From: CRISPR based therapeutics: a new paradigm in cancer precision medicine
Non-viral vectors | ||||
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Delivery Method | Form of Cas Effector/Guide RNA | Targeted Genetic Element-Type of Editing | Cancer Model | Reference |
Polymeric nanoparticles | ||||
Polyethylene glycol (PEG)- poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) based cationic lipid-assisted polymeric nanoparticles (CLANs) | All-in-one Cas9-guide RNA plasmid | BCR-ABL gene knockout | Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) mouse model | [84] |
Acid-responsive polycation-fluorinated (ARP-F) nanoparticles | All-in-one Cas9-guide RNA plasmid | BIRC5 gene knockout | A549 (lung cancer) xenografts in nude mice | [85] |
Core–shell nanoparticles; core – cationic polyplex of plasmid and phenylboronic acid (PBA)-modified low molecular weight (LMW) polyethylenimine (PEI), shell – 2,3-dimethylmaleic anhydride (DMMA)-modified PEG-b-polylysine | All-in-one plasmid expressing dCas9-VP64 and guide RNA | CRISPRa of miR-524 | MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer) xenografts | [86] |
Hyaluronic acid (HA) decorated CP/Ad-SS-GD [Disulfide-bridged biguanidyl adamantine (Ad-SS-GD) complexed with β-cyclodextrin-conjugated low-molecular-weight polyethyleneimime (CP)] | Cas9 protein, guide RNA (Cas9 RNP) | KRAS (mutant) gene knockout | SW480 (colorectal adenocarcinoma) xenografts in nude mice | [87] |
Liposomes and lipid nanoparticles | ||||
Exosomes | Separate Cas9 and guide RNA plasmids | PARP1 gene knockout | SKOV3 (ovarian cancer) xenografts in nude mice | [88] |
Internalizing RGD and cell penetration peptide (mHph3) coated PEI hydrogel-core 1,2-dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium propane (DOTAP) liposomes | Cas9 protein and sgPLK1 plasmid | PLK1 gene knockout | U87 (glioma) xenografts | [89] |
Folate receptor-targeting DOTAP liposomes | All-in-one Cas9-guide RNA plasmid | DNMT1 gene knockout | SKOV-3 (ovarian cancer) xenografts in nude mice | [90] |
Micelles of quaternary ammonium-terminated poly(propylene oxide) (PPO-NMe3) and amphiphilic Pluronic F127 | All-in-one Cas9-guide RNA plasmid | E7 gene knockout | HeLa xenografts in nude mice | [91] |
R8-dGR (dual targeting cell penetrating peptide) modified liposomes | Separate Cas9 and guide RNA plasmids | HIF1A gene knockout | BxPC3 (pancreatic cancer) xenografts in nude mice | [92] |
PEGylated liposomes | All-in-one Cas9-guide RNA plasmid | HPV16-E7/HPV18-E7 gene knockout | CasKi/HeLa (human papilloma virus 16- and 18-positive respectively) cervical cancer xenografts in Rag1 mice | [93] |
Near-infrared (NIR) irradiation sensitive micelles | Cas9 protein, guide RNA (Cas9 RNP) | NRF2 gene knockout | CNE-2 (nasopharyngeal carcinoma) xenografts in nude mice | [94] |
Microvesicles | Cas9 protein, guide RNA (Cas9 RNP) | IQGAP1 gene knockout | HepG2 (liver cancer) xenografts in nude mice | [95] |
Extracellular vesicles | Cas9 protein, guide RNA (Cas9 RNP) | WNT10B gene knockout | HepG2 (liver cancer) xenografts in nude mice | [96] |
Cyclic lipid nanoparticles (different formulations) | 5-methoxyuridine modified Cas9 mRNA, modified sgRNA | PLK1 gene knockout | OV8 (ovarian cancer) xenografts in nude mice | [97] |
Gold nanoparticles | ||||
Core–shell nanoparticles; core – cationic TAT peptide modified gold nanoparticle with Cas9 protein and guide RNA plasmid, shell – cationic liposomes composed of DOTAP, 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (DOPE) and cholesterol, modified with 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (DSPE)-PEG | Cas9 protein and sgPLK1 plasmid | PLK1 gene knockout | A375 (melanoma) xenografts in nude mice | [98] |
Porous nanoparticles | ||||
Single stranded DNA complementary to guide RNA, coated with PEI | Cas9 protein, guide RNA | Reporter gene knockout | U2OS-EGFP xenografts | [99] |
Hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles | All-in-one Cas9-guide RNA plasmid | EGFR gene knockout | H22 isografts in Kunming mice | [100] |
Viral vectors | ||||
Adenovirus | EGFR gene knockout | H1975/A549 (non-small cell lung cancer) xenografts in nude mice | [101] | |
CRISPRa of DKK3 gene | PC3 (prostate cancer) xenografts in nude mice | [102] | ||
Adeno-associated virus | HPV16 E6 and E7 gene knockout | HPV16 + anal cancer PDX in NOD SCID mice | [103] | |
Lentivirus | HIF1A gene knockout | SMMC-7721 (liver cancer) xenografts in nude mice | [104] |