中国农业科学 ›› 2017, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (8): 1361-1369.doi: 10.3864/j.issn.0578-1752.2017.08.001

• 作物遗传育种·种质资源·分子遗传学 •    下一篇

基因组编辑技术及其安全管理

沈平1,章秋艳2,杨立桃3,张丽4,李文龙1,梁晋刚1,李夏莹1,王颢潜1,沈晓玲5,宋贵文1   

  1. 1农业部科技发展中心,北京 1001222农业部环境保护科研监测所,天津 3001913上海交通大学,上海 2002404中南民族大学生命科学学院,武汉 430074;5天津市农业科学院,天津 300381
  • 收稿日期:2016-10-19 出版日期:2017-04-16 发布日期:2017-04-16
  • 通讯作者: 宋贵文,Tel:010-59198150;E-mail:songguiwen@agri.gov.cn
  • 作者简介:沈平,Tel:010-59198111;E-mail:shenping84@Hotmail.com。
  • 基金资助:
    国家转基因生物新品种培育科技重大专项(2016ZX08012-003)

The Safety Management of Genome Editing Technology

SHEN Ping1, ZHANG QiuYan2, YANG LiTao3,ZHANG Li4, LI WenLong1, LIANG JinGang1, LI XiaYing1, WANG HaoQian1, SHEN XiaoLing5, SONG GuiWen1   

  1. 1Science and Technology Development Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100122; 2Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Tianjin 300191; 3 Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240; 4School of Life Science, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074; 5TianjinAcademy of Agriculture Science, Tianjin 300381
  • Received:2016-10-19 Online:2017-04-16 Published:2017-04-16

摘要: 基因组编辑技术利用核酸酶对生物体内的DNA双链进行断裂,并以非同源末端连接或同源重组的方式对基因组DNA特定位点进行突变、缺失或者基因的插入与替换。锌指核酸酶、转录激活因子样效应物核酸酶、成簇规律间隔短回文重复序列是目前基因组编辑技术应用中的3种关键核酸酶。基因组编辑技术已在植物基因功能、育种等领域广泛应用,特别是基于成簇规律间隔短回文重复序列的基因编辑技术CRISPR-Cas9。具有优良性状的基因组编辑大豆、玉米等产品已逐步从实验室走向田间,基因组编辑作物展现了较传统转基因作物更为优越的应用前景。本文简要概述了主要使用的3种基因组编辑技术及其原理。对这些技术的优缺点进行了分析,并依据物种分类梳理了利用上述3种技术在动物、植物中突变体建立、基因功能研究、分子育种等方面的研究进展。同时,针对基因编辑产物的产业化应用前景,讨论了基因编辑技术及其产品较传统转基因技术产品的优势,分析了基因编辑技术及其产品可能因脱靶效应而引发的生物安全风险,介绍了美国、欧盟等国家对基因编辑技术及其产品安全管理和商业化应用的政策。文章结合中国现行法规对转基因生物的定义及安全评价(实质等同、个案分析)原则,讨论了基因编辑技术及其产品的安全管理,初步提出了基于传统转基因生物安全评价框架的基因编辑产品的安全评价和管理思路。针对基因编辑产品需要按照个案原则进行评价和管理,安全评价重点开展分子特征及食用安全评价;同时需要针对基因编辑技术的特点建立更加有效、特异的检测新方法,实现对基因编辑产品的有效监测,以促进基因组编辑产品的商业化应用。

关键词: 基因组编辑, 转基因生物, 安全监管

Abstract: Genome editing technologies using sequence-specific nuclease (SSN) creates DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) in the genomic target sites, and the DSBs can be repaired by the non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) or homologous recombination (HR) pathways with the help of artificially engineered nucleases, which can be employed to achieve targeted genome modifications such as gene mutation, gene insertion, gene replacement or chromosome rearrangement. There are three major artificially engineered nucleases including zinc finger nuclease (ZFN), transcription activator-like effector nuclease (TALEN) and clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/CRISPR-associated 9 (CRISPR/Cas9) systems. The genome editing techniques have been widely used in the fields of plant gene function research, molecular breeding, and etc. The genome editing crops (GEC) show promising application prospects compared with traditional genetically modified organism (GMO). The GECs with good traits have been gradually transferred from labs to fields. Herein, the principles, characters, and applications of these three mainly used techniques in animal and plants genome editing have been described. The advantages and disadvantages compared with conventional transgenic technique were also discussed, including the safety came from the off-target effects. The management regulations of GECs of different countries in global area were elaborated. Finally, the safety management of GECs and their products in China were discussed combined with Chinese current regulations on the safety management of GMOs, so as to facilitate the development and commercialization of GECs and their products.

Key words: genome editing, genetically modified organisms, safety management