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基因编辑重大突破 中国团队研发出新型可编程染色体编辑技术
Huan Qiu Wang Zi Xun· 2025-08-04 16:03
Core Insights - The rapid development and application of genome editing technologies in the life sciences provide strong technical support for basic research and application development [1] Group 1: Technological Advancements - A new programmable chromosome editing technology (PCE) has been developed by a research team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, enabling precise manipulation of DNA from kilobase to megabase levels in plants and animals [2] - This technology allows for multi-gene stacking editing and manipulation of genomic structural variations, opening new pathways for crop trait improvement and genetic disease treatment [2][4] - The breakthrough in precise chromosome editing is expected to accelerate the construction of artificial chromosomes and has significant application prospects in emerging fields like synthetic biology [2] Group 2: Challenges and Solutions - Existing genome editing tools, such as CRISPR, face limitations in editing efficiency, scale, precision, and diversity for large DNA segments [5] - The research team identified three key issues with the Cre-Lox system that hinder its application in large segment DNA editing [5] - To overcome these limitations, the team developed a systematic technical pathway, including a high-throughput recombination site modification platform and a new asymmetric Lox variant, which significantly reduces reversible recombination activity [6] Group 3: Successful Applications - The new systems have successfully achieved targeted integration of an 18.8 kb DNA segment, directional replacement of a 5 kb sequence, chromosomal inversion of 12 Mb, deletion of 4 Mb, and translocation of entire chromosomes in plant and animal cells [7] - The technology has been successfully applied to create herbicide-resistant rice varieties with a precise inversion of 315 kb, demonstrating its broad application potential [7]