Pooled library screening with multiplexed Cpf1 library

Nat Commun. 2019 Jul 17;10(1):3144. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-10963-x.

Abstract

Capitalizing on the inherent multiplexing capability of AsCpf1, we developed a multiplexed, high-throughput screening strategy that minimizes library size without sacrificing gene targeting efficiency. We demonstrated that AsCpf1 can be used for functional genomics screenings and that an AsCpf1-based multiplexed library performs similarly as compared to currently available monocistronic CRISPR/Cas9 libraries, with only one vector required for each gene. We construct the smallest whole-genome CRISPR knock-out library, Mini-human, for the human genome (n = 17,032 constructs targeting 16,977 protein-coding genes), which performs favorably compared to conventional Cas9 libraries.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • CRISPR-Associated Protein 9 / genetics
  • CRISPR-Cas Systems / genetics*
  • Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats / genetics
  • Gene Editing
  • Gene Library*
  • Humans
  • RNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas Systems / chemistry

Substances

  • RNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas Systems
  • CRISPR-Associated Protein 9