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  1. Plasmid Cloning by PCR

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    ...library, or by RT-PCR. Isolate the PCR product Isolate your PCR product from the rest of the PCR reaction using...TGCTTAGCGGCCGCTCAGTACTTCGAGATATGCCA-3’. Preparing the PCR product for cloning Run the PCR reaction Run PCR to amplify your insert DNA...plasmid. Designing primers for PCR based cloning     The basic PCR primers for molecular cloning consist...and to also be compatible with a standard PCR reaction (see PCR Video). Therefore, our Forward Primer will...using a kit, such as the QIAquick PCR Purification Kit. The PCR product is now ready for restriction digestion...In its simplest form, PCR based cloning is about making a copy of a piece of DNA and at the same time...assembly. The steps following primer design and the PCR process itself are very similar to those outlined...
  2. Polymerase Chain Reaction Overview and Applications

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    ... of PCR   Type of PCR Goal of the PCR method Uses of PCR method End point PCR or just PCR Amplify... our PCR protocol page, protocol video and reference on how to design PCR primers.  Types of PCR Since...applications. These PCR methods all use the same basic PCR set up and steps but differ in how the PCR products are...analyzed.   End point PCR End point PCR, as the name implies, analyzes the end product of PCR temperature cycling...post “Droplet Digital PCR for AAV Quantification.”   Multiplex PCR Multiplex PCR, as the name implies,...single PCR experiment using multiple primers all in one PCR reaction. This is an extremely useful PCR method...Droplet Digital PCR for AAV Quantification Plasmid cloning by PCR  Plasmids 101: Colony PCR Site Directed...
  3. Plasmids 101: Colony PCR

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    ...colony PCR.   Designing colony PCR primers The first and perhaps most important step to colony PCR is designing...   PCR set-up Setting up colony PCR reactions is nearly identical to preparing a standard PCR reaction...colony PCR can accomplish the same thing in less time and for less money. The key steps to colony PCR are... in order to serve as PCR template. Dealing with this and a few other colony PCR tips are highlighted ... up PCR reactions: The remaining bacteria-water suspension will serve as the template for your PCR reaction...sample to the PCR reaction. The bacteria will be lysed during the initial heating step of the PCR reaction....best controls for a colony PCR are the same ones used to verify if the colony PCR primers work in the first...
  4. Screening for Successful Genome Editing with Digital PCR

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    ...that will be elaborated below. Digital PCR Digital PCR (dPCR) involves splitting up a sample into thousands...we’ll introduce digital PCR as an emerging validation technology. Digital PCR has several advantages over... the target using PCR. Instead of tracking the reaction progress as in real time PCR, each reaction partition...sample. Digital PCR assays for mutation screening Now that we have introduced how digital PCR works, let’s... 200 and 500 ng of purified PCR product. Low detection limits: Digital PCR assays can accurately quantify...Hauber, I. & Fehse, B. Digital PCR to assess gene-editing frequencies (GEF-dPCR) mediated by designer nucleases...that did not contain any target DNA at the onset of PCR are negative, whereas those that did are positive...
  5. FastCloning: A Newer, Simpler Cloning Technique

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    ...ve confirmed that the PCR was successful, mix together the vector and insert PCR products with DpnI, and...Addgene Blog Plasmid Cloning by PCR Perform Site Directed Mutagenesis by PCR Catch up on Your Plasmid Background...cloning, one step cloning, and overlap extension PCR. Although each type of cloning has its advantages... techniques: unwanted mutations due to excessive PCR cycles or low fidelity Taq DNA polymerase, the construction... Fast Cloning Choose Restriction Enzymes + - PCR Amplification + + Digestion + + Gel Purification...FastCloning process in brief In FastCloning, you PCR both the vector and the insert in separate reactions...activity of the polymerase generates sticky ends in the PCR reactions. These sticky ends are annealed and ligated...
  6. Droplet Digital PCR for AAV Quantitation

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    ...titering using droplet digital PCR Droplet digital PCR involves partitioning a PCR reaction mixture into approximately...where droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) comes in. AAV titering using quantitative PCR Before we dive into the... contamination. Optimize your PCR For a good starting place on what PCR parameters to use, see Lock’s ...and ease of use, droplet digital PCR is becoming a popular option for PCR experiments.  References Furuta-Hanawa...transitioning our titering method from qPCR to ddPCR. Droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) does not require a standard or... the details of ddPCR, we should first note that quantitative PCR (qPCR) has been a powerful tool for ...titrating AAV by qPCR, viral DNA is amplified and monitored in real time. When the PCR is complete, the...
  7. Plasmids 101: TOPO Cloning

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    ...using your favorite PCR protocol.  2. Set Up TOPO Cloning Reaction: Mix together the PCR product and TOPO...insert by PCR, restriction digest, or sequencing. Pro tips Do not add 5’ phosphates to your PCR primers... after the last cycle of PCR to make sure that the "A" gets added to all PCR products. Keep in mind ...restriction enzymes or ligase, and requires no post-PCR procedures. Sounds easy right? The technique relies...in the Figure below, the “A” overhang on the blue PCR product insert comes from using Taq polymerase for...leaves a single deoxyadenosine (A) at the 3' ends of PCR products. The complimentary “T” in the pair comes...the steps needed for TOPO cloning: 1. Create Your PCR Product: Design standard primers (no need to add ...
  8. Site Directed Mutagenesis by PCR

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    ...: After the PCR reaction, no ligation is required since the E. coli you transform your PCR products into...plasmids using primers (with the desired mutation) in a PCR protocol that amplifies the entire plasmid template... with the nuclease-resistant nicked plasmid (the PCR product). Plasmids are isolated from the resulting...Plasmids. A) Generation of mutagenized plasmids. PCR primers (green) amplify the plasmid template (blue...restriction sites, which flank the targeted region. Upon PCR amplification, the template is removed by DpnI restriction...commonly believed that the final products of the PCR reaction are pieces of double stranded, circular ...data (see Xia et al., 2015) suggests that the final PCR products are pieces of linear, double stranded DNA...
  9. Simplify Cloning with in vivo Assembly

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    ...to amplify by PCR, so we usually add DMSO (3%) and Betaine (1 M) to the PCR mix. When PCR is not possible...matter if the DNA is PCR amplified, restriction digested or even a synthesized gene. PCR is the primary method...included in a single PCR, for example for subcloning genes from different templates. All PCRs are run as an ...errors during PCR: we recommend Phusion or Q5. Speed up your life Rather than making up your PCR mix every...backbone. DpnI digestion - 1 μl DpnI is added to the PCR mix to remove parental DNA (37 °C for 15 mins). This...of two regions: the 3’ end binds template DNA for PCR amplification, while modifications and homologous...and insert with separate primer pairs in the same PCR. Add homologous sequences to one of the primer pairs...
  10. REPLACR Mutagenesis: Replacing In Vitro Recombination Methods

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    ...together multiple PCR products using sequence homology is also common. Overlap extension PCR is used to splice...Recombineering of Ends of Linearized Plasmids After PCR). Current site directed mutagenesis methods Current...primers with the desired mutation, then use those to PCR amplify the template plasmid. The parental, nonmutated... DNA-specific enzyme DpnI, and the nonmethylated PCR products are then transformed into E. coli to undergo...splice together two PCR amplicons based on sequence homology, and the subsequent product is then digested... DpnI to digest away the template plasmid, these PCR products are directly transformed into bacteria expressing.... Homologous recombination then joins the linear PCR products into stable circular plasmids - no nick ...
  11. AAV Titers: Where Do They Come From And What Do They Mean?

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    ... Quantitative PCR (qPCR) Digital droplet PCR (ddPCR) Historically, a quantitative DNA hybridization... quantification by droplet digital PCR versus analog real-time PCR. Nat Methods. 2013 Oct;10(10):1003-...you try to guess the category: ELISA...qPCR...Digital droplet PCR...DNA dot blot...Transduction assay..... is measured by qPCR.   Physical titer is typically calculated by two popular PCR-based methods: ...Laperriere, and Hugo Germain. "Droplet Digital PCR versus qPCR for gene expression analysis with low abundant... is not widely used today (Fagone et al., 2012). PCR-based methods are robust, easy, fast, and convenient... precise or accurate for quantifying AAV because PCR can be affected by many experimental factors. To ...
  12. Plasmids 101: 5 factors to help you choose the right cloning method

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    ...simply PCR-amplify your vector and your insert, DpnI digest away the templates, and transform the PCR products...coli then fuse together the PCR products via overhangs left over from the PCR process (the precise mechanism... In this technique, you first perform a round of PCR to generate DNA fragments with 15-40 bp of homology...particularly tight? Most cloning processes will require a PCR reaction or two to generate templates for the cloning...of all the options discussed as it only requires PCR and the inexpensive DpnI enzyme. Otherwise you let...mixes. After generating the appropriate inserts by PCR, there is no need for restriction digests, gel purifications...to cloning different types of DNA, such as cDNA, PCR fragments, or genomic DNA. Also remember that commercially...
  13. Deep Mutational Scanning with One Pot Saturation Mutagenesis

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    ...Error-prone PCR: This method amplifies the wild-type template with a “sloppy” version of PCR that results...mutagenesis (SDM) PCR, but with a twist since it relies on the sequential nicking, degradation, and PCR-generation...a universal primer is used for this round of PCR. The PCR product is digested with DpnI to remove residual...of up to 2% per nucleotide position. The “sloppy” PCR reaction is created by making some or all of the ...increased concentration of Taq polymerase, 2) increased PCR extension time, 3) increased concentration of MgCl2...ssDNA as template for a site-directed mutagenesis PCR that uses mutagenic primers to introduce all desired...mutagenesis technique described in Wrenbeck et al is a PCR-based approach for generating a customizable comprehensive...
  14. PCR Applications for Copy Number Variation Assays

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    ...to focus on PCR-based applications (qPCR and ddPCR.) qPCR Quantitative/real-time PCR (qPCR) has been used... courtesy of UPODMG 1516 irivbrro ddPCR  Droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) works by using oil droplets to partition...used for copy number assays for years. qPCR works like regular PCR, just with signaling molecules added ...partition a single sample into thousands of PCR reactions using Taqman chemistry (see image, left, of ... Resources on the Addgene blog   Droplet Digital PCR for AAV QuantificationPolymerase Chain Reaction Overview...Addgene.org Protocol: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Protocol: How to Design a primer  Molecular Biology...Analyzing Copy Number Variation with Droplet Digital PCR. Methods Mol Biol. 2018;1768:143-160. doi: 10.1007...
  15. Plasmids 101: Sequence and Ligation Independent Cloning (SLIC)

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    ...by annealing two separate PCR products (middle branch); or by incomplete PCR, which skips the final extension...single-stranded overhangs (right branch). The mixed PCR and incomplete PCR methods yield a minority of usable product...tube. Alternatively, SLIC can also work directly on PCR products, with 5′ overhangs generated either by annealing...annealing a mixture of products or from incomplete PCR — although higher DNA concentrations are needed for... the SLIC cloning process, a gene of interest is PCR amplified to add 5′ and 3′ homology regions from ...multicomponent assembly with SLIC. Multiple fragments are PCR amplified to add 5′ and 3′ homology regions to the...flexibility allows it to be used with different types of PCR-generated inserts. By harnessing the power of DNA...
  16. Plasmids 101: Screening Strategies Used in Plasmid Cloning

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    ...our restriction analysis blog post. Colony PCR Colony PCR can detect the presence or absence of DNA using..., you should expect a PCR product if the plasmid contains the insert and no PCR product if the plasmid...negative controls for your PCR.  Find the details and learn more about colony PCR in this blog post.   ...your plasmid. In this case, you’d be using colony PCR to detect your insert, either by using primers that... Figure 2: The steps of colony PCR.   Sanger sequencing Sanger sequencing determines the precise...
  17. Deep Dive: qPCR

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    ...Addgene blog Digital Droplet PCR for AAV QuantificationPlasmid Cloning by PCR... Laperriere G;  Germain H. Droplet Digital PCR versus qPCR for gene expression analysis with low abundant...just getting started, check out our Introduction to PCR.) But if you're ready to go beyond the 101 and take...single molecule often work better for rapid-cycle PCR, such as the LightCycler, as it reduces the primer...concentrations and a temperature range) to predict PCR melting curves and dynamic melting profiles (Dwight...target genes can have different efficacies DART-PCR No Raw Data Statistically defined log-linear ...Biassoni R; Raso A. (eds.), Quantitative Real-Time PCR: Methods and Protocols, Methods in Molecular Biology...
  18. CRISPR 101: Validating Your Genome Edit

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    ...screening by PCR may be the way to go. Design a PCR to flank your desired edit site and run the PCR product...TIDE First, use PCR to amplify the target region of interest. Then Sanger sequence the PCR product of both...your sgRNA-Cas9 combo. Pro tip: When designing your PCR, ensure there is at least ~200 base pairs of sequence... you’re in luck! You don’t need to sequence your PCR to visualize an edit. Most dual guide systems generate...enough that it can be visualized by running your PCR on a gel. It’s still paramount that you sequence ...or deleted accordingly. Pro tip: make sure your PCR amplicon isn’t too large so that you can easily visualize...recognition sequence. In these cases, you can screen using PCR and a restriction enzyme digest.   Fig. 3...
  19. Troubleshooting Your Plasmid Cloning Experiment

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    ...Addgene. Cloning can be quite an arduous process. The PCR could fail to produce a product, the transformation... best to use 1-2 ug of the vector for digestion. PCR Design primers that overlap at least 24 bp with the...primer3) or provided by the major companies selling PCR reagents. Nowadays commercial polymerases are very...recheck your primer design or optimize your primers or PCR conditions. Purifying DNA fragments Once you’ve ... good habit to purify your digested fragments or PCR products from a gel. You will avoid contamination...Sequence the regions that have been amplified by PCR, putting special attention in the areas of ligation...sequencing result and the expected result is due to a PCR mistake or a mistake by the DNA analysis software...
  20. Understanding GPCR Signaling Using TRUPATH

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    ...intracellular surface of the GPCR. Binding of a ligand to the extracellular surface of the GPCR causes a conformational...understudied GPCRs in response to different agonists. These studies showed the promiscuity of GPCRs for different...they do so is through G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), receptors that play many roles in signaling processes...approximately 950 different human genes encoding GPCRs (Takeda S et al., 2002) and many downstream complexes...can be difficult for scientists to understand how GPCR activation leads to downstream effects.  Bryan ...transducerome) that can be activated downstream of GPCRs that are not involved in sight (Olsen RHJ et al....protein. This complex converts a signal received by a GPCR on the cell’s surface into action that can result...
  21. Easing the Protein Purification Process with pCri

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    ...the tag post-purification. A sample of pCri constructs: pCri-1a, -4a and -9a. 6xHis tags enable affinity...formation. pCri also includes a special feature for difficult-to-purify membrane proteins. pCri vector pCri...thorough introduction to pCri, please see the original publication cited below. pCri plasmids are available...which gives you the most functional protein. The pCri system, recently deposited to Addgene by F. Xavier...purification through simple and efficient multiplexing. pCri plasmids are divided into two sets, each of which... information on these and other tags used in the pCri system, please see Plasmids 101: Protein Tags. ...purifying from Bacillus subtilis and Pichia pastoris pCri also includes plasmids designed for protein expression...
  22. Viral Production at Addgene

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    ...preparation undergoes PCR with primers targeting the transfer plasmid used in the transfection. PCR products are... AAV particles are titered by droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) using primers and probes targeting the ITR elements...are titered using a lentiviral droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) titration protocol (modified from Wang et al... 4: Schematic of the barcode matching system and PCR-based confirmation of transfer plasmids used in Addgene...transfer plasmid in the viral preparation by performing PCR against unique regions of the transfer plasmid. ...adeno-associated viral vector genome titers by droplet digital PCR. Human Gene Therapy Methods, 25(2), Article 2. https...Lentiviral Infectious Titer by a Novel Droplet Digital PCR Method. Human Gene Therapy Methods, 29(2), 96–103...
  23. GPCRs: How Do They Work and How Do We Study Them?

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    ...five senses? GPCRs or G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs)! Aside from these three senses, GPCRs play roles...signal through more than one subtype. How GPCR signaling works GPCR signaling is initiated when a ligand binds...extracellular surface of the GPCR. This results in a conformational change in the GPCR causing the activation... Addgene Tools for Studying GPCR signaling  So with the hundreds of GPCRs out there, how can scientists...activate many GPCRs are still unknown. To identify some of these unknown ligands and their GPCR binding partner...120 known GPCR targets demonstrating its potential to discover new ligands for unknown GPCRs. You can ...our blog post on GPCR signaling using TRUPATH for more information on this system! GPCR-APEX: Interested...
  24. Tips for a 1st Time CRISPR User (by a 1st Time CRISPR User)

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    ...BRAF gene edit, simply PCR-amplify the BRAF locus from the edited cells (the PCR product should contain...edited BRAF sequence), and PCR-amplify the BRAF locus from control cells (the PCR product should contain ...t in the middle of the PCR product. If the mismatch is in the middle of the PCR product, you would expect...primers flanking my edits in genomic DNA and doing PCR on genomic DNA. The surveyor assay itself was relatively...contain the wild-type BRAF sequence). Then, mix the PCR products and use temperature to denature and renature...want to put the digestion site in the middle of the PCR product, you would still be able to identify the ...and run it as an undigested control. Sometimes the PCR products can look smeared, so having an undigested...
  25. Pushing the Limits of DNA Assembly

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    ..., performing PCR to generate the mutation and linearizing your vector (preferably by PCR) for DNA assembly...Regions of homology can be introduced to fragments via PCR using primers that contain the regions of homology...as fragments are added, deleted, or reordered and PCR enzymes are adjusted. Appropriate fragment and primer...scarless DNA – perfect for transforma­­­tion or as a PCR template. Some of the applications of the NEBuilder... Based Cloning Methods Screen Plasmids by Colony PCR Addtional Resources on Addgene.org Browse Our CRISPR...
  26. Evolution of Lab Techniques

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    ...replaced by real-time PCR to answer the same experimental questions. Real-time PCR detects and quantifies.... Southern blotting and quantitative real-time PCR Southern blotting, named for its inventor Edward ...process, rather than just at the end as in standard PCR. This allows the researcher to compare different ...requires a large amount of high-quality DNA, real-time PCR has several advantages including easier automation... have a lower false positive rate than real-time PCR (4). Restriction mapping and modern sequencing Restriction...Speleman, and Jo Vandesompele. "Real-time quantitative PCR as an alternative to Southern blot or fluorescence... Sequencing Results Check out Plasmid Cloning by PCR Resources on Addgene.org Check out Our Protocol...
  27. Plasmids 101: Gibson Assembly and Other Long-Homology Based Cloning Methods

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    ...homology at their ends, which are typically created by PCR. Then, the fragments are incubated together with ...between neighboring fragments can be created via PCR amplification with primers that contain the appropriate... NEB have tools that help you design primers for PCR amplification of fragments to incorporate such regions...Then you would amplify the fragments and vector by PCR, verify that you have bands of the correct size, ...contains a lot of repeats--any of which could make the PCR step difficult--OR there is no convenient restriction... case, rather than using a restriction enzyme or PCR to make linearized vector, the Cas9 enzyme along ...using Gibson assembly. In this case the vector was PCR amplified to contain regions of homology with the...
  28. Editor's Choice, August 2016

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    ...troubleshoot the system. Site Directed Mutagenesis by PCR & Single Base Editing with CRISPR For my editor’s...provides a thorough walkthrough of how you can use PCR to make small sequence changes to plasmid DNA. This...may make some uses of Site Directed Mutagenesis by PCR obsolete! Honorable mentions Of course we’ve had ...chronological order here: Site Directed Mutagenesis by PCR Google Forums Round Up: First Impressions of NgAgo...
  29. Building and Validating Recombinant Antibodies: A Case Study

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    ...generate cDNA, which  was used as a template for PCR amplification with a degenerate primer set to amplify... and variable heavy (VH) chain sequences. Fusion PCR was performed to create an amplicon that  was cloned...by both diagnostic restriction digest and colony PCR.   Fig. 1: (A) Schematic of cloning, expression... for some constructs more than 90% of the colony PCR validated clones unexpectedly failed to produce functional...chain sequences. By performing a BciVI digest of the PCR products prior to cloning, which in most cases left...
  30. Plasmids 101: Gateway Cloning

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    ...of an attB-PCR product or plasmid with an attP donor vector. In this case, we would use PCR to add attB...an entry clone: recombination of an attB-flanked PCR product with an attP-containing donor vector. ...the same tube, speeding up the cloning of the attB-PCR products directly into destination vectors. The cloning...Universality All types of DNA fragments may be cloned: PCR fragments, cDNA or Genomic DNA and is available for...About Methylation and Restriction Enzymes Use Colony PCR to Quickly Verify Your Clones Resources on Addgene.org...
  31. Plasmid Grant to Aid Cervical Cancer Screening in Ghana

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    ...order plasmids she can use as positive controls in PCR-based cervical cancer screens. This third grant represents...for a limited group of Ghanaian women by including PCR screening for HR HPV alongside the cytological tests...variety of HPV genes as positive controls in her PCR screens. She hopes that these screens will both identify...
  32. SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Detection Methods Based on CRISPR/Cas

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    ... the typical PCR machines, the authors use affordable, field-ready, Bluetooth-enabled PCR machines that...likely approximately 1-2 hours Equipment needed: Mini PCR machines by DIY-Bio, P51 cardboard fluorescence visualizer...reverse transcription. This is then amplified by PCR using Taq Polymerase and then transcribed to provide...Reverse-transcribed RNA samples are amplified by PCR instead of RPA. Unlike RPA, this technique uses Taq...Not mentioned, likely ~1-2 hours Equipment needed: PCR machines/Heat blocks, Lateral flow strips, Agarose...nucleic acids, the target sequence is amplified by PCR/RPA using biotinylated primers. These are then immobilized...controlling this pandemic. Currently, the CDC uses RT-qPCR tests to diagnose COVID-19 and some serological ...
  33. Fluorescent Tagging of Endogenous Genes with SapTrap

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    ...only be detected by labor-intensive processes like PCR or by evaluating visual phenotypes. Improving C. ... template (Fig. 1, Step 1). There is no need for PCR or cloning, as digestion of the destination vector...Foerstemann lab developed a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based system that allows users to generate a plasmid...homology arms and an N- or C-terminal tag. The two PCR reactions are then mixed and transfected along with...Drosophila S2 cell line stably expressing Cas9. This PCR toolkit offers C- and N-terminal tagging vectors ...
  34. Plasmids 101: Methylation and Restriction Enzymes

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    ... by PCR generates mutated plasmids with no methylation (there are no methyltransferases in the PCR reaction...considered why DpnI will degrade your template DNA from a PCR reaction but not the newly synthesized product from...any GATC sequences found in the plasmid. When the PCR products are digested with DpnI, only the non-mutated...
  35. DNA Purification Without a Kit

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    ...purification Starting material: PCR product or agarose gel slices Product: purified PCR product or DNA fragments...released by dipping the cellulose directly into a PCR buffer, where DNA or RNA can be amplified. Compared...method for regenerating silica columns that come with PCR product purification or DNA gel extraction kits. ...Rapid Regeneration and Reuse of Silica Columns from PCR Purification and Gel Extraction Kits. Scientific ... still be eluted from the column, as detected by qPCR, but this did not reduce cloning efficiencies.  ...
  36. When Fidelity Matters: A frank discussion about ligase fidelity

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    ..., Francis. "The ligase chain reaction in a PCR world." PCR Methods Appl 1.1 (1991): 5-16. PubMed PMID:...interest are annealed to target DNA (genomic DNA or a PCR amplified fragment) and treated with a high fidelity...chain reaction (LCR)-overview and applications." PCR Methods Appl 3.4 (1994): S51-64. PubMed PMID: 8173509...bacterial pathogens by use of a novel 16S rRNA gene PCR-ligase detection reaction-capillary electrophoresis.... 18. Hommatsu, Manami, et al. "Development of a PCR/LDR/flow-through hybridization assay using a capillary...Pushing the Limits of DNA Assembly Plasmid Cloning by PCR Resources on Addgene.org Basic Molecular Biology...but we can now use fluorophore- quencher pairs or qPCR-based methods to greatly increase the sensitivity...
  37. The time and cost required to make a plasmid

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    ...Of course, this is for the simple insertion of a PCR product into a vector. The time it takes to make ...dramatically if you are piecing together several PCR products together. And this assumes you did everything...There are many strategies beyond the traditional PCR/digest/ligate methods and picking the right one can... plasmids in parallel. That way, you can run one PCR, one gel, etc. for multiple plasmids at once. Over...
  38. Recombinase-based State Machines Enable Order-dependent Logic in vivo

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    ...and then we performed colony PCR on the register region and sent the PCR product for sequencing.  A less...register enables the design of primer pairs that PCR amplify in some states but not others. Because samples... likely not be homogenous for one state, regular PCR may not be very informative – each primer pair will...three-input GRSMs, we recommend using overlap extension PCR and Gibson assembly to piece together the registers... individual parts and/or strings of parts may be PCR-ed out of their current registers and used to build... expensive, then the qPCR method should be considered as an alternative. The qPCR method can be performed...single-cell) approach is to interrogate state with qPCR. The re-arrangement of DNA segments in each state...
  39. CRISPR Protocol for Genomic Deletions in Mammalian Cell Lines [Video]

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    ...polymorphism analysis, allele-specific PCR, T7EN1 cleavage assay, sequencing, RT-qPCR, or immunoblotting to detect...method allows for deletion screening by conventional PCR. Biallelically disrupted cells can be easily identified...cells via FACS, primer validation, and screening by PCR for biallelic deletion clones:    Like the video...
  40. Tag Your Favorite Yeast Genes with Ease

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    ...protocol is surprisingly simple, requiring only a PCR product containing the modifying sequence flanked...to the chromosomal site of insertion. The linear PCR product is introduced into the cell by direct transformation...selection marker (KanMX, HphMX, or His3MX).  Each PCR product from this collection will yield an insert...
  41. Plasmids 101: In-house NGS Plasmid Quality Control Now at Addgene

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    ...sample. The PCR is then performed, optimized as needed, and cleaned up using a standard PCR cleanup kit...scientists work with the depositing lab to develop a PCR strategy suitable for the library in question. We...that can amplify the insert of the library. This PCR step also adds the necessary adapter sequences for...intermediate steps, a sizing electrophoretic gel, and qPCR quantification of the final libraries. A broader...
  42. Plasmids 101: NGS Quality Control for Pooled Libraries

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    ...primers to create 200-300 bp sequencing products using PCR. A diagram of the product we created for the Brunello...library is shown in Figure 2. You can use a small PCR product because the plasmids in the library are identical...both pre- and post-amplification DNA and generates PCR sequencing products from both. These products are...
  43. Viral Vectors 101: Producing Your rAAV

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    ...1999), quantitative PCR (qPCR) (Aurnhammer et al., 2012), droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) (Lock et al., 2014...Ehrhardt, A., & Baiker, A. (2012). Universal real-time PCR for the detection and quantification of adeno-associated...adeno-associated viral vector genome titers by droplet digital PCR. Human Gene Therapy Methods, 25(2), Article 2. https... experimental outcome and planning.  Both ddPCR- and qPCR-based titering assays measure physical titers...containing a viral genome. While ddPCR is superior in precision and variability, qPCR is the more widely used ...more details on the qPCR titering process, refer to the Addgene AAV Titration by qPCR Protocol. If you’re...interested in the ddPCR titering process, which is what Addgene uses, check out our ddPCR for AAV quantitation...
  44. Hassle-free 96-well Format Epitope Tagging Using Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein

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    ...7 days. The crRNA and tracrRNA are annealed on a PCR block and the annealed cr:tracrRNA is then mixed ...using the csRNP method is as simple as doing routine PCR assays. Here is a simple to-do-list to follow when...Assemble csRNP: Anneal crRNA and tracrRNA using a PCR block. Add Cas9 protein to the annealed cr:tracrRNA...well plates: Characterize clonal lines by ICC and PCR genotyping (Sanger sequencing); use primers flanking... the tag sequence and expect a size-shift in the PCR product for knock-in lines. Troubleshooting low ...alternative tag (3xFLAG, Myc, V5, or HA). Tag-specific PCR genotyping can tell if HDR completely failed. If ...
  45. Genomic Deletions in Mammalian Cell Lines

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    ...to perform PCR in step 6.3 . Assemble a 20 μl PCR with the following components: 10 μl 2x PCR mix, 0.5 ...each well) to a 96-well PCR plate using a multichannel pipette. Centrifuge PCR plate at 400 x g for 5 ... in prostate tumors by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR). Gordanpour A, Nam RK, Sugar L, Bacopulos...biallelic modification, ease of rapid identification by PCR, predictability of loss-of-function, and utility ... genomic DNA (gDNA) for the intended deletion by PCR (see steps 6.1 and 7.1 ). The bulk cells have sufficiently...sgRNA-B (see step 5 ). The purpose of the following PCR is to validate primers and verify the presence of...Use the primers designed in step 2 above. Conduct PCR for “non-deletion band” and “deletion band” in separate...
  46. An “elegans” Approach to Better CRISPR/Cas9 Editing Efficiency

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    ...report that one can use linear repair templates (ie. PCR-derived dsDNA) with 30-60 basepair homology arms ...In the background are 504 restriction digests of PCR products used to identify a single 2xFLAG knock-in...used to generate linear dsDNA repair templates by PCR boosted efficiency (Ghanta et al., 2018). They further...screening for knock-ins much more efficient. Pure PCR repair templates are critical for efficient knock-ins...chromosomal gene modification with CRISPR/cas9 and PCR-based homologous recombination donors in cultured...
  47. Plasmids 101: Golden Gate Cloning

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    ...in the original plasmid (Option 1) or added using PCR-based amplification (Option 2). Advantages of Golden...work around this is to "domesticate" your fragment: PCR-based amplification can be used to create silent ...thus eliminating these from your gene of interest. PCR products are then digested with the Type IIS enzyme...
  48. Plan Your Experiment

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    ...cell population. The region of interest is PCR amplified, PCR products are denatured-renatured, treated... The PCR product is then run on an agarose gel to determine whether the edit was successful. PCR amplification...run on an agarose gel to identify DNA fragments. PCR and restriction digest (for HDR repaired DSBs): For...novel restriction site. The region of interest is PCR amplified, digested with the appropriate restriction...run on an agarose gel to identify DNA fragments. PCR amplification and gel electrophoresis (for HDR or...deletions or insertions, the region of interest can be PCR amplified using primers that (A) flank the region...and exact sequence of targeted alleles. Involves PCR amplification of targeted region from DNA, subcloning...
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