Abstract
Purpose: Targeted RNA editing utilizing the ubiquitous human adenosine deaminase acting on RNA (ADAR) enzyme is a possible new genetic therapeutic approach for the treatment of inherited retinal diseases (IRDs). Utilizing guideRNA (gRNA) to recruit the endogenously expressed ADAR enzyme to a mutated RNA and facilitating the deaminization of a specific adenosine to inosine (read as a guanine by the ribosome), allows for the correction of mRNA transcripts in a transient and tunable manner. According to our recent analyses, 40% of single nucleotide variants (SNVs)-causing IRDs are candidates for ADAR-directed editing. Our aim is to design and test gRNAs that induce targeted ADAR editing for 3 common Israeli mutations causing IRDs: TRPM1-p. K294*, FAM161A-p. R523*, and KIZ-p. R76*.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 58 – A0031 |
| Journal | Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| State | Published - 1 Jun 2022 |
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