DNA double-strand break-free CRISPR interference delays Huntington’s disease progression in mice

Abstract Huntington’s disease (HD) is caused by a CAG repeat expansion in the huntingtin (HTT) gene. CRISPR-Cas9 nuclease causes double-strand breaks (DSBs) in the targeted DNA that induces toxicity, whereas CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) using dead Cas9 (dCas9) suppresses the target gene expression...

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Main Authors: Jung Hwa Seo, Jeong Hong Shin, Junwon Lee, Daesik Kim, Hye-Yeon Hwang, Bae-Geun Nam, Jinu Lee, Hyongbum Henry Kim, Sung-Rae Cho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-04-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04829-8