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  1. Rabies and Neuronal Tracing

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    ...forms of these viruses typically used in research aren’t able to replicate, and for a virus to cross a synapse...Watabe-Uchida et al., 2012). They could also quantify the strength of the inputs by counting the monosynaptic inputs...more inputs than was previously thought. The differences in the inputs to each of the two populations ...populations could be used to explain the differences in the functions of these two neuronal populations. Overall...Overall, this study laid the foundation for how different anatomical regions of the brain receive inputs and...complex questions of how the brain operates. References 1. Callaway EM. Transneuronal Circuit Tracing...
  2. Plasmids for Endogenous Gene Tagging in Human Cells

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    ...portal. The plasmids should be functional in many different human cell types, and while most of the genes ...protein from the untagged allele. Created with BioRender.com. The first step in creating the plasmids...GFP tag sequence to be inserted. Created with BioRender.com. A key feature of our methodology is the...enable us to effectively utilize the host cell’s inherent homology directed repair (HDR) process following...break and introducing the tag. Created with BioRender.com. Plasmids, plasmids everywhere To find out...Allen Institute website at alleninstitute.org. References 1. Roberts, Brock, et al. "Systematic gene tagging...
  3. Viral Vectors 101: Chemogenetics

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    ... and some, such as varenicline, are already approved for clinical use. Varenicline has been further modified...updated by Jason Nasse in July 2023.  References and Resources References Chen X, Choo H, Huang X-P, Yang X...to consider that the same receptor can elicit different responses depending on what cell type it is expressed... signaling. The two main classes of receptors currently used in chemogenetics are DREADDs and PSAMs. ...
  4. Hot Plasmids - October 2020

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    ...number, generally very small, and can contain different neurotransmitters. Using genetically encoded fluorescent... brain.  Figure 1:Schematic diagram of different FingR constructs and experimental results. Image... of the cell. By combining vectors expressing different fluorescent proteins targeting inhibitory or excitatory...The team validated this tool by targeting six different genes whose protein products have distinct localizations...Figure 2: Split-wrmScarlet labeling proteins with different subcellular locations. Image from Goudeau et al...consistently predicted the cell cycle speed across these different cell types. In one example, H2B-FT was expressed...
  5. Story of a SynBio Startup: RevBio's Epiphany (or Lack Thereof)

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    ...order to head to Ireland and take a chance as entrepreneurs. To make things more interesting, we are working...academic labs. Being unable to publish or attend conferences makes it very challenging to compete in today...pressure to publish and more freedom to attend conferences, but after receiving her degree she was faced...ideas about things we could do for work, and they weren’t restricted to science jobs. Keira’s an optimist...career, but it was enough to start us down the entrepreneurial path. We threw some of our own money at this...thinking about making the switch from academia to entrepreneurship, share your thoughts with us in the comments...
  6. Plan Your Experiment

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    ...many different Cas proteins available, and researchers can adapt these experiments for different organisms...experiment. Created with BioRender.com. Select Your Desired Genetic Manipulation Different genetic manipulations...Activation/interference Needs good primer design Western blot Knockouts Activation/interference Needs a ...Expression and Delivery Validate Genetic Edit References CRISPR ( C lustered R egularly I nterspaced S...have expanded the CRISPR toolbox to include many different types of edits, including point mutations, base...manipulations require different CRISPR components. Selecting the genetic manipulation you plan to perform will...Base editor (dCas9 or Cas9 nickase fusions with different base editing proteins) Many base editors fused...
  7. Addgene's Cancer Collection Pages Connect the Research Community

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    ...cellular pathways involved in the development of different cancers and identifying the roles of key proteins...approaching the Ras problem by exploiting the different mutant versions of Ras that are most prevalent...function of any of these genes through several different applications such as fluorescent protein fusion... study it (as seen in the screenshot below). Currently, the page includes interactive maps for the Ras...interests in education and scientific writing.     References 1. Martz, Colin A., et al. "Systematic identification... PMID: 24651010. 3. Ledford, Heidi. "The ras renaissance." Nature 520.7547 (2015): 278-280. PubMed PMID...
  8. Viral Vectors 101: Producing Your rAAV

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    ...updated by Ina Ersing in August 2023 References and resources  References  Aurnhammer, C., Haase, M., Muether...required adenoviral helper genes are supplied on two different packaging plasmids: the pHelper plasmid containing...titering assay, you’ll need to understand how different titers are measured. A TCID50 measurement reports...have a high-quality plasmid standard and rAAV reference material of a known titer on every qPCR run. Note...of a recombinant adeno-associated virus type 2 Reference Standard Material. Human Gene Therapy, 21(10),...
  9. Viral Vectors 101: Voltage Indicators

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    ...voltage indicators reviewed.   References and Resources   References Beck C, Zhang D, Gong Y. Enhanced... These types of sensors can have a variety of different components, but all contain a FRET pair, a genetic...specifically localize to the membrane, otherwise they aren’t all that useful. The cellular localization component...target – and this serotype can be selected to preferentially target your cell type of interest. Viral pseudotyping...powerful tool that swaps capsid proteins from different viruses to optimize them for targeting your cell...
  10. Multiplexed Capture of Promoter-enhancer 3D Chromatin Structures Using CRISPR

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    ...sequencing data. While “pictures” generated with current 3C methods provide useful information about chromatin...compare results across multiple targets because different CAPTURE cell lines will have varying levels of...lines Cell lines, primary cells Table 1: Key differences between original CAPTURE and CAPTURE 2.0 methods...that occur during development and cellular differentiation. Using a cell line model, the Xu Lab tracked...enhancer-promoter interactions during erythroid differentiation. CAPTURE 2.0 captures chromatin's dynamic role....0 re-writes the script on gene regulation. References Han, J., Zhang, Z., & Wang, K. (2018). 3C and...
  11. Lentiviral Vector Guide

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    ...packaging genes. However, they are different viruses and require different isoforms of these packaging components...genes. From an experimental standpoint, the main difference between lentiviruses and gamma-retroviruses is...systems, due to a wide range of infectivity for different cell types (known as tropism). Lentiviral vectors...safety. These improvements have been divided into different generations. Lentiviral Generations First-generation...While the viral components are still separated on different plasmids, the viral genome remains largely intact...promoter such as CMV or RSV Table 1. Summary of key differences between second- and third-generation lentiviral...with plasmids, visit Addgene’s Molecular Biology Reference . Production After cloning, you will need to produce...
  12. Simplify Cloning with in vivo Assembly

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    ...bottleneck in the experimental process. The majority of current cloning techniques involve the assembly of a circular...single PCR, for example for subcloning genes from different templates. All PCRs are run as an 18 cycle, 25... - 1 μl DpnI is added to the PCR mix to remove parental DNA (37 °C for 15 mins). This enzyme specifically...the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology. He is currently investigating the molecular biology of synaptic... on Twitter @jakefwatson and @JGarciaNafria.  References 1. Jones, Douglas H., and Bruce H. Howard. "A...for plasmid cloning Find our molecular biology reference here Find molecular biology protocols here   ...
  13. Better Dyeing Through Chemistry & Small Molecule Fluorophores

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    ...of green fluorescent protein (GFP) sparked a renaissance in biological imaging. Suddenly, cell biologists...dye (Figure 1a) and FAP systems (Figure 1e) are inherently fluorogenic and several others can be made fluorogenic... We continue to develop derivatives that have different spectral properties, exhibit high fluorogenicity...contributed by Luke D. Lavis. Luke D. Lavis is currently a Group Leader at the Janelia Research Campus,...modalities. Follow him on twitter @rhodamine110.   References 1. Liu, Zhe, Luke D. Lavis, and Eric Betzig. ...Imaging proteins inside cells with fluorescent tags." Trends in biotechnology 30.1 (2012): 8-16. PubMed PMID...
  14. An Introduction to Adenovirus

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    ...written by Addgenie Brian O'Neill.  References and resources References Bauzon, M., Castro, D., Karr, M.,...three (Servellita et al., 2023). Normally when children have acute viral hepatitis it is caused by the... the removal of certain adenoviral genes that apparently contribute to virulence (Tollefson et al., 1996...B. (2014). Adenoviruses: General Features. In Reference Module in Biomedical Sciences. Elsevier. https...Y. (2023). Adeno-associated virus type 2 in US children with acute severe hepatitis. Nature, 617(7961)...
  15. INTEGRATE: Bacterial Genome Engineering Using CRISPR-Transposons

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    ...Insertion of the mini-transposon can occur in two different orientations, but is strongly biased towards T-RL...integration efficiencies achieved with VchINT, at two different incubation temperatures. Data adapted from Vo ...and R ends - thus, scarless insertions are not currently possible, unlike methods involving homologous ...thanks to our guest blogger Leo Vo! Leo Vo is currently a PhD candidate in the Sternberg Lab at Columbia...Columbia University Medical Center. He currently studies CRISPR biology and CRISPR genome engineering technologies...Message or follow him on twitter @Vopinator.     References: Halpin-Healy TS, Klompe SE, Sternberg SH, Fernández...
  16. Capturing a Moment with Marc Zimmer’s “The State of Science”

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    ..., and he wisely makes no such attempt. He is transparent about his own biases--many of which will be shared...journal editorials, science social media, and conference workshops for years. That is, presumably, why... is the title of the chapter that examines the inherent brokenness of scientific publishing and research...off the section saying “science itself is never inherently bad or evil. However, it is easy to do sloppy...today--the day you are reading this review--in the current period of rapid flux, the chapter might still feel...scientist who enjoys learning a little bit about many different things (part of the reason Addgene has been such...
  17. Analyzing CRISPR Editing Results with ICE from Synthego

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    ...Synthego has developed a new tool called ICE (Inference of CRISPR Edits) to solve this problem. This tool...efficiency and determine the profiles of all the different types of edits that are present and their relative...compares hundreds of samples simultaneously.  The current version of ICE software can analyze indels that...Adjacent Motif (PAM) sequence for the nuclease used. Currently, ICE is configured for Cas9 fromStreptococcus ...average amount of signal that disagrees with the reference sequence derived from the control trace file. ...cut site, representing a high level of sequence difference. Traces The Traces tab shows the edited and ...
  18. CRISPR Activation: A Practical Guide

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    ...example, CRISPR activation has been used to differentiate induced pluripotent stem cells (Chavez et al...neuronal cells by activating genes that cause differentiation and to reverse HIV viral latency (Bialek et...already be hitting an upper bound of activation that current Cas9 systems cannot help you pass. In addition,...directed towards that gene as there can be a large difference in guide potency. Thus, in cases where users ...Chavez et al., 2016). To learn more about the different types of Cas9 activators, check out our blog post...DNA sequence or regulating gene expression.     References Behan FM, Iorio F, Picco G, Gonçalves E, Beaver...
  19. Tips for CRISPR Gene Editing in Mice

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    ... to determine the pros and cons of using many different types of gRNA design software. When you are happy...yourself through whatever DNA supply company you currently use. You can also find many previously validated...inserted or deleted. Each lab will use a slightly different method to genotype their pups. Taking a toe, a...weeks old and use the ear tag method (creating different patterns of ear holes and using that material ...latest and greatest in scientific content.      References 1. Cho, Seung Woo, et al. "Analysis of off-target...plasmid into zygotes." Development, growth & differentiation 56.1 (2014): 122-129. PubMed PMID: 24372541...
  20. New CRISPR Tools: Cas7-11 and PASTE

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    ...forward for what the field can do.    References and Resources References  Özcan A, Krajeski R, Ioannidi E,...development of tools that exploit and expand our current knowledge. The Abudayyeh-Gootenberg lab (also called... was sent to the AbuGoot lab for testing, they weren’t sure what they would find… but it was safe to say...fibrosis, which can be caused by thousands of different mutations, all found in the same gene. If we only...the number of potential applications. But they weren’t done engineering quite yet – surely, they thought...
  21. CRISPR-based Genome Editing Systems For Editing in E. coli

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    ...CRISPR-associated transposition.     References and Resources References: Jiang Y, Chen B, Duan C, Sun B, ... E. coli host, and the addition of a sacB gene renders it beneficial for plasmid clearance. It is more...concatenations into crRNA arrays targeting multiple different sites in E. coli. pCutamp cures the plasmids by...MUCICAT toolkit includes versions of plasmids with different induction systems, such as PT7, Prha, Ptet, and...Capability to construct a strain library with different gene dosages to facilitate swift optimization ...
  22. Deciphering the Mysteries of Behavior with Viral Vectors

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    ...moving around to explore the environment has a different motivation (and brain areas associated) compared...addiction. Anxiety tests Rodents have a natural preference to stay in dark areas (protected) as opposed ...associated with psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. In both diseases, animals...these in a  future blog post, so stay tuned!  References Alpár, Alán, et al. "Hypothalamic CNTF volume...volume transmission shapes cortical noradrenergic excitability upon acute stress." The EMBO journal 37.21 ....12 (2007): 1079. PubMed PMID: 17700574. Hare, Brendan D., et al. "Optogenetic stimulation of medial prefrontal...
  23. Save Time with Transient Plant Leaf Transformations

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    ... lot of time. Don't re-invent the wheel. Test different leaf ages Usually younger leaves work better. ...luciferases to more easily quantify the effect of the different treatments on transformation success. Some reporter... all plasmids from the Lee-Parsons lab. Test different leaf infiltration methods Co-cultivation (Li ...in the plant but not from Agrobacterium. Test different Agrobacterium strains We used the disarmed Agrobacterium...allows you to quickly assemble vectors and test different ideas. We are a huge fan of the Golden Gate based...starting his work in the Lee-Parsons Lab.     References D'Aoust, Marc-André, et al. "Transient expression...
  24. Rett Syndrome: A History of Research and Therapeutic Outlooks

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    ...Austrian physician, Andreas Rett, who tried to raise awareness and published his observations in a German medical...hope that a similar reversal may be possible for children and adults with Rett Syndrome.  Since these discoveries...discoveries, scientists have studied how different parts of MECP2 influence Rett Syndrome. Zoghbi’s lab...varying degrees determine the clinical severity of different MECP2 mutations. More recently, the Bird lab found..., Rett databases, and other helpful tools.  References: Amir RE, Van den Veyver IB, Wan M, Tran CQ, ...Extends the Survival of MeCP2-Null Mice without Apparent Toxicity after Intracisternal Delivery. Molecular...
  25. Four Base Editing Reporters to Monitor and Enrich Editing in Real-time

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    ...using FACS which could limit their use across different cell types and systems. To introduce flexibility... GO works by affecting protein translation of different reporter proteins. Protein translation requires...used GO to induce the translation of an array of different reporters including mScarlet-I, luciferase, antibiotic...proteins, antibiotic resistance, and luciferase. References Gaudelli NM, Komor AC, Rees HA, Packer MS, Badran.../10.1093/nar/gkaa124 Martin AS, Salamango DJ, Serebrenik AA, Shaban NM, Brown WL, Harris RS (2019) A panel...s41598-018-36739-9 St. Martin A, Salamango D, Serebrenik A, Shaban N, Brown WL, Donati F, Munagala U, ...
  26. Antibody Guide

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    ...heavy chain constant region” or Fc. Different isotypes play different roles in the immune response, and ...of colors activated by different wavelengths, allowing for easy differentiation between multiple antibodies...roughly fifty different fluorophore colors in flow cytometry, but the largest panels used currently are in the...Antibodies are typically produced in one of three different methods: in animals, in cultured immune cells,...contain two Fab fragments, each recognizing a different epitope, bound by short peptide linkers. Diabodies...used as an antimicrobial agent. Other chemical interferences with conjugating reactions are possible. It ...chemiluminescent reaction in the presence of several different substrates. The luminescence produced by the reaction...
  27. Hot Plasmids: February 2026

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    ...plasmid backbone.  Addgene designed and tested different configurations for AAV2 and AAV5 packaging plasmids...Adapted from Chao et al., 2026. Created with BioRender.com. TimeVault is non-destructive, and vaults... work by the Jesse Rinehart, George Church, and Farren Isaacs labs engineered an E. coli strain to use...Adapted from Grome et al., 2025. Created with BioRender.com. Because both stop codons were "freed" ...Julianna/Brie CRISPR libraries. Created with BioRender.com. Dig into the Julianna and Jacquere libraries...yet the regulation and interactions of the many different family members have been difficult to unravel ...
  28. Plasmids 101: Biotinylation

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    ...solubility, and thus different reagents are useful for biotinylation in different microenvironments. There...used today in molecular biology for an array of different techniques and protocols. In this post we will...determined to be due to a deficiency in Vitamin H later renamed Vitamin B7/biotin. Egg white injury would plague...a solid substrate (Holden and Cremer, 2003). References 1. Chapman-Smith, A., & Cronan, J. E. “Molecular...post-translational modification of exceptional specificity.” Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 24.9 (1999b): 359–363....
  29. Replacing Paper: Tips for Choosing an Electronic lab Notebook

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    ...labs. While many labs approach the situation differently, some adopting simple note-taking tools, others...functionalities with experiment records. Many different types of ELNs are available on the market today...available here. Our questions focused on researchers’ current practices, their opinions towards ELNs, and their...desired functionalities i.e. main priorities of different ELN features, ranging from whether respondents...cases this applies to universities. How are you currently exchanging information with your team? If you ... allows you to assign specific permissions to different lab members to avoid any issues later on. Do you...
  30. Plasmids 101: Gibson Assembly and Other Long-Homology Based Cloning Methods

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    ...scientists have developed and fine tuned many different ways to clone DNA fragments which have provided...with an enzyme master mix, which contains three different enzymes: an exonuclease, which chews back the... this doesn’t allow for mix and match of many different fragments. One way around this is to use a combination...with a G!) but actually work by significantly different methods. Golden Gate cloning does result in the...from one vector to another. There are lots of different ways to clone these days. Gibson and the other...biology, you should consider giving it a try! References: 1. Gibson DG, Young L, Chuang RY, Venter JC,...
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