PITChing MMEJ as an Alternative Route for Gene Editing
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Find CRISPR Plasmids for Your Experiments...genomes as assessed by CRISPR design tools at crispr.mit.edu. They tested their system in HEK293 cells, integrating...MMEJ-assisted gene knock-in using TALENs and CRISPR-Cas9 with the PITCh systems.” Nat Protoc. 11(1): 118-33. PMID...If you follow CRISPR research, you know all about using non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) to make deletions...lab has harnessed MMEJ to create a new method for CRISPR gene knock-in, termed PITCh (Precise Integration...percentage of the mutations seen with TALENs and CRISPR. MMEJ is active during M and early S phases, when...advantages over HDR. Some species don’t have good HDR systems, and NHEJ will be favored even if a repair template...