- Suzuki, Keiichiro;
- Yamamoto, Mako;
- Hernandez-Benitez, Reyna;
- Li, Zhe;
- Wei, Christopher;
- Soligalla, Rupa Devi;
- Aizawa, Emi;
- Hatanaka, Fumiyuki;
- Kurita, Masakazu;
- Reddy, Pradeep;
- Ocampo, Alejandro;
- Hishida, Tomoaki;
- Sakurai, Masahiro;
- Nemeth, Amy N;
- Nuñez Delicado, Estrella;
- Campistol, Josep M;
- Magistretti, Pierre;
- Guillen, Pedro;
- Rodriguez Esteban, Concepcion;
- Gong, Jianhui;
- Yuan, Yilin;
- Gu, Ying;
- Liu, Guang-Hui;
- López-Otín, Carlos;
- Wu, Jun;
- Zhang, Kun;
- Izpisua Belmonte, Juan Carlos
In vivo genome editing represents a powerful strategy for both understanding basic biology and treating inherited diseases. However, it remains a challenge to develop universal and efficient in vivo genome-editing tools for tissues that comprise diverse cell types in either a dividing or non-dividing state. Here, we describe a versatile in vivo gene knock-in methodology that enables the targeting of a broad range of mutations and cell types through the insertion of a minigene at an intron of the target gene locus using an intracellularly linearized single homology arm donor. As a proof-of-concept, we focused on a mouse model of premature-aging caused by a dominant point mutation, which is difficult to repair using existing in vivo genome-editing tools. Systemic treatment using our new method ameliorated aging-associated phenotypes and extended animal lifespan, thus highlighting the potential of this methodology for a broad range of in vivo genome-editing applications.