CRISPR-Cas9 is a major gene-editing tool that has attracted tremendous interdisciplinary efforts to ameliorate precise genome manipulation. Now, the pivotal structural features behind concerted double-stranded DNA cleavages by the Cas9 endonuclease have been captured through cryo-electron microscopy, laying the groundwork for improved Cas9 engineering.
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Saha, A., Pindi, C. & Palermo, G. The synchronized catalytic dance of CRISPR-Cas9. Nat Catal 6, 870–872 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-023-01043-x
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