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What reagents will I need in addition to the Alt-R™ RNAs for a CRISPR-Cas12a (Cpf1) genome editing experiment?
The Alt-R™ CRISPR-Cas12a (Cpf1) System includes a target-specific CRISPR-Cas12a crRNA, Cas12a (Cpf1) endonucleases (Alt-R A.s.‑ Cas12a (Cpf1) V3, Alt-R A.s. Cas12a (Cpf1) Ultra, or Alt-R L.b. Cas12a (Cpf1) Ultra), and carrier DNA (Alt-R Cpf1 Electroporation Enhancer).
You will need to supply your own electroporation reagents to effectively deliver CRISPR reagents into your cell lines.
We recommend delivery of these reagents as a ribonucleoprotein (RNP). However, Alt-R A.s. Cas12a crRNA also works well in cells that stably express Acidaminococcus sp. BV3L6 Cpf1 nuclease.
We also highly recommend the use of control crRNAs. Control sequences for the CRISPR-Cas12a (Cpf1) system are provided online and in the user guides accessible here.