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TypeBlog Post...are packaged, the physical size of the genomes is still ~4.7kb. But despite this, larger functional transgene...Gibbs D, Kim SR, Maguire A, Rex TS, Di Vicino U, Cutillo L, Sparrow JR, Williams DS, Bennett J, Auricchio...
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Fluorescent Proteins 101: GFP Fusion Proteins - Making the Right Connection
TypeBlog Post...has no strong affinity for other proteins, it may still block the function or activity of the tagged protein...plasmid-based system to assess whether the chimera is still functional. Final words on fluorescent protein fusions... -
Multicolor Animals: Using Fluorescent Proteins to Understand Single Cell Behavior
TypeBlog Post...respectively, cells will fluoresce either red or orange until recombination occurs. Following the development...ubiquitous promoter. Zebrabow is an extremely versatile technology as recombination can be induced in ... -
CRISPR 101: Engineering the Plant Genome Using CRISPR/Cas9
TypeBlog Post...engineering world by storm owing to its ease of use and utility in a wide variety of organisms. While much of ...X (2019) Rescue of a plant cytorhabdovirus as versatile expression platforms for planthopper and cereal... -
Using Phosphoserine to Study Protein Phosphorylation
TypeBlog Post...exist for this, the most common of which is the utilization of phosphomimetic residues. The phosphorylated...tRNA that recognizes a specific ‘open’ codon and utilizes this triplet to incorporate phosphoserine A Sep-tRNA... -
Plasmids 101: Gibson Assembly and Other Long-Homology Based Cloning Methods
TypeBlog Post... in the middle of your insert. Gateway cloning utilizes λ integrase to catalyze directional cloning of... Brook Pyhtila... -
Evolution of Brainbow: Using Cre-lox for Multicolor Labeling of Neurons
TypeBlog Post... models, and new Cre-lox based technologies are still being developed today. In this post, I will highlight...labeling system - a perfect example of the continued utility of Cre-lox. Check out our previous blog post, Plasmids... -
Hot Plasmids: Spring 2025
TypeBlog Post...cells. Flexible tagging: Choose untagged or add a versatile N- or C-terminal HA tag. Selectable and stable... embryonic development and cancer. But there is still much to learn about their myriad functions and therapeutic... -
CRISPR 101: Off-Target Effects
TypeBlog Post...ve reduced the chance of off-target effects, you still need to do your due diligence to ensure they are...here. For some applications, this is ok, but it still must be controlled for and acknowledged as a potential... -
Viral Vectors 101: Optogenetic Tools
TypeBlog Post...with a light-pulse at one wavelength and stay on until a second pulse of light, with a different wavelength... number of strategies have been developed for utilizing light to control GPCR activation and downstream... -
Viral Vectors 101: AAV Variables That Matter
TypeBlog Post...how a virus enters the cell. Different serotypes utilize a number of different receptors, co-receptors, ...cells express your gene. Off-target expression can still occur (Fig. 3) - for example, some neurons can transiently... -
Technique: Probe Phage Genomes for Host Binding Proteins
TypeBlog Post...diverse biological entities on our planet, but we still know collectively little about how they infect and...be understood. Therefore, in addition to their utility in the health sector, phages represent a reservoir... -
Plasmids 101: Restriction Cloning
TypeBlog Post...and therefore it is important that the digest go until completion. The time required for complete digestion...colonies are a result of uncut empty plasmid, you will still have colonies when you do not add ligase. If the... -
Finding Your Perfect Job After University
TypeBlog Post...research in a lab in California. I felt then, and still feel now, that it is important to take advantage...often don’t tell you what company a job is with until just before the interview). This wasn’t exactly ... -
Centrifugation
TypeProtocol...been placed in the centrifuge before you and may still be on the equipment. Before using the centrifuge... -
Plasmids 101: Using Transposons in the Lab
TypeBlog Post... directly injecting DNA into the pronuclei of fertilized eggs, which leads to random incorporation of ...genome after injection into the cytoplasm of a fertilized egg, a process which is inefficient when DNA ... -
A Guide to Getting Started in Undergrad Research
TypeBlog Post...’ve found that the advice in these resources is still valuable for anyone in the lab though, including...but didn’t realize I was interested in microbes until the end of my second year! Conclusion and other... -
When Fidelity Matters: A frank discussion about ligase fidelity
TypeBlog Post...and circularization of dsDNA (6). Less commonly utilized in vitro, Taq DNA ligase will ligate only nicks...Despite this higher fidelity, Taq DNA Ligase can still detectably ligate many T:G, T:T, and A:C mismatches... -
Tips for a 1st Time CRISPR User (by a 1st Time CRISPR User)
TypeBlog Post...cells in the population, so some of the cells will still appear green despite having active Cas9 (see tip...site in the middle of the PCR product, you would still be able to identify the cleavage product. 3. The... -
An “elegans” Approach to Better CRISPR/Cas9 Editing Efficiency
TypeBlog Post...Twitter. References Arribere JA, Bell RT, Fu BXH, Artiles KL, Hartman PS, Fire AZ (2014) Efficient Marker-Free...Schmidt H, Krause MW, Seydoux G (2014) Scalable and Versatile Genome Editing Using Linear DNAs with Microhomology...