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  1. Viral Vectors 101: Pseudotyping

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    ...safely. Recently, many SARS-CoV-2 researchers began pseudotyping the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein into a lower ... et a., 2018).   Figure 2: To pseudotype with the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, scientists encode...of vesicular stomatitis virus, HIV-2, and human foamy virus in cell lines expressing galactosyl(alpha1...spike protein’s role in infecting cell lines without using intact SARS-CoV-2 virus. Scientists have been using...Particles Produced in Human Cells Are Inactivated by Human Serum. Molecular Therapy 2:218–222 . https://doi....production uses three plasmids: (1) The transfer plasmid, (2) the envelope plasmid, and (3) the packaging plasmid... pseudotyping methods with other viruses in a BSL-2 lab instead of a BSL-3 or BSL-4 lab. For more details...
  2. SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Detection Methods Based on CRISPR/Cas

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    ... State University. Since its appearance, SARS-CoV-2 has spread to almost every part of the world manifesting...Rapid detection of 2019 novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 using a CRISPR based DETECTR assay Sensitivity:10-...primers that target the E and the N2 gene of SARS-CoV-2. If the Cas12a-sgRNA complex binds to the target sequences... method has been optimized to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus directly using saliva without having to perform...and visual detection of novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Sensitivity: 4.6-11 copies/microliter of RNA targets...single-molecule sensitive. In the case of HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 detection, AIOD-CRISPR without preamplification was...easy-to-deploy, protocol for Cas13-based detection of SARS-CoV-2 genetic material (CREST) Sensitivity: 10 copies of...
  3. Viral Vectors 101: Virus Safety

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    ...cancer. These viruses need to be handled in a BSL-2 (or BSL-2+) lab and require additional safety measures.... BSL-1. In BSL-2 labs, eye protection is required any time you have to work with BSL-2 materials, such...respiratory diseases in humans, earning this virus a BSL-2 classification. Lentivirus (a type of retrovirus) ...recommended or required in BSL-1 and required in BSL-2 labs. When working with lentivirus, many organizations...sprayed into the air. For lentivirus and other BSL-2 materials, you’ll need to use aerosol-tight caps, ...percentage of the decontaminate to be used for BSL-2 waste, and of course, if you are working with a substance...producer cell line, such as HEK-293T, production of viral particles, and transduction of a target cell line...
  4. 10 Basic tips for mammalian cell culture

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    ...: 24901218. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4047077. 2. Pagliara, Patrizia, et al. "Ostreopsis cf. ovata induces...times), depending on the cell line so old cells should be retired! Conversely, cells younger than the 3rd ...Make sure cells don't stay out too long While you’re preparing things, make sure your cells don’t stay...contaminants. Set up a routine to split cells Don’t be lazy about splitting cells, instead try to form a routine...’s best to split cells before the plates are more than 80-85% confluent because cells like their space...lactic acid (a by-product of cellular metabolism that is toxic to the cells), and need to be split very...numbers! When starting off with a new cell line, grow the cells, aliquot them into a number of vials, ...
  5. The Challenges of Cell Culture

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    ... York: Crown Publishers, 2010. 2. Gold, Michael. "A conspiracy of cells." State University of New York...quality work in cell culture. The problems with cell lines Simply put, the majority of cell line problems...HeLa cells, the first immortalized human cell line. He proved this by examining whether the cell lines...Cancer Cells, Marker-independent identification of glioma-initiating cells. The International Cell Line ...working cell bank has been made by a research institution (an excellent practice), or maybe cells have been...Animal Cell Culture Guide Thermofisher Guidelines for Maintaining Cultured Cells Invitrogen Cell Culture... Outreach Scientist Nick Amiss. Cell culture in the present day Cell culture is a widespread tool used...
  6. Typing CRISPR Systems

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    ...   Class 1 versus class 2 There are two CRISPR classes: Class 1 and Class 2. Class 1 CRISPR systems use...systems to carry out various functions. Class 2 Class 2 CRISPR systems rely on a single protein Cas effector...explore Class 2 CRISPR in more depth, the Jennifer Doudna lab maintains an encyclopedia of Class 2 CRISPR systems...systems: a burst of class 2 and derived variants. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 18(2), 67–83. https://doi.org...). Class 2 CRISPR/Cas: an expanding biotechnology toolbox for and beyond genome editing. Cell & Bioscience...complex for antiviral defense) complexes, while Class 2 use single protein Cas effectors, like Cas9. The Cascade...1 remains largely underutilized compared to Class 2. Class 1 Despite their incredible abundance, Class...
  7. Plasmids 101: Knockout/Knock-In Plasmids

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    ...the addition of Cre recombinase (Figure 2). Figure 2: A knockout targeting vector designed to...construct. For recombination to occur in a cell, a minimum of 2 kb of sequence homology is required, but...Deliver your construct to your target cells. After recombination, exon 2 of the targeted gene will be removed... through an experiment designed to knock out exon 2 of a given gene.   Figure 1: A knockout targeting...the GFP/NeoR cassette is inserted in place of exon 2. Thus, the targeted gene is disrupted (knocked out...recombination event will remove NeoR only and leave exon 2 floxed, as seen in line 4 of Figure 4. Since the loxP...recombined cells. Recombination is a rare event, so you must select as opposed to screen for cells where recombination...
  8. Addgene's Top Blog Posts from 2020

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    ...CRISPR to detect SARS-CoV-2, including many with plasmids deposited at Addgene! 2. DNA Purification Without...detection methods, synthetic nanobodies, SARS-CoV-2 protein expression, and more. We also highlighted ...empty backbones, fluorescent protein tags, SARS-CoV-2 plasmids, etc. It is our hope that by providing cloning...RNA and extracting RNA without a kit. 3. SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Detection Methods Based on CRISPR/Cas by ...multiple plasmids in one cell, it might be that you can't stably maintain them in the cell. This blog post features...
  9. Lambda Red: A Homologous Recombination-based Technique for Genetic Engineering

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    ...generate 2 possible products: 1) a partially dsDNA duplex with single-stranded 3’ overhangs or 2) if the...but these cells are prone to mutations and will have more unintended changes to their genomes. 2) Designing...recombineering system has three components (Figure 1): 1) Exo, 2) Beta, and 3) Gam. All three are required for recombineering...generic lambda red recombineering experiment (Figure 2). In the following sections, key steps that differ...confirmation of recombinant clones.    Figure 2: Overview of using Lambda Red recombineering system...pairs of homology to the targeted insert site (Figure 2, top).  These primers are typically ~70 nucleotides...bacteria that has key MMR proteins knocked out or 2) specially design ssDNA oligos to avoid MMR: 1) E....
  10. Tips for a 1st Time CRISPR User (by a 1st Time CRISPR User)

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    ...   Figure 2: Cas9 expression in monoclonal cell lines generated from A549 cells transduced with ... a range of reasonable MOIs. 2. Create a monoclonal Cas9-expression cell line. Especially if you’re doing...(Figure 2) and I was surprised at how variable Cas9-expression was across the different cells (Figure ...Overview: By Western blotting (Figure 2, pool), I knew the cells expressed Cas9, but I didn’t know what...knockouts and knockins in human somatic cells. Nature Protocols 2007; 2(11): 2734-46. PubMed PMID: 18007609...despite having active Cas9 (see tip 2). Pro-Tips 1. To quantify Cas9 activity using this assay, you really...Western blotting against GFP expression, but I didn’t. 2. In the original publication they see GFP expression...
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