Adding to the RNA editing toolbox

Abstract

Biotechnology\nA previously developed RNA editing system called REPAIR can base edit A to I in RNA by fusing the adenine deaminase domain of ADAR2 with catalytically dead CRISPR-Cas13. Using directed evolution, Abudayyeh et al. demonstrated that the ADAR2 deaminase domain can be relaxed to accept other bases. This resulted in cytidine deamination activity, expanding the RNA editing toolbox for C-to-U conversion. This system, referred to as RNA Editing for Specific C-to-U Exchange (RESCUE), can edit on endogenous transcripts and enable modulation of posttranslational protein modification such as phosphorylation.\n\nScience , this issue p. [382][1]\n\n [1]: /lookup/doi/10.1126/science.aax7063