Cleavage and unbinding times of CRISPR associated proteins

Bachelor thesis (2018)

Authors

L.A. van Duuren Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Contributors

F.H.J. Redig (supervisor 1)
S.M. Depken (supervisor 1)
M. Klein (supervisor 1)
T. Idema (supervisor 2)
W.G.M. Groenevelt (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
Copyright: © 2018 Luuk van Duuren
CRISPR-Cas Unbinding time Cleavage time Birth-death process Stopping time
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Published Date

10-07-2018

Language

English

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Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Abstract

In this thesis the CRISPR-Cas9 mechanism, a promising mechanism for geneediting, is considered. Closed form expressions are derived for the probability and time to cleave or unbind for the associated Cas9 protein. The mechanism can be modelled mathematically by a birth and death process, therefore the expressions could be derived using Markov chains and semigroups. The expressions are compared to simulations and interpreted using the model of hybridization kinetics. Finally the moment generating function of the stopping time is derived for two special Markov processes, i.e. a random walk and a Brownian motion with drift. This was done using martingales.