CRISPR/Cas9 screening using unique molecular identifiers

Bernhard Schmierer, Sandeep K Botla, Jilin Zhang, Mikko Turunen, Teemu Kivioja, Jussi Taipale*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Loss-of-function screening by CRISPR/Cas9 gene knockout with pooled, lentiviral guide libraries is a widely applicable method for systematic identification of genes contributing to diverse cellular phenotypes. Here, Random Sequence Labels (RSLs) are incorporated into the guide library, which act as unique molecular identifiers (UMIs) to allow massively parallel lineage tracing and lineage dropout screening. RSLs greatly improve the reproducibility of results by increasing both the precision and the accuracy of screens. They reduce the number of cells needed to reach a set statistical power, or allow a more robust screen using the same number of cells.
Original languageEnglish
Article number945
JournalMolecular Systems Biology
Volume13
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2017
Externally publishedYes

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Research Keywords

  • CRISPR/Cas
  • genetic screening
  • massively parallel lineage tracing
  • unique molecular identifiers

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