TY - BOOK AU - Haapaniemi,E. AU - Botla,S. AU - Persson,J. AU - Schmierer,B. AU - Taipale,J. TI - CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing induces a p53-mediated DNA damage response KW - CRISPR-CAS9 N2 - Here, we report that genome editing by CRISPR-Cas9 induces a p53-mediated DNA damage response and cell cycle arrest in immortalized human retinal pigment epithelial cells, leading to a selection against cells with a functional p53 pathway. Inhibition of p53 prevents the damage response and increases the rate of homologous recombination from a donor template. These results suggest that p53 inhibition may improve the efficiency of genome editing of untransformed cells and that p53 function should be monitored when developing cell-based therapies utilizing CRISPR-Cas9 UR - https://drive.google.com/file/d/146tLCpYdLB1fxzYd9jMdjyZHMNQKpRrH/view?usp=drivesdk ER -