CRISPR 101: Cytosine Transversion Editors
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CRISPR 101: Cas9 Structural Biology
Additional resources on Addgene.org
Browse CRISPR plasmids...how CRISPR-derived base editing works in general. Base editors use either catalytically dead Cas9 (dCas9...need from Cas9 are sequence specificity and the R-loop structure.
In order to bind DNA, Cas9 requires ...to the stretch of ssDNA created by Cas9 binding.
Pro tip! In CRISPR, the non-target strand is the DNA ...Acronym
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CRISPR terms
gRNA/sgRNA
Guide RNA
RNA used by Cas9 to locate a matching DNA...non-target strand of DNA for Cas9 to bind.
R-loop
The structure formed by Cas9 binding to DNA and separating... Programmable C:G to G:C genome editing with CRISPR-Cas9-directed base excision repair proteins. Nature...