Cpf1: A New Tool for CRISPR Genome Editing
Type
Blog Post
Published
Oct. 14, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
...needed by Cas9 for cleavage. In certain cases, Cpf1 may be better suited for genome editing than Cas9 - read...CRISPR system. Like Cas9, Cpf1 contains a RuvC-like endonuclease domain, but it lacks Cas9’s other HNH endonuclease...Potential advantages of Cpf1 over Cas9
Type II CRISPR systems based on Cas9 were thought to be the simplest...deliver in low-capacity vectors, such as adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors. In 2017, Zetsche et al....than that of the widely used SpCas9 and comparable to SaCas9. As seen with Cas9 orthologs, Cpf1 efficiency...rate is similar to that of high fidelity Cas9s eSpCas9 and SpCas9-HF1. Both AsCpf1 and LbCpf1 ribonucleoproteins...needed for Cas9 function. Since both Cpf1 and its guide RNAs are smaller than their SpCas9 counterparts...