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TypeBlog Post..., excellent resources with effective gRNAs are publicly available, including those found at Addgene! ...realization of a variety of perturbations and applications in functional genomics, cell reprogramming, ...
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Plasmids 101: Golden Gate Cloning
TypeBlog Post...and exciting applications, this system is an incredibly powerful tool for cloning complicated constructs... -
Writing Scientific Manuscripts: Literature Searching, Reading, & Organizing
TypeBlog Post...looking for a particular protocol or are trying to replicate an experiment, the methods section probably won...is science’s way of validating work prior to publication, it doesn’t mean that there are no mistakes or... -
CRISPR Meets Synthetic Biology: A Conversation with MIT’s Christopher Voigt
TypeBlog Post... perspective and you can layer them for more complicated functions. Those things are easy with CRISPR....just using what biology has given us. Wood is a complicated material and we can access it, but we are stuck... -
Plasmids 101: Cre-lox
TypeBlog Post...important plasmid elements – promoters, origins of replication, protein tags, and antibiotic resistance markers...proteins or co-factors, thus allowing for broad applications in a variety of experiments. LoxP (locus of ... -
Hot Plasmids - October 2020
TypeBlog Post...Jerome Goudeau, Cynthia Kenyon, and colleagues at Calico Life Sciences. Like many split FPs, split-wrmScarlet...Hybrid for Multiplexed Editing and screening Applications (CHyMErA) Knockout Libraries express hybrid ... -
CRISPR 101: Anti-CRISPR Proteins Switch Off CRISPR-Cas Systems
TypeBlog Post...viral particles that have the gene deletion could replicate when challenged with the S. islandicus CRISPR-...B, Bondy-Denomy J (2020) Anti-CRISPR protein applications: natural brakes for CRISPR-Cas technologies.... -
Nanoblades: Tiny CRISPR Ninjas for Genome Editing Difficult Cells
TypeBlog Post...potential to be used for other types of CRISPR applications. Let’s take a look at the key components of ... which means they are non-infectious and non-replicative. Nanoblades are produced by transfecting the ... -
Viral Vectors 101: Chemogenetics
TypeBlog Post...important to consider that the same receptor can elicit different responses depending on what cell type...chemogenetics for research and potential clinical applications. Science 6436: eaav5282. https://science.sciencemag.org... -
Progress Towards a PAM-Free CRISPR
TypeBlog Post...location of the cut and subsequent edit. In these applications, location takes priority over cutting efficiency...in double stranded cleavage and base editing applications, with high editing capacity in both contexts... -
Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - January 2021
TypeBlog Post...BioRender.com In their recent ACS Synthetic Biology publication, Mary Dunlop’s lab generated a photosensitive...regions with Vivid (Vvd) photodimers. Upon the application of blue light, Vvd dimerizes bringing the C-terminal... -
5 Tips for Troubleshooting Viral Transductions
TypeBlog Post...experiment and they don't do anything. Viruses are complicated and they perform complex biological tasks, both...vector may undergo genomic rearrangements during replication. To avoid genomic rearrangements, try amplifying... -
Plasmids 101: Terminators and PolyA signals
TypeBlog Post...rho-dependent and rho-independent. Rho factor is a helicase which assists RNA polymerase in the termination...Central PMCID: PMC104046. Wodrich H, Schambach A, Kräusslich H-G. Multiple copies of the Mason–Pfizer monkey... -
Tips for Titering Your Lentiviral Preps
TypeBlog Post...typically requires transducing with a limiting multiplicity of infection (MOI) to ensure only one copy integrates...lentiviral vector titration and in the use of multiplicity of infection (MOI) for predicting gene transfer... -
How-to: 5 Steps to a Great Panel Discussion
TypeBlog Post...these people and bios were likely part of the publicity. Good panels do not waste time on long introductions...on 1-2 panelist for each question in a way that elicits those interesting stories and opinions. Don't let... -
No Llamas Required - Synthetic Nanobodies Against Membrane Proteins
TypeBlog Post... membranes is tricky because they have fewer hydrophilic surfaces, require detergents or lipids to remain...2020) Generation of synthetic nanobodies against delicate proteins. Nature Protocols 15:1707–1741. https... -
Pooled Library Amplifications
TypeBlog Post...to amplify the sample for further downstream applications. As individual libraries can vary significantly...containing smaller, recombined backbones that may replicate faster. For this reason, if your library has inserts... -
xCas9: Engineering a CRISPR Variant with PAM Flexibility
TypeBlog Post...targeting anywhere in an exon. But things get more complicated if you’d like to use homology directed repair...editing rates. This PAM flexibility should expand applications that require very specific targeting, like homology... -
Cloning Mammalian Cells with the Agarose Method
TypeBlog Post..., and making sure we always maintain a backup replicates of each clone in case of contamination. We do...population of transfected clones. The technique is applicable to a wide variety of cell lines, from HEK to ... -
3D Printing Meets CRISPR Cas9
TypeBlog Post...moments. The models function as thinking tools – eliciting questions like “what does this model representt...or trying to explain your science to the general public, visit the Center for BioMolecular Modeling web... -
Twenty Years of Addgene Sharing: CRISPR
TypeBlog Post... into Addgene’s CRISPR data? Read our recent publication, “The Expanding Dissemination and Distribution...support for, this and previous Addgene CRISPR publications. References and resources References Pyhtila... -
Starter guide to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) part 1: A renaissance in regenerative medicine
TypeBlog Post...stem cells are: Their ability to self-renew or replicate while maintaining the undifferentiated “stem” ...Extraction of Pluripotent Embryonic Stem Cells: Implications for Regenerative Medicine and Reproductive Medicine... -
Tips for Using BLAST to Verify Plasmids
TypeBlog Post..., blastp, and blastx searches! Now, before you click the BLAST button, consider the Program Selection...may have noticed the “Algorithm parameters” link. Click on this link to view advanced BLAST options and ... -
Don’t FRET: Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation Makes Visualizing Protein-Protein Interactions Easy
TypeBlog Post...PIPs, resulting in a fluorescent readout. Applications for bimolecular fluorescence complementation...resulting from the assayed PPI. This high-throughput application is much more straightforward to carry out because... -
AAVs in Retinal Gene Therapy
TypeBlog Post...muscular atrophy, neurodegenerative diseases and metabolic diseases are also underway and reported results...-1250015778 7. Yu W and Wu Z., 2018. In vivo Applications of CRISPR-Based Genome Editing in the Retina... -
Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs)
TypeBlog Post...are often associated with rote memorization of metabolic pathways (precisely the type of exercise Einstein...mitochondrial MDH (hMDH2) with those from human cytosolic MDH (hMDH1). They then expressed the original ... -
Tips from the Repository Trenches: Using Barcodes to Track Samples
TypeBlog Post...missing so that we can make a new tube from a replicate sample. The transformation After the DNA has ...plasmid can grow. As the bacteria divide, they replicate and retain the plasmid. This allows us to make... -
Hot Plasmids - August 2020
TypeBlog Post...protein evolution By Joanne Kamens Mateo Sanchez and Alice Ting have used one biotechnology tool to optimize...cultured and FACS sorted. Image from Mateo Sanchez and Alice Ting. Sanchez MI et al., Nat methods. 2019. https... -
Bioinformatics at Addgene
TypeBlog Post... from depositing laboratories and associated publications, but our quality control (QC) standards have...can be easily shared with others without any complicated setup. We created, tested, and debugged each ... -
What's Your Organism? Expanding Genomic Tools via the NSF EDGE Program
TypeBlog Post...community is no small task. The EDGE program solicitation requires funded labs to rapidly disseminate ...dissemination of information and materials. Many groups publicized workshops on their organismal systems for scientists... -
Sonic Hedgehog? Sleeping Beauty? Learn About the Genes Behind Addgene’s Conference Room Names
TypeBlog Post...transposon system including those from the original publication, Ivics et al 1997. Spaghetti Squash, a regulator...bunch of cookie monster eyes.” Check out the publication to see for yourself. We have one plasmid in our... -
Lab to Office Culture Shock
TypeBlog Post...involves a few key features that can be difficult to replicate in other work settings: The sense of being the... scientist position at Addgene, the skeptical applicant asked if she would partake in “critical thinking... -
Supporting Reproducibility with a Connected ELN
TypeBlog Post... vehicle for making research data available for public access, review, and query. Gates Open Research ... both accept deposit of data associated with publications into one of five general purpose open source... -
Career Insights: Technical Support Specialist
TypeBlog Post...instances, variations of the product’s specific application instructions or “optimized steps” can be linked...customers may tell all sorts of details about the application, just not the ones that matter. Therefore, if... -
Using Video to Share Your Science: We Share Science
TypeBlog Post...be part of the answer. Problems with written publications Online tools like ResearchGate, GoogleScholar...Freedom: The Expansion of Data Sharing in Research Publications Resources at Addgene.org Check out our Protocol... -
New Acoustic Reporter Genes: Ultrasound Imaging of Gene Expression
TypeBlog Post... the bacteria were injected, limiting their applicability. They also did not scatter ultrasound nonlinearly...promoter pBAD and a low-copy number origin of replication (p15A) worked best under a wide range of inducer... -
Replacing Paper: Tips for Choosing an Electronic lab Notebook
TypeBlog Post...priorities in most cases include IP protection, publications and funding. If any of these three pillars crashes...working for a large institution or company, site licenses might be available as well. In most cases this... -
Transferable Skills Guide: Time Management
TypeBlog Post... progress. For this, I always make sure I have explicit goals in mind for the endpoints of a task or project...instance, if I don’t have draft blog post ready for publication for tomorrow, I’d better upload that post from... -
Proximity Labeling: A Powerful Tool for Protein Complex Purification and Proteomic Mapping
TypeBlog Post...proteins A year after BioID became available, the Alice Ting Lab demonstrated that engineered ascorbate ... consists of a humanized biotin ligase from A. aeolicus, which lacks the DNA-binding domain (233 amino... -
Multiple Plasmids at a Low Price: Kits from Addgene
TypeBlog Post...polycistronic E. coli expression constructs. Some applications of plasmids from this kit include the production...variety of functions via different fusions. Some applications of PUF protein fusions reported in the literature... -
How to Negotiate a Successful Lab Start Up Budget
TypeBlog Post... most start-up P.I.’s. It doesn’t have to be complicated, or difficult to create this list. Start BEFORE...discounts, collaborations, access to internal award applications, etc. If this is the institute that can help... -
Plasmids 101: Common Lab E. coli Strains
TypeBlog Post...that carried out the labor-intensive process of replicating your new plasmid: the Escherichia coli bacteria... Most Popular Plasmids 101 Posts: Origin of Replication The Promoter Region – Let's Go! Mammalian Vectors... -
Easi-CRISPR: Generating Knock-In and Conditional Mouse Models
TypeBlog Post...previously made mouse model. To avoid disrupting splice donor/acceptor sites, Miura et al. (2018) recommend...Used with permission under a Creative Commons 4.0 license. The research groups responsible for Easi-CRISPR... -
Technologies Enabled by NanoLuc® Luciferase
TypeBlog Post...et al (2). In this post, I’ll cover two great applications of the NLuc technology. The first couples NLuc...fluorescence. The paper reports a wide variety of applications of the Enhanced Nano-Lanterns including monitoring... -
CRISPR 101: Off-Target Effects
TypeBlog Post...sequencing. While this may be unnecessary for many applications, it is the only comprehensive method available...you’ve tried everything listed here. For some applications, this is ok, but it still must be controlled... -
Technique: Probe Phage Genomes for Host Binding Proteins
TypeBlog Post... DNA from host cell nucleases (4). To further complicate matters, even when sequenced, phage genomes tend...Franklin L., et al. "Revisiting phage therapy: new applications for old resources." Trends in microbiology 23.4... -
Finding Your Perfect Job After University
TypeBlog Post...recession. As each advertised job received many applications, employers were requesting that only scientists...from other individuals projects, this can cause conflicts and favoritism, as well as affect morale and cause... -
A Primer on Optogenetics: Introduction and Opsin Delivery
TypeBlog Post...but, in numerous studies, optogenetics is used in slice physiology in order to directly show that, for example...22430017. 2. Fenno L, et al. The development and application of optogenetics. Annual review of neuroscience... -
CRISPR 101: Multiplex Expression of gRNAs
TypeBlog Post...and gRNAs can be inserted using Gibson Assembly or SLIC cloning methods. A BsaI-based E. coli multiplexing... gRNAs can be assembled using Gibson Assembly or SLIC cloning. gRNAs are expressed from two Drosophila... -
Technical Design of a Western Blot
TypeBlog Post...original publication and ensure that it includes validation data relevant to your application — and double-check...