CRISPR 101: Anti-CRISPR Proteins Switch Off CRISPR-Cas Systems
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Blog Post
Published
July 23, 2020, 1:20 p.m.
...How do anti-CRISPR proteins work?
Anti-CRISPRs proteins are highly diverse but most block CRISPR activity...proteins.
Discovery of anti-CRISPR proteins
That is, until the discovery of anti-CRISPR proteins in 2012 (...Since these early anti-CRISPR studies, scientists have discovered over 50 anti-CRISPR proteins that interact...al., 2012). Anti-CRISPR (Acr) proteins are phage-derived small protein inhibitors of CRISPR-Cas systems...others can inhibit CRISPR enzymes from multiple species of bacteria.
A note on anti-CRISPR nomenclature
Acr...al., 2017).
Figure 1: Anti-CRISPR proteins (Acr's) can block CRISPR activity in many ways such as... off CRISPR activity. The ability to turn off CRISPR activity is an important step towards CRISPR-based...