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| Journal Article | DKFZ-2026-00140 |
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2026
Springer Nature
[London]
Abstract: CRISPR nuclease-mediated gene knock-out is limited by suboptimal sgRNAs, inaccessible target sites, and undesired repair outcomes. Here, we present a Cas12a-based system in Drosophila that targets each gene with four sgRNAs to overcome these limitations. Multiplexed sgRNAs act through redundancy and synergism, frequently creating deletions between target sites and increasing the fraction of loss-of-function mutations. We show that multiplexed gene targeting is well tolerated and does not cause widespread proximity effects. To visualize CRISPR-nuclease activity in living animals, we developed a screening assay and used it to assess Cas12a activity across 33% of the Drosophila genome in combination with over 2000 sgRNAs. This revealed remarkably high on-target (>99%) and very low (<1%) off-target activity of multiplexed Cas12a sgRNA arrays. Quantitative side-by-side comparisons with current Cas9-based systems targeting over 100 genes in parallel demonstrate that multiplexed Cas12a gene targeting achieves superior performance and reveals phenotypes missed by established methods. The system described here provides a framework for reliable gene knock-out in multicellular systems.
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