Programmable editing of a target base in genomic DNA without double-stranded DNA cleavage
Abstract
CRISPR/Cas9 DNA editing creates a double-stranded break in the target DNA, which can frequently generate random insertion or deletion of bases (indels); a new genome editing approach combining Cas9 with a cytidine deaminase is described here, which corrects point mutations more efficiently than canonical Cas9, while avoiding double-stranded breaks and indel formation.
- Publication:
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Nature
- Pub Date:
- May 2016
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- Bibcode:
- 2016Natur.533..420K