Applications of CRISPR Genome Engineering in Cell Biology

作者:Wang, Fangyuan; Qi, Lei S*
来源:Trends in Cell Biology, 2016, 26(11): 875-888.
DOI:10.1016/j.tcb.2016.08.004

摘要

Recent advances in genome engineering are starting a revolution in biological research and translational applications. The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-associated RNA-guided endonuclease CRISPR associated protein 9 (Cas9) and its variants enable diverse manipulations of genome function. In this review, we describe the development of Cas9 tools for a variety of applications in cell biology research, including the study of functional genomics, the creation of transgenic animal models, and genomic imaging. Novel genome engineering methods offer a new avenue to understand the causality between the genome and phenotype, thus promising a fuller understanding of cell biology.