Beam Therapeutics Inc.
Compositions and Methods for Improving Base Editing

Abstract:

The invention features compositions and methods for modifying a polynucleotide (e.g., DNA) using a nucleobase editor comprising a first DNA binding protein domain that is catalytically inactive, a domain having base editing activity, and a second CDNA binding protein domain having nickase activity. The invention also features a fusion protein comprising a domain having base editing activity (e.g., cytidine deaminase or adenosine deaminase), and two nucleic acid programmable DNA binding protein domains (napDNAp), a first napDNAbp comprising nickase activity and a second napDNAbp that is catalytically inactive, where at least the two napDNAbps are joined by a linker, as well as related methods for using such base editors, and kits comprising the base editors.