Use of the CRISPRuTest assay requires access to a flow cytometer with the following excitation and emission requirements:

Excitation: 488nm and 561nm
Emission: 530/20nm and 590/20nm

Cellecta also offers the following products that may be useful when running this assay:

Cas9-Only Plasmids

Cat.# Description Quantity
SVC9B-PS CRISPR Cas9 pRCCB-CMV-Cas9-2A-Blast (plasmid) 25 µg
SVC9-PS CRISPR Cas9 pRCCH-CMV-Cas9-2A-Hygro (plasmid) 25 µg
SVC9G-PS CRISPR Cas9 pRCCG-CMV-Cas9-2A-TagGFP2 (plasmid) 25 µg
SVC9R-PS CRISPR Cas9 pRCCR-CMV-Cas9-2A-TagRFP (plasmid) 25 µg
SVC9P-PS CRISPR Cas9 pRCCP-CMV-Cas9-2A-Puro (plasmid) 25 µg
SVC9B-VS CRISPR Cas9 pRCCB-CMV-Cas9-2A-Blast (virus) 1 × 106 TU
SVC9-VS CRISPR Cas9 pRCCH-CMV-Cas9-2A-Hygro (virus) 1 × 106 TU
SVC9G-VS CRISPR Cas9 pRCCG-CMV-Cas9-2A-TagGFP2 (virus) 1 × 106 TU
SVC9R-VS CRISPR Cas9 pRCCR-CMV-Cas9-2A-TagRFP (virus) 1 × 106 TU
SVC9P-VS CRISPR Cas9 pRCCP-CMV-Cas9-2A-Puro (virus) 1 × 106 TU

Additional Cas9-Only plasmids are available. Please visit our CRISPR Cas9 Expression Construct web page.

Positive Control Cell Line

Cas9+ MDA-MB-231 Cells may be run in parallel with your target cells as a positive control for the assay.

Cat.# Description Quantity
ZMDAMB231-C9 Cas9+ MDA-MB-231 Cells with Blast selection 1 × 106 cells

Transduction Control Virus

Non-Targeting CRISPR Control pRSG16-U6-sg-UbiC-TagRFP-2A-Puro (virus) may be used to assess transduction efficiency of the target cells.

Cat.# Description Quantity
SGCTL-NT-pRSG16-V Non-Targeting CRISPR control
pRSG16-U6-sg-UbiC-TagRFP-Puro Vector (virus)
1 × 107 TU

Non-targeting controls in other Cellecta vectors are available. Please visit our CRISPR Non-Targeting sgRNA Control Construct in Standard Lentiviral Vector web page.

Other than the specific reagents and instruments listed above, the protocols assume the user has access to standard materials (e.g., polypropylene tubes, pipette tips), equipment (table top centrifuges, pipettes, scales), and common reagents (e.g., TE buffer, ethanol) and buffers used in a typical life science laboratory.

Last modified: 17 May 2024

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