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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2021, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (12): 1332-1335.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2021.12.018

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Research progress of relationship between CRISPR-Cas system and Mycobacterium tuberculosis

YANG Rui-fang*, LI Chuan-you()   

  1. *Bacterial Immune Laboratory of Beijing Key Laboratory for Drug Resistant Tuberculosis, Beijing Chest Hospital,Capital Medical University/Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing 101149, China
  • Received:2021-06-24 Online:2021-12-10 Published:2021-12-01
  • Contact: LI Chuan-you E-mail:lichuanyou6688@hotmail.com

Abstract:

Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) and their related proteins (Cas) form a new acquired immune defense system distributed in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). In addition, CRISPR-Cas system may have an important relationship with the virulence, drug resistance and targeted gene editing of MTB. This paper reviews the immune function of CRISPR-Cas system in MTB and its related research progress, in order to provide a new idea for further study of MTB pathogenicity and anti-tuberculosis treatment.

Key words: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, CRISPR-Cas system, Drug resistance, Transcription