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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Main Authors: Jungjoon K. Lee, Euihwan Jeong, Joonsun Lee, Minhee Jung, Eunji Shin, Young-hoon Kim, Kangin Lee, Inyoung Jung, Daesik Kim, Seokjoong Kim, Jin-Soo Kim
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/12e41efab7774824b3a582ae5751b26d
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