Table 1.
Existing and proposed base editors with various protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) sequences and possible base modifications.
Cas Protein. | PAM Sequence (5′- 3′; N = any base, V = A, C, or G) | Existing Engineered Base Editors | Possible Base Modifications |
---|---|---|---|
Cas9D10A, Cas9, dCas9 | NGG | BE4max; ABEmax; dABE; dCBE | C > T; A > G |
Cpf1 (Cas12a) | TTTV | BE4max | C > T |
FnCpf1 | TTN | None | N/A |
C2c2 | Avoidance of 3′ G [95] | None | N/A |