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ArticleCommunications biology2024

Harnessing noncanonical trans-cleavage characteristics of Cas12 and Cas13a to enhance CRISPR-based diagnostics.

Qing Wu, Zhengfei Yi, Haoran Li, Guoxin Han, Jianyong Du, Jingwei Xiong, Keping Hu, Hai Gao

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Article in Communications biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Qing WuResearch Center of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. qwu@implad.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-6629-270X
Zhengfei YiBeijing Key Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Molecular Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, College of Future Technology, and State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Haoran LiBeijing Key Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Molecular Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, College of Future Technology, and State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Guoxin HanDepartment of Emergency, People's Liberation Army (PLA) Strategic Support Force Medical Center (The 306th Hospital of PLA), Beijing, China.
Jianyong DuSchool of Health and Life Sciences, Qingdao Hospital, University of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Qingdao, China.
Jingwei XiongBeijing Key Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Molecular Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, College of Future Technology, and State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8438-4782
Keping HuResearch Center of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. kphu@implad.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-3580-2233
Hai GaoZhongshan-Xuhui Hospital, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. gaohai@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID 0009-0008-0012-5432

Funding

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) 3332022048State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People's Republic of China (State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine) ZYYCXTD-C-202210
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cas12 and Cas13 are extensively utilized in molecular diagnostics for their trans-cleavage activities, yet their activation characteristics remain partially understood. Here, we conduct an in-depth investigation of Cas12a, Cas12f1, and Cas13a, uncovering the characteristics of their trans-DNase and trans-RNase activities with noncanonical activators. Our findings reveal that DNA can serve as a direct target for CRISPR-Cas13a, markedly increasing the detection sensitivity for single-base mismatches. Moreover, the trans-cleavage activities of Cas12a and Cas13a can be activated by diverse RNA:DNA and RNA:RNA duplexes, respectively, indicating that the presence of stem-loop structures in crRNAs is not essential for their activation. Notably, Cas12f1, unlike Cas12a, exhibits intrinsic RNase activity independently of activation. Leveraging these insights, we have improved the accuracy of a dual-gene target detection approach that employs the CRISPR-Cas12f1 and Cas13a systems. Our research advances the understanding of the noncanonical activation characteristics of Cas12 and Cas13a, contributing to the field of CRISPR-based diagnostics.

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CRISPR-Associated ProteinsCRISPR-Cas SystemsMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesBacterial ProteinsEndodeoxyribonucleasesPathology, MolecularBacterial ProteinsCas12a proteinCRISPR-Associated ProteinsEndodeoxyribonucleases

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