A Needle in a Base-Stack: Cas9 Structural Biology
Type
Blog Post
Published
June 4, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
...Once supplied with a guide RNA — whether it’s an sgRNA or a crRNA:tracrRNA duplex — Cas9’s two lobes move...yellow; REC lobe, light blue; bridge helix, purple; sgRNA, dark blue.
The REC lobe binds tightly to ...yellow; REC lobe, light blue; bridge helix, purple; sgRNA, dark blue.
DNA sequence recognition
Once ...yellow; REC lobe, light blue; bridge helix, purple; sgRNA, dark blue; target DNA strand, light gray; non-target... and marks the transition back to a DNA duplex. sgRNA, dark blue; target DNA strand, light gray; non-target...yellow; REC lobe, light blue; bridge helix, purple; sgRNA, dark blue; target DNA strand, light gray; non-target...