Assessing and advancing the safety of CRISPR-Cas tools: from DNA to RNA editing

J Tao, DE Bauer, R Chiarle - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
CRISPR-Cas gene editing has revolutionized experimental molecular biology over the past
decade and holds great promise for the treatment of human genetic diseases. Here we …

Materials design by synthetic biology

TC Tang, B An, Y Huang, S Vasikaran, Y Wang… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Synthetic biology applies genetic tools to engineer living cells and organisms analogous to
the programming of machines. In materials synthetic biology, engineering principles from …

CRISPR-Cas12a-based nucleic acid amplification-free DNA biosensor via Au nanoparticle-assisted metal-enhanced fluorescence and colorimetric analysis

JH Choi, J Lim, M Shin, SH Paek, JW Choi - Nano Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) has attracted significant attention due to its high potential to diagnose
diseases, such as cancer. Still, its detection by amplification method has limitations because …

Gene-encoding DNA origami for mammalian cell expression

JA Kretzmann, A Liedl, A Monferrer… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
DNA origami may enable more versatile gene delivery applications through its ability to
create custom nanoscale objects with specific targeting, cell-invading, and intracellular …

Targeted protein degradation: A promise for undruggable proteins

KTG Samarasinghe, CM Crews - Cell chemical biology, 2021 - cell.com
Summary Protein homeostasis, or" proteostasis," is indispensable for a balanced, healthy
environment within the cell. However, when natural proteostasis mechanisms are …

Applications, challenges, and needs for employing synthetic biology beyond the lab

SM Brooks, HS Alper - Nature Communications, 2021 - nature.com
Synthetic biology holds great promise for addressing global needs. However, most current
developments are not immediately translatable to 'outside-the-lab'scenarios that differ from …

In vivo gene delivery mediated by non-viral vectors for cancer therapy

R Mohammadinejad, A Dehshahri… - Journal of Controlled …, 2020 - Elsevier
Gene therapy by expression constructs or down-regulation of certain genes has shown great
potential for the treatment of various diseases. The wide clinical application of nucleic acid …

Engineering drought and salinity tolerance traits in crops through CRISPR-mediated genome editing: Targets, tools, challenges, and perspectives

RM Shelake, US Kadam, R Kumar, D Pramanik… - Plant …, 2022 - cell.com
Prolonged periods of drought triggered by climate change hamper plant growth and cause
substantial agricultural yield losses every year. In addition to drought, salinity is one of the …

Recent advances in systems and synthetic biology approaches for developing novel cell-factories in non-conventional yeasts

P Patra, M Das, P Kundu, A Ghosh - Biotechnology Advances, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbial bioproduction of chemicals, proteins, and primary metabolites from cheap carbon
sources is currently an advancing area in industrial research. The model yeast …

Chemically modified platforms for better RNA therapeutics

Y Shi, X Zhen, Y Zhang, Y Li, S Koo, Q Saiding… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
RNA-based therapies have catalyzed a revolutionary transformation in the biomedical
landscape, offering unprecedented potential in disease prevention and treatment. However …