Simple CRISPR-based Epigenetic Editing: dCas9-directed DNA Demethylation
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...about the role of methylation (Hrit et al. 2018, Kaas et al. 2013).
Figure 2: CRISPR TET-based...CRISPR-based approach for targeted DNA demethylation. Cell Discov 2, 16009. https://doi.org/10.1038/celldisc...cause demethylation?
Dividing cells depend on DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) to copy methylation marks... proteins are not demethylases; they are dioxygenases that oxidize 5-methylcytosine to create rare DNA...complete DNA demethylation can be achieved by dCas9 alone, without TET (or any demethylase) fusion. This...site. So, when DNMT1 methylates the genome during DNA replication, it doesn’t methylate sites blocked by ...the original methylated strand is diluted to undetectable amounts: ergo, DNA demethylation! With optimization...