Enhanced bacterial immunity and mammalian genome editing via RNA polymerase-mediated dislodging of Cas9 from double strand DNA breaks.
Ryan Clarke, Robert Heler, Matthew S. MacDougall, Nan Cher Yeo, Alejandro Chavez, Maureen R. Regan, Leslyn A. Hanakahi, George McDonald Church, Luciano A. Marraffini, Bradley J. Merrill
This paper shows that RNA polymerase can dislodge Cas9 from DNA breaks, improving genome editing and bacterial immunity by increasing mutagenesis and phage resistance.
Molecular Cell · Jul 1, 2018Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology