Date
04
Oct 2019
Time
11:30:00
28 Rue du Dr Roux, Paris, France
Address
2019-10-04 11:30:00
2019-10-04 12:30:00
Europe/Paris
Microbiology seminar: “CRISPR-Cas: acquired immunity in prokaryotes”
CRISPR-Cas systems protect prokaryotes using RNA-guided nucleases that locate and destroy target sequences within plasmid and viral invaders, a property that has been repurposed for the development of widespread and revolutionary genome editing technologies. […]
28 Rue du Dr Roux, Paris, France
David Bikard
david.bikard@pasteur.fr
About
CRISPR-Cas systems protect prokaryotes using RNA-guided nucleases that locate and destroy target sequences within plasmid and viral invaders, a property that has been repurposed for the development of widespread and revolutionary genome editing technologies. These technologies rely on the RNA-guided nuclease Cas9, which is part of the simplest CRISPR-Cas system. However, prokaryotes carry many different and more complex systems. I will discuss the most elaborate one, the Cas10 nuclease, to exemplify the tremendous diversity and mechanistic richness of CRISPR-Cas systems in the prokaryotic world.
Contact and registration: david.bikard@pasteur.fr
Location
Address: 28 Rue du Dr Roux, Paris, France