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TypeBlog Post...They first created a defective chloramphenicol resistance gene (CamR) by introducing a point mutation (... adenine base editor would restore antibiotic resistance. To find such a protein, they created a mutant...any restriction enzyme (RE) recognition site, RE analysis of PCR product could be used to detect success...
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Hot Plasmids - August 2020
TypeBlog Post...CRISPR corner New from the viral service Faster catalysis after yeast-based protein evolution By Joanne ...evolution platform to generate TEV protease variants. Catalysis by TEV protease allows a transcription factor ...CRISPR/Cas Toolkit for plants includes 95 plasmids consisting of CRISPR/Cas nucleases, base editors, gRNA backbones... -
CRISPR 101: Targeting RNA with Cas13a (C2c2)
TypeBlog Post...proteins within the bacterial genome. From this analysis, they identified 53 potential candidate genes ...within Cas13a are essential for RNA cleavage, consistent with known roles for HEPN domains in other proteins...located at the 3’ end of the spacer sequence and consists of a single A, U, or C base pair. In bacteria,... -
Bioinformatics at Addgene
TypeBlog Post...the accompanying sequencing data collection and analysis eventually outpaced our software, even with continuous...singular purpose (ex. adapter trimming, quality score analysis, k-mer counting, or sequence assembly), but the...would handle plasmid sequences on a 96-well plate basis, but for rapid testing and refinements, we specified... -
Antibodies 101: Immunoprecipitation
TypeBlog Post...concentration, ionic strength and pH, affect binding the lysis buffer may need to be adjusted depending on the ...include protease and phosphatase inhibitors in the lysis buffer, keep samples on ice, and perform the IP ...For mass spectrometry, elute in a urea-containing lysis buffer. Alternatively, the protein can also be eluted... -
Plasmids 101: Broad Host Range Plasmids
TypeBlog Post...that a plasmid can transfer to, replicate in, and persist in. Some plasmids have a narrow host range, while...host range recombinant vectors Replicons, which consist of a plasmid’s ori and all of its control elements...scientists can incorporate interchangeable antibiotic resistance cassettes (Prior et al. 2010), inducible promoters... -
How to Be an Excellent Trainee
TypeBlog Post... is the person you report or talk to on a daily basis who will help you get on your feet with techniques...accordingly in case you have questions or need a little assistance at some point during the procedure. Be an active...everything is magically made up by helpful TAs or assistants, and sitting out on the bench waiting for you... -
pCXLE toolkit: Efficient episomal plasmid-based method to reprogram peripheral blood cells to iPSCs
TypeBlog Post... This is to avoid the chances of insertional mutagenesis, which is the integration of transgenes into ...insertion and which can potentially promote tumorigenesis in vivo. The phenomenon has been recorded in...Another drawback of using the Sendai virus is the persistence of residual viral material [6]. The complete ... -
Advanced Uses of Cre-lox and Flp-FRT - A Neuroscientist’s View
TypeBlog Post...Properties of FLP Recombinase Evolved by Cycling Mutagenesis.” Nature biotechnology 16(7): 657–62. PubMed ...Deleter Mouse in C57Bl/6 Based on FLPo Recombinase.” Genesis 48(8): 512–20. PubMed PMID: 20506501. 6. Logie,...Synapses Are Repeatedly Assembled and Removed at Persistent Sites In Vivo.” Neuron 89(4): 756–69. PubMed ... -
CRISPR-based Genome Editing Systems For Editing in E. coli
TypeBlog Post...pTargetF system Our original pCas/pTargetF system consists of one plasmid that expresses the S. pyogenes ...engineering case study of N-acetylglucosamine biosynthesis, we constructed a strain library with 1-11 copies... modified pCas/pTargetF system for CRISPR-Cas9-assisted genome editing in Escherichia coli. Acta Biochimica... -
Binning Singletons: Tackling Conference Networking When You Don’t Know Anyone
TypeBlog Post...singletons (reads that only appear once) in our analysis. Many pipelines toss these singletons out, and...stranger - Finding mentors for the meeting Just like analysis pipelines for DNA that group similar sequences...variability was organic, as some people need less assistance than others, but we did have some participants... -
Plasmids 101: The Promoter Region – Let's Go!
TypeBlog Post...of its parts. Elements such as the antibiotic resistance gene and the origin of replication are necessary...elongation factor 1 alpha Constitutive Tends to give consistent expression regardless of cell type or physiology...expression, but may vary by cell type. Tends to resist promoter down regulation due to methylation or ... -
The Fluorescent Vegetables in Aptamer Soup
TypeBlog Post...s group created Spinach2 using site-directed mutagenesis of Spinach. In doing so, they identified the ... IV, were then identified through microfluidic-assisted in vitro compartmentalisation for their high binding...PMC3852148. Warner, Katherine Deigan, et al. "Structural basis for activity of highly efficient RNA mimics of green... -
Four Ways to Package Transgenes That Exceed the Size Limit of Adeno-associated Virus
TypeBlog Post...ability to reassemble fragmented genomes is the basis of several split vector approaches developed in ...transgene expression from split vectors has been inconsistent. A greater understanding of basic AAV biology...vector strategies and lead to greater and more consistent transgene expression. References: Allocca M... -
Fluorescent Proteins 101: When GFP lets you down
TypeBlog Post...contributed by guest blogger Joachim Goedart, an assistant professor at the Section of Molecular Cytology...conditions needs to be examined on a case-by-case basis. GFP is sensitive to acid The chromophore of GFP...blogger, Joachim Goedhart! Joachim Goedhart is an assistant professor at the Section of Molecular Cytology... -
Proximity Labeling: A Powerful Tool for Protein Complex Purification and Proteomic Mapping
TypeBlog Post...promiscuous biotin ligase (Kim et al 2016). BioID2 consists of a humanized biotin ligase from A. aeolicus,... assemble when in close proximity. Split-BioID consists of a split BirA* molecule that can reassemble ...compared to the standard E. coli BirA* mutant. RapID consists of this mutant BirA* and an RNA component that... -
10 Steps to a Perfect Science Talk
TypeBlog Post... social science to an audience that I thought consisted of all biologists. The social scientists in the...to them with an answer, and do so if you can. 9. Resist the urge to say everything I allow 1 slide for ...topic or story is all you need, if you do it well. Resist the urge to show all or even a lot of data. I ... -
Using Phosphoserine to Study Protein Phosphorylation
TypeBlog Post...must be recoded to ‘TGA’ using site-directed mutagenesis. In the C321.ΔA strain, this TGA will be recognized... formation: the last puzzle of aminoacyl‐tRNA synthesis." FEBS letters 462.3 (1999): 302-306. PubMed PMID...Sauerwald, Anselm, et al. "RNA-dependent cysteine biosynthesis in archaea." Science 307.5717 (2005): 1969-1972... -
Hot Plasmids: Spring 2025
TypeBlog Post...C-terminal HA tag. Selectable and stable: A puromycin resistance gene makes stable cell line creation a breeze...supernatant and selected with puromycin. Puromycin-resistant cells were fixed and labeled with primary antibody...the genome (Figure 4). Figure 4: STITCHR consists of a nicking Cas9 fused to a shortened R2Tocc ... -
Finding Your Perfect Job After University
TypeBlog Post...particularly interesting as I had just completed my thesis on the study of e2Fb, which is a tumour suppressor...but I really struggled with the large scale data analysis, as this is increasingly reliant on programming... to use diagnostic tool for the detection and diagnosis of different types of pancreatic cancer and highlighting...