The Edit-R Predesigned Guide RNA Guarantee

We guarantee that EVERY predesigned guide RNA will provide successful editing at the target site when delivered as described in the Edit-R Technical Manuals.

The Edit-R guide RNA guarantee is valid when used with any wild type S. pyogenes Cas9 nuclease, including mRNA, expression plasmid, protein, or stable Cas9 expression, and Edit-R crRNAs must be used with Edit-R tracrRNA for the guarantee to apply.

Analysis of editing of the treated cell population must be shown using a T7EI or Surveyor mismatch detection assay. If successful editing is not observed for a predesigned Edit-R guide RNA while an appropriate side-by-side Edit-R positive control is successful, a one-time replacement of a different predesigned Edit-R guide RNA of the same format and quantity will be provided at no cost.

A replacement will only be approved upon discussion with our Scientific Support team.

Successful editing at the DNA level does not always lead to functional gene knockout; it is recommended to test multiple guide RNAs to determine the most effective guide RNA for knockout of your target gene.

This guarantee does not extend to any accompanying experimental costs, does not apply to guide RNAs ordered via the CRISPR Design Tool, and will not be extended to the replacement guide RNA.

Experimental workflow using Edit-R Lentiviral sgRNA

The Edit-R Lentiviral Gene Engineering system utilizes Cas9 nuclease and the single guide RNA in a two-step process. First, Edit-R Lentiviral Cas9 Nuclease Expression particles are utilized to generate cell lines stably expressing Cas9 nuclease. These cells can subsequently be transduced with Edit-R Lentiviral sgRNA particles to achieve efficient gene editing - even at low MOIs - for phenotypic analyses in a population of cells or in isolated clonal cell lines.

Edit-R lentiviral sgRNA controls

• Positive controls and detection primers

  Species-specific sgRNAs targeting well-characterized genes to determine the effectiveness of your gene editing conditions for maximal efficiency.

• Non-targeting controls

  Lentiviral sgRNA constructs bioinformatically designed and validated to not target any gene in human or mouse genomes.

• Cutting controls

  Lentiviral sgRNA constructs targeting inactive “safe harbor” genomic regions in the human and mouse genomes.

Edit-R lentiviral Cas9 under control of different promoters show high levels of gene editing in multiple cell lines with Edit-R Lentiviral sgRNA

Testing gene editing with Cas9 under control of different promoters show that high levels of gene editing are achieved with Edit-R lentiviral sgRNA in multiple cell lines. A recombinant U2OS ubiquitin-EGFP proteasome cell line (Ubi[G76V]-EGFP) and HEK293T cells were stably transduced with lentiviral particles containing Cas9 and a blasticidin resistance gene. A population of stably integrated cells were selected with blasticidin for a minimum of 10 days before transduction with sgRNAs. Cells were transduced with sgRNA lentiviral particles at low MOI to obtain cells with one integrant and selected with puromycin for seven days prior to analysis. The relative frequency of gene editing in the puromycin-selected cells was calculated from a DNA mismatch detection assay using T7 Endonuclease I.

Schematic map of the plasmid vector elements of the Edit-R lentiviral sgRNA vector

In the Edit-R lentiviral sgRNA vector backbone, the gene-specific crRNA and the tracrRNA are expressed under the control of a human U6 promoter, while expression of the puromycin resistance marker (PuroR) is driven from the mouse CMV promoter and allows for rapid selection of cells with integrated sgRNA. The plasmid contains the AmpR resistance marker for growth and selection in E. coli.

Algorithm applies to both synthetic crRNAs and expressed sgRNAs

Here we are targeting the gene PSMD11 at 12 different sites and measuring functionality by EGFP signal to indicate disruption of the proteasome. Cells were either transfected with crRNA:tracrRNAs, or transduced with lentiviral particles for expression of a sgRNA of the same design. There is no significant difference between the two guide RNA formats when targeting the same genomic site; a good design for crRNA will translate into a good design for sgRNA.

Successful CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing utilizing co-delivery of Edit-R lentiviral sgRNA and Cas9 expression plasmid using DharmaFECT kb transfection reagent

U2OS cells were transfected with equal amounts of Edit-R hCMV-mKate2-Cas9 Expression plasmid (Cat #U-004100-120) and Edit-R Human PPIB lentiviral sgRNA plasmid in a 96-well format. Transient transfections were done with increasing amounts of total DNA (50 to 200 ng) and DharmaFECT kb transfection reagent (Cat #T-2006-01), 0.2 to 0.8 µL per well. The percentage of gene editing was estimated 72 hours after transfection by DNA mismatch detection assay using T7EI with gel densitometry.

LentiBOOST Lentivirus Transduction Enhancer is a uniquely formulated transduction reagent that can be used with or without lentivirus spinfection in order to increase successful viral transduction events while preserving cell viability. Especially critical for preserving precious primary cells from patient cohorts, or, for engineering complex animal models; improving transduction efficiency can save time and costs by increasing the success of each editing/transduction step, or, even avoid the loss of irreplaceable samples. Additionally, LentiBOOST technology is already used in the manufacturing of a number of clinical stage therapies providing the opportunity to demonstrate improved workflow applicability to the clinic.

LentiBOOST can be purchased through the Dharmacon Reagents catalog.

To learn more about LentiBOOST technology visit the Revvity LentiBOOST webpage.

Supporting Data

Improved CD8+ T-cell SMARTvector™ shRNA lentiviral system transduction using LentiBOOST™ Lentivirus Transduction Enhancer

100,000 primary human CD8+ T cells were transduced with either 30,000 (MOI 3, green) or 70,000 (MOI 7, purple) TUs of SMARTVector™ mCMV tGFP Lentiviral Control Particles targeting either NTC or PPIB along with 1:100 LentiBOOST transduction enhancer. Cells were centrifuged at 800 x g for one hour at 32 °C followed by a four hour incubation prior to removal of lentiviral particles and transduction enhancer. Transduction efficiency (%GFP+ out of live cells) and viability were determined 5 days post-transduction by flow cytometry. The addition of LentiBOOST technology markedly improved transduction efficiencies without significantly impacting cell viability.

Improved CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell Edit-R™ All-in-one sgRNA/Cas9 lentiviral system transduction using LentiBOOST™ Lentivirus Transduction Enhancer

100,000 primary human CD4+ and CD8+ T cells from two donors were transduced with 250,000 TUs of Edit-R GFP Delivery controls mCMV along with 1:100 LentiBOOST transduction enhancer. Cells were centrifuged at 800 x g for one hour at 32 °C followed by an overnight incubation prior to removal of lentiviral particles and transduction enhancer. Transduction efficiency and viability were determined 72 hours post-transduction by flow cytometry. The addition of LentiBOOST technology markedly improved transduction efficiencies without significantly impacting cell viability.

Improved transduction of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) with the Strict-R™ Inducible CRISPRa lentiviral system transduction using LentiBOOST™ Lentivirus Transduction Enhancer

10,000 WTC hiPS cells were transduced with either 20,000 (MOI 2, green) or 40,000 (MOI 4, purple) TUs of Strict-R™ Inducible EGFP dCas9-VPR Lentiviral Particles along with 1:100 LentiBOOST transduction enhancer. Cells were centrifuged at 800 x g for one hour at 32 °C followed by an overnight incubation prior to removal of lentiviral particles and transduction enhancer. Transduction efficiency and viability were determined 72 hours post-transduction by flow cytometry. The addition of LentiBOOST markedly improved transduction efficiencies without significantly impacting cell viability.