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ReviewSignal transduction and targeted therapy2021

Spatiotemporal control of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing.

Chenya Zhuo, Jiabin Zhang, Jung-Hwan Lee, Ju Jiao, Du Cheng, Li Liu, Hae-Won Kim, Yu Tao, Mingqiang Li

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Review in Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 89 papers.

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89citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

89 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Chenya ZhuoLaboratory of Biomaterials and Translational Medicine, Center for Nanomedicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Jiabin ZhangLaboratory of Biomaterials and Translational Medicine, Center for Nanomedicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Jung-Hwan LeeInstitute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN), Dankook University, Cheonan, South Korea.
Ju JiaoDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Du ChengPCFM Lab of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Li LiuDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Hae-Won KimInstitute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN), Dankook University, Cheonan, South Korea. kimhw@dku.edu.
Yu TaoLaboratory of Biomaterials and Translational Medicine, Center for Nanomedicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. taoy28@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
Mingqiang LiLaboratory of Biomaterials and Translational Medicine, Center for Nanomedicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. limq567@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5178-4138

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/associated protein 9 (CRISPR/Cas9) gene editing technology, as a revolutionary breakthrough in genetic engineering, offers a promising platform to improve the treatment of various genetic and infectious diseases because of its simple design and powerful ability to edit different loci simultaneously. However, failure to conduct precise gene editing in specific tissues or cells within a certain time may result in undesirable consequences, such as serious off-target effects, representing a critical challenge for the clinical translation of the technology. Recently, some emerging strategies using genetic regulation, chemical and physical strategies to regulate the activity of CRISPR/Cas9 have shown promising results in the improvement of spatiotemporal controllability. Herein, in this review, we first summarize the latest progress of these advanced strategies involving cell-specific promoters, small-molecule activation and inhibition, bioresponsive delivery carriers, and optical/thermal/ultrasonic/magnetic activation. Next, we highlight the advantages and disadvantages of various strategies and discuss their obstacles and limitations in clinical translation. Finally, we propose viewpoints on directions that can be explored to further improve the spatiotemporal operability of CRISPR/Cas9.

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CRISPR-Cas SystemsGene EditingGenetic TherapyGene Transfer TechniquesAnimalsHumans

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PMID34148061
PMCPMC8214627

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