Replacing the SpCas9 HNH domain by deaminases generates compact base editors with an alternative targeting scope

Base editors are RNA-guided deaminases that enable site-specific nucleotide transitions. The targeting scope of these Cas-deaminase fusion proteins critically depends on the availability of a protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) at the target locus and is limited to a window within the CRISPR-Cas R-loop...

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Main Authors: Lukas Villiger, Lukas Schmidheini, Nicolas Mathis, Tanja Rothgangl, Kim Marquart, Gerald Schwank
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2162253121002195