Functional RNA splitting drove the evolutionary emergence of type V CRISPR-Cas systems from transposons
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Transposon-encoded TnpB nucleases gave rise to type V CRISPR-Cas12 effectors through multiple independent domestication events. These systems use different RNA molecules as guides for DNA targeting: transposon-derived right-end RNAs (reRNAs or omega RNAs) for ... ...