...Article contributed by Susanna Bachle Figure 1: Initial steps in the CRISPR-pooled screening using...infection, because this setup allows for experimental replicates for each of the gRNAs. The idea was to assign...cassette is removed, the effector is expressed. By truncating one of the recombination sites in the construct...intermediate (d), and sparse (e) labeling of the calcium indicator, GCaMP6f, in the Drosophila optic lobe. Image ... reporter (blue) and stained with PI (pink) to indicate cell death. Image from Diessl et al., 2020. ...https://dx.doi.org/10.15698%2Fmic2020.04.713 Truncated TALE-fluorescent protein fusions as a DNA staining...protein to the DNA. They created plasmids for purification of tTALE-eGFP and tTALE-mCherry. In comparison...

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...extension. Now, they split EB1 into two halves (Fig. 1): one containing the microtubule binding domain and...cells, and has potential use for a wide range of applications in cellular biology. Van Haren J et al. Nature...versatile in vivo fluorescent reporter for rapid quantification of base-editing and Cas9 cleavage activity ...plasmid that allows for rapid fluorescence-based quantification of base editors that utilize dCas9 fused to... The reporter constitutively expresses eGFP to indicate reporter abundance, and mCherry fluorescence is...frame-shift mutation within the mCherry reporter. Quantification of editing efficiencies simply involves tracking...

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...Transcriptional Programs with CRISPR RNA Scaffolds. Cell, 160(1), 339-350 (2015). PubMed. Find the Plasmids @Addgene... interference (CRISPRi) model consists of a catalytically dead Cas9 protein (dCas9) that lacks endonuclease...library of characterized aptamers and supporting publication: http://www.freebase.com/base/aptamer Cruz-...

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...post about multiplexing with Cpf1.   Figure 1: Multiplexing allows researchers to express multiple...be used in a wide range of bacteria. References 1. Maddalo, Danilo, et al. “In vivo engineering of oncogenic.... Using multiplexed gRNAs can target multiple locations in the genome to modify, whether it be editing... use is pX333 from the Ventura lab. pX333, a modification of pX330, contains humanized wtCas9 and two ...thus marking cells that have undergone genomic modification. In this system, Cas9 must be supplied on a ...with Cpf1 Additional Resources on Addgene.org Catch Up on Your CRISPR Background with Our Guide Pages...

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