Comparison of cytosine base editors and development of the BEable-GPS database for targeting pathogenic SNVs

Genome Biol. 2019 Oct 23;20(1):218. doi: 10.1186/s13059-019-1839-4.

Abstract

A variety of base editors have been developed to achieve C-to-T editing in different genomic contexts. Here, we compare a panel of five base editors on their C-to-T editing efficiencies and product purity at commonly editable sites, including some human pathogenic C-to-T mutations. We further profile the accessibilities of 20 base editors to all possible pathogenic mutations in silico. Finally, we build the BEable-GPS (Base Editable prediction of Global Pathogenic SNVs) database for users to select proper base editors to model or correct disease-related mutations. The in vivo comparison and in silico profiling catalog the availability of base editors and their broad applications in biomedical studies.

Keywords: Base editing; Base editor; CRISPR/Cas; Cytidine deaminase; Pathogenic mutation.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • APOBEC Deaminases*
  • CRISPR-Cas Systems*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Gene Editing / methods*
  • Genomics / methods*
  • Humans
  • Point Mutation*

Substances

  • APOBEC Deaminases