The invention relates to the production and use of Cas-encoding sequences and vectors comprising these. Aspects of the invention provide products, vectors, delivery vehicles, uses and methods for producing Cas-encoding sequences in bacterial or archaeal cells.

A nonviral gene therapy delivers DNA that allows cells to produce proteins such as their own growth factors in culture media. Lipid nanoparticles provide an effective delivery mechanism into a target cell. By encapsulating plasmid DNA encoding the growth factors with inducible promoters into lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), target cells create their own growth factors reducing a need for expensive growth factors from external sources. DNA expression lasts for several days reducing the amount of reagent needed. The plasmid DNA is more stable than mRNA and proteins, therefore reducing logistical challenges.