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ArticleMolecular therapy. Nucleic acids2024

Evaluation of the effect of RNA secondary structure on Cas13d-mediated target RNA cleavage.

Mouraya Hussein, Ye Liu, Monique Vink, Pascal Z Kroon, Atze T Das, Ben Berkhout, Elena Herrera-Carrillo

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Article in Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Mouraya HusseinAmsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Ye LiuAmsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Monique VinkAmsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Pascal Z KroonAmsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Atze T DasAmsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Ben BerkhoutAmsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Elena Herrera-CarrilloAmsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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Abstract

The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-Cas13d system was adapted as a powerful tool for targeting viral RNA sequences, making it a promising approach for antiviral strategies. Understanding the influence of template RNA structure on Cas13d binding and cleavage efficiency is crucial for optimizing its therapeutic potential. In this study, we investigated the effect of local RNA secondary structure on Cas13d activity. To do so, we varied the stability of a hairpin structure containing the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) target sequence, allowing us to determine the threshold RNA stability at which Cas13d activity is affected. Our results demonstrate that Cas13d possesses the ability to effectively bind and cleave highly stable RNA structures. Notably, we only observed a decrease in Cas13d activity in the case of exceptionally stable RNA hairpins with completely base-paired stems, which are rarely encountered in natural RNA molecules. A comparison of Cas13d and RNA interference (RNAi)-mediated cleavage of the same RNA targets demonstrated that RNAi is more sensitive for local target RNA structures than Cas13d. These results underscore the suitability of the CRISPR-Cas13d system for targeting viruses with highly structured RNA genomes.

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cleavage activityCRISPR-Cas13dgene editingMT: RNA/DNA EditingRNA interferenceRNA structureSARS-CoV-2targeting efficiency

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PMID39220269
PMCPMC11364014

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