Molecular basis, applications and challenges of CRISPR/Cas9: A continuously evolving tool for genome editing

Briefings in Functional Genomics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 211-216

  D'Agostino, Ylenia ^a   D'Aniello, Salvatore ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conditional knock out; CRISPR Cas9; Genome editing; Guide RNA (gRNA); Knock in

Indexed keywords

GUIDE RNA; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

ARTICLE; CRISPR-CAS9 SYSTEM; GENE EDITING; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE TARGETING; GENE TECHNOLOGY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; RNA EDITING; ANIMAL; CRISPR CAS SYSTEM; GENETICS; GENOME; GENOMICS; INJECTION; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS; GENE EDITING; GENOME; GENOMICS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; RNA, GUIDE; RNA, UNTRANSLATED;

EID: 85019897749     PISSN: 20412649     EISSN: 20412657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bfgp/elw038     Document Type: Article

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