Affiliation:
1. Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
2. Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital Xiamen University
3. Tongji Hospital
Abstract
Abstract
Variants in myosin-binding protein C3 (MYBPC3) gene are a main cause of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), accounting for 30–40% of the total number of HCM cases. Gene editing represents a potential permanent cure for HCM. The aim of this study was to investigate whether genome editing of MYBPC3 using the CRISPR/Cas9 system in vivo could rescue the phenotype of rats with HCM. We generated a rat model of HCM (“1098hom”) that carried an Mybpc3 premature termination codon mutation (p.W1098x) discovered in a human HCM pedigree. On postnatal day 3, the CRISPR/Cas9 system was introduced into rat pups by a single dose of AAV9 particles to correct the variant using homology-directed repair (HDR). Analysis was performed 6 months after AAV9 injection. The 1098hom rats didn’t express MYBPC3 protein and developed an HCM phenotype with increased ventricular wall thickness and diminished cardiac function. Importantly, CRISPR HDR genome editing corrected 3.56% of total mutations, restored MYBPC3 protein expression by 2.12%, and normalized the HCM phenotype of 1098hom rats. Our work demonstrates that the HDR strategy is a promising approach for treating HCM associated with MYBPC3 mutation, and that CRISPR technology has great potential for treating hereditary heart disease.
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Research Square Platform LLC
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