CRISPR 101: Targeting RNA with Cas13a (C2c2)
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Blog Post
Published
Sept. 21, 2017, 2:07 p.m.
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Applications of Cas13a
Figure 1: Using Cas13a as a diagnostic ...C2c1, C2c2 and C2c3 (short for Class 2, candidate 1, 2, or 3). C2c1 and C2c3 are related to Cpf1, but ...lacks the ability to cleave the RNA target.
Table 1: Comparison on Common CRISPR Enzymes
Name
Enzymatic... This system, dubbed SHERLOCK (depicted in figure 1) has been used to differentiate strains of Zika virus...contributed to the update of this post.
References
1. Abudayyeh, Omar O., et al. "C2c2 is a single-component...use, functional in most species, and has many applications. That said, SpCas9 is not the only game in town... makes this molecule unique, and the various applications of Cas13a.
The origins of Cas13a: An RNA cleaving...