sgRNA

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf RNA molecule
gptkbp:binds gptkb:Cas9_protein
target DNA
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:crRNA
gptkb:tracrRNA
gptkbp:discoveredIn 2012
gptkbp:enables genome editing
gptkbp:fullName single-guide RNA
gptkbp:function guides Cas9 to target DNA sequence
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label sgRNA
gptkbp:length ~100 nucleotides
gptkbp:origin synthetic fusion of crRNA and tracrRNA
gptkbp:requires PAM sequence in target DNA
gptkbp:sequenceSpecificity determined by spacer region
gptkbp:spacerRegionLength ~20 nucleotides
gptkbp:targetRecognition complementary base pairing
gptkbp:usedFor base editing
epigenome editing
gene activation
gene knockout
gene repression
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:agricultural_machinery
gptkb:CRISPR-Cas9_system
biomedical research
gene therapy research
bacterial adaptive immunity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CRISPR-Cas_system
gptkb:crRNA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7