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TypeBlog Post...plasmids from the Isacoff lab! They then tested what kind of swimming behavior, spontaneous swim or escape...regions of the spinal cord were illuminated. By looking at groups of neurons that elicited similar tail...
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CASTing Off for New Shores in Human Genome Editing
TypeBlog Post...approach. evoCAST is an important step toward that kind of gene treatment. The researchers also compared..., Miller, S. M., Berríos, K. N., McElroy, A. N., King, R. T., Stringham, O. G., Gelsinger, D. R., Vo, ... -
An Addgene Summer Internship
TypeBlog Post...her talk about Addgene’s internship opportunity taking place next summer. I applied to Addgene and began...week at Addgene. This report shared my work by breaking down the process of each day, my background, observations... -
Addgene-Seeding Labs Plasmid Grant: Accelerating Science Globally - 5 Scientists, 4 Countries & 3 Continents!
TypeBlog Post...medical use. Find More Optogenetic Tools Like pDawn Making cassava plants resistant to cassava mosaic virus...be able to support diverse groups of scientists working in a wide range of research fields and geographical... -
Plasmids 101: Gene, enhancer, and promoter trapping
TypeBlog Post...not be expressed in the tissue/cell line you are working with. Development-specific genes – if a gene...depends on your experiment and the organism you are working in. The spacing of genes and whether or not it’... -
Hot Plasmids - October 2022
TypeBlog Post...selectivity for K+ over Na+ and rapid photocurrent kinetics. They demonstrate the use of HcKCR1 as an optogenetic...photocurrents, and is more selective for K+ than HcKCR2, making it more suitable for in vivo optogenetic use. ... -
Addgene at the ASM Microbe 2016 Conference
TypeBlog Post... to improve our resources for this community. Networking with microbiologists Over the course of the conference... technology. Addgene got several shout-outs for making popular screening libraries like Brie and Brunello... -
Management for Scientists: Managing vs. Leading
TypeBlog Post... be. Managers must ensure that their teams are working well together and collaborating effectively with...ability to assess and initiate things independently. Taking initiative doesn’t mean going rogue, pointing out... -
Management for Scientists: Giving Feedback
TypeBlog Post...some people find this hard so get used to it by making it a concrete goal to say “thank you, job well ... they are at risk of being fired and should be looking for a new position. One of the most common mistakes... -
Viral Vectors 101: Parts of the AAV Transfer Plasmid
TypeBlog Post...experiments, making AAV starts with some plasmids. You just need three plasmids to start making AAV: the... -
Celebrate Open Data Day with Addgene’s AAV Data Hub!
TypeBlog Post... much-needed community resource. Instead of painstakingly searching for experimental details in research...currently still in beta version, so we’re always looking for ways to improve the viewing or data deposition... -
Bright Monomeric Fluorescent Proteins: mNeonGreen, mTFP1, and mWasabi
TypeBlog Post...484 variants, including some potential tetramer-breaking mutations. The library was then screened through...excitation at 493 nm and max emission at 509 nm), making it useful in multicolor labeling particularly with... -
New and Upcoming Viral Vectors - Spring 2019
TypeBlog Post...properties (for example, overall brightness or on/off kinetics) that makes them suitable for different applications...with a CAG promoter exhibits high specificity for Purkinje neurons. 105321 AAV1 pGP-AAV-syn-jGCaMP7c... -
Why Add Sucrose? Improved Yields for Adeno-associated Virus Preparation
TypeBlog Post...sugar may be a more attractive choice for labs looking to improve their AAV yields. Given the wide range...Clathrin-mediated endocytosis and subsequent endo-lysosomal trafficking of adeno-associated virus/phage." Journal of ... -
Identifying Sequence Elements with SnapGene's Feature Database
TypeBlog Post... days or even weeks. Primer design was done painstakingly by hand. Records of plasmid construction were...newly sequenced bacterial or viral strains. We are working on a way for SnapGene users to apply features from... -
Summer SciComm: Science Storytelling
TypeBlog Post...by outright stating the big-picture problem, by asking your audience a simple question, like “Have you...ending of the story. At this point you may be thinking “I don’t want to bury my results all the way ... -
Addgene Begins Distribution of Recombinant Antibodies
TypeBlog Post...catalog, so that you will know exactly what you are working with. We will also be collecting feedback from ...Resource Identifiers (RRIDs) for each antibody, making it easy for you to determine whether any given ... -
RUBY-Red Siliques
TypeBlog Post... be green, containing the desired mutation but lacking both RUBY and the construct that rescues the mutation...RUBY was integrated into a CRISPR system, then tracking the segregation of the CRISPR construct could ... -
A New Optogenetic Tool Based on AraC Controls Gene Expression with Blue Light
TypeBlog Post...spatio-temporal regulation, and is difficult to reverse, making it unsuitable for some types of experiments. (To...arabinose, requires many wash steps to remove arabinose making it difficult to regulate quickly. Arabinose also... -
Antibodies 101: Epitope Tags
TypeBlog Post...application. Depending on the tag, directly imaging or tracking your protein may also be possible, without the...also be removed by treating the protein with enterokinase, which recognizes the 5 amino acids on the C... -
Antibodies 101: Chimeric Antibodies
TypeBlog Post...You are a scientist looking to determine how Protein A and Protein B interact. You read extensive research...Robinson, M. K., Graham, E. T., Sabo, J. P., Owens, R., King, D. J., Norris, S. H., & Scher, D. S. (1994). Isotype... -
What the HEK?
TypeBlog Post... four. No Y chromosome is present in this line, making it genetically female. HEKs are generally cultured... line for you. Are HEKs for you? If you are looking for a human cell line model, HEKs might be a great... -
Celebrate National Book Month with Addgene
TypeBlog Post...Incredibly imaginative, funny, bittersweet, and shocking at times." - Jason Snair, Product Designer...on today! Addgene Book Club (ABC) founder, Eric Perkins, is Addgene’s Director of Science Product Management... -
New and Upcoming Viral Vectors - June 2019
TypeBlog Post...contrast” variant provides improved detection for tracking large populations of neurons in wide-field imaging...fusion fluorescent proteins can affect DREADD trafficking and localization. The Sternson lab recently deposited... -
Fluorescent Protein Travel Awards - Protein Variants, a Serotonin Sensor, and an Artificial Leaf Replica System
TypeBlog Post...interpreting human variation at large scales and making personalized medicine a reality,” Chiasson explains...replicate current knowledge, but the sensor can also kinetically outperform current methods. Unger plans to use... -
The MTA at Addgene
TypeBlog Post...centralized tracking when biological reagents are shared — both at what time and with whom. Tracking these ... -
Plasmids 101: Gram Negative and Positive Bacteria
TypeBlog Post...and how it can be used in a lab? Here we’ll be talking about the ins and outs of this classification system...negative (red/pink) staining. Image credit: Mark Perkins https://www.flickr.com/photos/occbio/7092385559... -
Using CRISPR/Cas9 to Edit Disease Out of the Genome
TypeBlog Post...effectiveness of CRISPR/Cas9, scientists are still looking for ways to diminish the possibility of those off-target...s Disease.” Journal of Alzheimer's disease & Parkinsonism. https://doi.org/10.4172/2161-0460.1000439 6... -
Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Free Tools for Science Writing
TypeBlog Post.... There’s also tips for setting writing goals, tracking progress, and starting a writing group. Loop Habit...literally a tomato! Image from Gerlos. Tools for checking grammar and jargon Hemingway Editor This is a... -
Photosensitizer Induced Cell Ablation with FAP-TAP MG-2I-dL5**
TypeBlog Post...Wang, Y., Missinato, M. A., Onuoha, E., Perkins, L. A., Watkins, S. C., . . . Bruchez, M. P. (2016). A ... -
Fluorescent Protein Travel Awards - FLiPs and Fluorescent Protein Biosensors
TypeBlog Post...researchers to utilize and develop these tools by making their own fluorescent protein technologies widely...learn more about Xin and Fatima's work and keep checking back in with the Addgene blog for future award... -
Viral Vectors 101: Inverted Terminal Repeats
TypeBlog Post...proteins and mutations in the trs site reduce Rep nicking. Since Rep proteins are important for viral genome...PMID: 28967288. Shitik, E. M., Shalik, I. K., & Yudkin, D. V. (2023). AAV- based vector improvements unrelated... -
Trading Spaces - Visiting Scientist Edition
TypeBlog Post...you have one) to communicate your plan as well. Making logistical and funding arrangements Visiting scientist...really good time! If it sounds right for you, start thinking outside of your current research box, send out... -
Multiplexed Overexpression of Regulatory Factors (MORF) collection
TypeBlog Post...valuable reference if you are looking to understand a pathway, or just looking for the best astrocyte differentiation... -
Predicting Adverse Reactions to Monoclonal Antibody Drugs
TypeBlog Post...differentiated into dentritic cells or macrophages through cytokine induction (Groell et.al, 2018). Thus, microscopic...mimic the human lymphatic system or even the human skin and subcutaneous models (Groell et.al, 2018). Treating... -
Optimizing Donor DNA for Enhanced CRISPR Genome Editing
TypeBlog Post...diseases in which sequence replacement holds some kind of fitness advantage but error-prone repair of the... the gene would be disastrous (i.e. if breaking the gene is worse than leaving the mutation alone). CRISPR... -
Fluorescent Proteins 101: Luciferase
TypeBlog Post...Photons Chemical reaction High-energy photons Kinetics of Photon Generation Slower Faster Cofactors...been identified in various species with differing kinetics, substrate requirements and photon emission wavelengths... -
The Many Reasons for Irreproducible Research- and a Vaccine to Eradicate It
TypeBlog Post... noise in the process of sampling and inference-making. Even perfect transparent and rigorous studies ...significant result that may be the result of noise, p-hacking, or unclear methods. Many thanks to our guest ... -
Plasmids 101: Transformation, Transduction, Bacterial Conjugation, and Transfection
TypeBlog Post...efficiency. Check out Addgene’s blog to learn about making your own competent cells and our protocols page...passed down through cell division. You can find all kinds of different lentiviral and AAV plasmids as well... -
Hot Plasmids December 2018 - C. elegans RNAi, TurboID, Detecting Viral Outbreaks, and Protein Binding Specificity Tools
TypeBlog Post...however can interfere with other genetic pathways making it difficult to link a phenotype to the gene being...TurboID and miniTurbo Article contributed by Eric Perkins Listen to the TurboID and miniTurbo podcast segment... -
Antibodies 101: Flow Cytometry Controls
TypeBlog Post... those first. Depending on the markers you are looking at and the antibodies you are using, you may need... general consensus seems to be that if you are looking for a rare population or are unsure what amount... -
Screening for Successful Genome Editing with Digital PCR
TypeBlog Post...performed to amplify the target using PCR. Instead of tracking the reaction progress as in real time PCR, each...introduced how digital PCR works, let’s explain what kind of assays can be used to sniff out your desired ... -
Addgene’s Viral Service - Why Virus? Why Now?
TypeBlog Post... and careful Addgenies, but also a lot of good tracking. Our Software and IT Teams made major upgrades...plasmids in the repository. The Outreach Team has been making sure scientists know about the new initiative and... -
CasPEDIA: A Functional Classification of Cas Enzymes
TypeBlog Post...useless without an adjacent PAM or protospacer-flanking sequence (PFS) in some cases. The resource displays...they're available through Addgene. So whether you're looking for the exact Cas9 plasmid used by Jinek et al.... -
Viral Vectors 101: Biosensors
TypeBlog Post...FRET-based sensors such as Twitch. While calcium is king in the sensor world, there are sensors available...expression and downstream monitoring. Nervous about making a virus for your biosensor? Don’t be! We have you... -
Viral Vectors 101: Viruses as Biological Tools
TypeBlog Post...replicate and spread. Instead, viruses replicate by hijacking the host’s system to produce more virus and continue...viral applications to help you start (safely!) thinking about the possibilities. Ready to plan your next... -
Clear and Accessible Writing
TypeBlog Post...Addgene was built on the concept of accessibility: making plasmids more accessible to scientists around the...helpfully. You and your readers are now a team, working together to share information. Sometimes it is ... -
GPCRs: How Do They Work and How Do We Study Them?
TypeBlog Post...information on this system! GPCR-APEX: Interested in tracking the downstream signaling pathways mediated by ... JA, Gygi SP, Kruse AC (2017) Multidimensional Tracking of GPCR Signaling via Peroxidase-Catalyzed Proximity... -
Opto-Nanobodies: Using Light to Manipulate Cell Signaling and Protein Purification
TypeBlog Post...initiates the extracellular signaling-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling cascade. This signaling is a lot...signaling by using a fluorescent reporter for Erk kinase translocation. These results demonstrate that OptoNBs... -
REPLACR Mutagenesis: Replacing In Vitro Recombination Methods
TypeBlog Post...behind. While commercial kits are available for making small point mutations, large deletions/insertions...-12 kb range. REPLACR-mutagenesis also requires making your own electrocompetent cells in which the phage...