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... journal Cell just six weeks later. The Zika publication timeline I think we can speak for all the authors...research, but the urgent need for the test did catalyze our resolve to get the work done as quickly as... dozen versions of the toehold switches and amplification primers. This helped make sure that we had a...this includes primer directed isothermal RNA amplification, new toehold switch designs, CRISPR/Cas9-mediated...our electronic reader that provides portable quantification of diagnostic results.  Our approach now detects...directly from infected monkey blood plasma without purification or concentration of the virus. Future work Going...focused on developing cell-free synthetic biology applications for human health and the environment.     Alexander...

...Shareck et al., 2004). Plasmid categorization is complex Plasmid classification has shifted over the years...us! A plasmid is a small piece of DNA that can replicate independently from its host’s chromosome. Although...genes between bacteria can also have serious implications for public health. Bacteriocin plasmids: microbial...poisoning, the difference is virulence plasmids! This category includes genes that help bacteria invade hosts...years, and new classifications are still being created as whole-genome sequencing becomes more relevant (... common plasmid features, such as origins of replication and promoters, check out our other Plasmids 101...Redondo-Salvo, S., & de la Cruz, F. (2023). Plasmid classifications. Plasmid, 126, 102684. https://doi.org/10.1016...

...show all publications by an author, total number of citations, and the number of publications that heavily...read the abstract or full text of the paper, publication date, a relevance score, and type of article....that term. You can also set up alerts for new publications from a particular author. Saving papers Papers... work, so it’s also a good place to look for publications. Bonus: papers have to be summarized in 280 ...organizations, and universities often tweet about publications in the fields of research they support. Monitoring...Artificial Intelligence. Semantic Scholar analyzes publications and figures using machine learning to extract...your search to a specific window of time for publication. To help you quickly identify papers with greater...

...Mechanisms of epigenetic modifications The main mechanism of epigenetic modification is chromatin remodeling...literally means ‘on top of the genome’). Epigenetic modifications can result in phenotypic changes without any...any change in genotype. Epigenetic modifications play a large role in turning genes ‘off’ and ‘on’, signaling...two main mechanisms, either through histone modifications, which can influence the transcription of genes...hypomethylation, on the other hand, has also been implicated in the development and progression of cancer ...enzyme digestion, DNA adenine methyltransferase identification, and bisulfite sequencing. However none of ...can be used for in-situ research of dynamic modifications in real-time, posing a huge challenge to studying...

...There are several important considerations with fabrication of the fiber optics needed for optogenetics. ... for the implant depends on the dorsal/ventral location of your region of stimulation (the z-axis bregma...emitted from the end of the fiber optic implant scatters a great deal once it enters tissue, placement ...0.5mm above the site of your stimulation. The scatter effect is also an important consideration when ...Lasers can be purchased through Laserglow, which caters to optogenetics users and adjusts the lasers appropriately...require stimulation only under certain contexts/locations in the test apparatus and thus individual laser...inactivation kinetics. For example, the light-gated cation channel, Channelrhodopsin 2 (ChR2), exists in several...

...entire page dedicated to different career options from science policy to science communication and much ...), about their experiences. Research requires dedication and effort, so building a strong understanding...critically about whether it’s something you want to dedicate your time and energy to. How can I make the most... feel less confident in their abilities and qualifications. Studies on imposter syndrome have also found...universities often have scholarships and funds dedicated for undergraduates interested in doing research...the experience would improve my scientific and application writing skills, and ended up with the award. ...fantastic for broadening your experiences! These applications can be highly competitive, so asking for help...

...between mGold2s and mGold2t depending on the application. Figure 1: Super-resolution imaging...fused to mVenus, mGold2s, or mGold2t. Bottom: Quantification of photostability. Image reused from Lee & ...fluorescent proteins for extended imaging. Nature Communications, 16(1), 3241. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467...available for tracking cell lineage, different applications require careful selection or design to ensure...for gene therapy and ex vivo cell engineering applications and is especially well-suited for lung cells...tool for circuit tracing and other neuroscience applications (Figure 4). Check out our blog post on AAV serotypes... Figure 4: AAV6 and AAV11 tropism and applications. A) AAV6 is reported to have broad tissue tropism...

...for successful modifications, efficiency can be low, especially for larger modifications. What’s the solution...several potential CRISPR applications. First, CRISPR can be used to target locations in the genomes of pathogenic...tools available for bacteria and some of the applications for which they’ve been used. The beginnings ... of Enterobacteriaceae, without the need for modification. This finding suggests that the system may be...eukaryotes (Qi et al., 2013). As in other systems, catalytically dead (dCas9) targeted to a promoter or gene ...responsive promoter to drive expression of a catalytically dead Cas9 enzyme allows reversible repression...Bikard et al., 2013). By targeting either a catalytically dead Cas9 (dCas9) alone or a dCas9 fused to ...

...many CRISPR applications, and they’ve also had success in clinical gene therapy applications. Read on to...to learn more about the current (and future) applications of lentiviral vectors! Lentiviral vector history...original system, the possibility of creating a replication-competent virus via recombination between the...of recombination events necessary to create a replication-competent virus. Second, Tat is eliminated through...barcoding libraries have been used for complex applications like lineage tracing in heterogeneous tumors...2015: lentiCRISPR v2, used both for targeted modification and genome-wide screening.   Lentiviral vectors...developed integrase-deficient lentiviral vectors for applications that require the large genetic capacity of a...

...emission wavelengths, which are pivotal in their application in biotechnology (Grimm & Lavis, 2022). These... substrates/peptides and antibodies. Example applications of this include coupling to an antibody, whereby...whereby excitation of blue light will indicate where FITC is bound through green light emission. Key considerations...typically bind to. Stability of fluorescence: For applications that involve ranges of pH, and significant lengths...light, is another factor to consider. If your application requires longer periods of exposure, you’ll want...degrees of β-arrestin-2 recruitment to receptors, indicating their agonistic nature. The potency and efficacy...descriptions, or technical manuals. Specific applications and matching dye/ligand choices For effective...

... 2023 * indicates viral preps available. Mechanisms of crossing the BBB are indicated in parentheses...suitability of a systemic capsid for an individual application is dependent on a number of factors, including...test your chosen capsid before using it in an application.     Figure 1: AAV toolkit for targeted...doses are recommended for all systemic capsid applications. For example, AAV-PHP.eB is typically administered...experimentally determine the best titer for your application.   Pro tip!Want to know if a capsid is a good... capsid immunogenicity is a concern, using a purification method that removes, not just reduces, empty...always, validate the capsid for your specific application and animal model.  Other model organisms Tropism...

...be part of the answer. Problems with written publications Online tools like ResearchGate, GoogleScholar... that the big breakthroughs in my discipline, education, will come from ideas garnered from research in...from the science of others. Improving science communication through video     Video abstracts about research... to be that video is the future in terms of communicating ideas. In 2012, for example, 3 billion hours...scientific videos were for entertainment or basic education (i.e., learn why water freezes) there was a growing...video usurps the written word as the means for communicating research. Short videos of 3 to 5 minutes provide... researchers to leverage the video medium to communicate their research more effectively.” How to share...

...done using side scatter (SSC) and forward scatter (FSC), which measure light that “scatters” past the cell... the plot that divides it into four, using the location of the cell populations as a guide  (Figure 3....be used for this purpose.  Pro tip! The forward scatter is a proxy for diameter and volume of the cell,...the exclusion of doublets and debris. The side scatter roughly measures granularity, a proxy for nucleic... will have numbers by gated populations; this indicates the percentage of total events contained in the... gated population. Heat maps are often used to indicate the relative density of cells. You can see both...presented. A horizontal line across the peak will indicate the cut-off value for a positive signal (Figure...

...Figure 1: Choosing the best PE6 variant for your application. Image reused form Doman and Pandey et al., 2023... CreVLPs, and eVLPs for in vivo and in vitro applications.   Figure 2: Modular features of DIRECTED...approach for experimental therapies and medical applications.  Find DIRECTED plasmids here! Strebinger, D...delivery by modular envelope design. Nature Communications, 14(1), 5141. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467...interactions or map a local proteome, but some applications have been challenging or inaccessible. The Ting... (which had therefore been trafficked between locations). Figure 3: A) LOV-Turbo becomes active...active when illuminated with blue light, catalyzing the biotinylation of nearby proteins. B) TransitID uses...

...expression vector cannot have p15A origin of replication F- ompT lon hsdSB (rB- mB-) gal dcm (DE3) pLysS...expression vector cannot have p15A origin of replication F- ompT lon hsdSB (rB- mB-) gal dcm (DE3) pLysE...Expression vector cannot have p15A origin of replication F- ompT hsdSB(rB- mB-) gal dcm (DE3) pRARE2 (...Expression vector cannot have p15A origin of replication fhuA2 [lon] ompT gal (λ DE3) [dcm] ∆hsdS/ pLemo...Expression vector cannot have p15A origin of replication F-, Φ80ΔlacM15, thi, lac-, mtl-, recA+, KmR Expression... commercial strains carry the DE3 lysogen, as indicated by the name of the strain. Conversely, other strains... for positive selection and a p15A origin of replication, making it incompatible with other p15A plasmids...

...Addgene ID number, your publication will be listed on our website as a “Publication Citing this Plasmid” ...upon other researchers being able to find their publications in the first place. As a curator of the thousands...make it easier for you to find the plasmids and publications relevant to your research interests. We do this... this by promoting citation, supporting sophisticated search, and curating plasmid collections. Addgene's...number as well as the reference for its original publication. To help facilitate this process, we explain ...fruits of your labor and won’t have to repeat the modification. This will save both time and money. A quick...whether the plasmid has been used in your system. Sophisticated search You can search for specific plasmids ...

... use the GAL4-UAS system along with precisely truncated attP sites to control recombination of the gene...of PhiC31. In the SPARC system, attP sites are located on either side of a stop cassette, upstream of ...amount of labeling, you can alter the attP site. Truncating the attP site upstream of the stop cassette results...population is directly correlated to the length of the truncated attP site. The three SPARC variants, based on ...intermediate (d), and sparse (e) labeling of the calcium indicator, GCaMP6f, in the Drosophila optic lobe. Image ...Image from Isaacman-Beck et al., 2019. Applications for SPARC SPARC technology is versatile and can be ...dendrites of T5 neurons by placing the calcium indicator GCaMP6f in the effector position, as well as to...

...well as protease sites to facilitate protein purification. We hope this kit will allow you to quickly ...for a variety of synthetic biology or protein purification studies in E. coli. 800 and 1900 Series If you...polycistronic E. coli expression constructs. Some applications of plasmids from this kit include the production...and Charles E. Melançon III. "Detection and Quantification of Ribosome Inhibition by Aminoglycoside Antibiotics...designed the pCri system to simplify the protein purification process by making it easy for a researcher to... blog post on the system Easing the Protein Purification Process with pCri Cell-free protein expression...Daniel, et al. "A pull-down procedure for the identification of unknown GEFs for small GTPases." Small GTPases...

...most inclusive databases of post-translational modifications, identifies a staggering ~250,000 phosphorylation...steric and charge-based nature of the phosphoryl-modification; they are both much smaller, and carry only ...thus cannot reflect the true state of protein modification within the context of its appropriate regulation...codons (TAG), replacing them with TAA (7). This modification allowed the deletion of release factor 1, the...optimize protein production using standard protein purification strategies; expression should be optimized for...-incorporated to non-phosphorylated protein. Verification of site-specific pSer incorporation can also...programmable protein phosphorylation." Nature communications 6 (2015). PubMed PMID: 26350500. PubMed Central...

...study its function is one of the most popular applications of fluorescent proteins. These fusion proteins...steric hindrance. For instance, GFP may occlude catalytic sites or obstruct binding sites or motifs that...that are necessary for post-translational modifications. Despite these potential issues, GFP has been used...linker sequence short In the early days of GFP applications, many were concerned with steric hindrance by...N-terminus of the donor fluorescent protein can be truncated to increase the FRET efficiency. Creating fusions...fluorescent protein and protein of interest (POI). To indicate the sequence, people often use terminology like...  Determining other aspects of functionality (catalytic activity or interactions) can be challenging. ...