CRISPR–Cas9 with synthetic crRNA: tracrRNA is an efficient system for gene editing.
We tested 100s of mismatched-to-target crRNAs in a high-throughput functional assay.
96% (365/380) of tested 2-base mismatched crRNAs do not function.
2-Base mismatched sequences do not function in the PAM-proximal region of the crRNA.
∼7% of 2-base mismatch combinations in the PAM-distal 5′ end of the crRNA function.