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  1. Plasmids 101: Codon usage bias

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    ...choice, you should perform a functional assay to make sure your protein isn’t forming inclusion bodies ...
  2. Antibodies 101: Immunoprecipitation

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    ...antibody-target protein immune complexes are allowed to form. Following incubation, beads are used to immobilize...-40 or triton-X, to preserve native protein conformations and interactions. For difficult to release proteins... in the lysis buffer, keep samples on ice, and perform the IP at 4oC. When choosing the capture antibody... recognizes the target protein in its native conformation. Frequently, the antibodies used for a standard... are completely removed. Wash steps should be performed even with a pre-cleared sample.  Eluting the target...and negative controls for an IP. When possible, perform the IP in parallel with both a sample known to ...order to identify any non-specific interactions, perform parallel IPs with beads only and an isotype control...
  3. Multiplexed Capture of Promoter-enhancer 3D Chromatin Structures Using CRISPR

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    ...chromatin, the complex of DNA and proteins that forms chromosomes. These long range DNA interactions are... are often detected with chromosome conformation capture (3C) based methods, such as 5C or Hi-C (Han et...generated with current 3C methods provide useful information about chromatin interactions, they are grainy...for answering more questions about chromatin conformations. The Xu lab presented three ways to use CAPTURE... capture of chromatin interactions The Xu lab performed a proof-of-concept experiment to show that CAPTURE...original CAPTURE method. Both CAPTURE methods outperformed other 3D chromatin methods such as ChIA-PET ...is detection of temporal changes in chromatin conformation, like those that occur during development and...
  4. CRISPR 101: Targeting RNA with Cas13a (C2c2)

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    ... in spacer acquisition following infection, as a form of “bait” to identify new CRISPR-associated proteins...target binding and cleavage through a series of conformational changes in the Cas13a molecule. Like Cas9, ...
  5. New Tools Enable CRISPRa for Neuroscience Applications

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    ...specify and assemble diverse arrays of neurons, forming the neuronal circuits that will later be refined...traditional cDNA overexpression: isoform-specific gene expression. Gene isoforms refer to mRNAs generated from...untranslated or coding regions. Typically, each gene isoform has a distinct transcriptional start site. Because...transcriptional start sites in order to better understand isoform-specific gene regulation — at least, more straightforward...straightforward than generating cDNA for each gene isoform individually. To highlight this advantage, they...neurons and synapses as well as long-term memory formation. The Bdnf gene possesses 9 distinct transcriptional...with CRISPRa, the Day lab singled out two Bdnf isoforms (I and IV) for investigation. Co-transduction ...
  6. Don’t FRET: Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation Makes Visualizing Protein-Protein Interactions Easy

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    ...protein interaction partners (PIPs), the FP fragments form the complete FP because the PIPs they’re tethered...to bring them into close proximity (Figure 1). Formation of the complete FP results in a fluorescent signal...selection of FP fragments and, preferably, some information about the structures of the tested PIPs. Many...fuse the FP fragments. In the absence of this information, you can fuse each FP fragment to the N- and ...your results. Unfortunately, without structural information, constructing appropriate controls may requires...
  7. Hot Plasmids - August 2020

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    ...synthetic oscillator, bistable network, stripe pattern-forming incoherent feed-forward loop. Find the plasmids...systems at Addgene! Schematic of the evolution platform to generate TEV protease variants. Catalysis by...the right places, which can provide misleading information on where exactly a structure or protein is located...dissolved at a higher concentration, and results in uniform NB biotinylation. Once induced, the NBs could be...developed fluorescently labeled piggyBac vectors for uniform and sustained expression of single or multiplexed...
  8. Degrading DNA with Cascade-Cas3

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    ...mechanism (see next section for details). The newly formed single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) is then pulled through...through Cas3. After these initial steps, Cas3 can perform its helicase and nuclease functions simultaneously... D. W. (2023). Structural snapshots of R-loop formation by a type I-C CRISPR Cascade. Molecular Cell, ...
  9. Designing Your Chalk Talk for the Academic Job Interview

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    ...vision. Practice drawing and writing everything in a form that is easily visible from the back of the room... vision. Organize your vision into a chalk talk format. Practice. Define your research vision A chalk...find, and how you will interpret and use the information. In contrast, a list of experiments or a laundry...Organize your research vision into the chalk talk format Once you have developed your research vision, you...most of your limited speaking time. Beyond the information you seek to convey in your chalk talk, there'...
  10. Hot Plasmids - November 2023

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    ...best PE6 variant for your application. Image reused form Doman and Pandey et al., 2023 under CC-BY 4.0 License.... These variants use different RT enzymes and performed large edits with similar or better efficiency ...potential to reduce negative side effects. This platform offers a promising approach for experimental therapies...we began distribution and has been verified to perform well in standard IHC and western blot protocols...protocols. You can find more specific information on the Wu Lab’s use of Anti-PSD-95 [K28/43R] under the Application...
  11. Plasmids 101: Choosing an Antibiotic Resistance Gene

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    ... plates. This prevents satellite colonies from forming while effectively selecting plasmid-containing ...cost-effective, timesaving for transformations. Cons: Prone to satellite colony formation on agar plates, less ...in a plasmid. During the propagation and/or transformation process, some bacteria will either never receive... is nifty because the recovery period after transformation (the dreaded 60 minutes shaking at 37 degrees..., interchangeable with Amp, timesaving for transformations. Con: Expensive.   Kanamycin Kanamycin, or...selection gene. However, it does require a slower transformation recovery period than amp or carb (60 minutes...confers mammalian resistance to G418. Con: Slow transformation   Spectinomycin/streptomycin Spectinomycin...
  12. Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs)

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    ...partnered with colleagues at other institutions to form a support network called the MDH CUREs Community...). But is it possible to bring the kinds of transformative educational experiences afforded to those fortunate.... Therefore, he decided to adopt a more focused format, where all students work on malate dehydrogenase...hockey coach all shaped his teaching style, with the former offering excellent training in improvisation and...NADH production.   CUREs are beginning to transform undergraduate education in the sciences by making...
  13. CRISPR 101: Making a Knock-In Cell Line

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    ...location. HDR depends on resection at the break site to form ssDNA and uses the ends of the ssDNA to find a repair...increase HDR frequency by committing a break to performing HR before other factors were loaded onto the ...
  14. Negative Can Be Positive: Open AAV Data with Addgene

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    ...highlights the dearth of AAV vector information provided in openly accessible forms like publications. Why not ... two years testing and reformulating our AAV construct to optimize performance in our system and yet none...literature, and as a result can leave scientists under-informed with respect to how different serotypes, promoters...this one set of experiments didn’t provide any information on other important factors such as what is the...adjacent areas impacted the experiments we wanted to perform. It required a great deal of time and effort to...packaging viral particles (6), can influence vector performance. Open science initiatives, like Addgene’s Data...negative data and instead focus on getting this information out into the public where it can be utilized ...
  15. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Fluorescent Protein Timers

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    ...changes in gene expression as new body sections are formed. In synthetic biology, FP timers might be able ...isolate particular organelles and their contents, or perform in situ hybridization experiments. In many cases...like the patterning of nascent tissues and the formation of limbs are correlated with changes in gene expression...and developmental timer of neural fiber bundle formation." Journal of Biological Chemistry 276.32 (2001...
  16. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Aptamer Fluorophores

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    .... For instance, the fluorophore and quencher may form the base of the stem in an RNA stem-loop structure...and detection - since they frequently undergo conformational changes after target binding, aptamers are ...fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) of E. coli transformed with aptamer libraries, the Jaffrey group selected...
  17. CRISPR Between the Genes: How to Experiment with Enhancers and Epigenomics

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    ...compaction—on the order of 700 terabytes per gram—and form the X-shaped chromosomes we all know and love. To...enhancers and genome math come in. They help us to transform raw genomic coordinates into meaningful experiments...tri_methylation In the next section we’ll apply the above formula to a real-world experiment. We’ll start with ChIP-seq...
  18. Minigenomes - a Safe Way to Study Dangerous Viruses Like the Ebola Virus

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    ... associates with the viral polymerase, which is formed by a complex of two proteins: the large (L) catalytic...measured to quantify (indirectly) transcription performed by the viral polymerase. Alternatively, the mRNA...independently. In addition, experiments can be performed in the absence of some viral proteins (compared... minigenome plasmid per well (in a 6 well plate format). However, since plasmid quality and transfection...
  19. Avoiding the Dark Side of Fluorescent Protein Fusions with mOX FPs

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    ...and others have reported that FP cysteine residues form inappropriate disulfide bonds in the secretory pathway...modifications including glycosylation, disulfide bond formation, and proteolytic cleavage. FPs localized to organelles...fusion protein localization. For example, the formation of inappropriate inter-chain disulfide bonds between...because of the correct folding and fluorophore formation by most, if not all, of the FP fusions. Our moxFPs...
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