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ArticleBiotechnology letters2016

Improved delivery of Cas9 protein/gRNA complexes using lipofectamine CRISPRMAX.

Xin Yu, Xiquan Liang, Huimin Xie, Shantanu Kumar, Namritha Ravinder, Jason Potter, Xavier de Mollerat du Jeu, Jonathan D Chesnut

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Article in Biotechnology letters, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 87 papers.

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87citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

87 citing papers in PubMed, 175 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Xin YuSynthetic Biology Department, Thermo Fisher Scientific, 5781 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA, 92008, USA.
Xiquan LiangSynthetic Biology Department, Thermo Fisher Scientific, 5781 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA, 92008, USA. xiquan.liang@thermofisher.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1027-3427
Huimin XieSynthetic Biology Department, Thermo Fisher Scientific, 5781 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA, 92008, USA.
Shantanu KumarSynthetic Biology Department, Thermo Fisher Scientific, 5781 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA, 92008, USA.
Namritha RavinderSynthetic Biology Department, Thermo Fisher Scientific, 5781 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA, 92008, USA.
Jason PotterSynthetic Biology Department, Thermo Fisher Scientific, 5781 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA, 92008, USA.
Xavier de Mollerat du JeuSynthetic Biology Department, Thermo Fisher Scientific, 5781 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA, 92008, USA.
Jonathan D ChesnutSynthetic Biology Department, Thermo Fisher Scientific, 5781 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA, 92008, USA.
Thermo Fisher Scientific (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo identify the best lipid nanoparticles for delivery of purified Cas9 protein and gRNA complexes (Cas9 RNPs) into mammalian cells and to establish the optimal conditions for transfection.

resultsUsing a systematic approach, we screened 60 transfection reagents using six commonly-used mammalian cell lines and identified a novel transfection reagent (named Lipofectamine CRISPRMAX). Based on statistical analysis, the genome modification efficiencies in Lipofectamine CRISPRMAX-transfected cell lines were 40 or 15 % higher than those in Lipofectamine 3000 or RNAiMAX-transfected cell lines, respectively. Upon optimization of transfection conditions, we observed 85, 75 or 55 % genome editing efficiencies in HEK293FT cells, mouse ES cells, or human iPSCs, respectively. Furthermore, we were able to co-deliver donor DNA with Cas9 RNPs into a disrupted EmGFP stable cell line, resulting in the generation of up to 17 % EmGFP-positive cells.

conclusionLipofectamine CRISPRMAX was characterized as the best lipid nanoparticles for the delivery of Cas9 RNPs into a variety of mammalian cell lines, including mouse ES cells and iPSCs.

Indexed as

LipidsAnimalsCell LineCRISPR-Cas SystemsElectroporationGene EditingGene TargetingGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMiceTransfectionGreen Fluorescent ProteinsLipidsLipofectamineCas9 proteinCell engineeringCRISPRCRISPRMAXGenome editingHomologous recombination

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PMID26892225
PMCPMC4853464
OpenAlexW2286654631

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