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  1. Plasmids 101: Origin of Replication

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    ...produce as many as 700 copies per cell. Figure 1: A plasmid map showing the standard features of a ...the origin of replication/replicon. The replicon is comprised of the origin of replication (ori) and all...   Types of origins of replication There are lots of origins of replication out there so, for simplicity...gene for replication (reference). **F1 is a phage-derived ori that allows for the replication and packaging...control elements. The ori is the place where DNA replication begins, enabling a plasmid to reproduce itself...are generally different from the those used to replicate the host's chromosomal DNA, but they still rely...readily at lower temperatures and allows the replication machinery room to come in and get busy making...
  2. Cpf1 Update: Comparison to Cas9 and NgAgo

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    ...Figure 1: Effects of (A) double and (B) single base pair gRNA-target mismatches on modification by AsCpf1...that Cpf1 can tolerate mismatches at gRNA positions 1, 8, 9, and 19-23. Accordingly, the 3’ end of the gRNA...Most gRNAs directed low-frequency Cpf1 cleavage at 1-12 off-target sites; in contrast, SpCas9 may cleave...fits into the genome editing landscape. References 1. Kim D, Kim J, Hur JK, Been KW, Yoon SH, Kim JS. Genome-wide...eclipse any of the CRISPR nucleases in AAV-based applications. Get More Cpf1 Background Here THE ORIGINAL ...red) or LbCpf1 (blue). Mismatch positions are indicated below each graph. Figure adapted from Kleinstiver... off-target editing rates, determined using sophisticated genome-wide analysis. At many of its computationally...
  3. Evolution of Brainbow: Using Cre-lox for Multicolor Labeling of Neurons

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    ...labeling of delicate axonal and dendritic processes not previously visible with Brainbow-1 and -2. The...the Brainbow mouse neural labeling system. Brainbow-1 and -2 have been further refined to create Brainbow...subsequent recombinations cannot occur. While the Brainbow-1 system employs Cre-mediated deletion, the design of...antibodies specific to each fluorophore. Third, Brainbow-1 and Brainbow-2 each contained a “default” state; for...Rheenen J, Simons BD, Clevers H. Cell. 2010 Oct 1;143(1):134-44. PubMed. Drosophila Brainbow: a recombinase-based...Between Brainbow Systems   Brainbow variants and applications beyond the mouse brain In addition to improving...temporal control without the need for germline modification, and enables Brainbow to be used in a variety...
  4. Your Lentiviral Plasmid FAQs Answered

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    ... vectors are: 1) the potential generation of replication competent virus [usually HIV-1]; and 2) the potential...systems have been developed over the years based on HIV-1; however, the 1st-generation vectors are never used...which has been shown to repress expression of HIV-1 LTRs (more information is available here). 2nd vs...lentiviral plasmids created for a variety of applications including cDNA expression, shRNA-mediated knockdown... looking for some additional information or clarification on these vectors. Read on to find the answers... thus decreasing the probability of creating replication-competent lentivirus (RCL) in your target cells...type or tissues; this is useful in gene therapy applications where a distinct subset of the cellular population...
  5. 3 Tips to Improve HDR Efficiency for CRISPR Editing in Human Cells

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    ...events by HDR can be generated more efficiently by (1) improving editing accuracy by preventing re-editing...specifically incorporate homo- or heterozygous mutations. 1. Increasing HDR accuracy with CRISPR/Cas-blocking ...targeted alleles when gene editing.   Figure 1: Techniques to improve editing efficiency.   But...provided by blocking mutations. Essentially, you:  Step 1 - Introduce the blocking mutation together with the...developing novel iPSC-based model systems.     References 1. Cong, Le, et al. "Multiplex genome engineering using...many cell types and often results in biallelic modifications. Most commonly, DSBs are repaired by the nonhomologous...
  6. Optogenetics + CRISPR, Using Light to Control Genome Editing

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    ...), paCas9-1 induced indel mutations via NHEJ (frequency of 20.5%) and induced modifications by HDR (frequency...2 (CRY2) and calcium and integrin-binding protein 1 (CIB1) proteins. The goal of both groups was to create... the Sata lab is composed of two fusion proteins: 1) the genomic anchor - an inactive, dead Cas9 protein...combination. The optimized LACE system consisted of: 1) CIBN-dCas9-CIBN, where CIBN is the N-terminal fragment.... crassa) (Kawano et al., 2015). Nicknamed paCas9-1 and consisting of the fusion proteins N713-pMag and...fold-induction of Cas9 activity (16.4-fold). This paCas9-1 light-inducible system was able to recognize the same...background activity of the system by modifying paCas9-1 using nMagC714 instead of nMagHigh1-C714, generating...
  7. Choosing a Good Mentor for Scientists

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    ...setting out of the lab (coffee, lunch or beer) and in 1:1 conversations. This creates a level of familiarity... other posts in our Science Mentors series: Part 1: "What Makes a Good Mentor?" and 6 More FAQs About...problems, develop general technical proficiency, communicate your work, maintain ethical standards and interact...websites listing alumi and it is easy to use publication records, university websites, ResearchGate and...
  8. Chromoproteins: Colorful Proteins For Molecular Biology Experiments

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    ...attract fish for them to prey upon (Figure 1). Figure 1: The sea anemone's red color can be used ...synthetic biology. Journal of Biological Engineering, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13036-018-0100-0 Murakoshi...expression in living cells. Scientific Reports, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-48604-4 Salih... sequencing are more definitive, but visual identification is a good place to start before taking on more...resources are limited or for bioart and teaching applications. Find a chromoprotein for your experiment! ...events: The plasmid carrying the desired genetic modification integrates into the genome (Figure 3). Here,...of Allelic-Exchange Vectors for the Scarless Modification of Proteobacterial Genomes. Applied and Environmental...
  9. Viral Vectors 101: Systemic Capsids

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    ...vector at 1 x 1013 vg/mL titer), while AAV-PHP.S is typically used at a dose between 3 x 1011 and 1 x 1012...chosen capsid before using it in an application.     Figure 1: AAV toolkit for targeted gene delivery...capsid applications. For example, AAV-PHP.eB is typically administered at a total dose between 1 x 1011...rodents and broad tropism in primates. Nature Communications, 14(1), 3345. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023...easy to produce in high titer, but higher doses (>1 x 1012 vg total in mice) may increase the chances ...decision tree for selecting a capsid, while Table 1 gives a brief overview of published descriptions of...Capsids page to learn more about that collection. Table 1: Systemic capsid plasmids available from Addgene ...
  10. Antibody Data Repositories and Search Engines

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    ...Table 1.  Table 1: Antibody data repositories and search engines Website Targets Application Purpose...which allow you to search many different antibody catalogs at the same time.  If you're looking for an antibody... specificities, from target-specific ones to application-specific ones to anything goes. We've shared ...
  11. Isolating Genomic Regions of Interest with the CRISPR System

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    ...allowed for the identification of proteins associated with the IRF-1 locus. Figure 1: Schematic of...the promoter region of the transcription factor IRF-1. Immunoprecipitation, using an antibody targeting ...References Campbell, Amy E., et al. "NuRD and CAF-1-mediated silencing of the D4Z4 array is modulated ...affinity purification with an anti-Cas9 antibody. These different tag systems and affinity purification schemes...genomic alterations. These studies utilize a catalytically inactive form of Cas9 known as dCas9 (Jinek ...interest targeted by a gRNA. CRISPR-mediated purification of a specific genomic region In 2013, the Hodaka...steps (Fujita et al., 2013). CRISPR-mediated purification of a specific genomic region alleviates these...
  12. Minigenomes - a Safe Way to Study Dangerous Viruses Like the Ebola Virus

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    ... genome which are required for replication and transcription (Figure 1). All viral genes are removed and...interested in genome replication and transcription of negative strand RNA viruses.   References 1. Buchholz, Ursula...cells that stably express T7 (e.g. BSR T7/5 cells) (1). We hope that minigenomes will greatly enhance our...reverse genetics. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2004. 1-41. PubMed PMID:15298166. 3. Hoenen, Thomas, et al...Technical Tips). Minigenome replication and transcription In order to replicate the minigenome, the viral...transcription and replication strategies of Marburg virus and Ebola virus by using artificial replication systems...allowing researchers to study aspects of the EBOV replication cycle under BSL-2 conditions (4). What is a ...
  13. Tips for a 1st time AAV user (by a Rookie AAV user)

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    ...plasmids to produce AAV: 1) the RepCap plasmid which provides the AAV replication (rep) and capsid (cap)... teaching me about AAV production and purification! References 1. Aurnhammer, C., Haase, M., Muether, ...plasmid. This whole process takes ~3 hours to complete: 1 hours hands-on time and 2 hours for the qPCR run and... repeat sequences. Human gene therapy methods, 23 1, 18-28. PubMed PMID: 22428977. 2. Choi, V.W., Asokan...this AAV purification video! It didn’t exist when I did my first iodixanol gradient purification, but I ...In this post, I’ll share some AAV production, purification, and titration tips, while also summarizing ...cap) genes. AAV replication uses the host’s polymerase, but requires Rep proteins to process a double-stranded...
  14. Hot Plasmids: Winter 2025

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    ...Figure 1), an altered epegRNA delivered with an enhanced pU6cm promoter, viral replicon amplification of ...of cargo, and heat treatment.  Figure 1: Left: recombined prime editing tools PE2max-NC and ePEmax3...conformational dynamics of the motor protein kinesin-1, the Twelvetrees Lab took advantage of the self-labeling..., Craggs, T.D., & Twelvetrees A.E. (2024) Kinesin-1 is highly flexible and adopts an open conformation...single-molecule biophysics Fast and responsive voltage indicator ONE-GO biosensors kit Antibodies for neurodegeneration...2024.12.20.629623.  A fast and responsive voltage indicator with enhanced sensitivity for unitary synaptic...and more responsive genetically-encoded voltage indicator (GEVI) than previous versions. ASAP5 can be imaged...
  15. Plasmids 101: Knockout/Knock-In Plasmids

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    ... the example shown in Figure 1, large sequences corresponding to exons 1 and 3 of the targeted gene have...knock out exon 2 of a given gene.   Figure 1: A knockout targeting vector designed to insert a ... the Neomycin resistance (NeoR) gene between exon 1 and 3 of the targeted gene. Upon recombination, the...in line 4 of Figure 4. Since the loxP sites are located in intronic regions, this gene will still be expressed...
  16. Hot Plasmids: Summer 2024

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    ...10.1038/s41551-024-01227-1. doi:  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41551-024-01227-1   CHARM: A compact epigenetic...biotinylated SpyTag-SpyCatcher linkers and spacer proteins ending with a GFP nanobody (Figure 1). This enrichment...highly-visible beads on the cryo-EM grid.     Figure 1: MagIC-cryo-EM for sample enrichment and structure...single-particle analysis of PRC2 with RvLEAMshort (1:6 molar ratio) with 10 minutes of glutaraldehyde crosslinking...enrichment streamlines the purification and minimizes sample loss while also supporting imaging, making it...scFvs for other targets or could be used for applications beyond cryo-EM.   Find plasmids for MagIC-Cryo-EM...interact with the air-water interface (AWI) before vitrification, they can be completely denaturated (left) or...
  17. Multifunctional Neural Fibers: Modulation from Gut to Brain

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    ...Fun fact: A 1 cm block of polymer can generate many meters of fibers!     Fig. 1 - Overview ... and brain neural circuits. Nature Biotechnology, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-023-01833-5 Resources...channelrhodopsin 2 (ChR2), a blue light sensitive cation channel, fused to mCherry to the brain tissue. ... several months after implantation of fibers, indicating the system was indeed stable for continuous monitoring...interfaces with the entire body, so the obvious next applications are to expand the tool to different brain-organ...
  18. The Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank: Over 25 Years of Antibody Sharing

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    ...the Monoclonal Antibody Research Institute dedicated to: 1) developing new ways of generating antibodies... factors such as PAX7, PAX6, AP-2 alpha and ISLET-1. In addition, we distribute monoclonal antibodies ...target proteins of interest for labeling, quantification, purification, chromatin immunoprecipitation and more...Freedom: The Expansion of Data Sharing in Research Publications ...
  19. Luciferase Plasmid Collection

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    ... Eric Campeau 21474 pLenti CMV V5-LUC Blast (w567-1) Firefly CMV Lentiviral expression of firefly luciferase...bacteria to aquatic animals to insects. Luciferase catalyzes the oxidation of a substrate, leading to the emission...advantages and disadvantages depending on the application, and different luciferases require different ... course experiments, but is too dim for some applications. NanoLuc® is small (19 kDa), very bright, and... available, making it ideal for a variety of applications. To learn more and plan your experiment, read...OgNLuc ) fusions for BRET-based imaging and other applications. And see PalmGRET , a membrane-anchored version...Updated Content last reviewed on 26 September 2025. Catalog items are updated more frequently. Do you have ...
  20. The AAVantages of AAV in CRISPR Screens

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    ...integration into CRISPR-induced DNA breaks. Nature Communications, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12449...NGS) to identify genes of interest. Figure 1: Overview of in vitro AAV CRISPR screens. Created ...certain experiments. AAV can be safely handled at BSL-1, while lentivirus requires a BSL-2 setup. This requires...diseases. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41392-024-01780-w Additional...This reduces the chance of integration at random locations that could cause deleterious effects. It is important...multi-plasmid system, where you have one AAV vector dedicated to expressing Cas9, while the other houses the...
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