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  1. CRISPR 101: Multiplex Expression of gRNAs

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    ... single gRNA. You’ll clone in the first gRNA using restriction enzyme BbsI and the second gRNA using restriction...cleave the gRNAs. gRNAs are flanked by glycine tRNAs to create polycistronic glycine tRNA-gRNA (PTG) constructs...Gibson Assembly. Using BsaI, gRNAs are cloned into one of 12 pYLsGRNA plasmids, which contain various promoters...   Why use multiplexed gRNAs? By expressing multiple gRNAs on the same plasmid, you’ll make sure that ... this plasmid, you simply order oligonucleotides for your chosen gRNA target sequences and clone them ...Drosophila, a two-gRNA expressing plasmid is available from the Bullock lab, and gRNAs can be inserted ... Figure 2: gRNA target sequences (colored rectangles) are cloned into various plasmids using oligonucleotides...
  2. PITChing MMEJ as an Alternative Route for Gene Editing

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    ...the PITCh-gRNA, and the locus-specifc gRNA. The PITCh-gRNA creates two DSBs in the PITCh plasmid to release...PITCh vector via In-Fusion or SLIC cloning. Step 2: Design an insertion locus-specific gRNA The gRNA should...ideal use, this gRNA should be cloned into a vector containing Cas9 and the PITCh-gRNA. Step 3: Contransfect...Contransfect the PITCh vector with the vector carrying Cas9 and the PITCh- and locus-specific gRNAs Step 4: Select... Our CRISPR Guide Pages Find CRISPR Plasmids for Your Experiments Deposit Your New Plasmid Tools with ...induced via a generic PITCh-gRNA; the third break by an insertion locus-specific gRNA. These double stranded...which facilitates easier cloning. An overview of PITCh. The PITCh plasmid contains a GFP-Puro cassette...
  3. 15 Years of Addgene: The Top 15 Plasmids

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    ...mammalian RNAi experiments.  Find the scrambled shRNA vector. pLKO.1 - TRC cloning vector - This vector from...Pro-tip: this plasmid grows more slowly than standard plasmids. Find pLKO.1 - TRC cloning vector. Tet-pLKO-puro...lentiviral vectors and an envelope expressing plasmid, such as our second most requested plasmid of all time... pair of annealed oligos can be cloned to create a chimeric guide RNA. Find pX330-U6-Chimeric_BB-CBh-hSpCas9... This plasmid from the Zhang lab is a mammalian vector that expresses both SpCas9 and your gRNAs and was...envelope expressing plasmid pMD2.G. Find pMDLg/pRPE. scramble shRNA - This plasmid from David Sabatini...generation lentiviral transfer plasmid for cloning and expressing new shRNA sequences. For more information...
  4. Plasmids 101: Golden Gate Cloning

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    ...Advantages of Golden Gate cloning Golden Gate cloning is one of the easiest cloning methods in terms of hands-on...containing plasmid such as pX330. This cloning strategy not only makes it easy to create a single gRNA-expressing...Gate-based gRNA assembly methods available, which allow you to efficiently clone up to 7 gRNAs into one destination...destination vector, making multiplexing easy.  Disadvantages of Golden Gate cloning Golden Gate cloning is not...  Check out more Plasmids 101 Posts! Check out Addgene’s restriction cloning guide! CRISPR 101: Multiplex...Addgene’s plasmids are used with a wide variety of restriction enzyme-based cloning methods. Each method... and easy-to-use system to your cloning efforts. Golden Gate cloning technology relies on Type IIS restriction...
  5. Pairing CombiGEM and CRISPR for Combinatorial Genetic Screening

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    ...which one can design and synthesize CRISPR guide RNAs (gRNAs) for genome editing in large-scale has led...lentiviral plasmids containing one or more gRNAs. As each ligation reaction uses a pool of gRNAs as starting...containing combinations of different gRNAs in each plasmid. Each gRNA combination can be tracked and quantitatively...20-bp gRNA target sequence and its 8-bp barcode, respectively. Once cloned into the storage vector, the...pAWp12 (Figure 2). Cloning from the pAWp28 storage vector to the pAWp12 lentiviral vector should retain the...pool of lentiviral plasmids. Multiple rounds of digestion and ligation result in plasmid libraries containing...and constantly improve gRNA libraries, excellent resources with effective gRNAs are publicly available...
  6. 27 Hot Plasmids from 2016

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    ...assembly to produce single plasmid targeting vectors that encode both a guide RNA transcript and a repair.... The vectors were based on the original EasyClone vectors (Jensen et al 2013) allow for cloning of up...interest and cloned into provided destination vectors using low-cost, one-pot golden gate cloning that results...interactive gRNA viewer. The Moffat lab has also deposited their Cas9 and gRNA backbone plasmids with Addgene...Neurosci 2016. PubMed PMID: 26950006 Plasmid ID Plasmid Name Plasmid Type 74309 pcDNA3.0-TRPV4-p2A-ferritin-p2A-mCherry...express Cas9 with a library of sgRNA expression vectors (containing ten guides against each of the 8,158 predicted...highlight a subset of the new plasmids in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These brief articles...
  7. Tips for CRISPR Gene Editing in Mice

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    ...pCAG-EGXXFP plasmid along with the individual gRNAs in their PX330 plasmids (or similar plasmids for gRNA expression... can clone the PCR products into a pBluescript cloning vector and sequence the resulting plasmid. It ... target plasmid and pX330-sgRNA plasmid (Mashiko et al. 2013). The pCAG-EGxxFP target plasmid contains...pronuclear injection of circular plasmid expressing Cas9 and single guided RNA." Scientific reports 3 (2013...target sgRNA can be cloned directionally into the BbsI site. (c) The pCAG-EGxxFP target plasmid was co-transfected...will outline a simple method for selecting the guide RNA, validating its efficacy in vitro, and using it...many previously validated gRNAs at Addgene. In vitro screening for the best gRNA Figure 1: Validation...
  8. Multiplex Genome Editing with CRISPR-Cpf1

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    ...with a pool of plasmids that contained one crRNA per plasmid plus a Cpf1 expression vector.  See the graph...Assembly transfection One vector expresses Cas9 and up to 7 gRNAs Each gRNA requires its own promoter...lentiviral transduction One vector expresses Cas9, eGFP, and up to 4 gRNAs Each gRNA requires its own promoter...transfection of single plasmids vs pooled plasmids; for multiple edits, single plasmids are generally more...kbsaCas9: ~3 kb ~3.9kb crRNA/gRNA length gRNA: ~100 nt crNA: ~42 nt Requires tracrRNA? Yes No dsDNA cleavage...process its own pre-crRNA arrays simplifies the crRNA cloning process. For cloning, Zetsche et al used...rely on transfection of more than one vector to express the gRNAs and Cas9. Co-transfections can lead to...
  9. What's New in CRISPR - Spring 2019

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    ...genome editing plasmids String assembly gRNA cloning (STAgR) String assembly gRNA cloning (STAgR), developed...single step gRNA multiplexing system that generates vectors containing high numbers of gRNAs in one overnight...Read our CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids by function Find recently deposited plasmids ...CRISPR plasmids available at Addgene. We will still periodically focus on specific CRISPR plasmid tools...reaction. STAgR is highly customizable as vector backbones, and gRNA structure, numbers, and promoters can...Read the paper in PLoS One Find the STAgR cloning plasmids Mobile-CRISPRi allows CRISPRi experiments...between the gRNA and target. Read the paper in Development Find the Valcyrie plasmids If you have...
  10. Your Top Requested Plasmid in 2015!

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    ...a single empty vector and in pooled libraries containing thousands of pre-cloned gRNAs. DNA aliquots of...v2 is a lentiviral transfer vector used to deliver both Cas9 and your gRNA of interest to mammalian cells...Screening Using CRISPR/Cas9. If you need help cloning a gRNA into lentiCRISPR v2, you can take a look at...CRISPR Plasmids to Mammalian Cells Resources on the Addgene Website Visit our Lentiviral Guide Pages ...from our repository to find our most requested plasmid in 2015. In line with all of the exciting developments... past year, we're excited to announce that the plasmid most requested from the Addgene repository in 2015...lab at the Broad Institute and was designed and cloned by Neville Sanjana. This fantastic research tool...
  11. Pushing the Limits of DNA Assembly

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    ...Gateway Cloning Gibson Assembly and Other Long-Homology Based Cloning Methods Screen Plasmids by Colony...single-stranded synthetic oligo to generate a single-guide RNA (sgRNA). Using only one single-stranded oligo, instead... and generate constructs for producing single-guide RNAs – but it also allows you to skip purification... scarless plasmid inserts.  Want to Learn More about DNA Assembly? Check Out Our Plasmids 101 eBook!...any well-executed cloning endeavor, NEBuilder requires upfront planning. This cloning methodology requires...as easy as obtaining a plasmid with the gene of interest (search Addgene plasmids by gene here), designing...linearized vector for seamless joining of multiple mutations spread over thousands of base pairs. Cloning sgRNAs...
  12. Popular Retroviral Vectors and Their Uses in Scientific Research

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    ...expression.  Cloning and expressing RNAi pMKO.1 puro (Plasmid #8452) RNA interference (RNAi) is an RNA-mediated...Addgene blog Viral vector topic page Beginners guide to viral vectors Quick guide to all things lentivirus...backbones) here. Cloning and expressing new shRNA sequences pLKO (Plasmid #10878) This plasmid has been used...Transfer Vectors   Expressing your gene of interest pMKO.1 GFP (Plasmid #10676) Retroviral vector for cloning...use the pLKO.1 vector can be found here. Cre-Lox technology Puro.Cre empty vector (Plasmid #17408)   This...building block Entry vectors and 5 lentiviral Destination vectors. These vectors can induce combinatorial...research purposes, retroviral vectors have been developed into ‘split-vector systems’ by separating viral...
  13. 22 Hot Plasmid Technologies from 2014

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    ... are cloned into Golden Gate entry vectors via traditional restriction enzyme cloning, TA cloning, or ...recombination vectors. The efficient and flexible cloning process provides improvements to classical cloning methods...reporter plasmid for scientists to validate the efficacy of their gRNAs. The first step is to clone the target... the pOSIP (one-step integration plasmid) series of plasmids, vectors that convey both the sequence to...homology between the vector and gene primer for SLIC cloning. Amplify the pCoofy vector and the sequence ...for recombination in SLIC cloning to form the desired vector. The pCoofy vectors contain the ccdB cassette... Hot Plasmid list. Other popular plasmids & blog posts @Addgene: The 10 Most Distributed Plasmid Technologies...
  14. How to Deposit Your Plasmids with Addgene

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    ...tags, or cloning information for each insert.  Encodes gRNA/shRNA A plasmid with one or more gRNA or shRNA...Unpublished or pre-publication plasmids": Unpublished plasmids or plasmids that will not be published are...and entering a plasmid name,plasmid type, and plasmid description/experimental purpose (right). On the...with your plasmids, and adding all the plasmids at once increases the likelihood that the plasmids are given...indicate the gene cloned into your plasmid, any tags or fusion proteins contained in the plasmid, any mutations... part of the insert (when cloned into the vector backbone). If your plasmid has more than one insert, ...(s). Step 3: Cloning Information Please enter the name of the vector backbone you cloned your insert into...
  15. Plasmids 101: Modular Cloning

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    ...been in the cloning trenches yourself. Modular cloning, or MoClo, is a systematic cloning strategy designed...As a plasmid repository, we are no strangers to cloning. If you’re reading this, then chances are you...experiments it enables. What is modular cloning? Modular cloning, or MoClo, is an organization scheme for... MoClo reactions use Golden Gate cloning, not all Golden Gate cloning is MoClo. That’s because MoClo specifically...Level 0: Cloning of basic parts (promoters, UTRs, genes, tags, etc.) into MoClo-compatible vectors. Level...many gRNAs delivered with a relevant Cas nuclease. MoClo can be used to assemble multiplexed gRNA systems...Resources on Addgene.org Addgene’s Modular Cloning Guide EcoFlex MoClo Kit CIDAR MoClo Kit MoClo Plant...
  16. Introducing an All-in-One CRISPR/Cas9 Vector System for Multiplex Genome Engineering

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    ...for all-in-one CRISPR/Cas9 vectors expressing up to seven guide RNAs (gRNAs). Sakuma said that the new...Golden Gate cloning method to ligate expression cassettes of the gRNAs into a single vector in tandem. ... to Design Your gRNA for CRISPR Genome Editing CRISPR-Cas9: Tips for Optimizing sgRNA Activity Lentiviral...A newly established all-in-one vector construction system for CRISPR/Cas9-mediated multiplex genome engineering...systematically established way of making an all-in-one vector for multiplex genome engineering.” Now, they’...Schematic overview of the all-in-one CRISPR/Cas9 vector construction system for multiplex genome engineering...their CRISPR/Cas9-nuclease and CRISPR/Cas9-nickase vectors work successfully to target multiple sites in cultured...
  17. Quickest Way to Deposit Plasmids: The Deposit Spreadsheet

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    ...calcium.”  Primary Vector Type The vector type should describe how your plasmid is intended to be used...type in “Vector Type Other” column. For example, you may enter “donor template vector”. Cloning Method...Choose from: Gateway cloning, gene synthesis, Gibson cloning, ligation-independent cloning, restriction enzyme...possible, we propagate plasmids in the standard cloning strain DH5α. For plasmids with highly repetitive...Addgene Plasmids Searchable and Sortable gRNAs for Your Next CRISPR Experiment Suggest A Plasmid You'd ... in your lab. Plasmid Type Choose from: Encodes one insert, encodes gRNA/shRNA, or empty backbone...account username. In order for the plasmids to appear in your Addgene account under My Plasmids, we need...
  18. Your Top Requested Plasmid in 2016!

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    ... last year, the top requested plasmid from 2016 is an expression vector for CRISPR nuclease, SpCas9 from...mammalian expression vector that you can use to express both SpCas9 and your gRNA in a variety of mammalian...NGG3' PAM sequence as directed by a gRNA. 2A-Puro In this plasmid, SpCas9 is fused to the puromycin resistance...promoter, this plasmid has a U6 promoter followed by BbsI restriction sites into which you can clone your 20 ...20 nucleotide guide sequence of choice (for generation of a gRNA that will target SpCas9 to the approrpriate...mammalian expression vector that you can use to express both SpCas9 and your gRNA of interest in a variety... CRISPR Plasmids to Mammalian Cells Resources on the Addgene Website Visit our CRISPR Guide Pages Browse...
  19. CRISPR Methods for Bacteria: Genome Engineering, CRISPRa, CRISPRi, Base Editing, and More

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    ...contains an aTet-inducible gRNA and a backbone-targeting gRNA cassette for plasmid curing through "self-destruction...Tet-inducible, and a gRNA can be cloned easily into pRH2521 using BbsI. This system results in 80-90% RNA knockdown...Pseudomonas syringae. These vectors contain BsaI sites for easy cloning of a gRNA of interest. Cytidine and.... citrea scarless editing plasmids Sheng Yang’s lab describes a two-plasmid system that combines recombineering...custom spacers/gRNAs are easily inserted using BbsI and Golden Gate Assembly. Either plasmid can be also ...INTEGRATE (Insertion of Transposable Elements by Guide RNA-Assisted Targeting) and the Zhang lab's system...anhydro-tetracycline (aTc). By cloning in two tandem copies of the gRNA cassette, one can reliably knockdown...
  20. Cpf1 Update: Comparison to Cas9 and NgAgo

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    ...Cpf1 Plasmids at Addgene   Image attribution: Zetsche, Bernd, et al. "Cpf1 is a single RNA-guided...through homology-directed repair. Both Cpf1 and its guide RNAs are smaller than their SpCas9 counterparts, so...deliver in low-capacity vectors like AAV. AAV (adeno-associated viral vectors) are commonly used for in...nucleases should fit well into AAV vectors, especially given that Cpf1 gRNAs are also shorter than those needed...tolerate mismatches at gRNA positions 1, 8, 9, and 19-23. Accordingly, the 3’ end of the gRNA target sequence...Regev A, Koonin EV, Zhang F. Cpf1 Is a Single RNA-Guided Endonuclease of a Class 2 CRISPR-Cas System. ...Use piggyBac Vectors in Genome Editing Resources on Addgene.org Check Out Our CRISPR Guide Pages Check...
  21. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - May 2021

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    ...study.  The zCas9i cloning kit is a plant cloning kit that contains a series of vectors and DNA modules ...subset of the new plasmids and viral preps in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These articles...recent plasmid deposits and we hope they'll make it easier for you to find and use the plasmids you need...highlights from recent CRISPR plasmids. To find all of the CRISPR plasmids available from Addgene, head...CRISPR Plasmids and Resources page.  A new system uses light to deactivate photocleavable gRNAs within...targets S. cerevisiae genes with 6-12 guides per gene where gRNA expression is induced by anhydrous tetracycline...Hutchinson Cancer Research Center developed a pooled plasmid library encompassing all possible amino acid mutations...
  22. Plasmids 101: Modular Cloning Applications and Kits

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    ...Modular Cloning (MoClo) Guide Addgene’s eBook Collection More resources on the Addgene blog Plasmids 101...another great option for mammalian cloning, and is geared towards cloning multi-TU expression constructs ...Peripheral Infrastructure Vectors and an Extended Set of Plant Parts for the Modular Cloning System.” PLOS ONE...101: Golden Gate Cloning High Complexity Golden Gate Cloning with NEB’s DAD New MoClo basics blog ...doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0197185. Chamness, James C., et al. “An Extensible Vector Toolkit and Parts...Modular cloning is a popular DNA assembly tool used to build single- and multi-gene constructs for a ...should also take a look at the Yeast GoldenBraid Cloning System (Pérez-González et al., 2017). In addition...
  23. CRISPR 101: Engineering the Plant Genome Using CRISPR/Cas9

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    ...stranded guide RNA (gRNA) is sufficient to modify the genome of plant cells. The structure of the gRNA (composed...Agrobacterium-compatible, Cas9 containing vectors ready for Golden Gate mediated cloning of your gRNA of interest. Figure...plant-derived RNA pol II promoters which regulate expression of longer RNAs (such as mRNAs for gene expression... to drive gRNA expression is dependent upon the cell type in question. In plant cells, gRNA expression...expression is achieved by placing the gRNA downstream of a plant-specific RNA pol III promoter, such as AtU6, ...expression of small RNAs in their respective species. Addgene carries >30 “empty gRNA” backbones which contain... and gRNA scaffold sequence and allow researchers to insert targeting oligos with minimal cloning required...
  24. Genome-wide Screening Using CRISPR

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    ...single stranded guide RNA (gRNA). The ~20 nucleotide targeting sequence within the gRNA is defined by the...in a 1-plasmid system, in which Cas9 is included on the gRNA-containing plasmid, or a 2-plasmid system... synthesized. Pooled gRNAs are then cloned into lentiviral transfer vectors to create the CRISPR library...contain thousands of gRNA plasmids, discerned only by a unique barcode on each plasmid. As such, sequencing...Addgene: Find CRISPR Plasmids Read our CRISPR Guide Find tools to design your gRNA ...libraries are composed of many different gRNA-containing plasmids, each with a different genomic target....target sequences and ease of generating gRNA-containing plasmids. CRISPR genome wide-screening experiments...
  25. CRISPR 101: Mammalian Expression Systems and Delivery Methods

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    ... in vivo viral delivery. Cas9 mRNA and gRNA Plasmids containing gRNA and Cas9 are used in in vitro transcription...Cas9 and gRNA can be present in a single lentiviral transfer vector or separate transfer vectors. May contain...transcription reactions to generate mature Cas9 mRNA and gRNA. RNA is delivered to target cells using microinjection...decreases as RNA is degraded within the cell. Can be used for generating transgenic embryos. Cas9-gRNA ribonucleoprotein...protein and in vitro transcribed gRNA are combined to form a Cas9-gRNA complex and delivered to cells using...Addgene.org Browse CRISPR Plasmids for Mammalian Systems Check out our CRISPR Guide Pages View CRISPR Protocols...EGFP validation of sgRNAs: Can evaluate component delivery and sgRNA efficacy by cloning in genome target...
  26. Cpf1: A New Tool for CRISPR Genome Editing

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    ...100 nt crRNA/tracrRNA hybrid guides needed for Cas9 function. Since both Cpf1 and its guide RNAs are smaller...our CRISPR guide for a refresher on CRISPR/Cas9.  Figure 1: Cpf1 is a single RNA-guided endonuclease...deliver in low-capacity vectors, such as adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors. In 2017, Zetsche et al....tolerate mismatches at gRNA positions 1, 8, 9, and 19-23. Accordingly, the 3’ end of the gRNA target sequence...Later work, like the adaptation of Cas13 to RNA targeting and RNA editing, has further shown the diversity...References 1. Zetsche, Bernd, et al. "Cpf1 is a single RNA-guided endonuclease of a class 2 CRISPR-Cas system."...at Addgene Find CRISPR plasmids at Addgene Read Addgene's CRISPR Resource Guide View Other CRISPR Blog...
  27. 28 Hot Plasmid Technologies from 2015

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    ...expression vector which gives close to 100% cloning efficiency and gene expression. The pUCXKT vector ensures...desired insert is cloned using traditional restriction enzyme cloning to create an Entry vector containing a...with custom-cloned vectors in a Multisite Gateway reaction with a desired destination vector expressing...general purpose cloning vector pU6_(Gluc)_INT(GenPurpClon) which can accept a novel RNA sequence of interest...machinery that brings the sgRNA/cargo RNA to the appropriate DNA locus. The sgRNA/RNA fusions retained their...large RNA cargos to specific DNA loci. In CRISPR-Display, your RNA of interest is fused to an sgRNA used...amazing plasmid technologies developed by our community of depositors. With over 40,000 plasmids avaliable...
  28. Plasmids 101: The protein expression toolbox

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    ...some permanent knock out plasmids? Check out our Cre vector and Murine LoxP vector.   Turn it off for a little...out Addgene's Lentiviral dTAG cloning vector and SMASh degron tagging vector! Destabilizing domains Destabilizing... the Addgene website Promoter Guide CRISPR Guide Lentiviral Guide  ... a gene (cDNA) can be done by either plasmid or virus. A plasmid carrying your cDNA can be targeted for...? Check out our Retro expression vector and Lenti expression vector. Turn it on for just a little while...out Addgene's Lentiviral dCas9 SAM vector and Piggybac dCas9 SAM vector! On/off control all the time If ...resources on the Addgene blog Plasmid 101: Inducible Promoters Plasmid 101: Repressible Promoters CRISPR...
  29. With Our New Viral Service, We're Taking CRISPR Further!

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    ...not always an easy process. The cloning capacity of lentiviral vectors (~8.5 kb of insert) and the reduced... highly requested gRNAs including those targeting EGFP, BRAF, and MAP3K4. The gRNAs targeting EGFP can...MAP3K4 gRNAs allow you to target these widely studied signalling pathways. Find Validated gRNAs to use...their proper use; after receiving a pooled gRNA library in plasmid format, a researcher must amplify the library...has retained gRNA representation, produce high titer lentivirus from the library, ensure gRNA representation...receive transfer plasmid DNA that you can use along with lentiviral packaging plasmids to create your own...Viral Service Page Check Out Our CRISPR Guide Pages Find Viral Vectors ...
  30. Fluorescent Tagging of Endogenous Genes with SapTrap

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    ...genomic site specified by a guide RNA (gRNA) sequence. Users can design gRNAs to induce the break at a specific... users need 3 vectors:  1) a gRNA vector that targets the gene of interest, 2) a plasmid to specify the...reaction to generate high-throughput targeting vectors. These vectors can be used to tag endogenous genes and...There is no need for PCR or cloning, as digestion of the destination vector with SapI yields 2 sites- the...the final targeting vector (Fig. 1, Step 4), and co-injection of the targeting vector and a Cas9 expression...site destination vectors for inserting a tag at multiple target sites. SapTrap vectors can be easily modified...and 3) a vector containing the desired tag, which can be obtained as a universal donor plasmid. The CRISPaint...
  31. Viral Vectors 101: Parts of the AAV Transfer Plasmid

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    ...with some plasmids. You just need three plasmids to start making AAV:  the packaging plasmid which contains... transfer plasmid an AAV transfer plasmid. ITR sequences are 145 bases each and AAV plasmids have two ...aids in the nuclear export of RNA and RNA translation, and promotes RNA transcript longevity. The polyA...of an AAV transfer plasmid. Parts shown in green are key elements of an AAV plasmid. Parts shown in grey... elements of an AAV plasmid First let’s talk about the key parts of an AAV plasmid. Inverted terminal ...the ITRs does not get packaged in the AAV vector. The cloning capacity between the ITRs is ~4.4 kb. ITRs...transfer plasmids have a promoter, but this element isn’t required when the transfer plasmid harbors non-coding...
  32. Hot Plasmids - August 2020

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    ...expression of nearly any gene via specific guide RNA (gRNA) sequences. But these approaches rely on continual...cells expressing both dCas9 and gRNAs. The multi-gRNA piggyBac vector integrates into genomic DNA with...VPR targeting plasmids can be found at Addgene. Check out these plasmids for piggyBac gRNA delivery and...subset of the new plasmids and viral preps in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These articles...recent plasmid deposits and we hope they'll make it easier for you to find and use the plasmids you need...They generated plasmids tagged with EB3 to mark the growing tips of microtubuli and plasmids tagged with ...labeled piggyBac vectors for uniform and sustained expression of single or multiplexed gRNAs and of dCas9 ...
  33. Custom CRISPR Screens & the Green Listed Software

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    ...It can be very time consuming to design 5 guide RNAs (gRNAs) targeting each of the 1000 genes you’d like...for this purpose.  The gRNA oligos are subsequently cloned into your vector of choice using the adapter... gene is not targeted by only one gRNA, instead many different gRNAs are used for each gene. At the moment...contain 4-12 gRNAs/gene, which results in libraries containing up to around 200,000 different gRNAs. It has...should use ~400X more cells than gRNAs in a screen, to ensure that each gRNA has a good chance to contribute...multiple gRNAs targeting all genes in the indicated species and were suggested to be the best gRNAs by the...consensus on optimal gRNA design. With Green Listed you can also easily extract gRNAs for the same gene ...
  34. CRISPR 101: Epigenetics and Editing the Epigenome

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    ... LITE Plasmids Resources on Addgene.org Check out Our CRISPR Guide Pages Find Validated gRNAs to Target... made targeting much easier! With the help of guide RNAs, fusions between Cas proteins and the epigenetic...genomic targets. These two vectors are part of the larger pMVP/pMAGIC cloning system, which contains Cas9...CRISPR-based DNA demethylation by Casilio-ME-mediated RNA-guided coupling of methylcytosine oxidation and DNA ... Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. Liu XS, Wu H, Ji X, Stelzer Y, Wu X, Czauderna S, Shu...cytosine demethylation in mammalian cells. This plasmid is used with pcDNA3.1-MS2-Tet1-CD to decrease methylation...methylation and activate transcription. A lentiviral vector with the same modifier, Fuw-dCas9-Tet1CD, is available...
  35. Viral Vectors 101: Gamma-Retroviral Packaging Systems

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    ...γ-retroviral packaging plasmids are not interchangeable. General envelope plasmids, such as VSV-G (Vesicular...in trans by specific plasmids. This method, therefore, reduces the number of plasmids that are required ...encoded by the transfer plasmid, but instead are provided in trans by other plasmids or the packaging cell...do many γ-retroviral plasmids have similar names? The nomenclature of the plasmid backbone is meant to...retro/lentiviral plasmids. U5; Unique 5'; region at the 5' end of the viral genomic RNA (but found at both...Addgene blog Viral Vector Elements The Retroviral Life Cycle Popular Retroviral Vectors and Their Use in...needed: γ-Retroviral transfer plasmid encoding a transgene, sgRNA, or shRNA of interest: The transgene sequence...
  36. Google Forums Round Up: First Impressions of NgAgo

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    ...preassembled Cas9/gRNA complexes or with guide RNA- and Cas9-expression plasmids. Cas9 guide RNA delivery does...specificity is dictated by a DNA guide sequence rather than an RNA guide as with Cas9. Third, it can be ...company. However, unlike an RNA guide, it cannot be produced from a plasmid in cells. Additionally, in ...with an ssDNA guide. Therefore, researchers must co-transfect cells with 5’-P-ssDNA guides and an NgAgo...does however rely on cloning into a vector or in vitro synthesis, which could be less desirable if one...sequencing on select regions of all distributed plasmids as part of quality control, but does not perform...sharing the stage with much-lauded CRISPR-Cas9 is DNA-guided endonuclease NgAgo! We'll discuss how NgAgo is ...
  37. CRISPR-mediated Plant Base Editors

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    ...Gaudelli et al., 2017). Our vectors have two Bsa1 sites to clone the single guide RNA (protospacer+scaffold)...system. We use a single polycistronic tRNA-gRNA (PTG) gene system to clone multiple protospacers which enables...all CRISPR plasmids and resources at Addgene Find CRISPR base editors Find CRISPR plasmids for plants ...plant We developed plant adenine base editor (ABE) vectors to install A>G or T>C mutations in the plant genome...genome. We constructed three versions of the vector (pKABE6.3, pKABE7.9, and pKABE7.10) so that the user... genomic site simultaneously.     These binary vectors could be used to generate stable genome edited ...Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. We also constructed smaller vectors suitable for transient assays using protoplast ...
  38. Sequencing Options for CRISPR Genotyping

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    ...single cell clones for in vitro CRISPR experiments. The likelihood that a single cell clone derived from...Resources on Addgene.org View Our CRISPR Guide Pages Find CRISPR Plasmids for Your Experiments Get Ready-to-...position of the mismatch along the length of the gRNA given the stricter sequence requirement at the terminal...double-strand breaks (DSBs) evaluated by sequencing (GUIDE-seq) (Tsai et al. 2015) and direct in situ breaks...next-generation sequencing (BLESS) (Crosetto et al. 2013). GUIDE-seq and BLESS detect double-stranded breaks and ...sensitive as targeted amplicon sequencing. For example, GUIDE-seq seems to have a minimum detection limit of 0.1%...Detection Limit Application Advantages Disadvantages GUIDE-Seq 0.1% Cell-based  Searches the genome for all...
  39. CRISPR References and Information

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    ...Description Plasmids in protocol Download protocol Church gRNA design and cloning gRNA cloning vector PDF 115.2....8 KB Fujii gRNA design and cloning gRNA cloning vector Retroviral vectors: neomycin (pSIR-neo) , GFP ... Lander gRNA cloning into pLX-sgRNA pLX-sgRNA PDF 125.9 KB Sontheimer gRNA design and cloning All-in-one...Cas9 and gRNA use Cas9 (pIK86) ; gRNA empty backbone (pDR274) PDF 87.2 KB Liu Fly: gRNA cloning pAc-sgRNA-Cas9...pCas9_GFP ; gRNA empty vector Link O'Connor-Giles Fly: gRNA and ssODNs design and cloning; injection protocol...583.3 KB Zhang gRNA cloning CRISPR RNA array: Cas9 (pX260) or Cas9 D10A (pX334) ; tracrRNA: Cas9 (pX330)...blog . Eukaryotic Pathogen CRISPR guide RNA/DNA Design Tool (EuPaGDT) gRNA design tool with extensive selection...
  40. Viral Vectors 101: Preparing Pooled Libraries

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    ...single plasmid transformation, though, a pooled library has hundreds to millions of distinct plasmids, all...anyone who has worked with individual plasmids knows, some plasmids amplify well and others don’t. The size...A variety of protocols and guides regarding pooled libraries, from cloning a pooled library to viral production...Addgene, including cDNA, barcoding, screening, and gRNA libraries. Most of the pooled libraries at Addgene...pooled library, which contains a collection of plasmids in a single tube, or a pre-made viral prep library... prepare the libraries for you.  Starting from plasmids requires amplification, verification, and lentiviral...library and appropriate packaging and envelope plasmids into HEK cells allows production of lentivirus...
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