Modulating CRISPR gene drive activity through nucleocytoplasmic localization of Cas9 in S. cerevisiae
Megan E. Goeckel, Erianna M. Basgall, Isabel C. Lewis, Samantha C. Goetting, Yao Yan, Megan Halloran, Gregory C. Finnigan
This study uses an artificial gene drive system in budding yeast to show that appending nuclear localization signals to Cas9 can modulate nuclease activity and act as a molecular safeguard.
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology · Feb 4, 2019Peer-reviewedSynthetic Biology