Nature Communications (Nov 2017)

Hit-and-run epigenetic editing prevents senescence entry in primary breast cells from healthy donors

  • Emily A. Saunderson,
  • Peter Stepper,
  • Jennifer J. Gomm,
  • Lily Hoa,
  • Adrienne Morgan,
  • Michael D. Allen,
  • J. Louise Jones,
  • John G. Gribben,
  • Tomasz P. Jurkowski,
  • Gabriella Ficz

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01078-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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“Although aberrant promoter DNA hypermethylation is a hallmark of cancer, it is not clear whether it is sufficient to drive transformation. Here, the authors use CRISPR-dCas9 to perform hit-and-run epigenetic editing, which prevents senescence entry in primary breast cells from healthy donors.”