Unconstrained genome targeting with near-PAMless engineered CRISPR-Cas9 variants

RT Walton, KA Christie, MN Whittaker, BP Kleinstiver - Science, 2020 - science.org
Manipulation of DNA by CRISPR-Cas enzymes requires the recognition of a protospacer-
adjacent motif (PAM), limiting target site recognition to a subset of sequences. To remove …

Engineered CRISPR-Cas9 nuclease with expanded targeting space

H Nishimasu, X Shi, S Ishiguro, L Gao, S Hirano… - Science, 2018 - science.org
The RNA-guided endonuclease Cas9 cleaves its target DNA and is a powerful genome-
editing tool. However, the widely used Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 enzyme (SpCas9) …

Broadening the targeting range of Staphylococcus aureus CRISPR-Cas9 by modifying PAM recognition

BP Kleinstiver, MS Prew, SQ Tsai, NT Nguyen… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
CRISPR-Cas9 nucleases target specific DNA sequences using a guide RNA but also
require recognition of a protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) by the Cas9 protein. Although …

High-fidelity CRISPR–Cas9 nucleases with no detectable genome-wide off-target effects

BP Kleinstiver, V Pattanayak, MS Prew, SQ Tsai… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
CRISPR–Cas9 nucleases are widely used for genome editing but can induce unwanted off-
target mutations. Existing strategies for reducing genome-wide off-target effects of the widely …

PAM-flexible genome editing with an engineered chimeric Cas9

L Zhao, SRT Koseki, RA Silverstein, N Amrani… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
CRISPR enzymes require a defined protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) flanking a guide RNA-
programmed target site, limiting their sequence accessibility for robust genome editing …

A Cas9 with PAM recognition for adenine dinucleotides

P Chatterjee, J Lee, L Nip, SRT Koseki… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract CRISPR-associated (Cas) DNA-endonucleases are remarkably effective tools for
genome engineering, but have limited target ranges due to their protospacer adjacent motif …

Engineered CRISPR-Cas9 nucleases with altered PAM specificities

BP Kleinstiver, MS Prew, SQ Tsai, VV Topkar… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Although CRISPR-Cas9 nucleases are widely used for genome editing,, the range of
sequences that Cas9 can recognize is constrained by the need for a specific protospacer …

A highly specific SpCas9 variant is identified by in vivo screening in yeast

A Casini, M Olivieri, G Petris, C Montagna… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Despite the utility of CRISPR–Cas9 nucleases for genome editing, the potential for off-target
activity limits their application, especially for therapeutic purposes,. We developed a yeast …

Minimal PAM specificity of a highly similar SpCas9 ortholog

P Chatterjee, N Jakimo, JM Jacobson - Science advances, 2018 - science.org
RNA-guided DNA endonucleases of the CRISPR-Cas system are widely used for genome
engineering and thus have numerous applications in a wide variety of fields. CRISPR …

Genome-wide binding of the CRISPR endonuclease Cas9 in mammalian cells

X Wu, DA Scott, AJ Kriz, AC Chiu, PD Hsu… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract Bacterial type II CRISPR-Cas9 systems have been widely adapted for RNA-guided
genome editing and transcription regulation in eukaryotic cells, yet their in vivo target …