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Comparative Study
. 2016 Jun;34(6):631-3.
doi: 10.1038/nbt.3536. Epub 2016 Apr 25.

CRISPR knockout screening outperforms shRNA and CRISPRi in identifying essential genes

Bastiaan Evers  1 , Katarzyna Jastrzebski  1 , Jeroen P M Heijmans  1 , Wipawadee Grernrum  1 , Roderick L Beijersbergen  1 , Rene Bernards  1
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Comparative Study

CRISPR knockout screening outperforms shRNA and CRISPRi in identifying essential genes

Bastiaan Evers et al. Nat Biotechnol. 2016 Jun.

Abstract

High-throughput genetic screens have become essential tools for studying a wide variety of biological processes. Here we experimentally compare systems based on clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9) or its transcriptionally repressive variant, CRISPR-interference (CRISPRi), with a traditional short hairpin RNA (shRNA)-based system for performing lethality screens. We find that the CRISPR technology performed best, with low noise, minimal off-target effects and consistent activity across reagents.

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