Chem-CRISPR/dCas9FCPF: a platform for chemically induced epigenome editing

Epigenetic aberration is one of the major driving factors in human cancer, often leading to acquired resistance to chemotherapies. Various small molecule epigenetic modulators have been reported. Nonetheless, outcomes from animal models and clinical trials have underscored the substantial setbacks a...

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Main Authors: Altinbay, Mukaddes (Author) , Wang, Jianhui (Author) , Chen, Jie (Author) , Schäfer, Daniel (Author) , Sprang, Maximilian (Author) , Blagojević, Biljana (Author) , Wölfl, Stefan (Author) , Andrade-Navarro, Miguel A (Author) , Dikic, Ivan (Author) , Knapp, Stefan (Author) , Cheng, Xinlai (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 24 September 2024
In: Nucleic acids research
Year: 2024, Volume: 52, Issue: 19, Pages: 11587-11601
ISSN:1362-4962
DOI:10.1093/nar/gkae798
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkae798
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Author Notes:Mukaddes Altinbay, Jianhui Wang, Jie Chen, Daniel Schäfer, Maximilian Sprang, Biljana Blagojevic, Stefan Wölfl, Miguel A Andrade-Navarro, Ivan Dikic, Stefan Knapp, Xinlai Cheng

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