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ArticleGene2022

Palindromic target site identification in SARS-CoV-2, MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-1 by adopting CRISPR-Cas technique.

Nimisha Ghosh, Indrajit Saha, Nikhil Sharma

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Article in Gene, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Nimisha GhoshFaculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics, University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Computer Science and Information Technology, Institute of Technical Education and Research, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Indrajit SahaDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Electronic address: indrajit@nitttrkol.ac.in.
Nikhil SharmaDepartment of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Jaypee Institute of Information Technology · INNational Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research · INSiksha O Anusandhan University · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) associated Cas protein (CRISPR-Cas) has turned out to be a very important tool for the rapid detection of viruses. This can be used for the identification of the target site in a virus by identifying a 3-6 nt length Protospacer Adjacent Motif (PAM) adjacent to the potential target site, thus motivating us to adopt CRISPR-Cas technique to identify SARS-CoV-2 as well as other members of Coronaviridae family. In this regard, we have developed a fast and effective method using k-mer technique in order to identify the PAM by scanning the whole genome of the respective virus. Subsequently, palindromic sequences adjacent to the PAM locations are identified as the potential target sites. Palindromes are considered in this work as they are known to identify viruses. Once all the palindrome-PAM combinations are identified, PAMs specific for the RNA-guided DNA Cas9/Cas12 endonuclease are identified to bind and cut the target sites. In this regard, PAMs such as 5'-TGG-3' and 5'-TTTA-3' in NSP3 and Exon for SARS-CoV-2, 5'-GGG-3' and 5'-TGG-3' in Exon and NSP2 for MERS-CoV and 5'-AGG-3' and 5'-TTTG-3' in Helicase and NSP3 respectively for SARS-CoV-1 are identified corresponding to SpCas9 and FnCas12a endonucleases. Finally, to recognise the target sites of Coronaviridae family as cleaved by SpCas9 and FnCas12a, complements of the palindromic target regions are designed as primers or guide RNA (gRNA). Therefore, such complementary gRNAs along with respective Cas proteins can be considered in assays for the identification of SARS-CoV-2, MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-1.

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Base SequenceCRISPR-Associated Protein 9CRISPR-Cas SystemsGene EditingHumansInverted Repeat SequencesMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome CoronavirusSARS-CoV-2Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirusCRISPR-Associated Protein 9CRISPR-CasPalindromePrimerProtospacer Adjacent MotifSARS-CoV-2Target site identification

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