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  1. How to Design Your gRNA for CRISPR Genome Editing

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    Sept. 24, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...more important because you have to target within ~30 nt of your proposed edit, which means there are so few...base editors, the intended edit must be in a 5 - 10 nt window relative to the PAM, and bystander edits are...SaCas9, NmeCas9, Cas12a enzymes, and engineered variants thereof offers additional PAM options that can...HDR for introducing edits. The same locational constraints are even more exquisite for the so-called base... JG (2020) Design and analysis of CRISPR–Cas experiments. Nat Biotechnol 38:813–823 . https://doi.org/...
  2. Behind-the-scenes of the Isolation of the Thermostable IgnaviCas9 From a Yellowstone Hot Spring

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    Nov. 12, 2019, 2 p.m.
    ...acids long, has optimal sgRNA spacer length of 22-25 nts, and is thermostable between 31-100°C. They published...novel organisms and enzymes from these extreme environments. Gearing up for sample collection at the hot...temperature readings using a heat gun, and pH measurements. We collected small water and sediment samples...Cas9 be useful? It can enable applications where reagents must be stored at elevated temperatures for long...
  3. Targeted Mutagenesis with EvolvR

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    Feb. 21, 2019, 1:15 p.m.
    ...initial version of EvolvR has an editing window of ~17 nt from the nick site, which was expected since the ...generating novel genetic variants in bacteria. Read on to learn about the key components of EvolvR and its potential...library used. EvolvR: key components The EvolvR system has two key components: the error prone PolI3M that...scale by screening diverse libraries of genetic variants. Several methods for generating mutant libraries...protein-protein interactions, investigate non-coding segments of the genome, or engineer microbes to perform...to start EvolvR-ing your targeted mutagenesis experiments? Find EvolvR plasmids at Addgene! References...
  4. CRISPR 101: Non-Homologous End Joining

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    April 16, 2015, 3:45 p.m.
    ...doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2013.08.021 Waters CA, Strande NT, Pryor JM, Strom CN, Mieczkowski P, Burkhalter MD...regardless of end structure, and dictate the major events of the pathway: Broken ends are recognized by ... probably accounting for less than 5% of repair events. However, the products of accurate repair are easily...Yan et al., 2020). NHEJ can also be engaged by variants of the canonical Cas9 approach. A pair of CRISPR...
  5. Hot Plasmids - October 2020

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    Oct. 13, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...introduce the small wrmScarlet11 which is less than 60 nt in length to tag the target protein. The team validated... without the constraints of antibody labeling. This opens the door to in vivo experiments such as tracking...composed of two FP fragments that are not fluorescent on their own. When the two fragments come together, ...
  6. Tips for Using BLAST to Verify Plasmids

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    May 29, 2014, 1:29 p.m.
    ...default nucleotide database “Nucleotide collection (nr/nt)” as it contains a composite of GenBank, EMBL, DDBJ...of the different BLAST programs, databases, and elements of the BLAST search pages. At Addgene, we use ...not as fast as megablast, but can return longer alignments to compare with your sequencing trace file. Unlike...be your optimal choice. For difficult sequence alignments that BLAST is unable to handle, Clustal is our...frequent choice for pairwise or multiple sequence alignments of nucleotide or protein sequences. We also use... to confirm your plasmid sequencing results or comments on our suggestions? Share your thoughts here to...
  7. xCas9: Engineering a CRISPR Variant with PAM Flexibility

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    March 28, 2018, 6:52 p.m.
    ...mutations, also has a strict editing window about 15 nt upstream of the PAM. Even if there’s a PAM near your...for you in the comments section! References Hu, Johnny H., et al. "Evolved Cas9 variants with broad PAM...work, there are other options. Commonly used Cpf1 variants, with a  5’ TTTV PAM, improve targeting in AT-...respectively. Researchers also engineered SpCas9 variants with alternative PAMs like NGAG and NGCG and SaCas9...phage-assisted evolution to generate and select for Cas9 mutants with PAM flexibility. In this system, the mutagenesis... in the pool. According to this logic, ω-dCas9 variants recognizing multiple PAMs should have a fitness...promoting survival of only the broadest-targeting variants. For the final round of evolution, they used a...
  8. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Aptamer Fluorophores

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    April 11, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ... in vivo, the Jaffrey lab used SELEX to find a 98 nt RNA aptamer that would bind the fluorogen and increase...applications, including detection of environmental pollutants, drug discovery, and disease diagnosis. As biosensors...instead of protein-based fluorophores, including: Environments with higher temperatures, since proteins can...electrochemical sensors for emerging environmental pollutants.” Front Chem. 2014; 2: 41. PubMed PMID: 25019067...the Addgene Blog Tips for Using FRET in Your Experiments Learn more about GFP Controlling Protein Activity...
  9. Design Tips for Prime Editing

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    Jan. 23, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
    ... binding site, starting with a length of about 13 nt (Anzalone et al., 2019). Primer binding sites with...Edit the PAM along with your intended edit. This prevents the Cas9 nickase from re-binding and nicking the... al., 2019). Figure 4: Editing the PAM prevents the prime editor from re-engaging with DNA it ...feel free to share your favorite software in the comments below! References and Resources References Anzalone...prime editing systems by manipulating cellular determinants of editing outcomes. Cell, 184(22), 5635-5652...
  10. INTEGRATE: Bacterial Genome Engineering Using CRISPR-Transposons

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    Dec. 7, 2020, 2:53 p.m.
    ... 1A, top):  A CRISPR RNA (crRNA) comprising a 32 nt spacer sequence specifying the target site. Four ...Center. DNA transposons are ubiquitous genetic elements capable of spreading within and between genomes...was named INTEGRATE (Insertion of Transposable Elements by Guide RNA-Assisted Targeting) by the Sternberg... a Type I-F CRISPR-Cas system. The four major components required for RNA-guided DNA integration are (...sequences (R and L ends).  Figure 1: (A) Components involved in each type of CRISPR-Transposon system... proteins (TnsB and C). While requiring fewer components for RNA-guided DNA integration, Type V-K systems... promoters were used to express the necessary components in E. coli (Klompe et al., 2019). Recently, the...
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