Highly efficient Cas9-mediated transcriptional programming
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Highly efficient Cas9-mediated transcriptional programming
Abstract
The RNA-guided nuclease Cas9 can be reengineered as a programmable transcription factor. However, modest levels of gene activation have limited potential applications. We describe an improved transcriptional regulator obtained through the rational design of a tripartite activator, VP64-p65-Rta (VPR), fused to nuclease-null Cas9. We demonstrate its utility in activating endogenous coding and noncoding genes, targeting several genes simultaneously and stimulating neuronal differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).
Conflict of interest statement
G.M.C. is a founding member of Editas Medicine, a company that applies genome editing technologies.
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