Typing CRISPR Systems
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... simple hierarchy: class to type to subtype to variant. Despite the seemingly complicated steps to arrive...on main function and composition; subtypes and variants are typically based on species of origin. There...currently two classes, six types, 33 subtypes, and 17 variants.
Figure 1: Overview of the CRISPR classification...hierarchy flows from Class to type to subtype to variant (shown in italics). Created with BioRender.com.... to as Cascade (CRISPR-associated complex for antiviral defense) complexes, while Class 2 use single protein...after binding to a target. Class 1 is the most abundant of the two, comprising about 90% of identified...others have become more notable in recent years. A variant of V-U, paradoxically called V-K, is a CRISPR-associated...