CRISPR 101: Targeting RNA with Cas13a (C2c2)
Type
Blog Post
Published
Sept. 21, 2017, 2:07 p.m.
...a programmable RNA-binding protein, creating the fluorescent fusion protein dLwaCas13a-NF for in vivo ...has many applications. That said, SpCas9 is not the only game in town, and other Cas proteins like SaCas9...form of “bait” to identify new CRISPR-associated proteins within the bacterial genome. From this analysis...categories based on the architecture of the CRISPR protein in question: C2c1, C2c2 and C2c3 (short for Class...consistent with known roles for HEPN domains in other proteins. As with Cas9, mutating key residues in the Cas13a... the sequence of interest and an inactivated fluorescent RNA reporter. If the target sequence is present...resulting in activation of the fluorophore. The fluorescent signal can be used as an indicator to determine...