Development of Light-Activated CRISPR Using Guide RNAs with Photocleavable Protectors.

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
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Abstract

The ability to remotely trigger CRISPR/Cas9 activity would enable new strategies to study cellular events with greater precision and complexity. In this work, we have developed a method to photocage the activity of the guide RNA called "CRISPR-plus" (CRISPR-precise light-mediated unveiling of sgRNAs). The photoactivation capability of our CRISPR-plus method is compatible with the simultaneous targeting of multiple DNA sequences and supports numerous modifications that can enable guide RNA labeling for use in imaging and mechanistic investigations.

Year of Publication
2016
Journal
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
Volume
55
Issue
40
Pages
12440-4
Date Published
2016 Sep 26
ISSN
1521-3773
DOI
10.1002/anie.201606123
PubMed ID
27554600
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Grant list
DP1 CA174420 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States
P30 CA014051 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States