Cas9 Protein – Structure, Types, Function
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Name Cas9 endonuclease Alternative name spCas9/spyCas9 Organism Streptococcus pyogenes serotype M1 Molecular weight ~163KDa Gene cas9 Location on chromosome 0.85 to 0.86Mb Protein CRISPR-associated endonuclease Cas9/Csn1 Cofactor Mg2+ Biological processing Interference- defense response to phage.Maintaining CRISPR repeat sequences Functions DNA and RNA bindingMetal ion binding3’-5’ exonuclease activityEndonuclease activity What is Cas9 Protein? Structure of Cas9 HNH … Read more