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  1. CRISPR 101: Ribonucleoprotein (RNP) Delivery

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    Sept. 6, 2018, 12:02 p.m.
    ...His-tagged Cas9 from E. coli using a plasmid such as pET-28b-Cas9-His from Alex Schier’s Lab. gRNAs can be...Considerations for RNP-mediated CRISPR experiments While using Cas9-gRNA RNPs for CRISPR experiments can reduce...transduce. While using Cas9-gRNA RNPs may require the production of the Cas9 protein and a gRNA in your laboratory...Addgene.org Browse all CRISPR plasmids Find validated gRNAs Check out our CRISPR guide page ...with a plasmid, such as PX459, which encodes Cas9 and contains a site for inserting a custom gRNA.  While...promoters must be chosen for both Cas9 and gRNA expression       Plasmid DNA may be incorporated into the...consisting of the Cas9 protein in complex with a targeting gRNA, to your cells of interest. Cas9 RNPs are capable...
  2. CRISPR 101: Multiplex Expression of gRNAs

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    Sept. 10, 2020, 11:45 a.m.
    ...produce a plasmid encoding the gRNAs and Cas9. As with the Gersbach lab plasmids, multiple Cas9 variants...combine the multiple gRNAs and Cas9 together into a single plasmid. Although only wt hCas9 entry vectors are...   Why use multiplexed gRNAs? By expressing multiple gRNAs on the same plasmid, you’ll make sure that ...Drosophila, a two-gRNA expressing plasmid is available from the Bullock lab, and gRNAs can be inserted ...step in CRISPR/Cas9 Golden Gate multiplexing is to clone the oligonucleotides specifying each gRNA target...Gersbach Lab multiplexing plasmids: This plasmid set allows you to express 2-4 gRNAs, with four being the ...but one of your gRNAs into spectinomycin-resistant plasmids pX330S-2 to pX330S-(last gRNA number). The 5...
  3. Genome-wide Screening Using CRISPR

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    Aug. 18, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...in a 1-plasmid system, in which Cas9 is included on the gRNA-containing plasmid, or a 2-plasmid system... Find CRISPR Plasmids Read our CRISPR Guide Find tools to design your gRNA ...through Addgene.  What makes CRISPR so special? A major advantage of CRISPR/Cas9 over previous genome editing...versatility. CRISPR/Cas9 consists of two components: the non-specific endonuclease (Cas9) and a single...gRNA-containing plasmids, each with a different genomic target. The goal of a CRISPR screen is to use Cas9 and a...target sequences and ease of generating gRNA-containing plasmids. CRISPR genome wide-screening experiments ...a pooled population of gRNAs to Cas9 expressing cells. Pooled lentiviral CRISPR libraries (referred to...
  4. Tips for a 1st Time CRISPR User (by a 1st Time CRISPR User)

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    March 7, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ...Screening Using CRISPR/Cas9 Deliver Multiple gRNAs at Once - Multiplex Expression of gRNAs Generating Mouse...using Addgene’s lentiviral CRISPR tools. Schematic overview of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing process. See...PMCID: PMC4262738. 3. EGFP gRNA (BRDN0000561167) (Plasmid #80034) and BRAF gRNAs (BRDN0001145345 and BRDN0001146266...cells stably expressing Cas9 via transduction with Cas9 lentiviral vector, lentiCas9-Blast (52962-LV, Figure... Figure 1: Cas9 expression in A549 cells transduced with lentiCas9-blast. Anti-Cas9 Western blotting...described in Rational design of highly active sgRNAs for CRISPR-Cas9-mediated gene inactivation. Doench JG, ... Optimized sgRNA design to maximize activity and minimize off-target effects of CRISPR-Cas9. Doench JG...
  5. CRISPR 101: Engineering the Plant Genome Using CRISPR/Cas9

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    Oct. 11, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...pyogenes Cas9 or Cas9 variants (hereafter referred to as Cas9) and a single stranded guide RNA (gRNA) is sufficient...aforementioned empty gRNA backbones also contain Cas9, which enables expression of both Cas9 and the gRNA off of the...Addgene.org Find CRISPR Plasmids for Plants Read Our CRISPR Guide Pages Find Validated gRNAs for Your Next...modifications to commonly used CRISPR plasmids are necessary to use the CRISPR system in plant cells. Like...same plasmid. Delivering CRISPR components to plant cells Once you have selected the correct CRISPR components...express either the gRNA or Cas9 in your cell line will result in a failed experiment. CRISPR components can...creating plant expression plasmids, including plant CRISPR plasmids from the Yiping Qi lab and the MoClo Plant...
  6. Enhancing CRISPR Targeting Specificity with eSpCas9, SpCas9-HF1, & HypaCas9

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    Dec. 16, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ... Your gRNA Browse Our CRISPR 101 Series Resources on the Addgene Website Find CRISPR Plasmids Browse...evidenced by all the CRISPR publications, press, and plasmids out there, it’s obvious that CRISPR is a ground-...included using a Cas9 nickase variant, lowering Cas9 expression, and truncating gRNA sequences used for...off target effects of CRISPR/Cas9 by altering the nuclease activity of the Cas9 nuclease itself. Design...governs CRISPR-Cas9 targeting accuracy." Nature (2017). PubMed PMID: 28931002. Find plasmids from this... own hyper accurate Cas9 variant (HypaCas9) to the pool of enhanced CRISPR tools. In their work, Chen ...off-target problem It is well known that CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing can result in unwanted changes at non-target...
  7. Back to Bacteria: CRISPR gRNA Multiplexing Using tRNAs

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    June 2, 2015, 6:06 p.m.
    ... tRNA-gRNA and tRNA-gRNA-tRNA, with short 5’ spacer sequences preceding gRNAs, to test for gRNA cleavage... tRNA-gRNA takes up half the space of a standard pol III-gRNA, which will facilitate CRISPR/Cas9 multiplexing...improve the utility of CRISPR/Cas9 in new avenues of research. The use of multiple gRNAs targeting a single...In the short time since its development, CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing has been used to study the effect...recombination. To further increase the utility of CRISPR/Cas9, it will be necessary to improve its multiplexing...RNAs (gRNAs) are commonly packaged in 400-500 bp cassettes containing the RNA pol III promoter, gRNA and...cassettes (considering the gRNA itself is ~100 bases) limit the number of gRNAs that can be packaged together...
  8. CRISPR 101: Mammalian Expression Systems and Delivery Methods

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    Sept. 24, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...in vivo viral delivery. Cas9 mRNA and gRNA Plasmids containing gRNA and Cas9 are used in in vitro transcription...embryos. Cas9-gRNA ribonucleoprotein complexes Purified Cas9 protein and in vitro transcribed gRNA are combined... Time CRISPR User (by a 1st Time CRISPR User) Resources on Addgene.org Browse CRISPR Plasmids for Mammalian...different CRISPR components. Select the appropriate CRISPR tools for your application: Wildtype Cas9 or Cas9...form a Cas9-gRNA complex and delivered to cells using cationic lipids. Transient expression of CRISPR components...efficiency of CRISPR delivery. There are a few plasmids at Addgene that have been published as CRISPR testing...identify what CRISPR components you will need to deliver. Minimally, one or more sgRNAs and Cas9 are required...
  9. Multiplex Genome Editing with CRISPR-Cpf1

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    May 9, 2017, 2:12 p.m.
    ...Comparing the Cas9 and Cpf1 CRISPR Nucleases   Cas9 Cpf1 Components crRNAtracrRNACas9 crRNACpf1 ... Addgene's CRISPR guide page for a review of Cas9.  For a brief comparison of Cpf1 vs. Cas9, see the table...transfection One vector expresses Cas9 and up to 7 gRNAs Each gRNA requires its own promoter Sakuma...transduction One vector expresses Cas9, eGFP, and up to 4 gRNAs Each gRNA requires its own promoter   Kabadi...transfection of single plasmids vs pooled plasmids; for multiple edits, single plasmids are generally more... Cpf1: A New Tool for CRISPR Genome Editing Which Cas9 Do I Choose for My CRISPR Experiment A Match Made...Made in Heaven: CRISPR/Cas9 and AAV Resources on Addgene.org Browse Our CRISPR Multiplexing Resources...
  10. CRISPR Methods for Bacteria: Genome Engineering, CRISPRa, CRISPRi, Base Editing, and More

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    Sept. 28, 2020, noon
    ...includes Cas9, a tracrRNA, and a CRISPR array, while pCRISPomyces-2 contains Cas9 and a gRNA cassette....contains an aTet-inducible gRNA and a backbone-targeting gRNA cassette for plasmid curing through "self-destruction...functions more similarly to CRISPR/Cas9 systems adapted for eukaryotes in that Cas9-mediated cleavage induces...Browse our CRISPR Guide Pages Find Bacterial CRISPR Plasmids  ...tuberculosis. dCas9 and a gRNA are expressed on pRH2502 and pRH2521, respectively. Both dCas9 and the gRNA are ...bacterial CRISPR system in E. coli. The system available from Addgene consists of two plasmids: pCas9: carries...multi-spacer CRISPR array, CRISPR-transposons can be multiplexed. Transcriptional repression (CRISPRi) in bacteria...
  11. Tips for CRISPR Gene Editing in Mice

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    June 28, 2016, 10:59 a.m.
    ...pCAG-EGXXFP plasmid along with the individual gRNAs in their PX330 plasmids (or similar plasmids for gRNA expression...modification in vivo. Find Plasmids for Testing Your gRNAs in vitro at Addgene CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing in mice...Design You gRNA Find CRISPR Plasmids for Use in Mammalian Cells Check out All of Our CRISPR Resources ... target plasmid and pX330-sgRNA plasmid (Mashiko et al. 2013). The pCAG-EGxxFP target plasmid contains...several variants of the CRISPR/Cas9 system floating around, and many pre-designed plasmids containing these ...started using CRISPR/Cas9 for genome editing in mice, they would often microinject gRNAs along with RNAs... encoding Cas9 into the oocyte. This original method was developed as the use of CRISPR/Cas9 in mammalian...
  12. CRISPR/Cas9 FAQs Answered!

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    March 13, 2014, 4:08 p.m.
    ...requested CRISPR plasmids at Addgene Find protocols and gRNA design tools: List of CRISPR protocols ...organize the CRISPR forum's most popular questions and answers. Here are just 4 of the CRISPR-Cas9 FAQs. If...editing using the Zhang lab's CRISPR/Cas plasmids. Designing your CRISPR genome editing experiment Q1:...More FAQs, CRISPR protocols, and gRNA design tools Need more questions answered about CRISPRs? Check out... Le Cong Read Addgene's CRISPR guide for background information on CRISPR/Cas9 systems Peruse the most...newest CRISPR technologies and their applications can be exhausting. A quick search for "CRISPR", short-hand...articles (3/12/2014). With so many options for CRISPR plasmid tools and numerous experimental design decisions...
  13. Targeting HIV-1 with CRISPR: Shock and Kill or Cut it Out?

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    May 10, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...updated CRISPR Guide! Find CRISPR Plasmids for Your Research Browse gRNA Design Tools  ...much more realistic with the advent of CRISPR. Using CRISPR/Cas9 SAM to "shock and kill" To “shock and...HIV-1 out of the genome with CRISPR/Cas9 Before the introduction of CRISPR, HIV-1 genome editing with ...or apoptosis with Cas9/gRNA expression. A pooled analysis found no evidence of Cas9 cleavage at predicted... wild-type Cas9 to remove the HIV-1 genome from infected cells. Read on to learn how CRISPR can take on...targeted approach, Zhang et al. turned to the CRISPR/Cas9 Synergistic Activation Mediators (SAM) system... as a latent microglial line, treatment with CRISPR/Cas9 SAM increased the percentage of cells with activated...
  14. What's New in CRISPR - May 2019

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    May 28, 2019, 12:49 p.m.
    ...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...in Communications Biology Find the Cas9-PCV and PCV-Cas9 plasmids Selective curbing of unwanted RNA ...blog Download the CRISPR 101 eBook Find our CRISPR 101 blog posts Read our CRISPR cheat sheet Resources... in mSphere Find the dCas9 and dCas9-Mxi1 plasmids If you have a new CRISPR tool you’ve recently deposited...Covalent tethering of DNA template to Cas9 SECURE base editors Nme2Cas9 CRISPR interference in Candida albicans... AAV delivery of Nme2Cas9 with gRNA cassette Erik Sontheimer’s lab identified a Cas9 protein from Neisseria...
  15. Nanoblades: Tiny CRISPR Ninjas for Genome Editing Difficult Cells

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    Sept. 26, 2019, 12:50 p.m.
    ...cells along with the gRNA and Cas9. An “all-in-one” Nanoblades which carries a gRNA, Cas9, and a HDR donor...when compared to DNA transfection of gRNA and Cas9 expression plasmids. These results are in line with previous....org Check out our comprehensive CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids and resources Learn about viral production...releasing Cas9. Nanoblades can also deliver Cas9 variants, such as a transcriptional activator dCas9-VPR, ...variants are fused to the MLV Gag in place of SpCas9. gRNA A gRNA targeting a DNA sequence of interest is expressed...ability to infiltrate cells. Options for CRISPR delivery include plasmid transfection, RNP electroporation, ...leukemia virus (MLV)-like particles loaded with Cas9-gRNA ribonucleoproteins (RNPs). According to the authors...
  16. Fluorescent CRISPR Reporters: SRIRACCHA and GEmCherry2

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    May 26, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ... CRISPR 101 blog posts Resources on Addgene.org Read our CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids for your ...quite time consuming.   As Cas9/gRNA activity is crucial for successful CRISPR editing experiments, there... different gRNAs by simply changing the gRNA used when transfecting your cells.  A plasmid that contains...read-outs of Cas9/gRNA efficiency. So if you are looking to identify the most effective gRNA and enrich ... again that sgRNA structure and genomic recognition sites play a large role in CRISPR-Cas9 efficiency....If you’re using CRISPR to make a genome edit, how do you know if your CRISPR experiment was successful...efficient real-time Cas9 activity assays. Recently scientists have created CRISPR fluorescent reporter...
  17. Giving gRNAs a Facelift - Synthetic and Beyond

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    Oct. 20, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...lentiviral plasmids Additional resources on the Addgene Blog  How to design your CRISPR gRNA CRISPR 101: ...that stability of the RNA used in CRISPR-Cas9 experiments – the “gRNA” – suffers from the same issues as...Addgene’s validated gRNA repository to find pre-tested gRNA sequences for your next CRISPR experiment.    ...stability.   On-off switches for gRNAs A major drawback of CRISPR-Cas9 technology is that most expression...light exposure (several seconds) the gRNA is released and the CRISPR-Cas9 system can initiate targeted editing...empty gRNA vectors View Addgene's CRISPR resources Request ready-to-use viral preps of select CRISPR lentiviral...their function of guiding Cas9 to generate a targeted break. These advances in gRNA technology have enhanced...
  18. CRISPR Kinome Libraries Available: Pooled and Individual Plasmid Formats

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    Sept. 9, 2016, 2:43 p.m.
    ...lentiGuide gRNA plasmids targeting the human kinome. These plasmids contain the same 3-4 gRNAs found in ...Screens with CRISPR/Cas9 Get John Doench's Tips on gRNA Design Check Out News Ways to Use CRISPR for Single...Pooled Library Page Find Validated gRNAs Deposit Your CRISPR Plasmids ... formats: all-in-one (lentiCRISPRv2, expressing both Cas9 and an individual gRNA from this single vector..."Optimized sgRNA design to maximize activity and minimize off-target effects of CRISPR-Cas9." Nature biotechnology...perturbations – in the case of screens using CRISPR technology, gRNAs to knockout genes – are essential screening...prudent. What's in the CRISPR kinome library? Thus, we are glad to provide CRISPR libraries targeting the...
  19. Pairing CombiGEM and CRISPR for Combinatorial Genetic Screening

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    April 12, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ... Catch up on Your CRISPR Background with Our CRISPR Guide Pages Find CRISPR Plasmids Find More Tools for...of CombiGEM-CRISPR experiments. CombiGEM-CRISPR: The marriage of two simple platforms CRISPR has revolutionized...lentiviral plasmids containing one or more gRNAs. As each ligation reaction uses a pool of gRNAs as starting...containing combinations of different gRNAs in each plasmid. Each gRNA combination can be tracked and quantitatively..."Optimized sgRNA design to maximize activity and minimize off-target effects of CRISPR-Cas9." Nature biotechnology...with which one can design and synthesize CRISPR guide RNAs (gRNAs) for genome editing in large-scale has...pool of lentiviral plasmids. Multiple rounds of digestion and ligation result in plasmid libraries containing...
  20. With Our New Viral Service, We're Taking CRISPR Further!

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    Dec. 6, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...rough approximations of the total number of CRISPR plasmids for that particular organism available at Addgene...ready-to-use CRISPR lentiviral preps to researchers across the globe. Why provide CRISPR as virus? “Like... highly requested gRNAs including those targeting EGFP, BRAF, and MAP3K4. The gRNAs targeting EGFP can...MAP3K4 gRNAs allow you to target these widely studied signalling pathways. Find Validated gRNAs to use...tools in the repository are CRISPR pooled gRNA libraries that can be used to screen for genes involved ...their proper use; after receiving a pooled gRNA library in plasmid format, a researcher must amplify the library...has retained gRNA representation, produce high titer lentivirus from the library, ensure gRNA representation...
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