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P33

Lipo-xenopeptide polyplexes for CRISPR Cas9 based gene editing at ultra-low dose

J Germer(1) A Lessl(1) J Pöhmerer(1) M Grau(1) M Höhn(1) E Weidinger(1) M A Cappelluti(2) A Lombardo(2) U Lächelt(3,4) E Wagner(1,3,5)

1:Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat München; 2:San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (HSR-TIGET); 3:Center for Nanoscience (CeNS) LMU Munich; 4:University of Vienna; 5:Cluster for Nucleic Acid Therapeutics - CNATM

In this study, polyplexes formed with our previously described lipo-xenopeptide carriers were evaluated for CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing. Consisting of lipo-amino fatty acids (LAF) linked to succinoyl tetraethylene pentamine (Stp) containing backbone, these double pH-responsive carriers enabled co-complexation of Cas9 mRNA and sgRNA. Carriers of different topologies, LAF/Stp ratios and LAF types were evaluated. Up to 3-fold higher gene editing efficacies than gold standard Lipofectamine were reached in multiple different cell lines and reporter models, namely HepatdT:PCSK9, Hela GFPd2 and Hela mCherry-DMDEx23. Top performing U-shaped and bundle(B)-shaped carriers exhibited genome editing efficacies at sub-nanomolar EC₅₀ concentration of 0.4 nM sgRNA and 0.1 nM sgRNA, respectively, even after incubation in full (≥ 90 %) serum. Co-delivery of Cas9 mRNA, sgRNA and ssDNA resulted in over 35% BFP/GFP conversion in Hela GFPd2 by homology directed repair. Importantly, intravenous administration of polyplexes mediated in vivo editing of the dystrophin gene, triggering mRNA exon 23 splicing modulation in dystrophin-expressing cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle, and brain tissue in BALB/c mice.

Sekretariat der DG-GT e.V.
Institut für Experimentelle Hämatologie
Hildegard Büning
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30625 Hannover

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