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Viral Delivery Systems for CRISPR.

Authors :
Xu, Christine L.
Ruan, Merry Z. C.
Mahajan, Vinit B.
Tsang, Stephen H.
Source :
Viruses (1999-4915); Jan2019, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p28, 1p
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

The frontiers of precision medicine have been revolutionized by the development of Clustered Regularly-Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)/Cas9 as an editing tool. CRISPR/Cas9 has been used to develop animal models, understand disease mechanisms, and validate treatment targets. In addition, it is regarded as an effective tool for genome surgery when combined with viral delivery vectors. In this article, we will explore the various viral mechanisms for delivering CRISPR/Cas9 into tissues and cells, as well as the benefits and drawbacks of each method. We will also review the history and recent development of CRISPR and viral vectors and discuss their applications as a powerful tool in furthering our exploration of disease mechanisms and therapies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
19994915
Volume :
11
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Viruses (1999-4915)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
134328844
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/v11010028