Plant DNA barcoding: from gene to genome

X Li, Y Yang, RJ Henry, M Rossetto, Y Wang… - Biological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT DNA barcoding is currently a widely used and effective tool that enables rapid
and accurate identification of plant species; however, none of the available loci work across …

[HTML][HTML] Library preparation for next generation sequencing: A review of automation strategies

JF Hess, TA Kohl, M Kotrová, K Rönsch… - Biotechnology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Next generation sequencing is in the process of evolving from a technology used for
research purposes to one which is applied in clinical diagnostics. Recently introduced high …

Astrocytic interleukin-3 programs microglia and limits Alzheimer's disease

CS McAlpine, J Park, A Griciuc, E Kim, SH Choi… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Communication within the glial cell ecosystem is essential for neuronal and brain health,–.
The influence of glial cells on the accumulation and clearance of β-amyloid (Aβ) and …

Unconstrained genome targeting with near-PAMless engineered CRISPR-Cas9 variants

RT Walton, KA Christie, MN Whittaker, BP Kleinstiver - Science, 2020 - science.org
Manipulation of DNA by CRISPR-Cas enzymes requires the recognition of a protospacer-
adjacent motif (PAM), limiting target site recognition to a subset of sequences. To remove …

Key innovations and the diversification of Hymenoptera

BB Blaimer, BF Santos, A Cruaud, MW Gates… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The order Hymenoptera (wasps, ants, sawflies, and bees) represents one of the most
diverse animal lineages, but whether specific key innovations have contributed to its …

Precise cut-and-paste DNA insertion using engineered type VK CRISPR-associated transposases

CJ Tou, B Orr, BP Kleinstiver - Nature Biotechnology, 2023 - nature.com
CRISPR-associated transposases (CASTs) enable recombination-independent, multi-
kilobase DNA insertions at RNA-programmed genomic locations. However, the utility of type …

Transcriptome-wide off-target RNA editing induced by CRISPR-guided DNA base editors

J Grünewald, R Zhou, SP Garcia, S Iyer, CA Lareau… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
CRISPR–Cas base-editor technology enables targeted nucleotide alterations, and is being
increasingly used for research and potential therapeutic applications,. The most widely used …

Engineered CRISPR–Cas12a variants with increased activities and improved targeting ranges for gene, epigenetic and base editing

BP Kleinstiver, AA Sousa, RT Walton, YE Tak… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Broad use of CRISPR–Cas12a (formerly Cpf1) nucleases has been hindered by the
requirement for an extended TTTV protospacer adjacent motif (PAM). To address this …

The transcriptional landscape of Arabidopsis thaliana pattern-triggered immunity

M Bjornson, P Pimprikar, T Nürnberger, C Zipfel - Nature plants, 2021 - nature.com
Plants tailor their metabolism to environmental conditions, in part through the recognition of
a wide array of self and non-self molecules. In particular, the perception of microbial or plant …

Engineered CRISPR prime editors with compact, untethered reverse transcriptases

J Grünewald, BR Miller, RN Szalay… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The CRISPR prime editor PE2 consists of a Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 nickase
(nSpCas9) fused at its C-terminus to a Moloney murine leukemia virus reverse transcriptase …