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ArticleFunctional & integrative genomics2025

AZD7648 (DNA-PKcs inhibitor): a two-edged sword for editing genomes.

Muhammad Waseem Sajjad, Ifrah Imran, Fatima Muzamil, Rubab Zahra Naqvi, Imran Amin

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Article in Functional & integrative genomics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Muhammad Waseem SajjadNational Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Ifrah ImranNational Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Fatima MuzamilNational Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Rubab Zahra NaqviNational Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Imran AminNational Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad, Pakistan. imranamin1@yahoo.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR-Cas9) has been the most practical technique in genome editing for the last decade. Its molecular mechanism includes steps that occur in a sequence, starting from a break in a double strand to repair. After a double-strand break in the DNA strand, the repairing of DNA done via Homology-Directed Repair (HDR) is considered important in different organisms as it is ideal for precise genome editing and the reduction of unintended mutations. Still, it is mostly dominated by the Non-Homologous End Joining (NHEJ) pathway. A recent study by Cullot et al. published in Nature Biotechnology showed interesting features of AZD7648 (a DNA-PKcs inhibitor) that increase the probability of HDR event while DNA repairing (Cullot et al. 2024).

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DNA-Activated Protein KinaseGene EditingAnimalsCRISPR-Cas SystemsDNA End-Joining RepairHumansRecombinational DNA RepairDNA-Activated Protein Kinase

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