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Two distinct DNA binding modes guide dual roles of a CRISPR-Cas protein complex.
Molecular cell - 2 Apr 2015
Blosser Timothy R, Loeff Luuk, Westra Edze R, Vlot Marnix, Künne Tim, Sobota Małgorzata, Dekker Cees, Brouns Stan J J, Joo Chirlmin
Abstract excerpt
Small RNA-guided protein complexes play an essential role in CRISPR-mediated immunity in prokaryotes. While these complexes initiate interference by flagging cognate invader DNA for destruction, recent evidence has implicated their involvement in new CRISPR memory formation, called priming, against mutated invader sequences. The mechanism by which the target recognition complex mediates these disparate...
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