To construct CRISPR/Cas double nicking plasmids for HBB targeting, human 7SK promoter-driven truncated sgRNA sequences49 (link) were synthesized by IDT and cloned into the KpnI site of one sgRNA-bearing pX335 vector by Gibson Assembly (NEB).
The CRISPR/Cas components of pX330-HBB-T2 were transferred to the shuttle vector pM7.7 via PciI and NotI sites to derive pM7.7-330- HBB-T2.