The Editorial Office of Water Science and Engineering would like to express their sincere appreciation to the academic editors including Prof.Carlo Gualtieri from University of Napoli Federico Ⅱ,Italy,Prof.Guo-qing W...The Editorial Office of Water Science and Engineering would like to express their sincere appreciation to the academic editors including Prof.Carlo Gualtieri from University of Napoli Federico Ⅱ,Italy,Prof.Guo-qing Wang and Prof.Zhong-zhi Fu from Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute,China,and Prof.Yan-hui Ao,Prof.Ching-sheng Huang,Prof.Guang-qiu Jin,Prof.Bin Xu,Prof.Sai-yu Yuan,Prof.Zeng Zhou,Prof.Bo Chen,and Prof.Da-wei Guan from Hohai Uiversity,China,for their great effort and contribution to WSE in the year 2024.展开更多
Han-Ping Shi,M.D.,Ph.D.,FACS,Professor of Surgery,Oncology and Nutrition.He is the current Chairman of the Department of GI Surgery/Clinical Nutrition at Beijing Shijitan Hospital,Capital Medical University,Beijing,Ch...Han-Ping Shi,M.D.,Ph.D.,FACS,Professor of Surgery,Oncology and Nutrition.He is the current Chairman of the Department of GI Surgery/Clinical Nutrition at Beijing Shijitan Hospital,Capital Medical University,Beijing,China.Dr.Shi received his M.D.degree at the School of Medicine,Wuhan University,Wuhan,and his Ph.D.degree at the Second Military Medical University,Shanghai,China.展开更多
Editors-in-Chief Zhong Lin Wang,Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosys-tems,Chinese Academy of Sciences;Nanometer Institute of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,China Liqun Zhang,South China Universit...Editors-in-Chief Zhong Lin Wang,Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosys-tems,Chinese Academy of Sciences;Nanometer Institute of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,China Liqun Zhang,South China University of Technology,China。展开更多
Quanming Lu,Prosessor,Changjiang Distinguished Professor,National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars.Rongbin Zhou,Prosessor,Changjiang Distinguished Professor,National Science Fund for Distinguished Young S...Quanming Lu,Prosessor,Changjiang Distinguished Professor,National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars.Rongbin Zhou,Prosessor,Changjiang Distinguished Professor,National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars,Deputy Director,Life Sciences and Medicine,USTC.展开更多
Editor-in-Chief:Xinhe Bao Professor,President of University of Science and Technology of China,Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS),Academician of The World Academy of Sciences(TWAS),Honorary Fellow ofthe R...Editor-in-Chief:Xinhe Bao Professor,President of University of Science and Technology of China,Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS),Academician of The World Academy of Sciences(TWAS),Honorary Fellow ofthe Royal Society of Chemistry(HonFRSC).展开更多
Single-base editors,including cytosine base editors(CBEs)and adenine base editors(ABEs),facilitate accurate C·G to T·A and A·T to G·C,respectively,holding promise for the precise modeling and treat...Single-base editors,including cytosine base editors(CBEs)and adenine base editors(ABEs),facilitate accurate C·G to T·A and A·T to G·C,respectively,holding promise for the precise modeling and treatment of human hereditary disorders.Efficient base editing and expanded base conversion range have been achieved in human cells through base editors fusing with Rad51 DNA binding domain(Rad51DBD),such as hyA3A-BE4max.Here,we show that hyA3A-BE4max catalyzes C-to-T substitution in the zebrafish genome and extends editing positions(C_(12)-C_(16))proximal to the protospacer adjacent motif.We develop a codon-optimized counterpart zhyA3A-CBE5,which exhibits substantially high C-to-T conversion with 1.59-to 3.50-fold improvement compared with the original hyA3A-BE4max.With these tools,disease-relevant hereditary mutations can be more efficaciously generated in zebrafish.We introduce human genetic mutation rpl11^(Q42*)and abcc6a^(R1463C) by zhyA3A-CBE5 in zebrafish,mirroring Diamond-Blackfan anemia and Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum,respectively.Our study expands the base editing platform targeting the zebrafish genomic landscape and the application of single-base editors for disease modeling and gene function study.展开更多
Chuan Qin,MD,PhD,is the President of the Chinese Association for Laboratory Animal Sciences(CALAS),and the permanent professor of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences(CAMS)&Peking Union Medical College(PUMC).Moreov...Chuan Qin,MD,PhD,is the President of the Chinese Association for Laboratory Animal Sciences(CALAS),and the permanent professor of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences(CAMS)&Peking Union Medical College(PUMC).Moreover,she is the senior scientist of Institute of Laboratory Animal Sciences(ILAS),CAMS&PUMC.She is also the Vice-President of the Asian Federation of Laboratory Animal Science Associations(AFLAS),a board member of the International Council for Laboratory Animal Science(ICLAS),and Chairman of the National Standardization Technical Committee of Laboratory Animals.In addition to Animal Models and Experimental Medicine,Prof.Qin is also the Editor-in-Chief of Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica and Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine.展开更多
Editor-in-Chief Yuanming Lai,Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences,director of Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Lanzhou,China,Associate Editor of Cold Regions Scien...Editor-in-Chief Yuanming Lai,Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences,director of Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Lanzhou,China,Associate Editor of Cold Regions Science and Technology.展开更多
Editor-in-Chief Yuanming Lai,Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences,director of Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Lanzhou,China,Associate Editor of Cold Regions Scien...Editor-in-Chief Yuanming Lai,Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences,director of Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Lanzhou,China,Associate Editor of Cold Regions Science and Technology.展开更多
Editor-in-Chief Yuanming Lai,Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences,director of Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Lanzhou,China,Associate Editor of Cold Regions Scien...Editor-in-Chief Yuanming Lai,Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences,director of Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Lanzhou,China,Associate Editor of Cold Regions Science and Technology.展开更多
Yongduan Song (PhD,PE,Fellow IEEE,AAIA,CAA) received the Ph.D.degree in electrical and computer engineering from Tennessee Technological University,USA,in 1992.He held a tenured Full Professor with North Carolina A&am...Yongduan Song (PhD,PE,Fellow IEEE,AAIA,CAA) received the Ph.D.degree in electrical and computer engineering from Tennessee Technological University,USA,in 1992.He held a tenured Full Professor with North Carolina A&T State University,USA,from 1993 to 2008 and a Langley Distinguished Professor with the National Institute of Aerospace,USA,from 2005 to 2008.He is currently the Chair Professor with School of Automation,Chongqing University.展开更多
Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is a monogenic small vessel disease caused by mutations in the NOTCH3 gene. However, the pathogenesis of CADASIL rem...Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is a monogenic small vessel disease caused by mutations in the NOTCH3 gene. However, the pathogenesis of CADASIL remains unclear, and patients have limited treatment options. Here, we use human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) generated from the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of a patient with CADASIL carrying a heterozygous NOTCH3 mutation (c.1261C>T, p.R421C) to develop a disease model. The correction efficiency of different adenine base editors (ABEs) is tested using the HEK293T-NOTCH3 reporter cell line. ABEmax is selected based on its higher efficiency and minimization of predicted off-target effects. Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) differentiated from CADASIL hiPSCs show NOTCH3 deposition and abnormal actin cytoskeleton structure, and the abnormalities are recovered in corrected hiPSC-derived VSMCs. Furthermore, CADASIL blood vessel organoids generated for in vivo modeling show altered expression of genes related to disease phenotypes, including the downregulation of cell adhesion, extracellular matrix organization, and vessel development. The dual adeno-associated virus (AAV) split-ABEmax system is applied to the genome editing of vascular organoids with an average editing efficiency of 8.82%. Collectively, we present potential genetic therapeutic strategies for patients with CADASIL using blood vessel organoids and the dual AAV split-ABEmax system.展开更多
A letter to the editor constitutes a short communication addressing a range of topics pertinent to the readership of a journal(Dkhar,2018).This format offers several benefits,such as timeliness,accessibility,innovatio...A letter to the editor constitutes a short communication addressing a range of topics pertinent to the readership of a journal(Dkhar,2018).This format offers several benefits,such as timeliness,accessibility,innovation,and conciseness,thereby serving as an effective means to disseminate cuttingedge scientific ideas.Over the past five years,there has been a considerable increase in the number of letters published,representing the highest growth rate(approximately 20%)observed in the last three decades(Figure 1A).In the field of academic publishing,letters to the editor are typically more concise than typical research papers.展开更多
The Editorial Office of Water Science and Engineering would like to express their sincere appreciation to the academic editors including Prof.Carlo Gualtieri from University of Napoli Federico II,Italy,Prof.Guo-qing W...The Editorial Office of Water Science and Engineering would like to express their sincere appreciation to the academic editors including Prof.Carlo Gualtieri from University of Napoli Federico II,Italy,Prof.Guo-qing Wang and Prof.Zhong-zhi Fu from Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute,China,and Prof.Yan-hui Ao,Prof.Ching-sheng Huang,Prof.Guang-qiu Jin,Prof.Bin Xu,Prof.Sai-yu Yuan,Prof.Zeng Zhou,Prof.Bo Chen,and Prof Da-wei Guan from Hohai Uiversity,China,for their great effort and contribution to WSE in the year 2023.展开更多
Multi-nucleotide variants(MNVs)are critical genetic variants associated with various genetic diseases.However,tools for precisely installing MNVs are limited.In this study,we present the development of a dual-base edi...Multi-nucleotide variants(MNVs)are critical genetic variants associated with various genetic diseases.However,tools for precisely installing MNVs are limited.In this study,we present the development of a dual-base editor,BDBE,by integrating TadA-dual and engineered human N-methylpurine DNA glycosylase(eMPG)into nCas9(D10A).Our results demonstrate that BDBE effectively converts A-to-G/C/T(referred to as A-to-B)and C-to-T/G/A(referred to as C-to-D)simultaneously,yielding nine types of dinucleotides from adjacent CA nucleotides while maintaining minimal off-target effects.Notably,BDBE4 exhibits exceptional performance across multiple human cell lines and successfully simulated all nine dinucleotide MNVs from the gnomAD database.These findings indicate that BDBE significantly expands the product range of base editors and offers a valuable resource for advancing MNV research.展开更多
We thank the authors of the letter[1]for their interest in our paper and the opportunity for further discussion around this important topic.The letter in question[1]critiques two papers authored by our research group:...We thank the authors of the letter[1]for their interest in our paper and the opportunity for further discussion around this important topic.The letter in question[1]critiques two papers authored by our research group:“Strength,Power,and Aerobic Capacity of Transgender Athletes:A Cross-Sectional Study[2]”and“A Unique Pseudo-Eligibility Analysis of Longitudinal Laboratory Performance Data from a Transgender Female Competitive Cyclist[3]”.While this critique presents itself as scientific,it seems to be driven more by subjective opinion for the reasons we set out below.展开更多
文摘The Editorial Office of Water Science and Engineering would like to express their sincere appreciation to the academic editors including Prof.Carlo Gualtieri from University of Napoli Federico Ⅱ,Italy,Prof.Guo-qing Wang and Prof.Zhong-zhi Fu from Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute,China,and Prof.Yan-hui Ao,Prof.Ching-sheng Huang,Prof.Guang-qiu Jin,Prof.Bin Xu,Prof.Sai-yu Yuan,Prof.Zeng Zhou,Prof.Bo Chen,and Prof.Da-wei Guan from Hohai Uiversity,China,for their great effort and contribution to WSE in the year 2024.
文摘Han-Ping Shi,M.D.,Ph.D.,FACS,Professor of Surgery,Oncology and Nutrition.He is the current Chairman of the Department of GI Surgery/Clinical Nutrition at Beijing Shijitan Hospital,Capital Medical University,Beijing,China.Dr.Shi received his M.D.degree at the School of Medicine,Wuhan University,Wuhan,and his Ph.D.degree at the Second Military Medical University,Shanghai,China.
文摘Editors-in-Chief Zhong Lin Wang,Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosys-tems,Chinese Academy of Sciences;Nanometer Institute of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,China Liqun Zhang,South China University of Technology,China。
文摘Quanming Lu,Prosessor,Changjiang Distinguished Professor,National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars.Rongbin Zhou,Prosessor,Changjiang Distinguished Professor,National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars,Deputy Director,Life Sciences and Medicine,USTC.
文摘Editor-in-Chief:Xinhe Bao Professor,President of University of Science and Technology of China,Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS),Academician of The World Academy of Sciences(TWAS),Honorary Fellow ofthe Royal Society of Chemistry(HonFRSC).
基金supported by grants from Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China(2018YFA0801004 and 2018YFA0800103)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC31530044,NSFC31970780,NSFC82202056).
文摘Single-base editors,including cytosine base editors(CBEs)and adenine base editors(ABEs),facilitate accurate C·G to T·A and A·T to G·C,respectively,holding promise for the precise modeling and treatment of human hereditary disorders.Efficient base editing and expanded base conversion range have been achieved in human cells through base editors fusing with Rad51 DNA binding domain(Rad51DBD),such as hyA3A-BE4max.Here,we show that hyA3A-BE4max catalyzes C-to-T substitution in the zebrafish genome and extends editing positions(C_(12)-C_(16))proximal to the protospacer adjacent motif.We develop a codon-optimized counterpart zhyA3A-CBE5,which exhibits substantially high C-to-T conversion with 1.59-to 3.50-fold improvement compared with the original hyA3A-BE4max.With these tools,disease-relevant hereditary mutations can be more efficaciously generated in zebrafish.We introduce human genetic mutation rpl11^(Q42*)and abcc6a^(R1463C) by zhyA3A-CBE5 in zebrafish,mirroring Diamond-Blackfan anemia and Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum,respectively.Our study expands the base editing platform targeting the zebrafish genomic landscape and the application of single-base editors for disease modeling and gene function study.
文摘Chuan Qin,MD,PhD,is the President of the Chinese Association for Laboratory Animal Sciences(CALAS),and the permanent professor of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences(CAMS)&Peking Union Medical College(PUMC).Moreover,she is the senior scientist of Institute of Laboratory Animal Sciences(ILAS),CAMS&PUMC.She is also the Vice-President of the Asian Federation of Laboratory Animal Science Associations(AFLAS),a board member of the International Council for Laboratory Animal Science(ICLAS),and Chairman of the National Standardization Technical Committee of Laboratory Animals.In addition to Animal Models and Experimental Medicine,Prof.Qin is also the Editor-in-Chief of Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica and Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine.
文摘Editor-in-Chief Yuanming Lai,Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences,director of Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Lanzhou,China,Associate Editor of Cold Regions Science and Technology.
文摘Editor-in-Chief Yuanming Lai,Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences,director of Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Lanzhou,China,Associate Editor of Cold Regions Science and Technology.
文摘Editor-in-Chief Yuanming Lai,Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences,director of Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Lanzhou,China,Associate Editor of Cold Regions Science and Technology.
文摘Yongduan Song (PhD,PE,Fellow IEEE,AAIA,CAA) received the Ph.D.degree in electrical and computer engineering from Tennessee Technological University,USA,in 1992.He held a tenured Full Professor with North Carolina A&T State University,USA,from 1993 to 2008 and a Langley Distinguished Professor with the National Institute of Aerospace,USA,from 2005 to 2008.He is currently the Chair Professor with School of Automation,Chongqing University.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31971365)the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2020B1515120090)the Local Innovative and Research Teams Project of Guangdong Pearl River Talents Program(2019BT02Y276).
文摘Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is a monogenic small vessel disease caused by mutations in the NOTCH3 gene. However, the pathogenesis of CADASIL remains unclear, and patients have limited treatment options. Here, we use human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) generated from the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of a patient with CADASIL carrying a heterozygous NOTCH3 mutation (c.1261C>T, p.R421C) to develop a disease model. The correction efficiency of different adenine base editors (ABEs) is tested using the HEK293T-NOTCH3 reporter cell line. ABEmax is selected based on its higher efficiency and minimization of predicted off-target effects. Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) differentiated from CADASIL hiPSCs show NOTCH3 deposition and abnormal actin cytoskeleton structure, and the abnormalities are recovered in corrected hiPSC-derived VSMCs. Furthermore, CADASIL blood vessel organoids generated for in vivo modeling show altered expression of genes related to disease phenotypes, including the downregulation of cell adhesion, extracellular matrix organization, and vessel development. The dual adeno-associated virus (AAV) split-ABEmax system is applied to the genome editing of vascular organoids with an average editing efficiency of 8.82%. Collectively, we present potential genetic therapeutic strategies for patients with CADASIL using blood vessel organoids and the dual AAV split-ABEmax system.
文摘A letter to the editor constitutes a short communication addressing a range of topics pertinent to the readership of a journal(Dkhar,2018).This format offers several benefits,such as timeliness,accessibility,innovation,and conciseness,thereby serving as an effective means to disseminate cuttingedge scientific ideas.Over the past five years,there has been a considerable increase in the number of letters published,representing the highest growth rate(approximately 20%)observed in the last three decades(Figure 1A).In the field of academic publishing,letters to the editor are typically more concise than typical research papers.
文摘The Editorial Office of Water Science and Engineering would like to express their sincere appreciation to the academic editors including Prof.Carlo Gualtieri from University of Napoli Federico II,Italy,Prof.Guo-qing Wang and Prof.Zhong-zhi Fu from Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute,China,and Prof.Yan-hui Ao,Prof.Ching-sheng Huang,Prof.Guang-qiu Jin,Prof.Bin Xu,Prof.Sai-yu Yuan,Prof.Zeng Zhou,Prof.Bo Chen,and Prof Da-wei Guan from Hohai Uiversity,China,for their great effort and contribution to WSE in the year 2023.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFC2700904,2021YFF0702601,2021YFA0805300)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82071723,82100482,82101733)+2 种基金Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2021B1515020069)Guangzhou Science and Technology Planning Project(2023A03J0377)Research Unit of Generation of Large Animal Disease Models,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences(2019-I2M-5-025)。
文摘Multi-nucleotide variants(MNVs)are critical genetic variants associated with various genetic diseases.However,tools for precisely installing MNVs are limited.In this study,we present the development of a dual-base editor,BDBE,by integrating TadA-dual and engineered human N-methylpurine DNA glycosylase(eMPG)into nCas9(D10A).Our results demonstrate that BDBE effectively converts A-to-G/C/T(referred to as A-to-B)and C-to-T/G/A(referred to as C-to-D)simultaneously,yielding nine types of dinucleotides from adjacent CA nucleotides while maintaining minimal off-target effects.Notably,BDBE4 exhibits exceptional performance across multiple human cell lines and successfully simulated all nine dinucleotide MNVs from the gnomAD database.These findings indicate that BDBE significantly expands the product range of base editors and offers a valuable resource for advancing MNV research.
文摘We thank the authors of the letter[1]for their interest in our paper and the opportunity for further discussion around this important topic.The letter in question[1]critiques two papers authored by our research group:“Strength,Power,and Aerobic Capacity of Transgender Athletes:A Cross-Sectional Study[2]”and“A Unique Pseudo-Eligibility Analysis of Longitudinal Laboratory Performance Data from a Transgender Female Competitive Cyclist[3]”.While this critique presents itself as scientific,it seems to be driven more by subjective opinion for the reasons we set out below.
