Controlling for Off-target Effects with a New Genome-wide CRISPR Screen Design
Type
Blog Post
Published
Sept. 13, 2018, 1:55 p.m.
...genome-wide CRISPR knockout screen to analyze the following unanswered questions about CRISPR screen design...genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 screen design
Are non-targeting guides an appropriate control? Many CRISPR screens...new approach to genome-wide CRISPR screen design.
Bassik lab’s CRISPR knockout libraries
Overview...conditions for CRISPR knockout screens, the Bassik lab created a human knockout library that has 10 gRNAs per gene...expected to be identified in a CRISPR knockout screen.
Improving the Design of CRISPR Knockout Screens
Before...Short gRNAs have lower off-target cutting and similar on-targeting cutting as full-length gRNAs
Lastly...conduct genome-wide screens with CRISPR/Cas9
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