Advances in CRISPR/Cas9

Y Zhu - BioMed research international, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
CRISPR/Cas9 technology has become the most examined gene editing technology in
recent years due to its simple design, yet low cost, high efficiency, and simple operation …

Caenorhabditis elegans for research on cancer hallmarks

J Cerón - Disease Models & Mechanisms, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
After decades of research, our knowledge of the complexity of cancer mechanisms,
elegantly summarized as 'hallmarks of cancer', is expanding, as are the therapeutic …

Melting dsDNA Donor Molecules Greatly Improves Precision Genome Editing in Caenorhabditis elegans

KS Ghanta, CC Mello - Genetics, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Melting and fast cooling double stranded DNA donor molecules prior to injection
dramatically increases the frequency of homology-directed repair for edits such as insertions …

[HTML][HTML] Microinjection for precision genome editing in Caenorhabditis elegans

KS Ghanta, T Ishidate, CC Mello - STAR protocols, 2021 - Elsevier
In Caenorhabditis elegans, targeted genome editing techniques are now routinely used to
generate germline edits. The remarkable ease of C. elegans germline editing is attributed to …

A MEC-2/stomatin condensate liquid-to-solid phase transition controls neuronal mechanotransduction during touch sensing

N Sanfeliu-Cerdán, F Català-Castro, B Mateos… - Nature Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
A growing body of work suggests that the material properties of biomolecular condensates
ensuing from liquid–liquid phase separation change with time. How this aging process is …

Genome editing in animals with minimal PAM CRISPR-Cas9 enzymes

J Vicencio, C Sánchez-Bolaños… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The requirement for Cas nucleases to recognize a specific PAM is a major restriction for
genome editing. SpCas9 variants SpG and SpRY, recognizing NGN and NRN PAMs …

Mechanisms of nuclear pore complex disassembly by the mitotic Polo-like kinase 1 (PLK-1) in C. elegans embryos

S Nkombo Nkoula, G Velez-Aguilera… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The nuclear envelope, which protects and organizes the genome, is dismantled during
mitosis. In the Caenorhabditis elegans zygote, nuclear envelope breakdown (NEBD) of the …

An asymmetric mechanical code ciphers curvature-dependent proprioceptor activity

R Das, LC Lin, F Català-Castro, N Malaiwong… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
A repetitive gait cycle is an archetypical component within the behavioral repertoire of many
animals including humans. It originates from mechanical feedback within proprioceptors to …

Nucleoporin foci are stress‐sensitive condensates dispensable for C. elegans nuclear pore assembly

L Thomas, B Taleb Ismail, P Askjaer… - The EMBO Journal, 2023 - embopress.org
Nucleoporins (Nups) assemble nuclear pores that form the permeability barrier between
nucleoplasm and cytoplasm. Nucleoporins also localize in cytoplasmic foci proposed to …

Olfactory chemosensation extends lifespan through TGF-β signaling and UPR activation

EA De-Souza, MA Thompson, RC Taylor - Nature Aging, 2023 - nature.com
Animals rely on chemosensory cues to survive in pathogen-rich environments. In
Caenorhabditis elegans, pathogenic bacteria trigger aversive behaviors through neuronal …