CRISPRa

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf genome editing technology
gptkbp:activatorDomainExamples gptkb:Rta
VP64
p65
gptkbp:alternativeName CRISPR-mediated gene activation
CRISPR-on
gptkbp:application drug discovery
synthetic biology
disease modeling
gene therapy research
gptkbp:component gptkb:guide_RNA
transcriptional activator domain
dCas9 protein
gptkbp:deliveredBy viral vectors
plasmid transfection
mRNA delivery
gptkbp:developedBy 2015
gptkbp:distinctFrom CRISPR knockout
CRISPRi
gptkbp:doesNotRegulate edit DNA sequence
gptkbp:effect upregulates target gene expression
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:CRISPR_activation
gptkbp:function gene activation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CRISPRa
gptkbp:limitation delivery challenges
off-target effects
variable activation efficiency
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction fused to transcriptional activators
uses catalytically dead Cas9 (dCas9)
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Feng_Zhang
gptkb:George_Church
gptkb:Stanley_Qi
gptkbp:patent gptkb:Broad_Institute
gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkbp:publishedIn Cell 2013, Gilbert et al.
Cell 2013, Mali et al.
Cell 2015, Chavez et al.
gptkbp:regulates endogenous genes
exogenous genes
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:CRISPR
gptkb:CRISPR-Cas9
gptkbp:species gptkb:yeast
plants
human cells
mouse cells
gptkbp:usedIn cell reprogramming
functional genomics
gene expression studies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CRISPR_activation_(CRISPRa)
gptkb:CRISPR_activation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7