Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Genome editing of malaria parasites is key to the generation of live attenuated parasites used in experimental vaccination approaches. DNA repair in Plasmodium generally occurs only through homologous recombination. This has been used to generate transgenic parasites that lack one to three genes, leading to developmental arrest in the liver and allowing the host to launch a protective immune response. While effective in principle, this approach is not safe for use in humans as single surviving parasites can still cause disease. Here we use zinc-finger nucleases to generate attenuated parasite lines lacking an entire chromosome arm, by a timed induction of a double-strand break. Rare surviving parasites also allow the investigation of unconventional DNA repair mechanisms in a rodent malaria parasite. RESULTS:A single, zinc-finger nuclease-induced DNA double-strand break results in the generation of attenuated parasite lines that show varying degrees of developmental arrest, protection efficacy in an immunisation regime and safety, depending on the timing of zinc-finger nuclease expression within the life cycle. We also identify DNA repair by microhomology-mediated end joining with as little as four base pairs, resulting in surviving parasites and thus breakthrough infections. CONCLUSIONS:Malaria parasites can repair DNA double-strand breaks with surprisingly small mini-homology domains located across the break point. Timely expression of zinc-finger nucleases could be used to generate a new generation of attenuated parasite lines lacking hundreds of genes.
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Genome Bioljournal_title
Genome biologyauthors
Singer M,Marshall J,Heiss K,Mair GR,Grimm D,Mueller AK,Frischknecht Fdoi
10.1186/s13059-015-0811-1subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-11-17 00:00:00pages
249eissn
1474-7596issn
1474-760Xpii
10.1186/s13059-015-0811-1journal_volume
16pub_type
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