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Highly parallel profiling of the activities and specificities of Cas12a variants in human cells

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  • Peng Chen

    (Chongqing Medical University
    Wuhan University)

  • Yankang Wu

    (Wuhan University)

  • Hongjian Wang

    (Wuhan University)

  • Huan Liu

    (Wuhan University)

  • Jin Zhou

    (Chongqing Medical University
    Wuhan University
    Ltd.)

  • Jingli Chen

    (Wuhan University of Science and Technology)

  • Jun Lei

    (Chongqing Medical University
    Wuhan University)

  • Zaiqiao Sun

    (Wuhan University)

  • Chonil Paek

    (Wuhan University)

  • Lei Yin

    (Chongqing Medical University
    Wuhan University)

Abstract

Several Cas12a variants have been developed to broaden its targeting range, improve the gene editing specificity or the efficiency. However, selecting the appropriate Cas12a among the many orthologs for a given target sequence remains difficult. Here, we perform high-throughput analyses to evaluate the activity and compatibility with specific PAMs of 24 Cas12a variants and develop deep learning models for these Cas12a variants to predict gene editing activities at target sequences of interest. Furthermore, we reveal and enhance the truncation in the integrated tag sequence that may hinder off-targeting detection for Cas12a by GUIDE-seq. This enhanced system, which we term enGUIDE-seq, is used to evaluate and compare the off-targeting and translocations of these Cas12a variants.

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  • Peng Chen & Yankang Wu & Hongjian Wang & Huan Liu & Jin Zhou & Jingli Chen & Jun Lei & Zaiqiao Sun & Chonil Paek & Lei Yin, 2025. "Highly parallel profiling of the activities and specificities of Cas12a variants in human cells," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-57150-9
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57150-9
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