What's New in CRISPR - November 2021
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Blog Post
...extra-long gRNA for its small size. They were able to increase activity and decrease the gRNA size by intensively... intensively remodelling the gRNA scaffold through five rounds of gRNA engineering. They did not modify...editors and a gRNA down-sized by almost 40%. The activity of Cas12f1 with these modified gRNAs is comparable...was developed by engineering the Cas12f scaffold gRNA and making strategic mutations in the DNA binding...group also confirmed that the Cas12f1 and modified gRNA were effective at genome editing when delivered ...Nature Biotechnology paper showcases an improved design of the guide RNA that caps the 3’ end with a structured...structured RNA motif. These engineered pegRNAs (epegRNAs) protect the RNA from degradation by cellular...