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  1. Technique: Probe Phage Genomes for Host Binding Proteins

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    ...phage DNA fragments in E. coli Now that random DNA fragments have been cloned into E. coli cells, isolated...fragments so that these fragments can be cloned into E. coli and subsequent proteins screened for cell-binding...digested vector designed for protein overexpression in E. coli, such as pET30a. If working with DNA that is...resultant plasmid libraries into chemically competent E. coli and analyze transformants for appropriately ...colonies. Transform the resultant plasmid DNA into E. coli BL21 (DE3) cells (these have the T7 polymerase...the membranes for 15 min to kill any remaining live E. coli. At this point, it can really help to incubate...conditions. Note: if using fast-growing bacteria like E. coli or Salmonella, or any cells that bind strongly...
  2. CRISPR-based Genome Editing Systems For Editing in E. coli

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    ... pEcCas/pEcgRNA system in 4 E. coli K-12 strains, 2 E. coli B strains, 1 E. coli W strain, and 1 Tatumella...systems in E. coli. However, some users pointed out that this system did not function properly in E. coli ...in pEcgRNA. Next both plasmids are transformed in E. coli with the donor DNA for editing to take place... can be operated at 37 ℃ for faster growth of its E. coli host, and the addition of a sacB gene renders...applied not only in coli K-12 strains, but also in E. coli B and W strains. The optimized plasmid curing...crRNA arrays targeting multiple different sites in E. coli. pCutamp cures the plasmids by targeting the... Image from Li et al., 2021.   The updates involved the following changes. In pCas9, we 1) replaced...
  3. pSiM24: Simplifying Plant Genetic Engineering

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    ...Agrobacterium and E. coli. Like plasmids used in other systems, binary vectors are cloned and prepped in E. coli....infection, as well as plasmid yield during preparation in E. coli. Addgene depositor Indu Maiti has created a ... contain two origins of replication, one each for E. coli and Agrobacterium, along with a selectable marker... T-DNA borders to 25 bases each. By switching the E. coli origin of replication and codon-optimizing the... (>10 kb.) Since transformation efficiency is inversely proportional to size, and many plant scientists...
  4. CRISPR Methods for Bacteria: Genome Engineering, CRISPRa, CRISPRi, Base Editing, and More

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    ...method in E. coli, Jesse Zalatan’s lab used an approach to identify known proteins involved in the activation... are making it easier than ever to use CRISPR  in E. coli and other bacterial species. Read on to learn...design the first synthetic bacterial CRISPR system in E. coli. The system available from Addgene consists ...targeting the gene of interest and kanamycin resistance E. coli carrying the phage recombineering machinery ... isn’t the primary editing force. In contrast, in E. coli, CRISPR is primarily a means of selection that...protocol that requires only 2-3 hours incubation. E. coli and T. citrea scarless editing plasmids Sheng...subsequently cured from the bacteria. Although developed in E. coli, the system was used successfully in Tatumella...
  5. Plasmids 101: The Wide World of Natural Plasmids

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    ...Fogarty, E. C., Schechter, M. S., Lolans, K., Sheahan, M. L., Veseli, I., Moore, R. M., Kiefl, E., Moody... Chang, E. B., Ruscheweyh, H.-J., Sunagawa, S., Mclellan, S. L., Willis, A. D., Comstock, L. E., & Eren...infect other organisms. If you’ve ever wondered why E. coli is safe to use in the lab but also causes outbreaks...example, Gateway cloning relies on genes found on an E. coli fertility plasmid that also encodes a toxin,...resistance to that toxin, CcdA. Knowing which strains of E. coli contain this F plasmid is critical for successful...This category includes genes that help bacteria invade hosts, including attaching to host cells and evading...
  6. Multiple Plasmids at a Low Price: Kits from Addgene

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    ...switch in cyanobacteria, synthetic inverters in E. coli, and biosensors in E. coli: Čelešnik, Helena, et al...synthetic biology or protein purification studies in E. coli. 800 and 1900 Series If you’re expressing two... can be used to precisely tune your polycistronic E. coli expression constructs. Some applications of ...2388-2393. Huang, Shijie, Xuechen Zhu, and Charles E. Melançon III. "Detection and Quantification of Ribosome...plasmids in the kit can be used to purify proteins from E. coli, Bacillus subtilis, or Pichia pastoris depending...aggregation propensity in four expression systems: E. coli, wheat germ, HeLa, and Leishmania (Gagoski, ...quickly clone your segments of choice into either an E. coli or a mammalian expression vector in a one-pot...
  7. Developing a cold tolerant E. coli using specialized chaperones

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    ...suboptimal ones, which could allow even your regular E. coli to thrive in the bitter cold.  Since our ...example would be a transformed mesophilic, for example E. coli, carrying a plasmid expressing a protein of ...ever consider them worth the trouble.  Enter ELSA: E. coli Learning Suboptimal Acclimatisation To resolve...psychrophilic proteins. As the figure below shows, E. coli expressing the chaperones protein resulted in... in higher levels of growth compared to the E. coli strain expressing the empty vector. And thus was born... born ELSA - our happy lil’ cold-tolerant E. coli! Additionally, we’re also working towards widening the...collaborative environment for research.  We’ve also involved ourselves in extensive outreach programs to encourage...
  8. Viral Vectors 101: Optogenetic Tools

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    ...Ferenczi, E. A., Ramakrishnan, C., O’Shea, D. J., Prakash, R., Gunaydin, L. A., Hyun, M., Fenno, L. E., Gradinaru.../10.1007/978-1-0716-0755-8_2 Boyden, E. S., Zhang, F., Bamberg, E., Nagel, G., & Deisseroth, K. (2005)..., J. C., McKnight, D. J., Yoshizawa, S., Kato, H. E., Ganguli, S., & Deisseroth, K. (2019). Cortical layer–specific...Berthold, P., Ollig, D., Hegemann, P., & Bamberg, E. (2003). Channelrhodopsin-2, a directly light-gated...doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1936192100 Tichy, A.-M., Gerrard, E. J., Sexton, P. M., & Janovjak, H. (2019). Light-activated...Ahlbeck, J., Augustin, S., Sauter, K., Papagiakoumou, E., Gottschalk, A., Soba, P., Emiliani, V., Engel, A...
  9. Using Ultrasound to Image Bacteria in vivo: Acoustic Reporter Genes

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    ... expressing E. coli aided in ultrasound imaging of the mouse gastrointestinal tract. The E. coli strain...created two constructs optimized for expression in E. coli: acoustic gene 1 (arg1) and acoustic gene 2 ...with 20 hours of growth following acoustic collapse E. coli re-express arg1 gas vesicles and restore their...arg1 vesicles. Following collapse, vesicles are invisible to ultrasound, which allows for differentiation...Shapiro, M.G. (2018). Acoustic reporter genes for noninvasive imaging of microorganisms in mammalian hosts....
  10. Three Tips for Preventing Viral Plasmid Recombination in Your Samples

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    ...failed experiments. Pick the right strain While common E. coli strains like DH5-alpha are recA-, some strains...Recombinase-deficient strains like Stbl2, Stbl3, and NEB stable E. coli reduce the rate of recombination in samples....common gene mutations in our Plasmids 101: Common Lab E. coli Strains blog post. Check yourself before you...the round tan colonies that look similar to normal E. coli cultures contain the recombined vector backbone...viral vector protocols Learn about the common lab E. coli strains Find tips for viral transduction  ...most frequent problems that I help troubleshoot involves viral vectors and plasmids with repeating sequences...
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