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  1. CRISPR History and Development for Genome Engineering

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    ...transcribed to make the pre-CRISPR RNA (pre-crRNA). (2) The pre-crRNA is processed into individual crRNAs...2015. Class 1 (Multi-subunit effector complex) Class 2 (Single multi-domain effector) Type I (Cas3) Type ... with unprecedented speed and specificity. Figure 2: An overview of CRISPR and NHEJ/HDR. The Cas9/gRNA...regulation of transcription in eukaryotes. Cell . 154(2):442-51. PMID: 23849981 Ishino Y, Shinagawa H, Makino...Cpf1 Is a Single RNA-Guided Endonuclease of a Class 2 CRISPR-Cas System. Cell . 163(3):759-71. PMID: 26422227.... High-fidelity CRISPR-Cas9 nucleases with no detectable genome-wide off-target effects. Nature . 529(...
  2. CRISPR Guide

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    ...Sequences Glossary Publications CRISPR Overview Class 2 C lustered R egularly I nterspaced S hort P alindromic...systems enable researchers to target anywhere from 2 to 7 genetic loci by cloning multiple gRNAs into a... is included on the gRNA-containing plasmid, or a 2-plasmid system in which Cas9 must be delivered separately...library (panel E ). Remember - if you are using a 2-vector system, you will need to transduce cells that...Cas enzymes? CasPEDIA is an encyclopedia of Class 2 CRISPR systems with wiki entries describing enzyme...either (1) a lack of gRNA and/or Cas9 expression or (2) a lack of efficient target cleavage in cells expressing...off-target effects by using a single Cas9 nickase and 2 different gRNAs, which bind in close proximity on ...
  3. Plasmids 101: Knockout/Knock-In Plasmids

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    ...the addition of Cre recombinase (Figure 2). Figure 2: A knockout targeting vector designed to... through an experiment designed to knock out exon 2 of a given gene.   Figure 1: A knockout targeting...For recombination to occur in a cell, a minimum of 2 kb of sequence homology is required, but 6 to 14 kb...construct to your target cells. After recombination, exon 2 of the targeted gene will be removed from the chromosome...the GFP/NeoR cassette is inserted in place of exon 2. Thus, the targeted gene is disrupted (knocked out...recombination event will remove NeoR only and leave exon 2 floxed, as seen in line 4 of Figure 4. Since the loxP..., their efficiency is very low, ranging from undetectable to 0.1%. In contrast, new genome editing techniques...
  4. Golden Gate Assembly Upgrades: More Fragments, Faster Assembly, and Higher Fidelity

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    ...Golden Gate Assembly is commonly used to assemble 2–10 DNA fragments in a single “one-pot” reaction to...the transformants onto the selection plate. Figure 2 shows representative transformation plates obtained...fidelity studies conducted by Potapov et al. at NEB (1, 2). While T4 DNA Ligase, the mainstay of most biotechnological... (percent correct) Calculated colony totals Per 2 μl assembly reaction Per full assembly reaction** ...calculated yields from entire outgrowth built from 2 µl of the assembly reaction, and from the entire assembly...fidelity and bias profiling." bioRxiv (2018): 322297. 2. Potapov, Vladimir, et al. "A single-molecule sequencing... – so much so that there was little range for detectable improvements in the methodology. To further push...
  5. Finding nucleic acids with SHERLOCK and DETECTR

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    ... can be used to diagnose the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA, but inadequate access to reagents and equipment...named this system SHERLOCKv2 for SHERLOCK version 2. Here are some of the improvements: SHERLOCKv2 uses... a protocol for using SHERLOCK to detect SARS-CoV-2 RNA. The test is started using RNA purified from patient...recently adapted the DETECTR platform to detect SARS-CoV-2 using a lateral flow strip format. They published ...CY (2020) CRISPR–Cas12-based detection of SARS-CoV-2. Nature Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587... and Functional Characterization of Diverse Class 2 CRISPR-Cas Systems. Molecular Cell 60:385–397 . https...Cpf1 Is a Single RNA-Guided Endonuclease of a Class 2 CRISPR-Cas System. Cell 163:759–771 . https://doi....
  6. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Visualizing Subcellular Structures & Organelles

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    ... to the lysosome where they are finally degraded (2, 3). Once you've created your fusion protein, it's...examples include the ImageJ plugins JACoP and Coloc 2, BioImageXD, and customized CellProfiler pipelines...colocalization analysis example is given in Figure 2 (adapted from 4) - Dunn et al. 2011 provides an in-depth...Since colocalization relies upon the detection of 2 independent fluorescent signals and their potential...here! References 1. Allen Institute Plasmid Pages 2. Cooper GM. 2000. The Cell: A Molecular Approach. ...localization of your protein of interest is to make it detectable. Visualization can be achieved using fluorescent...
  7. Cpf1: A New Tool for CRISPR Genome Editing

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    ...CRISPR/Cas9.  How was Cpf1 found and tested? Class 2 CRISPR systems, including the type II Cas9-based system...employed by class 1 systems. A putative new class 2 nuclease, Cpf1 (CRISPR from Prevotella and Francisella...Cpf1 is a single RNA-guided endonuclease of a class 2 CRISPR-Cas system." Cell (2015). PubMed PMID: 26422227... Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 2. Zetsche, Bernd, et al. "Multiplex Gene Editing by...predicted off-target sites, Cpf1 does not mediate detectable off-target cleavage. Most gRNAs directed low-...
  8. Enhancing CRISPR Targeting Specificity with eSpCas9, SpCas9-HF1, & HypaCas9

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    ... (2,3). Stable strand separation is maintained by 2 sets of interactions : 1. Interactions between the...formed by the Cas9 HNH and RuvC nuclease domains 2. Interactions between the target strand and the gRNA... Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 2. Nishimasu, Hiroshi, et al. "Crystal structure of ... "High-fidelity CRISPR–Cas9 nucleases with no detectable genome-wide off-target effects." Nature (2016...
  9. Mapping the 4D nucleome with CRISPR/Cas9

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    ...resolved loci with physical map distances of 75 and 2 Mbp, with the calculated fluorescent distances correlating...established physical map. In comparing pairs of targets ~2 Mbp apart, they noticed that they could evaluate the...fluorescent protein molecules is necessary for a detectable signal, limiting the sensitivity of the technique...
  10. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Introduction to FRET

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    ... fluorophore excitation by absorption of a photon 2. Energy transfer from the excited donor directly to...PMID: 24194740. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3810607. 2. Bajar, Bryce T., et al. "A Guide to Fluorescent Protein...PubMed PMID: 10500161. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC18018. 2. Miyawaki, Atsushi, et al. "Fluorescent indicators...a potential source of error in suboptimal or undetectable FRET, well-characterized FRET reference standards...
  11. Optogenetics + CRISPR, Using Light to Control Genome Editing

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    ...background DSBs (non detectable). Like their prior work, the Sato lab also showed that the paCas9-2 system could...the light-inducible heterodimerizing cryptochrome 2 (CRY2) and calcium and integrin-binding protein 1 ...inactive, dead Cas9 protein (dCas9) fused to CIB1; and 2) the activator - the CRY2 photolyase homology region... fused to both the N- and C-termini of dCas9; and 2) CRY2FL-VP64, a fusion of full-length CRY2 and the...researchers saw an 11-fold increase in mRNA levels after 2 hr and a 400-fold increase after 30 hr. The system...authors fragmented Cas9 into N-terminal (residues 2-713, N713) and C-terminal (residues 714-1368, C714...nMagC714 instead of nMagHigh1-C714, generating paCas9-2. This change did not significantly alter the system...
  12. New Acoustic Reporter Genes: Ultrasound Imaging of Gene Expression

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    ...under phase contrast starting day 2 after transfection.     Fig: 2: Expressing mARGAna in MDA-MB-231...engineering a cell line, cotransfect the mARG cassettes 2:1 (A:N-V) with PiggyBac transposase and outgrow the...integrate the mARGs using PiggyBac. Gas vesicles are detectable under ultrasound and phase contrast microscopy...
  13. New Tool for Lineage Tracing: The ClonTracer Library

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    ...represent the preexisting resistant subpopulation 2. Resistant cells among the separate replicates would...medicine 21.5 (2015): 440-448. Pubmed PMID: 25849130. 2. Hata, Aaron N., et al. "Tumor cells can follow distinct...prior to treatment, there are small (previously undetectable) populations of cancer cells that are resistant...
  14. Antibodies 101: Conjugation

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    ...residues, which can be found throughout the antibody. 2) Endogenous cysteines, such as those that make up ...Detecting antigens by quantitative immuno-PCR. Nat Protoc 2:1918–1930. https://doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2007.267 ...conjugate various labels to antibodies that produce detectable signals like light or color. In this post, we...
  15. Simple CRISPR-based Epigenetic Editing: dCas9-directed DNA Demethylation

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    ...Hrit et al. 2018, Kaas et al. 2013). Figure 2: CRISPR TET-based epigenetic editing. In reality, ...approach for targeted DNA demethylation. Cell Discov 2, 16009. https://doi.org/10.1038/celldisc.2016.9.  ...the original methylated strand is diluted to undetectable amounts: ergo, DNA demethylation! With optimization...
  16. Cpf1 Update: Comparison to Cas9 and NgAgo

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    ... Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 2. Kleinstiver, Benjamin P., et al. "Genome-wide specificities...Cpf1 Is a Single RNA-Guided Endonuclease of a Class 2 CRISPR-Cas System. Cell. 2015 Sep 23. pii: S0092-8674...predicted off-target sites, Cpf1 does not mediate detectable off-target cleavage. Most gRNAs directed low-...
  17. Tips for Screening with Yeast Two Hybrid Systems

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    ...retain their individual activities when separated (2), and that DBD and TAs from different systems could... Enzymol. 1983;100:293-308. PubMed PMID: 6312261. 2. Keegan, L., Gill, G., and Ptashne, M. Separation ...Minimizing false negatives: Interactions leading to detectable reporter signals depend on a number of factors...
  18. CRISPR Methods for Bacteria: Genome Engineering, CRISPRa, CRISPRi, Base Editing, and More

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    ... pCRISPomyces-2 contains Cas9 and a gRNA cassette. The simpler system of pCRISPomyces-2 displays a higher...and a subsequent curing protocol that requires only 2-3 hours incubation. E. coli and T. citrea scarless...four major components including (1) a CRISPR RNA, (2) four proteins forming the QCascade DNA-targeting ...spacer sequence, and these rare events are easily detectable using PCR. The system also functions in S. pneumoniae...
  19. New CRISPR Tools: Cas7-11 and PASTE

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    ...rate of 10-55% - the PASTE system.     Fig. 2: Schematic of programmable gene insertion with PASTE...positions defined by the target:spacer duplex without detectable non-specific activity. Its major advantage is...same comparisons, the AbuGoot lab reported no detectable effect on cell viability – meaning there was ...
  20. CRISPR Guide

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    ...Sequences Glossary Publications CRISPR Overview Class 2 C lustered R egularly I nterspaced S hort P alindromic...systems enable researchers to target anywhere from 2 to 7 genetic loci by cloning multiple gRNAs into a... is included on the gRNA-containing plasmid, or a 2-plasmid system in which Cas9 must be delivered separately...library (panel E ). Remember - if you are using a 2-vector system, you will need to transduce cells that...Cas enzymes? CasPEDIA is an encyclopedia of Class 2 CRISPR systems with wiki entries describing enzyme...either (1) a lack of gRNA and/or Cas9 expression or (2) a lack of efficient target cleavage in cells expressing...off-target effects by using a single Cas9 nickase and 2 different gRNAs, which bind in close proximity on ...
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