- CRISPR activation reagents
- CRISPRa lentiviral sgRNA non-targeting controls
CRISPRmod CRISPRa lentiviral sgRNA non-targeting controls
Lentiviral sgRNA constructs bioinformatically designed and validated to not target any gene in human or mouse genomes

CRISPRa lentiviral sgRNA non-targeting controls are recommended as negative controls for experiments using CRISPRa lentiviral sgRNAs in human and mouse cells. They are designed to have a minimum of three mismatches or gaps to all potential PAM-adjacent targets in human, mouse and rat genomes. When using these controls, changes in cellular viability or gene expression likely reflect nonspecific cellular responses that can be used as a baseline for comparison to cells treated with target-specific reagents.
Highlights
- CRISPRa guide RNA non-targeting control sequences are cloned into the same optimized lentiviral vector as CRISPRa gene targeting sgRNAs
- Proprietary alignment tools used to verify at least three mismatches or gaps to any potential target in human, mouse or rat genomes
- Available as high-titer purified lentiviral particles or glycerol stocks
CRISPRa workflow diagram with stable dCas9-VPR expression

CRISPR activation workflow with lentiviral dCas9-VPR and synthetic crRNA:tracrRNA (left side) or Lentiviral expressed sgRNA (right side).
CRISPRa plasmid co-transfection workflow

CRISPRa workflow for plasmid co-transfection of lentiviral dCas9-VPR and expressed sgRNA.
Transductions with lentiviral sgRNA particles in different dCas9-VPR cell lines

U2OS, HEK293T, MCF 10A and K562 stably expressing integrated CRISPRa dCas9-VPR were plated at 10,000 cells/well and transduced with CRISPRa sgRNA lentiviral particles targeting POU5F1 or TTN at a MOI of 0.3 to obtain cells with a single integrant. Cells were selected with 2 µg/mL puromycin for 4 days prior to analysis with RT-qPCR. The relative expression of each gene was calculated with the Cq method using GAPDH as the housekeeping gene and normalized to a non-targeting control.
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Genome-wide human and mouse lentiviral sgRNA reagents are specifically designed for CRISPRa. Available as glycerol stocks and high-titer purified particles. When used in conjunction with dCas9-VPR expression, you can leverage the power of the CRISPR-Cas9 system for activation of your favorite gene.
Validated CRISPRa lentiviral sgRNA positive controls for optimization of experimental conditions and quantification of gene activation efficiency.
Purified lentiviral particles or plasmid DNA for generation of stable dCas9-VPR nuclease-expressing cell populations