Efficient and precise editing of endogenous transcripts with SNAP-tagged ADARs

Nat Methods. 2018 Jul;15(7):535-538. doi: 10.1038/s41592-018-0017-z. Epub 2018 Jul 2.

Abstract

Molecular tools that target RNA at specific sites allow recoding of RNA information and processing. SNAP-tagged deaminases guided by a chemically stabilized guide RNA can edit targeted adenosine to inosine in several endogenous transcripts simultaneously, with high efficiency (up to 90%), high potency, sufficient editing duration, and high precision. We used adenosine deaminases acting on RNA (ADARs) fused to SNAP-tag for the efficient and concurrent editing of two disease-relevant signaling transcripts, KRAS and STAT1. We also demonstrate improved performance compared with that of the recently described Cas13b-ADAR.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenosine Deaminase / metabolism*
  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Cell Line
  • Guanine / analogs & derivatives
  • Humans
  • RNA Editing / physiology*
  • RNA-Binding Proteins
  • SNARE Proteins / chemistry
  • SNARE Proteins / metabolism*

Substances

  • RNA-Binding Proteins
  • SNARE Proteins
  • O(6)-benzylguanine
  • Guanine
  • Adenosine Deaminase