Directed evolution of CRISPR-Cas9 to increase its specificity
Undesired off-target effects can hamper the use of CRISPR-Cas9 in therapeutic applications. Here the authors use a directed evolution approach to develop Sniper-Cas9 which combines high specificity with no loss of on-target activity.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2018-08-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05477-x |