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  1. Deep Mutational Scanning with One Pot Saturation Mutagenesis

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    ...to measure the frequency of each variant during the selection process. Each variant is assigned a functional...used to create mutational scanning libraries. While each of these methods works well to generate libraries...technique described in Wrenbeck et al is a PCR-based approach for generating a customizable comprehensive mutagenesis...mutations into the newly synthesized DNA strand. Each degenerate primer set contains three consecutive...ratio is used to promote annealing of one primer to each template. The PCR product is then column purified...
  2. Plasmids 101: Biotinylation

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    ...cofactor that in its active form is covalently attached to the active site of key metabolic enzymes including...that consists of four identical subunits that can each bind one molecule of biotin. Biotin and avidin have...Southern/Northern blotting Cell surface labelling Attaching polypeptides to a substrate Flow cytometry/fluorescence-activated...Photobiotin acetate consists of a biotin molecule attached to a photoreactive arylazide group. Under strong...methods. Scientists have commonly used this method to attach proteins or polypeptides to a solid substrate (... & Cronan, J. E. “Molecular Biology of Biotin Attachment to Proteins; Symposium: Nutrition, Biochemistry...
  3. Antibodies 101: Beyond Surface Labeling

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    ...1: Indirect detection of target markers can be achieved through two-protein labeling by utilizing(a) biotin-streptavidin...e.g., for cellular activation. In addition, FACS achieves greater purity of your sorted cell sample than...molecule fluorescent and membrane-impermeant. With each cell division, the (invariant) amount of dye is ...proliferation between cell populations can be visualized, achieved through, for example, a previously induced gene...proliferative capacity and speed of cells. (a) With each division half of the dye molecules are lost and ... your marker of interest. Indirect labeling is achieved through protein-tag or protein-protein interactions...
  4. Celebrating One Million Plasmids Shared!

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    ...ending the day with 1,000,002 plasmids shipped. Reaching one million plasmids shared might have you wondering...every day. That would be an average of 673 plasmids each day. This requires tremendous coordination amongst...researchers. Assuming 5 hours of hands-on time to make each plasmid, we would have saved 5 million hours through...colossal 547 years! While we are very excited about reaching this milestone, it wouldn’t have been possible...distributing ready-to-use viral preps in 2016 and we just reached our 10,000th viral vector shipped! In the upcoming...
  5. Viral Vectors 101: Systemic Capsids

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    ...the brain difficult. Traditionally, delivery is achieved through the use of invasive methods, limiting ...control of transgene expression or activity can be achieved using switches, including riboswitches and optogenetic...2023; Hinderer et al, 2018). The optimal dose for each particular experiment is determined by the capsid...deposited by the Gradinaru lab. For simplicity, in each section we’ll list the Gradinaru capsids first, ...and happy transducing! This post was written by Rachel Leeson, with significant contributions from Cynthia...Daigle, T. L., Sedeño-Cortés, A. E., Walker, M., Kalmbach, B., Lenz, G. H., Morin, E., Nguyen, T. N., Garren... W. R., Fish, K. N., & Pfenning, A. R. (2022). Machine learning sequence prioritization for cell type-...
  6. PiggyBac-ing Through the Genome Editing Field

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    ...making it very useful for genetic engineering approaches. Most importantly for this technology, however...transfections and are therefore virus-free. This is achieved using the piggyBac™ transposase, which facilitates...using the piggyBac™ transposase. This can be best achieved by utilizing a piggyBac™ transposon in a donor...the piggyBac™ donor is used by the cell’s host machinery for DNA repair by homologous recombination, which...ssODN) as the donor [6]. The problem with this approach is that, since there is no selection, you will..., while avoiding the pitfalls common to other approaches. Many thanks to our Guest Bloggers Amar Singh...
  7. Building Global Connections with the International Mentorship Program USA-EUROPE

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    ...In an era where millions of people hold a PhD, achieving our career goals can be a real challenge. On top...international mentor creates a closer and more approachable relationship for the mentee, where (s)he feels... hinder them from advancing their careers and achieving success.” Pedro Gonzalez Menendez (Mentee IMP ...Universities in USA and Europe (Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston University, ...compared to their pre-program self-assesment. Achievements directly attributable to participation in the...interested in breast cancer and metastasis as well as teaching and mentoring activities. Follow her on twitter...
  8. IDP and your PI: A Roadmap for Career Planning and Personal Development

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    ...to further develop your transferable skills and reach your career goals.      Although myIDP is great...above). DePace holds yearly planning meetings with each trainee to create a supportive, growth-oriented ...planning meetings revolve around two simple worksheets, each of which is filled out separately by the trainee...available of in the supplement of this paper), help each person organize his or her thoughts to facilitate...the various sections, the trainee speaks first for each section, preventing the meeting from feeling like...
  9. Using AAV for Neuronal Tracing

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    ... understand which brain regions communicate with each other and how they do it (i.e. where the signals...two pathways also use different cytoskeletal machineries to facilitate transport: retrograde transport...Mouse Brain Connectivity Atlas website. A similar approach was used by researchers from the Janelia Campus...interaction with uptake or intracellular transport machinery. Addgene offers viral preparations of AAV2-retro...vectors. Improved neuronal tracing could also be achieved by using optogenetically controlled transgenes...tools for the field of gene therapy if they can reach the affected part of the brain in a less invasive...neuromuscular diseases it would be desirable to achieve transgene delivery by targeting peripheral structures...
  10. Spurred by COVID-19, Addgene Bridges Plasmid Sharing Between Academia and Industry

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    ...By Susanna Bachle and Matt Takvorian When COVID-19 researchers started working with us to help them share...fighting the pandemic could be even more impactful by reaching more scientists. Many members of the scientific...were willing and able to listen to Addgene’s new approach of working with the industry-based scientific ...industry scientists. This partnership complemented each other's strengths: Ginkgo Bioworks’ infrastructure...like to make them available to industry, please reach out at [email protected] and we will initiate...
  11. A Guide to Getting Started in Undergrad Research

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    ... doing research in their undergraduate years. We each have a unique “origin story,” but taking the first...Assistant Professor, Associate Professor Sometimes teaches graduate and/or undergraduate classes Postdoctoral...Research assistant Typically has a Master's or Bachelor's degree Generally a short-term position (1-2 years...seek out science that genuinely excites them, and reach out to the PI to get involved. It not only demonstrates...researchers, as well as graduate students (your teaching assistants), about their experiences. Research...fulfilling scientific career. Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions about my experience...
  12. A History of Genome Engineering in Popular Culture

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    ...to stars in space ships and the rise of killer machines that exterminate entire humanity were the two ...homologous recombination with a repair template.  Each zinc finger recognizes a nucleotide triplet and ...simultaneously to increase specificity. This modular approach made ZFNs highly appealing to researchers.  TALENs... amino acid recognition sites had to be designed each time we wanted to target new genomic sites. The ... technologies rely on the cellular DNA repair machinery, which can lead to high frequency of indel formation... the use of molecular dynamics simulations and machine learning to develop a predictive understanding ...
  13. Chemogenetics vs. Optogenetics: Which Method Should I Choose?

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    ...Chemogenetic approaches excel at broad tissue or system-wide targeting, as the ligand can reach target cells... subcellular regions of a neuron. Optogenetic approaches excel at discrete cell or tissue-subregion targeting...also requires that light of the correct wavelength reach receptors in the brain. One way to address this ...chemogenetics. Note that, as with all tools, both approaches suffer from unique sets of off-target side-effects...
  14. Management for Scientists: What Makes a Good Manager Anyway?

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    ... Flexibility to manage their personal lives to achieve a healthy work-life balance. It is harder to manage...responsibilities, which might include training or teaching others, research, and policy development. Every... Need feedback on their work but prefer to be approached as peers rather than subordinates Need mental... manager does best to identify the work style of each team member) Need challenging work, opportunities...Successful Manager's Handbook: Develop Yourself, Coach Others ...
  15. Advice for Choosing a Research Project

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    ...PIs who were previously featured in "9 Tips to Achieve Success in Academia". Important factors to consider...What techniques and skills do you need to use to reach these milestones? Can you get assistance from people...project that combines an exciting new method or approach with another in a way not done before in your ... technology to identify a problem, asking what approach will I take and what can I learn, learning the...importance of choosing a solid research topic and approach. At Addgene, we've heard of labs where new hires...
  16. Hot Plasmids - June 2020 - Barcoded CRISPR Library, Sparse Cell Labeling, Calcineurin Reporter, and DNA Staining Dye Alternative

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    ...replicates for each of the gRNAs. The idea was to assign four different barcodes to each of the gRNAs and...sgRNA iBAR library Article contributed by Susanna Bachle Figure 1: Initial steps in the CRISPR-pooled...sequences. This allowed tracing of the performance of each gRNA multiple times within the same experiment by...can bind specific DNA sequences which brings the attached fluorescent protein to the DNA. They created plasmids...
  17. Science Careers: Unruly Interests Feed Many Paths

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    ...alone.  And a longstanding inclination to be a teacher was looking for an outlet. I started asking people...terms on a couple of very broad topic domains, but each day brings in new and surprisingly diverse manuscripts...with authors and referees. And I am constantly teaching – often explaining a technical piece of research...about, for example, how to use new technologies to reach the right audiences and how open access affects ...Review and Scientific Publication, where diverse approaches to peer review were discussed. Science communication...
  18. Addgene's Top 10 Blog Posts of 2015

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    ...career coach might be able to help you. Head Addgenie Joanne Kamens explains what career coaches do and... research, we hope we can help all researchers achieve happiness in their careers regardless of their ...by non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). 7. Career Coaching for Scientists: Why and Where Do I Find One? ...and offers up some career coach suggestions. 8. A Match Made in Heaven: CRISPR/Cas9 and AAV Adeno-associated...
  19. DAP arrays for multiplex gene editing

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    ... of a given tRNA to achieve the highest efficiencies of multiplex editing at each site. A 75-nt human ...in pairing with base editing and prime editing approaches. Recently, Xue Sherry Gao’s lab at Rice University...gRNAs are released by endogenous tRNA processing machineries, specifically, RNaseZ and RNaseP. Although the...also engineered a DAP array for prime editing, achieving up to 3-loci MPE with similar high efficiencies...
  20. Predicting Adverse Reactions to Monoclonal Antibody Drugs

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    ...   Limitations of the in silico approach The in silico approach cannot replicate the complexity of ...Better together Combining in silico and in vitro approaches enables researchers to develop safer and more... somewhat act like a 2-step verification. All approaches have their own limitations. Using methods together...of precision medicine in the future.   Madhura Acharya is a former co-op and current Scientist, DNA Sequencing...
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