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Overview

Michael P. Terns is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology with a strong emphasis on molecular biology techniques and genetic engineering.

Their recent publications reflect work largely centered on CRISPR systems and related molecular mechanisms. Some notable papers include:

  • Allosteric control of type I-A CRISPR-Cas3 complexes and establishment as effective nucleic acid detection and human genome editing tools (2022, Molecular Cell)
  • Regulation of the RNA and DNA nuclease activities required for Pyrococcus furiosus Type III-B CRISPR-Cas immunity (2020, Nucleic Acids Research)
  • Primed CRISPR DNA uptake in Pyrococcus furiosus (2020, Nucleic Acids Research)
  • Unique properties of spacer acquisition by the type III-A CRISPR-Cas system (2021, Nucleic Acids Research)
  • New Type III CRISPR variant and programmable RNA targeting tool: Oh, thank heaven for Cas7-11 (2021, Molecular Cell)

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Ryan Catchpole
  • Sandra C. Garrett
  • Brenton R. Graveley
  • Walter T. Woodside
  • Hong Li

Michael P. Terns often publishes in journals such as:

  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Nature Microbiology
  • Molecular Cell
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Communications Biology

Their work covers several subfields, most prominently:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology
  • Genetics
  • Insect Science
  • Epidemiology

Main topics of research include:

  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research

Best Publications

  • An updated evolutionary classification of CRISPR–Cas systems

    Kira S. Makarova;Yuri I. Wolf;Omer S. Alkhnbashi;Fabrizio Costa

  • Evolutionary classification of CRISPR-Cas systems: a burst of class 2 and derived variants.

    Kira S. Makarova;Yuri I. Wolf;Jaime Iranzo;Sergey A. Shmakov

  • RNA-Guided RNA Cleavage by a CRISPR RNA-Cas Protein Complex

    Caryn R. Hale;Peng Zhao;Sara Olson;Michael O. Duff

  • Non-coding RNAs: lessons from the small nuclear and small nucleolar RNAs

    A. Gregory Matera;Rebecca M. Terns;Michael P. Terns

  • Cas6 is an endoribonuclease that generates guide RNAs for invader defense in prokaryotes

    Jason Carte;Ruiying Wang;Hong Li;Rebecca M. Terns

  • CRISPR-based adaptive immune systems

    Michael P Terns;Rebecca M Terns

  • A Human Telomerase Holoenzyme Protein Required for Cajal Body Localization and Telomere Synthesis

    Andrew S. Venteicher;Eladio B. Abreu;Zhaojing Meng;Kelly E. McCann

  • Essential Features and Rational Design of CRISPR RNAs that Function with the Cas RAMP Module Complex to Cleave RNAs

    Caryn R. Hale;Sonali Majumdar;Joshua Elmore;Neil Pfister

  • Cell cycle-regulated trafficking of human telomerase to telomeres.

    Rebecca L. Tomlinson;Tania D. Ziegler;Teerawit Supakorndej;Rebecca M. Terns

  • TIN2-tethered TPP1 recruits human telomerase to telomeres in vivo.

    Eladio Abreu;Elena Aritonovska;Patrick Reichenbach;Gaël Cristofari

  • Interaction of the Cas6 Riboendonuclease with CRISPR RNAs: Recognition and Cleavage

    Ruiying Wang;Gan Preamplume;Michael P. Terns;Rebecca M. Terns

  • Prokaryotic silencing (psi)RNAs in Pyrococcus furiosus.

    Caryn Hale;Kyle Kleppe;Rebecca M. Terns;Michael P. Terns

  • Argonaute of the archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus is a DNA-guided nuclease that targets cognate DNA

    Daan C. Swarts;Jorrit W. Hegge;Ismael Hinojo;Masami Shiimori

  • Telomerase RNA Accumulates in Cajal Bodies in Human Cancer Cells

    Yusheng Zhu;Rebecca L. Tomlinson;Andrew A. Lukowiak;Rebecca M. Terns

  • Cas9 function and host genome sampling in Type II-A CRISPR–Cas adaptation

    Yunzhou Wei;Rebecca M. Terns;Michael P. Terns

  • Method for cleaving a target RNA using a Cas6 polypeptide

    Rebecca M. Terns;Michael P. Terns;Jason Carte

  • Role of the Box C/D Motif in Localization of Small Nucleolar RNAs to Coiled Bodies and Nucleoli

    Aarthi Narayanan;Wayne Speckmann;Rebecca Terns;Michael P. Terns

  • Bipartite recognition of target RNAs activates DNA cleavage by the Type III-B CRISPR–Cas system

    Joshua R. Elmore;Nolan F. Sheppard;Nancy Ramia;Trace Deighan

  • Human Telomerase RNA Accumulation in Cajal Bodies Facilitates Telomerase Recruitment to Telomeres and Telomere Elongation

    Gaël Cristofari;Emem Adolf;Patrick Reichenbach;Katarzyna Sikora

  • Prokaryotic rnai-like system and methods of use

    Rebecca M. Terns;Michael P. Terns;Caryn R. Hale

Frequent Co-Authors

Rebecca M. Terns
Rebecca M. Terns University of Georgia
Brenton R. Graveley
Brenton R. Graveley University of Connecticut Health Center
James E. Dahlberg
James E. Dahlberg University of Wisconsin–Madison
Elsebet Lund
Elsebet Lund University of Wisconsin–Madison
John van der Oost
John van der Oost Wageningen University & Research
Alexander F. Yakunin
Alexander F. Yakunin Bangor University
Sylvain Moineau
Sylvain Moineau Université Laval
Eugene V. Koonin
Eugene V. Koonin National Institutes of Health
Kira S. Makarova
Kira S. Makarova National Institutes of Health
Yuri I. Wolf
Yuri I. Wolf National Institutes of Health

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