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Targeting mutant KRAS with CRISPR-Cas9 controls tumor growth.
Genome research - 1 Mar 2018
Kim Wonjoo, Lee Sangeun, Kim Han Sang, Song Minjung, Cha Yong Hoon, Kim Young-Hoon, Shin Jeonghong, Lee Eun-Seo, Joo Yeonsoo, Song Jae J, Choi Eun Ju, Choi Jae W, Lee Jinu, Kang Moonkyung, Yook Jong In, Lee Min Goo, Kim Yeon-Soo, Paik Soonmyung, Kim Hyongbum Henry
Abstract excerpt
KRAS is the most frequently mutated oncogene in human tumors, and its activating mutations represent important therapeutic targets. The combination of Cas9 and guide RNA from the CRISPR-Cas system recognizes a specific DNA sequence and makes a double-strand break, which enables editing of the relevant genes. Here, we harnessed CRISPR to specifically target mutant KRAS alleles in cancer cells. We screened guide...
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