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Nature Protocols, volume 8, issue 11, pages 2281-2308
Genome engineering using the CRISPR-Cas9 system
Ran F Ann
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
,
Hsu Patrick D.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
,
Wright Jason
1
,
Agarwala Vineeta
1, 6, 7
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Scott David A
1, 3, 4, 5
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Zhang Feng
1, 3, 4, 5
2
Department of Molecular and Cellular biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
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5
McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Cambridge, USA
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Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2013-10-24
PubMed ID:
24157548
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Abstract
Targeted nucleases are powerful tools for mediating genome alteration with high precision. The RNA-guided Cas9 nuclease from the microbial clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) adaptive immune system can be used to facilitate efficient genome engineering in eukaryotic cells by simply specifying a 20-nt targeting sequence within its guide RNA. Here we describe a set of tools for Cas9-mediated genome editing via nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) or homology-directed repair (HDR) in mammalian cells, as well as generation of modified cell lines for downstream functional studies. To minimize off-target cleavage, we further describe a double-nicking strategy using the Cas9 nickase mutant with paired guide RNAs. This protocol provides experimentally derived guidelines for the selection of target sites, evaluation of cleavage efficiency and analysis of off-target activity. Beginning with target design, gene modifications can be achieved within as little as 1–2 weeks, and modified clonal cell lines can be derived within 2–3 weeks.
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Ran F. A., Hsu P. D., Wright J., Agarwala V., Scott D. A., Zhang F. Genome engineering using the CRISPR-Cas9 system // Nature Protocols. 2013. Vol. 8. No. 11. pp. 2281-2308.
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DO - 10.1038/nprot.2013.143
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TI - Genome engineering using the CRISPR-Cas9 system
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AU - Ran, F Ann
AU - Hsu, Patrick D.
AU - Wright, Jason
AU - Agarwala, Vineeta
AU - Scott, David A
AU - Zhang, Feng
PY - 2013
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@article{2013_Ran,
author = {F Ann Ran and Patrick D. Hsu and Jason Wright and Vineeta Agarwala and David A Scott and Feng Zhang},
title = {Genome engineering using the CRISPR-Cas9 system},
journal = {Nature Protocols},
year = {2013},
volume = {8},
publisher = {Springer Nature},
month = {oct},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fnprot.2013.143},
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pages = {2281--2308},
doi = {10.1038/nprot.2013.143}
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Ran, F. Ann, et al. “Genome engineering using the CRISPR-Cas9 system.” Nature Protocols, vol. 8, no. 11, Oct. 2013, pp. 2281-2308. https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fnprot.2013.143.