Article
Analysis of off-target effects of CRISPR/Cas-derived RNA-guided endonucleases and nickases.
Genome research - 1 Jan 2014
Cho Seung Woo, Kim Sojung, Kim Yongsub, Kweon Jiyeon, Kim Heon Seok, Bae Sangsu, Kim Jin-Soo
Abstract excerpt
RNA-guided endonucleases (RGENs), derived from the prokaryotic adaptive immune system known as CRISPR/Cas, enable targeted genome engineering in cells and organisms. RGENs are ribonucleoproteins that consist of guide RNA and Cas9, a protein component originated from Streptococcus pyogenes. These enzymes cleave chromosomal DNA, whose sequence is complementary, to guide RNA in a targeted manner, producing...
Topics
- Base Sequence
- Binding Sites
- CRISPR-Associated Proteins
- CRISPR-Cas Systems
- Chromosomes, Human
- DNA
- DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded
- Deoxyribonuclease I
- Endonucleases
- Exome
- Genetic Loci
