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Zhang R, Chai N, Liu T, Zheng Z, Lin Q, Xie X, Wen J, Yang Z, Liu YG, Zhu Q. The type V effectors for CRISPR/Cas-mediated genome engineering in plants. Biotechnol Adv 2024; 74:108382. [PMID: 38801866 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2024.108382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
Abstract
A plethora of CRISPR effectors, such as Cas3, Cas9, and Cas12a, are commonly employed as gene editing tools. Among these, Cas12 effectors developed based on Class II type V proteins exhibit distinct characteristics compared to Class II type VI and type II effectors, such as their ability to generate non-allelic DNA double-strand breaks, their compact structures, and the presence of a single RuvC-like nuclease domain. Capitalizing on these advantages, Cas12 family proteins have been increasingly explored and utilized in recent years. However, the characteristics and applications of different subfamilies within the type V protein family have not been systematically summarized. In this review, we focus on the characteristics of type V effector (CRISPR/Cas12) proteins and the current methods used to discover new effector proteins. We also summarize recent modifications based on engineering of type V effectors. In addition, we introduce the applications of type V effectors for gene editing in animals and plants, including the development of base editors, tools for regulating gene expression, methods for gene targeting, and biosensors. We emphasize the prospects for development and application of CRISPR/Cas12 effectors with the goal of better utilizing toolkits based on this protein family for crop improvement and enhanced agricultural production.
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- Ruixiang Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92507, USA
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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Strohkendl I, Saha A, Moy C, Nguyen AH, Ahsan M, Russell R, Palermo G, Taylor DW. Cas12a domain flexibility guides R-loop formation and forces RuvC resetting. Mol Cell 2024; 84:2717-2731.e6. [PMID: 38955179 PMCID: PMC11283365 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2024.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2024] [Accepted: 06/07/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
Abstract
The specific nature of CRISPR-Cas12a makes it a desirable RNA-guided endonuclease for biotechnology and therapeutic applications. To understand how R-loop formation within the compact Cas12a enables target recognition and nuclease activation, we used cryo-electron microscopy to capture wild-type Acidaminococcus sp. Cas12a R-loop intermediates and DNA delivery into the RuvC active site. Stages of Cas12a R-loop formation-starting from a 5-bp seed-are marked by distinct REC domain arrangements. Dramatic domain flexibility limits contacts until nearly complete R-loop formation, when the non-target strand is pulled across the RuvC nuclease and coordinated domain docking promotes efficient cleavage. Next, substantial domain movements enable target strand repositioning into the RuvC active site. Between cleavage events, the RuvC lid conformationally resets to occlude the active site, requiring re-activation. These snapshots build a structural model depicting Cas12a DNA targeting that rationalizes observed specificity and highlights mechanistic comparisons to other class 2 effectors.
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- Isabel Strohkendl
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA; Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA; Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA; Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA; Center for Systems and Synthetic Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA; LIVESTRONG Cancer Institute, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
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Jiao C, Peeck NL, Yu J, Ghaem Maghami M, Kono S, Collias D, Martinez Diaz SL, Larose R, Beisel CL. TracrRNA reprogramming enables direct PAM-independent detection of RNA with diverse DNA-targeting Cas12 nucleases. Nat Commun 2024; 15:5909. [PMID: 39003282 PMCID: PMC11246509 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50243-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/15/2024] Open
Abstract
Many CRISPR-Cas immune systems generate guide (g)RNAs using trans-activating CRISPR RNAs (tracrRNAs). Recent work revealed that Cas9 tracrRNAs could be reprogrammed to convert any RNA-of-interest into a gRNA, linking the RNA's presence to Cas9-mediated cleavage of double-stranded (ds)DNA. Here, we reprogram tracrRNAs from diverse Cas12 nucleases, linking the presence of an RNA-of-interest to dsDNA cleavage and subsequent collateral single-stranded DNA cleavage-all without the RNA necessarily encoding a protospacer-adjacent motif (PAM). After elucidating nuclease-specific design rules, we demonstrate PAM-independent RNA detection with Cas12b, Cas12e, and Cas12f nucleases. Furthermore, rationally truncating the dsDNA target boosts collateral cleavage activity, while the absence of a gRNA reduces background collateral activity and enhances sensitivity. Finally, we apply this platform to detect 16 S rRNA sequences from five different bacterial pathogens using a universal reprogrammed tracrRNA. These findings extend tracrRNA reprogramming to diverse dsDNA-targeting Cas12 nucleases, expanding the flexibility and versatility of CRISPR-based RNA detection.
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- Chunlei Jiao
- Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI), Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Würzburg, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI), Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Würzburg, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI), Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Würzburg, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI), Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Würzburg, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI), Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Würzburg, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI), Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Würzburg, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI), Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Würzburg, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI), Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Würzburg, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI), Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Würzburg, Germany.
- Medical Faculty, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
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Zhou S, Ran J, Man S, Zhang J, Yuan R, Yang X. Exploring the Effect of Steric Hindrance on Trans-cleavage Activity of CRISPR-cas12a for Ultrasensitive SERS Detection of P53 DNA. Anal Chem 2024; 96:10654-10661. [PMID: 38875020 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c01347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
Abstract
The trans-cleavage properties of Cas12a make it important for gene editing and disease diagnosis. In this work, the effect of spatial site resistance on the trans-cleavage activity of Cas12a was studied. First, we have explored the cutting effect of Cas12a when different-sized nanoparticles are linked with various spacings of DNA strands using the fluorescence method. The minimum spacing with different-sized nanoparticles that cas12a can cut was determined. We found that when the size of the nanoparticles increases, the minimum spacing that cas12a can cut gradually increases. Subsequently, we verified the conclusion using the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) method, and at the same time, we designed a SERS biosensor that can achieve ultrasensitive detection of P53 DNA with a linear range of 1 fM-10 nM and a limit of detection of 0.40 fM. Our work develops a deep study of the trans-cleavage activity of Cas12a and gives a guide for DNA design in cas12a-related studies, which can be applied in biomedical analysis and other fields.
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- Shixin Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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Vialetto E, Miele S, Goren MG, Yu J, Yu Y, Collias D, Beamud B, Osbelt L, Lourenço M, Strowig T, Brisse S, Barquist L, Qimron U, Bikard D, Beisel C. Systematic interrogation of CRISPR antimicrobials in Klebsiella pneumoniae reveals nuclease-, guide- and strain-dependent features influencing antimicrobial activity. Nucleic Acids Res 2024; 52:6079-6091. [PMID: 38661215 PMCID: PMC11162776 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
Abstract
CRISPR-Cas systems can be utilized as programmable-spectrum antimicrobials to combat bacterial infections. However, how CRISPR nucleases perform as antimicrobials across target sites and strains remains poorly explored. Here, we address this knowledge gap by systematically interrogating the use of CRISPR antimicrobials using multidrug-resistant and hypervirulent strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae as models. Comparing different Cas nucleases, DNA-targeting nucleases outperformed RNA-targeting nucleases based on the tested targets. Focusing on AsCas12a that exhibited robust targeting across different strains, we found that the elucidated modes of escape varied widely, restraining opportunities to enhance killing. We also encountered individual guide RNAs yielding different extents of clearance across strains, which were linked to an interplay between improper gRNA folding and strain-specific DNA repair and survival. To explore features that could improve targeting across strains, we performed a genome-wide screen in different K. pneumoniae strains that yielded guide design rules and trained an algorithm for predicting guide efficiency. Finally, we showed that Cas12a antimicrobials can be exploited to eliminate K. pneumoniae when encoded in phagemids delivered by T7-like phages. Altogether, our results highlight the importance of evaluating antimicrobial activity of CRISPR antimicrobials across relevant strains and define critical parameters for efficient CRISPR-based targeting.
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- Elena Vialetto
- Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Synthetic Biology, Paris, France
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- Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Synthetic Biology, Paris, France
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- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Hannover-Braunschweig, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Biodiversity and Epidemiology of Bacterial Pathogens, Paris, France
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- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Hannover-Braunschweig, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Biodiversity and Epidemiology of Bacterial Pathogens, Paris, France
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- Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), 97080 Würzburg, Germany
- Department of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1C6, Canada
- University of Würzburg, Medical Faculty, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Synthetic Biology, Paris, France
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- Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), 97080 Würzburg, Germany
- University of Würzburg, Medical Faculty, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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Cheng ZH, Luo XY, Liu DF, Han J, Wang HD, Min D, Yu HQ. Optimized Antibiotic Resistance Genes Monitoring Scenarios Promote Sustainability of Urban Water Cycle. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:9636-9645. [PMID: 38770702 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c02048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
Abstract
Dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in urban water bodies has become a significant environmental and health concern. Many approaches based on real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) have been developed to offer rapid and highly specific detection of ARGs in water environments, but the complicated and time-consuming procedures have hindered their widespread use. Herein, we developed a facile one-step approach for rapid detection of ARGs by leveraging the trans-cleavage activity of Cas12a and recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA). This efficient method matches the sensitivity and specificity of qPCR and requires no complex equipment. The results show a strong correlation between the prevalence of four ARG markers (ARGs: sul1, qnrA-1, mcr-1, and class 1 integrons: intl1) in tap water, human urine, farm wastewater, hospital wastewater, municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), and proximate natural aquatic ecosystems, indicating the circulation of ARGs within the urban water cycle. Through monitoring the ARG markers in 18 WWTPs in 9 cities across China during both peak and declining stages of the COVID epidemic, we found an increased detection frequency of mcr-1 and qnrA-1 in wastewater during peak periods. The ARG detection method developed in this work may offer a useful tool for promoting a sustainable urban water cycle.
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- Zhou-Hua Cheng
- School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Bravo JPK, Ramos DA, Fregoso Ocampo R, Ingram C, Taylor DW. Plasmid targeting and destruction by the DdmDE bacterial defence system. Nature 2024; 630:961-967. [PMID: 38740055 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07515-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
Abstract
Although eukaryotic Argonautes have a pivotal role in post-transcriptional gene regulation through nucleic acid cleavage, some short prokaryotic Argonaute variants (pAgos) rely on auxiliary nuclease factors for efficient foreign DNA degradation1. Here we reveal the activation pathway of the DNA defence module DdmDE system, which rapidly eliminates small, multicopy plasmids from the Vibrio cholerae seventh pandemic strain (7PET)2. Through a combination of cryo-electron microscopy, biochemistry and in vivo plasmid clearance assays, we demonstrate that DdmE is a catalytically inactive, DNA-guided, DNA-targeting pAgo with a distinctive insertion domain. We observe that the helicase-nuclease DdmD transitions from an autoinhibited, dimeric complex to a monomeric state upon loading of single-stranded DNA targets. Furthermore, the complete structure of the DdmDE-guide-target handover complex provides a comprehensive view into how DNA recognition triggers processive plasmid destruction. Our work establishes a mechanistic foundation for how pAgos utilize ancillary factors to achieve plasmid clearance, and provides insights into anti-plasmid immunity in bacteria.
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- Jack P K Bravo
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), Klosterneuberg, Austria.
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
- Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
- Center for Systems and Synthetic Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
- Livestrong Cancer Institutes, Dell Medical School, Austin, TX, USA
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Nemudraia A, Nemudryi A, Wiedenheft B. Repair of CRISPR-guided RNA breaks enables site-specific RNA excision in human cells. Science 2024; 384:808-814. [PMID: 38662916 PMCID: PMC11175973 DOI: 10.1126/science.adk5518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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Genome editing with CRISPR RNA-guided endonucleases generates DNA breaks that are resolved by cellular DNA repair machinery. However, analogous methods to manipulate RNA remain unavailable. We show that site-specific RNA breaks generated with type-III CRISPR complexes are repaired in human cells and that this repair can be used for programmable deletions in human transcripts to restore gene function. Collectively, this work establishes a technology for precise RNA manipulation with potential therapeutic applications.
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- Anna Nemudraia
- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Montana State University; Bozeman, MT, 59717, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Montana State University; Bozeman, MT, 59717, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Montana State University; Bozeman, MT, 59717, USA
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Zhang J, Li Z, Guo C, Guan X, Avery L, Banach D, Liu C. Intrinsic RNA Targeting Triggers Indiscriminate DNase Activity of CRISPR-Cas12a. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202403123. [PMID: 38516796 PMCID: PMC11073899 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202403123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2024] [Revised: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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The CRISPR-Cas12a system has emerged as a powerful tool for next-generation nucleic acid-based molecular diagnostics. However, it has long been believed to be effective only on DNA targets. Here, we investigate the intrinsic RNA-enabled trans-cleavage activity of AsCas12a and LbCas12a and discover that they can be directly activated by full-size RNA targets, although LbCas12a exhibits weaker trans-cleavage activity than AsCas12a on both single-stranded DNA and RNA substrates. Remarkably, we find that the RNA-activated Cas12a possesses higher specificity in recognizing mutated target sequences compared to DNA activation. Based on these findings, we develop the "Universal Nuclease for Identification of Virus Empowered by RNA-Sensing" (UNIVERSE) assay for nucleic acid testing. We incorporate a T7 transcription step into this assay, thereby eliminating the requirement for a protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) sequence in the target. Additionally, we successfully detect multiple PAM-less targets in HIV clinical samples that are undetectable by the conventional Cas12a assay based on double-stranded DNA activation, demonstrating unrestricted target selection with the UNIVERSE assay. We further validate the clinical utility of the UNIVERSE assay by testing both HIV RNA and HPV 16 DNA in clinical samples. We envision that the intrinsic RNA targeting capability may bring a paradigm shift in Cas12a-based nucleic acid detection and further enhance the understanding of CRISPR-Cas biochemistry.
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- Jiongyu Zhang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, United States
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Nalefski EA, Kooistra RM, Parikh I, Hedley S, Rajaraman K, Madan D. Determinants of CRISPR Cas12a nuclease activation by DNA and RNA targets. Nucleic Acids Res 2024; 52:4502-4522. [PMID: 38477377 PMCID: PMC11077072 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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The RNA-guided CRISPR-associated (Cas) enzyme Cas12a cleaves specific double-stranded (ds-) or single-stranded (ss-) DNA targets (in cis), unleashing non-specific ssDNA cleavage (in trans). Though this trans-activity is widely coopted for diagnostics, little is known about target determinants promoting optimal enzyme performance. Using quantitative kinetics, we show formation of activated nuclease proceeds via two steps whereby rapid binding of Cas12a ribonucleoprotein to target is followed by a slower allosteric transition. Activation does not require a canonical protospacer-adjacent motif (PAM), nor is utilization of such PAMs predictive of high trans-activity. We identify several target determinants that can profoundly impact activation times, including bases within the PAM (for ds- but not ssDNA targets) and sequences within and outside those complementary to the spacer, DNA topology, target length, presence of non-specific DNA, and ribose backbone itself, uncovering previously uncharacterized cleavage of and activation by RNA targets. The results provide insight into the mechanism of Cas12a activation, with direct implications on the role of Cas12a in bacterial immunity and for Cas-based diagnostics.
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- Global Health Labs, Inc, Bellevue, WA 98007, USA
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Prelli Bozzo C, Laliberté A, De Luna A, Pastorio C, Regensburger K, Krebs S, Graf A, Blum H, Volcic M, Sparrer KMJ, Kirchhoff F. Replication competent HIV-guided CRISPR screen identifies antiviral factors including targets of the accessory protein Nef. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3813. [PMID: 38714682 PMCID: PMC11076291 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48228-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/10/2024] Open
Abstract
Innate antiviral factors are essential for effective defense against viral pathogens. However, the identity of major restriction mechanisms remains elusive. Current approaches to discover antiviral factors usually focus on the initial steps of viral replication and are limited to a single round of infection. Here, we engineered libraries of >1500 replication-competent HIV-1 constructs each expressing a single gRNAs to target >500 cellular genes for virus-driven discovery of antiviral factors. Passaging in CD4+ T cells robustly enriched HIV-1 encoding sgRNAs against GRN, CIITA, EHMT2, CEACAM3, CC2D1B and RHOA by >50-fold. Using an HIV-1 library lacking the accessory nef gene, we identified IFI16 as a Nef target. Functional analyses in cell lines and primary CD4+ T cells support that the HIV-driven CRISPR screen identified restriction factors targeting virus entry, transcription, release and infectivity. Our HIV-guided CRISPR technique enables sensitive discovery of physiologically relevant cellular defense factors throughout the entire viral replication cycle.
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- Institute of Molecular Virology, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Virology, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Virology, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Virology, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Laboratory for Functional Genome Analysis Gene Center, LMU Munich, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Laboratory for Functional Genome Analysis Gene Center, LMU Munich, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Laboratory for Functional Genome Analysis Gene Center, LMU Munich, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Virology, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Virology, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081, Ulm, Germany.
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Yang S, Zhou L, Fang Z, Wang Y, Zhou G, Jin X, Cao Y, Zhao J. Proximity-Guaranteed DNA Machine for Accurate Identification of Breast Cancer Extracellular Vesicles. ACS Sens 2024; 9:2194-2202. [PMID: 38621146 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.4c00491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
Abstract
Breast cancer is one of the most diagnosed cancers worldwide. Precise diagnosis and subtyping have important significance for targeted therapy and prognosis prediction of breast cancer. Herein, we design a proximity-guaranteed DNA machine for accurate identification of breast cancer extracellular vesicles (EVs), which is beneficial to explore the subtype features of breast cancer. In our design, two proximity probes are located close on the same EV through specific recognition of coexisting surface biomarkers, thus being ligated with the help of click chemistry. Then, the ligated product initiates the operation of a DNA machine involving catalytic hairpin assembly and clusters of regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-Cas12a-mediated trans-cleavage, which finally generates a significant response that enables the identification of EVs expressing both biomarkers. Principle-of-proof studies are performed using EVs derived from the breast cancer cell line BT474 as the models, confirming the high sensitivity and specificity of the DNA machine. When further applied to clinical samples, the DNA machine is shown to be capable of not only distinguishing breast cancer patients with special subtypes but also realizing the tumor staging regarding the disease progression. Therefore, our work may provide new insights into the subtype-based diagnosis of breast cancer as well as identification of more potential therapeutic targets in the future.
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- Shuang Yang
- Center for Molecular Recognition and Biosensing, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Organ Repair, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Center for Molecular Recognition and Biosensing, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Organ Repair, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Center for Molecular Recognition and Biosensing, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Organ Repair, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer, Department of Breast Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 201321, China
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- Center for Molecular Recognition and Biosensing, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Organ Repair, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer, Department of Breast Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 201321, China
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- Center for Molecular Recognition and Biosensing, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Organ Repair, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Center for Molecular Recognition and Biosensing, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Organ Repair, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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Pacesa M, Pelea O, Jinek M. Past, present, and future of CRISPR genome editing technologies. Cell 2024; 187:1076-1100. [PMID: 38428389 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.01.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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Genome editing has been a transformative force in the life sciences and human medicine, offering unprecedented opportunities to dissect complex biological processes and treat the underlying causes of many genetic diseases. CRISPR-based technologies, with their remarkable efficiency and easy programmability, stand at the forefront of this revolution. In this Review, we discuss the current state of CRISPR gene editing technologies in both research and therapy, highlighting limitations that constrain them and the technological innovations that have been developed in recent years to address them. Additionally, we examine and summarize the current landscape of gene editing applications in the context of human health and therapeutics. Finally, we outline potential future developments that could shape gene editing technologies and their applications in the coming years.
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- Martin Pacesa
- Laboratory of Protein Design and Immunoengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Station 19, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Saha A, Ahsan M, Arantes PR, Schmitz M, Chanez C, Jinek M, Palermo G. An alpha-helical lid guides the target DNA toward catalysis in CRISPR-Cas12a. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1473. [PMID: 38368461 PMCID: PMC10874386 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45762-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024] Open
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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 which initial cleavage of the non-target strand is followed by target strand cleavage. How the spatially distant DNA target strand traverses toward the RuvC catalytic core is presently not understood. Here, continuous tens of microsecond-long molecular dynamics and free-energy simulations reveal that an α-helical lid, located within the RuvC domain, plays a pivotal role in the traversal of the DNA target strand by anchoring the crRNA:target strand duplex and guiding the target strand toward the RuvC core, as also corroborated by DNA cleavage experiments. In this mechanism, the REC2 domain pushes the crRNA:target strand duplex toward the core of the enzyme, while the Nuc domain aids the bending and accommodation of the target strand within the RuvC core by bending inward. Understanding of this critical process underlying Cas12a activity will enrich fundamental knowledge and facilitate further engineering strategies for genome editing.
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- Aakash Saha
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA, 52512, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA, 52512, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA, 52512, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA, 52512, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, University of California Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA, 52512, USA.
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Montagud‐Martínez R, Márquez‐Costa R, Heras‐Hernández M, Dolcemascolo R, Rodrigo G. On the ever-growing functional versatility of the CRISPR-Cas13 system. Microb Biotechnol 2024; 17:e14418. [PMID: 38381083 PMCID: PMC10880580 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.14418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024] Open
Abstract
CRISPR-Cas systems evolved in prokaryotes to implement a powerful antiviral immune response as a result of sequence-specific targeting by ribonucleoproteins. One of such systems consists of an RNA-guided RNA endonuclease, known as CRISPR-Cas13. In very recent years, this system is being repurposed in different ways in order to decipher and engineer gene expression programmes. Here, we discuss the functional versatility of the CRISPR-Cas13 system, which includes the ability for RNA silencing, RNA editing, RNA tracking, nucleic acid detection and translation regulation. This functional palette makes the CRISPR-Cas13 system a relevant tool in the broad field of systems and synthetic biology.
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- Roser Montagud‐Martínez
- Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio)CSIC – University of ValenciaPaternaSpain
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- Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio)CSIC – University of ValenciaPaternaSpain
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- Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio)CSIC – University of ValenciaPaternaSpain
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- Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio)CSIC – University of ValenciaPaternaSpain
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- Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio)CSIC – University of ValenciaPaternaSpain
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Adler BA, Trinidad MI, Bellieny-Rabelo D, Zhang E, Karp HM, Skopintsev P, Thornton BW, Weissman RF, Yoon P, Chen L, Hessler T, Eggers AR, Colognori D, Boger R, Doherty EE, Tsuchida CA, Tran RV, Hofman L, Shi H, Wasko KM, Zhou Z, Xia C, Al-Shimary MJ, Patel JR, Thomas VCJX, Pattali R, Kan MJ, Vardapetyan A, Yang A, Lahiri A, Maxwell MF, Murdock AG, Ramit GC, Henderson HR, Calvert RW, Bamert R, Knott GJ, Lapinaite A, Pausch P, Cofsky J, Sontheimer EJ, Wiedenheft B, Fineran PC, Brouns SJJ, Sashital DG, Thomas BC, Brown CT, Goltsman DSA, Barrangou R, Siksnys V, Banfield JF, Savage DF, Doudna JA. CasPEDIA Database: a functional classification system for class 2 CRISPR-Cas enzymes. Nucleic Acids Res 2024; 52:D590-D596. [PMID: 37889041 PMCID: PMC10767948 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
Abstract
CRISPR-Cas enzymes enable RNA-guided bacterial immunity and are widely used for biotechnological applications including genome editing. In particular, the Class 2 CRISPR-associated enzymes (Cas9, Cas12 and Cas13 families), have been deployed for numerous research, clinical and agricultural applications. However, the immense genetic and biochemical diversity of these proteins in the public domain poses a barrier for researchers seeking to leverage their activities. We present CasPEDIA (http://caspedia.org), the Cas Protein Effector Database of Information and Assessment, a curated encyclopedia that integrates enzymatic classification for hundreds of different Cas enzymes across 27 phylogenetic groups spanning the Cas9, Cas12 and Cas13 families, as well as evolutionarily related IscB and TnpB proteins. All enzymes in CasPEDIA were annotated with a standard workflow based on their primary nuclease activity, target requirements and guide-RNA design constraints. Our functional classification scheme, CasID, is described alongside current phylogenetic classification, allowing users to search related orthologs by enzymatic function and sequence similarity. CasPEDIA is a comprehensive data portal that summarizes and contextualizes enzymatic properties of widely used Cas enzymes, equipping users with valuable resources to foster biotechnological development. CasPEDIA complements phylogenetic Cas nomenclature and enables researchers to leverage the multi-faceted nucleic-acid targeting rules of diverse Class 2 Cas enzymes.
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- Benjamin A Adler
- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3), University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3), University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3), University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- EGSB Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3), University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3), University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- University of California, Berkeley - University of California, San Francisco Graduate Program in Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3), University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CS Utrecht, UT, The Netherlands
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3), University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Bone Marrow Transplantation, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Hampton University, Hampton, VA 23668, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia
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- Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia
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- Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia
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- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
- Arizona State University-Banner Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center at the Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
- Center for Molecular Design and Biomimetics, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
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- LSC-EMBL Partnership Institute for Genome Editing Technologies, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Vilnius 10257, Lithuania
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
- Li Weibo Institute for Rare Diseases Research, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
- Genetics Otago, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
- Bioprotection Aotearoa, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
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- Department of Bionanoscience, Delft University of Technology, 2629 HZ Delft, Netherlands
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Vilnius 10257, Lithuania
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- EGSB Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3), University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- MBIB Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Gladstone Institutes, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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Rananaware SR, Vesco EK, Shoemaker GM, Anekar SS, Sandoval LSW, Meister KS, Macaluso NC, Nguyen LT, Jain PK. Programmable RNA detection with CRISPR-Cas12a. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5409. [PMID: 37669948 PMCID: PMC10480431 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41006-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023] Open
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Cas12a, a CRISPR-associated protein complex, has an inherent ability to cleave DNA substrates and is utilized in diagnostic tools to identify DNA molecules. We demonstrate that multiple orthologs of Cas12a activate trans-cleavage in the presence of split activators. Specifically, the PAM-distal region of the crRNA recognizes RNA targets provided that the PAM-proximal seed region has a DNA target. Our method, Split Activator for Highly Accessible RNA Analysis (SAHARA), detects picomolar concentrations of RNA without sample amplification, reverse-transcription, or strand-displacement by simply supplying a short DNA sequence complementary to the seed region. Beyond RNA detection, SAHARA outperforms wild-type CRISPR-Cas12a in specificity towards point-mutations and can detect multiple RNA and DNA targets in pooled crRNA/Cas12a arrays via distinct PAM-proximal seed DNAs. In conclusion, SAHARA is a simple, yet powerful nucleic acid detection platform based on Cas12a that can be applied in a multiplexed fashion and potentially be expanded to other CRISPR-Cas enzymes.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
- UF Health Cancer Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
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Chu J, Romero A, Taulbee J, Aran K. Development of Single Molecule Techniques for Sensing and Manipulation of CRISPR and Polymerase Enzymes. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2300328. [PMID: 37226388 PMCID: PMC10524706 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
Abstract
Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) and polymerases are powerful enzymes and their diverse applications in genomics, proteomics, and transcriptomics have revolutionized the biotechnology industry today. CRISPR has been widely adopted for genomic editing applications and Polymerases can efficiently amplify genomic transcripts via polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Further investigations into these enzymes can reveal specific details about their mechanisms that greatly expand their use. Single-molecule techniques are an effective way to probe enzymatic mechanisms because they may resolve intermediary conformations and states with greater detail than ensemble or bulk biosensing techniques. This review discusses various techniques for sensing and manipulation of single biomolecules that can help facilitate and expedite these discoveries. Each platform is categorized as optical, mechanical, or electronic. The methods, operating principles, outputs, and utility of each technique are briefly introduced, followed by a discussion of their applications to monitor and control CRISPR and Polymerases at the single molecule level, and closing with a brief overview of their limitations and future prospects.
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- Josephine Chu
- Henry E. Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences, Keck Graduate Institute, Claremont, CA, 91711, USA
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- Henry E. Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences, Keck Graduate Institute, Claremont, CA, 91711, USA
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- Henry E. Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences, Keck Graduate Institute, Claremont, CA, 91711, USA
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- Henry E. Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences, Keck Graduate Institute, Claremont, CA, 91711, USA
- Cardea, San Diego, CA, 92121, USA
- University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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Cheng M, Tan C, Xiang B, Lin W, Cheng B, Peng X, Yang Y, Lin Y. Chain hybridization-based CRISPR-lateral flow assay enables accurate gene visual detection. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1270:341437. [PMID: 37311609 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.341437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Visualized gene detection based on the CRISPR-Cas12/CRISPR-Cas13 technology and lateral flow assay device (CRISPR-LFA) has shown great potential in point-of-care testing sector. Current CRISPR-LFA methodology mainly utilizes conventional immuno-based LFA test strips, which could visualize whether the reporter probe is trans-cleaved by Cas protein, indicating the target positive detection. However, conventional CRISPR-LFA usually produces false-positive results in target negative assay. Herein, a nucleic acid Chain Hybridization-based Lateral Flow Assay platform, named CHLFA, has been developed to achieve the CRISPR-CHLFA concept. Different from the conventional CRISPR-LFA, the proposed CRISPR-CHLFA system was established based on the nucleic acid hybridization between the GNP-probe embedded in test strips and ssDNA (or ssRNA) reporter from CRISPR (LbaCas12a or LbuCas13a) reaction, which eliminated the requirement of immunoreaction in conventional immuno-based LFA. The assay realized the detection of 1-10 copy of target gene per reaction within 50 min. The CRISPR-CHLFA system achieved highly accurate visual detection of target negative samples, thus overcoming the false-positive problem that often produced in assays using conventional CRISPR-LFA. The CRISPR-CHLFA platform was further adopted for the visual detection of marker gene from SASR-CoV-2 Omicron variant and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), respectively, and 100% accuracy for the analysis of clinical specimens (45 SASR-CoV-2 specimens and 20 MTB specimens) was obtained. The proposed CRISPR-CHLFA system could provide an alternative platform for the development of POCT biosensors and can be widely adopted in accurate and visualized gene detection.
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- Meng Cheng
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; KingMed School of Laboratory Medicine, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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Rananaware SR, Vesco EK, Shoemaker GM, Anekar SS, Sandoval LSW, Meister KS, Macaluso NC, Nguyen LT, Jain PK. Programmable RNA detection with CRISPR-Cas12a. RESEARCH SQUARE 2023:rs.3.rs-2549171. [PMID: 36824842 PMCID: PMC9949221 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2549171/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
CRISPR is a prominent bioengineering tool and the type V CRISPR-associated protein complex, Cas12a, is widely used in diagnostic platforms due to its innate ability to cleave DNA substrates. Here we demonstrate that Cas12a can also be programmed to directly detect RNA substrates without the need for reverse transcription or strand displacement. We discovered that while the PAM-proximal "seed" region of the crRNA exclusively recognizes DNA for initiating trans-cleavage, the PAM-distal region or 3'-end of the crRNA can tolerate both RNA and DNA substrates. Utilizing this property, we developed a method named Split Activators for Highly Accessible RNA Analysis or 'SAHARA' to detect RNA sequences at the PAM-distal region of the crRNA by merely supplying a short ssDNA or a PAM containing dsDNA to the seed region. Notably, SAHARA is Mg2+ concentration- and pH-dependent, and it was observed to work robustly at room temperature with multiple orthologs of Cas12a. SAHARA also displayed a significant improvement in the specificity for target recognition as compared to the wild-type CRISPR-Cas12a, at certain positions along the crRNA. By employing SAHARA we achieved amplification-free detection of picomolar concentrations of miRNA-155 and hepatitis C virus RNA. Finally, SAHARA can use a PAM-proximal DNA as a switch to control the trans-cleavage activity of Cas12a for the detection of both DNA and RNA targets. With this, multicomplex arrays can be made to detect distinct DNA and RNA targets with pooled crRNA/Cas12a complexes. In conclusion, SAHARA is a simple, yet powerful nucleic acid detection platform based on Cas12a that can be applied in a multiplexed fashion and potentially be expanded to other CRISPR-Cas enzymes.
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- Santosh R. Rananaware
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
- UF Health Cancer Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Rananaware SR, Vesco EK, Shoemaker GM, Anekar SS, Sandoval LSW, Meister KS, Macaluso NC, Nguyen LT, Jain PK. Programmable RNA detection with CRISPR-Cas12a. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.01.29.525716. [PMID: 36778248 PMCID: PMC9915489 DOI: 10.1101/2023.01.29.525716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
CRISPR is a prominent bioengineering tool and the type V CRISPR-associated protein complex, Cas12a, is widely used in diagnostic platforms due to its innate ability to cleave DNA substrates. Here we demonstrate that Cas12a can also be programmed to directly detect RNA substrates without the need for reverse transcription or strand displacement. We discovered that while the PAM-proximal "seed" region of the crRNA exclusively recognizes DNA for initiating trans- cleavage, the PAM-distal region or 3'-end of the crRNA can tolerate both RNA and DNA substrates. Utilizing this property, we developed a method named Split Activators for Highly Accessible RNA Analysis or 'SAHARA' to detect RNA sequences at the PAM-distal region of the crRNA by merely supplying a short ssDNA or a PAM containing dsDNA to the seed region. Notably, SAHARA is Mg 2+ concentration- and pH-dependent, and it was observed to work robustly at room temperature with multiple orthologs of Cas12a. SAHARA also displayed a significant improvement in the specificity for target recognition as compared to the wild-type CRISPR-Cas12a, at certain positions along the crRNA. By employing SAHARA we achieved amplification-free detection of picomolar concentrations of miRNA-155 and hepatitis C virus RNA. Finally, SAHARA can use a PAM-proximal DNA as a switch to control the trans-cleavage activity of Cas12a for the detection of both DNA and RNA targets. With this, multicomplex arrays can be made to detect distinct DNA and RNA targets with pooled crRNA/Cas12a complexes. In conclusion, SAHARA is a simple, yet powerful nucleic acid detection platform based on Cas12a that can be applied in a multiplexed fashion and potentially be expanded to other CRISPR-Cas enzymes. Abstract Figure
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- Santosh R. Rananaware
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
- UF Health Cancer Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Cas12a2 elicits abortive infection through RNA-triggered destruction of dsDNA. Nature 2023; 613:588-594. [PMID: 36599979 PMCID: PMC9811890 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05559-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
Bacterial abortive-infection systems limit the spread of foreign invaders by shutting down or killing infected cells before the invaders can replicate1,2. Several RNA-targeting CRISPR-Cas systems (that is, types III and VI) cause abortive-infection phenotypes by activating indiscriminate nucleases3-5. However, a CRISPR-mediated abortive mechanism that leverages indiscriminate DNase activity of an RNA-guided single-effector nuclease has yet to be observed. Here we report that RNA targeting by the type V single-effector nuclease Cas12a2 drives abortive infection through non-specific cleavage of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA). After recognizing an RNA target with an activating protospacer-flanking sequence, Cas12a2 efficiently degrades single-stranded RNA (ssRNA), single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) and dsDNA. Within cells, the activation of Cas12a2 induces an SOS DNA-damage response and impairs growth, preventing the dissemination of the invader. Finally, we harnessed the collateral activity of Cas12a2 for direct RNA detection, demonstrating that Cas12a2 can be repurposed as an RNA-guided RNA-targeting tool. These findings expand the known defensive abilities of CRISPR-Cas systems and create additional opportunities for CRISPR technologies.
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