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<p>The CRISPR-Cas9 system has emerged as a powerful tool for precise genome editing, with ongoing research focused on enhancing its reliability and expanding its versatility. One effective strategy involves the integration of foreign functional domains into Cas9 to confer new capabilities. However, successful integration requires identification of insertion sites that preserve the protein’s structural integrity and function. In this study, we identified a C-terminal region of <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i> Cas9 (SpCas9), spanning residues 1242–1263, as a viable site for domain replacement. Structural and biochemical analyses of a SpCas9 variant lacking this region confirmed its dispensability for SpCas9 activity. As a proof of concept, we substituted this segment with the evolved <i>E. coli</i> tRNA adenosine deaminase (TadA), a key component of adenine base editors. Functional evaluation of this engineered SpCas9-TadA variant demonstrated deamination efficiency comparable to that of the ABE8e, with the potential to modulate the editing window through linker design. These results highlight the potential of targeted engineering of this region to develop more precise and versatile genome editing tools.</p>

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Structural and functional insights into internal domain replacement in SpCas9 for protein engineering

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    2025年11月24日

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  • Seonhong Kim,
  • Hyuk Won,
  • Jungnam Bae,
  • Jeesoo Kim,
  • Jinhyuk Choi,
  • Halimriadi Richar,
  • Yang-Gyun Kim,
  • Hee-Jung Choi

摘要

The CRISPR-Cas9 system has emerged as a powerful tool for precise genome editing, with ongoing research focused on enhancing its reliability and expanding its versatility. One effective strategy involves the integration of foreign functional domains into Cas9 to confer new capabilities. However, successful integration requires identification of insertion sites that preserve the protein’s structural integrity and function. In this study, we identified a C-terminal region of Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 (SpCas9), spanning residues 1242–1263, as a viable site for domain replacement. Structural and biochemical analyses of a SpCas9 variant lacking this region confirmed its dispensability for SpCas9 activity. As a proof of concept, we substituted this segment with the evolved E. coli tRNA adenosine deaminase (TadA), a key component of adenine base editors. Functional evaluation of this engineered SpCas9-TadA variant demonstrated deamination efficiency comparable to that of the ABE8e, with the potential to modulate the editing window through linker design. These results highlight the potential of targeted engineering of this region to develop more precise and versatile genome editing tools.