A genome-scale CRISPR tool for targeting multiple gene family members at once

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. 2023 Apr;9(4):511-512.

doi: 10.1038/s41477-023-01388-y.

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Multi-Knock-a multi-targeted genome-scale CRISPR toolbox to overcome functional redundancy in plants.
Hu Y, Patra P, Pisanty O, Shafir A, Belew ZM, Binenbaum J, Ben Yaakov S, Shi B, Charrier L, Hyams G, Zhang Y, Trabulsky M, Caldararu O, Weiss D, Crocoll C, Avni A, Vernoux T, Geisler M, Nour-Eldin HH, Mayrose I, Shani E. Hu Y, et al. Nat Plants. 2023 Apr;9(4):572-587. doi: 10.1038/s41477-023-01374-4. Epub 2023 Mar 27. Nat Plants. 2023. PMID: 36973414 Free PMC article.

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