European Union, Germany, Canada, United States, 5 items
Organization
Grant number
Country
European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
ALTF 1031-2021
European Union
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Germany
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC, Canada)
PDF-578176-2023
Canada
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
United States
Other government
DE-AC52-07NA27344
Citation
Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A / Year: 2025 Title: Mechanism-guided engineering of a minimal biological particle for genome editing. Authors: Wayne Ngo / Julia Peukes / Alisha Baldwin / Zhiwei Wayne Xue / Sidney Hwang / Robert R Stickels / Zhi Lin / Ansuman T Satpathy / James A Wells / Randy Schekman / Eva Nogales / Jennifer A Doudna / Abstract: The widespread application of genome editing to treat and cure disease requires the delivery of genome editors into the nucleus of target cells. Enveloped delivery vehicles (EDVs) are engineered ...The widespread application of genome editing to treat and cure disease requires the delivery of genome editors into the nucleus of target cells. Enveloped delivery vehicles (EDVs) are engineered virally derived particles capable of packaging and delivering CRISPR-Cas9 ribonucleoproteins (RNPs). However, the presence of lentiviral genome encapsulation and replication proteins in EDVs has obscured the underlying delivery mechanism and precluded particle optimization. Here, we show that Cas9 RNP nuclear delivery is independent of the native lentiviral capsid structure. Instead, EDV-mediated genome editing activity corresponds directly to the number of nuclear localization sequences on the Cas9 enzyme. EDV structural analysis using cryo-electron tomography and small molecule inhibitors guided the removal of ~80% of viral residues, creating a minimal EDV (miniEDV) that retains full RNP delivery capability. MiniEDVs are 25% smaller yet package equivalent amounts of Cas9 RNPs relative to the original EDVs and demonstrated increased editing in cell lines and therapeutically relevant primary human T cells. These results show that virally derived particles can be streamlined to create efficacious genome editing delivery vehicles with simpler production and manufacturing.
Name: capsid (immature Gag) / type: complex / ID: 2 / Parent: 1 Details: The capsid map was generated by subtomogram averaging of the capsid protein density from immature Gag in tomograms of Cas9 containing EDVs that were generated by expressing constructs ...Details: The capsid map was generated by subtomogram averaging of the capsid protein density from immature Gag in tomograms of Cas9 containing EDVs that were generated by expressing constructs derived from lentiviral vectors.
Resolution.type: BY AUTHOR / Resolution: 9.5 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Software - Name: subTOM / Number subtomograms used: 42366
Extraction
Number tomograms: 38 / Number images used: 465070
Final angle assignment
Type: OTHER Details: The first 2 euler angles were assigned based on the orientation relative to the membrane. The final in plane rotation was randomized.
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