2015 - Mechanism for the maturation of a non-coding RNA

Microbiology, Biochemistry
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About This Innovation

* Charpentier uncovered a novel mechanism for the maturation of a non-coding RNA which is pivotal in the function of CRISPR/Cas9. * Demonstrated that a small RNA called tracrRNA is essential for the maturation of crRNA. * Essential to the CRISPR process, for which she won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2020.

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Microbiology, Biochemistry

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