Increasing targeting scope of adenosine base editors in mouse and rat embryos through fusion of TadA deaminase with Cas9 variants.
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SUBMITTER: Yang L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6107483 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
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Increasing targeting scope of adenosine base editors in mouse and rat embryos through fusion of TadA deaminase with Cas9 variants.
Yang Lei L Zhang Xiaohui X Wang Liren L Yin Shuming S Zhu Biyun B Xie Ling L Duan Qiuhui Q Hu Huiqiong H Zheng Rui R Wei Yu Y Peng Liangyue L Han Honghui H Zhang Jiqin J Qiu Wenjuan W Geng Hongquan H Siwko Stefan S Zhang Xueli X Liu Mingyao M Li Dali D
Protein & cell 20180901 9
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