Applications of the versatile CRISPR‐Cas13 RNA targeting system

M Kordyś, R Sen, Z Warkocki - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
CRISPR‐Cas are adaptable natural prokaryotic defense systems that act against invading
viruses and plasmids. Among the six currently known major CRISPR‐Cas types, the type VI …

Insights gained from RNA editing targeted by the CRISPR-Cas13 family

L Liu, DS Pei - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated
protein (Cas) systems, especially type II (Cas9) systems, have been widely developed for …

Broad-spectrum CRISPR-mediated inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 variants and endemic coronaviruses in vitro

L Zeng, Y Liu, XH Nguyenla, TR Abbott, M Han… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
A major challenge in coronavirus vaccination and treatment is to counteract rapid viral
evolution and mutations. Here we demonstrate that CRISPR-Cas13d offers a broad …

AAV-CRISPR-Cas13 eliminates human enterovirus and prevents death of infected mice

CT Keng, T Yogarajah, RCH Lee, IBH Muhammad… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background RNA viruses account for many human diseases and pandemic events but are
often not targetable by traditional therapeutics modalities. Here, we demonstrate that adeno …

Gene-editing and RNA interference in treating hepatitis B: A review

N Kasianchuk, K Dobrowolska, S Harkava, A Bretcan… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The hepatitis B virus (HBV) continues to cause substantial health and economic burdens,
and its target of elimination may not be reached in 2030 without further efforts in diagnostics …

[HTML][HTML] Pseudoknot-targeting Cas13b combats SARS-CoV-2 infection by suppressing viral replication

D Yu, HJ Han, J Yu, J Kim, GH Lee, JH Yang… - Molecular Therapy, 2023 - cell.com
CRISPR-Cas13-mediated viral genome targeting is a novel strategy for defending against
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] Advances of CRISPR-Cas13 system in COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment

Q Zhou, Y Chen, R Wang, F Jia, F He, F Yuan - Genes & diseases, 2023 - Elsevier
The ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has resulted in over 570 …

The application of CRISPR/Cas systems for antiviral therapy

HJE Baddeley, M Isalan - Frontiers in Genome Editing, 2021 - frontiersin.org
As CRISPR/Cas systems have been refined over time, there has been an effort to apply
them to real world problems, such as developing sequence-targeted antiviral therapies …

Engineering CRISPR immune systems conferring GLRaV-3 resistance in grapevine

B Jiao, X Hao, Z Liu, M Liu, J Wang, L Liu… - Horticulture …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 (GLRaV-3) is one of the causal agents of grapevine
leafroll disease (GLD), which severely impacts grapevine production in most viticultural …

[HTML][HTML] Harnessing CRISPR technology for viral therapeutics and vaccines: from preclinical studies to clinical applications

F Zahedipour, F Zahedipour, P Zamani, MR Jaafari… - Virus Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The CRISPR/Cas system, identified as a type of bacterial adaptive immune system, have
attracted significant attention due to its remarkable ability to precisely detect and eliminate …