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  1. CRISPR Meets Synthetic Biology: A Conversation with MIT’s Christopher Voigt

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    ...multi-input CRISPR/Cas9 genetic circuits References: Nielsen AA, Voigt CA. Multi-input CRISPR/Cas genetic circuits...describe what’s possible when multi-input CRISPR/Cas genetic circuits are linked to the regulatory networks...almost limitless number of DNA binding proteins with Cas9 guided by different promoters. The challenge in ... that stop it from being used. One thing is that Cas9 is toxic. When cells carry CRISPR circuitry, it ...orthogonal variation. The first one worked in each case. Sometimes in CRISPR people talk about off-target...
  2. Viral Vectors 101: Calcium Sensors

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    ... or intracellular landscape, remember: Keep Ca+2lm and Ca+2rry on! References and Resources References...GECO sensor (GEX), where one wavelength changes with Ca while another wavelength is insensitive. Additional...
  3. Hot Plasmids - October 2020

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    ...our CRISPR Plasmids and Resources page.  CasPhi is 70 kDa Cas protein identified exclusively in huge bacteriophage...glycosylation. Get the library at Addgene CasRx is a RNA targeting Cas system that can be used in Drosophila... melanogaster. Get the plasmids at Addgene The Cas Hybrid for Multiplexed Editing and screening Applications... (CHyMErA) Knockout Libraries express hybrid Cas9-Cas12a gRNAs under a single U6 promoter. The paralog... codon-optimized, engineered Streptococcus canis Cas9 nuclease that has a broad 5′-NNG-3′ PAM. Get the... hybrid gRNA library deletes human alternative cassette exons and disrupts genes with alternative exons...
  4. Reaching out to China: Canton Nucleic Acids Forum (CNAF) 2015

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    ... of the University of Georgia studies the CRISPR/Cas system as it relates to its natural role in prokaryotic...systems to defend against both DNA and RNA viruses - 2 cas systems regulate at the DNA level and 1 at the RNA...Tel Aviv University then spoke about using CRISPR/cas to address the growing clinical problem of antibiotic...bacterial phage vectors with CRISPR/cas9 sensitizing gene cassettes. Thse vectors are engineered to replace... tetracycline cas9 inducible knock-out system. His lab is also exploring the use of cas9 proteins from... I could tell that they were mushrooms. In some cases I couldn’t tell if the bags contained flora or fauna...There are many clever ways labs are using CRISPR/cas9 and more are being reported. Zhou Songyang from ...
  5. CRISPR 101: Epigenetics and Editing the Epigenome

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    ...Staphylococcus aureus Cas9 (Sa-Cas) and deposited plasmid IF311: pMAGIC (R4-R3) NLS-Sa dCas9-NLS-LSD1. LSD1 ...easier! With the help of guide RNAs, fusions between Cas proteins and the epigenetic modifier could be targeted...Crawford GE, Reddy TE, Gersbach CA (2015) Epigenome editing by a CRISPR-Cas9-based acetyltransferase activates...Hilton IB, Crawford GE, Reddy TE, Gersbach CA (2017) CRISPR–Cas9 epigenome editing enables high-throughput...including pcDNA-dCas9-p300 Core and pcDNA3.3-Nm-dCas9-p300 Core, as well as pLV-dCas9-p300-P2A-PuroR for...pCMV-dCas9-D3A) and Tet-dependent (TetO-dCas9-D3A) constructs. For lentiviral expression, Fuw-dCas9-Dnmt3a...types. They have also fused LSD1 to x-Cas9(3.7). x-Cas9(3.7) is a SpCas9 mutant that exhibits increased PAM...
  6. What's New in CRISPR - September 2019

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    ...in bioRxiv Find the GeneWeld vector kit CasX, a small Cas protein, is active in E. coli and human cells...ago, Jennifer Doudna’s lab discovered a new Cas protein, CasX, from metagenomic analysis of microbial DNA...GeneWeld vectors to create knock-ins CasX Drug inducible CRISPR/Cas9 activation E. coli genome-wide inhibition...demonstrating that CasX is active in both E. coli and human cells. Using the structure of CasX at eight different...and inactive CasX for E. coli and human expression. Read the paper in Nature Find the CasX plasmids ...inducible CRISPR/Cas9 systems for transcriptional activation and genome editing by fusing Cas9 to a mutated...vectors GeneWeld from Jeffrey Essner’s lab uses CRISPR/Cas9 and a donor vector to create knock-ins of fluorescent...
  7. Fluorescent Tagging of Endogenous Genes with SapTrap

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    ...other CRISPR/Cas systems used for endogenous protein tagging, please visit our website CRISPR/Cas Plasmids...example, Masato Kanemaki's lab has developed a CRISPR/Cas-based system for tagging endogenous proteins with...this system lies in the ability of the endonuclease Cas9 to create a DNA double stranded break (DSB) at a..., and co-injection of the targeting vector and a Cas9 expression plasmid will insert the desired genetic...reactions are then mixed and transfected along with a Cas9 expression vector. They can also be introduced directly...into a Drosophila S2 cell line stably expressing Cas9. This PCR toolkit offers C- and N-terminal tagging... promote homology directed repair after a CRISPR/Cas9 induced break. Learn more about these constructs...
  8. Plan Your Experiment

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    ...utilized for CRISPR/Cas gene editing. This image summarizes ways that the CRISPR/Cas system can be delivered...target cells translate the mRNA encoding Cas to produce the Cas enzyme, and the enzyme then forms a complex...directly combine purified Cas protein and in vitro transcribed gRNA to form a Cas-gRNA complex. You then ... joining (NHEJ) at the cut site Cas9 or Cas9 nickase High-fidelity Cas enzymes increase specificity Dual-nickase...components (Cas enzyme and guide RNA) for your experiment (Figure 1). You will decide how to express Cas9, the...generally only compatible with smaller Cas enzymes, like S. aureus Cas9. For more information, see our blog...deliver Cas-gRNA ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complexes directly into your target cells. In this case, your ...
  9. A History of Genome Engineering in Popular Culture

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    ...to target new genomic sites. The discovery of the Cas proteins in 2005 was a major breakthrough in the ...the world of genetic engineering as CRISPR-Cas editing soon replaced the protein-based DNA-binding domain...domain with a single-guide RNA sequence.  The Cas proteins, just like its predecessor induce a double-strand...editors (meganucleases, ZFNs, TALENs, and CRISPR-Cas) is that they induce double-strand breaks (DSBs) ... the genome. They fused a catalytically impaired Cas9 protein to a DNA-editing enzyme to generate the ...based on a prime editor which is a fusion between Cas9 and reverse transcriptase. Using an elongated template...The new frontier of genome engineering with CRISPR-Cas9. Science 346:1258096 . https://doi.org/10.1126/science...
  10. CRISPR Guide

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    ...type I Cas effector, composed of several separate Cas enzymes that form a complex called Cascade (see Cas3...Base Editing with CRISPR CasPEDIA: A Functional Classification of Cas Enzymes Cas Enzymes and PAM Sequences...application. Cas9 Orthologs While SpCas9 is the most commonly used Cas enzyme, additional Cas9 orthologs ...editing with Cas3. Browse Plasmids: Cascade-Cas3 Want more information on the wide variety of Cas enzymes?...from. Many variations of Cas9 exist, along with other Cas enzymes like Cas12a, which are available for...paired with the appropriate Cas enzyme. Specific enzymes, such as Cas12a or Cas13 , can improve multiplexing...Other natural Cas orthologs include Hsp1Cas9 (from Helicobacter sp. MIT 11-5569 ) and Nme2Cas9 (from Neisseria...
  11. CRISPR 101: Drug discovery and CRISPR

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    ...for drug discovery, there is more on the horizon. Cas enzymes have been engineered to have many unique ...References Fellmann, C., et al., Cornerstones of CRISPR-Cas in drug development and therapy. Nat Rev Drug Discov...characterized or have a simple pathology. In these cases, preliminary identification of potential targets...odds of finding a quality drug downstream. In some cases, there may already exist a drug which targets some... of genome edits accessible, fast, and easy. In cases where the mutational basis of a disease is known...CRISPR 101: Making a Knock-In Cell Line Using CRISPR-Cas9 to Edit Disease Out of the genome Tips for a first...
  12. Addgene @ Keystone: Thoughts on Precision Genome Engineering and Synbio

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    ... engineering from ZFNs through TALENs and CRISPR-Cas nucleases, provided important context for the rest...to plan your CRISPR experiment for our new CRISPR/Cas users) and updated Synbio page to people who were...the CRISPR-Cas9 system. Mehmet Fatih Bolukbasi from Scot Wolfe's lab described a chimeric Cas9 that is improving...followed by three of the biggest names in the CRISPR-Cas9 field – Jennifer Doudna, Feng Zhang, and Keith Joung...
  13. Tips for CRISPR Gene Editing in Mice

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    ...et al. "Analysis of off-target effects of CRISPR/Cas-derived RNA-guided endonucleases and nickases." Genome...large scale mouse mutagenesis by injecting CRISPR/Cas plasmid into zygotes." Development, growth & differentiation...mice carrying mutations in multiple genes by CRISPR/Cas-mediated genome engineering." Cell 153.4 (2013): ...plasmid contains humanized Cas9 expression cassette and sgRNA expression cassette. The target sgRNA can be...expression cassette reconstitution. When the target sequence was digested by sgRNA guided Cas9 endonuclease... encoding Cas9 into the oocyte. This original method was developed as the use of CRISPR/Cas9 in mammalian... guest blogger Samantha Young. The use of CRISPR/Cas9 for gene editing has expanded since its adaptation...
  14. CRISPR Guide Update

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    ... Addgene blog PRIME Editing CRISPR 101: Cas9 vs the Other Cas(s) Progress Towards a PAM-free CRISPR... transposases or the Cascade-Cas3 system. We also describe newly engineered Cas9s with more flexible requirements...and enhanced editing, as well as alternatives to Cas9. All of this is accompanied by new or refreshed ...
  15. Plasmids 101: Modular Cloning Applications and Kits

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    ...these kits, as there are many options! CRISPR CRISPR-Cas can harness the power of MoClo to expand both targetability...sgRNAs, MoClo can also be used to test a variety of Cas enzymes with different PAM requirements and editing...optimization, and more. While there are many CRISPR-Cas libraries and tools available for certain model organisms...elements impact viral titer and to compare different Cas enzymes in all-in-one AAV delivery. While Fragmid... chromosomal integration of larger expression cassettes (Shaw et al., 2023). Those looking to express ...unique sgRNAs into a multi-TU targeting construct (Cas9, sgRNA, reporter, etc.). This allows for the multiplexing...repurposed for CRISPR applications (gene insert = Cas9 + gRNA), Addgene distributes specialized CRISPR ...
  16. CRISPR 101: Cytosine and Adenine Base Editors

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    ...as a template. To do so, they used a Cas nickase, instead of dCas9. The resulting editor, BE3, nicks the...editing requires three elements. They are, broadly: A Cas protein (catalytically dead or nickase) fused to ...a deaminase that makes the edit A gRNA targeting Cas to a specific locus A target base for editing within...within the editing window specified by the Cas protein These elements were the starting point towards ...evolution of an adenine base editor with improved Cas domain compatibility and activity. Nature Biotechnology...individual Cas9. They also mutagenized the cytidine deaminase portion of the base editor to create SpCas9 base..., a base editor containing high fidelity Cas9 variant HF-Cas9 (Rees et al., 2017). HF-BE3 showed 37-fold...
  17. Giving gRNAs a Facelift - Synthetic and Beyond

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    ...al. Chemically modified guide RNAs enhance CRISPR-Cas genome editing in human primary cells. Nat Biotechnol...Photoswitchable gRNAs for Spatiotemporally Controlled CRSIPR-Cas-based Genomic Regulation. ACS 6, 5, 695-703 (2020...surprise then that stability of the RNA used in CRISPR-Cas9 experiments – the “gRNA” – suffers from the same...still effectively serving their function of guiding Cas9 to generate a targeted break. These advances in ...modifications The recognition sequence for CRISPR-Cas9 targeting is led by a ~20 bp gRNA which is part ...trans-activating crRNA (tracrRNA) which interacts with the Cas9 protein. These RNA molecules are vulnerable to attack...partially DNA gRNA is surprisingly well-tolerated by the Cas9 protein and can increase on-target efficiency. In...
  18. Antibodies 101: Isotypes

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    ...    References and resources References Janeway CA Jr, Travers P, Walport M, et al. Immunobiology: The...https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK27106/  Janeway CA Jr, Travers P, Walport M, et al. Immunobiology: The...complement system proteins, which can initiate a cascade that helps attack extracellular pathogens.  Transportation...encode those proteins are designated by the lower-case Greek letters μ, δ, γ, ε, and α. Some isotypes have...
  19. Fluorescent CRISPR Reporters: SRIRACCHA and GEmCherry2

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    ...reversible, integrated reporter for assaying CRISPR/Cas-stimulated HDR activity) The Madison lab created ...fcell.2018.00054 Sander JD, Joung JK (2014) CRISPR-Cas systems for editing, regulating and targeting genomes...contains Cas9. The Madison lab also created an inducible SRIRACCHA system (iSRIRACCHA) where Cas9 expression... labor intensive and quite time consuming.   As Cas9/gRNA activity is crucial for successful CRISPR editing...the scientific community for efficient real-time Cas9 activity assays. Recently scientists have created...fluorescent reporter assays to quantify targeted Cas9 cleavage, and repair through homology directed repair...containing the reporter gene that was cleaved by Cas9 and repaired via HDR using the supplied donor plasmid...
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