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  1. Antibody Validation for Flow Cytometry

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    ...For CD365, they examined two different antibody clones produced by different vendors. The specific epitope... panels, where different manufacturers may have the same clone available with different conjugates. Summary...commercial antibody manufacturers. References and resources References Ayoubi, R., Ryan, J., Biddle, M. ...include a discussion of the Human Leucocyte Differentiation Antigens (HCDM) workshop approach, which focuses...one size fits all. The approaches used will be different depending on the sample and target type. To start...an approach that prioritizes more reproducible/renewable reagents, such as recombinant or hybridoma-derived...(e.g. DepMap) – you’ll need to ensure that the parental cell lines of your chosen KO line are likely to...
  2. Plasmids 101: Codon usage bias

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    ...most organisms on Earth, but different organisms have different preferences for the codons they use to ...have different codon usage biases? The reasons for varied codon preferences among organisms aren’t completely...poorly charged tRNAs, different regions of the protein may be translated at different rates. The ribosome...Organisms often need to express genes at different levels under different conditions. With varied codon usage...constraints have molded which codons are used preferentially in which organisms - organisms have codon usage...your organism of choice. Unfortunately, codon preferences make it so you cannot choose among the possible... evolutionary constraints that lead to these preferences and what can we do about them? Read on to find...
  3. Multiplexed Overexpression of Regulatory Factors (MORF) collection

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    ... directed differentiation To understand how each human TF can contribute to differentiation, the Zhang... scientist at [email protected]! References and Resources  References Joung J. et al., A transcription...patterns determine everything from stem cell differentiation fate to tumor suppression (and most everything...construct. Cells were cultured following a differentiation protocol before performing single-cell RNA ...embryonic stem cells. Transduced stem cells were differentiated and single cell RNA-seq was performed to map...    This atlas linked TF expression to differentiation outcomes as well as global transcriptional ...program changes from this screen successfully differentiated cells resembling all three germ layers (ectoderm...
  4. Ligation Independent Cloning

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    ...template sequence. 5' and 3' primers will have different leader sequences, but operate on the same principle...
  5. Antibodies 101: Normalization and Loading Controls for Western Blots

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    ...reflect massive differences in protein abundance. Validating the assumptions for different loading controls...detection range be linear! Resources and References References Aldridge, G. M., Podrebarac, D. M., Greenough... that lanes are loaded evenly. Created with BioRender.com. Loading controls are even more important...entire blot. So how can you accurately compare different lanes? In relative quantification, the POI bands... the two conditions are equal. Created with BioRender.com. This kind of normalization is a nearly ...with separate controls (green). Created with BioRender.com. Researchers often rely on assumptions that...normalize your results, you are assuming that all differences in the loading control are due to loading and...
  6. The CRISPR Software Matchmaker: A New Tool for Choosing the Best CRISPR Software for Your Needs

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    ...organism. Output diversity: Different tools provide results to the user in different formats. This can have...the piñata beating party goers are altogether different. They are filled with blind anticipation. Their...spill to the ground. There is something akin to a frenzy as the crowd tries to weigh and determine the value...response; and, it is the stage I think we are currently at in the CRISPR software space. The CRISPR research...year.   Breaking down the barriers: My view on current sgRNA design tools The goal of this post is to ... sgRNA and represents the lion’s share of the currently available tools (we will focus on these tools ...required to fully evaluate off-targeting, but currently no software has been designed for this purpose...
  7. Antibodies 101: Reading a Flow Plot

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    ... with biorender.com.   Of course, this is quite easy to do on a plot generated in Biorender! While...with that…and happy flowing!    References and resources  References Alyamani, A., Kalamegam, G., Ahmed...read from Marker A and Marker B. Created with biorender.com.   The goal of flow cytometry is to use ...usually tell where this point is by looking at the different populations. In the case of Figure 2, one population...and one population that is B-. Created with biorender.com.   If it’s hard to conceptualize where the...   Figure 3: It's often easier to identify different populations by imagining (or drawing) a quadrant...population and everything outside the gate is a different population.  Gating and plot orders  As the gates...
  8. Five Popular Model Organisms

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    ...utilized mice to study how different mutations in leukemia impact different treatment regimens (Zuber ...β-cells that originate in different regions of the pancreas and produce different levels of insulin (Hesselson...1970s when Sydney Brenner brought it into the lab to study neuronal development (Brenner, 1973). C. elegans... developed for emerging model organisms! References Brenner, Sydney. "The genetics of Caenorhabditis ...injecting mice with retroviral vectors that harbored different mutations found in leukemia, the Lowe lab was ...development studies as their embryos are completely transparent. Thus scientists can easily observe early developmental...can be difficult in other vertebrate species. Transparency also allows scientists to easily observe fluorescently...
  9. What Good Citizenship Can Do for Reproducibility in Science

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    ...research program (think a subtle difference in mouse chow, a different water filtration system, environmental...were doing something differently. Communication comes in many forms—from transparency about data to allow...make for a transparent and collaborative research environment. Journals as enforcers Currently, most of ...original paper that everyone in your lab has been referencing for the last 10 years, and everything will be...original researchers actually did. Admittedly, the differences are often very subtle, and it can take a lot ...of the burden for pushing for more transparency in science communication falls on the shoulders of journals...developed STAR Methods to improve the structure and transparency of methods sections, including clear information...
  10. Antibodies 101: Polyclonal Antibodies

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    ... immune system make different isotypes of antibodies that recognize many different epitopes of the target... and protein G each have different affinities for IgG subtypes from different animals so it’s important...variability in the strength of staining and background noise. If you do use different lots of your polyclonal...successful next experiment!     References and Resources References Ascoli CA, Aggeler B (2018) Overlooked... cover polyclonal antibodies, one of the many different types of antibodies available (others you’ll encounter...its serum several weeks later. Created with biorender.com. To generate polyclonal antibodies, an animal...polyclonal antibodies from the serum There are a few different ways the antibodies can be isolated from the serum...
  11. Channelrhodopsins with improved light sensitivity for minimally-invasive optogenetics

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    ... well as predict the channelrhodopsin’s photocurrent strength, wavelength sensitivity, and off-kinetics...one region of the brain, which is needed since current channelrhodopsins tools have low conductance, but...activation to a small volume of brain tissue (~1 mm3). Current channelrhodopsins also need high-intensity light... neuron and causes it to fire. Created with BioRender.com. To make channelrhodopsin-based optogenetics...sensitive and have enhanced conductance compared to current channelrhodopsins. Their new channelrhodopsins,...engineering channelrhodopsins to have improved photocurrent properties: The sequence and structures that...electrophysiology, a technique that’s used to measure electric current of ion channels in living cells. Multiple properties...
  12. Troubleshooting and Optimizing a Western Blot

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    ...detergent like RIPA. You can try a few different lysing buffers and strengths. If that’s not working, consider...Membrane pore size Membranes come in different pore sizes for different proteins: try using a 0.2 µm (psi...Protein not properly lysed Different lysing buffer/adjust lysing buffer strength Sonication based lysing...Best of luck and happy gradients!  References and resources References Luo, H., Rankin, G., Straley, S.,... the antibody’s dynamic range. Created with biorender.com   Alternatively, you can run a reagent gradient...cut up the membrane to treat each lane with a different concentration of your reagent. Be aware that this...high signal with low background. Created with biorender.com   Both gradients can be informative, so ...
  13. Design Tips for Prime Editing

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    ...Created with BioRender.com. For specific prime editing tools There are a lot of different prime editing...offer two different strategies for protecting pegRNAs from degradation. Created with BioRender.com. ...software in the comments below! References and Resources References Anzalone, A. V., Randolph, P. B.,...Figure 1: Prime Editing schematic. Created with BioRender.com. The pegRNA specifies both the genomic location... These tips are a great starting point: Test different lengths of the primer binding site, starting with...still be optimized (Anzalone et al., 2019). Test different lengths of reverse transcriptase template, starting... templates, it is even more important to test different lengths and sequences, as unintended secondary...
  14. Typing CRISPR Systems

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    ...horizon (Altae-Tran et al., 2023)! References and Resources References Abudayyeh, O. O., Gootenberg, J. ...probably still edit genomes. Understanding the different types of CRISPR systems can be as confusing as...application of CRISPR-Cas9 kicked off over a decade of frenzied interest in bacterial and archaeal immune systems...multi-pronged analysis to sort effectively. The current classification system relies on a combination of...effector may have the same name but be completely different! They are merely linked by a similar function....typically based on species of origin. There are currently two classes, six types, 33 subtypes, and 17 variants...to variant (shown in italics). Created with BioRender.com.   Class 1 versus class 2 There are two ...
  15. Live and Let Dye: Self-Labeling Protein Tags

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    ...find lots of different plasmids containing the same protein of interest tagged with different fusion proteins...you the flexibility to choose different colors or ligands for different experiments without having to ...intracellular recordings, switching between different colored ligands at different time points.   Figure 3...or HaloTag have been shown to perform differently for different ligands (Wilhelm et al., 2021). While ...up for your next experiments!   References and resources References Bottanelli, F., Kromann, E. B., Allgeyer...proteins for different experiments over the years — a green fluorescent protein, a red fluorescent protein...binds a synthetic chloralkane (CA) ligand. The current standard version known as HaloTag is actually HaloTag7...
  16. Transferable Skills Guide: Career Planning Resources

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    ... attend conferences. Depending upon your discipline, there are different types of conferences that you...organizations that hold large, annual conferences. Gordon conferences offer more focused and discipline-specific...experiences, and several Gordon conferences are held every year in different locations all over the world...employer’s career pages to look for current job postings. You may then reference the connection you made at the...were so critical to me landing my own position! Conferences One of the single most important things you can...world. But simply attending the conference is usually not enough. How do you stand out from the hundreds ...people. Attend smaller talks within the bigger conference, especially ones that are more career-focused...
  17. Using AAV for Neuronal Tracing

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    ... events (see Jin & Maren, 2015). Directional flow of information between different parts of the brain ...Castle et al., 2014). Differences between AAV serotypes may be also linked to differences in viral uptake by...these different AAV vectors into a brain region, the AAV particles will infect neurons at different ratios...architecture, in particular the connections between different brain regions. For example, communication between...forming a neuronal loop which is activated and strengthened during memory formation and memory retrieval... for degradation. These two pathways also use different cytoskeletal machineries to facilitate transport...while anterograde transport relies on kinesin. Different rates of speed for various forms of retrograde...
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