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  1. Antibodies 101: Monoclonal Antibodies

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    ...cells and antibody-producing B cells that cannot replicate, meaning that only hybridomas will survive this... Antibodies: Distinguishing Characteristics, Applications, and Information Resources. ILAR Journal 46:... the Addgene blog Learn more about research applications for antibodies in Intro to Antibodies Read about...

  2. Plasmids 101: Transformation, Transduction, Bacterial Conjugation, and Transfection

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    ...Scientists can also use electroporation, the application of an electrical charge to cells, to increase... properties. The phagemids are packaged into replication-incompetent phage particles with assistance from... found on an episome, a piece of DNA that can replicate on its own or be integrated within a bacterial...

  3. Sharing is Caring: But How to Distribute Open Hardware?

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    ...convinced that most microscopy techniques can be replicated with commercially available consumer-grade components... tools has allowed the community to regularly replicate designs worldwide. Distributing hardware via globally...Hohlbein, et. al., 2022). A more open way of communicating in science brings stronger networking across...

  4. Enabling Precision Functional Genomics with the Target Accelerator Plasmid Collection

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    ...historical standard. Specifically, in our recent publications, we used the cancer plasmid collections listed...pathway reference collection is described in this publication We also wrote an extensive review on the exciting...data generated from these alleles in the above publications), it will be possible for many others to perform...

  5. Screening for Successful Genome Editing with Digital PCR

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    ...a gene of interest is one of the most common applications of precision genome editing, the remainder of...single molecule resolution of digital PCR allows classification of individual target molecules based on their...single wells of a 96-well plate without prior quantification. Comparatively, mismatch assays require between...

  6. A Novice's Perspective on Neuroscience - SfN2017

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    ...the things that popped out to me as a novice and indicate why other neuroscience newbies might want to get... reinforce our goals of making more AAVs and educational content to help researchers use these great tools...start making the AAV, or help us produce new educational content on the blog. Overall, there are many ...

  7. Kiran Musunuru on the Newest TALEN Genome-Editing System

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    ...Musunuru: The kit includes 832 plasmids containing prefabricated pieces that allow you to build a DNA-binding...diseases. We are knocking out genes that have been implicated in disease or, in cases where particular variants...less than a month's time. Addgene: What are the implications of this kit in terms of understanding human ...

  8. Addgene: The First Twenty Years

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    ...as well as developing and sharing supportive educational resources. By 2017, we had distributed 1,000 ...We also created a growing library of antibody educational resources, including our new Antibodies 101 eBook...community by depositing, ordering, or using our educational resources. And we look forward to twenty more...

  9. CRISPR 101: Cas9 vs. The Other Cas(s)

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    ...a defined site to form a clean DNA break, Cas3 locates its target sequence and initiates single stranded... out large regions of DNA and has anti-viral application potential as a result. Fast facts – PAM requirement... has been proposed to be useful for the same applications (RNA knockdown, RNA editing, etc.). The main...

  10. Pairing CombiGEM and CRISPR for Combinatorial Genetic Screening

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    ...sequences via oligo synthesis using the format indicated below and pool-clone them into the pAWp28 storage...realization of a variety of perturbations and applications in functional genomics, cell reprogramming, ...CRISPR/Optogentics Tools Resources on Addgene.org Catch up on Your CRISPR Background with Our CRISPR Guide...

  11. CRISPR 101: Targeting Non-Coding RNAs with CRISPR/Cas9

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    ...it is important to carefully select the target locations of knock-in studies to avoid off-target effects...it comes to targeting precision and practical application. If the CRISPR/Cas9 system is not effective for...lncRNAs with high specificity, particularly in applications requiring smaller delivery systems (Zibitt et...

  12. Making CRISPR Plasmids Using Fragmid

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    ...ampicillin resistance cassette and an origin of replication, which are not schematized. Sizes of fragments...five months. When they tested those clones (in duplicate), 93% had the correct banding pattern in the restriction...correct. Because they created the assemblies in duplicate, they were able to confirm that at least one plasmid...

  13. Popular Retroviral Vectors and Their Uses in Scientific Research

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    ...-humanized (Plasmid #44246) Expression of a catalytically inactive (dead), human codon-optimized Cas9 ...be used to construct complex lentiviruses for modification of mammalian cells with a single viral infection...Gammaretroviral Vectors: Biology, Technology and Application. Viruses. 2011. PubMed PMID: 21994751. PubMed...

  14. Adeno Associated Virus (AAV) for Cell and Gene Therapy

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    ...passionate about HIV cure research and science communication.     References 1. Gaspar, H. B., S. Howe, and...affinity-purified receptor-targeted viral vectors." Nature communications 6 (2015): ncomms7246. PubMed PMID: 25665714...our AAV Production Protocol Check out our AAV Purification Protocol ...

  15. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - January 2021

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    ...including excision or insertion, inversion, translocation or cassette exchange. By utilizing recombinases...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...

  16. Plasmids 101: FLEx Vectors

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    ...sites directs the Cre recombinase to invert, translocate, or excise a DNA fragment. The availability of... the function of various point mutations and truncations in the absence of the endogenous gene. Spatio-temporal..., allowing for clearer characterization of the location, morphology, and circuit mapping of a targeted...

  17. How-to: 5 Steps to a Great Panel Discussion

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    ... about making sure the audience is interested, educated and talking as a result of the content. Here are...contribute. The moderator should identify the funny, provocative or interesting stories that will make for a fun...sure all your panelists have the correct date, location and parking information and remind them about ...

  18. Adenoviral Delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 Aims to Expand Genome Editing to Primary Cells

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    ...and quiescent, post-mitotic mammalian cells. Applications of CRISPR delivery by adenoviral vectors Since...Strategies for Tissue-Specific Targeting. In: Applications of viruses for cancer therapy. Elsevier, pp ...Holkers M, Maggio I, Henriques SFD, Janssen JM, Cathomen T, Gonçalves MAFV (2014) Adenoviral vector DNA...

  19. Transferable Skills: Negotiation

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    ...fingers or Ethiopian?) to where you are going on vacation (New York City or Hawaii?). So how can you approach...been: A job offer conflicts with a pre-planned vacation I’m looking forward to. How can I negotiate my... I’m excited while still being able to take my vacation? I want to learn more about a different area of...

  20. Tips to Make the Most of a Scientific Conference

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    ...instances. If your poster material is nearing publication, consider uploading your work to a preprint server...time to meet. Some conferences may also have a dedicated app with a social media component, but if it doesn...other posts on scientific sharing, scientific communication, and scientific networking Learn how to set ...

  21. The AAVantages of AAV in CRISPR Screens

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    ...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...integration into CRISPR-induced DNA breaks. Nature Communications, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-...

  22. Antibodies 101: Conventional vs Spectral Flow Cytometry

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    ... tumors, and moreso than other methods, the identification and isolation of rare cell types. In recent...complexity index ranges from 0-1, with a value of “0” indicating those markers are completely distinct from one...one another, and a value of “1” indicating those markers are identical and completely indistinguishable...

  23. AAV Vector Quality Control: Going the Extra Mile with NGS

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    ...These impurities cannot be removed during the purification step because they are inside the virus itself...very low concentration. So how do we make sure to catch all of these potential mishaps before distributing...Guerin et al., 2020).  In addition to genome identification, we developed custom open-access Python scripts...

  24. Cloning Mammalian Cells with the Agarose Method

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    ...to rapidly punch out cell clones with sterile truncated pipet tips. Indeed, an experienced operator can...wiped down with 70% ethanol, and a box of sterile truncated pipet tips (USA Scientific #1011-8410) is also..., and making sure we always maintain a backup replicates of each clone in case of contamination. We do...

  25. Of Myc and Men

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    ...used in way more applications.   Fig. 1 Making a Protein Tag (Abridged) (1) Locate a promising monoclonal... by its antibody without additional chemical modification steps and when the epitope was within the tagged...

  27. Which Fluorescent Protein Should I Use?

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    ... to be considered when choosing an FP: Unique categories of fluorescent proteins Photoactivatable / Photoconvertible... used are GECIs - genetically encoded calcium indicators (e.g. GCaMP). Others include: pHluorin & pHTomato.... al. (2010) “Fluorescent proteins and their applications in imaging living cells and tissues”  Physiol...

  28. AAVs in Retinal Gene Therapy

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    ... time advances in human genetics led to the identification of several disease-causing genes, including... But it is the hard work and persistence of a dedicated team of scientists led by Dr. Jean Bennett (UPenn...-1250015778 7. Yu W and Wu Z., 2018. In vivo Applications of CRISPR-Based Genome Editing in the Retina...

  29. Plasmids 101: Secondary Nanobody Toolbox

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    ...in bacteria and extracted with common protein purification methods. Read on to learn more about nanobodies..., Alexa Fluor 568, or Alexa Fluor 647 before application to the sample. Staining with this multi-color...PubMed PMID: 29263082 Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 2. Bates, M., Böhning, M.I., Chug...

  30. Plasmids 101: Choosing an Antibiotic Resistance Gene

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    ...common antibiotic resistance genes and which applications are best (or worst) for each antibiotic. The...is expensive (relative to amp), and for some applications, the benefit it offers is marginal. Fortunately...antibiotic resistance ultimately comes down to your applications and needs. The more niche and specific your ...

  31. New Optimized Genome-wide CRISPRko, CRISPRi, and CRISPRa Libraries

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    ...is only effective when sgRNAs target a specific location on the gene. For CRISPRa, sgRNAs were targeted...Calabrese pooled library and lentiviral prep here! Applications for the Root and Doench CRISPR libraries Overall...et al. "A protein-tagging system for signal amplification in gene expression and fluorescence imaging....

  32. The Importance of a Fun Workplace: Company Culture at Addgene

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    ...be an obvious one, but don’t make things too complicated for yourself (especially if you are the sole ...sole event planner)! If you have a very intricate itinerary, there is a higher likelihood that something ...Delegate- it will save you time and sanity!    10. Communicate Make sure people know that there is something...

  33. Rett Syndrome: A History of Research and Therapeutic Outlooks

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    ...detrimental as too little, resulting in MECP2 duplication syndrome or Rett Syndrome, respectively. One ...Efficient and Precise CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated MECP2 Modifications in Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. Front..., Hector RD, Cobb SR, Bird A (2017) Radically truncated MeCP2 rescues Rett syndrome-like neurological ...

  34. To Codon Optimize or Not: That is the Question

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    ...folding and stability, change post-translational modification sites and even affect protein function (Mauro... AP, Bilen B, Zavolan M (2013) Analysis of CDS-located miRNA target sites suggests that they can effectively...synonymous codon usage bias, and its potential applications. Nucl Acids Res 15:1281–1295 . https://doi.org...

  35. Four Base Editing Reporters to Monitor and Enrich Editing in Real-time

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    ...2019). TREE is a real-time, fluorescent based identification system for the isolation of base-edited cell...to BFP Conversion: A Versatile Assay for the Quantification of CRISPR/Cas9-mediated Genome Editing. Molecular...Harris RS (2018) A fluorescent reporter for quantification and enrichment of DNA editing by APOBEC–Cas9...

  36. An Inside Look into Addgene's Dev Team

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    ...diverse group of ethnicities, cultures, genders, educational, and professional backgrounds. Sometimes this... information. It is quite possible that the clarifications lead to the story being scrapped or broken ...While writing the code, we may need additional clarification and again we collaborate with the Product Team...

  37. Bioinformatics at Addgene

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    ... from depositing laboratories and associated publications, but our quality control (QC) standards have...such as 96-well microplates, and thanks to our dedicated product and development teams, frequent updates...can be easily shared with others without any complicated setup. We created, tested, and debugged each ...

  38. New CRISPR Tools: Cas7-11 and PASTE

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    ...experimental design and its potential for clinical applications. Specifically, efficacy rates of Cas7-11 were...place, while increasing the number of potential applications. But they weren’t done engineering quite yet... at the bench and potentially in therapeutic applications. The potential of CRISPR has yet to fully taken...

  39. Save Time with Transient Plant Leaf Transformations

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    ...vincristine, are regulated in the medicinal plant, the Catharanthus roseus (Figure 1). The ultimate goal of our ...and a vacuum is applied with a vacuum bell or desiccator. Successful infiltration can often be seen by...expression method for analyzing gene function in Catharanthus roseus seedlings." Frontiers in plant science...

  40. CRISPR-mediated Plant Base Editors

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    ...          The artificially evolved adenosine deaminase catalyzes the conversion of a target ‘A’ to ‘I’ (inosine... optimize base editing efficiency based on the location of the ‘A’ relative to the protospacer adjacent...Choose a base editing platform depending on the location of your target base in the protospacer sequence...

  41. Controlling for Off-target Effects with a New Genome-wide CRISPR Screen Design

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    ... potential control, and provide evidence that truncated gRNAs have improved specificity with only a small...toxicity in high-throughput screens." Nature communications 8 (2017): 15178. Pubmed PMID: 28474669. Pubmed...Improving CRISPR-Cas nuclease specificity using truncated guide RNAs." Nature biotechnology 32.3 (2014):...

  42. Neuronal labeling with Spaghetti Monster

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    ...controlled by collections of neurons that are intricately wired into circuits through synaptic connections...photostable than GFP. In addition, antibody-based amplification of their signals is weak and increases background...more HA tags. 4. High-resolutions microscopy As indicated above, smFPs can be used with conventional microscopes...

  43. Transferable Skills Guide: External Collaborations

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    ...hesitation to ‘approach strangers’ and learn how to communicate outside my scientific expertise. Organizing a...will lead! Read our blog post about fostering communication in remote collaborations! Stay in touch: Maintaining...connection is to make sure you keep open lines of communication with colleagues who move on to new organizations...

  44. Antibiotic Resistance: An Old Solution but a New Problem

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    ...Microbes (bacteria included) are very skilled at the delicate art of survival. Existing virtually ubiquitously...of intentions. The take-home? Always take your medication as prescribed. How do we know which bacteria ... is passionate about health equity, science communication, and public health.     References 1. O'Neill...

  45. An Integrin Antibody Toolkit from IPI

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    ... in flow cytometry. Based on the established applications of the original hybridoma monoclonals, we anticipate... and plasmids. To encourage collaboration and education in protein science, IPI hosts events and training...subtype-specific β1 integrin mechanics. Nature Communications, 13(1), 7471. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467...

  46. Treating Muscular Dystrophy with CRISPR Gene Editing

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    ...setting. CRISPR is often used for animal germline modification, to repair or add in disease-causing mutations...that AAV-CRISPR does not cause obvious germline modification, an important finding given the controversy ...Blog Learn How CRISPR Could Be Used to Treat Cataracts and Cystic Fibrosis Read How Homology Directed...

  47. Deep Dive: Statistical Tests (Comparisons)

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    ...tests  Statistical tests fall into two general categories: parametric and non-parametric. In this blog ... exist somewhere within your data; it does not indicate which groups the differences exist between. For...that matter. However, this is oftentimes an oversimplification. If your independent variables are affecting...

  48. Cancer and the Immune System: Deciphering the Relationship

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    ...immune response to the development of tumors is a complicated and dynamic phenomenon that is interestingly ...effects, damage healthy cells, and often cannot eradicate metastasis or eliminate the probability of a relapse...based on their level of progression, anatomical location, characteristic (solid localized tumors or systemic...

  49. New Antibodies in the Lab Animation!

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    ...Thinking about using antibody-based applications in your experiment...but not sure where to start or ...or quick refresher on — these common antibody applications.  Thanks for watching, and we hope you found...

  50. Addgene Launches Partnership with IPI

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    ...antibody collection, as well as access to IPI educational resources developed to support use of their antibody... Addgene also offers a growing collection of educational resources on our website and blog, including ...
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