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ReviewMolecular oral microbiology2025

Role of CRISPR-Cas systems in periodontal disease pathogenesis and potential for periodontal therapy: A review.

Aditi Chopra, Geeta Bhuvanagiri, Kshitija Natu, Avneesh Chopra

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Review in Molecular oral microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. [Research Progress on Quorum Sensing-Regulated Oral Microbial Interaction Networks in Periodontitis].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Aditi ChopraDepartment of Periodontology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.ORCID 0000-0003-4805-5943
Geeta BhuvanagiriDepartment of Periodontology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Kshitija NatuSchool of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Avneesh ChopraDepartment of Periodontology, Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery, Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Sciences, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, Corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7706-3577

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPRs) are DNA sequences capable of editing a host genome sequence. CRISPR and its specific CRISPR-associated (Cas) protein complexes have been adapted for various applications. These include activating or inhibiting specific genetic sequences or acting as molecular scissors to cut and modify the host DNA precisely. CRISPR-Cas systems are also naturally present in many oral bacteria, where they aid in nutrition, biofilm formation, inter- and intraspecies communication (quorum sensing), horizontal gene transfer, virulence, inflammation modulation, coinfection, and immune response evasion. It even functions as an adaptive immune system, defending microbes against invading viruses and foreign genetic elements from other bacteria by targeting and degrading their DNA. Recently, CRISPR-Cas systems have been tested as molecular editing tools to manipulate specific genes linked with periodontal disease (such as periodontitis) and as novel methods of delivering antimicrobial agents to overcome antimicrobial resistance. With the rapidly increasing role of CRISPR in treating inflammatory diseases, its application in periodontal disease is also becoming popular. Therefore, this review aims to discuss the different types of CRISPR-Cas in oral microbes and their role in periodontal disease pathogenesis and precision periodontal therapy.

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CRISPR-Cas SystemsGene EditingPeriodontal DiseasesBacteriaBiofilmsClustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic RepeatsGenetic TherapyGene Transfer, HorizontalHumansPeriodontitisVirulenceCRISPRgene therapyoral diseaseoral microbiomeperiodontal diseaseperiodontitis

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