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  1. Virus Protocol - Generating Stable Cell Lines

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    ...stable cell lines expressing a gene of interest from an integrated lentiviral vector....stable cell lines expressing a gene of interest from an integrated lentiviral vector. Unlike the short-term...using lentiviral vectors enables long-term protein expression studies. Moreover, repeating experiments ... the most desirable level of expression. Over time, transgene expression in a polyclonal population may...and is described in Improved vectors and genome-wide libraries for CRISPR screening. Sanjana NE, Shalem...Lines with Lentivirus You may also like... Viral Vector Guides Virus Blog Posts Mol Bio Protocols Viral...short-term protein expression observed using transient transfection approaches, generating cell lines using...
  2. Isolating a Monoclonal Cell Population by Limiting Dilution

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    ...could lead to reduced transgene expression over time, as the lower expressing clones take over the polyclonal...and is described in Improved vectors and genome-wide libraries for CRISPR screening. Sanjana NE, Shalem...by Limiting Dilution You may also like... Viral Vector Guides Virus Blog Posts Addgene Protocols Viral...that are more likely to retain stable transgene expression. Other methods of generating a monoclonal cell...population be monitored regularly for transgene expression. This protocol has been optimized for adherent...sufficiently expanded, screen the lines for transgene expression and/or other phenotypes. For example, perform...for lines with the highest or lowest transgene expression ( Figure 2 ). Sample Data Figure 1: Generation...
  3. Popular Retroviral Vectors and Their Uses in Scientific Research

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    ... handling and expression of these vectors when used in experiments. Retroviral vectors make up a large...retroviral vectors can regulate gene expression by delivering shRNA or miRNA. The ever expanding CRISPR field...Transfer Vectors   Expressing your gene of interest pBABE-puro (Plasmid #1764) Retroviral vector for cloning...interest. Lentiviral vectors Popular Lentiviral Transfer Vectors    Expressing your gene of interest ...lentiviral vector backbone from the Shih lab. You can find more lentiviral expression vectors (empty backbones...building block Entry vectors and 5 lentiviral Destination vectors. These vectors can induce combinatorial...thereby enable long-term stable gene expression. Gamma-retroviral vectors are derived from the Moloney Murine...
  4. Multiplex Genome Editing with CRISPR-Cpf1

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    ...than one vector to express the gRNAs and Cas9. Co-transfections can lead to variable expression levels ...larger expression vectors which are often more difficult to transfect or package into viral vectors. Cas9...Multiplexed Lentiviral Expression Cassettes lentiviral transduction One vector expresses Cas9, eGFP, and ...multiplexing vectors are larger because they require regulatory sequences to allow for expression of multiple...Lab Golden Gate Assembly transfection One vector expresses Cas9 and up to 7 gRNAs Each gRNA requires...Multiplexing crRNA expression with Cpf1  The key advantage of multiplexing crRNA expression with Cpf1 is that...vitro and when expressed in 293 cells. This allows for a single promoter to drive expression of a crRNA array...
  5. CRISPR 101: Multiplex Expression of gRNAs

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    ...sequence into distinct expression vectors using the enzyme BbsI. These expression vectors each contain Type...Lentiviral Expression Systems (MuLE) Kit: This kit can be used to create lentiviral vectors expressing wt humanized...containing vector using Golden Gate assembly, and up to 8 gRNAs may be expressed simultaneously. Vectors for ...Tsang. CRISPR makes it easy to target multiple loci - a concept called multiplexing. Since CRISPR is such...multiple components into a destination vector. The first step in CRISPR/Cas9 Golden Gate multiplexing is to...for ordered assembly into a destination vector that expresses Cas9. This is illustrated in the schematic...Cas9 or dCas9-containing destination vectors. Destination vector options include humanized wt Cas9, dCas9...
  6. Introducing an All-in-One CRISPR/Cas9 Vector System for Multiplex Genome Engineering

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    ... ease and efficiency for all-in-one CRISPR/Cas9 vectors expressing up to seven guide RNAs (gRNAs). Sakuma...on to show that their CRISPR/Cas9-nuclease and CRISPR/Cas9-nickase vectors work successfully to target...gRNA for CRISPR Genome Editing CRISPR-Cas9: Tips for Optimizing sgRNA Activity Lentiviral CRISPR Libraries...A newly established all-in-one vector construction system for CRISPR/Cas9-mediated multiplex genome engineering...cloning method to ligate expression cassettes of the gRNAs into a single vector in tandem. They went on...engineering in human cells using all-in-one CRISPR/Cas9 vector system. Sakuma T, Nishikawa A, Kume S, Chayama...Find the Mulitplex CRISPR/Cas9 Assembly System Kit at Addgene here. Other Popular CRISPR Posts: How to ...
  7. Plasmids 101: The protein expression toolbox

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    ...permanently induce expression? Check out our Retro expression vector and Lenti expression vector. Turn it on...induce expression? Check out Addgene's Lentiviral dCas9 SAM vector and Piggybac dCas9 SAM vector! On/off...for 1-3 days. There’s also a CRISPR for that! CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) targets a catalytically dead...little while Yes, there’s a CRISPR for that, too! CRISPR activators (CRISPRa) are transcriptional activators...turn off expression permanently is to knock out the gene for your protein of interest. CRISPR-Cas9 and...ablate protein expression. If you need the ability to control when you turn off expression for good, the...knock out plasmids? Check out our Cre vector and Murine LoxP vector.   Turn it off for a little while Transient...
  8. 15 Years of Addgene: The Top 15 Plasmids

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    ...  Find the scrambled shRNA vector. pLKO.1 - TRC cloning vector - This vector from the David Root lab is... 2nd or 3rd generation lentiviral vectors and an envelope expressing plasmid, such as our second most ...other CRISPR plasmids are from the Zhang lab. In fact, the Zhang lab has shared over 40,000 CRISPR-Cas9...plasmid from the Zhang lab is a mammalian vector that expresses both SpCas9 and your gRNAs and was also ...Tet-pLKO-puro. lentiGuide-Puro - This plasmid expresses the S. pyogenes CRISPR chimeric RNA element with customizable...(PX461) expresses both a Cas9 protein and a gRNA. But instead of Cas9, this plasmid expresses Cas9n (a...pSpCas9(BB)-2A-Puro (PX459) - This mammalian expression vector encodes both SpCas9 and your gRNA. It’s the...
  9. Your Top Requested Plasmid in 2016!

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    ...top requested plasmid from 2016 is an expression vector for CRISPR nuclease, SpCas9 from the Zhang Lab....This is a versatile mammalian expression vector that you can use to express both SpCas9 and your gRNA in...this is a versatile mammalian expression vector that you can use to express both SpCas9 and your gRNA of...on the Addgene Blog Browse Our CRISPR Posts Learn about Using CRISPR to Generate Knockouts Read Some ...Deliver CRISPR Plasmids to Mammalian Cells Resources on the Addgene Website Visit our CRISPR Guide Pages...mammalian cell types. Purpose  SpCas9 This plasmid expresses Streptococcus pyogenes (Sp) Cas9 from a Cbh promoter.... Cas9, of course, is the key component of most CRISPR systems and generates double strange breaks at ...
  10. 22 Hot Plasmid Technologies from 2014

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    ... existing transposon and vector systems and creating an all-synthetic vector that included only the elements...scientists to use CRISPR-Cas technology to perform genome-wide knockout screens. These vectors and sgRNA libraries...For more information on these new CRISPR screening tools, see our CRISPR/Cas Plasmids: Pooled Libraries ...Lentiviral CRISPR Libraries Enable Genome-Scale, Knockout Screening. Also, check out our updated CRISPR-Cas ...CRISPR-Cas resources at www.addgene.org/CRISPR/ to browse CRISPR plasmids, watch informational videos, download...for background information on CRISPR technology? See our improved CRISPR-Cas Guide. Wang et al., Science... into a destination vector in a predefined order. Finally, the destination vectors are used with Multisite...
  11. Fluorescent Tagging of Endogenous Genes with SapTrap

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    ...targeting vector (Fig. 1, Step 4), and co-injection of the targeting vector and a Cas9 expression plasmid...reaction to generate high-throughput targeting vectors. These vectors can be used to tag endogenous genes and...site destination vectors for inserting a tag at multiple target sites. SapTrap vectors can be easily modified...cells. To use CRISPaint, users need 3 vectors:  1) a gRNA vector that targets the gene of interest, 2)...then mixed and transfected along with a Cas9 expression vector. They can also be introduced directly into...cell line stably expressing Cas9. This PCR toolkit offers C- and N-terminal tagging vectors (eg GFP, Flag... other CRISPR/Cas systems used for endogenous protein tagging, please visit our website CRISPR/Cas Plasmids...
  12. CRISPR 101: Mammalian Expression Systems and Delivery Methods

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    ...System Application Mammalian expression vector Promoter driving Cas9 expression can be constitutive or inducible...or electroporation. Transient expression of CRISPR components, expression decreases as RNA is degraded ...using cationic lipids. Transient expression of CRISPR components, expression decreases as gRNA and Cas9 protein...a 1st Time CRISPR User (by a 1st Time CRISPR User) Resources on Addgene.org Browse CRISPR Plasmids for...techniques. More and more CRISPR tools are being published each month, making CRISPR a great choice for your...post we’ll provide an overview of some CRISPR mammalian expression systems, the typical applications for...effectively achieved with different CRISPR components. Select the appropriate CRISPR tools for your application...
  13. New Tools Enable CRISPRa for Neuroscience Applications

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    ... ubiquitous expression of sgRNA(s) and mCherry (vector 1) with neuron-specific expression of dCas9-VPR...blog Browse our CRISPR blog posts Download our CRISPR cheat sheet Download our CRISPR eBook Resources...out our comprehensive CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids and resources Find CRISPRa plasmids ... (i.e., how many sgRNA expression cassettes will fit). Cre-dependent expression of the SPH activator paired...without inducing expression of the non-targeted variant. Moreover, isoform-specific expression of Bdnf resulted...optimized vectors to highlight a key advantage of CRISPRa over traditional cDNA overexpression: isoform-specific...differentially expressed genes between Bdnf I-overexpressing neurons and Bdnf IV-overexpressing neurons. Among...
  14. Mouse Modeling, Part 1: Genetically Engineered Mice

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    ...promotes homologous recombination of the targeting vector. CRISPR/Cas9-based systems have been developed for ... alters or eliminates the expression of a particular gene. Targeting vectors used to create knockout mice...Inducible gene expression Another type of genetically engineered mouse model allows gene expression to be controlled... that regulates Cre expression. The most common drug used to induce the expression of Cre is tamoxifen...of the Esr1 domain that blocks Cre expression. Then, Cre is expressed and Cre-mediated recombination of...Mice can be engineered by inserting a targeting vector containing the gene of interest into a zygote, ..., and mice with conditional or inducible gene expression. Transgenic and knockin mice As the name suggests...
  15. Top Requested Lentivirus and AAV of 2016

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    ...lentiviral inventory is based on CRISPR tools, though we do provide a few non-CRISPR related viral preps. Cas9...Cas9 is the headliner of most CRISPR applications and can be expressed from your cell line of choice after...blast LentiCas9-blast is a Cas9 expression vector developed by Feng Zhang’s lab at the Broad Institute... is a dual-vector system, meaning it is typically used in conjunction with a second vector that delivers...lentiGuide-Puro. The alternative single-vector systems typically express Cas9 and a gRNA from the same plasmid...generate Cas9-expressing cell lines, which can then be used both for screens (using pooled CRISPR knockout ...constructs (i.e., using a dual-vector system as opposed to a single-vector system) has several benefits....
  16. 27 Hot Plasmids from 2016

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    ...protein expression constructs fused with epitopes or fluorophores, generate expression vectors with various...this hurdle using CRISPR technology. First, they used CRISPR to create OsTIR1-expressing cell lines by inserting...donor vectors containing mAID and either Neo or Hygro resistance markers with CRISPR/Cas vectors targeting...AAV transfer vector for in-vivo expression and plasmids optimized for dCas9-VPR expression in drosophila...parasites that constitutively express Cas9 with a library of sgRNA expression vectors (containing ten guides ...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 ...
  17. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - May 2021

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    ...2021.01.30.428974   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...kit that contains a series of vectors and DNA modules for assembly of CRISPR/Cas9 constructs. zCas9i is ...gene where gRNA expression is induced by anhydrous tetracycline. Three new anti-CRISPRs were identified...terminals with one vector. AAV hSyn FLEx mGFP-2A-Synaptophysin-mRuby from Liqun Luo’s lab expresses membrane tethered...element containing vectors developed in the Jordane Dimidschsteind lab provide expression selectively in ...interneurons. We now provide ready-to-use AAV vectors expressing GCaMP6f with this promoter. Image calcium...
  18. Hot Plasmids Spring 2024

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    ... A cis-splicing vector served as positive control (cis-ctrl). v1, vector 1; v2, vector 2; BD, binding ...SARS-CoV-2 research New viral vector preps of Voltron2 voltage sensors AAV vectors for targeting microglia ...pooled CRISPR screens By Emily Bentley Building on their CROPseq method for optical pooled CRISPR screening... offers vectors for CROPseq-multi using selection by Puromycin, Zeocin®, or nuclear expression of BFP2...voltage sensors By Brian O’Neill New viral vector preps expressing the Voltron2 voltage indicator, created...administering these AAVs with a dilute Cre-expressing vector resulted in a sparsely-labeled field of view...high microglia-specific gene expression when incorporated in an AAV vector (Figure 5). Efficiency and specificity...
  19. Lentiviral Vector Uses and Overview

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    ...non-dividing cells. Lentiviral vectors are the vector of choice for many CRISPR applications, and they’ve ...Lentiviral vectors are one of the most popular and useful viral vectors in the lab. Advantages of lentivirus...and future) applications of lentiviral vectors! Lentiviral vector history and components In the early ...viral vector systems based on retroviruses like Moloney murine leukemia virus (MMLV). The vectors could...transgene expression, but they could only infect actively dividing cells. Another type of vector, based ... but without sustained transgene expression. To design a viral vector system that could do both, Addgene...showed that expression persisted for at least thirty days. Although adeno-associated viral vectors can also...
  20. Adeno-associated Viruses (AAVs) for Genome Editing

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    ...selectable markers that are only expressed when the targeting vector is inserted downstream of a functional...them sequentially into the chosen acceptor vector. The vectors are then packaged into AAV virions via transient...adeno-cre. AAV-based gene editing compared to CRISPR editing CRISPR, of course, has started a revolution in ...whether to use AAV or CRISPR for a given experimental approach. First, unlike CRISPR, the AAV-based approach... have combined AAVs with CRISPR systems. Ohmori et al 2017 use a dual vector system composed of SaCas9...Tsukasa, et al. "CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing via postnatal administration of AAV vector cures haemophilia...H. Porteus. "CRISPR-mediated integration of large gene cassettes using AAV donor vectors." Cell reports...
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