Harnessing TnpB for Genome Editing: A Compact and Versatile Tool for Your Research
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...However, both of these proteins are quite large — comprising approximately 1000–1400 amino acids — which poses...DNA cargos. As a result, the search for smaller, compact genome editors has become a key focus in recent...
TnpB nucleases represent an exciting class of compact genome editors, typically only around 400 amino...408 amino acids long — making it one of the most compact genome editors to date. We have developed multiple...a 20-nucleotide (nt) guide sequence that is complementary to the DNA target.
The 20-nt guide region binds...Oligo 2: Add 'ggcc' to the 5′ end of your reverse complement guide (see Figure 1).
Perform standard phosphorylation...annealing of the two oligos.
Figure 1: Components of TnpB, schematic of pKb-TnpB1 and pKb-TnpB2...