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  1. Teaching an Old DOG New Tricks: Controlling Protein Activity with GFP

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    ...for oxidizing environments to photoconvertible variants, it seems like GFP is always learning new things...proteins with a modular structure, constructing split variants should be relatively straightforward, but it is...versions of non-modular proteins like Cre. Could Cas9-DOG be developed soon to allow genome modification...
  2. The Fluorescent Vegetables in Aptamer Soup

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    ...Gram-positive bacteria (Kellenberger et al., 2013). Other variants of Spinach include Baby Spinach, a miniaturized...cellular RNA to specific intracellular locations using Cas9 and track the localization of the complex. Broccoli...short non-coding RNAs (Autour et al., 2018). Three variants of Mango, coined Mango II, III, and IV, were then...high binding affinity to TO1-biotin. Two of these variants exhibit increased brightness compared to Mango...
  3. CRISPR 101: Cytosine Transversion Editors

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    ...editors use either catalytically dead Cas9 (dCas9) or a Cas9 nickase (nCas9) to avoid introducing double-strand...need from Cas9 are sequence specificity and the R-loop structure. In order to bind DNA, Cas9 requires ...expanded CGBE target scope by creating BE variants with other Cas9s that recognize different PAMs. Their computational...non-target strand of DNA for Cas9 to bind.   R-loop The structure formed by Cas9 binding to DNA and separating...PAM) on the opposite strand. Once it finds a PAM, Cas9 unwinds the adjacent DNA to create a region of separate...single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) region, using enzymes fused to Cas9 to alter the exposed ssDNA bases. Thus, base editors...window restricted to the stretch of ssDNA created by Cas9 binding. Pro tip! In CRISPR, the non-target strand...
  4. Hot Plasmids: Summer 2025

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    ... third of the size of Cas9). Figure 2: Comparison of TnpB (A) and Cas9 (B) genome editors. Effector...-based biosensor for cAMP dynamics. The mGold2 variants significantly enhanced photostability — 25-fold..., recruited by either the ωRNA (TnpB) or a gRNA (Cas9). Drawings not to scale. Created with BioRender....
  5. Human Germline Editing Using CRISPR

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    ... samples. Ma et al. designed plasmids containing Cas9 and two different gRNAs, and electroporated them...genome sequencing in selected control and CRISPR-Cas9 injected embryos. In all cases, they did not observe...CRISPR Topic Page Read about High Fidelity CRISPR Variants Target Multiple Genes at Once with CRISPR Resources...
  6. Split Fluorescent Proteins for Studying Protein-Protein Interactions

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    ... Yuhai Cui Red mScarlet Split-wrmScarlet variant of mScarlet Split-wrmScarlet and split-sfGFP: tools...–10) and sfCherry2(11), also photo-activatable variant PAsfCherry2(1–10) Improved split fluorescent proteins...Split-horseradish peroxidase (Alice Ting Lab 2016)  Split-Cas9 for inducible genome editing (Feng Zhang Lab 2015...
  7. Viral Vectors 101: Integrase-Deficient Lentiviral Vectors

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    ...using CRISPR/Cas9 to edit a gene, the expression of Cas9 is no longer necessary. However, Cas9 can be toxic...like creating stable cell lines, delivering CRISPR/Cas9 to cells for genome editing, and introducing inducible...Leavitt et al., 1996), and since then, numerous variants have been developed with different mechanisms ...
  8. CRISPR Guide

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    ... available with multiple Cas9 variants, including high fidelity Cas9s, Cas9s with various PAM requirements... NAG binding) SpCas9 VRER variant 3' NGCG SpCas9 EQR variant 3' NGAG SpCas9 VQR variant 3' NGAN or NGNG...Species/Variant of Cas9 PAM Sequence* Streptococcus pyogenes (SP); SpCas9 3' NGG SpCas9 D1135E variant 3' ... engineering. Read more about Cas9 variants . Anti-CRISPR Prolonged Cas9 activity can increase the risk...LbCpf1) 5' TTTV AsCpf1 RR variant 5' TYCV LbCpf1 RR variant 5' TYCV AsCpf1 RVR variant 5' TATV Campylobacter...strand SpCas9-HF1 — disrupt Cas9’s interactions with DNA phosphate backbone HypaCas9 — increase Cas9 proofreading...PAM-flexible or PAMless Cas9s. SpCas9-derived variants with non-NGG PAM sequences include: xCas9 — NG, GAA, and...
  9. Hot Plasmids Spring 2024

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    ...Blainey’s lab has developed a multiplexing approach to Cas9-based pooled CRISPR screens called CROPseq-multi...Anzalone et al., 2019, including modifications to the Cas9 or reverse transcriptase enzymes, inhibition of ...end of the pegRNA, which is not well protected by Cas9. This is similar to the proposed mechanism for engineered...domain conferred several new improvements. The new variant has increased signal-to-noise ratio and better ...of applications, including CRISPR activation by dCas9-VPR, prime editing, and delivery of disease-relevant...
  10. CRISPR 101: Drug discovery and CRISPR

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    ... line knock-ins of patient mutations which are variants of unknown significance – mutations with unclear...CRISPR 101: Making a Knock-In Cell Line Using CRISPR-Cas9 to Edit Disease Out of the genome Tips for a first...
  11. Cre-Lox and Other Site-Specific Recombinases

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    ...Site Canonical Sequence Structure (Length) Common Variants Cre loxP ATAACTTCGTATAgcatacatTATACGAAGTTAT 13...results. Attenuated iCre(R297T), a point mutant iCre variant, reduces the number of recombination events but...vivo using a mouse line expressing Cre-dependent Cas9. Kits Kit Name Type PI Description dRMCE Plasmid...
  12. Hot Plasmids: Spring 2025

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    ... mutants, identifying the two  best-performing variants as iGluSnFR4f (fast deactivation) and iGluSnFR4s...Bentley For RNA-guided genome editing, think beyond Cas9 with STITCHR: a combined CRISPR / retrotransposon... Figure 4: STITCHR consists of a nicking Cas9 fused to a shortened R2Tocc transposon protein, ...for scarless insertion of the payload (teal). The Cas9 gRNA targeting guide and the transposon RNA homology...scientists fused the retrotransposon protein R2Tocc to a Cas9 nickase to improve target recruitment and nicking...TurboCas provides the genomic targeting power of dCas9 with the dynamic labeling power of miniTurboID, ...proximity ligation tool (Cenik et al., 2024). While dCas9 has been used in combination with proximity labeling...
  13. CRISPR 101: Off-Target Effects

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    ...blog CRISPR 101: Which Cas9 do I choose for my CRISPR experiment? CRISPR 101: Cas9 The Other Cas(s) CRISPR...more specific variants. HypaCas9, sSpCas9(1.1), SpCas9HF1, and evoCas9 are a few spCas9s which have been...Ma X, Gao F, Guo Y. Off-target effects in CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing. Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2023 Mar ...of Maya Kostman. The most commonly used Cas, spCas9, has gone through multiple rounds of optimization...
  14. Rewiring Metabolic Circuitry with CRISPR RNA Scaffolds [Video]

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    ...) model consists of a catalytically dead Cas9 protein (dCas9) that lacks endonuclease activity coupled...effectively change metabolic flux. The dCas9 protein and orthogonal variants can be used as regulatory ON/OFF.... Using dCas9 as an on/off switch The multiple scRNAs all individually utilize the same dCas9 protein....modulate dCas9 expression, multiple scRNA transcriptional programs can be regulated with dCas9 as a master...an orthogonal dCas9 protein that will still recognize guide RNA but with a different dCas9 binding module...specific proteins via aptamer domains. Combined with dCas9, this new scaffold RNA (scRNA) will bind to a PAM-adjacent...layered with distinct programs controlled by each dCas9 regulatory switch. By no means limited to the field...
  15. Analyzing CRISPR Editing Results with ICE from Synthego

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    ...from single or multiplex CRISPR-Cas9 double-strand DNA breaks using SpCas9. More features will be added ...Currently, ICE is configured for Cas9 fromStreptococcus pyogenes (SpCas9). ICE Score - The editing efficiency...Browse our CRISPR featured topic page xCas9: Engineering a CRISPR Variant with Pam Flexibility RNA Editing ...
  16. Deaminet 2026: Breakthroughs in Base Editing, Deaminase Biology, and Therapeutic Translation

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    ...deaminase families (mSCD, DYW), new Cas9 orthologs (ePsCas9, NmeCas9), CRISPR-free approaches (MRGE, oDNA...that TadA8e dimerization, together with a unique Cas9-DNA “locking” interaction, are critical for its ...to off‑target characterization. beCasKAS: Linking Cas9 binding to editing outcomes Tong Wang (Stanford... an in cellulo assay that simultaneously detects Cas9-mediated DNA unwinding (R loops) and resulting deaminase...and gene regulation. These results highlight that Cas9 binding and editing outcomes can diverge substantially...of editor behavior. Figure 3: Labeling of Cas9-mediated R loops. Reproduced from Wang et al. (2025...al., 2025), DNA-FISH for chromosomal structural variant analysis, targeted sequencing of computationally...
  17. Hot Plasmids: Fall 2025

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    ...Affordable, low-tech CRISPR/Cas9 experiments By Ashley Waldron CRISPR/Cas9 has revolutionized biotechnology...chromoprotein and gRNA plasmids. Nuclease-dead Cas9 (dCas9) protein is supplied separately. Results can ...concentration in resting neurons. Their soma-targeted variant SomaFRCaMPi also performed substantially better...
  18. Plasmids 101: Screens vs. Selections

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    ...condition that can apply enough pressure to select for variants of interest, though. A selection can take the ... Genetic screens in human cells using the CRISPR/Cas9 system. Science, 343(6166): 80-84 (2014). doi: https...
  19. CRISPR 101: Any Base Transversion Editors

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    ...inserted the deaminase into the C-terminal domain of Cas9, which narrowed the editing window and reduced A...site. Like in most other base editor designs, the Cas9 nicks the non-edited strand to encourage the cell...models-assisted optimization of a uracil-N-glycosylase variant enables programmable T-to-G and T-to-C base editing.... gGBE consists only of engineered MPG fused to nCas9. First, MPG removes the G base from DNA to create...
  20. Modular Cloning Guide

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    ...CRISPR/Cas9 vectors expressing multiple gRNAs (up to seven) with a Cas9 nuclease, nickase, dCas9, or dCas9...mechanisms. zCas9i cloning kit: MoClo-compatible CRISPR/Cas9 cloning kit with intronized Cas9 Genome Engineering...assembly of CRISPR/Cas9 constructs for use in plants. The constructs are made with zCas9i, a high efficiency...biology and multigene engineering, including CRISPR/Cas9 components. MoChlo: Modular Cloning Chloroplast ...CRISPR Arnold Driessen 96 plasmids (including CRISPR/Cas9 components) for expression or gene editing in filamentous...constitutive promoters, T7 expression, RBS strength variants, synthetic terminators, protein purification tags...including 11 inducible promoters, 16 RBS strength variants, 8 tag-compatible RBSs, 2 secretion tags, 6 CDSs...
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