The AAVantages of AAV in CRISPR Screens
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... activation, and knockout.
Most CRISPR screens rely on lentiviral systems, a fact supported by the wide...still beats lentivirus. In mice, AAV is almost entirely non-immunogenic — meaning when conducting in vivo...not integrate into the host genome. AAV instead relies mainly on episomal expression. Episomes are circular...It is important to note, however, that while AAV rarely integrates into the genome, CRISPR may increase...