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  1. Adenoviral Vector Production and Troubleshooting

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    ...therapeutic potential. Note: constructs discussed are based on Adenovirus type 5. Three generations of adenoviral...delivery: Potential applications for gene and cell-based therapies in the new era of personalized medicine...formation assay on A549 cells . Alternatively, antibody-based assays are commercially available for faster detection...
  2. Uncovering Ancestral Bias in CRISPR Research

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    ...American, Africa, or South Asian) used in the screens based on the cells’ germline genetic variations. They ...generating genetic dependency data with an ancestry-based bias.   The correction process does not stop there...genome-wide screens, introducing bias into all work based on these and any other CRISPR screens using the ...variation contributes to false negatives in CRISPR-based experiments with varying burden across ancestries...Cancer Dependency Map (DepMap), a cancer dependency database used to make this information accessible to the...
  3. Your Lentiviral Plasmid FAQs Answered

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    ...packaging systems have been developed over the years based on HIV-1; however, the 1st-generation vectors are...defines 2nd- or 3rd-generation transfer vectors based on whether or not they have a chimeric 5'LTR. Second-generation...? What percent of the vector components are HIV-based? A7: No single plasmid contains all the components...insertional mutagenesis. These risks are largely based upon the vector system used and the transgene insert...
  4. The Power Behind NGS Plasmid Validation: seqWell

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    ...plexWell™ Library Preparation Technology for NGS-based sequencing and confirmation of Addgene’s large and...plexWell™ workflow also offers a highly efficient NGS-based alternative to Sanger sequencing because the sample... To date, this has resulted in high quality NGS-based assemblies for over 3000 plasmids in the Addgene...
  5. Creating accessible biology activities in schools with BioBits

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    ...While there are more and more molecular biology-based activities making their way into high school classrooms...BioBits ExplorerTM and BioBits BrightTM, biology kits based on freeze-dried, cell-free (FD-CF) components. Making...and is interested in developing synthetic biology based tools for science outreach and advocacy. You can...
  6. Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Free Tools for Science Writing

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    ...and jargon Hemingway Editor  This is a free web-based tool for detecting the readability of your writing...or dissertations. Phrases are categorized either based on the section of a manuscript they might be found...to work with collaborators. Zotero is a desktop based program that’s compatible with Mac, Windows, and...directly import papers from web pages and academic databases.  Downloading Mendeley Cite lets you cite papers...
  7. Plasmid Cloning by Restriction Enzyme Digest (with Protocols)

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    ...Since the number of base pairs for each varies, it is difficult to calculate this based on DNA concentration...restriction sites to flank your insert : You can use PCR Based Cloning and add restriction sites to the ends of...
  8. A Look Back at One Year of Plasmid Sharing for COVID-19 Research

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    ...This version of the spike protein was developed based on 100 structure-guided spike designs and has improved...already developed nucleic acid detections tools based on Cas12a and Cas13  which could be repurposed for...JA, Finkelstein IJ, McLellan JS (2020) Structure-based design of prefusion-stabilized SARS-CoV-2 spikes... CM (2020) Open Sharing During COVID-19: CRISPR-Based Detection Tools. The CRISPR Journal 3:142–145. https...
  9. CRISPR 101: Targeting RNA with Cas13a (C2c2)

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    ...potential candidate genes that fell into 3 categories based on the architecture of the CRISPR protein in question...LshCas13a, on the other hand, uses only a short ~24 base crRNA that interacts with the Cas13a molecule through...spacer sequence and consists of a single A, U, or C base pair. In bacteria, once Cas13a has recognized and... the new development of Cas13b as a tool for RNA base editing,, and we are excited to see this group of...
  10. New Optimized Genome-wide CRISPRko, CRISPRi, and CRISPRa Libraries

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    ...libraries utilize optimized sgRNAs that were designed based on the rules identified in Doench et al., 2014 to...assess library performance in viability screens. Based on these metrics the Brunello library was more effective...selected sgRNAs in this optimal window and ranked them based on their optimized sgRNA rules and potential off-target...Dolcetto library, sgRNAs were selected and ranked based on the previously established sgRNA rules and  potential...
  11. CRISPR Antimicrobials

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    ...developed sequence-specific, antimicrobial, plasmid-based, CRISPR systems (Find the Citorik Plasmids here)...encoded quinolone resistance, mediated by a single base pair change in DNA gyrase, CRISPR phagemids were...crRNAs) targeting either genomic (blue) or plasmid-based sequences (red). Treating a mixed population, represented... al. recently engineered synthetic phages, each based on the well-studied T7 phage, to target various ...
  12. Plasmids 101: Protein tags

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    ...Though there are a number of chemical and peptide-based proteosome inhibitors, glutathione S-transferase...DYKDDDK 1 Affinity and Purification Good for antibody-based purification; has inherent enterokinase cleavage...residues improves solubility; good for antibody-based detection SUMO ~100 amino acid protein  12 Stability...1.4 Affinity and Purification Good for antibody-based purification Combo and cleavage tags Frequently...
  13. PEI Calculator for Planning AAV Packaging Transfections

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    ...names of the plasmids you plan to use Enter the base pair size of those plasmids Enter plasmid concentration...plasmid needed per dish or stack. Calculations are based on using 28 μg of total plasmid (Transfer, helper...
  14. Technologies Enabled by NanoLuc® Luciferase

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    ...science better when we share? NanoLuc® Luciferase-based tools are fantastic examples of technologies that... Nano-Lanterns to other cellular proteins. BRET-based biosensors utilizing NanoLuc® luciferase Many intracellular...powerful the FRET signal. In well-designed FRET-based biosensors, the intensity of the FRET signal can...Schmid, J.L., et al. (2016) CRISPaint allows modular base-specific gene tagging using a ligase-4-dependent...) Coupling optogenetic stimulation with NanoLuc-based luminescence (BRET) Ca++ sensing. Nature Comm. 7...
  15. Technique: Probe Phage Genomes for Host Binding Proteins

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    ...glycosyl groups, and other modifications to their bases in order to protect their DNA from host cell nucleases...proteins in the (all-too-common) event that homology-based searches return no candidates. Our strategy: Express...in the presence of certain modifications to DNA bases.  Ligate and transform your resultant plasmid libraries...Adapting drug approval pathways for bacteriophage-based therapeutics."Frontiers in Microbiology 7 (2016)...Raleigh. "Biosynthesis and Function of Modified Bases in Bacteria and Their Viruses." Chemical Reviews...
  16. CRISPR Plasmids - RNA Targeting

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    ...Browse CRISPR Plasmids By Function Genome Editing Cut Base Edit Nick Prime Edit Transcriptional Regulation ...
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