Current approaches for efficient genetic editing in human pluripotent stem cells

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Abstract

Human pluripotent stem cells have been much anticipated as a powerful system to study developmental events, model genetic disorders, and serve as a source of autologous cells for cell therapy in genetic disorders. Precise genetic manipulation is crucial to all these applications, and many recent advances have been made in site specific nuclease systems like zinc finger nucleases, TALENs, and CRISPR/Cas. In this review, we address the importance of site-specific genome modification and how this technology can be applied to manipulate human pluripotent stem cells.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)461-467
Number of pages7
JournalFrontiers in Biology
Volume8
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2013

Keywords

  • CRISPR/Cas
  • TALEN
  • ZFN
  • gene targeting
  • human pluripotent stem cells

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecology
  • Genetics

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