The CRISPR Design Tool provides the sequences for all oligos and primers necessary for (i) preparing the sgRNA constructs, (ii) assaying target modification efficiency and (iii) assessing cleavage at potential off-target sites. It is worth noting that because the U6 RNA polymerase III promoter used to express the sgRNA prefers a guanine (G) nucleotide as the first base of its transcript59, an extra G is appended at the 5′ of the sgRNA where the 20-nt guide sequence does not begin with G (Fig. 4b,c). On rare occasions, certain sgRNAs may not work for reasons yet unknown; therefore, we recommend designing at least two sgRNAs for each locus and testing their efficiencies in the intended cell type.
