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  1. Treating Muscular Dystrophy with CRISPR Gene Editing

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    ...persist over time, stem cell editing would be highly desirable. Should stem cell editing occur, the CRISPR... high percentage of muscle cells throughout the body, especially stem cells 2. Remove any immunogenicity...patient myoblasts; when injected into DMD mice, these cells expressed functional dystrophin. Editing genes in...in vivo is of course much more difficult than in cell culture, but Ran et al. have shown that CRISPR and...be delivered to both cardiac and skeletal muscle cells, where precision editing of the dystrophin gene ... the percentage of dystrophin-expressing muscle cells increases over time, and all three groups confirm...editing. Tabebordbar et al. show that muscle stem cells are modified by this approach, increasing the possibility...
  2. Building and Validating Recombinant Antibodies: A Case Study

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    ...cryopreserved hybridomas, immortalized cells created by fusing an activated B cell that produces the antibody of...of interest with a myeloma cell. This RNA was then used to generate cDNA, which  was used as a template...of hybridoma generated mAbs is that if the frozen cell line becomes non-recoverable, the stock of the mAb...hybridoma stocks, without having to grow up the cells. This RNA could then be used to generate functional...immunofluorescence-immunocytochemistry (IF-ICC.) This method was chosen because cells transfected with a plasmid to express the target... could be screened in a high-throughput manner. Cells were labeled with both a hybridoma generated mAb...
  3. Hot Plasmids - September 2019 - CRISPR, Auxin Inducible Degradation, MerMAID Channelrhodopsins, and Genome Looping

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    ...plant protein TIR1 in non-plant cells, which interacts with the cells’ endogenous ubiquitin ligase, the...translate AID to yeast, as well as mammalian and human cell lines (Nishimura et al., 2009, Natsume et al., 2016...based method to tag endogenous proteins in HCT116 cells with mAID. Using this method, the lab was able to... protein of interest to create conditional human cell lines. Lastly, the Kanemaki lab demonstrated that...the target sites adjacent to an NG PAM in human cells. The increased versatility of the engineered SpCas9... just a 2-D linear molecule snaking through our cells’ nuclei--our chromatin is comprised of thousands...
  4. Fluorescent Protein Travel Awards - Protein Variants, a Serotonin Sensor, and an Artificial Leaf Replica System

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    ...non-growing cells are orange, slow growing cells are orange-green, and fast growing cells are green. A...fluorescence. Cells expressing the library are then sorted by fluorescence-activated cell sorting into ...population. Last, Bernach will simultaneously monitor cell cycle and growth rate using TIMER and an unstable...reporter under the control of promoters that control cell cycle gene expression.  Additional Resources on...
  5. 5 Great Apps for Lab Life

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    ...’re saving trees! The Earth thanks you. 2. Gibco Cell Culture by Gibco Whenever I start to learn a new...spectrometry app. I digress. When I started learning proper cell culture technique, I tried to find an app that could...calculations. This is how I came across the Gibco Cell Culture app. Gibco organizes its app into four categories...tools are a lifesaver when your research requires cell culture and include a counter, lab timer, dilution...educational section. This section holds the Gibco Cell culture manual and basic instructional videos. The... Overall, it’s a great tool for someone starting cell culture work. 3. NEB Tools by New England BioLabs...alternative, similar apps: Findings Lab Notebook Cell Culture Split Calculator by DRDP Restriction Enzyme...
  6. Four Ways to Package Transgenes That Exceed the Size Limit of Adeno-associated Virus

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    ...human T cells and hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC)s to ~40% expression in the K562 cell line...gene to airway epithelial cells in mice. This vector transduced ~10% of cells, similar to the transduction... then independently packaged into an AAV. When a cell is co-infected with both part A and part B AAVs,... always.  The combination of serotype and tissue/cell type could have a big impact on the rate of transgene...since both of these variables influence whether cells will be co-transduced with multiple copies of both... followed by the 3’-end of the transgene. When a cell is transduced by both viruses, if the AAV genomes...optimal sequences, the group achieved ~80% of muscle cells expressing mini-dystrophin.  3. Hybrid  Overview...
  7. Viral Vectors 101: Calcium Sensors

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    ...calcium concentrations and transients in living cells and organisms. Unlike chemical indicators, these...noninvasively and target a defined population of cells (e.g., a neuron subtype) and specific subcellular...neuron-specific expression (hSyn promoter) and pan-mammalian cell expression (CAG promoter). An improved version named...neuron-specific, astrocyte-specific (GCaMP6 only) or mammalian cell expression, and compatible with constitutive or ...measure changes in calcium specific to the neuronal cell body or the axon (GCaMP6 only). The genetic elements...long-term expression and integration within the target cells, ensuring more consistent and reproducible results...calcium sensor to specific tissues or even distinct cell subtypes for efficient expression and downstream...
  8. RANbodies: Reporter Nanobody Fusions

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    .... RANbodies are expressed in 293T cells and are secreted from cells due to their IgGκ signal peptide sequence...-to tool for detecting a protein of interest in cells and tissues. Although antibody production is well... sequence, making them easy to harvest from cell culture media. Their His tags allow for further purification...RANBody While all three reporters stain cultured cells and tissue sections, some reporters are better suited... signal amplification of HRP Staining cultured cells and tissue sections Amplifying weak signals of fluorescent...Labeled anti-HA or -Myc antibody Staining cultured cells and tissue sections When detected with a labeled...Labeled Anti-Chicken IgY antibody Staining cultured cells and tissue sections Great for multicolor staining...
  9. CRISPRainbow and Genome Visualization

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    ...Genomic Loci in Living Human Cells by an Optimized CRISPR/Cas System.” Cell 155 (2013): 1379-1491. Pubmed...of 6 chromosome-specific loci in the U20S cancer cell line./ Each color represents a gRNA targeting a ...localization and movement of this locus in live cells! This technique was developed in the lab of Addgene...et al. to track telomere dynamics throughout the cell cycle. To optimize the signal to noise ratio of ...sophisticated tracking of multiple chromosomal loci in live cells. However, they note that certain improvements could...repression and genome editing. Ready to make your cells a little more colorful? CRISPRainbow is available...Multicolor CRISPR labeling of chromosomal loci in human cells.” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 112(10) (2015): 3002...
  10. Mammalian RNAi Tools

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    ... in therapeutic settings. As a tool in mammalian cell systems, silencing is achieved through the delivery...). Origins and mechanisms of miRNAs and siRNAs . Cell, 136 (4), 642–655. PubMed (Link opens in a new window...
  11. Using AAV for Neuronal Tracing

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    ...taken up on one side of the cell and released again at another side of the cell after intracellular transport...via individual neurons. Neurons are composed of a cell body, with dendrites receiving incoming information...axon sending information onwards to other neuronal cells. Synapses at the terminals of axons form connections...connections to dendrites of proximal neuronal cells. In the specific example of episodic memory, a subset of... Anterograde tracing outlines neurons from their cell bodies to the terminals of their axons; while retrograde...direction, from the terminals of their axons to their cell bodies. Anterograde and retrograde tracing take...neuronal connectivity a large majority of neuronal cells are labeled overtime due to the continued replication...
  12. Inntags: Innovative Protein Epitope Tagging

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    ...that inntags IT5, IT6, and IT10 expressed well in cells and did not form undesirable aggregates. Using budding...tags. Impressively, IT6-GFP did not reduce yeast cell size or viability compared to untagged GFP overexpression...multiple other proteins. Again, little to no change in cell morphology was observed with IT5 and IT6 fusions...and HA tags had especially detrimental effects on cell size and growth rate, indicating that they compromised...correlation for protein localization in mammalian cells." Nature methods 10.4 (2013): 315-323. Pubmed PMID...
  13. Hot Plasmids Spring 2024

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    ...with enrichment, single-cell sequencing, and optical pooled screens in human cells. Addgene offers vectors...reverse transcriptase enzymes, inhibition of host cell proteins, and modifications to the pegRNA. The Britt...shows enhanced editing efficiencies in a number of cell types at different genomic loci — in some cases,... editing efficiencies at different loci in U2OS cells. Image adapted from Yan et al. 2024 under a CC-BY...western blots (Figure 3).      Figure 3: HeLa cells transduced with SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein ...desirable than having many closely-packed labeled cells. Plus, Voltron2’s fluorescence is tunable by changing...Neuhaus Genetic modification of microglial immune cells is critical for central nervous system research;...
  14. Quick Guide to Near-Infrared Fluorescent Proteins

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    ...mammalian cells. dDetermined as effective NIR fluorescence in transiently transfected live HeLa cells with ...Near-Infrared Fluorescent Proteins in Mammalian Cells. Cell Chem Biol 24, 758-766 e753 (2017). Baloban, M...developers and users, BV is present in eukaryotic cells as an intermediate of heme metabolism (Shemetov ...to GFP-like probes by supplying a single gene to cells. Still in bacteria, which do not produce BV, an ... to consider effective brightness of NIR FPs in cells, in addition to their molecular brightness (a product...the concentration of BV-containing molecules in a cell and depends on the efficiency of BV incorporation...Photo-stabilityc, t1/2, s pKa Brightness in HeLa cells vs. iRFP713, % d Ref BphP-based FPs miRFP670...
  15. CRISPR Activation: A Practical Guide

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    ...differentiate induced pluripotent stem cells (Chavez et al., 2015) into neuronal cells by activating genes that cause...drug targets by finding genes that cause cell death in cancer cell lines upon activation (Gilbert et al.,... that over-express coding sequences from a given cell type or organism, have been used in a similar manner...many times, the isoform(s) common to a particular cell type are unknown or not readily available. By activating... et al., 2015)) are good choices across multiple cell lines (HEK293T, MCF7, U2-OS, Hela, N2A, 3T3) and...CRISPR-Mediated Control of Gene Repression and Activation. Cell 159:647–661 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2014.09.029...and Membership Using Genome-Scale Fitness Screens. Cell Systems 6:555-568.e7 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cels...
  16. Viral Vectors 101: Biosensors

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    ...type of cells the viral particles infect. This can direct your biosensor to specific tissues or cell (sub...blog we will focus on those which can be applied in cell culture and animal models primarily. Fun fact: Almost...vivo, in tissue preps, in multiple species, and in cell culture models. Some of them have even been expanded...tabs on my personal favorite (the caffeine of the cell!)—ATP. There are biosensors for intracellular, extracellular... as actinin. When tension is high vs. low in the cell the donor and acceptor of a FRET pair on actinin...many biosensors need to be in specific tissues or cells to monitor their target analyte. This can be difficult...
  17. Hot Plasmids - January 2023

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    ...mCherry for FACS sorting of the weaponized T-cells (CAR-T cells) - and then delivering them to a tumor - ...effectively as standard CAR-T cells, but it reduces the off-target effects caused by T cell migration.  CAR expression...reducing the on-target off-tumor activity of CAR–T cells was recently devised by the Yingxiao Wang lab.  ...above can be made for expressing your favorite T-cell receptor, or perhaps any other tool that can benefit...  Wu Y, et. al. Control of the activity of CAR-T cells within tumours via focused ultrasound. Nat Biomed...
  18. Sonic Hedgehog? Sleeping Beauty? Learn About the Genes Behind Addgene’s Conference Room Names

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    ... are filled with early mitotic cells as well as necrotic or dead cells (Jiang and White-Cooper, 2003)....interact with each other to generate forces that cause cells and muscles to contract depending on the context...context. Contraction is critical for processes such as cell movement/motility, development, cytokinesis, and...scientists who discovered comr thought the sperm cells in mutant flies looked like a “whole bunch of cookie...are part of a genetic cascade that determines the cell fate of the dorsal mesoderm in developing Drosophila... and bagpipe: two homeo box genes that determine cell fates in the dorsal mesoderm of Drosophila." Genes...required for oogenesis in Drosophila." The Journal of cell biology 139.7 (1997): 1805-1819. PubMed PMID: 9412474...
  19. Tips for CRISPR Gene Editing in Mice

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    ...expanded since its adaptation for use in mammalian cells in 2012-2013. Researchers are now using this system...plasmids containing sgRNA sequences into HEK293T cells. The fluorescence intensity was classified into ...is then a simple matter of transfecting HEK293T cells with your modified pCAG-EGXXFP plasmid along with...incubation, you assess the level of fluorescence in your cells under a fluorescence microscope. The higher the ...you’ve validated your gRNAs for use in mammalian cells, it’s time to use them in mouse embryos. When researchers...developed as the use of CRISPR/Cas9 in mammalian cells was being explored and it allowed control over each... the mutation will be homozygous for it in every cell; however, if the microinjection was done as the ...
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