Cleave and Rescue, a novel selfish genetic element and general strategy for gene drive
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A synthetic selfish genetic element, CleaveR [Cleave and Rescue (ClvR)], that is simple to build and can spread a linked gene to high frequency in populations, suggests it may be useful for altering populations in diverse species.Abstract:
There is great interest in being able to spread beneficial traits throughout wild populations in ways that are self-sustaining. Here, we describe a chromosomal selfish genetic element, CleaveR [Cleave and Rescue (ClvR)], able to achieve this goal. ClvR comprises two linked chromosomal components. One, germline-expressed Cas9 and guide RNAs (gRNAs)—the Cleaver—cleaves and thereby disrupts endogenous copies of a gene whose product is essential. The other, a recoded version of the essential gene resistant to cleavage and gene conversion with cleaved copies—the Rescue—provides essential gene function. ClvRenhances its transmission, and that of linked genes, by creating conditions in which progeny lacking ClvR die because they have no functional copies of the essential gene. In contrast, those who inherit ClvR survive, resulting in an increase in ClvR frequency. ClvR is predicted to spread to fixation under diverse conditions. To test these predictions, we generated a ClvR element in Drosophila melanogaster. ClvR^(tko) is located on chromosome 3 and uses Cas9 and four gRNAs to disrupt melanogaster technical knockout (tko), an X-linked essential gene. Rescue activity is provided by tko from Drosophila virilis. ClvR^(tko) results in germline and maternal carryover-dependent inactivation of melanogaster tko(>99% per generation); lethality caused by this loss is rescued by the virilis transgene; ClvR^(tko) activities are robust to genetic diversity in strains from five continents; and uncleavable but functional melanogaster tko alleles were not observed. Finally, ClvR^(tko) spreads to transgene fixation. The simplicity of ClvR suggests it may be useful for altering populations in diverse species.read more
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