학술논문
Reprogrammed CRISPR-Cas13b suppresses SARS-CoV-2 replication and circumvents its mutational escape through mismatch tolerance
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2021)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2041-1723
Abstract
Cas13b can be harnessed to target and degrade RNA transcripts inside a cellular environment. Here the authors reprogram Cas13b to target SARSCoV-2 transcripts in infected mammalian cells and reveal its resilience to variants thanks to single mismatch tolerance.