Anti-CRISPRdb: a comprehensive online resource for anti-CRISPR proteins.

NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH(2018)

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Abstract
CRISPR-Cas is a tool that is widely used for gene editing. However, unexpected off-target effects may occur as a result of long-term nuclease activity. AntiCRISPR proteins, which are powerful molecules that inhibit the CRISPR-Cas system, may have the potential to promote better utilization of the CRISPR-Cas system in gene editing, especially for gene therapy. Additionally, more in-depth research on these proteins would help researchers to better understand the co-evolution of bacteria and phages. Therefore, it is necessary to collect and integrate data on various types of anti-CRISPRs. Herein, data on these proteins were manually gathered through data screening of the literatures. Then, the first online resource, anti-CRISPRdb, was constructed for effectively organizing these proteins. It contains the available protein sequences, DNA sequences, coding regions, source organisms, taxonomy, virulence, protein interactors and their corresponding three-dimensional structures. Users can access our database at http://cefg. uestc. edu. cn/anti-CRISPRdb/without registration. We believe that the anti-CRISPRdb can be used as a resource to facilitate research on anti-CRISPR proteins and in related fields.
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proteins,comprehensive online resource,anti-crisprdb,anti-crispr
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