2018-07-01
Genome editing by natural and engineered CRISPR-associated nucleases
Publication
Publication
Nature Chemical Biology , Volume 14 - Issue 7 p. 642- 651
Over the last decade, research on distinct types of CRISPR systems has revealed many structural and functional variations. Recently, several novel types of single-polypeptide CRISPR-associated systems have been discovered including Cas12a/Cpf1 and Cas13a/C2c2. Despite distant similarities to Cas9, these additional systems have unique structural and functional features, providing new opportunities for genome editing applications. Here, relevant fundamental features of natural and engineered CRISPR-Cas variants are compared. Moreover, practical matters are discussed that are essential for dedicated genome editing applications, including nuclease regulation and delivery, target specificity, as well as host repair diversity.
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| doi.org/10.1038/s41589-018-0080-x, hdl.handle.net/1765/108971 | |
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| Organisation | Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam |
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Wu, W.Y. (Wen Y.), Lebbink, J., Kanaar, R., Geijsen, N., & van der Oost, J. (2018). Genome editing by natural and engineered CRISPR-associated nucleases. Nature Chemical Biology (Vol. 14, pp. 642–651). doi:10.1038/s41589-018-0080-x |
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