New Optimized Genome-wide CRISPRko, CRISPRi, and CRISPRa Libraries
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...combining specific sgRNAs with Cas9 or Cas9 derivatives.
Unmodified Cas9 causes double stranded DNA breaks...with the sgRNA expression vector allowing the screen to be conducted with only two constructs (the other ... loss of function while nuclease-deactivated Cas9 (dCas9) can be tethered to a repressor (CRISPRi) or ...sgRNA library
In addition to inhibiting gene expression, dCas9 can also be used for transcriptional activation... activation domain (CRISPRa) to regulate gene expression. Some CRISPR libraries contain many sgRNAs per... issues.
CRISPRi libraries utilize an engineered Cas9, which contains multiple point mutations in the ...screens can help reveal the function of lowly expressed genes or genes that are more drastically affected...