...RuvC-like endonuclease domain, but they lack Cas9’s second HNH endonuclease domain. Cpf1 cleaves DNA in ...orthologs that display cleavage activity in mammalian cells. Like Cas9 nucleases, Cpf1 family members contain...based system, require a single-component nuclease to mediate cleavage rather than the multi-subunit complex...contains a RuvC-like endonuclease domain, but it lacks Cas9’s other HNH endonuclease domain, indicating ...functional CRISPR nuclease that could be adapted for genome editing. The use of a different nuclease could potentially...that display robust cleavage activity similar to that of Cas9. These two nucleases, AsCpf1 and LbCpf1 ...proximity to the cleavage site, preventing future edits. In contrast, since Cpf1 cleaves relatively far ...