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  1. Plasmids 101: Screens vs. Selections

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    ... Addgene Blog CRISPR libraries Genome-wide screens with CRISPR Lentiviral CRISPR libraries ...with small molecules/drugs. With the advent of CRISPR, genome-wide knockout screens are possible with...While the entire genome can be knocked out with CRISPR, the entirety of the small molecule realm is typically...downstream manipulations as a forward or reverse screen (CRISPR, drug, etc.), just with an added baseline component...component. Alternative screening techniques While CRISPR and drugs dominate the screening scene, there are... worth considering. RNAi screens are similar to CRISPR, but instead of knocking out the genes of interest... be lethal to cells and thus not assayable with CRISPR. Another method, popularized in yeast, are temperature...
  2. PITChing MMEJ as an Alternative Route for Gene Editing

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    ...Addgene.org Learn All about CRISPR on Our CRISPR Guide Pages Find CRISPR Plasmids for Your Experiments...mammalian genomes as assessed by CRISPR design tools at crispr.mit.edu. They tested their system in HEK293...If you follow CRISPR research, you know all about using non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) to make deletions...lab has harnessed MMEJ to create a new method for CRISPR gene knock-in, termed PITCh (Precise Integration...percentage of the mutations seen with TALENs and CRISPR. MMEJ is active during M and early S phases, when... PITCh-based genomic insertion would compare to CRISPR sticky-end insertion using the nuclease Cpf1. Since...represents another strategy researchers can exploit for CRISPR gene editing. In organisms where HDR is downregulated...
  3. Finding nucleic acids with SHERLOCK and DETECTR

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    ... DNA Endonuclease Targeted CRISPR Trans Reporter Cas12a (Cpf1) is a CRISPR Cas variant that can also cleave...Resources on Addgene.org Checkout our CRISPR guide page Browse the CRISPR Collection ...In the last few years, scientists have utilized CRISPR-Cas9 protein variants, Cas13, and Cas12a, to develop...develop the method termed DNA Endonuclease Targeted CRISPR Trans Reporter (DETECTR) (Chen et al., 2018). Both...Together SHERLOCK and DETECTR demonstrate the power of CRISPR-based diagnostics. SHERLOCK- Specific High Sensitivity...Abudayyeh et al 2016). Cas13 can be guided by a single CRISPR RNA (crRNA) to cleave ssRNA or mRNA. It also exhibits...reporters for each enzyme. In addition, Csm6, a CRISPR type-III effector nuclease, can be used in conjunction...
  4. CRISPR 101: Multiplex Expression of gRNAs

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    ...Tsang. CRISPR makes it easy to target multiple loci - a concept called multiplexing. Since CRISPR is such...Addgene.org Catch Up on Your CRISPR Background with Our Guide Pages Find CRISPR Plasmids for Your Research...components into a destination vector. The first step in CRISPR/Cas9 Golden Gate multiplexing is to clone the oligonucleotides...of genome editing events. Yamamoto Lab Multiplex CRISPR/Cas9 Assembly Kit: This kit is built for serious...Plasmid: This system allows you to assemble type II-A CRISPR arrays for dCas9-based transcriptional repression...plasmid contains a nontargeting spacer flanked by two CRISPR repeats. The spacer can be digested using BsaI,...system is a fast, multiplexable method that combines CRISPR and recombineering-based MAGE (Multiplex Automated...
  5. CRISPR 101: RNA Editing with Cas13

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    ... out our CRISPR Featured Topic Page Learn about RNA Targeting with Cas13a Learn about CRISPR DNA Base ...Resources on Addgene.org Browse All CRISPR Plasmids Check out our CRISPR Guide Pages ...enzymes are quickly becoming major players in the CRISPR field. Just a year after Feng Zhang’s lab identified...C2c2) (Abudayyeh et al., 2016) as a RNA-targeting CRISPR enzyme, they adapted Cas13b for precise RNA editing...programmable A to I (G) replacement) is the first CRISPR tool for RNA editing. Two years after that, the... targeting work with Cas13, REPAIR is the first CRISPR-based system to enable precise RNA editing. The...multiplexed manner to edit multiple RNAs. It’s clear that CRISPR RNA editors will open new doors for scientific ...
  6. Hot Plasmids Podcast Episode 3: Optogenetics Tools, Improved CRISPR Base Editors, & More!

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    ...activity, methods for increasing CRISPR editing efficiency, new CRISPR base editors, DIY DNA ladders. You...increased CRISPR editing efficiency. Listen to the Segement on Ouabain Selection  Hot Plasmid 3: CRISPR base...specificity. Listen to to the Segmennt of Improved CRISPR Base Editors Hot Plasmid 4: pPSU Plasmids for generating... crispr...
  7. Even more elegant: Single injection CRISPR/Cas9 in C. elegans

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    ...summer of 2013, a remarkable nine papers describing CRISPR/Cas9 genome engineering methods for C. elegans ...lab at the University of North Carolina has made CRISPR in C. elegans even easier - now, one can generate...approach Multiple features of C. elegans have made CRISPR/Cas9 so successful in this species, namely, the...transgene selection strategy for their C. elegans/CRISPR experiments, but this strategy required the use...sought to create a new and efficient selection-based CRISPR/Cas9 method to generate knock-ins on any genetic...other species or in cell culture. In addition to CRISPR/Cas9 applications, SEC selection could replace ... system represents another leap forward for the CRISPR/Cas9 revolution!   References Streamlined Genome...
  8. Your Top Requested Plasmid in 2015!

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    ...on the Addgene Blog Browse Our CRISPR Posts Learn about Using CRISPR to Generate Knockouts Read Some ...Genome-wide Screening Using CRISPR/Cas9. If you need help cloning a gRNA into lentiCRISPR v2, you can take a look...with all of the exciting developments surrounding CRISPR genome engineering in the past year, we're excited...References 1. Shalem, Ophir, et al. "Genome-scale CRISPR-Cas9 knockout screening in human cells." Science..."Improved vectors and genome-wide libraries for CRISPR screening." Nature methods 11.8 (2014): 783-784...Some Common Ways to Deliver CRISPR Plasmids to Mammalian Cells Resources on the Addgene Website Visit our...Lentiviral Guide Pages Find Lentiviral Plasmids Find CRISPR Pooled Libraries ...
  9. CasPEDIA: A Functional Classification of Cas Enzymes

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    ...on Addgene.org CRISPR software and resources Addgene CRISPR Guide Addgene’s CRISPR 101 eBook More ...the Addgene blog CRISPR 101: Which Cas9 do I choose for my CRISPR experiment? CRISPR 101: Cas9 The Other...with any other required non-CRISPR-associated host factors required for CRISPR processing. For each enzyme...Expanding CRISPR Beyond SpCas9 More resources from the Innovative Genomics Institute      CRISPRpedia IGI... gene targeting. Fast forward a decade, and the CRISPR field has exploded with dozens of Cas enzymes and... A Functional Classification System for Class 2 CRISPR-Cas Enzymes [Preprint]. Biochemistry, Biophysics..., et al. (2019). Evolutionary classification of CRISPR–Cas systems: a burst of class 2 and derived variants...
  10. DAP arrays for multiplex gene editing

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    ...The natural CRISPR locus of a bacteria host encodes multiple guide RNAs (gRNAs) on a single array to ... invading phage pathogen. Over the past decade, CRISPR tools have leveraged such host-defense mechanisms...with only minimal payloads. DAP array  Although CRISPR-Cas12a, with abilities to process and release its...leading the edge of the precision gene editing. CRISPR-Cas9, the key component to enable efficient base...multiple gRNAs for nCas9-BE, or any other kinds of CRISPR tools, without compromising their strategic advantages...for potential in vivo applications or multiplex CRISPR screening.   Using tRNAs Luckily, a fun feature... state-of-art base editor, prime editor, or any CRISPR-based gene editors, for correcting mutations or...
  11. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - March 2021

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    ...       The CRISPR corner By Jennifer Tsang Here are a few highlights from recent CRISPR plasmids. To...To find all of the CRISPR plasmids available from Addgene, head over to our CRISPR Plasmids and Resources... very fast CRISPR, is a light-inducible CRISPR system developed by Taekjip Ha’s lab where Cas9-gRNA complex...auxin inducible degron system for C. elegans New CRISPR plasmids New items from the viral service Epigenetic...Saptrap cloning systems to generate AID* tagged CRISPR knock-in repair constructs. These repair constructs...tagged AID* into genomic sites of interests via CRISPR techniques. This tool-kit includes an array of ...Cas9 cleavage can induce DSBs within minutes. New CRISPR plasmids for Borrelia burgdorferi from Christine...
  12. Your Top Requested Plasmid in 2016!

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    ...on the Addgene Blog Browse Our CRISPR Posts Learn about Using CRISPR to Generate Knockouts Read Some ...Deliver CRISPR Plasmids to Mammalian Cells Resources on the Addgene Website Visit our CRISPR Guide Pages...requested plasmid from 2016 is an expression vector for CRISPR nuclease, SpCas9 from the Zhang Lab. It's name,.... Cas9, of course, is the key component of most CRISPR systems and generates double strange breaks at ...Ran, F. Ann, et al. "Genome engineering using the CRISPR-Cas9 system." Nature protocols 8.11 (2013): 2281... Pages Browse Our CRISPR Collection Find gRNA Design Tools ...
  13. Uncovering Ancestral Bias in CRISPR Research

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    ...extension, race. Many researchers do large-scale CRISPR screens in cancer cell lines, looking to uncover... and Boehm labs pulled data from more than 1000 CRISPR screens in DepMap to see if they could identify...Since about 90% of the cell lines used in DepMap CRISPR screens are of either European or East Asian ancestry...it was coming through an unexpected source: the CRISPR guides, short pieces of RNA that bind to a cell...does the reference genome actually reference?  The CRISPR guides used in the screens they analyzed were designed...reference genome – even single mismatches within a CRISPR guide can prevent the guide from binding to the...map to thetargeting sequences of guides across 8 CRISPR libraries. Samples are divided into those of African...
  14. Optimizing Donor DNA for Enhanced CRISPR Genome Editing

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    ...the Ideal CRISPR Software for Your Needs Resources on Addgene.org Catch up on Your CRISPR Background...Background with Our CRISPR Guide Find CRISPR Plasmids for Your Research Check out Our List of gRNA Design Tools... a Postdoctoral Researcher in Jacob Corn’s lab. CRISPR-Cas9 (Cas9) is an RNA-guided nuclease that targets...gene is worse than leaving the mutation alone). CRISPR delivery by nucleofection The in vivo editing experiments...genome editing by catalytically active and inactive CRISPR-Cas9 using asymmetric donor DNA." Nature biotechnology...human genome engineering by controlled timing of CRISPR/Cas9 delivery." Elife 3 (2015): e04766. PubMed ... crispr...
  15. Plasmids for Endogenous Gene Tagging in Human Cells

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    ... Browse CRISPR Tagging Plasmids Browse the Fluorescent Protein Collection Check out the CRISPR Guide Pages...regulatory control. But even with the advent of CRISPR/Cas9 technology, inserting large tags into a precise...labs. We’ve created and tested plasmids that use CRISPR/Cas9 to endogenously tag a wide variety of genes...(HDR) process following the double strand break CRISPR/Cas9 makes at the target site. The whole segment—a...prevent the plasmid from being cut and destroyed by CRISPR/Cas9 during transfection. Making the double strand...introduce the fluorescent tag to the cells, we used CRISPR/Cas9 to make a precise cut in the genome near either...of interest. To get the molecular components of CRISPR/Cas9 (Cas9 protein and the crRNA-tracrRNA complex...
  16. Enhancing CRISPR Targeting Specificity with eSpCas9, SpCas9-HF1, & HypaCas9

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    ... Our CRISPR 101 Series Resources on the Addgene Website Find CRISPR Plasmids Browse our CRISPR Guide...evidenced by all the CRISPR publications, press, and plasmids out there, it’s obvious that CRISPR is a ground-...affecting our everyday lives very soon. Not only is CRISPR having effects on various biological disciplines... The off-target problem It is well known that CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing can result in unwanted changes...Berkeley set out to decrease the off target effects of CRISPR/Cas9 by altering the nuclease activity of the Cas9...Cas9 variant (HypaCas9) to the pool of enhanced CRISPR tools. In their work, Chen et al. 2017 used single...Kleinstiver, Benjamin P., et al. "High-fidelity CRISPR–Cas9 nucleases with no detectable genome-wide off-target...
  17. Back to Bacteria: CRISPR gRNA Multiplexing Using tRNAs

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    ...In the short time since its development, CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing has been used to study the effect...recombination. To further increase the utility of CRISPR/Cas9, it will be necessary to improve its multiplexing...Yinong Yang’s group did just that as part of their CRISPR work in rice plants. Yang was intrigued by the ... a standard pol III-gRNA, which will facilitate CRISPR/Cas9 multiplexing in systems with limited packaging...multiplexing afforded by PTGs will improve the utility of CRISPR/Cas9 in new avenues of research. The use of multiple...polycistronic gene organization, and its translation to CRISPR/Cas9 shows great potential for multiplexed genome...them in the comments below.  References Boosting CRISPR/Cas9 multiplex editing capability with the endogenous...
  18. CRISPR Kinome Libraries Available: Pooled and Individual Plasmid Formats

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    ...prudent. What's in the CRISPR kinome library? Thus, we are glad to provide CRISPR libraries targeting the...Screens with CRISPR/Cas9 Get John Doench's Tips on gRNA Design Check Out News Ways to Use CRISPR for Single...that’ll leave you, well, #sad. Learn More About CRISPR Pooled Library Screening Why the kinome? While...designed perturbations – in the case of screens using CRISPR technology, gRNAs to knockout genes – are essential...maximize activity and minimize off-target effects of CRISPR-Cas9." Nature biotechnology (2016). PubMed PMID... Library Page Find Validated gRNAs Deposit Your CRISPR Plasmids ...available in two vector formats: all-in-one (lentiCRISPRv2, expressing both Cas9 and an individual gRNA...
  19. Hot Plasmids - October 2020

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    ....107804 The CRISPR corner By Jennifer Tsang Here are a few highlights from recent CRISPR plasmids. To...To find all of the CRISPR plasmids available from Addgene, head over to our CRISPR Plasmids and Resources... Addgene The Human GlycoGene CRISPR Library is a new lentiviral CRISPR library that targets human glycosyltransferase...Fluorescent timers for studying cell cycle length The CRISPR corner New from the viral service Labeling excitatory...arrays can lead to artifacts due to overexpression. CRISPR can insert the FP gene into the target gene’s native...introducing large genetic changes in C. elegans with CRISPR can be difficult since it requires the much less...oligodeoxynucleotide donors (ssODN). So how can you use CRISPR to introduce large FP genes into C. elegans? By...
  20. 3D Printing Meets CRISPR Cas9

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    ...Learn All about CRISPR Use CRISPR for Genome Visualization Tips for a First Time CRISPR User by a First...First Time CRISPR User Resources on Addgene.org Visit Our CRISPR Guide Page CRISPR/Cas9 History Browse ...can be both useful, and dangerous. Subscribe to CRISPR Blog Posts How do educators and students use molecular...custom models of proteins for researchers. Modeling CRISPR We were excited when Jacob Corn contacted us in...explain that it was common knowledge within the CRISPR community that this first Jinek structure had caught...description of how effective this model was in explaining CRISPR technology to 4th graders, check out Jennifer Doudna...Browse All CRISPR Plasmids and Resources ...
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