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  1. To Codon Optimize or Not: That is the Question

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    ...Synthesis NovoPro Labs Codon Optimization Tool (ExoOptimizer) Genewiz Codon Optimization  ATUM DNA2.0  IDT ...So when do you want to codon optimize your gene of interest? Codon optimization has become extremely useful...Caveats and concerns: When not to codon optimize? Although codon optimization increases protein production ...another? Let’s take a look at codon usage and when you might want to optimize codons for expression in a particular...A) The codon wheel depicts the 64 codons that encodes the 20 amino acids and three stop codons. (B) Example... be worth codon optimizing a human gene for expression in E. coli. Genes are also optimized for expression...the first codon optimized membrane protein expressed in mammalian cells. In this study, codon optimization...

  2. Plasmids 101: Codon usage bias

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    ...problem of codon usage bias - codon optimization and the expression of alternative tRNAs Codon optimization...in each codon. There are therefore 64 possible codons but only 20 amino acids and 3 stop codons to encode...GenScript host online codon optimization tools. Keep in mind that, just because you optimize a gene with one...encode leaving 41 codons unaccounted for. The result is redundancy; multiple codons encode single amino ...have molded which codons are used preferentially in which organisms - organisms have codon usage bias. You... You can find many codon tables showing which codons encode which amino acids (see example to the right...Unfortunately, codon preferences make it so you cannot choose among the possible codons at random and ...

  3. Using Phosphoserine to Study Protein Phosphorylation

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    ...amber stop codons (TGA) to encode phosphoserine, the Sep-tRNA synthetase, and EF-Sep – an optimized elongation...full-length protein (the TAG codon should encode phosphoserine instead of a stop codon, which will allow full...interest as possible, some optimization will be necessary. To begin, one should optimize protein production using...phosphoserine directly into recombinant proteins (5). Optimization of this system defined three components required...Figure 1): A tRNA that recognizes a specific ‘open’ codon and utilizes this triplet to incorporate phosphoserine... have worked most extensively worked with and optimized Sep-OTSλ and can recommend its use (6).  2. C321...phosphorserine OTS recognizes the TAG amber stop codon, using the OTS in an unmodified bacterial strain...

  4. GCE4All: Making Genetic Code Expansion Accessible

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    ... While the codon used is often one of the three stop codons ­– most commonly the UAG codon – in some systems... systems, rare codons and four-amino acid frameshift codons are also used. Note that some systems have...introduce the gene of interest containing the chosen codon that will result in the incorporation of the non-canonical...along with the inherent trickiness of using and optimizing GCE, led to a large toolbox filled with systems...dubious enough that they don’t give it a try. Optimization Why is GCE so complicated? Well, while the techniques...growth temperature) may need to be individually optimized for each of the three factors: the ncAA, the tRNA... synthetases. And, naturally, rarely are the optimization parameters the same for all three components...

  5. Natural or synthetic? How Addgene’s dataset reveals trends in biological innovation

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    ...because of these different codon usage biases. But if a gene’s sequence was “optimized” so that it more closely...In designing and optimizing their algorithm, they found that  GC content and rare codon percentage were... there are not rare codons and many genes where there are instances of rare codons, sometimes intentionally...synthetic or natural? The answer to this lies in the codon usage biases of different organisms. Different species... species have different preferences for the codons they use; even if two species encode the same protein...looked at intrinsic properties (GC content or rare codon percentage) and comparative properties (percent ...work within a narrow range for GC content. Rare codons also are not good predictors because they are just...

  6. Synthesized by Ginkgo Bioworks, Shared by Addgene: SARS-CoV-2 Plasmids for Many Expression Systems

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    ...promoter driving multiple combinations of WT, codon optimized, untagged, cleavage sites (thrombin and TEV...protein coding genes, tags, truncations, and codon optimizations similar to those found in the bacterial expression...expression plasmids Finally a set of wild type and codon optimized, full length and truncated versions of SARS-CoV...experiments and offer flexibility in tag, cleavage, codon usage, and expression system. Mammalian expression...

  7. Deep Mutational Scanning with One Pot Saturation Mutagenesis

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    ...FAQ What’s the maximum length of codons that can be mutated? 88 codons, or 264 basepairs, was the maximum...pool down to plasmids expressing variants with optimal function. High-throughput DNA sequencing is then... that contain variable bases (NNN) at any given codon site of interest can be cloned into an expression...uses mutagenic primers to introduce all desired codon changes (step 1 in the image above). A second universal...DNA. This results in the final product having a codon change present on both strands of the plasmid. The...three consecutive randomized bases (NNN) at a given codon site and multiple primer sets tile across the protein...at least 100-200 reads per variant, so the more codons you test in one library, the more sequencing reads...

  8. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - September 2021

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    ...targeting start codons, splice acceptor and donor sites, and introducing premature stop codons.    New from...variety of natural products. Recently, this group optimized their initial system by using a stronger promoter... mCherry fluorescent protein followed by a stop codon and the coding sequence for a green fluorescent ...of the change in expression of GFP, for the stop codon should have changed from “TGA” to “TGG.”  After ...

  9. Four Base Editing Reporters to Monitor and Enrich Editing in Real-time

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    ...hypothesized that if they created an ATG codon from an ACG codon using a base-editor (C>T conversion) they...reporters the Harris lab individually mutated three codons in eGFP to eliminate fluorescence. This created...amino acid 66. This histidine is encoded by a ‘CAC’ codon that is converted to a ‘TAC’ or ‘TAT’ after a C-...proteins. Protein translation requires the start codon of AUG immediately downstream of a kozak sequence...silent GFP construct, that contains an ACG start codon mutation, and integrated it into human and mouse...mouse cells that expressed either Cas9 or an optimized cytidine base editor. The lab then introduced an sgRNA... initiation of protein translation at the start codon ATG is universal, the Dow lab successfully used ...

  10. Botman-Teusink Yeast FP Collection

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    ...Resources This comprehensive collection of yeast codon-optimized fluorescent proteins (FPs) in a variety of ...fusions of proteins of interest with yeast codon-optimized fluorescent proteins. These vectors are based...Plasmids for constitutive overexpression of codon-optimized FPs in yeast. Vectors are based on the pDRF1...Link opens in a new window) Sheff MA, Thorn KS. Optimized cassettes for fluorescent protein tagging in Saccharomyces...

  11. Zhang Lab CRISPR Page

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    ... contain two expression cassettes, a human codon-optimized SpCas9 or SpCas9n, and the single guide RNA...contains a single cassette expressing human codon-optimized SpCas9; sgRNA can be co-transfected as PCR ..., Nature Protocols 2013). Individual human codon-optimized SpCas9 plasmids can be ordered via the links...from S. aureus (SaCas9) that has been human codon-optimized, and packages both the SaCas9 gene and its ... contain two expression cassettes, a human codon-optimized SaCas9 driven by either the ubiquitous cytomegalovirus...contains a single cassette expressing human codon-optimized SaCas9; SaCas9 sgRNA can be co-transfected ...contains a single cassette expressing human codon-optimized SpCas9, driven by the truncated MeCP2 promoter...

  12. Hassle-free 96-well Format Epitope Tagging Using Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein

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    ... Stop codon; for N-terminus tagging, a crRNA cutting 8-15 bp upstream of your gene’s Start codon will ... You’ll need to optimize csRNP delivery for each cell type you work with (optimization includes selection...homology arms (Figure 1). In the first step of optimization, we started off by using custom synthetic two-part...type, the transfection/delivery step needs to be optimized to achieve high knock-in efficiency. To calculate...method for delivery of csRNP reagents into cells. Optimization of delivery methods (electroporation, lipofection...the insertion site (within ~8-15 bp from the stop codon for C-terminus tagging) GC content of the crRNA ...CRM), Edinburgh. His research interests include optimizing CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing methods and applying...

  13. Tag Your Favorite Yeast Genes with Ease

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    ...series of blue, green, and red FPs that are codon optimized specifically for expression in yeast. These...—in frame, of course—and start tagging! Yeast-optimized fluorophores for imaging Lee S, et al. (...Based on their findings, the authors recommend optimal FP combinations for use in yeast imaging, categorized... output requirements. Select from these yeast-optimized fluorophore tagging vectors for your single or...

  15. pSiM24: Simplifying Plant Genetic Engineering

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    ...switching the E. coli origin of replication and codon-optimizing the Agrobacterium ORI, they achieved much ...the host plant genome. Scientists have worked to optimize this system for gene transfer, studying the stability...

  16. Cre-lox system

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    ...pBF3038 Cre codon optimized for yeast Gal1 Yeast Sandmeyer 26853 pBF3060 Cre codon optimized for yeast ...enables visualization of Cre expression. Optimized Cre: Codon-optimized Cre ( iCre ) is expressed at higher...insulin Zebrafish Stainier 24593 AAV-pgk-Cre codon optimized Cre PGK AAV Aebischer 24704 GFAP-Cre Cre GFAP... Cre with stop codon Entry vector Ko 139546 pENTR-CreStopDeleted Cre without stop codon Entry vector Ko... ways to tightly control Cre expression and to optimize Cre expression once it is induced. Addgene has... mutant TEF3 Yeast Piper 61391 pCS2-Cre.zf1 Cre codon modified for zebrafish CMV Zebrafish Burgess 61570... Ko 139547 pENTR-CreERT2 Cre-ERT2 with stop codon Entry vector Ko 139670 pTFUbiCre Cre Maize Ubiquitin...

  17. Plasmids 101: E. coli Strains for Protein Expression

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    ...with proper protein folding, and deal with sub-optimal codon usage (Table 1) A few mutations are common to...translation; contains 7 additional tRNAs for rare codons not normally used in E. coli. Expression vector...many proteins, a rich media such as TB or 2XYT is optimal because of the high cell-density they support; ...

  18. Four Ways to Package Transgenes That Exceed the Size Limit of Adeno-associated Virus

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    ...and this is likely a rate limiting step, but optimization of the exon-splitting site sequence can enhance...and acceptor sequences were tested and with the optimal sequences, the group achieved ~80% of muscle cells...level of transgene expression, and may need to be optimized for each unique application (Trapani et al., 2015...protein. This can be avoided by excluding a stop codon from donor A in any of the reading frames downstream...That Eliminates Transcripts Lacking Termination Codons. Science 295:2258–2261 . https://doi.org/10.1126...

  20. Prime Editing: Adding Precision and Flexibility to CRISPR Editing

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    ...reverse transcriptase with a sequence optimized for human codons; additional nuclear localization sequences...heteroduplex     ✓ ✓ ~ ~ ~ Human codon optimization Improve prime editor expression ~ ~...everything — prime editing typically needs to be optimized for each application, and the efficacy varies ...precise and versatile, but it requires careful optimization to achieve the best efficiency. The type of ...efficiency can vary widely — so its inventors kept optimizing it. Using a pooled CRISPRi screen, the Liu lab...originally introduced, rely on the PE2 enzyme. PEmax: Optimizing prime editor sequence to improve expression and...as prime editing, every efficiency counts! The optimized enzyme can be used with any of the PE2-5 approaches...

  21. Google Forums Round Up: First Impressions of NgAgo

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    ... a few months. More time is required for its optimization and development before it can truly be pitted...PAM sequence might not always be available at an optimal distance from the target site. For example, NGG...AT-rich regions of the genome or just after a stop codon (as required for C-terminus epitope tagging). NgAgo...method and 65% wanted to wait until someone else optimizes an NgAgo protocol for their favorite model system...respondents suggesting that NgAgo can indeed be optimized for genome editing in mammalian cells. However...indicates that it is very tricky to use and fussy to optimize. One reason could be the instability of the supposedly...Verdict", is that more time is required for NgAgo optimization before we can make any major conclusions: That...

  22. PITChing MMEJ as an Alternative Route for Gene Editing

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    ...cassette into a given locus, just upstream of a stop codon. Briefly, the PITCh vector should be constructed...the risk of off-target effects, Sakuma et al. optimized the PITCh-gRNA for minimal off-target binding ...GFP-Puro will be inserted just upstream of a stop codon. One potential concern is if the GFP-Puro will alter...

  23. CrispyCrunch: High-throughput Design and Analysis of CRISPR+HDR Experiments

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    ...Furthermore, we did not find any tools which were optimized for HDR, except for TagIn. HDR requires the additional...enabled it to return guides and primers in batch, optimized for HDR. Compared to wealth of resources for guide...insert, the more poorly the guide performs HDR. Optimal mutation in-depth One the most sophisticated features...mind, we implemented the following algorithm for optimal mutation in CrispyCrunch: If the guide PAM resides...above are options, the algorithm silently mutates codons in the guide sequence, one by one, from the PAM...

  24. 28 Hot Plasmid Technologies from 2015

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    ...resistance gene (missing the first two codons). Two stop codons are inserted between the truncated gene...removing the stop codons during backbone digestion and providing the missing codons for functional antibiotic...-specific reverse primer containing the missing codons from the antibiotic resistance cassette, a ribosome...formed from primer dimers and containing the missing codons from the antibiotic resistance gene is inserted...the mRNA since they are tethered AFTER the stop codon. Thus a non-translated mRNA will appear yellow, ...variety of bio-orthogonal UAAs via a re-assigned stop codon (TAG). This polyspecificity enables the site-specific...in constitutive splicing studies and has been optimized for high efficiency splicing. If intron splicing...

  26. Rinehart Lab Phosphoprotein Reagents

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    ...of recoded E.coli (rEcoli XpS 192872 ) and an optimized phosphoserine orthogonal translation system (pSerOTS-C1... recoded strain of E. coli ( 68306 ) with the optimized phosphoserine orthogonal translation system ( ... and a new pSerOTS described in: System-wide optimization of an orthogonal translation system with enhanced...Improved Reagents (ca. 2015) described in: A flexible codon in genomically recoded Escherichia coli permits ...Escherichia coli protein synthesis via partial UAG codon reassignment and release factor 1 deletion. Heinemann...

  27. CRISPR Plasmids - Prime Edit

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    ...inhibit MMR PEmax - optimized PE2 enzyme containing RT optimized for human codons, additional nuclear ...PE2–PE5 systems PE6 - small prime editors with optimized RT and/or Cas9 domains PE7 - addition of RNA-binding...

  28. Hot Plasmids: Fall 2024

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    ...sequences for mScarlet3 and mScarlet-I3 that were codon-optimized for C. elegans and included artificial introns... for structural studies of E3 ligase cereblon Optimized mScarlet-based tags for live imaging in C. elegans.../10.1038/s41467-024-52871-9. PMID 39406745. Optimizing mScarlet tags for live imaging in C. elegans ...mScarlet3 was 50% brighter than the original worm-optimized wrmScarlet. mScarlet-I3, while initially dimmer... et al., 2024 under CC-BY license.  These optimized fluorescent proteins will be a useful addition...

  29. A Practical Guide to Optimizing AAV DIO and FLEx Vector Expression

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    ...information.  Optimize titer for the DIO/FLEx vector Once you have determined the optimal injection parameters...begin to optimize the DIO/FLEx vector. This step is essentially the same as what was used to optimize the ...the causes of off-target expression and ways to optimize experiments to minimize it. Overview of DIO/FLEx...frt-STOP-frt (FSF) sequence prior to an ATG start codon to prevent transcription in cells where the recombinase...created with BioRender.com   Strategies for optimizing expression So now that we know spontaneous recombination...promoter with in vivo experiments to determine the optimal/minimal injection titer and volume needed to achieve... injection titers and volumes to determine the optimal injection parameters needed to transduce your cells...

  30. Resolute Plasmid Collection

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    ... Plasmids This plasmid collection contains codon-optimized ORF sequences for human SLCs in Gateway-compatible...
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