Nanoparticle delivery of CRISPR tools
Gold nanoparticles carrying Cas9 ribonucleoprotein and donor DNA, and complexed with endosomal disruptive polymers, correct the DNA mutation that causes Duchenne muscular dystrophy in mice, with minimal off-target effects.
Published in Bioengineering & Biotechnology
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The cover illustrates the delivery of Cas9 ribonucleoprotein and donor DNA by gold nanoparticles, for the correction of a gene mutation.
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