A component of CRISPR-Cas SYSTEMS. Cas endodeoxyribonucleases assemble with a guide RNA complex, a hybrid of CRISPR RNA (crRNA) and transactivating crRNA (tracrRNA) molecules, to form an active complex that cleaves DNA. crRNA and tracrRNA can be synthetically fused into a single RNA molecule, namely single guide RNA. Synthetic sgRNA is used with CRISPR-Cas SYSTEMS for targeted GENE EDITING.
Also Known As:
RNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas Systems; Guide RNA, CRISPR; Guide RNA, CRISPR Cas Systems; Guide RNA, Single; CRISPR Guide RNA; CRISPR-Cas Systems sgRNA (Single Guide RNA); Guide RNA (CRISPR-Cas Systems); Guide RNA, CRISPR-Cas Systems; RNA, CRISPR Guide; RNA, Guide (CRISPR-Cas Systems); RNA, Single Guide; RNA, Single-Guide; Single Guide RNA; Single-Guide RNA; Transactivating crRNA; crRNA; crRNA, Transactivating; sgRNA (CRISPR-Cas Systems); sgRNA (Single-Guide RNA); tracrRNA