Exploiting CRISPR/Cas: Interference mechanisms and applications

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 14518-14531

  Richter, Hagen ^a   Randau, Lennart ^a   Plagens, André ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cas9; Cascade; CRISPR; CrRNA; Genome editing; Interference; RGEN; TALEN; ZNF

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CAS ENDONUCLEASE 3 PROTEIN; CAS ENDONUCLEASE 9 PROTEIN; GENOMIC DNA; NUCLEASE; RNA GUIDED NUCLEASE; TRANSCRIPTION ACTIVATOR LIKE EFFECTOR NUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER NUCLEASE;

BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BASE PAIRING; CLUSTERED REGULARLY INTERSPACED SHORT PALINDROMIC REPEAT; DNA MODIFICATION; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC REGULATION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; CLUSTERED REGULARLY INTERSPACED SHORT PALINDROMIC REPEATS; CRISPR-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; GENOME, ARCHAEAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; PLASMIDS; VIRUSES;

EID: 84880121815     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms140714518     Document Type: Review

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