The miniature CRISPR-Cas12m effector binds DNA to block transcription

WY Wu, P Mohanraju, C Liao, B Adiego-Pérez… - Molecular Cell, 2022 - cell.com
CRISPR-Cas are prokaryotic adaptive immune systems. Cas nucleases generally use
CRISPR-derived RNA guides to specifically bind and cleave DNA or RNA targets. Here, we …

CRISPR-Cas12a has widespread off-target and dsDNA-nicking effects

K Murugan, AS Seetharam, AJ Severin… - Journal of Biological …, 2020 - ASBMB
Cas12a (Cpf1) is an RNA-guided endonuclease in the bacterial type VA CRISPR-Cas anti-
phage immune system that can be repurposed for genome editing. Cas12a can bind and cut …

Accelerated CRISPR/Cas12a-based small molecule detection using bivalent aptamer

X Li, X Chen, M Mao, C Peng, Z Wang - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2022 - Elsevier
CRISPR/Cas holds great promise for biosensing applications, however, restricted to nucleic
acid targets. Here, we broaden the sensing target of CRISPR/Cas to small molecules via …

HLTF disrupts Cas9-DNA post-cleavage complexes to allow DNA break processing

G Reginato, MR Dello Stritto, Y Wang, J Hao… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The outcome of CRISPR-Cas-mediated genome modifications is dependent on DNA double-
strand break (DSB) processing and repair pathway choice. Homology-directed repair (HDR) …

An alpha-helical lid guides the target DNA toward catalysis in CRISPR-Cas12a

A Saha, M Ahsan, PR Arantes, M Schmitz… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
CRISPR-Cas12a is a powerful RNA-guided genome-editing system that generates double-
strand DNA breaks using its single RuvC nuclease domain by a sequential mechanism in …

Physiology of γ-aminobutyric acid production by Akkermansia muciniphila

P Konstanti, K Ligthart, C Fryganas… - Applied and …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Gut bacteria hold the potential to produce a broad range of metabolites that can modulate
human functions, including molecules with neuroactive potential. One such molecule is γ …

Enhancement of CRISPR/Cas12a trans-cleavage activity using hairpin DNA reporters

M Rossetti, R Merlo, N Bagheri, D Moscone… - Nucleic acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The RNA programmed non-specific (trans) nuclease activity of CRISPR-Cas Type V and VI
systems has opened a new era in the field of nucleic acid-based detection. Here, we report …

Guide-free Cas9 from pathogenic Campylobacter jejuni bacteria causes severe damage to DNA

C Saha, P Mohanraju, A Stubbs, G Dugar… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
CRISPR-Cas9 systems are enriched in human pathogenic bacteria and have been linked to
cytotoxicity by an unknown mechanism. Here, we show that upon infection of human cells …

Cas12a-based direct visualization of nanoparticle-stabilized fluorescence signal for multiplex detection of DNA methylation biomarkers

Y Li, M Cai, W Zhang, Y Liu, X Yuan, N Han, J Li… - Biosensors and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The CRISPR-Cas12a RNA-guided complexes hold immense promise for nucleic
acid detection. However, limitations arise from their specificity in detecting off-targets and the …

Systematic in vitro specificity profiling reveals nicking defects in natural and engineered CRISPR–Cas9 variants

K Murugan, SK Suresh, AS Seetharam… - Nucleic Acids …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Cas9 is an RNA-guided endonuclease in the bacterial CRISPR–Cas immune system and a
popular tool for genome editing. The commonly used Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 …