Simple CRISPR-based Epigenetic Editing: dCas9-directed DNA Demethylation
Type
Blog Post
Published
Dec. 14, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
...domains tethered to dCas9 often interact with DNA independently of dCas9 targeting (Galonska 2018). This means...importantly, TET proteins affect transcription independent of their enzymatic activity. They interact with...straightforward as expected. TET1 can have many effects independent of dCas9 targeting, including modifying other... This may seem counterintuitive: how can a DNA-binding protein with no enzymatic activity cause demethylation...are key for complete DNA demethylation – tight binding is crucial for dCas9 to interfere with DNMT1 even...02708-5
Hrit J, Goodrich L, Li C, et al. (2018) OGT binds a conserved C-terminal domain of TET1 to regulate...