... these results, it’s clear that editing is much higher in the PAM-out configuration. In addition, D10A...D10A editing efficiency is consistently higher than that of H840A, especially with smaller nick distances...cuts close to your insertion site, you can’t obtain high HDR efficiency. Nickases create a staggered cut ...

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