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Andrianto P Gandadireja^1,2,3,4, Pascal D Vos^1,2,3,4, Stefan J Siira^4,5,6

¹Curtin Medical School, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia 6102, Australia.

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Researchers developed an improved adenine base editor (ABE) using TurboCas9 nickase. This TurboABE enhances adenine (A) to guanine (G) conversion efficiency without increasing off-target edits, enabling more precise gene editing.

Keywords:

CRISPR Cas9 adenine base editor gene editing protein engineering

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Background:

Base editing enables precise DNA modifications without double-stranded breaks.
Adenine base editors (ABEs) convert adenine (A) to guanine (G).
Current ABEs face limitations due to deaminase availability and variable editing efficiency.

Purpose of the Study:

To enhance the genome editing activity of adenine base editors.
To improve the efficiency of adenine (A) to guanine (G) conversions.
To overcome limitations of existing ABEs in targeting specific DNA sequences.

Main Methods:

Incorporation of a TurboCas9 nickase into an adenine base editor system.
Evaluation of the modified editor (TurboABE) on various adenine target sites.
Assessment of editing efficiency and off-target effects on DNA and RNA.

Main Results:

The developed TurboABE demonstrated significantly amplified editing efficiency across diverse adenine target sites.
TurboABE improved editing frequency at normally inefficient sites within the editing window.
No increase in off-target editing was observed in DNA or RNA.

Conclusions:

TurboABE represents an advancement in base editing technology, offering improved efficiency and precision.
This enhanced ABE system expands possibilities for precise genetic modification in living cells.
The development addresses limitations in current adenine base editing tools.