Conversion of HbS to Hb G-Makassar By Adenine Base Editing Is Compatible with Normal Hemoglobin Function
Blood(2021)
摘要
Conversion of the pathogenic sickle allele to a naturally occurring, non-pathogenic hemoglobin variant, Hb G-Makassar, represents a long-term and durable treatment strategy for sickle cell disease (SCD). Using our engineered adenine base editor, we achieved highly efficient base editing in mobilized sickle trait (HbAS) and non-mobilized homozygous sickle (HbSS) CD34 + cells that led to >70% conversion of sickle allele to Makassar allele in in vitro erythroid differentiated (IVED) cells derived from ex vivo edited CD34 + cells. At this level of editing, >70% bi-allelic Makassar editing could be achieved in HbSS IVED cells, with ~20% of cells being mono-allelically Makassar edited. These mono-allelically edited cells behaved similarly to sickle trait (HbAS) cells, when exposed to hypoxic conditions in vitro. In vivo proof of concept xenotransplantation studies demonstrated that Makassar edited HbAS CD34 + cells achieved long-term, multi-lineage hematopoietic engraftment as well as Makassar globin protein expression in human erythroid glycophorin A + cells in thebone marrow of immunocompromised mice.
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