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TypeBlog Post...activation or gene editing. The more recently identified Cas12f systems from uncultivated archaea are ...almost 40%. The activity of Cas12f1 with these modified gRNAs is comparable to that of SpCas9. The group...group also confirmed that the Cas12f1 and modified gRNA were effective at genome editing when delivered...
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The Future of Research Symposium Boston 2015
TypeBlog Post...finding solutions to some of the problems that were identified last year. In particular, at the symposium we...How many graduates and postdocs – and from what fields – are needed to adequately supply these demands...the number of graduate students accepted in STEM fields (6). Melanie Sinche is a STEM career counselor... -
Plasmids 101: Cre-lox
TypeBlog Post...recombinase can be expressed only in specified cells or at specified times. Combining this with some of ...well-established research tool, especially in the field of mouse transgenics. A few of the most common uses... -
Working with Nuclear Receptors
TypeBlog Post...website, the new version of which will feature a simplified user interface, expanded numbers of curated molecules...expanded set of links to datasets and reagents in the field. Additional information can be found in the Datasets...The great progress that has been made in the NR field over the last thirty years or so would not have ... -
Popular Retroviral Vectors and Their Uses in Scientific Research
TypeBlog Post...delivering shRNA or miRNA. The ever expanding CRISPR field makes wide use of retroviral delivery systems, especially... recombination events and is widely used in the field of mouse transgenics. Experimental uses include:... most recent developments in the genome editing field. Lentiviral Plasmid Kit Multiple Lentiviral Expression... -
Educational Planarian Tools for Teaching Developmental Biology Techniques
TypeBlog Post...plasmids all have a PR-T4 vector backbone, which is a modified version of L440. This vector is versatile in that...using synthetically made RNA (riboprobes) with modified nucleotides (for example, Digoxigenin-labelled... to purify the dsRNA from bacteria and mix the purified dsRNA with liver paste, and feed the mixture to... -
Split-BioID: An Improved Method for Studying Protein-Protein Interactions
TypeBlog Post...interactors purified via streptavidin pulldown. Following trypsin digest, PPIs are identified via mass spec...). A promiscuous biotin ligase fusion protein identifies proximal and interacting proteins in mammalian... -
Open Resources and Plasmid Tools For Studying C. elegans
TypeBlog Post...the need for open science and collaboration. The field already has comprehensive reference pages and curated... resources and tools. That message was fully exemplified in Cori Bargmann’s keynote speech and in the ...elegans (Zhang et al., 2015). In this system a modified TIR-1 protein can degrade degron-tagged proteins... -
Hot Plasmids February 2024
TypeBlog Post...Lacy In 2022, Atsushi Miyawaki and colleagues identified a highly bright and stable fluorescent protein...lab generated a series of StayGold mutants and identified a triple mutant, Y187F, R144I and T155Q, which...brains. Systemic gene delivery capsids previously identified in rodents have not been widely successful in... -
CRISPR in the Clinic
TypeBlog Post... has been a breakthrough for the genome-editing field and the greater scientific community. In 2014, we...organoids. This work, and many others, pushed the field forward to where it is today. Below we will review...of using the patient’s own cells that have been modified ex vivo, previously edited healthy donor cells... -
Viral Vectors 101: Chemogenetics
TypeBlog Post... Chemogenetics has become a popular tool in the field as it provides a noninvasive method for manipulating...target activation by ligands. PSAMs themselves are modified ligand binding domains. When coupled to the ion...for clinical use. Varenicline has been further modified to create ultrapotent PSEMS (uPSEMs) that have... -
Plasmid-based Recombinant Monoclonal Antibodies: What They Are and Why You Should Be Excited About Them
TypeBlog Post... deplete, and visualize proteins of interest (Greenfield, 2014). Traditionally, they have been made as... from a protein sample (for instance, affinity purified antibodies from a patient’s blood), scientists...8:76 . https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-8-76 Greenfield, E.A. (Eds.), Antibodies: a Laboratory Manual... -
How to Prepare for an Industry Interview
TypeBlog Post...technical and transferable skills that make you qualified for the position. Highlight the outcomes or deliverables...required to give a job talk for a remote interview. Fielding questions can be hard during this talk since you... have made it to the interview if you weren’t qualified for the position. So prepare for the interview... -
Plasmids 101: FLEx Vectors
TypeBlog Post...both Cre and FLP recombinases. Figure 1 (modified from Schnutgen et al. Nat Biotech 2003): Basic... turn off one gene and activate another. In the field of mouse genetics, FLEx is currently being used ...targeted neuronal population. Figure 2 (modified from Schnutgen et al. Nat Biotech 2003): In the... -
AAV Vector Quality Control: Going the Extra Mile with NGS
TypeBlog Post...Figure 1). Briefly, packaged DNA is extracted from purified, DNase-treated AAV and submitted for NGS. Raw ...cases, the source of the contamination can be identified, and we will discard any AAV prep we suspect ...plasmid. Our recombination software looks for and quantifies the presence of recombinants in recombinase-dependent... -
The Scientific Conference Poster Session: Tips for Success
TypeBlog Post...presentation with people inside and outside your field. Your colleagues, lab mates, and PI can provide ...technical presentation, but those outside of your field can point out places where you gloss over essential...to be well-read on the recent literature in your field. Take your time: We often get so nervous when asked... -
The AAVantages of AAV in CRISPR Screens
TypeBlog Post...12 different capsids, or serotypes, have been identified in nature, while many more have been engineered...tissues. Created with BioRender.com. Beyond the identified serotypes, AAV also has psuedotypes. Psuedotyping...., Corey, D. P., Aryee, M. J., Joung, J. K., Breakefield, X. O., Maguire, C. A., & György, B. (2019). ... -
Of Myc and Men
TypeBlog Post...Evan, et al. 1985). Myc was one of the earliest identified oncogenes and was a target of intense research...hoped that their new monoclonals would help the field explore Myc’s role in cell proliferation and tumorigenesis...and Pelham learned of these new antibodies and identified Myc1-9E10 and its target peptide as a suitable... -
PCR Applications for Copy Number Variation Assays
TypeBlog Post...expressed, one-copy ‘housekeeping’ gene), and quantified relative to a 'normal' sample with known copy...reference sequence and the gene of interest to be amplified in the same reaction. Taqman’s increased sensitivity...to confirm negative samples and, if unexpected, verified by running the product on a gel. And only ddPCR... -
Multiplexed Capture of Promoter-enhancer 3D Chromatin Structures Using CRISPR
TypeBlog Post...off-target sites. Long-range chromatin interactions identified with the multiplexed CAPTURE 2.0 largely replicated...replicated interactions previously identified with the original CAPTURE method. Both CAPTURE methods outperformed...both the number of unique chromatin interactions identified and the level of on-target enrichment. 2. Determining...