...with alternative PAM sites . Cpf1 , another CRISPR nuclease, recognizes a 5’-TTN PAM, improving targeting... sequence known as a protospacer adjacent motif (PAM). The CRISPR complex binds to the foreign DNA and...it contains a special Protospacer Adjacent Motif (PAM) directly after where the crRNA would bind. (5) After...stranded DNA target and cleaves both strands near the PAM. (6) The crRNA:tracrRNA:Cas9 complex unbinds after...bacterial genomes, are highly diverse, with varying PAM sequences and number/types of Cas proteins. Makarova...packaged in AAV. Cas9 orthologs also have distinct PAM sites that do not cross react, allowing multiple ...2015. Engineered CRISPR-Cas9 nucleases with altered PAM specificities. Nature . 523(7561):481-5. PMID: 26098369...