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  1. New Tools Enable CRISPRa for Neuroscience Applications

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    ...promoters (Figure 1b), and sgRNAs can be found here. Neuron-optimized viral vectors Alternatively, Cas9 activators...system pairs ubiquitous expression of sgRNA(s) and mCherry (vector 1) with neuron-specific expression of...including transgenic mice, neuron-optimized viral vectors, and high-throughput screening approaches. Here...transcription at genomic sites targeted by specific sgRNAs. Its RNA-guided nature makes CRISPRa much simpler...all the protein and RNA components, and several sgRNAs must be screened to identify effective ones. Simplified...largely precludes delivery by adeno-associated vectors (AAV). This issue was recently circumvented by ...constrained by AAV packaging limits (i.e., how many sgRNA expression cassettes will fit). Cre-dependent expression...
  2. Hot Plasmids Spring 2024

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    ... A cis-splicing vector served as positive control (cis-ctrl). v1, vector 1; v2, vector 2; BD, binding ...SARS-CoV-2 research New viral vector preps of Voltron2 voltage sensors AAV vectors for targeting microglia ...The team designed sgRNAs that include an internal barcode and separated multiple sgRNAs with tRNAs, which...incorporated in an AAV vector (Figure 5). Efficiency and specificity of these AAV vectors for microglia was...microglia The REVeRT Dual AAV Vector System Neurodegeneration Collection updates   Multiplexed perturbation ... pooled screens in human cells. Addgene offers vectors for CROPseq-multi using selection by Puromycin,...BFP2.     Figure 1: CROPseq-multi uses two sgRNAs with internal barcodes (iBARs), multiplexed using...
  3. Pushing the Limits of DNA Assembly

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    ...thousands of base pairs. Cloning sgRNAs Generating constructs to produce sgRNA for CRISPR experiments can be... plating, screening and generation of sgRNA. Generation of sgRNA libraries, with maximum complexity, is...constructs with multiple point mutations Cloning sgRNAs Production of Yeast Expression Cassettes Generating...PCR to generate the mutation and linearizing your vector (preferably by PCR) for DNA assembly. Further, ...simple as mixing fragments together with linearized vector for seamless joining of multiple mutations spread...synthetic oligo to generate a single-guide RNA (sgRNA). Using only one single-stranded oligo, instead ...to create a double-stranded oligo. Generating an sgRNA construct becomes as simple as combining your favorite...
  4. New Optimized Genome-wide CRISPRko, CRISPRi, and CRISPRa Libraries

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    ...CRISPRko sgRNA library The Brunello library consists of 77,441 sgRNAs with an average of 4 sgRNAs per gene...contains two sets of sgRNAs; A, the top 3 ranked sgRNAs, and B, the next 3 ranked sgRNAs. Dolcetto was able...containing only 3 sgRNAs (setA) also outperformed CRISPRi libraries with 10 sgRNAs in the sgRNA metrics, confirming...2014 to predict sgRNA activity. In this study scientists examined approximately 1,900 sgRNAs and identified...subsampling analysis of the sgRNAs, Brunello even with only a single sgRNA outperformed another CRISPR...CRISPR library with 6 sgRNAS, highlighting the benefit of sgRNA design in CRISPR libraries. Thus, the Brunello... CRISPRko sgRNA library as pooled library or lentiviral prep! Dolcetto: human CRISPRi sgRNA library While...
  5. What's New in CRISPR - September 2019

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    ...with GeneWeld vectors GeneWeld from Jeffrey Essner’s lab uses CRISPR/Cas9 and a donor vector to create knock-ins...protein gene) on the donor vector. Therefore, targeting requires two sgRNAS: one that targets the knock-in...knock-in site and a universal sgRNA that targets the donor vector sequence. Homology arms that flank the... tools for your research! This time: GeneWeld vectors to create knock-ins CasX Drug inducible CRISPR/... the genomic loci of interest. As the universal sgRNA is not predicted to target sites in the human, pig... Read the paper in bioRxiv Find the GeneWeld vector kit CasX, a small Cas protein, is active in E....
  6. 28 Hot Plasmid Technologies from 2015

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    ...expression vector which gives close to 100% cloning efficiency and gene expression. The pUCXKT vector ensures...science.aaa3380 MuLE vectors for customized lentivirus production Finding a lentiviral vector backbone with ...custom-cloned vectors in a Multisite Gateway reaction with a desired destination vector expressing a separate...a final lentiviral vector containing up to 5 different elements. Lentiviral vectors constructed with the...MXS-chaining kit contains 5 empty chaining vectors plus a destination vector and a collection of building blocks...fused to an sgRNA used to direct Cas9 to a specific genomic locus. When fused to the sgRNA and co-expressed...dCas9 – the dCas9, sgRNA/RNA cargo complex localizes to the sequence targeted by the sgRNA. This allows scientists...
  7. CRISPR 101: Which Cas9 Do I Choose for My CRISPR Experiment?

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    ...new sgRNA for your experiment, select from a variety of empty sgRNA vectors and design your sgRNA targeting...other.  If having two sgRNAs isn’t feasible for your experiment, ensure your sgRNA sequence has little ...next? Designing or selecting a sgRNA Addgene may carry a validated sgRNA for your target gene.  Validated...serve as the target for Cas9’s single guide RNA (sgRNA), provided it meets two conditions:  1) The sequence...off-target effects are a worry, consider a dual-sgRNA system. This system uses a “nicking” Cas9, in which...In order to produce a double stranded break, two sgRNAs must be used to target two Cas9-nickases (Cas9n...SpCas9. The drawback of this approach is that two sgRNAs targeting opposite strands must be available in...
  8. Transgenic Organisms, Cas9 Gene Drives, and Appropriate Safeguards

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    ...also the easiest: don't use a DNA vector that encodes both Cas9 and sgRNA. What if I want to work with gene...cassette encoding the cas9 gene and single guide RNAs (sgRNAs) with appropriate flanking homology into a germline...organisms but not wild organisms. For example, an sgRNA-only drive will spread exclusively through populations...express Cas9 from an unlinked locus, while a Cas9+sgRNA drive targeting a synthetic sequence will only spread...attempting to build gene drives in tropical mosquito vectors of diseases such as malaria and dengue are currently...restore the wild-type sequence (save for the residual sgRNAs and possibly cas9 gene). An immunizing reversal...
  9. CRISPR 101: Mammalian Expression Systems and Delivery Methods

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    ... in a single lentiviral transfer vector or separate transfer vectors. May contain reporter gene (e.g. ...or HDR. EGFP validation of sgRNAs: Can evaluate component delivery and sgRNA efficacy by cloning in genome...you will need to deliver. Minimally, one or more sgRNAs and Cas9 are required for any application. If you...Components of System Application Mammalian expression vector Promoter driving Cas9 expression can be constitutive...CRISPR elements are inserted into an AAV transfer vector and used to generate AAV particles. Transient or...
  10. Plasmids 101: Modular Cloning Applications and Kits

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    ...assemble multiple unique sgRNAs into a multi-TU targeting construct (Cas9, sgRNA, reporter, etc.). This ...for the multiplexing of sgRNAs against unique genomic targets or multiple sgRNAs against the same target...kit has a focus on infrastructure with shuttle vectors, several delivery systems which can be engineered...engineered into the TUs, and even viral gene silencing vectors. The Plant Parts III kit has a focus on transformation...target to ensure efficient cutting. Beyond sgRNAs, MoClo can also be used to test a variety of Cas enzymes...Gantner, Johannes, et al. “Peripheral Infrastructure Vectors and an Extended Set of Plant Parts for the Modular....0197185. Chamness, James C., et al. “An Extensible Vector Toolkit and Parts Library for Advanced Engineering...
  11. Tips for CRISPR Gene Editing in Mice

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    ...Cas9 expression cassette and sgRNA expression cassette. The target sgRNA can be cloned directionally into...you are happy with your selection, ordering the sgRNA is simple and easy. Several companies supply gRNA...reconstitution. When the target sequence was digested by sgRNA guided Cas9 endonuclease, homology dependent repair...cassette. (b) pCAG-EGxxFP target plasmid and pX330-sgRNA plasmid (Mashiko et al. 2013). The pCAG-EGxxFP target...approximately 500 bp genomic fragment containing the sgRNA target sequence can be placed in multi-cloning site...was co-transfected with pX330 plasmids containing sgRNA sequences into HEK293T cells. The fluorescence intensity.... Using this technique, you can assess several sgRNA’s at the same time, and choose the most effective...
  12. Viral Vectors 101: Viral Applications

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    ...Browse Our Viral Vector Pages Learn About Viral Vector Biosafety Deposit Your Viral Vectors ...viral vector for your gene of interest – an shRNA sequence specific to your gene’s mRNA or a sgRNA targeting...We offer a variety of viral vectors, viral services and even a Viral Vectors eBook to get you started. ... terrains. They are, in fact, a choice delivery vector from basic science research all the way to clinical... long-term, and even inducibly depending on the vector and virus. Viral CRISPR-Cas9 tools have been...interest, turning expression off permanently. Viral vectors can also be used to express proteins. Viral expression...of interest, and often a selectable marker. This vector can express your construct in target cells transiently...
  13. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - September 2021

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    ...Veening is now available with one sgRNA per operon or gene. The sgRNA pool can also target core operons... a) Cells are transfected with three different vectors and flow cytometry is used to sort populations ... cell lines. The Turner Lab Human messenger-RBP sgRNA Library targets human mRNA binding proteins with...operons in other pneumococcal strains. The BARBEKO sgRNA library uses CRISPR cytosine base editors to disrupt...
  14. Hot Plasmids February 2024

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    ...endosomal escape. Combining Cas9-PAGE with lentiviral sgRNA expression yielded editing of 80–90% in human cell...limited (likely due to its long, negatively charged sgRNA), RNP delivery was much better with Cas12, which...Workflow to assess Cas9-PAGE editing with viral sgRNA targeting mCherry reporter (mChe), with co-incubation...developed an engineered adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector named AAV.CAP-Mac for non-invasive systemic gene...N.C., Goeden, N. et al. Adeno-associated viral vectors for functional intravenous gene transfer throughout...region VIII of AAV9-X1.1 to that of AAV1. This viral vector has brain endothelial cell-specific tropism, with... by pre-existing antibodies against AAV9-based vectors (and vice versa), enabling repeat dosing. In a ...
  15. 15 Years of Addgene: The Top 15 Plasmids

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    ...  Find the scrambled shRNA vector. pLKO.1 - TRC cloning vector - This vector from the David Root lab is...opening our UK office in 2014, to starting our viral vector service in 2016...we’re excited to help scientists... be used with 2nd or 3rd generation lentiviral vectors and an envelope expressing plasmid, such as our...Cas9 from Streptococcus pyogenes with an invariant sgRNA scaffold and cloning sites for inserting the guide...lentiCRISPR v2 - This 3rd generation lentiviral transfer vector also from the Zhang lab is used to deliver Cas9...your gRNA of interest into mammalian cells. This vector was the top requested plasmid of 2015. What makes... This plasmid from the Zhang lab is a mammalian vector that expresses both SpCas9 and your gRNAs and was...
  16. Adenoviral Delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 Aims to Expand Genome Editing to Primary Cells

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    ...need to use a two viral vectors system: one vector for Cas9/sgRNA and one vector for your specific DNA ...Cas9. Adenoviral CRISPR vectors (left) or CRISPR vectors and donor DNA vectors (right) are transduced ...gRNA and Cas9 using adenoviral vectors As compared to other viral vectors, AdVs can provide a large transgene...adenoviral vectors Since then, other groups have successfully developed and used AdV vectors to edit genes...updated Dec 10, 2020 by Benoit Giquel.   Adenoviral vectors (AdVs) have been used for many years for in vivo...of oncogenicity or genotoxicity seen with other vectors (Lukashev et al., 2016). The protein capsid encapsulating...have already a packaging capacity larger than AAV vectors. This capacity is large enough to carry the Cas9...
  17. Introducing an All-in-One CRISPR/Cas9 Vector System for Multiplex Genome Engineering

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    ...A newly established all-in-one vector construction system for CRISPR/Cas9-mediated multiplex genome engineering...systematically established way of making an all-in-one vector for multiplex genome engineering.” Now, they’...ease and efficiency for all-in-one CRISPR/Cas9 vectors expressing up to seven guide RNAs (gRNAs). Sakuma...Schematic overview of the all-in-one CRISPR/Cas9 vector construction system for multiplex genome engineering...expression cassettes of the gRNAs into a single vector in tandem. They went on to show that their CRISPR...CRISPR/Cas9-nuclease and CRISPR/Cas9-nickase vectors work successfully to target multiple sites in cultured...it has not yet been demonstrated, they say the vectors are also likely to work in animal embryos based...
  18. Hassle-free 96-well Format Epitope Tagging Using Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein

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    ...of plasmid vectors and/or rely on cumbersome in vitro synthesis of single guide RNAs (sgRNAs), are time-consuming...is no need to construct plasmid vectors or synthesize/purify IVT sgRNA in the lab. Figure 2: Cas9 RNP...complexed with sgRNA. Direct comparison of Cas9 RNPs prepared with an in vitro-transcribed (IVT) sgRNA versus ... the in vitro-transcribed single guide RNA (IVT sgRNA) approach (Dewari et al. 2018 and Figure 2). Not...
  19. The CRISPR Software Matchmaker: A New Tool for Choosing the Best CRISPR Software for Your Needs

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    ...of what determines good sgRNA design. Incidentally, the first software for sgRNA design (by Hsu et al.,... such as MacVector or Benchling. Utility functions: These functions help speed up the sgRNA design process...technical expertise, thoughtful single guide RNA (sgRNA) design, and the abnormally low GC content of the...without computational support. Indeed, rational sgRNA design is not possible without relying on some kind...end of 2014, I began developing software to make sgRNA design accessible to all. At the time I thought ...  Breaking down the barriers: My view on current sgRNA design tools The goal of this post is to provide...software can help. The foremost handles the design of sgRNA and represents the lion’s share of the currently...
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