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TypeBlog Post...available. Even more valuable, however, was when she invited me to lunch for a “tweet-up” with other folks at...established for future participants regarding the activities and time mentors spend with Singletons in their...
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CRISPR Activation: A Practical Guide
TypeBlog Post...fusing mutants of Cas9 deficient in DNA cutting activity to a transcriptional activation domain (Fig 1)...Worry less about off targets Unlike Cas9 cutting activity, off target effects are generally not regarded... -
Tips for Using FRET in Your Experiments
TypeBlog Post...using microscopy techniques. FRET measurement sensitivity makes it suitable for studying interactions within...used to measure conformational changes, cleavage activity using FRET-based biosensors, and interactions ... -
Replacing Paper: Tips for Choosing an Electronic lab Notebook
TypeBlog Post...protocols. To facilitate this, some ELNs allow you to invite people and assign them roles and permission that...in handy if a supervisor wants to see the full activity on a project. Can you meet the ELN support team... -
3 Tips to Improve HDR Efficiency for CRISPR Editing in Human Cells
TypeBlog Post...have sufficient on-target and very low off-target activity, but should also mediate a DSB at optimal distance... the desired zygosity. Furthermore, re-editing activity of the guide RNA should be minimized by incorporating... -
Four Ways to Package Transgenes That Exceed the Size Limit of Adeno-associated Virus
TypeBlog Post... and expression of the full-length transgene in vitro and in vivo (Allocca et al., 2008). Shortly after... hybrid vector, as measured by β-galactosidase activity, was 81% of that from a single vector, but significantly... -
Antibodies 101: Beyond Surface Labeling
TypeBlog Post...indirect labeling is through antibody host species reactivity. Just like for western blotting, a primary epitope-targeting...biotin-streptavidin binding and antibody host species reactivity. When sorting cells with a high resolution for... -
Multiple Plasmids at a Low Price: Kits from Addgene
TypeBlog Post...vector that enables protein expression in any in vitro translation system. The gene set was carefully chosen...been used to produced recombinant proteins for in-vitro assays: Koch, Daniel, et al. "A pull-down procedure... -
Targeting HIV-1 with CRISPR: Shock and Kill or Cut it Out?
TypeBlog Post...Read on to learn how CRISPR can take on HIV-1 in vitro, and what obstacles must be overcome for clinical...off-target cleavage. In both cases, translating the in vitro work into an animal model comes with two key hurdles... -
Plasmids 101: Common Lab E. coli Strains
TypeBlog Post...from pLac repressed more LacZ β-galactosidase activity abolished lacY Lactose permease inactivated...increases plasmid stability recBCD Exonuclease V activity abolished Increased plasmid stability, reduced... -
Easi-CRISPR: Generating Knock-In and Conditional Mouse Models
TypeBlog Post...promoter upstream of the left homology arm, perform in vitro transcription, and use the IVT product as a template... design has been shown to increase T7 promoter activity. To avoid re-cutting by Cas9 after editing, make... -
Technologies Enabled by NanoLuc® Luciferase
TypeBlog Post...through CRISPR/Cas9 knock-in. Finally, NLuc is very inviting for endogenous protein tagging as it is only 19...No photoexcitation High Ion specificity High sensitivity Easy expression Gives ratiometric data The result... -
Viral Vectors 101: AAV Serotypes and Tissue Tropism
TypeBlog Post...problems for gene therapy applications. Cross-reactivity of AAV serotypes varies by species and route ....2008.123 Dhungel, B. P., Xu, H., Nagarajah, R., Vitale, J., Wong, A. C. H., Gokal, D., Feng, Y., Tabar... -
A Control for All Seasons
TypeBlog Post...specificity control, label control, and cross-reactivity control when multiplexing. A, wild-type and knockout... included to uncover secondary antibody cross-reactivity. Non-specific binding Primary antibody specificity... -
Technique: Probe Phage Genomes for Host Binding Proteins
TypeBlog Post...genome to be probed for proteins with host-binding activity without the need for genome sequencing or annotation...nitrocellulose for subsequent probing for cell-binding activity. First, cut out 20 Petri dish-sized circles of... -
Mycoplasma Contamination: Where Does It Come From and How to Prevent It
TypeBlog Post...noticeable color change. This method has high sensitivity but low specificity (Degeling, 2012). Bioluminescence...Mycoplasma Infections from Continuous Cell Lines. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 38:86 . https://doi.org/10.1290... -
Finding Your Science Policy Path
TypeBlog Post...Plus, just one role can encompass many of these activities leading to a rich day-to-day work life. Action...professional societies, and industry through convening activities, formal lobbying, or strategy setting. The “... -
Antibodies 101: Validation
TypeBlog Post...core goals of antibody validation: Confirm reactivity with the target antigen - Recognition of an immunogen...methods. These approaches have relatively low sensitivity, which can be problematic if you are trying to... -
Which Fluorescence Microscopy Technique is Best for Me?
TypeBlog Post...have allowed for real-time monitoring of neuronal activity across substantial 3D volumes. In addition to ...Weijian, and Rafael Yuste. In vivo imaging of neural activity. Nature Methods 14.4 (2017): 349-359. PubMed PMID... -
A Primer on Optogenetics: Introduction and Opsin Delivery
TypeBlog Post...for activation and the kinetics of opsin activity/inactivity. Dr. Deisseroth has also generously made ...