Direct delivery of Cas9 or base editor protein and guide RNA complex enables genome editing in the retina
Botto, C.; Pulman, J.; Malki, H.; Ren, D.; Oudin, P.; De Cian, A.; As, M.; Izabelle, C.; Saubamea, B.; Fouquet, S.; Robert, C.; El-Amraoui, A.; FISSON, S.; Concordet, J.-P.; Dalkara, D.
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Genome editing by CRISPR-Cas holds promise for the treatment of retinal dystrophies. For therapeutic gene editing, transient delivery of CRISPR- Cas9 is preferable to viral delivery which leads to long-term expression with potential adverse consequences. Successful delivery of Cas9 protein and its guide RNA as ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complexes has been reported in the retinal pigment epithelium in vivo but not into photoreceptors, the main target of retinal dystrophies. Here, we investigate the feasibility of direct RNP delivery to photoreceptors and RPE cells. We show that RNPs composed of Cas9 or adenine- base editor and guide RNA, without addition of any carrier compounds, induce gene editing in retinal cells at variable rates depending on the guide RNA efficiency and on the locus. But Cas9 RNP delivery at high concentrations leads to outer retinal toxicity indicating a need to improve delivery efficiency for future therapeutic use.
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