Cpf1 Update: Comparison to Cas9 and NgAgo
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Type II CRISPR systems based on Cas9 were thought to be the simplest CRISPR systems and the easiest...single RNA-guided endonuclease of a class 2 CRISPR-Cas system." Cell (2015). PubMed PMID: 26422227.
...introduction of type V Cpf1-driven systems added another option to the CRISPR toolbox. When Cpf1 was first ...Single RNA-Guided Endonuclease of a Class 2 CRISPR-Cas System. Cell. 2015 Sep 23. pii: S0092-8674(15)01200...An updated evolutionary classification of CRISPR-Cas systems.
5. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2015 Sep 28. doi: ...nt vs 100 nt.) However, the newly described non-CRISPR protein NgAgo is smaller than any of these options..., so it has the potential to eclipse any of the CRISPR nucleases in AAV-based applications.
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