Effective CRISPRa-mediated control of gene expression in bacteria must overcome strict target site requirements

The use of CRISPRa in bacteria lacks predictive rules for identifying effective gRNA target sites. Here the authors define features of bacterial promoters that impose stringent requirements on effective sites.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jason Fontana, Chen Dong, Cholpisit Kiattisewee, Venkata P. Chavali, Benjamin I. Tickman, James M. Carothers, Jesse G. Zalatan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15454-y