CRISPR-associated (Cas) protein
AssigneeLocanabio, Inc.
InventorsMatthew Merrill Carter, Paul Daniel Donohoue
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Abstract
A new CRISPR-associated (Cas) protein, termed “CasM,” is described, as well as polynucleotides encoding the same and methods of using CasM for site-specific genome engineering. CasM proteins are capable of targeting and cleaving single-stranded RNA.
Claims25
A method of directing a Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)-associated (Cas) nucleoprotein complex to a selected nucleic acid target sequence, the method comprising:
- contacting the selected nucleic acid target sequence with one or more nucleoprotein complexes comprising
- a Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)-associated (Cas) protein, wherein the Cas protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:44, an amino acid sequence having at least 98 percent sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:37, an amino acid sequence having at least 98 percent sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:39, and an amino acid sequence having at least 98 percent sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:44;
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- a cognate nucleic acid guide comprising a repeat sequence and a spacer sequence, wherein the repeat sequence and the spacer sequence do not naturally occur together, wherein the Cas protein and the cognate nucleic acid guide form the nucleoprotein complex, and wherein the nucleoprotein complex binds to the selected nucleic acid target sequence.
A method of directing a Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)-associated (Cas) nucleoprotein complex to a selected nucleic acid target sequence, the method comprising:
- contacting the selected nucleic acid target sequence with one or more nucleoprotein complexes comprising
- a Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)-associated (Cas) protein, wherein the Cas protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:39, and SEQ ID NO:44;
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- a cognate nucleic acid guide comprising a repeat sequence and a spacer sequence, wherein the repeat sequence and the spacer sequence do not naturally occur together, wherein the Cas protein and the cognate nucleic acid guide form the nucleoprotein complex, and wherein the nucleoprotein complex binds to the selected nucleic acid target sequence.
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