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Structural basis for self-cleavage prevention by tag:anti-tag pairing complementarity in type VI Cas13 CRISPR systems.
Molecular cell - 4 Mar 2021
Wang Beibei, Zhang Tianlong, Yin Jun, Yu You, Xu Wenhao, Ding Jianping, Patel Dinshaw J, Yang Hui
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Bacteria and archaea apply CRISPR-Cas surveillance complexes to defend against foreign invaders. These invading genetic elements are captured and integrated into the CRISPR array as spacer elements, guiding sequence-specific DNA/RNA targeting and cleavage. Recently, in vivo studies have shown that target RNAs with extended complementarity with repeat sequences flanking the target element (tag:anti-tag pairing)...
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