对转录因子的全面分析,用于通过内源CRISPR基因激活将人类天体细胞重新编程为神经细胞

Samuel J Reisman1,2, Dahlia Halabi3, Samantha E Miller3

  • 1Department of Cell Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.

概括

科学家利用CRISPR激活将星球细胞重新编程成神经元,确定INSM1是神经发生和神经元亚型生成的关键因素. 这通过恢复丢失的神经元来推进神经退行症的潜在治疗方法.

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