Abstract

Schep et al. show that non-homologous end joining is strongly favoured in euchromatin, whereas single-stranded template repair is moderately preferred in heterochromatin. Importantly, heterochromatin features that promote microhomology-mediated end joining also decrease Cas9 efficiency.

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