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Targeted genomic integration and rearrangement using prime assembly

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TL;DR - Prime assembly is an RNA-guided genome-engineering method that integrates medium-to-large DNA sequences into human cells without double-strand breaks or dependence on cell-cycle progression. It broadens programmable editing to substantial insertions and large genomic rearrangements.

  • Supports exon recoding and transgene insertion.
  • Enables rearrangements spanning megabase-scale genomic regions.
  • Avoiding double-strand breaks may reduce risks associated with break-dependent editing methods.
  • Cell-cycle independence could expand the range of human cell types amenable to targeted genome engineering.

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Targeted genomic integration and rearrangement using prime assembly

Nature Sébastien Levesque, Nozomu Kawashima, Gue-Ho Hwang, Jing Zeng, Vasil Toskov, Timothy Barry, William Mannherz, Luke Homfeldt, Basheer Becerra, Vivien A. C. Schoonenberg, Luca Pinello, Suneet Agarwal, Daniel E. Bauer 2026-09-16 doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11024-2
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TL;DR - Prime assembly is an RNA-guided genome-engineering method that integrates medium-to-large DNA sequences into human cells without double-strand breaks or dependence on cell-cycle progression. It broadens programmable editing to substantial insertions and large genomic rearrangements.

  • Supports exon recoding and transgene insertion.
  • Enables rearrangements spanning megabase-scale genomic regions.
  • Avoiding double-strand breaks may reduce risks associated with break-dependent editing methods.
  • Cell-cycle independence could expand the range of human cell types amenable to targeted genome engineering.
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