CRISPR History and Development for Genome Engineering
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...nuclease form a complex with each individual, unique crRNA. (4) Each crRNA:tracrRNA:Cas9 complex seeks out ...a protospacer adjacent motif (PAM). The CRISPR complex binds to the foreign DNA and cleaves it to destroy...out the DNA sequence complementary to the crRNA. In Type II CRISPR systems, a potential target sequence ...after where the crRNA would bind. (5) After the complex binds, Cas9 separates the double stranded DNA target...strands near the PAM. (6) The crRNA:tracrRNA:Cas9 complex unbinds after the double-strand break. CRISPR systems...classes based on the structure of the effector complex that cleaves the genomic DNA. Type II CRISPR was...following in 2015. Class 1 (Multi-subunit effector complex) Class 2 (Single multi-domain effector) Type I ...