Published in eNeuro · View the paper (DOI)
Researchers have developed a neuron-optimized CRISPR activation system that efficiently regulates genes involved in learning and memory, plasticity, and neuronal development. This breakthrough paves the way for studying genetic influences on brain health and disease using model organisms more closely resembling humans.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Manipulating gene expression in neurons with CRISPR Society for Neuroscience · Feb 25, 2019 · first to report
- Robust and specific gene regulation tool developed for primary brain neurons University of Alabama at Birmingham · Feb 25, 2019