Engineering cell signaling using tunable CRISPR–Cpf1-based transcription factors

Cpf1 has been repurposed as a transcriptional repressor in bacteria and plants. Here, the authors construct activators and repressors in human cells using Cpf1 coupled to riboswitches and GPCRs.

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Main Authors: Yuchen Liu, Jinghong Han, Zhicong Chen, Hanwei Wu, Hongsong Dong, Guohui Nie
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/c8002b7c0f954b6b8839bea82b0d4ce3
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Summary:Cpf1 has been repurposed as a transcriptional repressor in bacteria and plants. Here, the authors construct activators and repressors in human cells using Cpf1 coupled to riboswitches and GPCRs.