Wei Tianzi, Li Jiaxuan, Lei Xiang, Lin Risheng, Wu Qingyan, Zhang Zhenfeng, Shuai Shimin, Tian Ruilin
Department of Medical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China; SUSTech Homeostatic Medicine Institute, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China; Key University Laboratory of Metabolism and Health of Guangdong, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China.
SUSTech Homeostatic Medicine Institute, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China; Department of Human Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China.
Cell Rep. 2025 Jul 22;44(7):116009. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116009. Epub 2025 Jul 12.
Adenosine-to-inosine (A-to-I) RNA editing is a critical post-transcriptional modification that diversifies the transcriptome and influences various cellular processes, yet its regulatory mechanisms remain largely unknown. Here, we present two complementary CRISPR-based genetic screening platforms: CREDITS (CRISPR-based RNA editing regulator screening), which enables genome-scale identification of editing regulators using an RNA recorder-based reporter system, and scCREDIT-seq (single-cell CRISPR-based RNA editing sequencing), which provides multiplexed single-cell characterization of transcriptome and editome changes for pooled perturbations. By screening 1,350 RNA-binding proteins, we identified a series of A-to-I editing regulators. Mechanistic investigation revealed DDX39B as a global repressor of A-to-I editing, which functions by preventing double-stranded RNA accumulation through its helicase activity. Targeting DDX39B significantly enhances the efficiency of RNA-editing-based tools, such as CellREADR (cell access through RNA sensing by endogenous ADAR) and LEAPER (leveraging endogenous ADAR for programmable editing of RNA), and disrupts hepatitis D virus (HDV) RNA editing homeostasis. These technological advances not only expand our understanding of RNA editing regulation but also provide powerful tools for exploring tissue-specific and context-dependent RNA modification mechanisms, with broad implications for therapeutic development.
腺苷到次黄苷(A-to-I)RNA编辑是一种关键的转录后修饰,它使转录组多样化并影响各种细胞过程,但其调控机制仍 largely未知。在这里,我们展示了两个基于CRISPR的互补基因筛选平台:CREDITS(基于CRISPR的RNA编辑调节剂筛选),它使用基于RNA记录器的报告系统实现编辑调节剂的全基因组规模鉴定;以及scCREDIT-seq(基于单细胞CRISPR的RNA编辑测序),它为汇集扰动的转录组和编辑组变化提供多重单细胞表征。通过筛选1350种RNA结合蛋白,我们鉴定出一系列A-to-I编辑调节剂。机制研究表明DDX39B是A-to-I编辑的全局抑制因子,它通过其解旋酶活性防止双链RNA积累来发挥作用。靶向DDX39B显著提高了基于RNA编辑的工具的效率,如CellREADR(通过内源性ADAR进行RNA传感的细胞访问)和LEAPER(利用内源性ADAR进行RNA的可编程编辑),并破坏了丁型肝炎病毒(HDV)RNA编辑稳态。这些技术进步不仅扩展了我们对RNA编辑调控的理解,还为探索组织特异性和上下文依赖性RNA修饰机制提供了强大工具,对治疗开发具有广泛影响。