Cpf1 Is a Single RNA-Guided Endonuclease of a Class 2 CRISPR-Cas System
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Makarova, Kira S.; van der Oost, John; Koonin, Eugene V.; Zetsche, Bernd; Gootenberg, Jonathan S; Abudayyeh, Omar Osama; Slaymaker, Ian; Essletzbichler, Patrick; Volz, Sara E.; Joung, Julia; Regev, Aviv; Zhang, Feng; ... Show more Show less
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The microbial adaptive immune system CRISPR mediates defense against foreign genetic elements through two classes of RNA-guided nuclease effectors. Class 1 effectors utilize multiprotein complexes, whereas Class 2 effectors rely on single-component effector proteins such as the well-characterized Cas9. Here we report characterization of Cpf1, a putative Class 2 CRISPR effector. We demonstrate that Cpf1 mediates robust DNA interference with features distinct from Cas9. Cpf1 is a single RNA-guided endonuclease lacking tracrRNA, and it utilizes a T-rich protospacer adjacent motif. Moreover, Cpf1 cleaves DNA via a staggered DNA double stranded break. Out of 16 Cpf1-family proteins, we identified two candidate enzymes, from Acidominococcus and Lachnospiraceae, with efficient genome editing activity in human cells. Identifying this mechanism of interference broadens our understanding of CRISPR-Cas systems
and advances their genome editing applications.
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2015-09Department
Harvard University--MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences; McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MITJournal
Cell
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Elsevier
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Zetsche, Bernd et al. “Cpf1 Is a Single RNA-Guided Endonuclease of a Class 2 CRISPR-Cas System.” Cell 163.3 (2015): 759–771.
Version: Author's final manuscript
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00928674