2399 results about "Cas9" patented technology

The invention discloses a wheat genome site-specific modification method which comprises the following steps: enabling wheat tissues to contain guide RNA (ribonucleic acid) and Cas9 nuclease; under the coaction of the guide RNA and Cas9 nuclease, cutting a double-chain target segment on the target gene; and by utilizing the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) restoration function of the wheat cells, finally implementing random insertion and / or random deletion on the target segment in the wheat target gene. The experiment proves that the method disclosed by the invention can successfully perform gene mutation on wheat.

Compositions, methods, strategies, kits, and systems for the supercharged protein-mediated delivery of functional effector proteins into cells in vivo, ex vivo, or in vitro are provided. Compositions, methods, strategies, kits, and systems for delivery of functional effector proteins using cationic lipids and cationic polymers are also provided. Functional effector proteins include, without limitation, transcriptional modulators (e.g., repressors or activators), recombinases, nucleases (e.g., RNA-programmable nucleases, such as Cas9 proteins; TALE nuclease, and zinc finger nucleases), deaminases, and other gene modifying / editing enzymes. Functional effector proteins include TALE effector proteins, e.g., TALE transcriptional activators and repressors, as well as TALE nucleases. Compositions, methods, strategies, and systems for the delivery of functional effector proteins into cells is useful for therapeutic and research purposes, including, but not limited to, the targeted manipulation of a gene associated with disease, the modulation of the expression level of a gene associated with disease, and the programming of cell fate.

Some aspects of this disclosure provide strategies, systems, reagents, methods, and kits that are useful for the targeted editing of nucleic acids, including editing a nucleic acid encoding a mutant α-antitrypsin protein to correct a point mutation associated with a disease or disorder, e.g., with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) disease. The methods provided are useful for correcting an α-antitrypsin point mutation within the genome of a cell or subject, e.g., within the human genome. In some embodiments, fusion proteins of Cas9 and nucleic acid editing enzymes or enzyme domains, e.g., deaminase domains, are provided. In some embodiments, reagents and kits for the generation of targeted nucleic acid editing proteins, e.g., fusion proteins of Cas9 and nucleic acid editing enzymes or domains, are provided.

Some aspects of this disclosure provide strategies, systems, reagents, methods, and kits that are useful for the targeted editing of nucleic acids, including editing a nucleic acid encoding a mutant Presenilin1 protein to correct a point mutation associated with a disease or disorder, e.g., with familial Alzheimer's disease. The methods provided are useful for correcting a PSEN1 point mutation within the genome of a cell or subject, e.g., within the human genome. In some embodiments, fusion proteins of Cas9 and nucleic acid editing enzymes or enzyme domains, e.g., deaminase domains, are provided. In some embodiments, reagents and kits for the generation of targeted nucleic acid editing proteins, e.g., fusion proteins of Cas9 and nucleic acid editing enzymes or domains, are provided.

The invention discloses a fast CRISPR-Cas9 working efficiency testing system and application thereof. The testing system comprises a plasmid used for expressing sg RNA, a plasmid used for expressing Cas9 and a reporting system used for testing the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing efficiency; the reporting system can splice the C-terminal of a nucleotide segment capable of coding effective protein and the N-terminal of a reporter gene and insert two restriction endonuclease enzyme digestion sites into the splicing position; before a special gene is edited (knocked out) through the CRISPR-Cas9 system, selection of a target sequence is vital, and the selection can influence the recognition efficiency of the sg RNA to target DNA, the binding efficiency of the sg RNA with the target DNA, the targeted cutting efficiency of the Cas9 and the NHEJ repairing efficiency. According to the system, the gene editing efficiency of different sgRNA-target DNA sequences can be quantitatively compared, the sgRNA with the best working effect can be determined within a short time, the actual knockout success rate is increased, therefore, the working cost can be lowered, the working efficiency can be improved, and the working progress can be promoted.

The invention provides a method of cloning a reproductive and respiratory syndrome resisting pig. The method comprises the following steps: transferring CRISPR / Cas9 targeting vectors and CD163 gene homologous recombination modification vectors into fibroblasts of a pig to obtain positive clone cells, wherein the seventh exon of the endogenous CD163 gene in the positive clone cells of the pig is replaced by the tenth exon of the CD163-L1 gene of human, so that the positive clone cells are incapable of mediating PRRSV invading; obtaining a clone embryo by adopting a somatic cell nucleus transfer technology by taking positive cells as nucleus transfer donor cells and oocytes as nucleus transfer recipient cells; and transferring the clone embryo into the uterus of the pig, and impregnating to obtain a cloned pig. The method provided by the invention is low in cost, the time of obtaining the homozygous pig is shortened greatly, the expression of the CD163 gene is not affected by gene editing, and a foundation is laid for the research into the gene function of large animals and the establishment of disease models on the basis of CRISPR / Cas9 mediated homologous recombination.

The invention provides a method for knocking off an animal FGF5 gene by using a CRISPR-Cas9 system. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, acquiring a DNA sequence aiming at an sgRNA recognition area of a second FGF5 exon, wherein the base sequence of the DNA sequence is as shown in SEQ ID NO.1; secondly, establishing an sgRNA expression structure of the second FGF5 exon, inserting a T7 starter before an sgRNA transcriptional start site, establishing an in-vitro transcription carrier of Cas9 protein, and regulating and controlling by using the T7 starter. Cas9 mRNA and sgRNA are obtained through the in-vitro transcription carrier of Cas9 and sgRNA, and the method can be used for knocking off the animal FGF5 gene.

Some aspects of this disclosure provide strategies, systems, reagents, methods, and kits that are useful for the targeted editing of nucleic acids, including editing a single site within the genome of a cell or subject, e.g., within the human genome. In some embodiments, fusion proteins of Cas9 and nucleic acid editing enzymes or enzyme domains, e.g., deaminase domains, are provided. In some embodiments, methods for targeted nucleic acid editing are provided. In some embodiments, reagents and kits for the generation of targeted nucleic acid editing proteins, e.g., fusion proteins of Cas9 and nucleic acid editing enzymes or domains, are provided.

The invention discloses a method for quickly preparing a vaccine by editing pseudorabies virus genomes based on a CRISPR / Cas9 gene editing system and a Cre / lox recombination system and an application of the method. According to the method, the CRISPR / Cas9 gene editing system is used for synchronously and efficiently recombining a GFP gene and a mCherry gene to a pseudorabies virus gE gene site and a TK gene site respectively to obtain conditional deletion strains of a gE gene and a TK gene; after purification, the Cre / lox system is used for cutting off extraneous GFP and mCherry genes in the pseudorabies virus recombinant virus genome so as to perform purification quickly to obtain a live pseudorabies virus vaccine lack of gE / TK genes; multiple genes are operated at the same time, so that multiple rounds of flows for knocking out multiple genes in the conventional method are reduced to one round; and meanwhile, the efficient edition of virus genes by using the CRISPR / Cas9 and Cre / lox systems simplifies about thirty generations of plaque purification processes into 3-4 generations, so that the preparation efficiency of the virus vaccine is greatly improved, and the method provides a strong guarantee for effectively preventing and controlling the larger-range popularization of variant pseudorabies viruses and reducing heavy economic losses.

The invention provides a method for knocking off an animal myostatin gene by using a CRISPR-Cas9 system. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, acquiring a DNA sequence aiming at an sgRNA recognition area of a second myostatin exon, wherein the base sequence of the DNA sequence is as shown in SEQ ID NO.1; secondly, establishing an sgRNA expression structure of the second myostatin exon, inserting a T7 starter before an sgRNA transcriptional start site, establishing an in-vitro transcription carrier of Cas9 protein, and regulating and controlling by using the T7 starter. Cas9 mRNA and sgRNA are obtained through the in-vitro transcription carrier of Cas9 and sgRNA, and the method can be used for knocking off the animal myostatin gene.

A method for breeding stat1a (signal transducer and activator of transcription 1) gene-deleted zebra fish through gene knockout comprises steps as follows: design of a CRISPR / Cas9 gene knockout target site: a gRNA expression carrier is established and gRNA is synthesized in vitro; micro-injection of a zebra fish embryo; detection of effectiveness of the target site with a T7E1 method through Sanger sequencing; tail cutting identification according to the identification steps after two months of injection; TA cloning of a target sequence; Sanger sequencing of plasmids; obtaining of heritable F1 generation of a zebra fish mutant; obtaining of F2 generation homozygote of the zebra fish mutant, F3 generation pure line inheritance of the gene-deleted zebra fish with the above method, and obtaining of a new zebra fish strain.