Class 2 CRISPR-Cas RNA-guided endonucleases: Swiss Army knives of genome editing
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Class 2 CRISPR-Cas RNA-guided endonucleases : Swiss Army knives of genome editing. / Stella, Stefano; Alcón, Pablo; Montoya, Guillermo.
I: Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, Bind 24, Nr. 11, 11.2017, s. 882-892.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Review › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Class 2 CRISPR-Cas RNA-guided endonucleases
T2 - Swiss Army knives of genome editing
AU - Stella, Stefano
AU - Alcón, Pablo
AU - Montoya, Guillermo
PY - 2017/11
Y1 - 2017/11
N2 - CRISPR-Cas is a bacterial defense system against phage infection and nucleic acid invasion. Class 2 type II CRISPR-Cas9 has also been widely used for genome engineering. Here, we review novel insights into the CRISPR class 2 type V enzymes, specifically Cpf1 and C2c1, which display different DNA-recognition and cleavage characteristics than those of Cas9, the best-characterized member of class 2. Recent structures of these ribonucleoprotein complexes that capture several stages of the endonuclease reaction have provided molecular details of recognition, unzipping and cleavage of the target DNA, allowing their comparison with Cas9. A detailed understanding of these mechanisms is crucial for improving these genome engineering tools and expanding the genomic space that can be targeted.
AB - CRISPR-Cas is a bacterial defense system against phage infection and nucleic acid invasion. Class 2 type II CRISPR-Cas9 has also been widely used for genome engineering. Here, we review novel insights into the CRISPR class 2 type V enzymes, specifically Cpf1 and C2c1, which display different DNA-recognition and cleavage characteristics than those of Cas9, the best-characterized member of class 2. Recent structures of these ribonucleoprotein complexes that capture several stages of the endonuclease reaction have provided molecular details of recognition, unzipping and cleavage of the target DNA, allowing their comparison with Cas9. A detailed understanding of these mechanisms is crucial for improving these genome engineering tools and expanding the genomic space that can be targeted.
KW - CRISPR-Cas Systems
KW - Endonucleases
KW - Gene Editing
KW - RNA
KW - Recombinant Proteins
U2 - 10.1038/nsmb.3486
DO - 10.1038/nsmb.3486
M3 - Review
C2 - 29035385
VL - 24
SP - 882
EP - 892
JO - Nature Structural and Molecular Biology
JF - Nature Structural and Molecular Biology
SN - 1545-9993
IS - 11
ER -
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