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Shannon Sirk

Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, University of Illinois
Verified email at illinois.edu
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Genome-editing technologies: principles and applications

T Gaj, SJ Sirk, S Shui, J Liu - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2016 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Targeted nucleases have provided researchers with the ability to manipulate virtually any
genomic sequence, enabling the facile creation of isogenic cell lines and animal models for …

Expanding the scope of site‐specific recombinases for genetic and metabolic engineering

T Gaj, SJ Sirk, CF Barbas III - Biotechnology and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Site‐specific recombinases are tremendously valuable tools for basic research and genetic
engineering. By promoting high‐fidelity DNA modifications, site‐specific recombination …

Targeted gene knockout by direct delivery of zinc-finger nuclease proteins

T Gaj, J Guo, Y Kato, SJ Sirk, CF Barbas III - Nature methods, 2012 - nature.com
Zinc-finger nucleases (ZFNs) are versatile reagents that have redefined genome engineering.
Realizing the full potential of this technology requires the development of safe and …

[HTML][HTML] Cell-penetrating peptide-mediated delivery of TALEN proteins via bioconjugation for genome engineering

J Liu, T Gaj, JT Patterson, SJ Sirk, CF Barbas III - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Transcription activator-like (TAL) effector nucleases (TALENs) have enabled the introduction
of targeted genetic alterations into a broad range of cell lines and organisms. These …

[PDF][PDF] A metabolic pathway for activation of dietary glucosinolates by a human gut symbiont

CS Liou, SJ Sirk, CAC Diaz, AP Klein, CR Fischer… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Consumption of glucosinolates, pro-drug-like metabolites abundant in Brassica vegetables,
has been associated with decreased risk of certain cancers. Gut microbiota have the ability …

Living therapeutics: the next frontier of precision medicine

VW Kelly, BK Liang, SJ Sirk - ACS synthetic biology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Modern medicine has long studied the mechanism and impact of pathogenic microbes on
human hosts, but has only recently shifted attention toward the complex and vital roles that …

Protein Delivery Using Cys2–His2 Zinc-Finger Domains

T Gaj, J Liu, KE Anderson, SJ Sirk… - ACS chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The development of new methods for delivering proteins into cells is a central challenge for
advancing both basic research and therapeutic applications. We previously reported that zinc…

ImmunoPET imaging of B-cell lymphoma using 124I-anti-CD20 scFv dimers (diabodies)

T Olafsen, SJ Sirk, DJ Betting… - … , Design & Selection, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Rapid clearing engineered antibody fragments for immunoPET promise high sensitivity at
early time points. Here, tumor targeting of anti-CD20 diabodies (scFv dimers) for detection of …

A comprehensive approach to zinc-finger recombinase customization enables genomic targeting in human cells

T Gaj, AC Mercer, SJ Sirk, HL Smith… - Nucleic acids …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Zinc-finger recombinases (ZFRs) represent a potentially powerful class of tools for targeted
genetic engineering. These chimeric enzymes are composed of an activated catalytic domain …

ImmunoPET using engineered antibody fragments: fluorine-18 labeled diabodies for same-day imaging

T Olafsen, SJ Sirk, S Olma, CKF Shen, AM Wu - Tumor Biology, 2012 - Springer
Combining the specificity of tumor-targeting antibodies with the sensitivity and quantification
offered by positron emission tomography (PET) provides tremendous opportunities for …