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Special Collections
  • Genome Engineering

    Includes CRISPRs, TALENs, and zinc fingers for targeted genome editing.

  • Lentiviral Plasmids

    Vectors for cDNAs, shRNAs, packaging plasmids, and more.

  • Empty Backbones

    Plasmids for expression, knockdown and cloning.

  • Stem Cell Factors

    Transient, conditional, and stable expression of c-Myc, Klf4, Oct3/4, Nanog, Lin28, and Sox2 for ESCs and iPSCs.

  • See More Collections

    Decipher shRNA libraries, the human kinase ORF collection, and more.

Announcements
  • New Wnt Expression Library

    Plasmids from the Open Source Wnt Project contributed by the Waterman and He labs are now available

  • Labguru integrates Addgene database

    Many sites now supply Addgene plasmid data to their users. This includes Labguru and PubMed and Science Direct

  • More CRISPR Plasmids!

    The Zhang Lab's CRISPR-Cas/RNA-Guided Nuclease Plasmids are now available. Get them here

  • Golden Gate TALEN and TAL Effector Kit 2.0

    New version of the Golden Gate TALEN and TAL Effector Kit is now available from Addgene. Learn more

Addgene News and Announcements