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  1. Modulate the Activity of 17 Signaling Pathways with One Kit!

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    ... two years. References 1. Martz, Colin A., et al. "Systematic identification of signaling pathways with... of 17 signaling pathways that are frequently implicated in cancer cell proliferation, survival, differentiation... make the library usable for pooled screens. Applications of the cancer pathways ORFs kit Wood and his...

  3. Designer PUF Proteins for Any RNA Target

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    ...regulation of endogenous RNA. J Biol Eng. 2014 Mar 1;8(1):7. doi: 10.1186/1754-1611-8-7. PubMed.  Related Resources...says the new tool might even find therapeutic application in addition to their use in basic biology, for...

  4. SciComm with the Experts at Science in the News Part 2

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    ...to the interview with Science in the News Chapter 1: Introduction - Vini and Amy tell us a little about... to be crazy complicated! Listen to the full podcast for more great science communication tips or listen...tons of ways you can get involved in science communication. In this second half of our conversation with...many things you can do start your own science communication student group and get more involved with your...is a graduate student group with the goal of communicating science to the general public and training the... the next generation of science communicators. In this chapter we learn about some of their events - science... peer-to-peer feedback in effective science communication. Chapter 7: The Goal of the SITN Podcast - Vini...

  5. Our Most Popular Blog Posts from 2019

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    ...deletions, and all possible base-to-base changes.   1. Plasmids 101: Transformation, Transduction, Bacterial...resources can now be found in one place: the Educational Resources page. So let’s get to it. Here’s the...Anti-CRISPR, 2in1 Cloning, Fluorescent Voltage Indicators, and Photoswitchable Proteins by Cary Valley,...protein size and shape, linker sequences, and fusion location, there are many choices to make. 2. Prime Editing...Resources at Addgene Browse the repository Find educational resources at Addgene Search for plasmids at Addgene...

  6. CRISPR 101: Cytosine and Adenine Base Editors

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    ...base to the other. Figure 1: Base transition editors catalyze purine-to-purine or pyrimidine-to-pyrimidine...engineering and protein delivery. Nature Communications, 8(1), 15790. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15790...SpCas9 base editors with editing windows as small as 1-2 nucleotides. To reduce off-target effects associated...arrows indicate a conversion directly catalyzed by the base editor. Dotted red arrows indicate the change... point modifications. CRISPR base editing persists through multiple cell divisions, indicating that this...target modification in primary T cells, making them a promising tool for cell therapy applications. Dual...Base editing publication highlights In the table below, you'll find a list of publications we've highlighted...

  8. Top 10 Open Science Developments of 2013

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    ...2013 edition. 10 new developments in open science 1)      In February, the Office of Science and Technology...support for open access to peer-reviewed journal publications, although many don’t necessarily publish in ...

  9. CRISPR 101: Epigenetics and Editing the Epigenome

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    ...P2A-PuroR for lentiviral expression. Figure 1: dCas9-p300 adds H3K27ac marks to histones in promoter...lentiviral transduction. Lysine-specific Demethylase 1 (LSD1) Tatjana Sauka-Spengler's lab has deposited ...epigenome (the sum of epigenetic modifications across the genome) has been implicated in disease states, and targeting...DNA sequences. Non-editing CRISPR applications direct catalytically dead dCas9 fused to a variety of epigenetic... the catalytic domain of p300 acetyltransferase increases levels of H3K27ac histone modification at specified...Preps for Epigenetic Modification Why use epigenetic modifiers? Epigenetic modification is certainly not ...Nature Communications 8: . https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms16026 Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene...

  10. Promoters

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    ...Strong mammalian promoter from human elongation factor 1 alpha CAG Constitutive Strong hybrid mammalian promoter...polymerase. DNA sequences called response elements are located within promoter regions, and they provide a stable...cells. Core Promoter The core promoter region is located most proximal to the start codon and contains the...Promoters in bacteria contain two short DNA sequences located at the -10 (10 bp 5' or upstream) and -35 positions...eukaryotic TATA box, the Pribnow box (TATAAT) is located at the -10 position and is essential for transcription...

  11. Antibodies 101: The Basics of Western Blotting

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    ...to western blotting  In a western, proteins are: (1) separated by size, (2) transferred to a membrane,...  (3) detected using antibodies.   Figure 1: Overview of the Western blot process. The sample,...post-translational modifications, quantify protein levels relative to standards, detect the cellular location of proteins...pull-down assays.  Westerns are divided into two categories, native and denaturing. In a native western, ...matrix, the blotting membrane, the gel, a copper cathode/iblot gel matrix, and filter paper. Pretty much...search, first pay attention to the validated applications listed on the vendor’s website and choose an...western and vice versa.  In addition to validated applications, pay close attention to the controls listed ...

  12. CRISPR 101: Engineering the Plant Genome Using CRISPR/Cas9

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    ...target cell line or organism (Presented in figure 1). More information on Agrobacterium-mediated transformation...mediated cloning of your gRNA of interest. Figure 1: Simplified schematic of agrobacterium-mediated transformation...current CRISPR research focuses on its potential applications for human medicine (Waltz, 2016), the potential...engineering, on the other hand, allows for targeted modification of known or suspected genes that regulate a ...model organisms like Arabidopsis and Medicago truncatula and several crop species including potato, corn...engineering using CRISPR, highlight the specific modifications to CRISPR machinery that allow for the use of...CRISPR principles). However, plant-specific modifications to commonly used CRISPR plasmids are necessary...

  13. Hot Plasmids: Spring 2025

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    ...synapses and deep-brain fiber photometry.  Figure 1: Characterization of iGluSnFR4 in mice. A) Scheme ...CycT1 or PolII-CTD antibodies and unlabeled MS in DLD-1 cells (colorectal cancer). Image courtesy of Brianna...Here's what you'll find in this post: Glutamate indicators with increased sensitivity and tailored deactivation...viral preps targeting interneurons Glutamate indicators with increased sensitivity and tailored deactivation...popular choice for a variety of synaptic imaging applications. Find iGluSnFR4 plasmids here! Aggarwal, A...., Iyer, R., … Podgorski, K. (2025). Glutamate indicators with increased sensitivity and tailored deactivation...DNA vector that contains everything needed to replicate inside a host cell but with space to insert your...

  14. 6 Steps to Submitting a Resume That Gets Seen

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    ...resume that will give you a chance at an interview:  1) Have an excellent resume ready to be submitted The...demonstrate in your application). Beware the myths of scientist “overqualification” but it may not be ...Utilizing existing relationships as part of the job application process can dramatically increase the chances... of a resume can be crucial for a successful application. It takes time to prepare an excellent resume... here for more on timely submission of a job application. 3) Read job descriptions carefully Be open minded...bold. You don’t have to have all of the listed qualifications to apply for a position.  A job description...target someone in a specific department and/or location. The more people you meet the better chance you...

  15. Four Ways to Package Transgenes That Exceed the Size Limit of Adeno-associated Virus

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    ...and drawbacks of four split AAV vector approaches. 1. Overlapping  Overview: The overlapping strategy has...Adeno-Associated Virus Capsids. Human Gene Therapy Methods 27:1–12 . https://doi.org/10.1089/hgtb.2015.140 Frischmeyer...that the oversized AAV genomes are fragmented or truncated when packaged and then following transduction,...and may need to be optimized for each unique application (Trapani et al., 2015).  Expression of smaller...transgene to help prevent the accumulation of such truncated proteins. Examples of use:  Ghosh et al., 2008...design, donor A may be capable of expressing a truncated protein. This can be avoided by excluding a stop...JS (2011) Gene Therapy of mdx Mice With Large Truncated Dystrophins Generated by Recombination Using rAAV6...

  16. Finding Your Science Policy Path

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    ...advocacy, and writing legislation (see Figure 1 for career map). The beautiful part of science policy is...about science policy as a profession. Figure 1: Science policy can lead you to many paths! For a ... policy implementation, program management, communications, diplomacy and international relations, advocacy...they train and bring researchers to Congress to advocate for increased science funding and other issues...sets for a science policy career is science communication so an outsized way to prepare is to do lots ...Initiative.    Get practical experience in science communication by writing for the Journal of Science Policy...connect you with alumni before and during your application process so you can learn more! Figure ...

  17. Antibodies 101: Multiplex Immunofluorescence

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    ...et al., 2019; McLaughlin, 2019).    Figure 1: Schematic of multiplex immunofluorescence approaches...). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-8935-5_26 Jambor, H., Antonietti, A., Alicea,...protein is (localization) and how much there is (quantification). But what if you’ve got several interesting...primary antibodies that have been validated in IF applications (find IHC validated or ICC validated antibodies...informative image-based figures for scientific publications. PLOS Biology, 19(3), e3001161. https://doi....Immunocytochemistry Protocols for other antibody applications...

  18. Three Tips to Organize Your Lab Notebooks in the New Year

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    ...organized and boost your productivity in 2014. Tip 1: Use color coding, labels, and post-its to make finding...moving your paper spreadsheets for reagent storage locations, such as the list used to organize your cryo freezer...

  19. Phage Directory: From Phage Therapy to a Repository of Phage Information

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    ...information Since the inception of Phage Directory ~1 year ago, Sacher and Zheng found that they could expand...researcher may only know how to prepare phage for one application but not another or they may have only used phage...Directory expands, it can also fill this role by cataloging and archiving information on individual phages...

  20. Six Spooky Science Stories and Halloween at Addgene

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    ...Molecular and cellular endocrinology 215.1-2 (2004): 1-10. PubMed PMID: 15026169. Soo, Rochelle M., et al... into a pulsating display imitating a moving caterpillar. The worm controls the snail’s behavior, forcing...exposed to predators. Hungry birds spots the “caterpillar” and then poke out the snail’s eyes and ingests...

  22. Tag Your Favorite Yeast Genes with Ease

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    ...Kan, SpHIS5, or CaURA3 selection marker. Lee et al.(1) assessed many of these fluorescent tags in S. cerevisiae...insert will typically contain both a protein modification sequence and a selectable gene product for isolation...tags have been integrated. Simply design your amplification primers with the desired targeting homology—...cerevisiae, looking at their performance in categories such as brightness, stability, and disruption of...optimal FP combinations for use in yeast imaging, categorized by specific filter sets and experimental output...This collection is ideal for tandem affinity purification of protein complexes. John Pringle and Jürg ...deposited a large collection of plasmids for genome modification in yeast developed by Dr. Pringle’s former lab...

  23. ReFigure: Save Scientific Figures into Dashboards and Share Your Insights

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    ...literature? Very often the data of interest are in 1 or 2 figures from one paper and then another figure...include: Cataloging a reagent’s performance as in this antibody ReFigure Analyzing replications as in this... ReFigure. Reading and exploration including replications and experiments resulting in “negative data”...small selection of data found in full-length publications. As early career researchers, we wondered how...reagent performs well, or you might publish a replication experiment that you conducted as part of setting...papers as they are not included in traditional publications. By submitting your data to a repository (Figshare...-registration, preprints, data, software, micropublications) in grant proposals. ReFigures are one such...

  24. The Open Repository of CRISPR Screens: CRISPR Screen Data in One Place

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    ...datasets by computational biologists. Figure 1: The BioGRID Open Repository of CRISPR Screens (ORCS...   Figure 3: Each publication featured in BioGRID ORCS has a dedicated summary page with PubMed...favorite gene was described in a CRISPR screen publication. You see this mentioned in the results section...manually curated and annotated from more than 45 publications, beginning with the seminal research articles...screen curated in ORCS is linked to the original publication via its PubMed identifier, which can also be ...a list of individual screens curated for the publication. Clicking on the screen name takes users to a... supplemental data tables available with the publication are also provided for the user. This approach...

  25. Working 9-5: an Addgene Co-op

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    ... everyone was very approachable.     Fig. 1: Examples of DNA sequencing QC work    In addition...working in your chosen field. This cooperative education experience (co-op) is what has brought me, a second... QC/QA team as a DNA Sequencing Intern. The application process When I first saw the comprehensive job...for the intended position. After submitting my application, I was contacted to participate in a brief fifteen...the depositing labs intended. With the use of applications like SnapGene and Geneious, I was able to determine...currently working on projects for the Science Communication function at Addgene. Working a 9-5 As it turned...

  26. Cellosaurus: A Cell Line Information Database

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    ... if the name was the correct one!)    Fig. 1: HeLa cells. Image courtesy of Josef Reischig.  ...compounds, links to publication references, and cross-references with cell line catalogs and collections....surveying of cell line collections websites and catalogues Literature searches utilizing Google Scholar ...include accession number, species, and assigned category (cancerous, hybridoma, etc.), as well as sex and...manually going through the pdfs of the 26,000 publications cited. If the information seems incomplete or...

  27. New CRISPR Web Resources and #12DaysofCRISPR Recap

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    ...social media? No problem - see our recap below! Day 1: gRNA design tools: How to Design your gRNA for CRISPR...job - we strive to also give you high-quality educational resources to help you do better research. CRISPR...design, sorting the plasmids we have available by category. Each plasmid page now has a helpful graphic to... newest page in the Transcriptional Regulation category already has five blue flame plasmids covering ...providing an avenue for temporary/reversible CRISPR modification. In addition to these subpages, our updated ... HypaCas9 Day 10: Transcriptional regulation: Truncated gRNAs for Regulating Gene Expression and CRISPR...

  28. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Fluorescent Biosensors

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    ...of experiments they are commonly used for.  Table 1. Points to Keep in Mind When Performing Biosensor ..., and you should always check the associated publication for the specifics of your chosen plasmid. Types...conformational changes, translation, and protein translocation. Targeting your biosensor Before expressing ...Experiments Experiment  Detection Method Notes Quantification of a process Plate-based assays (plate reader...components of individual cells Separation/identification of fluorescently-labeled components Fluorescence-activated...

  29. Lentiviral CRISPR Libraries Enable Genome-Scale, Knockout Screening

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    ...plasmids. The Zhang lab, on the other hand, uses a 1 plasmid, single infection system. Genome wide mouse...  “This enables you to do customized genetic modification on a scale that was really not possible before...genome engineering with CRISPRs was limited to modification of a few loci at a time,” Wang said. “It was... lentiviral libraries and their demonstrated application offer proof-of-principle that CRISPR-Cas9 can...

  30. SunTag and Fluorescent Imaging

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    ...target genes, but we’ll save that application for another day! References 1. Tanenbaum, Marvin E., et al....aggregation, it’s recommended for most imaging applications. What can you do with SunTag? Tanenbaum et al...al. “A protein-tagging system for signal amplification in gene expression and fluorescence imaging.” Cell...
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