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ArticleNature methods2024

CRISPR-array-mediated imaging of non-repetitive and multiplex genomic loci in living cells.

Liang-Zhong Yang, Yi-Hui Min, Yu-Xin Liu, Bao-Qing Gao, Xiao-Qi Liu, Youkui Huang, Haifeng Wang, Li Yang, Zhe J Liu, Ling-Ling Chen

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Article in Nature methods, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 20 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Liang-Zhong Yang *Key Laboratory of RNA Innovation, Science and Engineering, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8599-0001
Yi-Hui Min *Key Laboratory of RNA Innovation, Science and Engineering, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-9290-2631
Yu-Xin Liu *Key Laboratory of RNA Innovation, Science and Engineering, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Bao-Qing GaoShanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Xiao-Qi LiuKey Laboratory of RNA Innovation, Science and Engineering, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Youkui HuangKey Laboratory of RNA Innovation, Science and Engineering, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1233-7757
Haifeng WangSchool of Life Sciences, Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Li YangCenter for Molecular Medicine, Children's Hospital, Fudan University and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, International Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics and Metabolism, Ministry of Science and Technology, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8833-7473
Zhe J LiuJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3592-3150
Ling-Ling ChenKey Laboratory of RNA Innovation, Science and Engineering, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China. linglingchen@sibcb.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9501-0305

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 31821004, 31830108
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dynamic imaging of genomic loci is key for understanding gene regulation, but methods for imaging genomes, in particular non-repetitive DNAs, are limited. We developed CRISPRdelight, a DNA-labeling system based on endonuclease-deficient CRISPR-Cas12a (dCas12a), with an engineered CRISPR array to track DNA location and motion. CRISPRdelight enables robust imaging of all examined 12 non-repetitive genomic loci in different cell lines. We revealed the confined movement of the CCAT1 locus (chr8q24) at the nuclear periphery for repressed expression and active motion in the interior nucleus for transcription. We uncovered the selective repositioning of HSP gene loci to nuclear speckles, including a remarkable relocation of HSPH1 (chr13q12) for elevated transcription during stresses. Combining CRISPR-dCas12a and RNA aptamers allowed multiplex imaging of four types of satellite DNA loci with a single array, revealing their spatial proximity to the nucleolus-associated domain. CRISPRdelight is a user-friendly and robust system for imaging and tracking genomic dynamics and regulation.

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CRISPR-Cas SystemsCell LineCell NucleusClustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic RepeatsDNA, SatelliteGenetic LociGenomicsHumansDNA, Satellite

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