CRISPR Cpf1 proteins: structure, function and implications for genome editing

F Safari, K Zare, M Negahdaripour… - Cell & bioscience, 2019 - Springer
CRISPR and CRISPR-associated (Cas) protein, as components of microbial adaptive
immune system, allows biologists to edit genomic DNA in a precise and specific way …

Applications of the CRISPR/Cas9 system for rice grain quality improvement: perspectives and opportunities

S Fiaz, S Ahmad, MA Noor, X Wang, A Younas… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Grain quality improvement is a key target for rice breeders, along with yield. It is a multigenic
trait that is simultaneously influenced by many factors. Over the past few decades, breeding …

Self-tunable engineered yeast probiotics for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease

BM Scott, C Gutierrez-Vazquez, LM Sanmarco… - Nature medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a complex chronic inflammatory disorder of the
gastrointestinal tract. Extracellular adenosine triphosphate (eATP) produced by the …

Evaluation of off-target and on-target scoring algorithms and integration into the guide RNA selection tool CRISPOR

M Haeussler, K Schönig, H Eckert, A Eschstruth… - Genome biology, 2016 - Springer
Background The success of the CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technique depends on the
choice of the guide RNA sequence, which is facilitated by various websites. Despite the …

Dual-AAV delivering split prime editor system for in vivo genome editing

S Zhi, Y Chen, G Wu, J Wen, J Wu, Q Liu, Y Li, R Kang… - Molecular Therapy, 2022 - cell.com
Prime editor (PE), a new genome editing tool, can generate all 12 possible base-to-base
conversions, insertion, and deletion of short fragment DNA. PE has the potential to correct …

Impaired DNA damage response signaling by FUS-NLS mutations leads to neurodegeneration and FUS aggregate formation

M Naumann, A Pal, A Goswami, X Lojewski… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most frequent motor neuron disease. Cytoplasmic
fused in sarcoma (FUS) aggregates are pathological hallmarks of FUS-ALS. Proper shuttling …

Human sensorimotor organoids derived from healthy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis stem cells form neuromuscular junctions

JD Pereira, DM DuBreuil, AC Devlin, A Held… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) hold promise for modeling diseases in
individual human genetic backgrounds and thus for developing precision medicine. Here …

GuideScan software for improved single and paired CRISPR guide RNA design

AR Perez, Y Pritykin, JA Vidigal, S Chhangawala… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
We present GuideScan software for the design of CRISPR guide RNA libraries that can be
used to edit coding and noncoding genomic regions. GuideScan produces high-density sets …

Unraveling the functional role of DNA demethylation at specific promoters by targeted steric blockage of DNA methyltransferase with CRISPR/dCas9

DM Sapozhnikov, M Szyf - Nature Communications, 2021 - nature.com
Despite four decades of research to support the association between DNA methylation and
gene expression, the causality of this relationship remains unresolved. Here, we reaffirm that …

[HTML][HTML] Prime editing: current advances and therapeutic opportunities in human diseases

Y Fu, X He, XD Gao, F Li, S Ge, Z Yang, X Fan - Science Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Gene editing ushers in a new era of disease treatment since many genetic diseases are
caused by base-pair mutations in genomic DNA. With the rapid development of genome …