Choosing a CRISPR Nuclease: Site Accessibility, Specificity, and Sensitivity
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Blog Post
...approach, the Anna Cereseto Lab created pX-evoCas9, which they showed also increased specificity.
Most recently...broader PAM specificity can target more sites. Created with BioRender.com.
Specificity
Specificity...multiple PAM sequences (NG, GAA, and GT), greatly increasing the number of genomic loci that can be targeted...developed SpCas9-HF1. Both of the enzymes showed decreased off-target activity relative to Cas9. Since then...accurate Cas9 (HypaCas9). This nuclease showed decreased or similar off-target activity, relative to eSpCas9..., et al. "Directed evolution of CRISPR-Cas9 to increase its specificity." Nature communications 9.1 (2018...