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  1. Avoiding the Dark Side of Fluorescent Protein Fusions with mOX FPs

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    ...Previously, we have described a number of practical considerations that should be taken into account when deciding...needs. Equally important, before cloning you must consider whether and how well your FP will function in ...fluorescent proteins in your experiments, please consider the following: How can one ensure that an FP ...compartments using CRISPR systems should strongly consider using moxFPs over standard FPs for the reasons...

  2. Tips for Using FRET in Your Experiments

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    ...using microscopy techniques. FRET measurement sensitivity makes it suitable for studying interactions within...are difficult to overcome but they have to be considered when analysing data from your FRET experiments... The simplest and the most popular one is the sensitised emission method, where the donor is excited by...acceptor fluorescence, this method is also less sensitive to direct acceptor excitation artifacts and it...

  3. CRISPR 101: Validating Your Genome Edit

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    ...screening strategy. Restriction enzyme screening is sensitive to single base pair changes, but the edit must...should be designed solely for restriction enzyme sensitivity or resistivity, and thus be a marker for edited...you’re worried about off-target effects, you can consider using a version of Cas9 that has been specifically... check out or blog on optimizing this step, or consider enriching for transfected cells by flow sorting...

  4. Antibodies 101: Single Chain Fragment Variables (scFvs)

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    ...system uses an scFv to amplify the fluorescence intensity of a tagged protein. SunTag has two components...scFv-GFP fusion bind the SunTag scaffold, the intensity of the fluorescent signal is boosted and enables...to the disulfide bond independent folding of intrinsically stable scFv. PLoS ONE 12:e0189964 . https://...which uses an scFv to amplify the fluorescence intensity of a tagged protein. Resources on Addgene.org...

  5. Filming Science Videos in the Age of Social Distancing

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    ...have, and we developed a great plan to start consistently knocking out high-quality videos for you all...two options: Film outside at a distance, or film inside with one person in a room. I wouldn’t be in there...live. After doing a bit of looking, I found an inexpensive HDMI transmitter that could transmit a signal... stand and mounted a monitor to it. It had an extension cord attached, with the option to mount a battery...

  6. New Optogenetic Tools for Cytoskeleton and Membrane Control

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    ...called a katana. Opto-katanin consists of two separate blue light-sensitive systems, VVDfast to control ...switch. You may be familiar with popular light-sensitive ion channels used to control activities like neuronal...in other contexts are sure to reveal even more insights. Super-duper lipid editor And if recruiting proteins...

  7. An Integrin Antibody Toolkit from IPI

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    ...mechanisms, or ascertain which integrins are responsible for specific ligand-binding functions, all key...microenvironment. The actin cytoskeleton exerts tensile force, transmitted through the integrin, where ...recently showed RGD-binding integrins demanded higher tensions before they would enable cells to spread, resulting...symmetrical circles. While elucidating the role of tension, however, the researchers realized they needed ...

  8. How to Negotiate a Successful Lab Start Up Budget

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    ... clients focus on their experimental needs and consider a budget as a resource checklist. A budget is ...centrifuges, sequencers and analyzers, and any ultra sensitive equipment (RT-PCR, Microscopy, Fluorescence Scopes...awry when several factors aren’t taken into consideration. 1. Always focus on the science When negotiating...However extreme a solution may seem, you should consider it if it will help you achieve your research goals...

  9. Viral Vectors 101: AAV Variables That Matter

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    ...first.  AAV-mediated gene expression can differ extensively depending on the experimental system used, so...Watakabe et al., 2015) (Figure 1). You’ll need to consider if such properties could help, or harm, your experimental...occur (Fig. 3) - for example, some neurons can transiently express TH - so you’ll need to check for this...injection volume.  There are a few factors to consider. First, the titer required is inversely related...

  10. Plasmids 101: Repressible Promoters

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    ... have engineered pADH1 variants that are less sensitive to ethanol, including the “middle” ADH1 promoter...systems. Binary systems are genetic tools that consist of two parts, both of which must be present for...results in chimeric GAL80-repressible and GAL80-insensitive activators of lexAop. This system is commonly...expression in mammalian cells by tetracycline-responsive promoters. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1992 Jun...

  11. A Control for All Seasons

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    ...the results across runs. If the results vary considerably, then the high degree of variability in the ...assays have their own unique controls that must be considered (Burry 2011). Perhaps the most critical are those...materials, lethality of knockdown, or other factors, consider using one of the alternative, albeit less ideal...signal remaining is autofluorescence and should be considered in the interpretation of results. Include the...

  12. Recombinase-based State Machines Enable Order-dependent Logic in vivo

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    ... sequencing would be too expensive, then the qPCR method should be considered as an alternative. The qPCR...three-input GRSMs, we recommend using overlap extension PCR and Gibson assembly to piece together the ...circuits in general would benefit from a more comprehensive characterization of the recombinases at our ...

  13. Plasmids 101: Using Transposons in the Lab

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    ...encode a transposase enzyme.  Class I TEs are considered replicative since every time they jump they make...transcription start sites, CpG islands, and DNaseI hypersensitivity sites. Like Sleeping Beauty, piggyBac has ...transcription start sites, CpG islands, and DNaseI hypersensitivity sites. Tol2 is only active in vertebrates ...site preference and host range are important to consider when selecting a transposon for a mutagenesis ...

  14. Lambda Red: A Homologous Recombination-based Technique for Genetic Engineering

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    ...Application Recombination Frequency Special Considerations dsDNA Insertion or deletion of >20 nucleotides...CI. For recombineering purposes, a temperature sensitive version of the repressor gene, CI857, is used....express lambda red genes from a plasmid with a heat sensitive origin of replication.  Once the recombineering...expression of the int and xis genes which are responsible for excision of mini-λ from the host’s chromosome...

  15. Typing CRISPR Systems

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    ...and understanding of CRISPR, and perhaps provide insights and ideas for your own research! Classification...with BioRender.com.   Type III Type III is considered the most complex of the CRISPR types and is thought...et al., 2021). IV-A and IV-B lack what you may consider to be an integral component of CRISPR — a nuclease...2021). Evolution of Type IV CRISPR-Cas Systems: Insights from CRISPR Loci in Integrative Conjugative Elements...

  16. Plasmids 101: Modular Cloning Applications and Kits

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    ...wherein multi-part assembly can occur. It is quite extensive with a supplemental add-on kit and is compatible...William M., et al. “A Multiplex MoClo Toolkit for Extensive and Flexible Engineering of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae....pone.0197185. Chamness, James C., et al. “An Extensible Vector Toolkit and Parts Library for Advanced...2024.02.16.580396. Martella, Andrea, et al. “EMMA: An Extensible Mammalian Modular Assembly Toolkit for the Rapid...

  17. With an Eye Towards the Future, We Look Back at the March for Science

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    ...life-saving research are being proposed.  It's our responsibility to join the public conversation and to tell...scientists – including global warming skeptics – insisted that more data and research funding are critical...towards starting these conversations; it is our responsibility to continue the dialogue. Erin Golden is currently...continue to worry) that most who participated will consider that marching in and of itself will be enough....

  18. Addgene’s New Way to Help You Share Science

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    ... with “A Better Way to Share Science” for: The inside scoop from scientists who have deposited plasmids...latest technologies and breakthrough research. Insights about how to navigate through all stages of your...and Facebook. We’ll track down the story, get the inside scoop, and keep you informed.  ...

  19. Alex Chavez on MD PhDs, CRISPR, Gene Drives, & More

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    ...Listen to this episode for insights into the process of getting an MD PhD, the inside scoop on developing new... MD PhD we've had on the podcast, has worked extensively with CRISPR, and recently became a member of ...

  20. The CRISPR Software Matchmaker: A New Tool for Choosing the Best CRISPR Software for Your Needs

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    ...and on-targeting likely more efficient.  These insights are hard to appreciate without computational support...tools The goal of this post is to provide some insight into available CRISPR software tools, what problems... software tools that apply some approximate or sensible rules to determine the value of one sgRNA design...functions are not entirely necessary but should be considered extremely useful, depending on design goals. ...
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