Engineered dual selection for directed evolution of SpCas9 PAM specificity

The PAM specificity of SpCas9 can be altered with positive selection during directed evolution. Here the authors use simultaneous positive and negative selection to improve activity on NAG PAMs while reducing activity on NGG PAMs.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gregory W. Goldberg, Jeffrey M. Spencer, David O. Giganti, Brendan R. Camellato, Neta Agmon, David M. Ichikawa, Jef D. Boeke, Marcus B. Noyes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20650-x