title: CRISPR-mediated Genome Editing Restores Dystrophin Expression and Function in mdx Mice.
abstract: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a degenerative muscle disease caused by genetic mutations that lead to the disruption of dystrophin in muscle fibers. There is no curative treatment for this devastating disease. Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat/Cas9 (CRISPR/Cas9) has emerged as a powerful tool for genetic manipulation and potential therapy. Here we demonstrate that CRIPSR-mediated genome editing efficiently excised a 23-kb genomic region on the X-chromosome covering the mutant exon 23 in a mouse model of DMD, and restored dystrophin expression and the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex at the sarcolemma of skeletal muscles in live mdx mice. Electroporation-mediated transfection of the Cas9/gRNA constructs in the skeletal muscles of mdx mice normalized the calcium sparks in response to osmotic shock. Adenovirus-mediated transduction of Cas9/gRNA greatly reduced the Evans blue dye uptake of skeletal muscles at rest and after downhill treadmill running. This study provides proof evidence for permanent gene correction in DMD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, Biophysics Graduate Program, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, Biophysics Graduate Program, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
authors.forename: Ki Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, Biophysics Graduate Program, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
authors.forename: Lixia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, Biophysics Graduate Program, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, Biophysics Graduate Program, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
authors.forename: Mona
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El Refaey
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, Biophysics Graduate Program, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
authors.forename: Yandi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, Biophysics Graduate Program, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, Biophysics Graduate Program, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
authors.forename: Jianjie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, Biophysics Graduate Program, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
authors.forename: Renzhi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D064113:CRISPR-Cas Systems; D020013:Calcium Signaling; D002460:Cell Line; D064112:Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D016189:Dystrophin / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005091:Exons; D000072669:Gene Editing; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D016678:Genome; D018101:Mice, Inbred mdx; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000378:metabolism; D020388:Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000094704:RNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas Systems; D012508:Sarcolemma; D017384:Sequence Deletion
chemical_list: D016189:Dystrophin; D000094704:RNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas Systems