Team:UCSF/Project/Background2
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<p2>At the beginning of this summer, we asked ourselves a question: "What could we introduce to a microbiome which would allow targeting and eventual gene expression changes in a specific bacteria?" The difficulty faced with this situation is in:</p2> | <p2>At the beginning of this summer, we asked ourselves a question: "What could we introduce to a microbiome which would allow targeting and eventual gene expression changes in a specific bacteria?" The difficulty faced with this situation is in:</p2> | ||
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<li>Introduce a targeting system into a defined mixture of bacteria such that you can select and introduce manipulations without negatively affecting other bacteria. </li> | <li>Introduce a targeting system into a defined mixture of bacteria such that you can select and introduce manipulations without negatively affecting other bacteria. </li> |
Revision as of 08:17, 28 October 2013
Operation CRISPR: Deploying precision guided tools to target unique species in a complex microbiome
- Introduce a targeting system into a defined mixture of bacteria such that you can select and introduce manipulations without negatively affecting other bacteria.
- Creating easy to transfer pathways or circuits that can produce a multitude of outcomes (killing, repressing, upregulating).
1. Introducing CRISPRi to a bacterial community
WHY USE CRISPRi?
1. CRISPRi utilizes gRNAs which are highly specific and customizable.
2. In principle it could be used to take advantage of unique DNA sequences to target specific bacterial species.