CRISPR 101: Making a Knock-In Cell Line
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Blog Post
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Dec. 22, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
...have for repairing DNA double strand breaks – (HR).
HR is the dominant homology-directed repair (HDR)...will have higher HR frequencies than quiescent cells. It is important to know that HR is often mutated...., eLife)!
Use a Cas that facilitates HR
What if promoting HR was as simple as swapping out your Cas9...early HR step (Moreno-Mateos, et al., Nat Com).
Another method used to prime a Cas break for HR is to...to fuse an HR protein to the nuclease. Early HR factors fused to Cas9 have been shown to increase HDR .... It is recommended you check your cell lines for HR-related mutations before attempting knock-ins by ...Mammalian cells have 2 primary repair mechanisms besides HR - Non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) and alternative...