Review
Research advances on the development and application of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein system
Tan Jingjie, Peng Yizhi, Huang Guangtao
Published 2021-07-20
Cite as Chin J Burns, 2021, 37(7): 681-687. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501120-20200329-00201
Abstract
Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated (Cas) protein system, as an emerging gene editing system, can be divided into class 1 and class 2 systems according to the number of Cas protein. The CRISPR/Cas9 in class 2 system can cleave target nucleic acid only with the help of Cas9 protein and single-stranded guide RNA, which is currently the most widely used CRISPR/Cas system. In addition to gene editing in the treatment of genetic diseases, a variety of CRISPR/Cas system derived technologies have vast application prospect in the fields of disease-related gene screening, gene expression regulation, and rapid detection, prevention, and control of pathogens. This article summarizes the discovery process of CRISPR/Cas system and applications of several major CRISPR/Cas derived technologies, aiming to provide a reference for researchers in the field of life science.
Key words:
Genes; Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein system; Gene editing; Derived technologies
Contributor Information
Tan Jingjie
Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563003, China
Peng Yizhi
State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Burn Research, the First Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University (the Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
Huang Guangtao
Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563003, China