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  1. New Viral Vectors - Winter 2025

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    ...Gordon Fishell New viral prep pAAV_BiSSTe10_ChR2_mCherry AAV-PHPeB Optogenetics Gordon Fishell New viral...Gordon Fishell New viral prep pAAV_BiCHATe27_ChR2_mCherry AAV-PHPeB Optogenetics Gordon Fishell New viral...Gordon Fishell New viral prep pAAV_BiVIPe4_ChR2_mCherry AAV-PHPeB Optogenetics Gordon Fishell New viral...Gordon Fishell New viral prep pAAV_BiLAMP5e3_ChR2_mCherry AAV-PHPeB Optogenetics Gordon Fishell New viral...Gordon Fishell New viral prep pAAV_BiPVe4_ChR2_mCherry AAV-PHPeB Optogenetics Gordon Fishell New viral...Gordon Fishell New viral prep pAAV_BiPVe3_ChR2_mCherry AAV-PHPeB Optogenetics Gordon Fishell New viral...Gordon Fishell New viral prep pAAV_BiSSTe4_ChR2_mCherry AAV-PHPeB Optogenetics Gordon Fishell New viral...
  2. Antibodies 101: Conventional vs Spectral Flow Cytometry

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    ...co-expression among cellular markers You’ll also need to know if markers are co-expressed in your cells when designing...immunologists, allowing for the rapid analysis of cell populations within a heterogenous tissue type, such...methods, the identification and isolation of rare cell types. In recent years, full spectrum flow cytometry...detector to detect one fluorophore and therefore one cellular marker. However, emission spectra of certain fluorophores...Spectral flow allows for autofluorescence extraction Cells produce a low level of fluorescence called autofluorescence...your panel. If you have two highly overlapping cellular markers, it is important to pair them with two...similarity index of 0.87; therefore, two overlapping cellular markers should not be paired with these dyes, ...
  3. FlipGFP, a novel fluorescence protease reporter to study apoptosis

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    ...the degradation of over 600 cellular components ultimately leading to cell fragmentation and death (Elmore...issues with tissue autofluorescence, cell heterogeneity, and/or cell position changes (To et al., 2016, ...apoptosis in HeLa cells, zebrafish embryos, and Drosophila. They treated HeLa cells expressing FlipGFP...cleavage by executioner caspases. Failure for cells to die or cells dying at the wrong time and/or place can...Apoptosis or “programmed cell death" plays a pivotal role in an array of biological processes including...including development, the immune system, and cell turnover. Apoptosis is a highly controlled process that ...sfCherry however did not initially fluoresce in HEK293 cells. To rectify this the Shu lab first improved the ...
  4. Don’t FRET: Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation Makes Visualizing Protein-Protein Interactions Easy

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    ...Proteins in Living Cells Using Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation. Molecular Cell 9:789–798. https... Figure 1: How BiFC works. A split FP (e.g., yellow fluorescent protein, YFP) is reunited by the interaction...directly visualize PPIs that regulate numerous cellular functions, including ubiquitinoylation, kinase...BiFC studies used the method to interrogate the subcellular localization of interactions between basic leucine...fusion proteins it requires can lead to aberrant subcellular localization of the studied PIPs. The straightforward...involves three steps: fusion protein construction, cellular expression, and quantification (Kerppola, 2006...Fusion Proteins - Making the Right Connection. Cellular expression Whether BiFC constructs are expressed...
  5. CRISPR 101: Ribonucleoprotein (RNP) Delivery

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    ...can often be used in cells that are difficult to transfect, such as primary cells. Using RNPs can also...interest. This is commonly performed by transfecting cells with a plasmid, such as PX459, which encodes Cas9...must be considered when using this method:     Cells must be amenable to transfection or viral transduction...protein in complex with a targeting gRNA, to your cells of interest. Cas9 RNPs are capable of cleaving genomic...single or multi-gene knockouts in a wide variety of cell types, gene editing using homology directed repair...difficulties with protein expression that occur in cells where common eukaryotic promoters (such as CMV or...after transfection, and are quickly cleared from the cell via protein degradation pathways. This makes Cas9...
  6. CRISPR 101: Epigenetics and Editing the Epigenome

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    ...mammalian cells. Co-expression markers EGFP and PuroR enable sorting and selection of transduced cells. Grant...in the Mammalian Genome. Cell 167:233–247.e17 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2016.08.056 Find plasmids...targeted DNA demethylation. Cell Discovery 2: . https://doi.org/10.1038/celldisc.2016.9 Find plasmids from...the epigenome may make certain processes, like cellular reprogramming of iPSCs, more efficient. In general...pcDNA-dCas9-p300 Core and pcDNA3.3-Nm-dCas9-p300 Core, as well as pLV-dCas9-p300-P2A-PuroR for lentiviral expression...for targeted cytosine demethylation in mammalian cells. This plasmid is used with pcDNA3.1-MS2-Tet1-CD ...BioRender.com. DNA Methyltransferase MQ1 Margaret Goodell's lab has deposited pcDNA3.1-dCas9-MQ1(Q147L)-EGFP...
  7. Plasmids 101: Broad Host Range Plasmids

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    ... Alcaligenes eutrophus, Bartonella bacilliformis, Bordetella spp., Brucella spp., Caulobacter crescentus...Hyphomicrobium spp., Klebsiella aerogenes, K. pneumoniae, Methylophilus methylotrophus, Moraxella spp., Mycobacterium...rubrifaciens, E. stewartii, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., Legionella pneumophila, Methylophilus methylotrophus...trifolii, Salmonella enteritidis, S. typhimurium, S. ordonez, Serratia marcescens, Shigella spp., Vibrio...ability to establish and maintain itself within host cells.  The plasmid has multiple ori that are functionally..., Azospirillum braziliense, Azotobacter spp., Bordetella spp., Caulobacter spp., Enterobacteriaceae, Gluconacetobacter...xylinus, Haemophilus influenzae, Hypomycrobium X, Legionella pneumophila, Methylophilus methyltrophus, Methylococcus...
  8. New CRISPR Tools: Cas7-11 and PASTE

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    ...bottom of Tokyo Bay. When a weird, sulfurous smelling, black pellet was sent to the AbuGoot lab for testing...no detectable effect on cell viability – meaning there was no measurable cell toxicity – using Cas7-11...such as mouse embryonic stem cells and glioblastoma cells. PASTE Development and discovery The first ...observed in non-dividing cells, meaning that this system wasn’t dependent on the cell’s intrinsic machinery...turning potential into impact. In molecular and cellular biology, this happens through the development ...exclusively on this space — developing tools for cellular targeting. Lately, they’ve been working on two...or DNA via a CRISPR mechanism. The weird black pellet's DNA yielded a new CRISPR effector protein they...
  9. Plasmids 101: The Promoter Region – Let's Go!

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    ... a big issue for cells, but it may confound research results or even kill your cells if your gene of interest...necessary to replicate plasmids and make sure the cells maintains it. Here, we'll cover the promoter, which... Because transcription machinery differs between cell types or organisms, promoters must be similarly ...variable. Bacterial promoters only work in prokaryotic cells and typically only in the same or closely related... were derived. Similarly, the various eukaryotic cell types (mammalian, yeast, plants, etc) require unique...complex, having fewer parts than those in eukaryotic cells. Some promoters are constitutively active and on... at will with a chemical, heat, or light. In the cell, promoters themselves are controlled by still other...
  10. A Practical Approach to Choosing the B(right)est Fluorescent Protein

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    ...dodge cellular variation observed in mammalian cells is to tag an endogenous gene. By imaging cells (or ...mammalian cells within the dish. This is caused by the stochastic nature of plasmid uptake by cells. To correct...under your experimental conditions. This is time well spent and, if you do it right, can be (part of) ...comparison of fluorescent proteins and how to make a well-informed decision on the best fluorescent protein...strongly depends on both the biological system as well as the imaging method, we recommend basing your ...intended application. The three key properties for live cell imaging that will be treated in this series of posts...with a high intrinsic brightness that does not fold well or cannot be detected in a microscopy setup has ...
  11. RNA Interference in Plant Biology: New Tools for an Old Favorite

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    ...genes known to be essential for cell growth. Together, this excellent work highlights the importance of...fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS). This is not possible in plants outside of limited, single cell protoplast...exquisitely and robustly self-organize at the cellular and multicellular scale.     References Bezanilla M, Perroud...Generation. Plant Cell 24:1478–1493 . https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.112.098509 Smits AH, Ziebell F, Joberty G...can be found at Addgene that could serve as an excellent start (#22988, #137884). Both vectors allow the...2018) and the model bryophyte Physcomitrium (Physcomitrella) patens (Bezanilla et al., 2005; Nakaoka et...visually identified subpopulation. For traditional cell culture, enriching your active RNAi subpopulation...
  12. What's New in CRISPR - November 2021

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    ... into AAV particles for delivery into mammalian cells, especially when fused to effector proteins for ...size of the Cas9 or Cas12a based systems, making it well suited for AAV packaging. Most importantly, this..., base editing, and genome editing in mammalian cells. The “V4” version (named CasMINI) had the highest...an active nuclease.  Read the paper in Molecular Cell Find the CasMINI plasmids Efficient CRISPR editing...activity and decrease the gRNA size by intensively remodelling the gRNA scaffold through five rounds of gRNA...effective in genome editing in both bacteria and human cells using various delivery methods, including plasmid...plasmids   Selective endogenous encapsidation for cellular delivery of RNAs By Mike Lacy The retroviral-like...
  13. Multiple Plasmids at a Low Price: Kits from Addgene

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    ...Purification Process with pCri Cell-free protein expression kit Cell-free expression systems have been...SITS to create the pCell-Free vectors, Gateway-compatible backbones that enable cell-free expression of...testing and comparison of different cell-free expression systems; the Cell-free expression test kit represents...: FX Cloning Kit BIOFAB Plasmid Set pCri System Cell Free Protein Expression Kit FREQ Seq PUF Assembly...facilitate gene expression in bacteria, yeast, mammalian cells, insects, and even Xenopus oocytes. The expression...combinations of protein tags (His, Avi, and GFP) as well as protease sites to facilitate protein purification...of proteins in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell extracts (Gagoski et al 2015). He has also constructed...
  14. Viral Vectors 101: Calcium Sensors

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    ... defined population of cells (e.g., a neuron subtype) and specific subcellular compartments for measurements...we will explore some of the most commonly used as well as newly developed calcium sensors. Selecting a...calcium concentrations and transients in living cells and organisms. Unlike chemical indicators, these...Localization The calcium concentrations in different subcellular compartments can vary greatly. Additionally, ... violet light and (2) exposure to increased intracellular calcium. It has been applied to mark active ...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 ...
  15. Tips for Titering Your Lentiviral Preps

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    ...can actually infect cells. These assays typically involve infecting a target cell line with your virus...distinguish between a cell that has had one viral particle integrated into its genome and a cell that has had ...arrived; you’ve painstakingly cared for your packaging cell line, prepped your DNA, transfected and harvested...move ahead with your infection and make your stable cell line. While we’ve all experienced the pressure to...Read on for an overview of the titering options as well as the benefits and drawbacks of different methods...viral copies that have integrated into the target cell’s genome. Physical titer The two most common assays...functional titer uses FACS to count the number of target cells that are positive for vector encoded transgene expression...
  16. Viral Vectors 101: Producing Your rAAV

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    ...reagents and keep the cells happy. Harvesting virus Once you have transfected your cells, wait 2–5 days and...however, you’ve collected the producer cells, you’ll need to lyse the cells to let the virions out. We recommend...particles that can transduce cells, which can vary based on target cells and can be altered by freeze/...several facilities nationwide where you can obtain excellent quality, high titer rAAV (including Addgene!),...come into contact with the rAAV and apply common cell culture practices diligently throughout the production...capsid genes.  In this helper-free system, HEK293T cells, expressing Ad E1A and E1B, can be transfected with...and then collect the supernatant and/or producer cells for further processing. What component(s) you need...
  17. HA Frankenbody, a New Imaging Tool to Visualize Single Molecules and Nascent Peptides

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    ...Stability improvement of antibodies for extracellular and intracellular applications: CDR grafting to stable...systems, and often do not fold properly once inside cells.  Developing the HA frankenbody To combat the issues... detects the widely used HA epitope in diverse cellular environments. They called this probe the HA frankenbody...previously proven to fold and function in living cells. To make these scaffolds specific to different targets...probe structure and stability from the scaffold as well as specificity towards a HA epitope from the CDRs...the tagged protein upon probe binding in living cells.  In their proof of concept experiment the Stasevich...mCherry, 4xHA tagged histone protein (H2B) in U2OS cells. They then showed that the HA frankenbody probe ...
  18. Why Add Sucrose? Improved Yields for Adeno-associated Virus Preparation

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    ...at bioRxiv. AAV2 interacts with the packaging cell's cell membrane When packaging adeno-associated viral...of the packaging cells (Vandenberghe, 2010). Rather than being released into the cell culture supernatant... particles associate with the cell membrane and are taken into the cell via endocytosis. In our study,...AAV2 viral particles by our packaging cells by treating the cells with the endocytosis inhibitor sucrose...target cells is blocked following sucrose treatment. Moreover, several reports have shown that cells treated... yields approximately 1.8-fold without affecting cell viability. This effect appears to be serotype specific...difference between untreated and sucrose treated cells. Although we were unable to deduce the mechanism...
  19. Technical Design of a Western Blot

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    ...agent than BME and has a less… distinctive smell. BME smells like rotting eggs but has a longer shelf life...expensive Nitrocellulose or low-fluorescence PVDF membranes Increased fragility (nitrocellulose) or increased...Both polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies can work well for a western blot. Polyclonal antibodies, which...optimization and likely higher background noise as well, and multiplexing is challenging and limited. Direct... mechanical method before your enzyme lysis. For cell cultures, enzyme lysis is typically sufficient.  ...When choosing your lysis buffer, consider the subcellular location of your protein. Proteins located in...proteins easily available in the cytoplasm or whole-cell lysate. A harsher, SDS-containing lysis buffer, ...
  20. DNA Purification Without a Kit

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    ...purify DNA, cellulose also efficiently binds, or at least entraps nucleic acids. The Botella lab took advantage...broken out of cells with a solution of salts, detergent, and ball bearings. Then a cellulose dipstick is... kits and typically follow the same principles: cells are lysed, RNAs and proteins are removed to leave...four methods for DNA purification without a kit as well as one way to reuse silica columns from DNA purification...glass. After binding DNA, the glass particles are pelleted by centrifugation and washed before DNA is eluted... could be digested with restriction enzymes.  Cellulose nucleic acid purification Starting material: plant... plant, microbe, blood, or mammalian cells or tissue Product: total nucleic acids While glass or silica...
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