Complete kit for optimization of genome editing in human cells.

The ArciTect™ Human CRISPR Optimization Kit is a flow cytometry-based kit designed to enable rapid optimization of genome editing in human cells. It can also be used as a positive control for experiments using the ArciTect™ CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing system in human cells. The kit comprises ArciTect™ Human B2M sgRNA, ArciTect™ Cas9 Nuclease, and a fluorophore-conjugated beta-2 microglobulin (B2M) antibody. ArciTect™ Cas9 Nuclease must first be complexed with ArciTect™ Human B2M sgRNA, followed by delivery into human cells and subsequent culture for 48 to 96 hours. Following culture, editing efficiency can be assessed quickly by collection and processing for flow cytometry using a fluorophore-conjugated B2M antibody.

This kit has been tested and validated for use with the ArciTect™ line of genome editing products. By targeting the B2M gene that encodes a ubiquitously expressed cell-surface protein, editing efficiency can be rapidly and quantitatively assessed using flow cytometry methods. This technique also enables additional evaluation of editing success such as viability monitoring and/or assessment of cell type-specific marker expression.