Rapid and reversible epigenome editing by endogenous chromatin regulators

Autor: Simon M. G. Braun, Jacob G. Kirkland, Emma J. Chory, Dylan Husmann, Joseph P. Calarco, Gerald R. Crabtree
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00644-y
Popis: Understanding the link between epigenetic marks and gene regulation requires the development of new tools to directly manipulate chromatin. Here the authors demonstrate a Cas9-based system to recruit chromatin remodelers to loci of interest, allowing rapid, reversible manipulation of epigenetic states.
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