Multiplexed CRISPR technologies for gene editing and transcriptional regulation

Nicholas S. McCarty, Alicia E. Graham, Lucie Studená and Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro ()
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Nicholas S. McCarty: California Institute of Technology
Alicia E. Graham: Imperial College London
Lucie Studená: Imperial College London
Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro: Imperial College London

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: Abstract Multiplexed CRISPR technologies, in which numerous gRNAs or Cas enzymes are expressed at once, have facilitated powerful biological engineering applications, vastly enhancing the scope and efficiencies of genetic editing and transcriptional regulation. In this review, we discuss multiplexed CRISPR technologies and describe methods for the assembly, expression and processing of synthetic guide RNA arrays in vivo. Applications that benefit from multiplexed CRISPR technologies, including cellular recorders, genetic circuits, biosensors, combinatorial genetic perturbations, large-scale genome engineering and the rewiring of metabolic pathways, are highlighted. We also offer a glimpse of emerging challenges and emphasize experimental considerations for future studies.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15053-x

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