Genome Editing to Correct Cystic Fibrosis Mutations in Airway Stem Cells
Grant Award Details
Grant Type:
Grant Number:
DISC2-09637
Investigator(s):
Disease Focus:
Human Stem Cell Use:
Award Value:
$1,968,456
Status:
Closed
Progress Reports
Reporting Period:
Year 3/NCE
Grant Application Details
Application Title:
Genome Editing to Correct Cystic Fibrosis Mutations in Airway Stem Cells
Public Abstract:
Research Objective
Gene corrected autologous airway epithelial stem cells from patients with cystic fibrosis to be used as cell and gene based therapy for chronic sinus disease
Impact
The proposed studies would provide an innovative, readily applied primary stem cell based approach with gene correction to treat chronic sinusitis in CF, a debilitating airway disease.
Major Proposed Activities
Gene corrected autologous airway epithelial stem cells from patients with cystic fibrosis to be used as cell and gene based therapy for chronic sinus disease
Impact
The proposed studies would provide an innovative, readily applied primary stem cell based approach with gene correction to treat chronic sinusitis in CF, a debilitating airway disease.
Major Proposed Activities
- Identification of active CRISPR/Cas9 nucleases that can edit the human CFTR gene
- Develop a direct mutation correction genome editing approach for the deltaF508 mutation and a “Universal CFTR” correction system for the other CF causing mutations
- Identification of a genome editing delivery system for primary airway stem cells from CF patients
- Genome editing by homologous recombination in CF patient derived airway stem cells
- Test physiologic function of gene corrected CF airway stem cells when converted into organoids
- Xenotransplantation of gene corrected CF airway stem cells into NSG mice
Statement of Benefit to California:
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common genetic diseases in California. There is no curative therapy for CF and CF patients spend a lifetime focused on mitigating the symptoms of their disease. Moreover, the costs of treating a single CF patient are enormous. Thus, the benefit to California if this proposal is successful is that it would improve the lives of its citizens (both patients and family members) while simultaneously decreasing the societal costs that this disease inflicts.
Publications
- Cell Stem Cell (2019): High-Efficiency, Selection-free Gene Repair in Airway Stem Cells from Cystic Fibrosis Patients Rescues CFTR Function in Differentiated Epithelia. (PubMed: 31839569)
- Nat Med (2018): A high-fidelity Cas9 mutant delivered as a ribonucleoprotein complex enables efficient gene editing in human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. (PubMed: 30082871)
