Fusion of histone variants to Cas9 enhances homology-directed repair

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2023)

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As a versatile genome editing tool, the CRISPR-Cas9 system induces DNA double-strand breaks at targeted sites to activate mainly two DNA repair pathways: HDR which allows precise editing via recombination with a homologous template DNA, and NHEJ which connects two ends of the broken DNA, which is often accompanied by random insertions and deletions. Therefore, how to enhance HDR while suppressing NHEJ is a key to successful applications that require precise genome editing. Histones are small proteins with a lot of basic amino acids that generate electrostatic affinity to DNA. Since H2A.X is involved in DNA repair processes, we fused H2A.X to Cas9 and found that this fusion protein could improve the HDR/NHEJ ratio. As various post-translational modifications of H2A.X play roles in the regulation of DNA repair, we also fused H2A.X mimicry variants to replicate these post-translational modifications including phosphorylation, methylation, and acetylation. However, none of them were effective to improve the HDR/NHEJ ratio. We further fused other histone variants to Cas9 and found that H2A.1 exhibited the improved HDR/NHEJ ratio better than H2A.X. Thus, the fusion of histone variants to Cas9 is a promising option to enhance precise genome editing. ### Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest.
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histone variants,cas9,repair,homology-directed
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