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Structural insights into how Cas9 targets nucleosomes


CRISPR-Cas9 derived from prokaryotes is a powerful genome editing tool. Here, authors report cryo-EM structure of Cas9-sgRNA-nucleosome complex targeting linker DNA, providing insights into Cas9’s interaction with nucleosomes and its implications for genome editing in chromatin.

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