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  1. Using Phosphoserine to Study Protein Phosphorylation

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    ... purified from the system, researchers can run samples on SDS-PAGE gels containing Phos-Tag, a small molecule...non-phosphorylated serine at the TAG codon of the same expression vector used for phosphoserine incorporation...incorporation of serine) population of protein using the same expression plasmid. This is a particularly important...express the completely wild type protein from the same plasmid.  Upon verifying that serine phosphorylation...
  2. Getting to Know Expansion Microscopy

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    ...we just made the sample bigger? In ExM, and its various derivatives, biological samples are enmeshed in...label) your sample (i.e. cultured cells or tissues).  Step 2: attach anchors to your sample that will link...the number of specific targets you can label in a sample. Super-resolution microscopy (SRM), a family of... its original size. Depending on the protocol, samples can be expanded to ~4-10x linearly! This expansion...gel components to polymerize. Step 3: digest the sample to allow for even expansion.  In some cases, labels... ExM process allows you to physically magnify a sample so you don’t have to optically magnify quite so... no exception. First, expansion requires fixed samples. This limitation may be the both most obvious and...
  3. Deep Dive: Statistical Tests (Comparisons)

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    ...comparisons. Paired and unpaired t-tests Samples that come from the same subject or population - before and ...referred to as two-sample or independent, but these designations all refer to the same test. On some occasions...five-sample data set yields statistical significance, you won’t know if only two of those samples are ...appropriate to use if all sample comparison is needed, without a high number of samples (~5). Tukey’s test ...you are solely interested in whether or not two samples are statistically different than one another, a... direction (i.e., you just want to measure if a sample is greater than a control), then a one-tailed test...assesses the sum of differences between pairs). Samples arising from different subjects or populations ...
  4. Plasmids 101: Restriction Cloning

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    ...between samples. In addition to a DNA ladder standard, it is also a good idea to run an uncut sample of each...you to either stain your gel after you run your samples or add the stain as the gel is being made (post...containing ligation mixture with insert and backbone. Sample results indicative of successful and unsuccessful...
  5. Antibodies 101: Avoiding the Mouse on Mouse Mess in IHC

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    ...only antibody option is from the same species as your tissue samples. The bad news: this situation is ...excess secondary with serum from the same species as your primary/sample, and then applying this mixture to...from the same species and 2) these fragments will be more likely to bind (and block) the same epitopes...processing and sample preparation can also help reduce the levels of endogenous IgGs in your samples, but know...The culprits are endogenous IgGs in your tissue sample. Most common IHC protocols use two antibodies -... the first antibody. When endogenous IgGs of the same species as your primary antibody are present, your...staining (Figure 1A). Not all tissues will have the same levels of endogenous IgGs, so some researchers can...
  6. Antibody Validation for Flow Cytometry

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    ... recognize different epitopes of the same protein, show the same pattern of labeling, this is supportive...detecting the target-of-interest in your assay and sample-of-interest. The approaches available broadly map...determining the selectivity of antibodies for other sample types and for non-surface (intracellular) antigens...protocol used and the abundance of the epitope in the sample, relative to cross-reactive antigens – that is,...approaches used will be different depending on the sample and target type. To start the validation process...the target at a robust level, similar to that in samples of interest. If you are working with cells that...used with mixed populations of cells, like a blood sample containing many different leukocytes. Where data...
  7. Hot Plasmids: Summer 2024

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    ...protect fragile samples during cryo-EM grid plunge freezing By Rachel Leeson Cryo-EM samples can be damaged...and structure determination LEA proteins protect samples during cryo-EM grid freezing Engineered and evolved...antibodies for marking astrocytes MagIC-Cryo-EM for sample enrichment and structure determination By Mike ...enrichment streamlines the purification and minimizes sample loss while also supporting imaging, making it easy...cryo-EM grid.     Figure 1: MagIC-cryo-EM for sample enrichment and structure determination. A) Schematic...beads for scarce macromolecules in heterogeneous samples. bioRxiv 2024.01.21.576499; doi: https://doi.org...(AWI) during the freezing process, resulting in sample loss. Ci Ji Lim’s lab found that adding Late Embryogenesis...
  8. How to Design Your gRNA for CRISPR Genome Editing

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    ...seems obvious, it is important to remember that the same is true when designing gRNAs for using CRISPR technology...an alternative to HDR for introducing edits. The same locational constraints are even more exquisite for...concordance between different sequences targeting the same gene, suggesting that off-target effects did not...multiple gRNAs of different sequences give rise to the same phenotype in order to conclude that the phenotype...
  9. Viral Vectors 101: Chemogenetics

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    ... results (Goutaudier et al., 2019). Using PSAMs PSAMs PSAMs, or pharmacologically selective actuator modules...interactions and still set off the same pathways, giving rise to the same cellular responses. The cellular...working with PSAM receptors, your impact on the cell is determined by what IPD your PSAM is combined with... will promote hyperpolarization. PSAM ligands The advantage of PSAMs lies in their ability to be specifically...manipulate. It is important to consider that the same receptor can elicit different responses depending...currently used in chemogenetics are DREADDs and PSAMs. Using DREADDs DREADDs DREADDS, or designer receptors...activation and reduced off target activation by ligands. PSAMs themselves are modified ligand binding domains. ...
  10. Typing CRISPR Systems

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    ...data. In some cases, CRISPR systems that are in the same class and type don’t share sequence similarity but...between two types, the Cas effector may have the same name but be completely different! They are merely...but it’s suspected that they don’t carry out the same types of adaptive immune functions that other CRISPR... 2000–2012. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkz1197 Samai, P., Pyenson, N., Jiang, W., Goldberg, G. W., Hatoum-Aslan...
  11. Special Delivery: Fluorophore Targeting for FRET Studies

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    ... However, the acceptor doesn’t need to go to the same exact location as the donor. As long as some of ...targeted nearby (such as a neighboring house on the same street as the donor), then FRET measurements are...Ebright, 2001). These Cy/NTA conjugates work the same way as NTA-sepharose beads used for protein purification... binding sites are adjacent to each other on the same protein and a negative control experiment conducted...
  12. With an Eye Towards the Future, We Look Back at the March for Science

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    ...campus speakers thoughtfully reminded us to use the same critical lens on our scientific community as we ... nor would you mention my small error and at the same time pass over in silence his very large one” (http...exoplanets into a successful PhD thesis. We use the same atmospheric physics to understand exoplanets that...happy to see so many others come out who feel the same.  I was also incredibly impressed with how well ...
  13. Antibodies 101: Designing Your First Flow Panel

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    ...APC-Cy7) the brightness changes to "dim" for the same laser type. Knowing that the red laser excites at...fluorophore-conjugated antibodies together in the same color panel. In this case, make sure to compare ...overlap. Hence, they should not be used within the same panel.     Figure 4: Excitation and emission...virtually overlap, you cannot use them together in the same panel. Source: https://www.bdbiosciences.com/en-...
  14. Bringing Sustainable Practices to the Lab: Easy Action Items

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    ...the latest news and encourage your peers to do the same. Long-term lab conservation goals Lastly, I think...freezer to -70 °C and teach other labs to do the same. -70 °C is cold enough to keep some common types... about this, and even has a list of biological samples that are stored long term at -70 °C. My Green Lab...
  15. Antibodies 101: Normalization and Loading Controls for Western Blots

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    ...western blot requires a standard curve with a pure sample of your protein of interest (POI). This approach...divided by the intensity of the loading control in the same lane, and the resulting fraction is reported. ... band is stronger. The right gel has exactly the same POI bands as the left gel, but because the loading... a perfect world, protein concentration in your sample would directly correlate to protein abundance on....” By eye, the loading control appears about the same between the two conditions. But it isn’t! (No really...analogous green “condition 2” points by the exact same value. For the two solid POI points, this difference...detection range. As a result, they have almost the same value on the band intensity axis. This effect causes...
  16. Technical Design of a Western Blot

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    ...and your sample(s), as you can only compare samples to a standard curve generated on the same blot. If...protein expression varies from sample to sample. To compare one sample to another, you’ll need to normalize...antibodies — mixtures of different rAbs that target the same protein — can be used to reproduce the benefits ...protein, and can require more antibody or loading sample, which may not be practical. Conjugated primary...Bradford assay or BCA assay. Be sure to aliquot your sample(s) before adding in your denaturing and/or loading... when you’re looking at proteins all roughly the same size, or a slightly more expensive gradient gel,...optimizing western blots. If you need to preserve sample, check the ingredients before using, as some contain...
  17. 28 Hot Plasmid Technologies from 2015

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    ...deserve, but, in this post, we'll provide a small sampling of the many amazing new plasmid tools that have... joined modules cannot be separated again by the same cloning enzymes. MXS (MluI-XhoI-SalI) chaining results...photo-label multiple mitochondrial populations within the same cell. Mitochondrial fusion is typically assayed ...different mitochondrial subpopulations within the same cell; by photoswitching PSmOrange and photoactivating... and more, to your protein of interest using the same vector system. The tRNA/aaRS pairs are delivered... experiments in several ways. The laboratory of Samie Jaffrey describes using these tags in an in-gel ...
  18. QC Sequencing Technologies at Addgene

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    ...process at Addgene. All plasmids go through this same initial QC process using an Illumina MiSeq, but ...However, Sanger sequencing remains useful for small sample sizes and shorter regions due in part to its low...high accuracy. Conversely, you can only run one sample at a time, which can become costly and impractical...the bases (and, if necessary, separate different samples), the resulting data, or reads, are essentially...control. NGS is generally cheaper if you have many samples and can output more data, and it typically results...However, NGS might not be the best choice for small sample sizes, small regions of interest, or complex sequences... regions or for higher accuracy of a particular sample.  Long-read sequencing (“Third-generation sequencing...
  19. RUBY-Red Siliques

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    ...GUS staining or are not suited to studying large samples. RUBY-Red But recently, something new has been ...consisting of these three enzymes expressed under the same promoter with self-cleaving 2A site linkages and...transformation next to an untransformed seed from the same plant beginning to germinate. (Top right, second...
  20. Antibodies 101: Epitope Tags

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    ...endogenous WT levels of the same protein when both are expressed in the same system. Tagging can also aid...EQKLISEEDL) derived from the protooncogene of the same name. The tag has a net negative charge with 4 negatively...
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