What's New in CRISPR - March 2020
Type
Blog Post
Published
March 10, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
... gene expression in yeast
Megan McClean’s lab generated an optogenetic toolkit that controls repression...frequency of genome-wide off-target DNA editing. Using several rapid and cost-effective screening methods, David...with reduced Cas9-independent deamination. They generated these editors using the BE4max architecture. The...reported in this study have ~10-100-fold lower average Cas9-independent off-target DNA editing, ~5–50-...off-target DNA editing, and maintain ~50–90% of average on-target DNA-editing levels relative to BE4max...division, and cellular differentiation, but it takes several weeks to delete or deplete individual genes. Michael...depending on transgene design and delivery. They generated hPSC lines with AAVS1-integrated, inducible, and...