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ArticleSTAR protocols2026

Protocol for enhancing Cas9 efficiency and fidelity through structure-guided phosphate-locking loop engineering.

Meiying Yang, Guanqiao Chen, Ji Xiao, Xin Zhang, Zheng Hu, Bo Zhou

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Meiying YangDepartment of Gynaecology, Guilin People' S Hospital, 12 Wenming Road, Xiangshan District, Guilin, Guangxi 541002, China.
Guanqiao ChenDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Women and Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, China.
Ji XiaoDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Women and Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, China.
Xin ZhangDepartment of Gynaecology, Guilin People' S Hospital, 12 Wenming Road, Xiangshan District, Guilin, Guangxi 541002, China.
Zheng HuTaikang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, No.299 Bayi Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China; Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Women and Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behavior, Hubei Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, China. Electronic address: huzheng1998@163.com.
Bo ZhouDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Women and Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, China. Electronic address: norman9614@126.com.

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Abstract

The phosphate-locking loop (PLL), stabilizing Cas9-DNA interactions, is a key target for optimizing efficiency and specificity. Here, we present a protocol for enhancing Cas9 efficiency and fidelity through structure-guided PLL engineering. We describe steps for identifying PLL engineering targets through sequence alignment and structural analysis, constructing variants via inverse PCR, evaluating efficiency using amplicon sequencing, and assessing specificity through Genome-wide Unbiased Identification of DSBs Evaluated by sequencing (GUIDE-seq (GUIDE-seq). This protocol provides a generalizable framework for Cas9 engineering across orthologs. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Yang et al.

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CRISPR-Cas SystemsPhosphatesProtein EngineeringDNADNAPhosphatesCRISPRCryo-EMGenomicsMolecular BiologySequencing

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