CRISPR/Cas technology as a promising weapon to combat viral infections.
Bioessays
; 43(4): e2000315, 2021 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1384113
ABSTRACT
The versatile clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/Cas system has emerged as a promising technology for therapy and molecular diagnosis. It is especially suited for overcoming viral infections outbreaks, since their effective control relies on an efficient treatment, but also on a fast diagnosis to prevent disease dissemination. The CRISPR toolbox offers DNA- and RNA-targeting nucleases that constitute dual weapons against viruses. They allow both the manipulation of viral and host genomes for therapeutic purposes and the detection of viral nucleic acids in "Point of Care" sensor devices. Here, we thoroughly review recent advances in the use of the CRISPR/Cas system for the treatment and diagnosis of viral deleterious infections such as HIV or SARS-CoV-2, examining their strengths and limitations. We describe the main points to consider when designing CRISPR antiviral strategies and the scientific efforts to develop more sensitive CRISPR-based viral detectors. Finally, we discuss future prospects to improve both applications. Also see the video abstract here https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0z1dLpJWl4.
Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Viruses
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Virus Diseases
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Biosensing Techniques
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CRISPR-Cas Systems
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Bioessays
Journal subject:
Biology
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Molecular Biology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
BIES.202000315
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