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PCR primers for off-targets of GAAGTCGGAGGGCCGGCTCG CGG

In the table below, Illumina Nextera Handle sequences have been added and highlighted in bold. Primers for the on-target have been added for convenience. The table below is sorted by the CFD off-target score. Sites with very low CFD scores < 0.02 are unlikely to be cleaved, see our study Haeussler et al. 2016, Figure 2.

In the protocol by Matthew Canver, Harvard, two PCRs are run: one PCR to amplify the potential off-target, then a second PCR to extend the handles with Illumina barcodes. Please click here to download the protocol. Alternatively, you can have a look at Fu et al, 2014.

If a primer was not found, the reason is usually that the region around the off-target is too repetitive. To avoid unspecific primers, all repeats are masked for the primer design (not for off-target search). If you think that we should change the parameters here or should use different primer3 settings, please let us know.

Maximum amplicon length:     Primer Tm:

NamePrimer Sequence Tm CFD Score
ontarget_mm0_exon_5730457N03Rik/Evx1_chr6_52313991_F TCGTCGGCAGCGTCAACCGCCAGAGAAGATGGTG 60.0 1.00
ontarget_mm0_exon_5730457N03Rik/Evx1_chr6_52313991_R GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGCTGCCTGCTAGTCCATCGAC 60.2 1.00
mm3_exon_Slc17a4_chr13_23914930_F TCGTCGGCAGCGTCACCGTCAGAACCAGAGCAAG 59.9 0.44
mm3_exon_Slc17a4_chr13_23914930_R GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGCCTCTGGGTTAGACAGCTGC 60.1 0.44
mm4_intron_Dag1_chr9_108251346_F Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.43
mm4_intron_Dag1_chr9_108251346_R Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.43
mm4_intron_Syt7_chr19_10422838_F TCGTCGGCAGCGTCTCCTGTCAGGCGCCAAAG 59.9 0.37
mm4_intron_Syt7_chr19_10422838_R GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGCTTCTCAAGGCGTCCTCTCC 59.8 0.37
mm3_exon_Dgat1_chr15_76511727_F TCGTCGGCAGCGTCCTACCACCCTGGACGGAAAC 60.0 0.32
mm3_exon_Dgat1_chr15_76511727_R GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGCTCCAAGCGCTGAGAGCC 60.5 0.32
mm4_exon_Elf3/Gm26642_chr1_135255024_F Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.31
mm4_exon_Elf3/Gm26642_chr1_135255024_R Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.31
mm4_intron_Sohlh2_chr3_55207134_F Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.23
mm4_intron_Sohlh2_chr3_55207134_R Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.23
mm4_intergenic_Mir3099|Gm22649_chr7_6830751_F Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.23
mm4_intergenic_Mir3099|Gm22649_chr7_6830751_R Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.23
mm4_intron_Lamp1_chr8_13159556_F Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.22
mm4_intron_Lamp1_chr8_13159556_R Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.22
mm4_intron_2010015L04Rik_chr4_155424270_F TCGTCGGCAGCGTCCACTGTTCTGAGAGGGCCTC 59.7 0.21
mm4_intron_2010015L04Rik_chr4_155424270_R GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGGTGGCCCACTCTTCCCTAAC 60.0 0.21
mm4_intergenic_Banp|Gm22_chr8_122080409_F TCGTCGGCAGCGTCCTGATGTTGGAGGAGGAGGC 59.8 0.18
mm4_intergenic_Banp|Gm22_chr8_122080409_R GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGGATCTCTCCCTGGGGATGGT 60.1 0.18
mm4_exon_Tada3_chr6_113370321_F TCGTCGGCAGCGTCGACCTCGTCCTCTGAGTCCT 60.0 0.18
mm4_exon_Tada3_chr6_113370321_R GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGTGTGCCACATACCAAGTCCC 59.9 0.18
mm4_intron_Dynll2_chr11_87986964_F TCGTCGGCAGCGTCGAGAAAGCATCCACCTCCCC 60.1 0.16
mm4_intron_Dynll2_chr11_87986964_R GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGCCTTCCTGCAGCGAGGTC 60.1 0.16
mm4_exon_Snx21/Acot8_chr2_164792287_F TCGTCGGCAGCGTCCCCTTTCTTGAGGCCCATGT 59.9 0.16
mm4_exon_Snx21/Acot8_chr2_164792287_R GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGAAGGCCTGCTTCCTGTAGTG 59.6 0.16
mm3_exon_Bnc2_chr4_84675214_F TCGTCGGCAGCGTCGTGACTGATTTACACCCGCG 59.2 0.16
mm3_exon_Bnc2_chr4_84675214_R GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGTTCTTTTCTCCCTCTGCCCG 59.6 0.16
mm4_intergenic_Gm25247|Tshz3_chr7_36697467_F Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.16
mm4_intergenic_Gm25247|Tshz3_chr7_36697467_R Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.16
mm4_intron_Abhd3_chr18_10706261_F TCGTCGGCAGCGTCGACTTAGCAGTGTCCCCACC 60.0 0.14
mm4_intron_Abhd3_chr18_10706261_R GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGATTCTGTGCGTCAGTCTCCG 60.1 0.14
mm4_exon_Uso1_chr5_92137995_F Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.14
mm4_exon_Uso1_chr5_92137995_R Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.14
mm4_intergenic_Gm13518|mmu-mir-195b_chr2_56532310_F TCGTCGGCAGCGTCACTGGATTTGACTAATGGGCA 57.2 0.13
mm4_intergenic_Gm13518|mmu-mir-195b_chr2_56532310_R GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGAGCTGCTTTATCTGACTGGCT 59.4 0.13
mm4_intron_Hmcn2_chr2_31329578_F Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.12
mm4_intron_Hmcn2_chr2_31329578_R Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.12
mm4_intron_Acot7_chr4_152267929_F TCGTCGGCAGCGTCCTGTCAGTCACTGGCCAAGA 59.6 0.11
mm4_intron_Acot7_chr4_152267929_R GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGTCCTGGAGGTCCTATCACGG 60.1 0.11
mm4_exon_Oaf_chr9_43239631_F Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.11
mm4_exon_Oaf_chr9_43239631_R Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.11
mm4_intergenic_Ccnd1|Tpcn2_chr7_145233374_F Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.10
mm4_intergenic_Ccnd1|Tpcn2_chr7_145233374_R Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.10
mm4_intergenic_Gm24614|Stmn2_chr3_8462960_F TCGTCGGCAGCGTCTGAACACCACTCCTGGAAGC 59.8 0.10
mm4_intergenic_Gm24614|Stmn2_chr3_8462960_R GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGCGGAGCTGGACGAGGACAA 61.6 0.10
mm4_intergenic_Gm10398|Gm26660_chr14_25026816_F TCGTCGGCAGCGTCTAGGTCCTCCCCTTGCTTGT 60.1 0.09
mm4_intergenic_Gm10398|Gm26660_chr14_25026816_R GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGACAGTGGGGATGTGCAGTG 59.9 0.09
mm4_intergenic_Gm22983|1700057H15Rik_chr4_124396020_F TCGTCGGCAGCGTCGGAAGTGGCAGGATTCCACA 59.9 0.09
mm4_intergenic_Gm22983|1700057H15Rik_chr4_124396020_R GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGTCCTGCCACTCAAGTGTGTC 59.8 0.09
mm4_intron_Susd4_chr1_182862826_F TCGTCGGCAGCGTCCCAAAGTGCACATCAGAGCG 59.8 0.08
mm4_intron_Susd4_chr1_182862826_R GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGCACCACTGCTCAGACTCTGG 60.0 0.08
mm4_intergenic_Cldn10|n-R5s51_chr14_118804608_F Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.07
mm4_intergenic_Cldn10|n-R5s51_chr14_118804608_R Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.07
mm4_intergenic_Gm16134|Fancc_chr13_63464109_F Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.07
mm4_intergenic_Gm16134|Fancc_chr13_63464109_R Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.07
mm4_exon_Tm9sf3_chr19_41263872_F Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.06
mm4_exon_Tm9sf3_chr19_41263872_R Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.06
mm4_intergenic_Kifc3|Cngb1_chr8_95149653_F TCGTCGGCAGCGTCATCTGGTGACATGTCTGCCG 60.1 0.06
mm4_intergenic_Kifc3|Cngb1_chr8_95149653_R GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGGCGTCAAAACTTCCGTTGCT 59.9 0.06
mm4_exon_Tmem189/Gm20431_chr2_167661420_F TCGTCGGCAGCGTCCCTACCTGGCGAGTAAAGCG 60.5 0.06
mm4_exon_Tmem189/Gm20431_chr2_167661420_R GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGGGAGCTGGACGAGGACGA 60.7 0.06
mm3_exon_Irf2bp2_chr8_126593052_F Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.06
mm3_exon_Irf2bp2_chr8_126593052_R Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.06
mm4_intron_Stat5b_chr11_100839517_F Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.05
mm4_intron_Stat5b_chr11_100839517_R Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.05
mm4_intergenic_D430019H16Rik|Bdkrb2_chr12_105515449_F Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.05
mm4_intergenic_D430019H16Rik|Bdkrb2_chr12_105515449_R Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.05
mm4_intergenic_Btbd7|Cox8c_chr12_102878526_F Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.04
mm4_intergenic_Btbd7|Cox8c_chr12_102878526_R Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.04
mm4_intergenic_2410076I21Rik|Hcn4_chr9_58802757_F Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.04
mm4_intergenic_2410076I21Rik|Hcn4_chr9_58802757_R Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.04
mm4_intron_Hivep3_chr4_120045923_F Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.03
mm4_intron_Hivep3_chr4_120045923_R Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.03
mm4_intron_1500009L16Rik_chr10_83731728_F Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.02
mm4_intron_1500009L16Rik_chr10_83731728_R Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.02
mm4_intron_Wnt2_chr6_17991796_F TCGTCGGCAGCGTCGCCGAAAGCAGGAAGACAGA 60.3 0.02
mm4_intron_Wnt2_chr6_17991796_R GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGAGCATGATGTAGGCTCAGGG 59.2 0.02
mm4_intron_Ppl_chr16_5111511_F Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.02
mm4_intron_Ppl_chr16_5111511_R Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.02
mm4_intergenic_Gm26430|Gm23895_chr18_78646146_F Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.01
mm4_intergenic_Gm26430|Gm23895_chr18_78646146_R Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.01
mm4_intergenic_Gm22112|Rhbdd1_chr1_82411597_F TCGTCGGCAGCGTCTTTTCCACTGTGCAGGAACT 57.5 0.01
mm4_intergenic_Gm22112|Rhbdd1_chr1_82411597_R GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGTGCAGTACATCATCAGCGCA 60.1 0.01
mm4_exon_Zfp783/Zfp956_chr6_47951936_F TCGTCGGCAGCGTCCTGTCCCTACTGTGGCAAGG 60.0 0.01
mm4_exon_Zfp783/Zfp956_chr6_47951936_R GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGGGCACTGATAGGAACGCTCA 59.8 0.01
mm4_intron_Nbea_chr3_55885970_F Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.00
mm4_intron_Nbea_chr3_55885970_R Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.00
mm4_intron_Tenm3_chr8_48248702_F Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.00
mm4_intron_Tenm3_chr8_48248702_R Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.00
mm4_intron_Rsph10b_chr5_143962772_F Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.00
mm4_intron_Rsph10b_chr5_143962772_R Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.00
mm4_intron_Gm16226_chr5_99714553_F TCGTCGGCAGCGTCTAGCCTGGGTGTCCCTCC 59.9 0.00
mm4_intron_Gm16226_chr5_99714553_R GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGACCTTCCAAAGCATGTCTCCT 59.2 0.00
mm4_intergenic_Sfxn3|Kazald1_chr19_45058641_F TCGTCGGCAGCGTCCTCTTGATCCTGGACCGCTC 59.8 0.00
mm4_intergenic_Sfxn3|Kazald1_chr19_45058641_R GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGCGCGTGATTCCTCGAAAACC 59.9 0.00
mm4_intergenic_Gm24051|Gm11988_chr11_8047066_F TCGTCGGCAGCGTCGAATCACTGGAATGTGCAGGC 59.8 0.00
mm4_intergenic_Gm24051|Gm11988_chr11_8047066_R GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGACACACCTTAGACAGAGGAGAC 58.8 0.00
mm4_intergenic_Gm22713|Prss12_chr3_123421693_F Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.00
mm4_intergenic_Gm22713|Prss12_chr3_123421693_R Primer3: not found at this Tm N.d. 0.00
mm4_intergenic_Adcy6|Cacnb3_chr15_98631851_F TCGTCGGCAGCGTCGCTGGGCTGTCTCCTAAAGG 60.1 0.00
mm4_intergenic_Adcy6|Cacnb3_chr15_98631851_R GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGGGTGTTCAGTCCGTTTGACC 59.0 0.00

Off-target amplicon sequences with primers

These only list off-targets that have primers in the table above. Primers underlined, off-targets in bold.

ontarget_mm0_exon_5730457N03Rik/Evx1_chr6_52313991 AACCGCCAGAGAAGATGGTGCCCCACGGTTGCCTGAGCCCGCGAGCCGGCCCTCCGACTTCCCGGGAGCGTGGCGGGGGA
GGCCAGGAGGAGGAGCCGGTCGATGGACTAGCAGGCAG
mm3_exon_Slc17a4_chr13_23914930 ACCGTCAGAACCAGAGCAAGAACTGGAAAGCAAACCTGAGGAAGGCGGAGAGCCGGCTCTTGGCTGGGATCCTATCGGTT
TCTCAGCTTTCTGCAGCTGTCTAACCCAGAGG
mm4_intron_Syt7_chr19_10422838 TCCTGTCAGGCGCCAAAGTGGCCACTGCGGCGGCGGGGCTGGCGGTGGAGCGGGAAGGCCGGCTCGGGGAGAAGCCGGCG
CCGGTGCCACCACCCGGAGAGGACGCCTTGAGAAG
mm3_exon_Dgat1_chr15_76511727 CTACCACCCTGGACGGAAACCCGCGAGCCGGTCCTCCGACGCCGAGAGCTTCCCGCGCCTCCGCGGTCGCCCATGGCTTC
GGCCCGCACCTCGTCGCGGCCCAGTCGTGCTCCGCCGGCTCTCAGCGCTTGGAG
mm4_intron_2010015L04Rik_chr4_155424270 CACTGTTCTGAGAGGGCCTCATCTCAGTGCAACAGTGGTCACAGGGCCCAATGCAGTGTGAGGGCCAGCTCGAGGGCTCA
GAACTGGGTTAGGGAAGAGTGGGCCAC
mm4_intergenic_Banp|Gm22_chr8_122080409 CTGATGTTGGAGGAGGAGGCCTGGCCCGCTGCTGCTGGGAAGCTGGCGGGCAGGCTCGGGGTCCACAGTGGGTCAGAGCT
TATCTTGCTGGAAGCCTGGGCCTTACAGCATGGCATCACCATCCCCAGGGAGAGATC
mm4_exon_Tada3_chr6_113370321 GACCTCGTCCTCTGAGTCCTCCGCGGGCCGGTCCTCAGACTCCAGGAGGCCCTGGGCAATCAGCTCCTCCTTGATGCGGC
TCTCCAGGGACTTGGTATGTGGCACA
mm4_intron_Dynll2_chr11_87986964 GAGAAAGCATCCACCTCCCCGCCGCCCTCCGGATCCGCAGGCCGCAAGCCGGTCCTCCGCCCTCCCCCGCCAGGCCTGGA
GAGGCGCCGGAGTGACCCGGCGACCTCGCTGCAGGAAGG
mm4_exon_Snx21/Acot8_chr2_164792287 CCCTTTCTTGAGGCCCATGTCCGGCTCTCCTGGCGCCTGGGCCTGGACAAACGGCAGTCGGAGGCCCAGCTCCAGGCACT
ACAGGAAGCAGGCCTT
mm3_exon_Bnc2_chr4_84675214 GTGACTGATTTACACCCGCGCCCAGGGTCGCGCTCGCTCCCTCGAGCCGGCGCTCCGAGTTGTCCCGCTCCTCCCCGGGC
AGAGGGAGAAAAGAA
mm4_intron_Abhd3_chr18_10706261 GACTTAGCAGTGTCCCCACCCGAAGGCCTCGAGCGAGCCCTCCGATTCCATCTCCCCGGAGACTGACGCACAGAAT
mm4_intergenic_Gm13518|mmu-mir-195b_chr2_56532310 ACTGGATTTGACTAATGGGCAAGATATAAATTTACTGATGGTAGCAGAATTCAGAGGTCCGGCTCAAGGCCATAAAAATG
AGATATAAAAAAGAATAGGTTATTAGTGGTCAACTAGCCAGTCAGATAAAGCAGCT
mm4_intron_Acot7_chr4_152267929 CTGTCAGTCACTGGCCAAGAAGGCCTGCCTGCCTCTGCTGTCTCCCCCAGCTGGCTCTCTGACTTCTGCTGCCGTGATAG
GACCTCCAGGA
mm4_intergenic_Gm24614|Stmn2_chr3_8462960 TGAACACCACTCCTGGAAGCGCTTGCCTGGCGAGTAAAGCGCCGCCAGCTCACGGGCTCCCGTGTGCTGTGTGCCCCAGC
GCCGACCCTCCGCCTTC
TTGTCCTCGTCCAGCTCCG
mm4_intergenic_Gm10398|Gm26660_chr14_25026816 TAGGTCCTCCCCTTGCTTGTTATGTGAGCCTTCCAGTACATCACCTCAAGCTGGCGCTCCCACTTCTTTCCCTGAGTAAG
AGAGCCAGGTCCCCACTGCACATCCCCACTGT
mm4_intergenic_Gm22983|1700057H15Rik_chr4_124396020 GGAAGTGGCAGGATTCCACAGGAGACCGGACACTCAAGATGGGCACCAGCCTGACCCGCCAGCCAGCTCTCTGACTTCCC
CGGGACACACTTGAGTGGCAGGA
mm4_intron_Susd4_chr1_182862826 CCAAAGTGCACATCAGAGCGTCTGCTCTGGGGAGGGGTGGGAGGGCAGGCTCGTGGGAGACCTCACAATTGCAACGTGAA
ATTTCTACCCAGGGATAGATGGCTCTTTATTTTCCCAGAGTCTGAGCAGTGGTG
mm4_intergenic_Kifc3|Cngb1_chr8_95149653 ATCTGGTGACATGTCTGCCGCAGCCACTACGGCATCACCTGGCCGAGGCCACCACGACCAGCTGCTCCCTCTAGCCGGCC
CTCCCTCCTC
TGGGGGTGGCCCTTGTTTGCAAACAGCAACGGAAGTTTTGACGC
mm4_exon_Tmem189/Gm20431_chr2_167661420 CCTACCTGGCGAGTAAAGCGCCGCCAGCTCACGGGCTCCCGCGTGCTGTGCGCCCCAGCGCCGGCCCTCCGCCGTCTCGT
CCTCGTCCAGCTCC
mm4_intron_Wnt2_chr6_17991796 GCCGAAAGCAGGAAGACAGACAGAGGAGTTTCCTGAGGACAGGAAGGATGGCAGAGGGCCGGGTCGGGGTGGAGGGTGGG
TCAGCCAGGATGGCCCTGAGCCTACATCATGCT
mm4_intergenic_Gm22112|Rhbdd1_chr1_82411597 TTTTCCACTGTGCAGGAACTGGTAAAGATCAGAGATGCTAATCTTTCTAGAGAGAAATAGGCAAGAAGACGGAGGGCAGG
CAGGAGG
AAGGCATAGGTGTGCGCTGATGATGTACTGCA
mm4_exon_Zfp783/Zfp956_chr6_47951936 CTGTCCCTACTGTGGCAAGGCCTCCCGCCGGCCCTCAGACCTCTTTTGTCACCAGTGTATCCATACTGGTGAGCGTTCCT
ATCAGTGCC
mm4_intron_Gm16226_chr5_99714553 TAGCCTGGGTGTCCCTCCCTCACCCCCCGCCCCCGCCCTCCGACTGCCACATACACATACATCCAGGAACCACTTTAAAG
AGAAATATGTTTTAAAGAGGAGACATGCTTTGGAAGGT
mm4_intergenic_Sfxn3|Kazald1_chr19_45058641 CTCTTGATCCTGGACCGCTCAAGCCGCCAAATCCCCCTCCTCCTTCTCCAGTTTCTAAACCCTAGAGCCACCGTGCGCCC
GCCCTCTGACTTC
CTGCCCGGAAATCCCGAGGTTTTCGAGGAATCACGCG
mm4_intergenic_Gm24051|Gm11988_chr11_8047066 GAATCACTGGAATGTGCAGGCCCACGATGTGGCCCTCCCACTTCCAGGTTTATGTGCCCTCAATTTATAATCTGTTTCTA
TGTCTCAGACACAAGAAACACATTGCTTAGTCTCCTCTGTCTAAGGTGTGT
mm4_intergenic_Adcy6|Cacnb3_chr15_98631851 GCTGGGCTGTCTCCTAAAGGATTCTGCAGAAGCCTGGTCGGGACCAGGACAGGGTGGATGGTCGTGGCTTCCCCAGAAGT
CAGAGGGGCGTCTTGAGG
CTTGGTCAAACGGACTGAACACC

Input file for Crispresso

Crispresso, written by Luca Pinello, is a software package to quantify the Cas9-induced mutations on off- or on-targets.

Click here to download an amplicon input file for Crispresso. For each off-target, it includes the off-target name, its PCR amplicon and the guide sequence. Keep a copy of this file.

After sequencing, run CRISPRessoPooled. The tool will map the reads to the amplicons and analyse the mutations:
CRISPRessoPooled -r1 Reads1.fastq.gz -r2 Reads2.fastq.gz -f crisporAmplicons_mN1FkRligAThyqKv3eg3.txt --name MY_EXPERIMENT

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