Harnessing TnpB for Genome Editing: A Compact and Versatile Tool for Your Research
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...to the site and activates its nuclease function. Once bound, TnpB cleaves the DNA at a position 15–21 base...sequence of commonly used nucleases like Cas9. This is where TnpB offers a clear advantage. At approximately.... Among the most well-known CRISPR-associated nucleases are Cas9 and Cas12a, the heavyweights in the genome... has become a key focus in recent years.
TnpB nucleases represent an exciting class of compact genome ...proteins. Functionally, while Cas9 contains two nuclease domains (HNH and RuvC-like), and Cas12a has one...strand), while TnpB, like Cas12a, uses just one to cleave both strands.
Similar to how Cas proteins require...increasing the overall size), using TnpB as the core nuclease could help keep the total construct size smaller...