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grna-design

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Designs and ranks guide RNAs (sgRNAs) for CRISPR-Cas9/Cas12a gene knockout by scanning a target for PAM sites (NGG SpCas9, NNGRRT SaCas9, TTTV Cas12a, NG SpCas9-NG, near-PAMless SpRY), enumerating candidate spacers, applying hard filters (Pol-III TTTT terminator, 5' G, GC), ranking on-target activity with the context-appropriate model (Rule Set 2/Azimuth for U6/lentiviral, CRISPRscan for T7/embryo, DeepHF for high-fidelity variants, DeepCpf1 for Cas12a), and predicting the indel/frameshift outcome (Bae out-of-frame score, inDelphi, FORECasT, Lindel). Use when selecting sgRNAs to knock out a gene, choosing a nuclease/PAM for a constrained locus, picking which exon to target, or shortlisting guides before an off-target check. Off-target specificity, base/prime editing, and HDR donors are separate skills.

When to use

• selecting sgRNAs to knock out a gene
• choosing a nuclease/PAM for a constrained locus
• picking which exon to target
• shortlisting guides before an off-target check
• scanning a target for PAM sites
• applying hard filters
• ranking on-target activity
• predicting the indel/frameshift outcome

When not to use

• off-target specificity
• base editing
• prime editing
• HDR donors

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