CRISPR 101: Targeting Non-Coding RNAs with CRISPR/Cas9
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Blog Post
Published
Nov. 14, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
...probably heard that only 2% of our genome is made of protein-coding genes, and you might be wondering what the...RNAs (ncRNAs) are transcribed but do not encode proteins. They play important roles in many cellular and...functionally manipulate and study in comparison to protein-coding genes (Rinn and Chang 2012).
Scientists...Scientists have determined the function of many protein-coding genes thanks to systems like CRISPR/Cas9 that allow...often used to knock-out, or permanently disable, protein-coding genes by generating insertions or deletions...powerful tools. CRISPRi uses a nuclease-dead Cas9 protein (dCas9) and a sgRNA to temporarily block the transcription...lncRNAs and has fewer off-target effects. Newer Cas protein variants may also be useful for targeting ncRNAs...