Anti-CRISPR protein applications: natural brakes for CRISPR-Cas technologies
Anti-CRISPR protein applications: natural brakes for CRISPR-Cas technologies
Tags: CRISPR, Gene drive mechanisms, Gene drive syntheticMarino, N. D., Pinilla-Redondo, R. , Csorgo, B., Bondy-Denomy, J., Nature Methods, 2020.
Clustered, regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) and CRISPR-associated (Cas) genes, a diverse family of prokaryotic adaptive immune systems, have emerged as a biotechnological tool and therapeutic. The discovery of protein inhibitors of CRISPR-Cas systems, called anti-CRISPR (Acr) proteins, enables the development of more controllable and precise CRISPR-Cas tools. Here we discuss applications of Acr proteins for post-translational control of CRISPR-Cas systems in prokaryotic and mammalian cells, organisms and ecosystems. This Review highlights recent discoveries and applications of anti-CRISPR (Acr) proteins that enable the regulation of CRISPR-Cas technology.