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...used by Gao et al, 2016 (1). View the Complete and Up-to-Date Results of Pooran's NgAgo Survey The take-...the genome, which seem resistant to Cas9 cleavage (1). Both the CRISPR-Cas9 and NgAgo genome engineering...it was first published in Nat Biotech in May 2016 (1), NgAgo has received much attention and the plasmid...Survey Survey results As of August 1, 2016, a total of 165 researchers responded to the survey. When asked... dreams of a sunny day in Edinburgh.   References 1. Gao, Feng, et al. "DNA-guided genome editing using...respondents (transfection method, amount of each component per transfection etc.). Take Pooran's NgAgo Survey...Doudna Lab Many thanks to our Guest Blogger Pooran Dewari! Pooran Dewari is a postdoc at the MRC Centre for...

...premature chain termination 1-10 ug/mL Zeocin Sh bla HeLa, NIH3T3, CHO, COS-1, 293HEK, Jurkat T cells Complexes...  HeLa, NIH3T3, CHO, COS-1, 293HEK Inhibits termination step of translation 2-10 ug/mL G418/Geneticin...expressing the Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA1) or the SV40 large-T antigen (293E or 293T ... does not guarantee 100% transfection efficiency. Stable transfection A stable transfection is used to...process called transfection. Transfection is somewhat comparable to bacterial transformation (the introduction...the transfected plasmid to be expressed transiently. Since the DNA introduced in the transfection process...the genome to form a stable transfection. Unlike bacterial transformation, scientsts do not "select" for...

...reactions. (Need a refresher? The five rules are: (1) don’t use the same overhang twice; (2) avoid palindromes...Gate) pot (Pryor et al., 2022).     Figure 1: Workflow for high complexity Golden Gate Assemblies...different enzymes and cycling conditions (see Table 1).   Enzyme Temperature Incubation time/cycling...cycling Overhang length T4 DNA ligase 25 °C 1 hour 3-base or 4-base T4 DNA ligase 25 °C ...hours 3-base or 4-base T4 DNA ligase 37 °C 1 hour 3-base or 4-base T4 DNA ligase 37 °C ...Ligase MM 37-16 °C cycling 3-base Table 1: Enzyme and cycling conditions available in DAD tools...up to 10-12 fragments (Pryor et al., 2020), and randomly selected non-palindromic pairs allows for high-fidelity...

... advanced and finally, to expert.   Figure 1. Visual representation of common injection routes ...back or hind legs Gauge: 25–27 Volume: < 2–3 ml (~1 ml per site) Skill required: beginner Intradermal ...work. Good luck with your in vivo experiments! Table 1: Summary of common injection routes in mice. Injection...hind legs; between skin and muscle 25–27 < 2–3 mL (~1 mL per site) Beginner Intradermal Anesthesia Between...resources on the Addgene blog Mouse Modeling Part 1 Mouse Modeling Part 2 Five Popular Model Organisms... 0.07 ml Skill required: advanced Intranasal instillation Intranasal instillation is very similar to its...behind the eye. IV injections are used for a broad range of substances, as it circulate what is injected ...

...system defined three components required for translation (Figure 1): A tRNA that recognizes a specific ‘open...deletion of release factor 1, the protein responsible for terminating translation in response to the presence...cellular proteins are modified through phosphorylation (1). However, the expansion of studies on protein phosphorylation... open reading frame (ORF) of interest (Figure 2). 1. The phosphoserine OTS The backbone of the phosphoserine...Rinehart lab: pCRT7 NT TOPO E17TAG GFP and pGEX-6P-1. The pCRT7 NT TOPO vector contains a mutant pSer-containing... can follow her on Twitter @nieminm.   References 1. Cohen, Philip. "The origins of protein phosphorylation...one of the most inclusive databases of post-translational modifications, identifies a staggering ~250,...

...into more specialized cells with specific functions [1]. In many tissues, stem cells serve to replenish/replace...damaged cells that no longer function adequately [1]. Stem cells’ ability to differentiate into multiple...://www.linkedin.com/in/kmukherjeephd/. References 1. Dittrich, R., M.W. Beckmann, and W. Wurfel, Non-embryo-destructive...The potential of muscle stem cells. Dev Cell, 2001. 1(3): p. 333-42. PubMed PMID: 11702945. 6. Cowan, C....preimplantation genetic diagnosis. Hum Reprod, 2008. 23(1): p. 46-53. PubMed PMID: 17989069. 8. Takahashi, K...during ESC isolation. Low Chances of post-transplantation rejection when used therapeutically High Low...similar functional utility, iPSCs bypass the transplantation compatibility issues and ethical concerns of...

...the Gal4/UAS system is a transcription activation system co-opted from yeast (1). It is a Drosophila geneticist...still reads “#” as a “pound symbol”. References 1. A. H. Brand, N. Perrimon, Targeted gene expression as a...Elliott, A. H. Brand, The GAL4 System : A Versatile Toolkit for Gene Expression in Drosophila, 3, 1–10 (2015... A Fly Geneticist’s Swiss Army Knife, Genesis 34, 1–15 (2002).PubMed PMID: 12324939. 3. S. E. McGuire,...workhorse to turn genes on or off. Gal4 is a transcriptional activator that binds to UAS enhancer sequences...sequences found in DNA. It then recruits transcription machinery to the site to induce gene expression. Thus...Lai, T. Lee, Genetic mosaic with dual binary transcriptional systems in Drosophila., Nat. Neurosci. 9, 703...

...unknown. Genome Biology, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-021-02322-1  Pennacchio, L. A., Bickmore... promoter region of a gene to initiate transcription (Figure 1). Although all cell types share the same... has capitalized on. Figure 1: Schematic of transcriptional regulation by an enhancer. Created ...,"rgb":"rgb(0, 82, 169)","rgba":"rgba(0, 82, 169, 1)"},"button_font":{"size":18,"styles":{"font-family...:"rgb(255, 255, 255)","rgba":"rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"}}{% endraw %}{% end_module_attribute %}{% module_attribute...expression by interacting with proteins such as transcription factors and chromatin modifiers. These proteins...functional in every cell. Differential expression of transcription factors, which recognize and bind to different...

... arms. Nat Chem Biol., 308(20): 1-9 (2020). 10.1038/s41589-019-0432-1 Mehdi Banan. Recent advances in ...knock-ins by HDR.   Fig. 1: Early steps in repair of a DNA double strand break by homologous recombination...traditionally have larger homology arms in the 500 bp to 1 kb range, however, shorter homology tracts have recently...repair of DNA double strand breaks. J Biol Chem., 293(27): 10524-10535 (2018). 1 10.1074/jbc.TM118.000372...(single vs. double stranded) all depends on the size of the knock-in. Single strand oligonucleotide donors...knock-out. The goal of a knock-out is to disrupt DNA translation by generating a frameshift mutation. The majority...pathway cells already have for repairing DNA double strand breaks – (HR). HR is the dominant homology-directed...

...evaluate all of the pegRNAs in one experiment (Figure 1). Through this method, we found key determinants of...diverse edit types and cell contexts. Figure 1: High-throughput screening of pegRNA efficiency and...Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41576-022-00541-1 Kim, H. K., Kim, Y., Lee, S., Min, S., Bae, J. Y.,...DNA repair determinants. Nature Biotechnology 2023, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-023-01678-y Li,...editing systems in multiple cell types. Cell, 186, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.03.034 Resources..., and deletions) without introducing DNA double-strand breaks (Anzalone et al., 2019; Chen & Liu, 2023...typically a Cas9 H840A nickase fused to a reverse transcriptase) together with a prime editing guide RNA (pegRNA...

...the sample (by less than 1%) and recovered after the magnet was removed (Figure 1). At first, Andrew and...Image reproduced from Frank Hayward et al. 2024 under CC-BY license.   Video 1: Fluorescence movie ...since the initial report in 2023.)     Figure 1: Fluorescence intensity of EGFP-FlavinTag in E. coli...that could be expressed and purified. Although a ~1% change in signal might not make a very powerful tool...tool that responds strongly to magnetic fields (Frank Hayward et al., 2024). They deposited their plasmid...proteins. Motivated by curiosity Although a wide range of fluorescent proteins and optogenetic tools exist...when a small magnet was passed over the sample (Frank Hayward et al., 2024). The fluorescence intensity...

...simple two-step, 2 hr protocol prior to transformation (Figure 1). As this approach requires no special...allow immediate co-transformation with linearized vector backbone. DpnI digestion - 1 μl DpnI is added...confirm primer design.  Use minimal template DNA Use 1 ng of PCR template DNA to minimize false positive ... by PCR, so we usually add DMSO (3%) and Betaine (1 M) to the PCR mix. When PCR is not possible Some plasmids...Twitter @jakefwatson and @JGarciaNafria.  References 1. Jones, Douglas H., and Bruce H. Howard. "A rapid ...false positive colonies. Transformation - the linear fragments are transformed into E. coli and plasmid...assembly of a circular plasmid in vitro, before transforming it into E. coli for propagation. However, while...

... class 1 systems. A putative new class 2 nuclease, Cpf1 (CRISPR from Prevotella and Francisella), was ...guide for a refresher on CRISPR/Cas9.  Figure 1: Cpf1 is a single RNA-guided endonuclease of a class...that Cpf1 can tolerate mismatches at gRNA positions 1, 8, 9, and 19-23. Accordingly, the 3’ end of the gRNA...Most gRNAs directed low-frequency Cpf1 cleavage at 1-12 off-target sites; in contrast, SpCas9 may cleave...the diversity of CRISPR-based systems. References 1. Zetsche, Bernd, et al. "Cpf1 is a single RNA-guided... Cas9’s shortcomings - namely its blunt double stranded cleavage and G-rich PAM requirement. Zetsche et...one to characterize the Cpf1 nucleases. Using Francisella Cpf1 (FnCpf1), they employed an E. coli plasmid...

...Cre-expressing AAV-5 into the DRN of a transgenic mouse harbouring a Cre-dependent IL-1 beta overexpression cassette...production of the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin IL-1 beta in the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN), a region thought...Cre in these neurons turns on overexpression of IL-1 beta. They tested the mice in a series of behavioral...risky), or a closed arm (safe). Mice with higher IL-1 beta production spent more time in the open arm and... part of the apparatus, it turned out that the IL-1 beta overexpressing mice spent more time in the risky...project to the NAc, where enhanced glutamate transmission leads to locomotion sensitization. (for review... Channelrhodopsin 2 (ChR2) reduced glutamate transmission from the mPFC projections to the NAc and decreased...

...such as IL-8, IFNγ, and colony stimulating factor 1 (CSF-1). Additionally, tumor cells recruit regulatory...introduced the “Three Es of Immunoediting” nomenclature. 1. Eliminate - Latent tumors are recognized by effector...the tumor, activates hypoxia inducing factor (HIF-1), which promotes the production of VEGF to increase...This study used CRISPR gene editing to knockout PD-1 on immune cells harvested from patients and thereby...exploring new avenues in healthcare.   References 1. Vinay, Dass S., et al. "Immune evasion in cancer:...lymphoblastic leukaemia in children and young adults: a phase 1 dose-escalation trial." The Lancet 385.9967 (2015)...epithelial origin. Suppressing function, creating tolerance, and evading recognition are a few methods by ...

...by PCR or next-generation sequencing. Figure 1: Overview of the key steps of the CAPTURE method. ...ligases Expression system Stable cell line expressing 1) FLAG-biotin-tagged dCas9, 2) BirA, and 3) one or ...or more gRNAs Two separate lentiviruses delivering 1) a BioTAP-tagged dCas9 and an eGFP tag, and 2) gRNAs...(s) Cell lines Cell lines, primary cells Table 1: Key differences between original CAPTURE and CAPTURE...The Xu lab presented three ways to use CAPTURE 2.0: 1. Multiplex capture of chromatin interactions The Xu...sequences that, when bound by transcription factors, can increase a gene’s transcription. Sometimes enhancers ...and proteins that forms chromosomes. These long range DNA interactions are often detected with chromosome...

...that have now become hallmarks of ideal FP timers: 1. Ratiometric determination of expression time The ...the FT series matures from blue to red (see Table 1 for emission and absorption spectra). Subach et al...times and varied blue-red maturation times (Table 1). These separate proteins should be useful for monitoring...cellular events occurring at varied time scales.  Table 1: Monomeric FP Timers and Associated Plasmids from ... know in the comments section below! References 1. Terskikh, Alexey, et al. ""Fluorescent timer": protein...production of dsRed E5. This timer predictably transitions from green to red fluorescence (500 to 580 nm... of vesicle fusion and release from the plasma membrane by fusing various vesicle cargoes to FP timer ...

...) element and the cis-acting EBNA-1 from Epstein-Barr virus. EBNA-1 binds oriP and allows for replication... plasmid-based expression requires serial transfection of 1 or 2 plasmids that express the reprogramming...reprogramming proteins. Table 1: Key Features of Different Methods for Generating iPSCs. One important...  Replicating oriP/Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen-1 (EBNA1) based episomes: These plasmids carry the origin...method Most iPSC research falls into two categories: 1) studies focused on better understanding the mechanisms...iPSCs experiences in the comments below! References  1. Sano, Masayuki, Minoru Iijima, Manami Ohtaka, and...Methods figures were adapted from this reference. 1. Malik, Nasir, and Mahendra S. Rao. "A Review of the...

... Effectors.” Cell (2018) pii: S0092-8674(18)30207-1. PubMed PMID: 29551272 Plasmids from this paper ...type VI-D enzymes are the latest tools in the transcriptome engineering toolbox. How were Cas13d enzymes...small hairpin RNA interference, dCas9-mediated transcriptional inhibition (CRISPRi), and Cas13a/Cas13b RNA...only time will tell how large the genome and transcriptome engineering toolbox will be. It is, however,...community. References Konermann, Silvana, et al. “Transcriptome Engineering with RNA-Targeting Type VI-D CRISPR...Editing with REPAIR Get tips for using Cas9 Transcriptional Activators Learn about Cas13a (C2c2) Characterization...

...much more favorable than previous methods yielding 1-10% knock-in. Read on to learn how you can make CRISPR...one NHEJ-repaired indel, often occur. Figure 1: In conventional gene targeting (A), you must first... drug induction systems (ttA or rtTA) are between 1 to 2 kb in length. There are plenty of Addgene plasmid...CRISPR ribonucleoproteins.” Genome Biol. 18 (2017) (1):92. DOI: 10.1186/s13059-017-1220-4 PubMed PMID: 28511701... using long ssDNA donors.” Nat Protoc. 13 (2018) (1):195-215. DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2017.153 PubMed PMID:...engineering using CRISPR nucleases. Genome Biol. 19 (2018) (1):25. DOI: 10.1186/s13059-018-1400-x PubMed PMID: 29482575... Wenning Qin. Single-stranded DNA repair templates Short single-stranded DNA templates have been shown...