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ReviewBiodesign research2024

CRISPR-Cas13: Pioneering RNA Editing for Nucleic Acid Therapeutics.

Guanglin Zhu, Xinzhi Zhou, Mingzhang Wen, Jianjun Qiao, Guo Li, Yuan Yao

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Review in Biodesign research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. A Modular and Programmable Cas13d Platform for RNA Single Nucleotide Variant Detection.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  11. RNA therapeutic targeting of recalcitrant and rare cancers.Exploration of targeted anti-tumor therapy · 2026
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  12. The "cutting edge" of non-canonical RNA splicing.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2026
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  20. Emerging clinical applications of ADAR based RNA editing.Stem cells translational medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Guanglin ZhuSchool of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Xinzhi ZhouZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311200, China.
Mingzhang WenSchool of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Jianjun QiaoSchool of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Guo LiZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311200, China.
Yuan YaoZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311200, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5262-5115

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The CRISPR-Cas13 system has emerged as a revolutionary tool for RNA editing, offering new opportunities for the development of nucleic acid therapeutics. Unlike DNA-targeting CRISPR-Cas9, Cas13 targets and cleaves RNA, enabling gene silencing and preventing genomic instability. Its applications include suppressing disease-causing genes, correcting splicing errors, and modulating immune responses. Despite these advances, challenges persist, such as the need to refine specificity, mitigate off-target impacts, and ensure effective delivery. This review provides an overview of the CRISPR-Cas13 mechanism, elucidating its role in RNA-targeted therapies and its transformative potential for disease treatment. Furthermore, it addresses the ongoing challenges that the scientific community is striving to overcome.

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PMID39228750
PMCPMC11371277

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