A modular dCas9-SunTag DNMT3A epigenome editing system overcomes pervasive off-target activity of direct fusion dCas9-DNMT3A constructs

Pflueger, Christian, Tan, Dennis, Swain, Tessa, Nguyen, Trung, Pflueger, Jahnvi, Nefzger, Christian, Polo, Jose M., Ford, Ethan, Lister, Ryan·2018·Genome Research
DOI 10.1101/gr.233049.117

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