CRISPR-Cas14: a family of small DNA-targeting enzymes enabling high-fidelity SNP genotyping
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...immune systems that provide bacteria protection against infectious agents. Several enzymes behind this ... from the Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute for uncharacterized genes that were proximal to...40-70 kDa), which is half the size of other Cas proteins found in the so-called class 2 CRISPR-Cas systems... of the larger and more complex Cas9 and Cas12 proteins.
Cas14 cleaves ssDNA
But what is the function ...providing a gRNA specific of a viral sequences, for instance, the enzymes are activated and can cleave fluorescent...