Nature communications

Gene control circuits triggered by chemicals for very strong gene editing

Updated

Abstract

Essence

The study presents chemically controlled and CRISPRi circuits designed to reduce leakiness while preserving strong induced activity in cultured cells.

Evidence

This platform experiment tested Tet-inducible, Branaplam-regulated, and dual-control CRISPR modules across multiple cell lines and targets.

Caveat

The evidence is from engineered cell-system performance, not organism-level disease modeling or clinical use.

Simplified

Key numbers

100×
Dynamic Range of Editing
Comparison of ON vs. OFF state activity for CD81 depletion.
~78%
Knockout Efficiency in KOLF2.1J Cells
Measured after treatment with Dox and Shield1.

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