Cpf1 Update: Comparison to Cas9 and NgAgo
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...cleavage at 1-12 off-target sites; in contrast, SpCas9 may cleave at ~90 sites, according to Kim et al. ...in AT-rich genomes. Additionally, whereas Cas9 generates blunt ends 3 nt upstream of the PAM site, Cpf1... strength may lie in its low off-target editing rates, determined using sophisticated genome-wide analysis...many of its computationally predicted off-target sites, Cpf1 does not mediate detectable off-target cleavage...mechanism. To prevent new editing post-HDR, repair templates should remove the PAM sequence.
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