Insert, remove or replace: A highly advanced genome editing system using CRISPR/Cas9

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research

Volumn 1863, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 2333-2344

  Ceasar, S Antony ^a,b   Rajan, Vinothkumar ^c   Prykhozhij, Sergey V ^c   Berman, Jason N ^c   Ignacimuthu, S ^a,d  

^a LOYOLA COLLEGE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cas9; CRISPR; Double stranded breaks; Genome editing; Indel; Mutation; sgRNA

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H3; MICRORNA; MYOSTATIN; SHORT HAIRPIN RNA; TRANSCRIPTION ACTIVATOR LIKE EFFECTOR NUCLEASE; ZINC FINGER NUCLEASE; GUIDE RNA;

ANIMAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CRISPR CAS SYSTEM; ECTOPIC EXPRESSION; FUNGUS; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENOME; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; RESEARCH; REVIEW; GENE EDITING; GENETICS; GENOMICS; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SOFTWARE;

ANIMALS; CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS; GENE EDITING; GENOME; GENOMICS; RNA, GUIDE; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84977529301     PISSN: 01674889     EISSN: 18792596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2016.06.009     Document Type: Review

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