Systematic evaluation of CRISPR-Cas systems reveals higher efficiency of Cpf1 nucleases in HDR-mediated precise genome editing

Background: CRISPR/Cas has the advantages of low cost, easy production, rapid and high efficiency, and low off-target rate. It has quickly become popular in laboratories around the world, and has become an effective tool in scientific research, medical care, and other fields. One of the hottest tech...

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Main Author: Xing, Heyun
Other Authors: Tan Meng How
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/75292
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description Background: CRISPR/Cas has the advantages of low cost, easy production, rapid and high efficiency, and low off-target rate. It has quickly become popular in laboratories around the world, and has become an effective tool in scientific research, medical care, and other fields. One of the hottest technologies in the field of molecular biology today. Results: In this paper, we systematically assessed the ability of different CRISPR-Cas systems to HDR-mediated genome editing in human cells. We targeted numerous genomic loci with matched spacers or matched seeds to obtain a clearer and fairer picture of how the various Cas enzymes compared against one another. Based on experiments data, we demonstrat that Cpf1 nucleases are more efficient in genome edits when ssODNs are used as donor templates. And we derive a set of rules that others may follow to select an appropriate CRISPR-Cas system for their experiments. Conclusions: Collectively, our work revealed several novel and unexpected findings on the performance of different CRISPR-Cas systems and will help guide the design of future genome engineering studies.
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spelling ntu-10356/752922023-03-03T16:06:08Z Systematic evaluation of CRISPR-Cas systems reveals higher efficiency of Cpf1 nucleases in HDR-mediated precise genome editing Xing, Heyun Tan Meng How School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineering Background: CRISPR/Cas has the advantages of low cost, easy production, rapid and high efficiency, and low off-target rate. It has quickly become popular in laboratories around the world, and has become an effective tool in scientific research, medical care, and other fields. One of the hottest technologies in the field of molecular biology today. Results: In this paper, we systematically assessed the ability of different CRISPR-Cas systems to HDR-mediated genome editing in human cells. We targeted numerous genomic loci with matched spacers or matched seeds to obtain a clearer and fairer picture of how the various Cas enzymes compared against one another. Based on experiments data, we demonstrat that Cpf1 nucleases are more efficient in genome edits when ssODNs are used as donor templates. And we derive a set of rules that others may follow to select an appropriate CRISPR-Cas system for their experiments. Conclusions: Collectively, our work revealed several novel and unexpected findings on the performance of different CRISPR-Cas systems and will help guide the design of future genome engineering studies. ​Master of Science (Biomedical Engineering) 2018-05-30T07:46:50Z 2018-05-30T07:46:50Z 2018 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/75292 en 54 p. application/pdf
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Systematic evaluation of CRISPR-Cas systems reveals higher efficiency of Cpf1 nucleases in HDR-mediated precise genome editing
title Systematic evaluation of CRISPR-Cas systems reveals higher efficiency of Cpf1 nucleases in HDR-mediated precise genome editing
title_full Systematic evaluation of CRISPR-Cas systems reveals higher efficiency of Cpf1 nucleases in HDR-mediated precise genome editing
title_fullStr Systematic evaluation of CRISPR-Cas systems reveals higher efficiency of Cpf1 nucleases in HDR-mediated precise genome editing
title_full_unstemmed Systematic evaluation of CRISPR-Cas systems reveals higher efficiency of Cpf1 nucleases in HDR-mediated precise genome editing
title_short Systematic evaluation of CRISPR-Cas systems reveals higher efficiency of Cpf1 nucleases in HDR-mediated precise genome editing
title_sort systematic evaluation of crispr cas systems reveals higher efficiency of cpf1 nucleases in hdr mediated precise genome editing
topic DRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineering
url http://hdl.handle.net/10356/75292
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