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Directional purine pyrimidine asymmetry in CRISPR repeats facilitates spacer acquisition
S Barik, Parthasarathi Sahu, Koushik Ghosh, Hemachander Subramanian
The paper identifies a directional purine-pyrimidine asymmetry in CRISPR repeats that enhances spacer acquisition efficiency by promoting DNA unzipping kinetics.
DOI 10.64898/2026.07.20.739571