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CRISPR Cas9 interaction with target DNA
The CRISPR/Cas9 complex of Streptococcus pyogenes consists of the Cas9 protein (in gray) and a guide RNA that is a chimera of natural crRNA and tracRNA (in orange).
The targeting sequence at the 5′end of the guide RNA base-pairs with complementary sequences on the target DNA (in blue); the targeting sequence is 20 nucleotides long, but may be shortened to increase specificity (the addition of 1 to 2 unpaired nucleotides at the 5′ end is also tolerated).
The presence of a PAM (protospacer adjacent motif, NGG for Streptococcus pyogenes), located immediately downstream of the 20-nucleotide sequence targeted by the guide RNA, is also essential for target recognition and cleavage.
The PAM sequence does not have a counterpart on the guide RNA. Following recognition of the PAM and base-pairing between the guide RNA and the target,
Cas9 cleaves each of the target DNA strands a few nucleotides upstream of the PAM (red arrowheads). Each strand is cleaved by a different nuclease domain present in Cas9 (HNH and RuvC domains). These domains have been mutated independently to generate Cas9 nickases.
Reference
Gilles AF & Averof M. (2014). Functional genetics for all: engineered nucleases, CRISPR and the gene editing revolution. Evodevo , 5, 43. PMID: 25699168 DOI.
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