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ArticleStem cell reports2015

Conditionally Stabilized dCas9 Activator for Controlling Gene Expression in Human Cell Reprogramming and Differentiation.

Diego Balboa, Jere Weltner, Solja Eurola, Ras Trokovic, Kirmo Wartiovaara, Timo Otonkoski

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Article in Stem cell reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 92 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

92 citing papers in PubMed, 182 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Diego BalboaResearch Programs Unit, Molecular Neurology, Biomedicum Stem Cell Center, University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 8, 00290 Helsinki, Finland.
Jere WeltnerResearch Programs Unit, Molecular Neurology, Biomedicum Stem Cell Center, University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 8, 00290 Helsinki, Finland.
Solja EurolaResearch Programs Unit, Molecular Neurology, Biomedicum Stem Cell Center, University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 8, 00290 Helsinki, Finland.
Ras TrokovicResearch Programs Unit, Molecular Neurology, Biomedicum Stem Cell Center, University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 8, 00290 Helsinki, Finland.
Kirmo WartiovaaraResearch Programs Unit, Molecular Neurology, Biomedicum Stem Cell Center, University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 8, 00290 Helsinki, Finland; Clinical Genetics, HUSLAB, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 4, 00290 Helsinki, Finland.
Timo OtonkoskiResearch Programs Unit, Molecular Neurology, Biomedicum Stem Cell Center, University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 8, 00290 Helsinki, Finland; Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Stenbäckinkatu 11, 00290 Helsinki, Finland. Electronic address: timo.otonkoski@helsinki.fi.
University of Helsinki · FIHelsinki University Hospital · FI

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CRISPR/Cas9 protein fused to transactivation domains can be used to control gene expression in human cells. In this study, we demonstrate that a dCas9 fusion with repeats of VP16 activator domains can efficiently activate human genes involved in pluripotency in various cell types. This activator in combination with guide RNAs targeted to the OCT4 promoter can be used to completely replace transgenic OCT4 in human cell reprogramming. Furthermore, we generated a chemically controllable dCas9 activator version by fusion with the dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) destabilization domain. Finally, we show that the destabilized dCas9 activator can be used to control human pluripotent stem cell differentiation into endodermal lineages.

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Cell DifferentiationCellular ReprogrammingCellular Reprogramming TechniquesCRISPR-Cas SystemsGene Expression RegulationAdolescentAgedFemaleHEK293 CellsHumansMale

Identifiers

PMID26352799
PMCPMC4618656
OpenAlexW1833135536

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