US Patent 11293019 Chimeric genome engineering molecules and methods

The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for increasing mutation efficiency and homologous recombination rates of site-specific endonucleases. The compositions and methods comprise a chimeric polypeptide comprising a site-specific endonuclease or a domain thereof and a functional moiety. The current inventions relate to functional enhancement of the CRISPR-Cas enzymes. Disclosed herein include possible variants and their intended improvements.