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  1. Viral Vectors 101: Calcium Sensors

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    ...FRET pair. If you need to free up crowded optical space for multiplexing, GECO sensors are available in ... violet light and (2) exposure to increased intracellular calcium. It has been applied to mark active ...Whether you’re studying the brain, muscles, or intracellular landscape, remember: Keep Ca+2lm and Ca+2rry...
  2. Plasmids 101: Protein Expression

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    ...formation of disulfide bridges, glycosylation and acetylation to create functional, stable proteins. Protein...range of proteins including antibodies and pharmaceuticals, specifically interleukins. Yeast expression...biochemistry. When using S. cerevisiae, researchers often place recombinant proteins under the control of the galactose...
  3. No Llamas Required - Synthetic Nanobodies Against Membrane Proteins

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    ...proteins (Wrapp et al., 2020), which sit on the surface of coronaviruses and enable the virus to enter ...in the molecular crevices proteins on the cell surface. Figure 1: Comparison of common antibody,... is tricky because they have fewer hydrophilic surfaces, require detergents or lipids to remain folded...
  4. Chromoproteins: Colorful Proteins For Molecular Biology Experiments

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    ...definitive, but visual identification is a good place to start before taking on more time consuming and...fitness cost yet. However, many fluorescent proteins face similar limitations, and many labs are already using...Figure 4). They created ShadowR by modifying the surface of the chromoprotein Ultramarine with hydrophilic...
  5. Common Injection Routes in Mice

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    ...but it actually requires more technical skill to place the needle in the correct vein without collapsing...injections are given in the peritoneal cavity, or the space surrounding organs in the abdomen. They are a popular...cerebral spinal fluid. The injection site is the space in and around the vertebrae, so hitting the correct...
  6. Viral Vectors 101: Producing Your rAAV

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    ...Korte et al., 2021) for all disposable items and surfaces that come into contact with the rAAV and apply...centrifugation (e.g., iodixanol) using a high-speed ultracentrifuge. During the spin, the virions will form a band...ddPCRAAV Purification by Iodixanol Gradient UltracentrifugationAAV Production in HEK293 Cells...
  7. PRIDICT: Predicting Efficiencies of Prime Editing Guide RNAs

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    ...technology that allows precise modifications of DNA (replacements, small insertions, and deletions) without introducing.... The pegRNA consists of a target-complementary spacer, a scaffold sequence, and an extension sequence..., Raguram, A., & Liu, D. R. (2019). Search-and-replace genome editing without double-strand breaks or ...
  8. Genome-wide Screening Using CRISPR

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    ...the genome and located immediately 5’ to a protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) sequence. Co-delivery of wild-type...produces the phenotype you screened for in the first place. With the proper experimental design and validation...
  9. Plasmids 101: Protein tags

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    ... who need to overexpress and purify proteins can face any number of technical challenges depending on ...protease. A TEV protease cleavage site is frequently placed between two tags being used for two rounds of purification...purification, with the cleavage reaction taking place between column runs. The TEV protease itself, with...
  10. How to Write a Scientific Review Article

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    ... Thomas D. Gilmore. "Histone acetyltransferases and histone deacetylases in B-and T-cell development, ...GenBank, but it was useful to present it all in one place to get a sense of the similarities and differences...
  11. Plasmids 101: Gateway Cloning

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    ... and excision recombination reactions that take place when lambda phage infects bacteria. In vivo, these...reactions described below: The BP Reaction takes place between the attB sites flanking the insert and the...gene expression.     The LR Reaction takes place between the attL sites of the generated entry clone...
  12. Using Video to Share Your Science: We Share Science

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    ...science. Facebook is continuing its growth, and while many publishers and researchers have Facebook pages...article, find blogs about the study, or even review Facebook and Twitter comments. On We Share science, video...
  13. Rett Syndrome: A History of Research and Therapeutic Outlooks

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    ...focused on therapeutic strategies that use gene replacement therapy, gene editing, MECP2 reactivation, RNA...RNA editing, RNA trans-splicing, and protein replacement to reverse the impacts of this disease.  As a...is a strong translational candidate for gene replacement therapy. In 2014, RSRT brought together a strong...
  14. Hot Plasmids - August 2020

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    ...in the cytosol (instead of on the yeast extracellular surface) which enables tracking of protease activity...fluorescent proteins might not localize to the right places, which can provide misleading information on where...
  15. Binning Singletons: Tackling Conference Networking When You Don’t Know Anyone

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    ...conference can be intimidating. And it can be exacerbated when everyone seems to know one another, but ...program to Microbe 2020 in Chicago.  Finding our place in networking and mentoring circles We looked at...this first year. Mentors Amanda Gunn, Bryan Gibb, Candace Williams, Dave Baltrus, Geof Hannigan, Irene Newton...
  16. Deciphering the Mysteries of Behavior with Viral Vectors

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    ...overexpressing mice spent more time in the risky bright place, driven by their motivation to explore novel environments...treatment in rodents. In this test, an animal is placed into a tank of water with no support from below...attempts to escape, or passive floating on the water surface. The latter reflects a state of behavioral despair...
  17. Lab to Office Culture Shock

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    ...frequently why many people get into science in the first place. The feeling of camaraderie one gets from a well-functioning...could dread these interactions, but you could also embrace them. Talking about science to non-scientists can...curiosity that led you into science in the first place. Finally, if you still find the idea of not holding...
  18. Hot Plasmids Spring 2024

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    ...on their earlier Voltron indicators (a fusion of Ace2N and HaloTag, Figure 4), they determined that an ...-to-D mutation in the related voltage indicator Ace2N-mNeon also led to similar improvements in performance...www.janelia.org/open-science/voltron-and-positron.  Both Ace2N-mNeon-A122D and Voltron2 are available as Cre-dependent...
  19. The Challenges of Cell Culture

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    ...forensic technique (aka DNA fingerprinting) that can place suspects at the scene of a crime (every human in...experience through working for a variety of pharmaceutical companies including GSK, AstraZeneca-MedImmune...talks and seminars on cell culture and other pharmaceutical topics. The LGC Group also provides standards...
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