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  1. CRISPR 101: Which Cas9 Do I Choose for My CRISPR Experiment?

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    ...on your CRISPR background with our CRISPR Guide Find Software Tools for gRNA Design    ...many freely available sgRNA design programs. Find Validated gRNAs for Your Next CRISPR Experiment Cas9 expression...about CRISPR Pooled Library Experiments Additional resources on the Addgene website Find CRISPR Plasmids...selecting a sgRNA Addgene may carry a validated sgRNA for your target gene.  Validated gRNAs are a great...updated in 2022 by Susanna Stroik.  The advent of CRISPR/Cas9 has made it easier than ever to make precise... be found in “The PAM Requirement and Expanding CRISPR Beyond SpCas9.” Single base pair edits Is the location..., consists of a dCas9-VP64 fusion and a modified gRNA that is capable of interacting with an additional...
  2. CrispyCrunch: High-throughput Design and Analysis of CRISPR+HDR Experiments

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    ... our CRISPR 101 blog posts Learn about some considerations when designing gRNAs Find other CRISPR software...Addgene.org Find CRISPR plasmids and resources Download the CRISPR eBook Read our CRISPR guide  ...performed because weak gRNAs (CFD < 20) bind almost not at all, and strong gRNAs (CFD > 80) bind almost...announce the general availability of new a tool for CRISPR scientists––CrispyCrunch! CrispyCrunch is a web... helps scientists design and analyze batches of CRISPR samples. We invite you to jump in and try it out...pre-existing guides for primer design. The ecosystem of CRISPR tools Before deciding to build our own tool, we...Cambrian-like explosion of software tools accompanying the CRISPR revolution. (See omictools for even more.) However...
  3. Hot Plasmids - June 2020 - Barcoded CRISPR Library, Sparse Cell Labeling, Calcineurin Reporter, and DNA Staining Dye Alternative

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    ...for each of the gRNAs. The idea was to assign four different barcodes to each of the gRNAs and to embed ...barcodes within the gRNA sequences. This allowed tracing of the performance of each gRNA multiple times within...Figure 1: Initial steps in the CRISPR-pooled screening using sgRNAiBAR. Image from Zhu et al., 2019.  ...experiment by counting both the gRNAs and their iBAR sequences. Since the sgRNAiBAR library covers every annotated...'s lab at Peking University has developed a new CRISPR screening method that makes use of guide RNAs with...false-positive rate discovery rate, conventional CRISPR screens require a low multiplicity of infection...to ensure that the majority of cells receive one gRNA. The iBAR method resulted in high quality data even...
  4. CasPEDIA: A Functional Classification of Cas Enzymes

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    ...on Addgene.org CRISPR software and resources Addgene CRISPR Guide Addgene’s CRISPR 101 eBook More ...the Addgene blog CRISPR 101: Which Cas9 do I choose for my CRISPR experiment? CRISPR 101: Cas9 The Other...with any other required non-CRISPR-associated host factors required for CRISPR processing. For each enzyme...Expanding CRISPR Beyond SpCas9 More resources from the Innovative Genomics Institute      CRISPRpedia IGI... gene targeting. Fast forward a decade, and the CRISPR field has exploded with dozens of Cas enzymes and...properties (CasID): Cis/trans activity, PAM requirement, gRNA, and multiplex ability Experimental guidelines ...Target requirements As we all know, a Cas guided by a gRNA is useless without an adjacent PAM or protospacer-flanking...
  5. Simple CRISPR-based Epigenetic Editing: dCas9-directed DNA Demethylation

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    ... Design your gRNA to overlap the CpG of interest. Having the CpG directly inside the gRNA sequence is ...the Addgene blog CRISPR101: Editing the Epigenome  Mapping the 4D Nucleome with CRISPR/Cas9 Resources ...introduce you to a simpler, yet more effective, CRISPR-based epigenetic approach (spoiler alert: it’s ...dioxygenase  When I started to work on building a CRISPR/dCas9-based tool for DNA demethylation in 2015,...al. 2018, Kaas et al. 2013). Figure 2: CRISPR TET-based epigenetic editing. In reality, editing... works, too), but if this is not possible due to gRNA design restrictions, anything within 5 base pairs...especially 3’ of PAM) might work too.  High dCas9 and gRNA expression are key for complete DNA demethylation...
  6. 27 Hot Plasmids from 2016

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    ...PMID: 23328393 Wu lab human lentiviral CRISPR library     CRISPR pooled libraries enable researchers to...HEK293FT cells expressing a single gRNA targeting a single gene. The gRNA expressing cells were then transfected...Drosophila CRISPR library Addgene has had the privilege of distributing several human and murine CRISPR pooled... Toronto KnockOut (TKO) CRISPR Library. This complex second-generation CRISPR lentiviral library targets...library” that contains ~90,000 gRNAs that target ~15,000 genes with 6 gRNAs per gene. The second is a "supplementary...contains an additional 6 gRNAs per gene generated using slightly relaxed gRNA design parameters. To demonstrate...as an interactive gRNA viewer. The Moffat lab has also deposited their Cas9 and gRNA backbone plasmids...
  7. CRISPR 101: Targeting Non-Coding RNAs with CRISPR/Cas9

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    ...Resources on addgene.org Addgene's CRISPR Guide Addgene's CRISPR 101 eBook CRISPR resources More resources on... DNA, CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) and CRISPR activation (CRISPRa) are powerful tools. CRISPRi uses a... for us, CRISPR is an incredibly versatile system that can be tweaked to target ncRNA. CRISPR/Cas9 techniques...Bester 2021.    Alternative CRISPR systems for targeting ncRNAs While CRISPR/Cas9 has proven to be an extremely...If the CRISPR/Cas9 system is not effective for your experiments, there are plenty of other CRISPR-based...many protein-coding genes thanks to systems like CRISPR/Cas9 that allow them to manipulate full genes and... Knock-out: Targeting short vs. long ncRNAs The CRISPR/Cas9 system is often used to knock-out, or permanently...
  8. Degrading DNA with Cascade-Cas3

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    ... blog CRISPR 101: Cas9 vs. The Other Cas(s) CRISPR 101: Anti-CRISPR Proteins Switch Off CRISPR-Cas Systems..., these types of CRISPR systems work using a multi-Cas complex called Cascade (CRISPR-associated complex...mechanical work for editing. Class 1 CRISPR systems make up the majority of CRISPR-based immune systems in bacteria... Engineering Using CRISPR-Transposons Additional resources on Addgene.org CRISPR guide Cascade-Cas3 ...The versatility of CRISPR allows you to play with DNA in a number of ways, from small edits that change...derivative of Cas9, but the ever-expanding repertoire of CRISPR has brought many other Cas effectors to light. ... A “complex” system Cas3 is part of the Class 1 CRISPR family, which means it requires multiple Cas effectors...
  9. Mobile-CRISPRi: Bringing CRISPRi to Diverse Bacteria

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    ...treated with a folA gRNA were more sensitive to trimethoprim when compared to control gRNA treated or untreated... libraries Read all CRISPR blog posts Resources on Addgene.org Browse our CRISPR interference plasmids...plasmids Find bacterial CRISPR plasmids Read our CRISPR guide ...about other CRISPR methods for bacterial genome engineering   Learn about human CRISPRko, CRISPRi, and CRISPRa...them. For example, gene knockdown with CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) has been limited to lab-adapted bacteria...promoters, antibiotic resistance selection markers, gRNAs, and dCas9 proteins. Second, it can be introduced...disease-associated. Mobile-CRISPRi: a modular approach for CRISPRi transfer Mobile-CRISPRi offers two advantages...
  10. 15 Years of Addgene: The Top 15 Plasmids

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    ...other CRISPR plasmids are from the Zhang lab. In fact, the Zhang lab has shared over 40,000 CRISPR-Cas9...makes lentiCRISPR v2 great? It produces a ~10 fold higher titer virus, making it ideal for CRISPR pooled...expresses the S. pyogenes CRISPR chimeric RNA element with customizable sgRNA from the U6 promoter and ...years - the majority of these being lentiviral or CRISPR tools. How many times have these plasmids been ...from the Zhang lab is used to deliver Cas9 and your gRNA of interest into mammalian cells. This vector was...mammalian vector that expresses both SpCas9 and your gRNAs and was also the top requested plasmid from 2016...-GFP (PX461) expresses both a Cas9 protein and a gRNA. But instead of Cas9, this plasmid expresses Cas9n...
  11. CRISPR Activation: A Practical Guide

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    ...the gene into a gRNA finder such as WU-CRISPR (Wong et al., 2015)) or our lab’s sgRNA scorer 1.0 (Now ..., Wang X (2015) WU-CRISPR: characteristics of functional guide RNAs for the CRISPR/Cas9 system. Genome... More about Genome-wide Screens with CRISPR/Cas9 Learn How CRISPR Has Been Used with AAV Resources on...Catch Up on Your CRISPR Background with Our CRISPR Guide Pages ... Two ways to use CRISPRa for your research CRISPRa for specific gene targets CRISPR activation for genes...Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. CRISPR/Cas9 is an enormously plastic tool and has taken...loci to create changes in phenotypes. For example, CRISPR activation has been used to differentiate induced...
  12. Choosing a CRISPR Nuclease: Site Accessibility, Specificity, and Sensitivity

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    ...Addgene.org Visit our CRISPR plasmids and resources page Read our CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids for mammalian...for My CRISPR Experiment? The three years flew by, but since then, scientists have adapted CRISPR nucleases...loci and gRNA lengths. Recent alternatives to Cas9 While Cas9 remains the most widely used CRISPR nuclease... Read our CRISPR 101 blog posts Find more information about Cas proteins Download the CRISPR 101 eBook...site that is not a perfect match to the guide RNA (gRNA) used to target the genomic locus of interest. As...previous blog post The PAM Requirement and Expanding CRISPR Beyond SpCas9 described the PAM specificity of ...the Cas9 to use in your experiments   The CRISPR drawer. So many options! Comic by Maya Kostman....
  13. CRISPR-Cas14: a family of small DNA-targeting enzymes enabling high-fidelity SNP genotyping

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    ... to a CRISPR array and the universal CRISPR integrase, cas1. They discovered a family of CRISPR-Cas systems...about DETECTR Browse all of the CRISPR blog posts Download our CRISPR cheat sheet Resources on Addgene.org...Cas14 plasmids here Checkout our CRISPR guide page Browse the CRISPR collection ...genome of virtually any organisms on this planet, CRISPR-Cas systems were merely adaptive immune systems...other Cas proteins found in the so-called class 2 CRISPR-Cas systems. There are 24 variants of the cas14...predicted RuvC nuclease domain, characteristic of CRISPR-Cas enzymes. In contrast to other Cas enzymes, ...cloned the cas14 gene together with the adjacent CRISPR array and intergenic regions containing the putative...
  14. Plasmids 101: Golden Gate Cloning

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    ...create a single gRNA-expressing plasmid, but it can also be adapted to express multiple gRNAs. Addgene has...Gate-based gRNA assembly methods available, which allow you to efficiently clone up to 7 gRNAs into one ...’s restriction cloning guide! CRISPR 101: Multiplex Expression of gRNAs Choosing a Molecular Cloning Technique...efficiently in just a few steps. More recently, CRISPR technology has adapted Golden Gate cloning for ...inserting the appropriate oligonucleotides specifying a gRNA target sequence into a Cas9-containing plasmid such... you are using the Golden Gate method to create CRISPR/Cas9 constructs, assemble standard plasmids parts...
  15. xCas9: Engineering a CRISPR Variant with PAM Flexibility

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    ...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... PAM near your insertion site, the corresponding gRNA might be undesirable due to potential off-target...activity. Surprisingly, off-target effects across 5 gRNAs with NGG PAM sequences were actually lower for xCas9...3.6/3.7 than for SpCas9. For some non-promiscuous gRNAs, xCas9 3.7 displayed more than a 100 fold decrease...decrease in off-target editing; for known promiscuous gRNAs, xCas9 3.7 still showed a 4.2-9.4-fold improvement...Learn about Engineered Cas9 PAM Variants Read about CRISPR Base Editing Learn about Homology Directed Repair...
  16. Treating Muscular Dystrophy with CRISPR Gene Editing

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    ...Check out Our CRISPR Guide Pages Find CRISPR Plasmids for Your Research Find Validated gRNAs for Your Research...dystrophin. In a subsequent study, they used CRISPR with two gRNAs to delete exon 51 or exons 45-55 in patient...additional, unique facets of CRISPR DMD therapy. Long et al. show that AAV-CRISPR does not cause obvious germline...directions and obstacles to clinical CRISPR editing Given the success of the CRISPR-mediated exon skipping approach...To bring DMD CRISPR therapy closer to the clinic, much work is still needed. First, CRISPR delivery must... to be treated clinically with CRISPR. Many obstacles remain for CRISPR gene editing, but given the speed...Having seen CRISPR’s success in basic research, researchers are eager to apply it in a clinical setting...
  17. CRISPR 101: Targeting RNA with Cas13a (C2c2)

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    ...Browse All CRISPR Plasmids Find Validated gRNAs for Your Next Experiment Check Out Our CRISPR Guide Pages...multiplexing; expressing 5 gRNAs simultaneously produces comparable gene knockdown to single gRNA expression. Although...diversity to the CRISPR toolbox and will continue to expand the applications of CRISPR. Since this post... a splash in the CRISPR field. We feel that the culture of sharing within the CRISPR community is an essential...Addgene Blog Check Out Our CRISPR Featured Topic Page Learn about Anti-CRISPRs Multiplex Genome Editing ...This post was updated on Jul 27, 2020. CRISPR, and specifically Cas9 from S. pyogenes (SpCas9), is truly...several unique properties that further expand the CRISPR toolbox. We'll cover how Cas13a was identified,...
  18. Hot Plasmids - October 2020

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    ....107804 The CRISPR corner By Jennifer Tsang Here are a few highlights from recent CRISPR plasmids. To...To find all of the CRISPR plasmids available from Addgene, head over to our CRISPR Plasmids and Resources... Addgene The Human GlycoGene CRISPR Library is a new lentiviral CRISPR library that targets human glycosyltransferase... Cas9-Cas12a gRNAs under a single U6 promoter. The paralog and dual-targeting hybrid gRNA library can ...Fluorescent timers for studying cell cycle length The CRISPR corner New from the viral service Labeling excitatory...arrays can lead to artifacts due to overexpression. CRISPR can insert the FP gene into the target gene’s native...introducing large genetic changes in C. elegans with CRISPR can be difficult since it requires the much less...
  19. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - July 2021

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    ...article: CRISPR-based editing in organoid Biosensors for detecting strigolactones The CRISPR Corner New...10.1021/acssynbio.0c00192   The CRISPR corner By Jennifer Tsang New CRISPR plasmids are always being added...To find all of the CRISPR plasmids available from Addgene, head over to our CRISPR Plasmids and Resources... lentiviral CRISPR library from Alec Kimmelman targets mouse metabolic genes with ~6 gRNAs per gene.  ...genome-wide CRISPR knockout library from Xiaole Shirley Liu's lab targets all mouse genes with 10 gRNAs per gene...system, showing the workflow for inducible CRISPR inhibition (CRISPRi). A) Lentiviral vector design. B) Strategy...New ready-to-use viral preps New toolkit for CRISPR-based genome editing in organoids By Ashley Waldron...
  20. CRISPR 101: Homology Directed Repair

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    ...principles driving CRISPRs and genome editing technology. Links: Zhang Lab’s CRISPR FAQs CRISPR forum moderated...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... to CRISPR applications. Singh P, et al. Genetics 114.169771; (2014). PubMed. The Use of CRISPR/Cas9...Efficiency for CRISPR Editing in Human Cells Resources on Addgene.org Browse All CRISPR Plasmids Find...Find Validated gRNAs for Your Next Experiment Check out our CRISPR Guide   ...
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