First published 10/2/2026, 9:34:15 PM · Last updated 10/2/2026, 9:34:15 PM

Active-site arginines differentially control Cas12a DNA cleavage and specificity

A peer-reviewed journal article published 1 September 2026 reports experimental findings on how active-site arginine residues influence Cas12a's DNA cleavage activity and specificity. The source record identifies the item as a journal article from Elsevier BV.

Illustrative image: Cro protein complex with DNA. Picture created by Abalone program. — P99am/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Categories: science-and-space

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Why it matters

The paper reports novel experimental results about Cas12a, a CRISPR-associated nuclease relevant to genome-editing research.

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Active-site arginines differentially control Cas12a DNA cleavage and specificity

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