摘要
CRISPR/Cas9系统作为重要的一种基因编辑工具,自产生以来广泛应用于各种生物体基因组序列的精确编辑,可在特定位点产生核苷酸的删除、插入或替换,从而改变编码基因的功能。以CRISPR/Cas9为代表的基因编辑技术将应用于包括生物育种在内的各项生物技术领域,产生新一代生物技术产品。目前关于CRISPR/Cas9的研究报道多集中于Cas9蛋白的结构功能,以及CRISPR/Cas9系统的工作原理。引导RNA(Guide RNA)作为CRISPR/Cas9系统的重要组分之一,也是基因编辑技术领域的研究热点,近来有多篇文章报道通过改良引导RNA从而提高CRISPR/Cas9的编辑效率和精确性。对CRISPR/Cas9系统中的引导RNA研究进展进行了综述,围绕引导RNA的序列组成、结构特征以及转录产生方式这3方面内容,有助于全面了解CRISPR/Cas9系统的结构特征,讨论了引导RNA对CRISPR/Cas9基因编辑效率的影响,有利于CRISPR/Cas9系统的使用。最后,展望引导RNA今后的研究发展趋势,旨在解决CRISPR/Cas9目前存在的相关问题,优化出效率更高、精度更高的基因编辑技术。
The CRISPR/Cas9 system,as a critical gene editing tool,has been used widely for the precise editing of genome sequences in a variety of organisms since its emergence,and it may generate the nucleotides deletion,insertion or replacement at specific targeted sites,thus changing the functions of encoding genes. Gene-editing technique based on CRISPR/Cas9 system will be applied into various biotechnology fields including biological breeding for producing a new generation of biotechnology products. Current research reports on CRISPR/Cas9 focus on the Cas9 protein structure and function,as well as the working principle of CRISPR/Cas9 system. As one of the critical components of CRISPR/Cas9 system,guide RNA is also the research hotspot in gene-editing technology fields,there are many article reporting that optimization of guide RNA resulted in the increase of editing efficiency and precision of CRISPR/Cas9. Therefore here we reviewed the research progress on guide RNA in CRISPR/Cas9 system,focusing on the sequence composition,structural characteristics and transcriptional ways of guide RNA,which is conducive to completely understand the characteristics of CRISPR/Cas9 system. Moreover,we discussed the effects of guided RNA on the gene editing efficiency of CRISPR/Cas9,which is beneficial in using CRISPR/Cas9 system. Finally,we prospected the future research trend of guided RNA,aiming at solving the current issues of using CRISPR/Cas9 and optimizing the gene editing technology with higher efficiency and accuracy.
引文
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