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Title: Gene editing through microfluidic delivery

Abstract

Gene editing can be performed by introducing gene-editing components into a cell by mechanical cell disruption. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described. The methods and systems of the invention solve the problem of intracellular delivery of gene editing components and gene editing complexes to target cells. The results described herein indicate that delivery of gene editing components, e.g., protein, ribonucleic acid (RNA), and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), by mechanical disruption of cell membranes leads to successful gene editing. Because intracellular delivery of gene editing materials is a current challenge, the methods provide a robust mechanism to engineer target cells without the use of potentially harmful viral vectors or electric fields.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States); Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; National Institutes of Health (NIH)
OSTI Identifier:
1840473
Patent Number(s):
11125739
Application Number:
15/542,892
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA); President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, MA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12M - APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY
C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES
DOE Contract Number:  
FG02-02ER63445; R01 GM101420
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 01/12/2016
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Sharei, Armon R., Lajoie, Marc J., Jensen, Klavs F., and Langer, Robert S. Gene editing through microfluidic delivery. United States: N. p., 2021. Web.
Sharei, Armon R., Lajoie, Marc J., Jensen, Klavs F., & Langer, Robert S. Gene editing through microfluidic delivery. United States.
Sharei, Armon R., Lajoie, Marc J., Jensen, Klavs F., and Langer, Robert S. Tue . "Gene editing through microfluidic delivery". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1840473.
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