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  1. Addgene's Website Update

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    ... without scrolling up and down the page.  Figure 3: The Education & Tools menu Further down What happens...straight from the new search bar, but the menu just above it can help you quickly and easily navigate to educational...down? You’ll find Blugene, as well as information about Addgene, our mission, links to our deposit, request...
  2. Grad School Advice Part 1: Picking a Lab and a Project

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    ...:02 : Niroshi and Ben introduce themselves 2:03 - 3:22 : How did you end up becoming a graduate student...graduate school community to help keep you excited about coming into lab even when things get tough in the...
  3. An Introduction to Adenovirus

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    ...transfer plasmid with the E1 and E3 (Early 1 and Early 3) genes deleted. These genes’ functions are rescued...Degeneration in Tissue Culture. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 84(3), 570–573. https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-84-20714...this introduction gives a sense of what AdVs are about – and we hope that it inspires further use of existing...
  4. CRISPR Methods for Bacteria: Genome Engineering, CRISPRa, CRISPRi, Base Editing, and More

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    ...Originally published Mar 3, 2016 and last updated Apr 13, 2021 by Will Arnold. Although CRISPR systems...a subsequent curing protocol that requires only 2-3 hours incubation. E. coli and T. citrea scarless editing...the QCascade DNA-targeting module with the crRNA, (3) three transposase proteins, and (4) the donor DNA...CRISPR Featured Topic Page Learn more about Cpf1 Find out about CRISPR Multiplexing Resources on Addgene.org...coli and other bacterial species. Read on to learn about the tools available for bacteria and some of the...that can be used in this way. As described in the above CRISPRi section, the Marraffini Lab published a ...as a collection of organisms, their genes, and metabolic processes, occupying the gut. Many human diseases...
  5. Delivery Methods for Generating iPSCs

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    ...228, no. 2 (2012): 267-75. PubMed PMID: 22767332.  3. Kim, Dohoon, Chun-Hyung Kim, Jung-Il Moon, Young-...PubMed PMID: 19337237. PubMed Central PMCID: 2677165. 3. Jia, Fangjun, Kitchener D. Wilson, Ning Sun, Deepak... deriving human iPS cells." Nature Methods 7, no. 3 (2010): 197-99. PubMed PMID: 20139967. PubMed Central...methods do you have experience using? Let us know about your iPSCs experiences in the comments below! References...Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Learn about Methods to Reprogram Peripheral Blood Cells Check...
  6. Antibody Guide

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    ...primarily show a protein’s presence or absence. Figure 3: A western blot detecting proteins using the indirect...are often used in clinical applications. Diabodies - Diabodies contain two Fab fragments, each recognizing...cells isolated from animals immunized as described above are used to create hybridomas, which produce large...different epitope, bound by short peptide linkers. Diabodies can be used for assembling protein nanostructures... Includes: Flow cytometry Read on to learn more about the applications common to each category, including...controls, and any special considerations to think about. For step-by-step instructions of many of these ...protein of interest, as described in the IP section above. Reverse the crosslink, isolate DNA, and perform...
  7. A Conference By Postdocs For Postdocs: Future of Research

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    ...on the future of the scientific endeavor October 2-3, 2014 Boston University Jacob Sleeper Auditorium, ...doing science in some form? There is a lot of talk about the state of scientist training in the US and around...
  8. Stem Cell Models for Disease & Open Science: Interview with Darrell Kotton

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    ... MD but later got obsessed with research. Chapter 3: How all basic research ends up being translational...promote scientific sharing. Listen to learn more about Darrell, his research, and his focus on open science...Medicine and in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. He attends in the Medical Intensive...NIH-funded Principle Investigator in the Kotton Laboratory and is the founding Director of the Center for...Podcast.     Additional Resources from Addgene Learn about Retinal Gene Therapy from Connie Cepko Find Plasmids...Plasmids from the Kotton Lab Learn more about Stem Cells ...
  9. A Control for All Seasons

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    ...with an isotype-matched control.      Figure 3: A preimmune serum control addresses situations where....” British Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 175, no. 3, Wiley, 19 Jan. 2018, pp. 407–411. Crossref, doi:10.1111...subjected to the experimental condition. In the example above, a negative control could be a third group of mice...in the experimental protocol. In the experiment above, you could repeat the tau western blot several times...Baseline secondary signaling levels In addition to the above-mentioned safeguards, you’ll need to test the secondary...Flow cytometry In addition to the controls listed above, viability and compensation controls are recommended...technique before starting. For more information about antibodies and antibody-based experiments, check...
  10. Addgene's Top Blog Posts from 2020

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    ...working with RNA and extracting RNA without a kit. 3. SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Detection Methods Based on CRISPR... highlighted reagent repositories and other collaborative efforts in the scientific community to speed...store my plasmid in TE, Tris, or water? And what about temperature? Find the details in this blog post....dominates DNA quantification discussions, but what about the other methods to quantify DNA? Here we cover...Incompatibility by Leah Schiesow If you're thinking about hosting multiple plasmids in one cell, it might ...
  11. Adeno-associated virus (AAV) Guide

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    ...between two AAV transfer plasmids, the first with a 3’ splice donor and the second with a 5’ splice acceptor...transfer. Kwon I, Schaffer DV. Pharm Res. 2008 Mar;25(3):489-99. PubMed . Adeno-associated virus serotypes... Z, Asokan A, Samulski RJ. Mol. Ther. 2006 Sep;14(3):316-27. Epub 2006 Jul 7. PubMed . Recombinant AAV...therapy. Grimm D, Kay MA. Curr Gene Ther. 2003 Aug;3(4):281-304. PubMed . Vector genome integration: Adeno-associated...Learn about the types of plasmids used to produce AAV in the lab. Addgene’s AAV Guide will teach you ...you about AAV components, serotypes, pseudotyping, and more. Science...non-homologous sites in the genome, and do so at about a 0.1% frequency. Nonetheless, the majority of rAAV...
  12. Hot Biosensors 2022: Year-End Roundup

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    ...available as viral vectors (here and here).  Figure 3: JEDI-2P was identified from a high-throughput screen...microscopy. Cell. 2022 Aug 16. pii: S0092-8674(22)00916-3. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.07.013 pYtags illuminate...screen (Koveal et al. 2022). Lactate is a key metabolite in glycolysis, so this sensor will be a valuable...valuable tool to study cellular physiology and metabolism under various conditions. LiLac has improved response...going viral! In addition to the viral preps noted above for iGluSnFR3 and JEDI-2P, several biosensors already...innovation next year! Did we miss any? Let us know about your favorite new biosensor plasmids in the comments...
  13. CRISPR 101: Off-Target Effects

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    ...perform downstream characterization of, isolating 2 or 3 distinct clones to perform key experiments on is a...CRISPR-Cas System in Gene Editing. Mol Ther. 2021 Mar 3;29(3):937-948. doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2020.11.009  Guo C,...is an off-target effect. Should I be concerned about off-target effects? Depending on your experimental...this could be a huge concern, or nothing to worry about all. Let’s consider several scenarios below for ...Predicting off-target events As mentioned in the above section, there are gRNA softwares available which...diligence to ensure they are indeed a non-issue. Above we mentioned how to predict off-target frequency...
  14. Top 10 Open Science Developments of 2013

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    ... guest Drew Endy, in celebration of open science. 3)      Also in June, the G8 Science Ministers issued...study probably doesn’t say as much about open access as it does about the state of peer review. 8)     ...University Open Data Access (YODA) Project, “a collaborative endeavor guided by aspirations to promote open...
  15. Antibodies 101: Beyond Surface Labeling

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    ...to allow for antibodies to enter the cell (Figure 3). A useful side effect of the fixing/permeabilization...cytosolic procedure in that case.     Figure 3: For intracellular labeling cells need to be fixed..., you may want to look at other methods. In the above cases, a good alternative is using a two-protein... region of the primary antibody (Figure 1b). As above, the advantage of this system is increased flexibility...
  16. New Optogenetic Tools for Cytoskeleton and Membrane Control

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    ... it from carrying out its proper function (Figure 3).  The Hehnly Lab used such a strategy to dissect ...injection of plasmids and other materials.    Figure 3: Optogenetic inhibition of Rab protein vesicle trafficking... Check out our Optogenetics Guide to learn more about how these modules work, and read on to learn how...to the cell membrane isn’t powerful enough, what about altering the chemical composition of the membrane...
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