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MeSH Heading: CRISPR-Cas Systems
Tree Number(s): G05.308.203.374.394
Unique ID: D064113
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D064113
Scope Note: Adaptive antiviral defense mechanisms, in archaea and bacteria, based on DNA repeat arrays called CLUSTERED REGULARLY INTERSPACED SHORT PALINDROMIC REPEATS (CRISPR elements) that function in conjunction with CRISPR-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS (Cas proteins). Several types have been distinguished, including Type I, Type II, and Type III, based on signature motifs of CRISPR-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS.
See Also: CRISPR-Associated Protein 9; Gene Editing
Public MeSH Note: 2014
History Note: 2014
Date Established: 2014/01/01
Date of Entry: 2013/07/08
Revision Date: 2018/01/16

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

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