Comparison of Cas9 'Gene Scissors' from Different Bacteria (IMAGE)

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Comparison of Cas9 'Gene Scissors' from Different Bacteria

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Comparison of Cas9 'gene scissors' from different bacteria: Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus and Campylobacter jejuni. The Cas9 protein derived from Campylobacter jejuni has only 984 aminoacids (aa) and it is the smallest one developed for gene editing so far.

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