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TypeBlog Post...treatments for external companies. It was really exciting to work in a larger commercial company; the pay...opportunity to work in a genetics lab. As a UK citizen, I was entitled to a Work-Travel VISA, which means...
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Building Global Connections with the International Mentorship Program USA-EUROPE
TypeBlog Post...of knowledge, experience, and new professional capacity generated during this process result directly ...mentors and mentees). This is sure to be another exciting year for IMP! Many thanks to our guest bloggers... -
Adeno-associated virus (AAV) Guide
TypeGuide...DNA synthesis but further limits the packaging capacity of rAAV vectors to ~2.4 kb. Figure 4: Examples...ability to target specific tissues and cells, and capacity for long-term gene expression. These features ...other viral delivery systems due to their non-pathogenicity, ability to efficiently deliver genes to a wide...brain structure due to their small size, low immunogenicity, and limited ability to spread after injection...capsid is challenging due to its limited packaging capacity, especially if any additional regulatory elements... information. Split AAVs to increase packaging capacity Another strategy to deliver cargo too large to...Engelhardt, J. F. (2001). Expanding AAV packaging capacity with trans-splicing or overlapping vectors: a ... -
27 Hot Plasmids from 2016
TypeBlog Post...Sanger sequencing, respectively. The speed and simplicity of GMAP allows scientists to easily design, generate...shown to offer high activity and unparalleled specificity in genomic targeting design flexibility. The ...cells. The piggybac system has a much larger cargo capacity than lentivirus and is capable of efficiently ... -
Live and Let Dye: Self-Labeling Protein Tags
TypeBlog Post...original enzyme, SNAP-tag and CLIP-tag show good specificity for their own ligands with minimal cross-reactivity...Protein-based tags typically provide better labeling specificity than short peptide tags like tetracysteine (Jing... -
When Fidelity Matters: A frank discussion about ligase fidelity
TypeBlog Post...detect specific nucleotide sequences with high specificity and quantitative accuracy and even include profiling...PMC306403. 11. Wu, Dan Y., and R. Bruce Wallace. "Specificity of the nick-closing activity of bacteriophage... -
Mycoplasma Contamination: Where Does It Come From and How to Prevent It
TypeBlog Post...change. This method has high sensitivity but low specificity (Degeling, 2012). Bioluminescence assay kits ...be overcrowded (filled no more than 60% of its capacity) which can cause mycoplasma infection from one... -
Hassle-free 96-well Format Epitope Tagging Using Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein
TypeBlog Post...parallel so you have a good measure of ICC assay specificity. We generally include Sox2-V5 tagging as a positive...activity of CRISPR reagents and ICC antibody specificity. Derive clonal lines by single-cell deposition... -
How to Deposit Your Plasmids with Addgene
TypeBlog Post...final plasmid pages and scientists will be asked to cite this article when using your plasmids. You can submit...Deposit Spreadsheet More Data for You: Find Articles Citing Addgene Plasmids Resources on the Addgene Website... -
Antibody Validation for Flow Cytometry
TypeBlog Post...pattern of labeling, this is supportive of their specificity for the protein. A challenge to this approach...target with very low expression, due to induced toxicity caused by the protein of interest. HLDA workshop... -
The CRISPR Software Matchmaker: A New Tool for Choosing the Best CRISPR Software for Your Needs
TypeBlog Post... Their trust in the quality of the content is implicitly defined by their trust in the piñata builders...24880488. 2. Hsu, Patrick D., et al. "DNA targeting specificity of RNA-guided Cas9 nucleases." Nature biotechnology... -
Deep Dive: qPCR
TypeBlog Post...of probes/primers often offer higher allelic specificity, due to the need for the target:probe/primer ...Chemistry Background noise Probe Allelic specificity Can be multiplexed Single amplicon validation... -
Optogenetics + CRISPR, Using Light to Control Genome Editing
TypeBlog Post...other techniques all aim to improve targeting specificity or reduce the duration of Cas9 activity. The...recognize the same PAM and had similar targeting specificity as full-length Cas9 (flCas9). When triggered ... -
Lentiviral Vector Guide
TypeGuide...-term expression in a host, and exhibit low immunogenicity. This guide contains many viral vector-specific...of interest flanked by LTRs; 8–10 kb packaging capacity Packaging plasmid — contains packaging genes gag...popularity to further enhance both infectivity and specificity. Pseudotyped lentiviral vectors are common in...the target cell population and reduce cellular toxicity. Common Uses of Lentiviral Vectors Due to their...lentiviral vectors. Glossary Term Definition Immunogenicity The ability of a molecule or substance to induce... -
Plan Your Experiment
TypeGuide...High-fidelity Cas enzymes increase specificity. Dual-nickase approach increases specificity but is less efficient....PAM sequence will have the highest specificity. To increase specificity, you can also consider using a high-fidelity... -
Troubleshooting and Optimizing a Western Blot
TypeBlog Post...transfer time. Be aware that the transfer works by electricity, so long transfer times increase the heat of ...from 1:100–1:1,000. If your antibodies come from ascites fluid, try a dilution range from 1:1,000–1:100,... -
Chemogenetics Guide
TypeGuide...ligand-gated ion channels (LGICs) that can either excite or inhibit neuronal signaling. PSAM-based LGICs...generates light that activates the opsin. The opsin may excite or inhibit the neurons expressing the LMO, depending...promoters in chemogenetics plasmids Promoter Cell Specificity hSyn1, CaMKIIa Neurons GFAP Glia CD68 Microglia...tissue, and this must be considered. For tissue specificity of AAV serotypes, see our AAV guide . FLEx Vectors... -
Gamma-Retroviral Vector Guide
TypeGuide...stable long-term expression in a host and low immunogenicity. This guide contains many viral vector-specific...shRNA of interest flanked by LTRs; ~8 kb packaging capacity Packaging plasmid — contains packaging genes gag...glycoproteins of HIV generates a retroviral vector with specificity of infection for CD4-expressing cells. Proceedings...and the eventual cause of serious diseases. Immunogenicity The ability of a molecule or substance to induce... -
Plasmids 101 eBook 4th Edition
TypeBlog Post...We are excited to announce the fourth edition of our popular eBook, Plasmids 101, is now available! ... -
Addgene Launches Partnership with IPI
TypeBlog Post...Addgene is excited to announce the launch of our partnership with the Institute for Protein Innovation...