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CRISPR/Cas9

CRISPR/Cas9 (Clustered Regularly-Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats/Cas9) is a bacterial immune system that has been adapted for genome editing in mammalian cells. Cas9 is a programmable nuclease that generates double-stranded breaks (DSB) in DNA dictated by binding of a ~20 nucleotide recombinant “guide RNA” (gRNA) to the target site. DSB’s produced by Cas9 are most often repaired through the cell’s error-prone non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) pathway, resulting in small insertions or deletions (indels). The vast majority of indels shift the reading frame, introducing a premature stop codon or resulting in nonsense mediated decay of the mRNA-effectively “knocking out” a gene.

The CRISPR/Cas9 system has substantially advanced efforts in specific gene editing and has been successfully applied to modify the episomal genomes of human and other organisms. The CRISPR/Cas9 system utilizes a prokaryotic RNA-guided programmable nuclease that can make a double-strand DNA break (DSB) at a specific site under the guidance of a leading RNA. This DSB process depends on the co-expression of two basic components: a guide RNA (gRNA) and Cas9 nuclease. Making a specific DSB can trigger DNA repair via either error-prone non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) or homology-directed repair (HDR). In the presence of the CRISPR/Cas9 system, the NHEJ inhibitor SCR7 is proven to increase the efficiency of Cas9-mediated HDR by at least by 7-fold in mammalian cells. Genome editing via CRISPR/Cas9 has become an efficient and reliable way to make precise, targeted changes to the genome of living cells.

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Products for  CRISPR/Cas9

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  2. GC64111 BRD0539 BRD0539 is a cell-permeable and non-toxic inhibitor of CRISPR-Cas9. BRD0539  Chemical Structure
  3. GC17683 Brefeldin A

    Brefeldin A (BFA) is a fungal macrocyclic lactone and a potent, reversible inhibitor of intracellular vesicle formation and protein trafficking between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and the Golgi apparatus.

    Brefeldin A  Chemical Structure
  4. GC15743 L-755,507 β3 adrenergic receptor agonist L-755,507  Chemical Structure
  5. GC14075 Nocodazole A tubulin production inhibitor,anti-neoplastic agent Nocodazole  Chemical Structure
  6. GC11251 NU7441 (KU-57788) NU7441 (KU-57788) (NU7441) is a highly potent and selective DNA-PK inhibitor with an IC50 of 14 nM. NU7441 (KU-57788) is an NHEJ pathway inhibitor. NU7441 (KU-57788) also inhibits PI3K and mTOR with IC50s of 5.0 and 1.7 μM, respectively. NU7441 (KU-57788)  Chemical Structure
  7. GC16265 RS-1 RAD51 activator RS-1  Chemical Structure
  8. GC12106 SCR7 DNA ligase IV inhibitor SCR7  Chemical Structure
  9. GC10637 Zidovudine Reverse transcriptase inhibitor Zidovudine  Chemical Structure

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