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Commun. recently demonstrated that a fusion complex composed of nickase Cas9 fused to an APOBEC1 deaminase enzyme and Uracyl Glycosylase inhibitor (UGI) protein effectively converts Cytosine (C) into Thymine (T) at the target site without causing double strand DNA breaks88. In such applications, instead of using a single sgRNA, WT Cas9 or dCas9-effector fusion proteins are guided with hundreds or thousands of individual sgRNAs in a population of cells. Sci. P65 is a transcription activation domain of the mammalian NF-B transcription factor, whereas Rta is an R transactivator (Rta) from the Epstein-Bar virus105. Homing endonuclease I-CreI derivatives with novel DNA target specificities. 20 References Just a few years ago, molecular biologists hoping to alter the genome of their favorite organisms faced an arduous task and likely weeks of genetic tinkering. The therapeutic applications of the CRISPR technologies are particularly exciting182. 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Secondly, the CRISPR elements are adjacent to multiple well-conserved genes called CRISPR-associated (Cas) genes28. Cho, S. W. et al. CRISPR applications have already expanded our vision of genome regulation and organization in living cells across diverse biological kingdoms. 37, 6778 (2017). Therefore, developing locus-specific epigenetic editing tools that specifically target aberrantly regulated loci has great therapeutic potential. Nat. Metagenomis big data approach has already identified more than 10,000 CRISPR systems, and its gene editing systems may target new sections of DNA that are inaccessible to current Cas9 and similar enzymes. Wang, S., Su, J. H., Zhang, F. & Zhuang, X. Importantly, targeted recruitment of additional components of repressive epigenetic machinery such as KRAB-ZNF, DNMT3L and polycomb complexes further enhanced the robustness of DNA methylation and long-term sustained gene repression126,133. 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