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  1. Targeting HIV-1 with CRISPR: Shock and Kill or Cut it Out?

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    ...HIV-1 latent T cell lines, as well as a latent microglial line, treatment with CRISPR/Cas9 SAM increased...Q, Gendron P, Zhu W, Guo F, Cen S, Wainberg MA, Liang C. CRISPR/Cas9-Derived Mutations Both Inhibit HIV...
  2. Viral Vectors 101: AAV Serotypes and Tissue Tropism

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    ...AAV5 is generally the best choice for targeting astroglia. It has additionally been reported to have tropism...tropism for lung, liver, vascular endothelial, and smooth muscle cells (Issa et al., 2023). AAV5 capsids...
  3. Viral Vectors 101: Optogenetic Tools

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    ...of endogenous light-sensitive receptors, like mammalian rhodopsin, and the intracellular domain of an ..., Papagiakoumou, E., Gottschalk, A., Soba, P., Emiliani, V., Engel, A. K., Hegemann, P., & Wiegert, J....
  4. Viral Vectors 101: AAV Variables That Matter

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    ...promoters Selective promoters, such as synapsin, glial fibrillary associated protein (GFAP), or tyrosine-hydroxylase...Zingg, B., Chou, X. lin, Zhang, Z. gang, Mesik, L., Liang, F., Tao, H. W., & Zhang, L. I. (2017). AAV-Mediated...
  5. PiggyBac-ing Through the Genome Editing Field

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    ...successfully used for genetic manipulation in mammalian cells until 2005 [1]. Like other transposons, ...Functional Gene Correction for Cystic Fibrosis in Lung Epithelial Cells Generated from Patient iPSCs.,” Cell Rep...
  6. Quick Guide to All Things Lentivirus

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    ...development of viral vectors, gene transfer into mammalian cells often relied on chemical (CaCl2, cationic... differentiated cells such as macrophages and microglia. This property makes the lentivirus an attractive...
  7. A History of Genome Engineering in Popular Culture

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    ... genetic inheritance (1866) and just when the Mendelian genetics was being revived by the botanist Hugo...engineering itself is attributed to SciFi writer Jack Williamson who used it in his 1951 novel Dragon’s Island...
  8. 9 tips for a successful postdoctoral experience

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    ...Director of Student and Postdoctoral Programs at theJanelia Research Campus of the Howard Hughes Medical ...Director of Student and Postdoctoral Programs at the Janelia Research Campus of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute...
  9. Cancer and the Immune System: Deciphering the Relationship

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    ...cell types, especially immune cells and cells of epithelial origin. Suppressing function, creating tolerance...various signals. Over-production of vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGF) in tumors is attributed...
  10. A Primer on Optogenetics: Introduction and Opsin Delivery

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    ...basic biology of optogenetics so if you are not familiar with it, check out the video below). That’s not...coordinates at bregma which allows you to quickly and reliably locate your injection site. We recently purchased...
  11. Selecting Your Plasmid Purification Kit

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    ... available in your lab or the one you are most familiar with. And, hey — if something is working for you...high quantity) – Depending on the experiment, mammalian cell transfections can require quite large amounts...
  12. Delivery Methods for Generating iPSCs

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    ...Overall, integrating viral vectors efficiently and reliably generate iPSCs, but they have several safety concerns... and allows for replication of the plasmid in mammalian cells and assists in tethering the vector to the...
  13. Deep Dive: qPCR

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    ..., qPCR needs a steady pair of hands to produce reliable and reproducible data. Here are some tips to help... you’ve done the work to produce excellent and reliable qPCR data, you’ll of course want to share it so...
  14. Plan Your Experiment

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    ...Plasmids 101: Mammalian Vectors ) Transient or stable expression of Cas9 and/or gRNA in a mammalian cell line...Although we will use the example of CRISPR/Cas9 in mammalian cells, many of these principles apply to using...dCas9-KRAB is more effective than dCas9 alone for mammalian cell lines. Activate (CRISPRa) Increase expression...expression systems and variables for using CRISPR in mammalian cells. Some of the variables include: Species ...Expression System Components of System Application Mammalian expression vector Cas enzyme promoter can be constitutive...expression of Cas9 and/or gRNA in a wide variety of mammalian cell lines Useful for difficult to transfect cell...Video Reprint: Protocol for genomic deletions in mammalian cell lines Select Your Target Sequence and Design...
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