Giving gRNAs a Facelift - Synthetic and Beyond
Type
Blog Post
Published
Oct. 20, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
...phosphate backbone modifications
The recognition sequence for CRISPR-Cas9 targeting is led by a ~20 bp gRNA...CRISPR RNA (crRNA). In addition to the 20 bp guide sequence, the crRNA also contains a ~20 bp repeat region...which is photocaged and unable to engage a target sequence. Upon a brief light exposure (several seconds)...