2018
Programmable DNA repair with CRISPRa/i enhanced homology-directed repair efficiency with a single Cas9
Ye L, Wang C, Hong L, Sun N, Chen D, Chen S, Han F. Programmable DNA repair with CRISPRa/i enhanced homology-directed repair efficiency with a single Cas9. Cell Discovery 2018, 4: 46. PMID: 30062046, PMCID: PMC6056518, DOI: 10.1038/s41421-018-0049-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHomology-directed repairDNA double-strand breaksCRISPRa/iGene editingDNA repairHDR efficiencySite-specific genome engineeringPrecise genome modificationNon-homologous DNA endDNA repair factorsRNA interference-mediated inhibitionDNA repair pathwaysDouble-strand breaksGene editing processHomology-directed repair efficiencyPrecise gene editingGenome modificationGenome engineeringRepair factorsMammalian cellsHDR pathwayNHEJ factorsDNA endsGuide RNAHDR rates
2017
Diverse Class 2 CRISPR-Cas Effector Proteins for Genome Engineering Applications
Pyzocha NK, Chen S. Diverse Class 2 CRISPR-Cas Effector Proteins for Genome Engineering Applications. ACS Chemical Biology 2017, 13: 347-356. PMID: 29121460, PMCID: PMC6768076, DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.7b00800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome engineering applicationsCRISPR-Cas genome editing technologiesMicrobial adaptive immune systemGenome editing technologyEffector enzymeNucleic acid cleavageEditing technologyUnique propertiesModern molecular biologyEngineering applicationsEffector proteinsMammalian cellsMolecular biologyAdaptive immune systemWide diversityTechnologyEnzymeApplicationsFunctionalityAcid cleavageImmune systemBiologyProteinDNADiversity
2014
Genome-wide binding of the CRISPR endonuclease Cas9 in mammalian cells
Wu X, Scott DA, Kriz AJ, Chiu AC, Hsu PD, Dadon DB, Cheng AW, Trevino AE, Konermann S, Chen S, Jaenisch R, Zhang F, Sharp PA. Genome-wide binding of the CRISPR endonuclease Cas9 in mammalian cells. Nature Biotechnology 2014, 32: 670-676. PMID: 24752079, PMCID: PMC4145672, DOI: 10.1038/nbt.2889.Peer-Reviewed Original Research