CRISPR-Cas design tools are computer software platforms and bioinformatics tools used to facilitate the design of guide RNAs (gRNAs) for use with the CRISPR/Cas gene editing system.

CRISPR-Cas

The CRISPR/Cas (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/CRISPR associated nucleases) system was originally discovered to be an acquired immune response mechanism used by archaea and bacteria. It has since been adopted for use as a tool in the genetic engineering of higher organisms.

Designing an appropriate gRNA is an important element of genome editing with the CRISPR/Cas system. A gRNA can and at times does have unintended interactions ("off-targets") with other locations of the genome of interest. For a given candidate gRNA, these tools report its list of potential off-targets in the genome thereby allowing the designer to evaluate its suitability prior to embarking on any experiments.

Scientists have also begun exploring the mechanics of the CRISPR/Cas system and what governs how good, or active, a gRNA is at directing the Cas nuclease to a specific location of the genome of interest.[1][2] As a result of this work, new methods of assessing a gRNA for its 'activity' have been published,[1][2] and it is now best practice to consider both the unintended interactions of a gRNA as well as the predicted activity of a gRNA at the design stage.

Table

The below table lists available tools and their attributes.

List of CRISPR-Cas design tools
Tool Name Provider Searches whole genome for targets Returns all targets of genome Seed span and location can be defined Maximum number of mismatches supported Predicts gRNA activity Available Protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) sequences Annotation is reported gRNA suggestion or scoring References
CRISPRon, CRISPRoff Center for non-coding RNA in Technology and Health, University of Copenhagen Yes Yes Yes All Yes NGG, NGA, NAG Yes Yes [3],[4]
Invitrogen TrueDesign Genome Editor Thermo Fisher Scientific Yes Yes No 3 No NGG Yes Yes [5]
Breaking-Cas Spanish National Center for Biotechnology Yes (over 1000 genomes) Yes Yes (by weights) 4 No User customizable Yes Yes [6]
Cas-OFFinderSeoul National UniversityYesYesNo0-10 NoNGG, NRG, NNAGAAW, NNNNGMTTNoYes[7]
CASTING Caagle Yes Yes No 3 No NGG and NAG No Yes [8]
CRISPyTechnical University of DenmarkYesYesNoAllNoNGGYesYes[9]
CCTopUniversity of HeidelbergYesYesPartial5 (0-5) YesNGG, NRG, NNGRRT, NNNNGATT, NNAGAAW, NAAAACYesYes[10]
CHOPCHOPHarvard UniversityYesYesPartial0, 2 NoNGG, NNAGAA, NNNNGANNNoYes[11]
CHOPCHOP v2University of BergenYesYesYes3 (0-3) YesUser customizableYesYes[12]
CRISPORUniversity of California, Santa Cruz TEFORYes (over 200 genomes)YesNo4 YesNGG, NGA, NGCG, NNAGAA, NGGNG, NNGRRT, NNNRRT, NNNNGMTT, NNNNACA, TTTNYesYes[13]
CRISPR DesignZhang Lab, MITYesNoNo4 NoNGG and NAGmRNA exonsYes[14]
CRISPRdirectDatabase Center for Life Science (DBCLS)Yes (over 200 species)YesNoAny number NoNNNYesYes[15]
CRISPRscanGiraldez Lab, YaleYesYesNo4 YesNGG, TTTV, TTTNYesYes[16]
CRISPRseekBioconductorYesYesNoAny number NoUser customizablemRNA exonsYes[17]
DESKGENDesktop GeneticsYesYesYesAny number YesFully user customizableYesYes[18]
GuideScanGuideScanYesYesYes3 on website and customizable with command line YesNGG/NAG on website and customizable with command lineYesYes[19]
GT-Scan CSIRO & EMBL-ABR Yes Yes Yes 3 (0-3) No User customizable Links to Ensembl genome browser Yes [20]
Off-SpotterThomas Jefferson UniversityYesYesYes0-5 NGG, NAG, NNNNACA, NNGRRT (R is A or G)mRNA exons, unspliced mRNA, mRNA, 5'UTR, CDS, 3'UTR, unspliced lincRNA, lincRNAUser customizable[21]
sgRNA DesignerBroad InstituteNoNoNo0 YesNGGCDS (if searching by transcript ID)Yes[1]
Synthego Design Tool Synthego Yes (over 120,000 genomes) No (Optimized for Knockout) Yes 3 Yes NGG Yes (RefSeq, Ensembl, Gencode) Yes [22]
TUSCANCSIRONoNoNo0YesNGGNoYes[23]
VARSCOTCSIROYesYesNo0-8YesUser customizableNoYes[24]
CRISPR Targeted Gene Designer Horizon Discovery Yes, Multiple yes yes 4 Yes NGG, NNGRRT, YTTV, other Yes Yes (21)
GuideMaker United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service Yes, any user supplied genome Yes Yes 0-5 Yes Any PAM site and PAM orientation Yes Yes [25]

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