single guide RNA (sgRNA)

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf RNA molecule
gptkbp:binds gptkb:Cas9_protein
target DNA
gptkbp:category biotechnology tool
synthetic RNA
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:crRNA
gptkb:tracrRNA
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Emmanuelle_Charpentier
gptkb:Jennifer_Doudna
gptkbp:enables site-specific genome editing
gptkbp:firstDescribed 2012
gptkbp:function guides Cas9 to target DNA sequence
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label single guide RNA (sgRNA)
gptkbp:length ~100 nucleotides
gptkbp:requires PAM sequence in target DNA
gptkbp:sequenceSpecificity determined by spacer region
gptkbp:targetRecognition 20-nucleotide guide sequence
gptkbp:usedFor genome editing
base editing
epigenome editing
gene activation
gene knockout
gene repression
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:CRISPR-Cas9_system
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:guide_RNA_(gRNA)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6