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  1. CRISPR 101: Anti-CRISPR Proteins Switch Off CRISPR-Cas Systems

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    July 23, 2020, 1:20 p.m.
    ...How do anti-CRISPR proteins work? Anti-CRISPRs proteins are highly diverse but most block CRISPR activity...proteins. Discovery of anti-CRISPR proteins That is, until the discovery of anti-CRISPR proteins in 2012 (...Since these early anti-CRISPR studies, scientists have discovered over 50 anti-CRISPR proteins that interact...al., 2012). Anti-CRISPR (Acr) proteins are phage-derived small protein inhibitors of CRISPR-Cas systems...others can inhibit CRISPR enzymes from multiple species of bacteria.  A note on anti-CRISPR nomenclature Acr...al., 2017). Figure 1: Anti-CRISPR proteins (Acr's) can block CRISPR activity in many ways such as... off CRISPR activity. The ability to turn off CRISPR activity is an important step towards CRISPR-based...
  2. CRISPR Antimicrobials

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    May 3, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ... Blog CRISPR Methods for Bacterial Genome Engineering Treating Muscular Dystrophy with CRISPR Gene Editing...Using CRISPR to Edit Disease out of the Genome  Additional Resources on Addgene.org Find CRISPR Plasmids...Research Read Our CRISPR Guide Pages Find CRISPR gRNA Design Tools ... fight against antibiotic resistance. Advantages of CRISPR over traditional antibiotics The potential ...strategy for CRISPR antimicrobials combines them with both replication-competent phages and antibiotics. Phage...remain in the delivery of these agents, CRISPR antimicrobials could become our newest line of defense ...need new antimicrobials, ideally ones for which the development of resistance will be slow. CRISPR may be...
  3. What's New in CRISPR - Winter 2018

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    Dec. 18, 2018, 1:17 p.m.
    ...Cas14 plasmids Anti-CRISPR proteins for optogenetic control of CRISPR-Cas9 Anti-CRISPR proteins that inhibit...blog Download the CRISPR 101 eBook Find our CRISPR 101 blog posts Read our CRISPR cheat sheet Resources...the new CRISPR plasmids available at Addgene. We will still periodically focus on specific CRISPR plasmid...type II CRISPR systems were recently discovered in 2017. Now Dominik Niopek’s lab has adapted anti-CRISPR... Read the paper in Nature Methods Find the anti-CRISPR plasmids Tagging human transcription factors...Resources on Addgene.org Read our CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids by function Find recently deposited plasmids...hope that this blog series will help you find new CRISPR tools for your research.     Improved nucleic...
  4. Optogenetics + CRISPR, Using Light to Control Genome Editing

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    Sept. 3, 2020, 12:15 p.m.
    ... blog post: Anti-CRISPR Proteins Switch Off CRISPR-Cas Systems.  Listen to the anti-CRISPR podcast segment...protein. Stop light! Photoactive anti-CRISPRs halt Cas9 activity Anti-CRISPR proteins are a highly diverse...Light-Dependent Anti-CRISPR Bubeck et al., 2018 CASANOVA LOV2 from A. Sativa AcrIIA4 anti-CRISPR protein, ...optogenetic manipulation of CRISPR-based systems in animal models. Use Anti-CRISPRs to Turn Off Genome Editing...Niopek D (2018) Engineered anti-CRISPR proteins for optogenetic control of CRISPR–Cas9. Nat Methods 15:924...activity. The use of nickases, prime editing, anti-CRISPR proteins, and other techniques all aim to improve... combined CRISPR and optogenetic techniques to develop a variety of photoactivatable CRISPR tools. These...
  5. History of CRISPR Cas - A tale of survival and evolution

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    Nov. 25, 2013, 10:12 p.m.
    ...to the challenge - Evolution of anti-CRISPR genes in phages The CRISPR/Cas adaptive immune system seems...identified that neutralize CRISPR/Cas. Earlier this year, expression of 1 of 5 anti-CRISPR genes were found to... more information on CRISPR/Cas, check out Addgene’s CRISPR Guide or find CRISPR/Cas plasmids for your...blockbuster known as the CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats) Cas (CRISPR associated genes...them into the CRISPR sequence. Separate Cas proteins then express and process the CRISPR loci to generate...translatable to the other CRISPR subtypes. Still, the large and dynamic range of CRISPR systems between and ... presence of a variety of undiscovered viral anti-CRISPR genes. These data highlight an interesting "arms...
  6. Hot Plasmids - January 2023

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    Jan. 31, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...lentiviral Car constructs Anti-GFP [N86/8R] ready-to-use antibody Hyperfolder YFP CRISPR-Csm: A novel RNA targeting...34385696; PMCID: PMC9015817.   Meet anti-GFP [N86/8R]! by: Ashley Waldron Anti-GFP [N86/38.1R] was among the...section on the Anti-GFP [N86/8R] page for more details. Image credit: Addgene.   Find anti-GFP [N86/8R...section (antibodies and viral preps welcome!) here. Here's what you'll find in this post: CRISPR-Csm: ... a leg up on the alternatives - RNAi and Cas13. CRISPR-Csm doesn’t degrade proximal RNAs nor does it have... off-target effects, both of happen with Cas13. CRISPR-Csm degrades both nuclear and cytoplasmic mRNA ... the 11 candidate transcript targets analyzed. CRISPR-Csm presents an attractive alternative for nuclear-RNA...
  7. Hot Plasmids - February 2022

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    Feb. 22, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...Engineered miniature CRISPR-Cas system for mammalian genome regulation and editing Anti-FLAG Frankenbodies...while the anti-HA frankenbodies include mEGFP, mCherry, and HaloTag. Figure 1: (a) Anti-FLAG frankenbody...determining region of an anti-FLAG scFv and a stable scFv scaffold. (b) Schematic of anti-FLAG-FB-GFP binding...localization. Adapted from Liu et al. 2021. Anti-FLAG and anti-HA frankenbodies have a variety of applications...up here.  Here's what you'll find in this post: Anti-FLAG Frankenbodies for modular imaging of cellular...cellular targets by: Mike Lacy Adding to their set of anti-HA frankenbodies (Zhao et al. 2019), Tim Stasevich...Hiroshi Kimura’s labs have recently published a set of anti-FLAG frankenbodies, a flexible, modular tool for...
  8. Hot Plasmids - March 2019 - Anti-CRISPR, 2in1 Cloning, Fluorescent Voltage Indicators, and Photoswitchable Proteins

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    March 19, 2019, 1:31 p.m.
    ...control of CRISPR-Cas9 by CASANOVA Article contributed by Cary Valley  Listen to the anti-CRISPR podcast ...podcast segment Anti-CRISPR (Acr) proteins potently inhibit type II CRISPR systems including the popular S. ... them a rather blunt instrument for controlling CRISPR. To bring greater control to Acr activity as a ...domains, they have developed a system to control CRISPR-Cas9 activity using blue light (Bubeck et al., ... protein AcrIIA4. In the dark, AcrIIA4 inhibits CRISPR activity.   With the addition of blue light, the...and thus, inhibiting function of Acr. This allows CRISPR-Cas9 to function on its target.  They name their... Acr-LOV fusion protein inhibitor CASANOVA for “CRISPR-Cas9 activity switching via a novel optogenetic...
  9. What's New in CRISPR - Spring 2019

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    March 21, 2019, 12:47 p.m.
    ...the paper in Science Find the anti-CRISPR expression plasmids CRISPR-based method for cell lineage ...blog Download the CRISPR 101 eBook Find our CRISPR 101 blog posts Read our CRISPR cheat sheet Resources...the new CRISPR plasmids available at Addgene. We will still periodically focus on specific CRISPR plasmid...series will help you find new CRISPR tools for your research.     CRISPR-Cas12b for human genome editing...Resources on Addgene.org Read our CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids by function Find recently deposited plasmids...three different Cas12a inhibitors. Some of these anti-Cas12a proteins have broad inhibitory effects on...lineage tracing Valcyrie is a CRISPR-based marker excision method for marking distinct cell clones developed...
  10. The Twelve Days of CRISPR

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    Dec. 22, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...new CRISPR content designed to help you with your CRISPR experiments and to learn about new CRISPR tools... day of CRISPR, Addgene gave to me: CRISPR methods for bacteria.  On the eighth day of CRISPR, Addgene...Addgene gave to me: anti-CRISPR proteins!  On the ninth day of CRISPR, Addgene gave to me: RNA editing with...the recap! The twelve days of CRISPR recap On the first day of CRISPR, Addgene gave to me: a primer on...On the second day of CRISPR, Addgene gave to me: SHERLOCK and DETECTR, two CRISPR-based methods to detect... third day of CRISPR, Addgene gave to me: tips and tricks for designing gRNAs for CRISPR editing. On the...the fourth day of CRISPR, Addgene gave to me: ways to use optogenetics to control CRISPR editing.  On the...
  11. CRISPR Cheat Sheet

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    Jan. 27, 2021, 2 p.m.
    ...editing Prime editing Anti-CRISPRs … you name it! So get excited and download the CRISPR eBook today! P.S ...Applications of CRISPR: Cut: CRISPR can be used to cut the DNA sequence. With a repair template, CRISPR can be...Jennifer Tsang. We have some crisp new CRISPR material for you!  The CRISPR field moves fast. That’s why we’...Addgene’s CRISPR 101 eBook. This new edition of the eBook includes the details on advances in CRISPR including...refresher before you dive into the CRISPR eBook, check out the CRISPR Cheat Sheet. Download the PDF using...same information. Download a PDF of CRISPR Cheat Sheet here!   CRISPR Cheat Sheet Clustered Regularly Interspaced...applied goal. Components of CRISPR: gRNAs: Sequences of RNA that direct the CRISPR system to cut other DNA...
  12. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - May 2021

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    May 18, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...2021.01.30.428974   The CRISPR corner By Jennifer Tsang Here are a few highlights from recent CRISPR plasmids. To...To find all of the CRISPR plasmids available from Addgene, head over to our CRISPR Plasmids and Resources...induced by anhydrous tetracycline. Three new anti-CRISPRs were identified that inhibit the S. aureus Cas9...bioproduction pathways The CRISPR corner New ready-to-use viral preps Mapping antibody escape in SARS-CoV-2...for binding ACE2 is the target of most anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. In the library, each plasmid encodes...binding, but impact recognition by specific anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies (Fig 1B). This approach can augment viral...deactivate photocleavable gRNAs within seconds. A CRISPR-based lineage tracing tool captures rare clones...
  13. Isolating Genomic Regions of Interest with the CRISPR System

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    May 30, 2019, 12:44 p.m.
    ...blog Download the CRISPR 101 eBook Find our CRISPR 101 blog posts Read our CRISPR cheat sheet Resources...Resources on Addgene.org Read our CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids by function Find recently deposited plasmids... as well as affinity purification with an anti-Cas9 antibody. These different tag systems and affinity...Using similar affinity purification with an anti-Cas9 antibody, the Li lab found a microRNA (miR483) that...While much of CRISPR research has focused on genome editing, numerous discoveries have been made using...genomic region of interest targeted by a gRNA. CRISPR-mediated purification of a specific genomic region...method to purify a specific genomic region using the CRISPR system, consisting of dCas9 and targeting gRNA,...
  14. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - March 2021

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    March 23, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...       The CRISPR corner By Jennifer Tsang Here are a few highlights from recent CRISPR plasmids. To...To find all of the CRISPR plasmids available from Addgene, head over to our CRISPR Plasmids and Resources... very fast CRISPR, is a light-inducible CRISPR system developed by Taekjip Ha’s lab where Cas9-gRNA complex...also be applied to other fluorophore/antibody pairs. Because the anti-GFP nanobody cross-reacts with BFP...expression and contain different antibiotic resistance markers. New CRISPR pooled library from Keith Joung...auxin inducible degron system for C. elegans New CRISPR plasmids New items from the viral service Epigenetic...GFP on the surface and “receiver” cells express an anti-GFP nanobody on the cell surface. When the cells...
  15. Addgene-Seeding Labs plasmid grant round 3: microbial drug resistance and biofilms, antidiabetic plant components, visualizing brain injury - and a glowing robot fish

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    Nov. 27, 2018, 2 p.m.
    ...Resources at Addgene.org Check out our CRISPR resources and CRISPR for plants Bacterial Expression Systems...PZA-resistance by using different approaches, including CRISPR and recombination-mediated genetic engineering ...more information on bacterial engineering using CRISPR on our blog). Her research should provide us with... infections. This project aims to examine the antibiotic susceptibility of biofilms formed on various ...identify and isolate pure plant compounds with antidiabetic properties that can ameliorate diabetics nephropathy...
  16. Using CRISPR/Cas9 to Edit Disease Out of the Genome

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    June 23, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...developing anti-CRISPR proteins aid the limitation of these mutations, to control the CRISPR system activity...post on CRISPR’s potential for monogenetic diseases, the bulk of which you can find below. CRISPR for complex...proof-of-principle for use of CRISPR to correct single-gene conditions. Remaining hurdles in CRISPR biology “I think...Northeastern University.  There can be no doubt that CRISPR/Cas9 technology has been a breakthrough for the... complex genetic diseases As CRISPR technology becomes increasingly more cost effective and precise, researchers...diseases. So we’re revisiting this post to look at CRISPR’s potential for use in treating a complex genetic...his lab are researching a way to treat AD using CRISPR/Cas9. They are targeting the genes responsible ...
  17. Our Most Popular Blog Posts from 2019

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    Dec. 31, 2019, 2:26 p.m.
    ...from the year. 10. Hot Plasmids - March 2019 - Anti-CRISPR, 2in1 Cloning, Fluorescent Voltage Indicators...and Flexibility to CRISPR Editing by Jennifer Tsang Prime editing is a new CRISPR technique from David...on various topics in biology over the past year: CRISPR, optogenetics, chemogenetics, plasmids, fluorescent... lab that gives more control and flexibility to CRISPR editing. Using a fusion between Cas9 and reverse... recent plasmid blog posts Find the most recent CRISPR blog posts Resources at Addgene Browse the repository...selection (ex: antibiotic selection and auxotrophy) and negative selection (ex: toxin-antitoxin systems and...
  18. Call for Guest Bloggers

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    March 2, 2016, 3 p.m.
    ...Tips for protein purification Replica plating Anti-CRISPR Retroviral vectors Career development for scientists... in applying CRISPR for mouse genome editing. Post: Generating Mouse Models Using CRISPR/Cas9   Erik L...
  19. Cas13d: Small RNA-targeting CRISPR enzymes for transcriptome engineering

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    May 3, 2018, 1:48 p.m.
    ...Microbial CRISPR diversity is impressive, and researchers are just beginning to tap the wealth of CRISPR possibilities...makes WYL proteins an intriguing counterpart to anti-CRISPR proteins that negatively modulate the activity...RNA Knockdown Plasmids Check out our CRISPR Guide Read our CRISPR History  ...RNA-editing Cas13 enzymes have taken the CRISPR world by storm. Like RNA interference, these enzymes ...general bioinformatic screens that looked for a CRISPR repeat array near a putative effector nuclease....these papers can independently process their own CRISPR arrays into guide RNAs. crRNA cleavage is retained...measured by flow cytometry, respectively. Cas13d CRISPR array processing is robust, with CasRx and either...
  20. Antibiotic Resistance: An Old Solution but a New Problem

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    Nov. 10, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ... that the term ‘antibiotic’ can also be used to describe anti-parasitic drugs and anti-fungal drugs, because...recent blog post on CRISPR antimicrobials to learn how scientists are using CRISPR to fight bacteria. ...Addgene's Microbiology Pages What is antibiotic resistance? Antibiotic resistance is defined as microbial... to antibiotics designed to kill them or to impede their growth. When we hear the word ‘antibiotic’, very...treat. Learn How Antibiotic Resistance Genes Are Used in the Lab How does antibiotic resistance develop...themselves from these naturally occurring antibiotics. When we use antibiotics to treat infections, we are treating...video showing bacteria evolve antibiotic resistance on a plate! Antibiotic resistance can arise, and has...
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