CRISPR technologies and the search for the PAM-free nuclease

D Collias, CL Beisel - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
The ever-expanding set of CRISPR technologies and their programmable RNA-guided
nucleases exhibit remarkable flexibility in DNA targeting. However, this flexibility comes with …

Novel CRISPR–Cas systems: an updated review of the current achievements, applications, and future research perspectives

S Nidhi, U Anand, P Oleksak, P Tripathi, JA Lal… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
According to Darwin's theory, endless evolution leads to a revolution. One such example is
the Clustered Regularly Interspaced Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)–Cas system, an …

[HTML][HTML] Emergent CRISPR–Cas-based technologies for engineering non-model bacteria

DC Volke, E Orsi, PI Nikel - Current Opinion in Microbiology, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•CRISPR–Cas systems promoted the engineering of non-model bacteria.•Tools
include genome modifications and finely-tuned transcriptional regulation.•CRISPR–Cas …

[HTML][HTML] Pseudomonas putida as a functional chassis for industrial biocatalysis: from native biochemistry to trans-metabolism

PI Nikel, V de Lorenzo - Metabolic engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
The itinerary followed by Pseudomonas putida from being a soil-dweller and plant colonizer
bacterium to become a flexible and engineer-able platform for metabolic engineering stems …

Application of different types of CRISPR/Cas-based systems in bacteria

Z Liu, H Dong, Y Cui, L Cong, D Zhang - Microbial cell factories, 2020 - Springer
As important genome editing tools, CRISPR/Cas systems, especially those based on type II
Cas9 and type V Cas12a, are widely used in genetic and metabolic engineering of bacteria …

A CRISPR–Cas9-triggered strand displacement amplification method for ultrasensitive DNA detection

W Zhou, L Hu, L Ying, Z Zhao, PK Chu, XF Yu - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
Although polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is the most widely used method for DNA
amplification, the requirement of thermocycling limits its non-laboratory applications …

Modular (de) construction of complex bacterial phenotypes by CRISPR/nCas9-assisted, multiplex cytidine base-editing

DC Volke, RA Martino, E Kozaeva, AM Smania… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
CRISPR/Cas technologies constitute a powerful tool for genome engineering, yet their use
in non-traditional bacteria depends on host factors or exogenous recombinases, which limits …

Polyhydroxyalkanoates synthesis by halophiles and thermophiles: towards sustainable production of microbial bioplastics

S Obruča, P Dvořák, P Sedláček, M Koller… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are microbial polyesters produced by numerous prokaryotes.
These materials are generally considered to be renewable and biodegradable alternatives …

Lung and liver editing by lipid nanoparticle delivery of a stable CRISPR–Cas9 ribonucleoprotein

K Chen, H Han, S Zhao, B Xu, B Yin… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat
(CRISPR) ribonucleoproteins (RNPs) could enable high-efficiency, low-toxicity and scalable …

Characterization of a thermostable Cas13 enzyme for one-pot detection of SARS-CoV-2

A Mahas, T Marsic… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Type VI CRISPR-Cas systems have been repurposed for various applications such as gene
knockdown, viral interference, and diagnostics. However, the identification and …