New Tools Enable CRISPRa for Neuroscience Applications
Type
Blog Post
Published
July 2, 2019, 12:51 p.m.
...and sgRNAs can be found here.
Neuron-optimized viral vectors
Alternatively, Cas9 activators can be delivered...However, using CRISPRa to target individual genes can be relatively laborious because multiple plasmids...expression. Constitutive or inducible Cre recombinases can be introduced by AAV or by mating with Cre-expressing...distinct transcriptional start site. Because CRISPRa can be targeted anywhere in the genome, it is relatively...BDNF protein. To demonstrate the specificity that can be achieved with CRISPRa, the Day lab singled out...The Day Lab’s neuron-optimized lentiviral vectors can be found here.
High-throughput screening strategies...used by the Qi Lab for this particular application can be found here.
Why CRISPRa?
Although cDNA overexpression...