... than base editing (in certain circumstances)
Current base editors can perform any base-to-base conversion...12 possible base-to-base changes in a single edit.
Prime editing is also more precise. Base editors, for...targeted insertions, deletions, and all possible base-to-base conversions (Anzalone et al., 2019). Plus, it...can be over 30 base pairs for prime editing. Since PAM sites occur on average every ~8 base pairs on either...DNA strand, many previously developed base editors with a <8 base-pair editing window cannot edit within... example, typically edit all the target bases within the base editing window, while prime editors make...nucleotides are positioned within the canonical base editing window, base editing has higher efficiency and fewer...