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ArticleCommunications biology2025

Profiling crRNA architectures for enhanced Cas12 biosensing.

Elizabeth Toyin Ajibode, Alexandra R Bender, Kevin Yehl

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Article in Communications biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Elizabeth Toyin AjibodeDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Oxford, OH, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-9906-8234
Alexandra R BenderDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Oxford, OH, USA.
Kevin YehlDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Oxford, OH, USA. yehlk@miamioh.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7841-7613

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CRISPR-Cas diagnostics are revolutionizing point-of-care molecular testing due to the programmability, simplicity, and sensitivity of Cas systems with trans-cleavage activity. CRISPR-Cas12 assays are promising for detecting single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). However, reports vary widely describing Cas12 SNP sensitivity, and an underlying mechanism is lacking. We systematically varied crRNA length and valency to investigate the role of crRNA architectures on Cas12 biosensing in the context of speed-of-detection, sensitivity, and selectivity. Our results demonstrate that crRNAs complementary to 20 base pairs of the target DNA is optimal for rapid and sensitive detection, while a complementary length of 15 base pairs is ideal for robust SNP detection. Additionally, we uncovered a unique periodicity in SNP sensitivity based on nucleotide position and developed a structural model explaining what drives Cas12 SNP sensitivity. Lastly, we showed that bivalent CRISPR-Cas sensors have synergistic and enhanced activity that is distance dependent.

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Biosensing TechniquesCRISPR-Associated ProteinsCRISPR-Cas SystemsBacterial ProteinsEndodeoxyribonucleasesPolymorphism, Single NucleotideBacterial ProteinsCas12a proteinCRISPR-Associated ProteinsEndodeoxyribonucleases

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PMID40544221
PMCPMC12182579

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