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  1. Hot Plasmids - March 2020 - base editors, GEVI, MoClo, and optogenetics

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    ...reconstituted in vivo to form a protein identical in sequence to the unmodified enzyme. Each half of the base... cell. Intein splitting removes any exogenous sequences and regenerates a native peptide bond at the split...markers, transformation acceptor vectors, and sequences for genomic integration by homology directed repair...
  2. A Quick Guide to a Career in Software Product Management

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    ...working on lab operations software for next-gen sequencing (NGS), and high-throughput screening. While some...in the US to learn where the gaps are in their sequencing workflows, any problems they’re having with our...region. She is particularly interested in DNA sequencing tech, and the intersection of technology, software...
  3. Plasmids 101: Yeast Vectors

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    ...These vectors contain an Autonomously Replicating Sequence (ARS) derived from the yeast chromosome. As the...part of an ARS along with part of a centromere sequence (CEN). These vectors replicate as though they ...DNA (apparently independent of a known specific sequence) dictate the replication of these vectors. S. ...
  4. CRISPR History and Development for Genome Engineering

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    ... DNA sequence complementary to the crRNA. In Type II CRISPR systems, a potential target sequence is only...Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat) sequences were initially discovered in the E. coli genome...loci to generate CRISPR RNAs (crRNAs). Through sequence homology, these crRNAs guide a Cas nuclease to...material, which must also contain a species-specific sequence known as a protospacer adjacent motif (PAM). The...CRISPR array contains many unique protospacer sequences that have homology to foreign DNA. Protospacers...Protospacers are separated by short palindromic repeat sequences. (1) The CRISPR array is transcribed to make the...genomes, are highly diverse, with varying PAM sequences and number/types of Cas proteins. Makarova et ...
  5. Zhang Lab CRISPR Page

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    ...target site sequence (20bp) and need to be followed on the 3' end by a 3bp NGG PAM sequence. We have found...target site sequence (30bp) and need to be followed on the 3' end by a 3bp NGG PAM sequence. 3. SpCas9 ...target site sequence (21-22bp) and need to be followed on the 3' end by NGRRT or NGRRN PAM sequences. We have... - Contains BbsI sites for insertion of guide sequences Addgene plasmids #61425 - #61427 are intended .... Contains BsmBI sites for insertion of guide sequences Zhang Lab SAM Cloning Protocol 321.5 KB Return...phosphorylated oligos designed based on the target site sequence (20bp). CRISPR-Cas9 Cre expression vectors for...phosphorylated oligos designed based on the target site sequence (20bp). #60230 - AAV:ITR-U6-sgRNA(NeuN)-hSyn-Cre...
  6. RaPID Detection of RNA-protein Interactions

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    ...HHCS-associated sequences had lower IREB2 binding enrichment compared to wild-type sequences and that loss...however, knock-in of BoxB sites into endogenous DNA sequences could allow one to study RNAs expressed from their...
  7. Enhancing CRISPR Targeting Specificity with eSpCas9, SpCas9-HF1, & HypaCas9

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    ...lowering Cas9 expression, and truncating gRNA sequences used for targeting; however, these options can...the gRNA (see figure below) Because off-target sequences have less complementarity to the gRNA, they have...Lab similarly thought that if they could weaken sequence independent interactions between Cas9 and DNA,...
  8. Experimenting in an Open Source lab: from CRISPR to Cats

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    ... available, and the collection of samples and sequencing is being organized and funded by someone else...the makerspace comfortable with next-generation sequencing data and the bioinformatics pipeline. It’s possible... the Illumina GAIIx we recently acquired  for sequencing again - it’s too inefficient and the reagents...
  9. Fluorescent Proteins 101: When GFP lets you down

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    ...N-terminal consensus sequence (MG-) and prenylation requires a C-terminal consensus sequence (-CaaX). Both modifications...modifications are disrupted when GFP is fused to these sequences. When N- and C-terminal fusions are not tolerated...alternative is to insert the GFP into the coding sequence of the protein of interest. One of the reasons... reaction requires molecular oxygen and as a consequence GFP remains non-fluorescent under anaerobic conditions...
  10. Five Popular Model Organisms

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    ...also the first eukaryotic genome to be entirely sequenced and is very amenable to genetic manipulation. ...organisms, the C.elegans genome is also completely sequenced and over 60% of human genes have an ortholog in...Kerstin, et al. "The zebrafish reference genome sequence and its relationship to the human genome." Nature496.7446...extrachromosomal maintenance and integration of transforming sequences." The EMBO journal 10.12 (1991): 3959-3970. PubMed...
  11. Fluorescent Proteins 101: GFP Fusion Proteins - Making the Right Connection

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    ... Since researchers can generate almost any DNA sequence in the way that they like, the design and engineering...mNeonGreen, mScarlet(-I), and mCherry. Keep the linker sequence short In the early days of GFP applications, many...site and therefore consist of random amino acid sequences or (ii) designed to form an inert, unstructured...and protein of interest (POI). To indicate the sequence, people often use terminology like “C-terminal...interest usually outweigh potential negative consequences of the tag. Many thanks to our guest blogger...
  12. Evolution of Brainbow: Using Cre-lox for Multicolor Labeling of Neurons

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    ...segments, each with two fluorescent protein coding sequences in opposite orientations. Cre-mediated excision...the system, the fluorescent protein whose coding sequence is closest to the promoter will be expressed. ...used are fluorescently distinct, their protein sequences are highly homologous, preventing design of antibodies...three with low levels of both fluorescence and sequence overlap (coral mOrange2, jellyfish EGFP, and sea...
  13. Plasmids 101: Common Lab E. coli Strains

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    ...MG1655    Wild type K-12 strain; first published sequence of an E. coli K-12 strain. F- λ- ilvG- rfb-50 ...and retroviral vectors or cloning or repeated sequences with the potential to recombine.  F' proA+B+ lacIq...and retroviral vectors or cloning or repeated sequences with the potential to recombine.  F- endA1 glnV44...and retroviral vectors or cloning or repeated sequences with the potential to recombine. This strain is...E.coli strains Gene(s) Description Functional Consequence dam DNA adenine methylase mutation (GATC) Preparing...
  14. Your Top Requested Plasmid in 2016!

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    ...strange breaks at target sites 5' of the 5'NGG3' PAM sequence as directed by a gRNA. 2A-Puro In this plasmid...into which you can clone your 20 nucleotide guide sequence of choice (for generation of a gRNA that will ...
  15. Qi Lab CRISPR Page

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    ... DNA motif (protospacer adjacent motif or PAM, sequence: NGG) juxtaposed to the DNA complementary region...N20 can be custom designed to target arbitrary sequences in the genome. Co-expression of both plasmids ...wherein the GN19 can be custom designed to target sequences in the genome. The pgRNA_humanized also contains...Repurposing CRISPR as an RNA-Guided Platform for Sequence-Specific Control of Gene Expression. Qi LS, Larson...vector that contains sgRNA targeting repetitive sequence of human MUC4 exon 3 46915 pU6-sgGAL4-1 Human ...
  16. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - January 2021

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    ...that recognize, cut, and alter specific target sequences in DNA resulting in a variety of outcomes including... requirement. For instance, for Casɸ-2 the PAM sequence is 5’-TBN-3’ (where B is G, T, or C). The authors...scientists seeking a wider range of targetable genomic sequences could benefit from CRISPR-Casɸ. Pausch et al....
  17. Synthetic promoter AAVs for cell-type specific expression in retinal cells

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    ...strategies: Strategy #1 (ProA): Create promoters with sequences upstream of the start codon of retinal cell-type...Create promoters using phylogenetically conserved sequences that are upstream of the transcription initiation... factor binding sites interspaced with random sequences.   Strategy #4 (ProD): Create promoters with the...
  18. Adapting Toehold Switches to Detect Zika Virus

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    ... RNA sensors that can detect virtually any RNA sequence (Green et al, 2014). The second was an in vitro...laboratory. The detection threshold for these RNA sequences (3 nM), however, was quite high and above what...and prototyping pipeline that can take pathogen sequence information from public databases to the production...
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