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  1. CRISPR-based Genome Editing Systems For Editing in E. coli

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    ...pTargetF system consists of one plasmid that expresses the S. pyogenes Cas9, a temperature-sensitive replicon...Addgene blog: Browse CRISPR articles from our CRISPR topic overview Find other CRISPR methods for bacteria...Resources on Addgene.org: Visit the CRISPR Guide Get CRISPR plasmids from Addgene ...integration using CRISPR-associated transposases” or MUCICAT. Here, we’ll describe each of these CRISPR systems....inducing expression of the sgRNA that targets the pMB1 replicon, resulting in cutting of the plasmid. At this...serious leaky expression in BL21(DE3), which we presume caused pTargetF to be cut by Cas9. This would result...beneficial for plasmid clearance. It is more convenient to update the spacer(20nt) on pEcgRNA plasmid as only...
  2. Another Pathway into Cells: iTOP

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    ...iTOP would be compatible with CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing. Although CRISPR/Cas9 is all the rage, they had ...iTOP resulting in GFP expression. Image courtesy of Diego D'Astolfo. CRISPR/Cas9: a potential application...transduction method and its potential applications to CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing.   Protein-only transduction...which transient protein expression has a long-lasting effect, such as Cre- or Cas9-mediated recombination...stemness, indicating that iTOP may be valuable for CRISPR/Cas9 stem cell editing. The small molecule ... mutations and gene expression changes elsewhere in the genome. Second, expression is by nature transient...control could enter cultured cells and activate expression of a luciferase reporter. CPP was not required...
  3. The AAVantages of AAV in CRISPR Screens

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    ... to use variants of Cas9, like split Cas9, or a smaller Cas9 ortholog like SaCas9. You could even venture...to use a multi-plasmid system, where you have one AAV vector dedicated to expressing Cas9, while the other...Limitation for CRISPR Delivery Genome-wide Screening Using CRISPR Performing In Vivo CRISPR Screens Using...development and improvement of CRISPR-based technologies over the past decade. CRISPR screens are easily customizable...lentiviral-based CRISPR libraries available at Addgene. The large packaging capacity and stable expression of lentiviral...of AAV. Expression Another advantage of AAV vectors is how the cargo — in this case, the CRISPR components...integrate at double-stranded break points caused by CRISPR-Cas9 editing. The good news is that this integration...
  4. Comparing Cas9 to NgAgo: Can the Argonautes Best CRISPR?

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    ...compared to Cas9. These include: More targeting flexibility Unlike Cas9 and the other CRISPR enzymes, NgAgo... reasons why you might choose NgAgo over CRISPR proteins Cas9 or Cpf1 - keep reading to learn more! Background...lines, with an efficiency similar to that of Cas9. Like Cas9, NgAgo is also able to mediate homology-directed...template is supplied. Find Plasmids from the NgAgo Publication at Addgene Cas9 and NgAgo head to head NgAgo...interest. In contrast, RNA guides must be expressed from a plasmid or in vitro transcribed, and changes in...removal RNA-guided CRISPR enzymes cause double-stranded breaks, with either blunt (Cas9) or staggered (Cpf1...the Addgene Blog Read About Cas9 Homolog Cpf1 Check Out High Fidelty Cas9 Mutants Browse All Genome Engineering...
  5. Cpf1: A New Tool for CRISPR Genome Editing

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    ... Cpf1 over Cas9 Type II CRISPR systems based on Cas9 were thought to be the simplest CRISPR systems and...Addgene Find CRISPR plasmids at Addgene Read Addgene's CRISPR Resource Guide View Other CRISPR Blog Posts...about Cpf1 and check out our CRISPR guide for a refresher on CRISPR/Cas9.  Figure 1: Cpf1 is a ...type V CRISPR system. Like Cas9, Cpf1 contains a RuvC-like endonuclease domain, but it lacks Cas9’s other...needed by Cas9 for cleavage. In certain cases, Cpf1 may be better suited for genome editing than Cas9 - read...Cpf1 found and tested? Class 2 CRISPR systems, including the type II Cas9-based system, require a single-component...discovery of this type V CRISPR system proved we had a lot more to learn about CRISPR biology. Later work,...
  6. Prime Editing: Adding Precision and Flexibility to CRISPR Editing

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    ....org Read the CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids by function Browse our entire plasmid collection ...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 ~ ~ ~ ~ ...this evolving field! Find prime editing plasmids! Find plasmids from David Liu's lab! This post was originally...variants in most cell types. But prime editing, a CRISPR technique developed in David Liu’s lab in 2019,...
  7. Pooled CRISPR Libraries Offer Genome-Wide Control for Large-Scale Functional Screens

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    ...Silvana Konermann, the first generation of CRISPR-Cas9 plasmids were not designed with gene activation in... the CRISPR system was a large one.  The question for her then was this: Can you engineer CRISPR-Cas9 ...describe just such a system, which they call CRISPR/Cas9 Synergistic Activation Mediator or SAM. SAM is...tetraloop and stem-loop 2; 3. The MS2-P65-HSF1 plasmid which expresses the activation helper protein. SAM can ...Two-way CRISPR screening In October, Jonathan Weissman’s lab introduced additional pooled CRISPR libraries... transcriptional activation by an engineered CRISPR-Cas9 complex. Konermann S, Brigham MD, Trevino AE,...CRISPR technology has changed how scientists edit and control genes, but according to the Broad Institute's...
  8. Hot Plasmids - September 2019 - CRISPR, Auxin Inducible Degradation, MerMAID Channelrhodopsins, and Genome Looping

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    ...range of CRISPRCas9 by engineering SpCas9 Article contributed by Shreya Vedantam CRISPR/Cas9 is widely...sequence targeted by the Cas9 nuclease. The Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 (SpCas9) requires an NGG PAM to...highlight a subset of the new plasmids in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These articles ...recent plasmid deposits and we hope they'll make it easier for you to find and use the plasmids you need...2016).  The Kanemaki lab previously developed a CRISPR/Cas9 based method to tag endogenous proteins in HCT116... were previously difficult. Find SpCas9 and Target-AID-NG plasmids at Addgene! Nishimasu H et al., Science...factors tethered to dCas9, require long time scales with constitutively expressed proteins that are not...
  9. Optimizing Donor DNA for Enhanced CRISPR Genome Editing

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    ...Postdoctoral Researcher in Jacob Corn’s lab. CRISPR-Cas9 (Cas9) is an RNA-guided nuclease that targets and...Background with Our CRISPR Guide Find CRISPR Plasmids for Your Research Check out Our List of gRNA Design Tools...replacement by HDR. Understanding Cas9 biophysics enhances HDR We first measured Cas9 dissociation rates and discovered...of reagents is relatively modest, requiring expressed Cas9 protein, transcribed sgRNA, and optional donor...editing by catalytically active and inactive CRISPR-Cas9 using asymmetric donor DNA." Nature biotechnology...human genome engineering by controlled timing of CRISPR/Cas9 delivery." Elife 3 (2015): e04766. PubMed PMID...the Ideal CRISPR Software for Your Needs Resources on Addgene.org Catch up on Your CRISPR Background...
  10. Pairing CombiGEM and CRISPR for Combinatorial Genetic Screening

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    ...of CombiGEM-CRISPR experiments. CombiGEM-CRISPR: The marriage of two simple platforms CRISPR has revolutionized...with Our CRISPR Guide Pages Find CRISPR Plasmids Find More Tools for Combinatorial Engineering on Our ...pool of lentiviral plasmids. Multiple rounds of digestion and ligation result in plasmid libraries containing...multiplexed gRNA expression (Wong et al., 2016), in addition to the combinatorial expression of other genetic... 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...
  11. Some Like it Hot: Thermostable GeoCas9

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    ...Read about CRISPR Methods for Bacterial Genome Engineering   Interested in using CRISPR/Cas9 RNPs? Check...Addgene’s CRISPR Guide Page Find CRISPR plasmids at Addgene ...discovery of GeoCas9 by the Doudna lab has opened up the field of thermophilic bacteria to CRISPR/Cas9 genome...human plasma. The discovery of GeoCas9 clears the way for CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in facultative and...want to give GeoCas9 a try, as always, the plasmids are available from Addgene. Happy CRISPRing! References...Other Blog Posts on CRISPR Additional Resources on Addgene.org Brush Up on Your CRISPR Background with ... 1. Comparing SpCas9 and GeoCas9. *For in vitro Cas9 RNP activity or longevity. GeoCas9 is active at high...
  12. Mapping the 4D nucleome with CRISPR/Cas9

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    ...hybridization (FISH) or fluorescently labeled TALEs, CRISPR/Cas9’s ease of use and ability to label live cells... of chromatin organization. This fluorescent CRISPR/Cas9-based method is a great step forward in live .... As this study joins the pantheon of useful CRISPR/Cas9 techniques, we at Addgene are excited to see ... crispr/cas9... a colorful Cas9 toolbox, Ma et al. turned to SpCas9 and its orthologs NmCas9 and St1Cas9. Each ortholog...states. dCas9 gets a colorful makeover Even without its nuclease activity, catalytically dead Cas9 (dCas9...It seems that there’s a new CRISPR advance or technique published every week! One of the newest applications...
  13. CRISPR Activators: A Comparison Between dCas9-VP64, SAM, SunTag, VPR, and More!

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    ...Most popular methods for CRISPR activation CRISPR activation uses dCas9, a CRISPR protein variant lacking... blog Browse our many CRISPR blog posts Get the basics of CRISPR in the CRISPR 101 blog series Resources...Resources on Addene.org Read Addgene's CRISPR Guide Find CRISPR plasmids for your research ...making it a common choice for CRISPR activation. Newer methods for CRISPR activation While SAM, SunTag,...compared to other CRISPR activators, but their initial results show promise for CRISPR-based gene activation...and activation of bacterial gene expression using an engineered CRISPR-Cas system. Nucleic Acids Research... transcriptional activation by an engineered CRISPR-Cas9 complex. Nature 517:583–588 . https://doi.org...
  14. Hot Plasmids April 2018 - Protein Degradation, Nanoscopy, FIRE-Cas9, and Yeast Expression Tools

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    ...Listen to the Fire-Cas9 Podcast Segment Jerry Crabtree’s lab has developed a new CRISPR/Cas9-based system to...highlight a subset of the new plasmids in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These articles ...recent plasmid deposits and we hope they'll make it easier for you to find and use the plasmids you need... our hot plasmid articles from April 2018. If you'd ever like to write about a recent plasmid deposit ...podcast segment CRISPR and RNAi have helped researchers alter DNA sequence and RNA expression - but what if...Inducible Recruitment for Epigenome editing by Cas9 (FIRE–Cas9), combines these approaches to enable rapid...epigenetic memory at nearly any locus. The FIRE-Cas9 plasmids can be found here. Braun et al. Nat Communications...
  15. What's New in CRISPR - Spring 2019

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    ...anti-CRISPR expression plasmids CRISPR-based method for cell lineage tracing Valcyrie is a CRISPR-based...Addgene.org Read our CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids by function Find recently deposited plasmids ...the new CRISPR plasmids available at Addgene. We will still periodically focus on specific CRISPR plasmid...blog Download the CRISPR 101 eBook Find our CRISPR 101 blog posts Read our CRISPR cheat sheet Resources...series will help you find new CRISPR tools for your research.     CRISPR-Cas12b for human genome editing...Communications Find the Cas12b plasmids  Plant base editing with a Cas9-adenosine deaminase fusion Caixia... Development Find the Valcyrie plasmids If you have a new CRISPR tool you’ve recently deposited to...
  16. Controlling for Off-target Effects with a New Genome-wide CRISPR Screen Design

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    ...genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 screen design Are non-targeting guides an appropriate control? Many CRISPR screens...effects of gRNA and Cas9 expression, they fail to account for the effects of Cas9-induced dsDNA breaks... that either stably expressed Cas9 or that had been lentiviral infected with Cas9. Validating the Library...conduct genome-wide screens with CRISPR/Cas9 Review the basics of CRISPR with this cheat sheet Read our ...Genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 screens are a high-throughput systematic approach for identifying genes involved...genome-wide CRISPR knockout screen to analyze the following unanswered questions about CRISPR screen design...new approach to genome-wide CRISPR screen design.   Bassik lab’s CRISPR knockout libraries Overview...
  17. CRISPRainbow and Genome Visualization

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    ...catalytically active Cas9, the short, CRISPRainbow gRNA will permit labeling, but a newly expressed standard length...is not scalable for every locus...unlike CRISPR. Early CRISPR labeling techniques allowed researchers ...Pederson’s lab used CRISPR to label multiple loci in distinct colors. To create a colorful Cas9 toolbox, Ma et...PMC3918502. Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 2. Ma, Hanhui, et al. “Multicolor CRISPR labeling...PMC4864854. Find the plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 4. Kiani, Samira, et al. “Cas9 gRNA engineering... All 6 gRNAs can be expressed in a single vector, pCRISPRainbow-DONOR1, with dCas9 supplied by a separate..., 2016. Using dCas9 to visualize genomic loci in vivo The flexibility of CRISPR has improved our ability...
  18. Protein Tagging with CRISPR/Cas9: A Conversation with Mendenhall and Myers

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    ...with us! Find the Plasmids: Plasmids for protein tagging with CRISPR Additional CRISPR Posts from the ...and efficiently, they’ve recently adapted the CRISPR/Cas9 system for protein tagging. We spoke with Mendenhall...to www.addgene.org/crispr/tagging. Addgene: What motivated you to adapt CRISPR for use in protein tagging.... In adapting the CRISPR/Cas system, what we are doing is adding in a second plasmid to target an epitope...context? Mendenhall: The benefits are two-fold: CRISPR/Cas9 offers high efficiency of inducing double strand...of the second plasmid can be done in one day in one assembly reaction. This second plasmid saves you a ...alerts when plasmids become available.  We’ve also had some requests for variations on the plasmids we’ve developed...
  19. Open Resources and Plasmid Tools For Studying C. elegans

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    ... cGAL can drive expression of your gene of interest.  SapTrap Tool Kit for CRISPR Cas9 edits At Addgene...this CRISPR plasmid can be created in a single tube. You can also find additional SapTrap plasmids used...more about SapTrap Read about CRISPR/Cas9 in C. elegans Browse our Plasmids 101 blog posts Resources on...and in the workshops on CRISPR techniques and new tools for conditional expression and degradation. These... a GAL-4 based bipartite expression system that can regulate gene expression in C.elegans. In this system...SapTrap is a reagent toolkit and plasmid assembly line for the creation of CRISPR targeting vectors that each...about C. elegans and the plasmids we have at Addgene check out our worm expression resources page. This page...
  20. Generating Mouse Models Using CRISPR/Cas9

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    ...Addgene.org Find CRISPR Plasmids for use in Mammals Check out Our CRISPR Guide Pages Find Plasmids for Mouse ... guest bloggers, Wenning Qin and Haoyi Wang. CRISPR/Cas9 is revolutionizing the mouse gene-targeting field...than ever to manipulate the mouse genome using CRISPR/Cas9. Similar to the human genome, the mouse genome...Crossing Mice. My first CRISPR mouse experiment Everything changed with the advent of CRISPR in 2013 (Cong et...robust in performance. In its natural setting, CRISPR-Cas9 is an acquired immune system in bacteria and ...widely used CRISPR genome editing system derived from Streptococcus pyogenes. An alternative Cas9, from Streptococcus...oligonucleotide or plasmid as the repair material if needed (for knock in models). CRISPR mouse model basics...
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