US Patent 11649443 RNA-guided endonuclease fusion polypeptides and methods of use thereof

The present disclosure provides a fusion polypeptide comprising: a) an enzymatically active RNA-guided endonuclease that introduces a single-stranded break in a target DNA; and b) an error-prone DNA polymerase. The present disclosure provides a system comprising: a) a fusion polypeptide of the present disclosure; and b) a guide RNA. The present disclosure provides a cell comprising a fusion polypeptide of the present disclosure, or a system of the present disclosure. The present disclosure provides a method of mutagenizing a target polynucleotide.