is a hallmark of many diseases but also underlies a wide range of positive cellular functions. This phenomenon has been difficult to study…”
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Nonviral base editing of KCNJ13 mutation preserves vision in a model of inherited retinal channelopathy
Published in The Journal of clinical investigation (01-10-2023)“…Clinical genome editing is emerging for rare disease treatment, but one of the major limitations is the targeting of CRISPR editors' delivery. We delivered…”
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Shuttle peptide delivers base editor RNPs to rhesus monkey airway epithelial cells in vivo
Published in Nature communications (05-12-2023)“…Gene editing strategies for cystic fibrosis are challenged by the complex barrier properties of airway epithelia. We previously reported that the amphiphilic…”
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Amphiphilic shuttle peptide delivers base editor ribonucleoprotein to correct the CFTR R553X mutation in well-differentiated airway epithelial cells
Published in Nucleic acids research (24-09-2024)“…Base editing could correct nonsense mutations that cause cystic fibrosis (CF), but clinical development is limited by the lack of delivery methods that…”
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In vivo somatic cell base editing and prime editing
Published in Molecular therapy (03-11-2021)“…Recent advances in genome editing technologies have magnified the prospect of single-dose cures for many genetic diseases. For most genetic disorders, precise…”
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Protospacer modification improves base editing of a canonical splice site variant and recovery of CFTR function in human airway epithelial cells
Published in Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids (12-09-2023)“…Canonical splice site variants affecting the 5′ GT and 3′ AG nucleotides of introns result in severe missplicing and account for about 10% of disease-causing…”
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Precise correction of a spectrum of β-thalassemia mutations in coding and non-coding regions by base editors
Published in Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids (11-06-2024)“…β-thalassemia/HbE results from mutations in the β-globin locus that impede the production of functional adult hemoglobin. Base editors (BEs) could facilitate…”
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In vivo base editing by a single i.v. vector injection for treatment of hemoglobinopathies
Published in JCI insight (10-10-2022)“…Individuals with β-thalassemia or sickle cell disease and hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin (HPFH) possessing 30% fetal hemoglobin (HbF) appear to be…”
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Evaluation and minimization of Cas9-independent off-target DNA editing by cytosine base editors
Published in Nature biotechnology (01-05-2020)“…Cytosine base editors (CBEs) enable targeted C•G-to-T•A conversions in genomic DNA. Recent studies report that BE3, the original CBE, induces a low frequency…”
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Precision genome editing using cytosine and adenine base editors in mammalian cells
Published in Nature protocols (01-02-2021)“…Genome editing has transformed the life sciences and has exciting prospects for use in treating genetic diseases. Our laboratory developed base editing to…”
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Reciprocal mutations of lung-tropic AAV capsids lead to improved transduction properties
Published in Frontiers in genome editing (2023)“…Considerable effort has been devoted to developing adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based vectors for gene therapy in cystic fibrosis (CF). As a result of directed…”
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