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lentiCRISPR
(Plasmid #49535)

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Item Catalog # Description Quantity Price (USD)
Plasmid 49535 Standard format: Plasmid sent in bacteria as agar stab 1 $85

Backbone

  • Vector backbone
    pLKO_TRC005
  • Vector type
    Lentiviral, CRISPR
  • Selectable markers
    Puromycin

Growth in Bacteria

  • Bacterial Resistance(s)
    Ampicillin, 100 μg/mL
  • Growth Temperature
    37°C
  • Growth Strain(s)
    Stbl3
  • Growth instructions
    Use SapI digest to check for unwanted recombination of lentiviral plasmid. Only amplify in RecA- bacteria (eg. Stbl3).
  • Copy number
    High Copy

Gene/Insert 1

  • Gene/Insert name
    Cas9
  • Alt name
    S. pyogenes CRISPR-Cas9
  • Species
    Synthetic
  • Insert Size (bp)
    4200
  • Promoter EFS

Cloning Information for Gene/Insert 1

  • Cloning method Restriction Enzyme
  • 5′ cloning site BamHI (not destroyed)
  • 3′ cloning site NheI (not destroyed)
  • 5′ sequencing primer GGTACAGTGCAGGGGAAAGA
  • 3′ sequencing primer TGCCCTCCAAATATGTGAACT
  • (Common Sequencing Primers)

Gene/Insert 2

  • Gene/Insert name
    Puromycin resistance
  • Alt name
    puromycin N-acetyl-transferase
  • Alt name
    PAC
  • Insert Size (bp)
    600
  • Promoter EFS

Cloning Information for Gene/Insert 2

  • Cloning method Restriction Enzyme
  • 5′ cloning site NheI (not destroyed)
  • 3′ cloning site MluI (not destroyed)
  • 5′ sequencing primer TGCTGCTACTAAGAAAGCTGGTC
  • (Common Sequencing Primers)

Resource Information

Terms and Licenses

  • Academic/Nonprofit Terms
  • Industry Terms
    • Not Available to Industry
Trademarks:
  • Zeocin® is an InvivoGen trademark.

Depositor Comments

AS OF 5/8/2014, THIS VECTOR IS DISCONTINUED. Version 2 of the lentiCRISPR vector can be found here: http://www.addgene.org/52961

There is also now a two-plasmid lentiviral CRISPR system from the Zhang lab with the Cas9 and gRNA on separate plasmids:

http://www.addgene.org/52962

http://www.addgene.org/52963

How to cite this plasmid ( Back to top)

These plasmids were created by your colleagues. Please acknowledge the Principal Investigator, cite the article in which the plasmids were described, and include Addgene in the Materials and Methods of your future publications.

  • For your Materials & Methods section:

    lentiCRISPR was a gift from Feng Zhang (Addgene plasmid # 49535)
  • For your References section:

    Genome-scale CRISPR-Cas9 knockout screening in human cells. Shalem O, Sanjana NE, Hartenian E, Shi X, Scott DA, Mikkelsen TS, Heckl D, Ebert BL, Root DE, Doench JG, Zhang F. Science. 2014 Jan 3;343(6166):84-7. doi: 10.1126/science.1247005. Epub 2013 Dec 12. 10.1126/science.1247005 PubMed 24336571