Target search in the CRISPR/Cas9 system: facilitated diffusion with target cues
We study how Cas9, a central component of the CRISPR/Cas9 system, searches for a target sequence on the DNA. We propose a model that includes as key ingredients 3D diffusion, 1D sliding along the DNA, and the effect of short binding sequences preceding the target (protospacer adjacent motifs—PAMs)....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2024-01-01
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Series: | New Journal of Physics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ad3841 |