Knock-in strategy at 3′-end of Crx gene by CRISPR/Cas9 system shows the gene expression profiles during human photoreceptor differentiation

Genes to Cells

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 250-264

  Homma, Kohei ^a,b   Usui, Sumiko ^a   Kaneda, Makoto ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 9; CONE ROD HOMEOBOX PROTEIN; CRISPR ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROGENIC DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; NEUROGENIN 2; NOTCH RECEPTOR; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; PHOSPHODIESTERASE VI; RETINOID RELATED ORPHAN RECEPTOR BETA; RHODOPSIN; STAGE SPECIFIC EMBRYO ANTIGEN 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HES 5; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MASH1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NANOG; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR OTX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTOME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BSD GENE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRX GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE INSERTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN MOTIF; REPORTER GENE; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RETINA ROD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STOP CODON; UPREGULATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CRISPR CAS SYSTEM; GENE TARGETING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS; GENE KNOCK-IN TECHNIQUES; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS, VERTEBRATE; RECEPTORS, NOTCH; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 85015336326     PISSN: 13569597     EISSN: 13652443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gtc.12472     Document Type: Article

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