For the ssRNA target cleavage assay of LwaCas13a, 0.6 μM LwaCas13a protein, 0.6 μM crRNA, 1300 ng ssRNA substrate and 0.8 unit/μL Murine RNase Inhibitor were incubated for 1 h at 37°C in NEBuffer 1.1 as discribed.97 (link)
To test the orthogonal collateral cleavage of AapCas12b and LwaCas13a, 50 nM AapCas12b protein, 150 nM sgRNA, 10 nM dsDNA substrate, 0.8 unit/μL Murine RNase Inhibitor, 500 nM quenched ssDNA fluorescent probes and 500 nM quenched ssRNA fluorescent probes were incubated in NEBuffer 1.1 for 15 min at 60°C as discribed.50 For LwaCas13a, an assay was performed with 50 nM LwaCas13a protein, 50 nM crRNA, 10 nM ssRNA substrate, 0.8 unit/μL Murine RNase Inhibitor, 500 nM quenched ssDNA fluorescent probes, 500 nM quenched ssRNA fluorescent probes and NEBuffer 1.1 for 15 min at 37°C as discribed.50 The fluorescence signals of these reactions were recorded every minute by a LightCycler 96 (Roche, Swiss) in the FAM channel (for ssDNA probe) and ROX channel (for ssRNA probe). Detailed probe sequences are listed in