Cas9niknaamisen
Cas9niknaamisen is a term used to describe the process of assigning a non-cognate name, or nickname, to Cas9. Cas9 is a bacterial enzyme used as a primary component of the Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)/Cas9 gene editing system. It is a highly specific endonuclease capable of cleaving DNA sequences that match the guide RNA, allowing for precise editing of genomic DNA.
The ability to assign non-cognate names to Cas9 is a result of the functional equivalence between the
The term Cas9niknaamisen reflects the conservation of the core function of Cas9, even when other proteins are
The event has increasing acceptance and recognition as researchers advocate for identifying proteins with various nicknames