A compact Cascade–Cas3 system for targeted genome engineering

…, IJ Chau-Ly, A Vasquez-Rifo, JD Berry, C Mahendra… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
CRISPR–Cas technologies have enabled programmable gene editing in eukaryotes and
prokaryotes. However, the leading Cas9 and Cas12a enzymes are limited in their ability to …

Broad-spectrum anti-CRISPR proteins facilitate horizontal gene transfer

C Mahendra, KA Christie, BA Osuna… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
CRISPR–Cas adaptive immune systems protect bacteria and archaea against their invading
genetic parasites, including bacteriophages/viruses and plasmids. In response to this …

[PDF][PDF] Listeria phages induce Cas9 degradation to protect lysogenic genomes

BA Osuna, S Karambelkar, C Mahendra, KA Christie… - Cell host & …, 2020 - cell.com
Bacterial CRISPR-Cas systems employ RNA-guided nucleases to destroy phage (viral) DNA.
Phages, in turn, have evolved diverse "anti-CRISPR" proteins (Acrs) to counteract acquired …

[PDF][PDF] Critical anti-CRISPR locus repression by a bi-functional Cas9 inhibitor

BA Osuna, S Karambelkar, C Mahendra, A Sarbach… - Cell host & …, 2020 - cell.com
Bacteriophages must rapidly deploy anti-CRISPR proteins (Acrs) to inactivate the RNA-guided
nucleases that enforce CRISPR-Cas adaptive immunity in their bacterial hosts. Listeria …

[HTML][HTML] Wide application of minimally processed saliva on multiple RT-qPCR kits for SARS-CoV-2 detection in Indonesia

C Mahendra, MMM Kaisar, SR Vasandani… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Saliva as a sample matrix has been an attractive alternative for the detection of SARS-CoV-2.
However, due to potential variability in collection and processing steps, evaluating a …

[HTML][HTML] Accelerating the laboratory testing capacity through saliva pooling prior to direct RT-qPCR for SARS-CoV-2 detection

…, TA Widowati, H Kristin, SR Vasandani, C Mahendra… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The testing capacity of the laboratory is paramount for better control of the pandemic caused
by SARS-CoV-2. The pooling method is promising to increase testing capacity, and the use …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacogenomics implementation training improves self-efficacy and competency to drive adoption in clinical practice

F Adesta, C Mahendra, KI Junusmin… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Administration of pharmacogenomics (PGx) testing in clinical practice has
been suboptimal, presumably due to lack of PGx education. Here, we aim to evaluate the …

[HTML][HTML] Allopurinol-induced stevens–Johnson syndrome in Javanese men with positive HLA‐B* 58: 01

…, DAM Oktarina, A Irwanto, C Mahendra… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: Allopurinol is the most commonly used drug for the treatment of gout arthritis.
However, the use of allopurinol is associated with severe cutaneous adverse reactions (…

Author Correction: Broad-spectrum anti-CRISPR proteins facilitate horizontal gene transfer

C Mahendra, KA Christie, BA Osuna… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
In the version of this Article originally published, the authors mistakenly failed to include the
following funding in the Acknowledgements:“This research was developed with funding from …

Validation of a multi-gene qPCR-based pharmacogenomics panel across major ethnic groups in Singapore and Indonesia

AS Kothary, C Mahendra, M Tan, EJ Min Tan… - …, 2021 - Future Medicine
Aim: The clinical utility of pharmacogenomics (PGx) has been gaining traction alongside
growing evidence that adverse drug reactions (ADRs) have significant genetic associations. …