Cpf1: A New Tool for CRISPR Genome Editing
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Figure 1: Cpf1 is...over Cas9
Type II CRISPR systems based on Cas9 were thought to be the simplest CRISPR systems and the easiest...discovery of this type V CRISPR system proved we had a lot more to learn about CRISPR biology. Later work,...called Cas12a.
In 2015, Zetsche et al. added to the CRISPR toolbox with their characterization of two Cpf1...is a single RNA-guided endonuclease of a class 2 CRISPR-Cas system. Figure from Zetsche et al., 2015.
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How was Cpf1 found and tested?
Class 2 CRISPR systems, including the type II Cas9-based system, require...