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Design and Validation of CRISPR/Cas9 Systems for Targeted Gene Modification in Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

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In Vitro Mutagenesis

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 1498))

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The CRISPR/Cas9 system is a powerful tool for precision genome editing. The ability to accurately modify genomic DNA in situ with single nucleotide precision opens up new possibilities for not only basic research but also biotechnology applications and clinical translation. In this chapter, we outline the procedures for design, screening, and validation of CRISPR/Cas9 systems for targeted modification of coding sequences in the human genome and how to perform genome editing in induced pluripotent stem cells with high efficiency and specificity.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health as an NIH Nanomedicine Development Center Award (PN2EY018244 to GB) and by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (RR140081 to GB).

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  1. Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, 6500 Main St., Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Ciaran M. Lee, Haibao Zhu, Timothy H. Davis, Harshahardhan Deshmukh & Gang Bao

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Lee, C.M., Zhu, H., Davis, T.H., Deshmukh, H., Bao, G. (2017). Design and Validation of CRISPR/Cas9 Systems for Targeted Gene Modification in Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. In: Reeves, A. (eds) In Vitro Mutagenesis. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1498. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6472-7_1

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