Multifunctional CRISPR-Cas9 with engineered immunosilenced human T cell epitopes

Possible immunogenicity of the Cas9 protein raises concerns about therapeutic applications. Here the authors identify pre-existing CD8+T-cell immunity in healthy individuals and in response modify Cas9 to remove the immunodominant epitopes.

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Main Authors: Shayesteh R. Ferdosi, Radwa Ewaisha, Farzaneh Moghadam, Sri Krishna, Jin G. Park, Mo R. Ebrahimkhani, Samira Kiani, Karen S. Anderson
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7163fcf8bec84bbaa28f45dd3cb383d7
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