Hossein Pourghadamyari
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Afzalipour School of Medicine, Kerman University
of Medical Sciences
Kerman University of Medical Sciences
CRISPR/Cas9 Conce
CRISPR
Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats.
Hossein Pourghadamyari
In general, the precise editing or regulation of genomic information at the DNA level
requires the action of a molecular machine composed of two major parts:
1: DNA-binding domain that mediates sequence-specific DNA recognition and binding
2: An effector domain that enables DNA cleavage or regulates transcription near the
binding site.
Genome Editing
Annu. Rev. Biochem. 2016. 85:227–64
Meganucleases
Transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs)
zinc-finger nucleases (ZFNs)
CRISPR/CAS9: A GIFT FROM MOTHER NATURE
Hossein Pourghadamyari
spacersspacers spacers spacers
shor
palindro
repea
short
palindromic
repeats
short
palindromic
repeats
short
palindromic
repeats
short
palindromic
repeats
J Bacteriol. 1987 Dec;169(12):5429-33.
CRISPR/CAS9: A GIFT FROM MOTHER NATURE
2005–2006 CRISPRs have spacers of extrachromosomal origin viral, Phage
Sequence and…..
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Phage
Sequence
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Phage
Sequence
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Sequence
viral,
phage
Sequence
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shor
palindro
repea
short
palindromic
repeats
short
palindromic
repeats
short
palindromic
repeats
short
palindromic
repeats
Intervening sequences of regularly spaced prokaryotic repeats derive from foreign
genetic elements
Hypothesis
CRISPR mediated by bacterial immunity
CRISPR mediated by bacterial immunity
(1) Adaptation
When a complex of Cas proteins excises a segment of the target DNA (known as a protospacer) and
inserts it into the CRISPR array (where this sequence becomes a spacer)
(2) Expression and processing
Expression and processing of the precursor CRISPR (pre-cr) RNA resulting in the formation of mature
crRNAs
(3) interference
When the effector module—either another Cas protein complex or a single large protein is guided
by a crRNA to recognize and cleave target DNA (or in some cases, RNA)
The defense activity of the CRISPR-Cas systems includes three stages:
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CRISPR ArrayCas Genes
Transcription
Cas2
Translation
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CRISPR ArrayCas Genes
Expression
(2) Expression and processing
Processing
RNase
III
Transcription
Cas9 Cas9 Cas9 Cas9
Tracer RNA Cas9 mRNA
Translation
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CRISPR ArrayCas Genes
Cas9
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• Protospacer adjacent motif (PAM)
CRISPR/Cas9 Components
• CRISPR associated protein 9 (Cas9)
• trans-activating crRNA (tracrRNA)
• Single guide RNA (sgRNA)
• CRISPR associated protein 9 (Cas9)
Tracer RNA
CrRNA
sgRNA
sgRNA
• Single guide RNA (sgRNA)
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Double Strands Break (DSB) Repair
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PAM-interacting (PI) domain
NGG NGG NGG NGGNGG NGG NGG NGG
PI
Cas9
RuvCHNH
PI
Cas9Cas9
RuvCHNH
sgRNA complement sequence
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Engineer Cas9 Nuclease (Nickase)
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PAM-interacting (PI) domain
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Engineer Cas9 Nuclease (Dead cas9)
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PAM-interacting (PI) domain
G NGG NGGsgRNA complement sequence
PI
dCas9
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Gene Activator
++ +
Transcription
CDSNGG
Dead Cas9 (dCas9)
Gene Activation
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PAM-interacting (PI) domain
G NGG NGGsgRNA complement sequence
- -- CDSNGG
Dead Cas9 (dCas9)
Gene Inactivation
-PI
dCas9
-
-
- - -
-
Gene inhibitor
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Target RNA Design
sgRNA Designing
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Target RNA Design
sgRNA Design
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• Surveyor nuclease
• T7 Endonuclease I
Methods for assessing on target cleveage
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https://tide-calculator.nki.nl/
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More Slides
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7 Endonuclease I (T7EI) mismatch assays
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CRISPR ArrayCas Genes
Transcription
Cas2
Translation
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CRISPR ArrayCas Genes
Expression
(2) Expression and processing
Processing
RNase
III
Transcription
Cas9 Cas9 Cas9 Cas9
Tracer RNA Cas9 mRNA
Translation
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CRISPR ArrayCas Genes
Cas9
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PAM-interacting (PI) domain
NGG NGG NGG NGGNGG NGG NGG NGG
PI
Cas9
RuvCHNH
PI
Cas9Cas9
RuvCHNH
sgRNA complement sequence
Dr. Hossein Pourghadamyari
PAM-interacting (PI) domain
G NGG NGGsgRNA complement sequence
PI
dCas9
+
+
+ + +
+
Gene Activator
++ +
Transcription
CDSNGG
Dead Cas9 (dCas9)
Gene Activation
Dr. Hossein Pourghadamyari
PAM-interacting (PI) domain
G NGG NGGsgRNA complement sequence
- -- CDSNGG
Dead Cas9 (dCas9)
Gene Inactivation
-PI
dCas9
-
-
- - -
-
Gene inhibitor
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PAM-interacting (PI) domain
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Dr. Hossein Pourghadamyari
CRISPR ArrayCas Genes
Transcription
Cas2
Translation
Dr. Hossein Pourghadamyari
CRISPR ArrayCas Genes
Expression
(2) Expression and processing
Processing
RNase
III
Transcription
Cas9 Cas9 Cas9 Cas9
Tracer RNA Cas9 mRNA
Translation
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CRISPR ArrayCas Genes
Cas9
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PAM-interacting (PI) domain
NGG NGG NGG NGGNGG NGG NGG NGG
PI
Cas9
RuvCHNH
PI
Cas9Cas9
RuvCHNH
sgRNA complement sequence
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CRISPR Cas System concept

CRISPR Cas System concept