Biology:Cas2

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Short description: Protein used in CRISPR
CRISPR-associated protein 2
Streptococcus pyogenes Cas2 PDB 4qr2.png
Identifiers
Symbolcas2
PfamPF09827
InterProIPR019199

Cas2 is a protein associated with CRISPR that is involved with spacer acquisition. Representative cas2 proteins have been characterized as endonucleases that cleave single-stranded RNAs preferentially within U-rich regions, [1] or as metal-dependent endonucleases targeting double-stranded (ds)DNA [2]

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