CRISPR Mediated Transactivation in the Human Disease Vector Aedes aegypti
M. Bui, E. D. Benetta, Y. Dong, Y. Zhao, T. Yang, M. Li, I. A. Antoshechkin, A. Buchman, V. Bottino-Rojas, A. A. James, M. W. Perry, G. Dimopoulos, O. Akbari
This paper develops a CRISPRa system in Aedes aegypti to transactivate endogenous genes, demonstrating its ability to overexpress developmental genes and suppress dengue virus.
bioRxiv · Aug 31, 2022Bioengineering