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  1. CRISPR 101: Making a Knock-In Cell Line

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    Dec. 22, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...for successful HDR events. CRISPR cut site location Position your CRISPR cut site as close as possible...s41589-019-0432-1 Mehdi Banan. Recent advances in CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knock-ins in mammalian cells. J Biotechnol...homology-directed repair choice in response to CRISPR/Cas9 Induced-double strand breaks. Int J Mol Sci.,...human genome engineering by controlled timing of CRISPR/Cas9 delivery. eLIFE. (2014) 10.7554/eLife.04766 Moreno-Mateos...Efficiency for CRISPR Editing in Human Cells Resources on Addgene.org Browse All CRISPR Plasmids Find...Nat Chem Biol). Mutate the PAM or sgRNA sequences Cas9 likely goes through multiple rounds of cleavage ...guarantee there won’t be re-targeting after HDR. If your Cas9 cuts in the coding region of a gene, make sure that...
  2. CRISPR 101: Cytosine Transversion Editors

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    March 25, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Editing CRISPR 101: Cas9 Structural Biology Additional resources on Addgene.org Browse CRISPR plasmids...how CRISPR-derived base editing works in general. Base editors use either catalytically dead Cas9 (dCas9...need from Cas9 are sequence specificity and the R-loop structure. In order to bind DNA, Cas9 requires ...to the stretch of ssDNA created by Cas9 binding. Pro tip! In CRISPR, the non-target strand is the DNA ...Acronym Full name Notes CRISPR terms gRNA/sgRNA Guide RNA RNA used by Cas9 to locate a matching DNA...non-target strand of DNA for Cas9 to bind.   R-loop The structure formed by Cas9 binding to DNA and separating... Programmable C:G to G:C genome editing with CRISPR-Cas9-directed base excision repair proteins. Nature...
  3. With Our New Viral Service, We're Taking CRISPR Further!

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    Dec. 6, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...ready-to-use CRISPR lentiviral preps to researchers across the globe. Why provide CRISPR as virus? “Like... size of the SpCas9 nuclease (~4.2 kb) this is a particularly prominent problem in CRISPR genome editing...Institute to provide lentiviruses for delivery of SpCas9 and Cas9 nickase for genome editing. You can also enhance...are rough approximations of the total number of CRISPR plasmids for that particular organism available...total with the indicated function. One huge reason CRISPR has become such a popular genome editing tool is... is its developers’ willingness to make their CRISPR technologies available to the academic research community...point for the production of viruses used to deliver CRISPR components to cells or organisms under study. In...
  4. Isolating Genomic Regions of Interest with the CRISPR System

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    May 30, 2019, 12:44 p.m.
    ...blog Download the CRISPR 101 eBook Find our CRISPR 101 blog posts Read our CRISPR cheat sheet Resources...inactive form of Cas9 known as dCas9 (Jinek et al., 2012). Like Cas9, dCas9 can bind to a specific DNA ...Central PMCID: PMC3664290.  Zhang, Yiqun, et al. "CRISPR Cas9-guided chromatin immunoprecipitation identifies...Resources on Addgene.org Read our CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids by function Find recently deposited plasmids...specific genomic region using the CRISPR system, consisting of dCas9 and targeting gRNA, to identify molecular..." form. In this form, the CRISPR complex, consisting of a recombinant dCas9 protein and synthetic gRNA...of interest with dCas9 and a targeting gRNA. One such example by the Xu lab is CRISPR affinity purification...
  5. Hot Plasmids: Fall 2024

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    Nov. 21, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
    ...Overview of the dual-plasmid CRISPR/Cas9 workflow in M. abscessus. A) Sth1Cas9 mediates double strand break...mScarlet-based tags for live imaging in C. elegans CRISPR/Cas9 for gene disruption in M. abscessus  Bioluminescent...Mycobacterium abscessus using a dual-plasmid CRISPR/Cas9 system By Aryana Khosravani Deborah Hung’s lab...lab has developed a novel dual-plasmid CRISPR/Cas9 system for gene disruption in Mycobacterium abscessus...(Figure 4). This work marks the first use of CRISPR/Cas9 in M. abscessus. The simplicity and efficiency...under CC-BY license.   Find plasmids for CRISPR/Cas9 in M. abscessus here! Neo D, Clatworthy A, and... and Hung, D. (2024). A dual-plasmid CRISPR/Cas9-based method for rapid and efficient genetic disruption...
  6. Hot Plasmids - March 2019 - Anti-CRISPR, 2in1 Cloning, Fluorescent Voltage Indicators, and Photoswitchable Proteins

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    March 19, 2019, 1:31 p.m.
    ...control of CRISPR-Cas9 by CASANOVA Article contributed by Cary Valley  Listen to the anti-CRISPR podcast ...podcast segment Anti-CRISPR (Acr) proteins potently inhibit type II CRISPR systems including the popular S. ...domains, they have developed a system to control CRISPR-Cas9 activity using blue light (Bubeck et al., 2018...thus, inhibiting function of Acr. This allows CRISPR-Cas9 to function on its target.  They name their most...Acr-LOV fusion protein inhibitor CASANOVA for “CRISPR-Cas9 activity switching via a novel optogenetic variant... It works with the S. pyogenes Cas9, dCas9-effector fusions, and xCas9, and requires no additional chemicals.... pyogenes Cas9 (Rauch et al., 2017, Hynes et al., 2017). However, Acr inhibition is spatially and temporally...
  7. Pairing CombiGEM and CRISPR for Combinatorial Genetic Screening

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    April 12, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...of CombiGEM-CRISPR experiments. CombiGEM-CRISPR: The marriage of two simple platforms CRISPR has revolutionized... activity and minimize off-target effects of CRISPR-Cas9." Nature biotechnology (2016). PubMed PMID: 26780180... transcriptional activation by an engineered CRISPR-Cas9 complex." Nature (2014). PubMed PMID: 25494202...PMC4559080. 8. Shalem, Ophir, et al. "Genome-scale CRISPR-Cas9 knockout screening in human cells." Science 343.6166...al. "Genetic screens in human cells using the CRISPR-Cas9 system." Science 343.6166 (2014): 80-84. PubMed... Wong, Alan SL, et al. "Multiplexed barcoded CRISPR-Cas9 screening enabled by CombiGEM." Proceedings of...Tracing Read about CRISPR/Optogentics Tools Resources on Addgene.org Catch up on Your CRISPR Background with...
  8. Prime Editing: Adding Precision and Flexibility to CRISPR Editing

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    Jan. 13, 2025, 9:49 p.m.
    ...Guide RNAs Visit our CRISPR topic page Learn the basics of CRISPR Download the CRISPR 101 eBook Resources...prime editor consists of a Cas9 nickase fused to a reverse transcriptase. The Cas9 nickase is guided to the... that most Cas9-induced DSBs are repaired by non-homologous end joining. As a result, Cas9 treatment causes... ~ ~ ✓ ✓ ✓ R221K N394K Cas9 mutations Improve Cas9 nuclease activity ~ ~ ~ ~ ...Resources on Addgene.org Read the CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids by function Browse our entire plasmid ...variants in most cell types. But prime editing, a CRISPR technique developed in David Liu’s lab in 2019,...considerably more precision and flexibility to the CRISPR editing world. The approach, originally published...
  9. Editor's Choice, July 2016

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    Aug. 5, 2016, 3 p.m.
    ...Generating Mouse Models Using CRISPR/Cas9 Cpf1 Update: Comparison to Cas9 and NgAgo Special Delivery: Fluorophore... how CRISPR has made it much easier to generate mouse models.   Cpf1 Update: Comparison to Cas9 and ...do with CRISPR, our most popular post in July (with over 700 views) was an update on new CRISPR genome ... when compared to the most commonly used Cas9 variant, SpCas9. These properties, combined with other benefits...can find in the post, may make Cpf1 the preferred CRISPR variant going forward.   Special Delivery Fluorophore...
  10. What's New in CRISPR - March 2020

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    March 10, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...blog Download the CRISPR 101 eBook Find our CRISPR 101 blog posts Read our CRISPR cheat sheet Resources...the new CRISPR plasmids available at Addgene. We will still periodically focus on specific CRISPR plasmid... lower average Cas9-independent off-target DNA editing, ~5–50-fold lower levels of Cas9-dependent off-...Resources on Addgene.org Read our CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids by function Find recently deposited plasmids...catalytically dead Cas9 (dCas9) derived from Streptococcus pasteurianus  or the type II CRISPR3 module of Streptococcus...editing CRISPRi in Caulobacter crescentus Multiplexed gRNA for human pluripotent stem cells CRISPR-based...that this blog series will help you find more new CRISPR tools for your research! This time: Optogenetic...
  11. Your Top Requested Plasmid in 2016!

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    Jan. 11, 2017, 8:47 p.m.
    ...of mammalian cell lines. Cas9, of course, is the key component of most CRISPR systems and generates double...F. Ann, et al. "Genome engineering using the CRISPR-Cas9 system." Nature protocols 8.11 (2013): 2281-2308...on the Addgene Blog Browse Our CRISPR Posts Learn about Using CRISPR to Generate Knockouts Read Some ...Deliver CRISPR Plasmids to Mammalian Cells Resources on the Addgene Website Visit our CRISPR Guide Pages... from 2016 is an expression vector for CRISPR nuclease, SpCas9 from the Zhang Lab. It's name, though a...plasmid expresses Streptococcus pyogenes (Sp) Cas9 from a Cbh promoter. Cbh is a modified version of CAG promoter...cleaving" peptide causes the ribosome to translate Cas9-2A and the Puromycin resistance gene as separate...
  12. Addgene's Top 10 Blog Posts of 2015

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    Dec. 7, 2015, 6 p.m.
    ...combine CRISPR and AAVs. 9. CRISPR 101: Validating Your Genome Edit Once you’ve used CRISPR/Cas9 to make...Cpf1: A New Tool for CRISPR Genome Engineering While the vast majority of CRISPR plasmids in our repository...repository use Cas9 to cut DNA, Addgene Science Communications Intern Mary Gearing explains how Cas9 homolog,...genomic locations. 6. CRISPR 101: Non-homologous End Joining So you know that CRISPR can be used to generate...coach suggestions. 8. A Match Made in Heaven: CRISPR/Cas9 and AAV Adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors ...Recent Plasmids 101, CRISPR 101, and Career Posts Resources at Addgene Browse Our CRISPR Resources Learn ... continue to be those from our Plasmids 101 and CRISPR 101 series. These posts aim to give researchers...
  13. xCas9: Engineering a CRISPR Variant with PAM Flexibility

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    March 28, 2018, 6:52 p.m.
    ...Check out our CRISPR Guide Find CRISPR Plasmids for Mammalian Systems Learn about CRISPR History ...In order to bind DNA, Cas9 and other CRISPR enzymes require a short PAM sequence adjacent to the targeted...Addgene Blog Learn about Engineered Cas9 PAM Variants Read about CRISPR Base Editing Learn about Homology...enrich for Cas9 variants with activity on non-NGG PAMs, generating xCas9 3.0-3.13. To test xCas9 3.0-3.13...problem, researchers have engineered alternative Cas9s binding distinct PAM sequences. Now, Hu et al., ...low predicted on-target efficiency. In cases where Cas9 won’t work, there are other options. Commonly used..., improve targeting in AT-rich loci or genomes. Cas9s from other species, like S. aureus and N. meningitidis...
  14. CRISPR 101: Homology Directed Repair

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    Jan. 26, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...principles driving CRISPRs and genome editing technology. Links: Zhang Lab’s CRISPR FAQs CRISPR forum moderated...Homology directed repair and genome engineering CRISPR-Cas9 has revolutionized the genome engineering world...limitations of ssODNs is Easi-CRISPR (Quadros et al., 2017). Easi-CRISPR in vitro transcribes RNA encoding... for more in-depth information on HDR and CRISPR. Our CRISPR 101 series was designed to help explain the...Increased Efficiency of CRISPR/Cas-mediated Transgenesis (2018). Pubmed. CRISPR References: Genome engineering...engineering using the CRISPR-Cas9 system. Ran FA, et al. Nature Protocols Nov;8(11):2281-308; (2013). ... to CRISPR applications. Singh P, et al. Genetics 114.169771; (2014). PubMed. The Use of CRISPR/Cas9...
  15. 15 Years of Addgene: The Top 15 Plasmids

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    Jan. 8, 2019, 1:54 p.m.
    ...other CRISPR plasmids are from the Zhang lab. In fact, the Zhang lab has shared over 40,000 CRISPR-Cas9...Addgene!) pX330-U6-Chimeric_BB-CBh-hSpCas9 - The S. pyogenes Cas9 (SpCas9) has been widely popular in genome... with lentiCas9-Blast or with cell lines already expressing Cas9. Find lentiGuide-Puro. pSpCas9n(BB)-2A-GFP... Similar to pSpCas9(BB)-2A-Puro (PX458), pSpCas9n(BB)-2A-GFP (PX461) expresses both a Cas9 protein and...Find pMD2.G. pSpCas9(BB)-2A-GFP (PX458) - This plasmid from the Zhang lab expresses Cas9 from Streptococcus...makes lentiCRISPR v2 great? It produces a ~10 fold higher titer virus, making it ideal for CRISPR pooled...and a gRNA. But instead of Cas9, this plasmid expresses Cas9n (a D10A nickase mutant) to nick, rather than...
  16. CRISPR Kinome Libraries Available: Pooled and Individual Plasmid Formats

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    Sept. 9, 2016, 2:43 p.m.
    ...Screens with CRISPR/Cas9 Get John Doench's Tips on gRNA Design Check Out News Ways to Use CRISPR for Single...prudent. What's in the CRISPR kinome library? Thus, we are glad to provide CRISPR libraries targeting the... activity and minimize off-target effects of CRISPR-Cas9." Nature biotechnology (2016). PubMed PMID: 26780180... two vector formats: all-in-one (lentiCRISPRv2, expressing both Cas9 and an individual gRNA from this ...that’ll leave you, well, #sad. Learn More About CRISPR Pooled Library Screening Why the kinome? While...designed perturbations – in the case of screens using CRISPR technology, gRNAs to knockout genes – are essential...only an gRNA, for use with cells that already have Cas9). Each library consists of approximately 3,000 gRNAs...
  17. What's New in CRISPR - Spring 2019

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    March 21, 2019, 12:47 p.m.
    ...anti-CRISPR expression plasmids CRISPR-based method for cell lineage tracing Valcyrie is a CRISPR-based...blog Download the CRISPR 101 eBook Find our CRISPR 101 blog posts Read our CRISPR cheat sheet Resources...the new CRISPR plasmids available at Addgene. We will still periodically focus on specific CRISPR plasmid...series will help you find new CRISPR tools for your research.     CRISPR-Cas12b for human genome editing...Resources on Addgene.org Read our CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids by function Find recently deposited plasmids... - this time using the Staphylococcus aureus Cas9 (SaCas9). This AAV-based genome editing system is regulated...the Cas12b plasmids  Plant base editing with a Cas9-adenosine deaminase fusion Caixia Gao’s lab has ...
  18. CRISPR 101: Cytosine and Adenine Base Editors

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    Feb. 13, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
    ...Addgene.org Catch up on your CRISPR background with our CRISPR Guide Browse CRISPR plasmids for base editing... to off-target editing based on Cas9 off-target activity.  Find CRISPR base editing plasmids at Addgene..., a base editor containing high fidelity Cas9 variant HF-Cas9 (Rees et al., 2017). HF-BE3 showed 37-fold...other methods. In a head-to-head comparison with Cas9, Cas9 modified 9/12 known off-targets with a 14% indel...genome targeting with near-PAMless engineered CRISPR-Cas9 variants. Science (New York, N.Y.), 368(6488)...individual Cas9. They also mutagenized the cytidine deaminase portion of the base editor to create SpCas9 base...et al., 2020 SpRY Cas9, available fused to ABEmax(7.10) or to BE4max   Evolved SpCas9 with NRN or NYN PAM...
  19. Kiran Musunuru on the Newest TALEN Genome-Editing System

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    Dec. 10, 2013, 3:13 p.m.
    ...TALEN kit to CRISPR/Cas9? When would you choose one or the other? Musunuru: The CRISPR/Cas9 system is easier...system for CRISPR/Cas9 (also available from Addgene) only has two plasmids. In many cases, CRISPR may be ...now makes possible, and how it compares to his CRISPR/Cas9 system. Addgene: For people unfamiliar with this...be more efficient. You might often start with CRISPR/Cas9, but TALENs do have more flexibility in terms...data to date suggest TALENs may be cleaner than CRISPR/Cas9. Reference: Quirong Ding et al. "A TALEN genome-editing...
  20. Fluorescent Tagging of Endogenous Genes with SapTrap

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    Oct. 12, 2017, 2:26 p.m.
    ... to promote homology directed repair after a CRISPR/Cas9 induced break. Learn more about these constructs... other CRISPR/Cas systems used for endogenous protein tagging, please visit our website CRISPR/Cas Plasmids...Jorgensen. “SapTrap, a Toolkit for High-Throughput CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Modification in Caenorhabditis elegans.”... of interest with a fluorescent protein fusion. CRISPR genome editing can help accomplish this goal. The...this system lies in the ability of the endonuclease Cas9 to create a DNA double stranded break (DSB) at a...sequence (like GFP) can be inserted at the DSB. CRISPR has allowed scientists to tag and light up endogenous...better understand normal protein function. However, CRISPR protein tagging does have its limitations, especially...
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