Aldevron Breakthrough Blog

Cost-effective Cas9 – Higher concentrations bring results

By Mark Osborn, Ph.D., Minnesota Stem Cell Institute, University of Minnesota

CRISPR/Cas9 is a vital part of our research at the University of Minnesota and the Cas9 recombinant protein, used at high concentration, has allowed for highly efficient modification of T-cells. 

By introducing a Cas9 nuclease guide RNA complex (RNP), we target a specific spot in the genome, where the nuclease cuts the DNA. The DNA break is repaired in one of two ways: homologous recombination, which is high-fidelity, or non-homologous endjoining (NHEJ), which is more error-prone.

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