Virginijus Šikšnys

Cas9–crRNA ribonucleoprotein complex mediates specific DNA cleavage for adaptive immunity in bacteria

Giedrius Gasiūnas, Rodolphe Barrangou, Philippe Horvath et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2012 · 2.8K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Biology +14

The Streptococcus thermophilus CRISPR/Cas system provides immunity in Escherichia coli

Rimantas Sapranauskas, Giedrius Gasiūnas, Christophe Fremaux et al. · Nucleic Acids Research · 2011 · 841 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +16

A cyclic oligonucleotide signaling pathway in type III CRISPR-Cas systems

Migle Kazlauskiene, Georgij Kostiuk, Česlovas Venclovas et al. · Science · 2017 · 516 citations

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Biology +14

Direct observation of R-loop formation by single RNA-guided Cas9 and Cascade effector complexes

Mark D. Szczelkun, Maria S. Tikhomirova, Tomas Šinkūnas et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2014 · 495 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Biology +15

Cas3 is a single‐stranded DNA nuclease and ATP‐dependent helicase in the CRISPR/Cas immune system

Tomas Šinkūnas, Giedrius Gasiūnas, Christophe Fremaux et al. · The EMBO Journal · 2011 · 452 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Biology +9