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Cas9 as a versatile tool for engineering biology

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Mali, Prashant, Esvelt, Kevin M, Church, George M·2013·Nature Methods

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RNA-guided Cas9 nucleases derived from clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-Cas systems have dramatically transformed our ability to edit the genomes of diverse organisms. We believe tools and techniques based on Cas9, a single unifying factor capable of colocalizing RNA, DNA and protein, will grant unprecedented control over cellular organization, regulation and behavior. Here we describe the Cas9 targeting methodology, detail current and prospective engineering advances and suggest potential applications ranging from basic science to the clinic.

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  • Engineered nucleases including ZFN, TALEN, and CRISPR Cas9 can disrupt target genes and have raised prospects of selectively deleting HIV-1 proviral DNA integrated into the host genome.

    “Advances in the engineered nucleases including zinc finger nuclease (ZFN), transcription activator-like effector nuclease (TALEN), and clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) associated 9 (Cas9) that can disrupt target genes have raised prospects of selectively deleting HIV-1 proviral DNA integrated into the host genome”
  • If HIV-1 mutations confer resistance to one Cas9/gRNA-based therapy, HIV-1 variants can be genotyped to enable another personalized therapy for individual patients.

    “even if HIV-1 mutations confer resistance to one Cas9/gRNA-based therapy, as described above, HIV-1 variants can be genotyped to enable another personalized therapy for individual patients (10).”

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  1. [51]Friedland AE Heritable genome editing in C. elegans via a CRISPR-Cas9 system Nat Methods 10 741 743 2013 23817069 PMC3822328

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Authors
Mali, P., Esvelt, K. M., & Church, G. M.
Affiliations
Harvard University (US)
Corresponding author
  • Mali, Prashant
  • Esvelt, Kevin M
Venue
Nature Methods
Published
2013-09-27
Volume
10
Issue
10
Pages
957-963
ISSN
  • 1548-7091 (ISSN-L)
  • 1548-7105
OpenAlex
W2089589904
Cited by
1,197
References
76
Citations by year
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FWCI
14.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Methods (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University) (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Human Genome Research Institute (P50HG005550)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA regulation and disease
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
Keywords
CRISPR/Cas9, genome editing, RNA-guided nucleases, engineering biology, CRISPR, gene expression regulation, therapeutic applications
MeSH terms
Genetic Engineering, Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid, Ribonucleases, Streptococcus pyogenes, Genome, Genome, Bacterial, RNA Editing, DNA Cleavage, Bioengineering, RNA, Small Untranslated, Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats

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