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  1. Pairing CombiGEM and CRISPR for Combinatorial Genetic Screening

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    ...CombiGEM lentiviral vector backbone pAWp12 (Figure 2). Cloning from the pAWp28 storage vector to the pAWp12... before beginning your experiments. Figure 2: Strategy for assembling barcoded combinatorial gRNA...PMID: 25114216. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4151723. 2. Doench, John G., et al. "Optimized sgRNA design to...genes essential for West-Nile-virus-induced cell death." Cell reports 12.4 (2015): 673-683. PubMed PMID:... (and multiple) genetic perturbations in single cells. Methods to scale up multiplexed CRISPR systems ... build and constantly improve gRNA libraries, excellent resources with effective gRNAs are publicly available...perturbations and applications in functional genomics, cell reprogramming, and beyond. For further details, ...
  2. Plasmids 101: CcdB - The Toxic Key to Efficient Cloning

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    ...CcdB.” Biotechniques. 1996 Aug;21(2):320-3. PubMed PMID: 8862819. 2. Bahassi, EM., et al. “F plasmid CcdB... desired insert should not grow.   Figure 2: Image from http://teachline.ls.huji.ac.il/72682/tutorials... protein (CcdA) that protects the cell against the toxic CcdB. Cells that lose ccdA through the loss of...disrupted allowing cells expressing the recombinant plasmid to propagate. Any cells that contained non-recombinant...which is responsible for plasmid maintenance during cell division. ccdB codes for the toxic protein (CcdB...broken double stranded DNA and ultimately causing cell death. ccdA, another gene found in the ccd operon...Gateway takes advantage of the same principle that cells will not propagate while expressing the gene. Briefly...
  3. Evolution of Brainbow: Using Cre-lox for Multicolor Labeling of Neurons

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    ...Brainbow mouse neural labeling system. Brainbow-1 and -2 have been further refined to create Brainbow 3.2. ...M-CFP expression; these deletions are defined using 2 loxP variants (only identical loxP sites can mediate... each fluorophore. Third, Brainbow-1 and Brainbow-2 each contained a “default” state; for example, Brainbow...processes not previously visible with Brainbow-1 and -2. The general structure of Brainbow-1.0 is retained... brain, robust single-cell labeling is necessary to distinguish individual cells. The Brainbow-1.0 construct... May 5. PubMed. Zebrabow: multispectral cell labeling for cell tracing and lineage analysis in zebrafish... both of Harvard’s Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, harnessed these attributes of Cre-lox...
  4. Enhancing CRISPR Targeting Specificity with eSpCas9, SpCas9-HF1, & HypaCas9

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    ... (2,3). Stable strand separation is maintained by 2 sets of interactions : 1. Interactions between the...formed by the Cas9 HNH and RuvC nuclease domains 2. Interactions between the target strand and the gRNA... Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 2. Nishimasu, Hiroshi, et al. "Crystal structure of ... the EMX1 locus in human embryonic kidney (HEK) cells, 11 of these initial mutants retained the on-target...off-target activity at multiple genomic locations in HEK cells. Further testing of two of the mutants, SpCas9(K855A... showed that these mutants are not toxic to HEK cells and that similar mutations can improve the specificity... researchers to make precise edits in mammalian cells and may decrease worries about off target effects...
  5. Antibodies 101: Stripping and Reprobing Western Blots

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    ...incubation at 37 °C. Wash the membrane for 5–10 minutes 2–3x in fresh wash buffer such as PBS or TBST. Stringent...Purpose Tris HCl 62.5 mM Buffer SDS 2% (w/v) Detergent Β-mercaptoethanol (βME) 100...minutes at 50 °C. Wash the membrane for 5–10 minutes 2–6x in fresh wash buffer such as PBS or TBST. Note ...better than a nitrocellulose membrane. If you have already run your blot using nitrocellulose, you may decide...protein of interest in a complicated solution like cell lysate. But they can be a lot of work — and what...instructions for the membrane you are using. Dry nitrocellulose membranes are brittle, so proceed with caution...
  6. Addgene Depositors Get More Citations

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    ... 1 2010 3 Nature  3.3% 10.5%   3.2  9.6 2 2010 167  Nature 3.3%  10.5%  3.2  534.1 3...Microbiology  1.6% 1.2%  0.75   125.3 In figure 2, you can see the full impact from using these weighted...plasmids deposited at Addgene still accrue on average 2 to 3 times as many citations as other papers in the... most relevant to plasmids: Genetics & Heredity, Cell Biology, Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology, Biochemistry...
  7. University of Florida Serotype Testing Panel for the Eye and Brain

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    ...AAV2 vectors in the mouse retina. Mol Ther . Feb;19(2):293-301. PMID: 21045809 Other citations include: ...adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells into pluripotent stem cells by a mutant adeno-associated viral...serotype also demonstrates enhanced transduction of cells in culture for ex-vivo conditioning. The AAV2(trpYF...displays enhanced transduction of hematopoietic stem cells and microglia. The AAV6(dbY-F+T-V) serotype was ...AAV-mediated transduction and targeting of retinal bipolar cells with improved mGluR6 promoters in rodents and primates...human gene therapy of glaucoma and their reversed cell entry characteristics. Gene Ther . 2020 Apr;27(3...delivery of a novel AAV vector targets ON bipolar cells and restores visual function in a mouse model of...
  8. Using Phosphoserine to Study Protein Phosphorylation

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    ...phosphorylation." Nature cell biology4.5 (2002): E127-E130. PubMed PMID: 11988757. 2. Hornbeck, Peter V., ...phosphorylation events in the proteomes of higher mammals (2). How can we begin to understand the importance of... the open reading frame (ORF) of interest (Figure 2). 1. The phosphoserine OTS The backbone of the phosphoserine...optimized Sep-OTSλ and can recommend its use (6).  2. C321, a specialized bacterial host strain for pSer-incorporation...commonly cited that approximately one-third of cellular proteins are modified through phosphorylation ...translation of many stop codons and detrimental effects on cell growth. The C321.ΔA strain was genomically recoded...is particularly interested in the intersection of cell signaling, metabolism, and the mighty mitochondrion...
  9. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Introduction to FRET

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    ... living plant cells." (2013). PubMed PMID: 24194740. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3810607. 2. Bajar, Bryce... fluorophore excitation by absorption of a photon 2. Energy transfer from the excited donor directly to...PubMed PMID: 10500161. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC18018. 2. Miyawaki, Atsushi, et al. "Fluorescent indicators...fluorescent proteins available. Fortunately, several excellent reviews have collated data from various papers... alters the FRET efficiency. Detecting certain cellular changes with an intermolecular probe is often ...Miyawaki et al., 1997), was designed to measure intracellular calcium and published in 1997. Since that time...of labs to answer sophisticated questions about cellular processes. Currently, FRET experiments can probe...
  10. Educational Planarian Tools for Teaching Developmental Biology Techniques

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    ... the gene Prohormone convertase 2 (pc2) labels the central nervous system. Evaluating Gene function by... characterized in an unrelated worm (C. elegans) [2]. Delivering dsRNA matching a specific mRNA sequence...223). Link: http://abt.ucpress.edu/content/79/3/208 2. Fire, S. Xu, M.K. Montgomery, S.A. Kostas, S.E. Driver...stain the cells that contain this mRNA-riboprobe-antibody complex and, as a result, these cells turn blue...specific cell types or entire organs in planarians. For example, the gene Piwi labels neoblast cells and the...techniques to alter gene expression or to label specific cells, but there are too few resources to teach students... in tissue. This is useful for labeling specific cell types and for viewing how gene expression changes...
  11. Technique: Probe Phage Genomes for Host Binding Proteins

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    ...lately (1, 2), depends on knowledge of the structure(s) a given phage will recognize on a host cell. To make...per plate) across 20 fresh selective plates. Step 2: Express random phage DNA fragments in E. coli Now...microbiology 23.4 (2015): 185-191. PubMed PMID: 25708933. 2. Cooper, Callum J., Mohammadali Khan Mirzaei, and ... biology 34 (2015): 69-77. PubMed PMID: 26275959. 2. Weigele, Peter, and Elisabeth A. Raleigh. "Biosynthesis... cloned into E. coli cells, isolated colonies will be lifted onto nitrocellulose membranes and exposed... proteins directly onto the nitrocellulose for subsequent probing for cell-binding activity.  First, cut...with live host cells Now you can proceed with incubating this membrane with your cells of interest and...
  12. Technologies Enabled by NanoLuc® Luciferase

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    ...the system outlined in Schmid-Burgk, J.L., et al (2). In this post, I’ll cover two great applications ...molecularly evolved from mNeptune2 through 33 mutations and 2 deletions. CyOFP1 has a higher quantum yield, brightness...luciferin 24 hours later demonstrated a more than 2-fold brighter signal from Antares as compared to Fluc...PMID: 22894855. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3501149. 2. Schmid, J.L., et al. (2016) CRISPaint allows modular...successfully infected/expressing cells by flow cytometry. The isolated cells were injected into mice and imaged...including monitoring multiple cellular events such as the dynamics of subcellular structures and gene expression...other cellular proteins. BRET-based biosensors utilizing NanoLuc® luciferase Many intracellular sensors...
  13. Quickest Way to Deposit Plasmids: The Deposit Spreadsheet

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    ...red in the spreadsheet (Figure 2) and are described in Table 1. Some cells have drop-down options for you...our deposit spreadsheet to complete Step 1. Steps 2 and 3 are usually very easy — our tech transfer team...Filling out and sending the deposit spreadsheet Figure 2: Example of the deposit spreadsheet showing the first... question about what should go into a cell, hover over the cell and instructions will pop up. When you... into the appropriate full and partial sequence cells. *Note: If you believe you need to deposit a collection...
  14. Pathways Over Time Plasmids Engage Students in Functional Genomics Research

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    ... DC. 2. President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology [PCAST] (2012). Engage to Excel: Producing...research experiences to undergraduate students (1, 2), but educators face significant challenges in designing... by western blotting in other experiments (Figure 2).   Complementation reveals conservation of function...lack uracil, but contain methionine. (This allows cells carrying nonfunctional as well as functional MET... is available at our Investigations in Molecular Cell Biology Website. Many thanks to our guest blogger...right) has taught courses in biochemistry, molecular cell biology and genetics at Boston College. She is particularly...
  15. Three Key Considerations for Precise Neuronal Targeting Using AAV Technologies

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    ...neuroscience see Table 1 from the paper. 2. Manipulate your cell of interest: Cell-type specific expression of molecular...specific cell type. Find some transduction characteristics of select AAV serotypes in Table 2 from the...in their cell bodies. Optical stimulation in a different brain area can then reveal the cells bodies of...with AAV: 1. Getting your viral vector into your cell of interest: AAV tropism and route of administration...transduction, the viral capsid proteins bind to the target cell’s surface proteins and this interaction determines...by restricting expression to genetically defined cell types. Specific transgene expression can be also...different approaches can increase the specificity of cell targeting even further. For example, injecting AAVs...
  16. Fluorescent Tagging of Endogenous Genes with SapTrap

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    ...digestion of the destination vector with SapI yields 2 sites- the first site accepts the sgRNA target sequence...marker, and connector to be released (Fig. 1, Step 2-3). Since donor plasmids of the same type will produce... gRNA vector that targets the gene of interest, 2) a plasmid to specify the reading frame of the insertion...and function of cellular systems. FPs have been used to track protein localization, cell structure, intracellular...associated with cellular organelles, scientists have been able to study many cellular processes, including...to fluorescently tag markers of cellular structures in mammalian cells. These plasmids use fluorescent...Depletion in Human Cells by Auxin-Inducible Degron Tagging with Short Homology Donors.” Cell Rep.15(1) (2016...
  17. How Dry Ice Affects Viral Vector Sample pH & How to Avoid It

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    ...pH visible at the sample interface upon thaw (Fig. 2). Before thawing, all the samples were at the control...showed that AAV infectivity was not altered by a short 2-hour exposure to pH as low as 2.5 (Potter et al., ...Methods. 2013 Apr;10(4):278-9. PubMed PMID: 23538862. 2. Potter M, Lins B, Mietzsch M, Heilbronn R, Van Vliet...measure the pH of our samples, we used a solution of cell culture medium, which is buffered and contains the...
  18. Making CRISPR Plasmids Using Fragmid

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    ... of components, such as your CRISPR enzyme or Pol 2 promoter. The options available in each class, or ...overhang specific to the type of module it is (Pol 2 protomer, Cas protein, ect...). Whatever individual... (KO, CRISPRa, CRISPRi, editing)   Figure 2: Selecting module fragments on the Fragmid website...Drosophilia Plasmid pRDB_051 (for stable fly cell lines; attL and attR sequences for genome integration...Drosophilia Plasmid pRDB_052 (for stable fly cell lines; Hygromycin resistance gene; for genome integration...rapid assessment of emerging CRISPR technologies. Cell Genomics, 4(3), 100519. https://doi.org/10.1016/...
  19. Cpf1 Update: Comparison to Cas9 and NgAgo

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    ... Class 2 CRISPR-Cas System. Cell. 2015 Sep 23. pii: S0092-8674(15)01200-3. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.09.038...single RNA-guided endonuclease of a class 2 CRISPR-Cas system." Cell (2015). PubMed PMID: 26422227.   ... Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 2. Kleinstiver, Benjamin P., et al. "Genome-wide specificities...particularly helpful for targeting non-dividing cells, which are difficult to modify through homology-... Cpf1 orthologs known to be active in mammalian cells, LbCpf1 and AsCpf1. In both reports, on target editing... (RNPs) failed to induce off-target editing in a cell culture model. What we still don't know about Cpf1...reveals specificities of Cpf1 endonucleases in human cells. Nat Biotechnol. 2016 Jun 6. PubMed PMID: 27272384...
  20. CRISPR 101: Anti-CRISPR Proteins Switch Off CRISPR-Cas Systems

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    ...base pair to another base pair at a specific site. 2. Temporal, spatial, or conditional control of CRISPR...difficult-to-engineer Sulfolobus islandicus rod-shaped virus 2 (Mayo-Muñoz et al., 2018). Only viral particles that...Editing of Sulfolobus islandicus Rod-Shaped Virus 2. Viruses 10:695 . https://doi.org/10.3390/v10120695...Inhibitor of CRISPR-Cas9. Cell 170:1224-1233.e15 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2017.07.037 Li C, Psatha...Off-Switches for CRISPR-Cas9. Cell 167:1829-1838.e9 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2016.11.017 Shin J, Jiang...concern is that the longer Cas remains active in a cell, the greater chances there are for off-target edits...within the first six hours. When added to human cells six hours after the introduction of Cas9 RNPs, AcrIIA4...
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