Human pluripotent reprogramming with CRISPR activators

oleh: Jere Weltner, Diego Balboa, Shintaro Katayama, Maxim Bespalov, Kaarel Krjutškov, Eeva-Mari Jouhilahti, Ras Trokovic, Juha Kere, Timo Otonkoski

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-07-01

Deskripsi

CRISPRa is an attractive tool for cellular reprogramming due to its multiplexing capacity and direct targeting of genomic loci. Here the authors demonstrate the reprogramming of human fibroblasts into iPSCs, which is enhanced by targeting a conserved Alu-motif.