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CRISPR-Cas effector specificity and cleavage site determine phage escape outcomes.
PLoS biology - 1 Apr 2023
Schelling Michael A, Nguyen Giang T, Sashital Dipali G
Abstract excerpt
CRISPR-mediated interference relies on complementarity between a guiding CRISPR RNA (crRNA) and target nucleic acids to provide defense against bacteriophage. Phages escape CRISPR-based immunity mainly through mutations in the protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) and seed regions. However, previous specificity studies of Cas effectors, including the class 2 endonuclease Cas12a, have revealed a high degree of...
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