Fanzor: a compact programmable RNA-guided endonuclease from eukaryotes.
Trends Biotechnol 2023;
41:1332-1334. [PMID:
37673694 DOI:
10.1016/j.tibtech.2023.08.003]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
Abstract
The IS200/605 transposons in prokaryotes are known to harbor programmable endonucleases. Despite carrying their own transposable elements, no such effector has been characterized in eukaryotes. Saito et al. recently reported compact and programmable RNA-guided eukaryotic endonucleases, called Fanzors, that can induce targeted genetic modifications, thus expanding the genome-editing toolbox.
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