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The UniDesign computational framework successfully engineered a PAM-relaxed Staphylococcus aureus Cas9 variant with expanded targeting capabilities.

TechnologyGenetic EngineeringComputational BiologyApr 21, 2026score 0.173 posts · 0 replies across 1 instances
This thread discusses a study that uses the UniDesign computational framework to create a PAM-relaxed Staphylococcus aureus Cas9 variant with expanded targeting capabilities, highlighting its potential in genetic engineering and biotechnology.

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The UniDesign computational framework successfully engineered a PAM-relaxed Staphylococcus aureus Cas9 variant with expanded targeting capabilities.
Parent: BiotechnologyEntity: UniDesign computational frameworkImpact: positiveDate: Apr 21, 2026Target: The effectiveness of the UniDesign computational framework in engineering Cas9 variants.

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Fully computational design of PAM-relaxed Staphylococcus aureus Cas9 with expanded targeting capability using UniDesign hypothes.is/a/lvG0Dj2YEfGyqbNSoOdO0Q **eLife Assessment** This important study demonstrates the power of the UniDesign computational framework in prospectively engineering a PAM-relaxed Staphylococcus aureus Cas9 variant with editing performance comparable to evolution-derived…
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Fully computational design of PAM-relaxed Staphylococcus aureus Cas9 with expanded targeting capability using UniDesign hypothes.is/a/lisXBD2YEfGUAJdgoYgxfA **Author response:** The following is the authors’ response to the original reviews. > **Public Reviews:** > > **Reviewer #1 (Public review):** > > Summary: > > This manuscript by Xiong and colleagues presents a compelling validation of UniDesign, a…
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Fully computational design of PAM-relaxed Staphylococcus aureus Cas9 with expanded targeting capability using UniDesign hypothes.is/a/lr2mZD2YEfGloJeeDlT-5g **Reviewer #1 (Public review):** \[Editors' note: The Reviewing Editor has assessed the work without involving the previous reviewers, updating the eLife Assessment accordingly. The authors did an excellent job of addressing the reviewers' comments and…
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