Comparing Cas9 to NgAgo: Can the Argonautes Best CRISPR?
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...question on everyone’s minds is: could NgAgo replace CRISPR? Such a drastic shift won’t happen overnight, but...are a few reasons why you might choose NgAgo over CRISPR proteins Cas9 or Cpf1 - keep reading to learn more...targeting flexibility
Unlike Cas9 and the other CRISPR enzymes, NgAgo does not require a PAM sequence,...viral vectors such as AAV.
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RNA-guided CRISPR enzymes cause double-stranded breaks, with either... off-targets
More research is needed to compare CRISPR and NgAgo, but it seems that NgAgo has lower potential... crispr...