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  1. Plasmid-based Recombinant Monoclonal Antibodies: What They Are and Why You Should Be Excited About Them

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    ...technologies (Bradbury & Plückthun, 2015a).   Figure 1: (Top) Polyclonal antibodies are produced in animals...), Antibodies: a Laboratory Manual, 2nd Edition. 2104. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Publications, New...production and subsequent purification.  Academic laboratories and companies have already begun creating plasmids...Introduction to Antibodies blog post Learn more about hybridomas Watch our Antibodies 101: What is an ...
  2. Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Free Online Molecular Biology Tools

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    ...more tools for plasmid mapping and design (Figure 1). Benchling: While you might think of Benchling as...Davis from the University of Utah.   Figure 1: A plasmid map created in SnapGene of Blue Flame plasmid...particular tasks, but they tend to be scattered about the internet. To help you keep your virtual molecular...other applications Primer design tools Many of the above-listed plasmid mapping tools have built-in primer...
  3. Tips for Getting a Faculty Position

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    ...Full "Applying for a Faculty Position" eBook Here 1. Have a competitive CV You don't necessarily need ...that people would agree is important to understand. (1-2 sentences). For example: Distinguishing correctly... What will be the focus of your first grant? (1-2 sentences) Simply stated, what are your aims... potential colleagues study. Think about how you might collaborate or, at the absolute minimum, can appreciate...the first sentence or two what your research is about and what you think you can accomplish. No matter...your seminar accessible. Let the experts ask you about the details and then you can display your deep knowledge...expert's question than to leave everyone confused about your research because you waded too deep into the...
  4. How to Negotiate a Successful Lab Start Up Budget

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    ...your budget, you should take the following steps: 1. Define your timeline Start with your thesis in mind...these decisions in the following order of importance: 1. First make decisions based on experimental timelines... several factors aren’t taken into consideration. 1. Always focus on the science When negotiating finances...a successful negotiation and collaboration. We’d love to hear more about your experiences and opinions...can get away with using computer modeling and collaborations rather than using animals, then that’s a cost...associated with old equipment, like service repairs, labour costs, and loss of time, can exceed the cost of...Everything is negotiable. Try asking for discounts, collaborations, access to internal award applications, etc...
  5. Plasmids 101: Plasmid Incompatibility

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    ... RNAs inhibit plasmid replication.   Figure 1: The replication problem. Iterons are repeated ...actually does, and neither plasmid is maintained (Figure 1).  The partitioning problem Plasmid incompatibility...Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Genes & Genetic Systems 77:1–9 . https://doi.org/10.1266/ggs.77.1 Pubmed PMID: ...101 blog posts Learn more about the origin of replication Find blog posts about plasmid cloning Resources... plasmids within the same bacterial cell, think about whether plasmid incompatibility will affect your...this is expanding as we obtain more genomic data about plasmids (Shintani et al., 2015). Now, bioinformatics...of the microbiological world. (Want to know more about these plasmid types? Read our Plasmids 101: Environmental...
  6. Twenty Years of Sharing: Addgene's Viral Vector Service

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    ...catalog had grown to 879 viral catalog items (Figure 1). The service caught on quickly in the scientific ...over 100,000 viral vector preps!   Figure 1: A) Cumulative AAV preps available in the Addgene ...Neuromethods, 195, 77–101. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2918-5_5 Haery, L., Deverman, B. E., Matho, K...all, a delivery method. I would be remiss to talk about them without looking at what they’re delivering .... But in the years since, we’ve learned so much about what it takes to make these viral vectors not only...., 2016), video, educational resources, and collaborations, and will continue to do so, in the hopes that...leave a comment; or take our AAV survey. Learn more about GCaMPs and other tools developed through the GENIE...
  7. Deaminet 2026: Breakthroughs in Base Editing, Deaminase Biology, and Therapeutic Translation

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    ... like. Here are six take-aways from the meeting. 1. Mechanistic deep dives: Understanding deaminases ...influence both efficiency and fidelity. Figure 1: The first steps of prime editing. DNA release and... tolerated at doses fourfold higher and achieved ~1% non-viral liver integration. The oDNA approach addresses...WVE-006, corrects the SERPINA1 Z mutation in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) and is currently in ...1452–1462. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-025-02187-1 Ortega, P., Bournique, E., Li, J., Sanchez, A., Santiago...adaptamer-controlled FGF21 expression reversed obesity and metabolic comorbidities, demonstrating tunable, re-dosable...
  8. Hot Plasmids: Fall 2024

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    ...and is recommended for use in western blots (Figure 1). If you prefer to produce your own antibody or want...are also available from Addgene!   Figure 1: Experimental validation for Anti-V5 [IPI-SV5-Pk1]...biophysical studies of protein degraders. Nat Commun., 15(1), 8885. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52871-9...more feasible, the lab of Alessio Ciulli and collaborators developed CRBNmidi (Kroupova et al., 2024). ...stepwise, achieving mutation efficiencies of up to about 9% of colonies (102 to 104 times higher than traditional...Bentley Time to get flexible! Alex Dunn’s lab and collaborators have deposited a new mechanosensor called PILATeS...
  9. Important Considerations in Optogenetics Behavioral Experiments

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    ...animal will repeatedly nose-poke at the active hole [1, 2].    Place preference/place aversion also models... can be explained primarily in two different ways 1) your hypothesis is wrong or 2) there is some problem...follow him on Twitter @derekpsimonphd.    References 1. Stuber, Garret D., et al. "Excitatory transmission...of the important considerations you should think about when developing optogenetics behavioral experiments...scientific research is that the field benefits from collaboration and the exchange of ideas. The rapid spread ...versatility and standardization of genetic tools in the laboratory mouse, most optogenetics is performed in this...
  10. Scientific Peer-review: Providing Critical and Kind Feedback and Advocating for Open Science

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    ...the journal-specific guidelines.  Peer-review step 1: The first read At the first read of the paper, I ...group of Prof. Mark Tester, where she focuses on (1) salt-induced changes in root-to-shoot ratio in Arabidopsis...section-specific comments, I re-read what I wrote about the paper after my initial read, adjust my language...wish for The last thing that I wanted to mention about the peer-review, is that as a peer-reviewer, you...each peer-review, I try to mention what I liked about this paper and recognize the hard work that the .../visualization using R/Shiny. She is passionate about open science, BIG data analysis and sharing whatever...review article Resources on Addgene.org Learn about depositing plasmids pre-publication Find molecular...
  11. Quantifying DNA? Here are Five DNA Quantification Methods to Consider

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    ...automated. Unlike gel electrophoresis, you only need 1-2 ul of sample and the run time is just a few minutes...quantified first before larger fragments. Figure 1: The quantification of a RNA ladder using capillary...distinguish between DNA and RNA. See our protocol about using UV absorbance to quantify DNA Fluorescence...absorbance based methods, this method doesn’t tell you about contaminating proteins or chaotropic salts. Capillary... instruments are available. Some last reminders about quantifying DNA In choosing your DNA quantification...Additional resources on the Addgene blog Read more about molecular biology protocols and tips Find the best...best way to elute and store your plasmid DNA Learn about the different grades of plasmid DNA preps Resources...
  12. Hot Plasmids - October 2022

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    ...protein sequence of the predecessor GEVIs (called ASAP 1 and 2), they found an indicator that is optimized ...several other constructs in plasmid form. Fig. 1: Summary of the approach and outcomes of the screen...Brian O'Neill  The François St-Pierre lab and collaborators have successfully developed an improved voltage...
  13. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - July 2021

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    ...organoid model (Sun, et al. 2021).  Figure 1: Example schematic from the Organoid EasyTag system...without altering that of the internal control (Fig 1). Because this method relies on the fluorescence ratio...CRISPR library from Alec Kimmelman targets mouse metabolic genes with ~6 gRNAs per gene.  CRISPR-Act3.0, ...
  14. Year of the Camelid: Antibody Style

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    ... similar antibodies in llamas and alpacas (Figure 1). At the time, researchers were already on a quest...nanobodies (Arbabi-Ghahroudi, 2017)!      Figure 1: Comparison of a heavy-chain only antibody and single-domain...the commercial "Nanobody" name.  We’ve talked about sdAbs a number of times on this blog over the years...
  15. Antibodies 101: Chimeric Antibodies

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    ...distinguish between your two targets.    Figure 1: In the isotype conversion process the variable regions...natural isotype to that of a different group (Fig. 1). This process, called isotope conversion, gives users...flexibility needed for multiplexing. In the case above, you can’t costain with your desired antibodies ...multiplexing with chimeric antibodies. In the case above you should use an anti-rat IgG1 secondary antibody...this blog post has answered all of your questions about the utility of isotype conversions and chimeric ..., Bright, S. M., Robinson, M. K., Graham, E. T., Sabo, J. P., Owens, R., King, D. J., Norris, S. H., &...
  16. CRISPR 101: Which Cas9 Do I Choose for My CRISPR Experiment?

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    ...guide RNA (sgRNA), provided it meets two conditions:  1) The sequence is unique compared to the rest of the...bystander bases” if you choose this system.  Fig. 1: Cytidine deamination takes place on the free strand...temperature-controlled genome editing. Nat. Commun. 2017 81 8, 1–9 (2017).Walton, R. T., Christie, K. A., Whittaker... 101 Series Learn about the PAM Requirements of Different Cas9 variants Learn about CRISPR Pooled Library...
  17. Tips for CRISPR Gene Editing in Mice

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    ...In vitro screening for the best gRNA Figure 1: Validation of double strand break (DSB) mediated ...as control (Cetn1/sgRNA1), 2; darker than control, 1; very dark). Brighter fluorescence indicates a more...and greatest in scientific content.      References 1. Cho, Seung Woo, et al. "Analysis of off-target effects...the pX330 plasmids used in the validation assay (above) and it is just as effective (Mashiko et al., 2014...Engineering with CRISPR Validate Your Genome Edit Learn about Non Homologous End Joining and Homology Directed...
  18. Getting the Most from Your Lentiviral Transduction

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    ...Check out Addgene's New Viral Service! References 1. Hay, R.J., Macy, M.L. & Chen, T.R. “Mycoplasma infection...contaminations.” Methods in Molecular Biology 946 (2013). 1-13. Pubmed PMID: 23179822. 5. Segura, M.M., Kamen,...Production, concentration and titration of pseudotyped HIV-1-based lentiviral vectors."Nature protocols 4.4 (2009...Lentiviruses are a powerful laboratory tool often employed to establish cell lines that stably express...Get Tips for Titering Your Lentivirus Learn All About Viral Vector Elements Learn How to Do Genome-Wide...
  19. CRISPR 101: Homology Directed Repair

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    ...oligodeoxynucleotides)) are commonly used for smaller modifications (~1-50 base pairs). Small edits require as little as 30...Easi-CRISPR was shown to increasing editing efficiency from 1-10% with dsDNA to 25-50% with ssODNs in mouse models...ribonucleoproteins. Quadros RM, et al. Genome Biol. 18(1); (2017). PubMed.  Additional Resources on the Addgene...Featured Topic Page Learn about Non-Homologous End Joining Learn about Base Editing Read 3 Tips ...
  20. Are Hybrid Guide RNAs Right for Your CRISPR Application?

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    ...bases were avoided (Yin et al., 2018). Figure 1: The seed, tail, and scaffold sequences have different...hybrid guide RNAs. Nature Biomedical Engineering, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41551-025-01545-y  Yin...substitutions don’t fare much better: they largely abolished cleavage by both Cas9 and Cas12 (Kim et al., 2020...deamination by a base editor. We at Addgene heard about RNA-DNA hybrid guides at the annual American Society...Society of Human Genetics meeting. It’s great to hear about the creative new ways these tools are being developed...
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