| CPC C12N 15/11 (2013.01) [C12N 9/22 (2013.01); C12N 15/907 (2013.01); C12N 2310/20 (2017.05); C12N 2800/80 (2013.01)] | 4 Claims |

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1. A method for modifying a target nucleic acid in the genome of a cell, the method comprising:
incubating a cell comprising a target nucleic acid; a polynucleotide encoding a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-associated (Cas) nuclease or a variant thereof, and a guide RNA,
wherein the Cas nuclease or a variant thereof is Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9-NG (SpCas9-NG),
wherein the target nucleic acid comprises a protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) and a target sequence complementary to the guide RNA,
the PAM consists of a sequence selected from the group consisting of 5′-NTG-3′, 5′-GTH-3′, 5′-VCGD-3′, and 5-TCGDG-3′,
the target nucleic acid can be recognized by a complex of the Cas nuclease or a variant thereof with the guide RNA, and
the complex of the Cas nuclease or a variant thereof with the guide RNA modifies the target nucleic acid sequence-specifically.
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