DNA damage: from threat to treatment

A Carusillo, C Mussolino - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
DNA is the source of genetic information, and preserving its integrity is essential in order to
sustain life. The genome is continuously threatened by different types of DNA lesions, such …

Host-malaria parasite interactions and impacts on mutual evolution

X Su, C Zhang, DA Joy - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Malaria is the most deadly parasitic disease, affecting hundreds of millions of people
worldwide. Malaria parasites have been associated with their hosts for millions of years …

Deconvolution of complex DNA repair (DECODR): establishing a novel deconvolution algorithm for comprehensive analysis of CRISPR-edited sanger sequencing …

K Bloh, R Kanchana, P Bialk, K Banas, Z Zhang… - The CRISPR …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
During CRISPR-directed gene editing, multiple gene repair mechanisms interact to produce
a wide and largely unpredictable variety of sequence changes across an edited population …

Microhomology-Mediated End Joining Chronicles: Tracing the Evolutionary Footprints of Genome Protection

A Sfeir, M Tijsterman, M McVey - Annual Review of Cell and …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
The fidelity of genetic information is essential for cellular function and viability. DNA double-
strand breaks (DSBs) pose a significant threat to genome integrity, necessitating efficient …

Rational selection of CRISPR-Cas9 guide RNAs for homology-directed genome editing

KJ Tatiossian, RDE Clark, C Huang, ME Thornton… - Molecular Therapy, 2021 - cell.com
Homology-directed repair (HDR) of a DNA break allows copying of genetic material from an
exogenous DNA template and is frequently exploited in CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing …

Paving the way towards precise and safe CRISPR genome editing

P Sledzinski, M Dabrowska, M Nowaczyk… - Biotechnology …, 2021 - Elsevier
As the possibilities of CRISPR-Cas9 technology have been revealed, we have entered a
new era of research aimed at increasing its specificity and safety. This stage of technology …

Designing highly UV-emitting lanthanide nanoscintillators for in vivo X-ray-activated tumor therapy

K Yang, Y Yang, D Sun, S Li, X Song, H Yang - Science China Materials, 2023 - Springer
X-ray nanoscintillator-based photoresponsive therapy is emerging as a promising strategy to
treat in vivo tumors, necessitating the development of nanoscintillators with X-ray-excited …

Small molecule inhibition of ATM kinase increases CRISPR-Cas9 1-bp insertion frequency

HC Bermudez-Cabrera, S Culbertson, S Barkal… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Mutational outcomes following CRISPR-Cas9-nuclease cutting in mammalian cells have
recently been shown to be predictable and, in certain cases, skewed toward single …

Strategies for efficient gene editing in protoplasts of Solanum tuberosum theme: determining gRNA efficiency design by utilizing protoplast

FM Carlsen, IE Johansen, Z Yang, Y Liu… - Frontiers in Genome …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a highly diverse tetraploid crop. Elite cultivars are extremely
heterozygous with a high prevalence of small length polymorphisms (indels) and single …

ACE2 knockout hinders SARS-CoV-2 propagation in iPS cell-derived airway and alveolar epithelial cells

R Niwa, K Sakai, MSY Lung, T Matsumoto… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of
COVID-19, continues to spread around the world with serious cases and deaths. It has also …