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  1. Adenoviral Vector Production and Troubleshooting

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    ...Adenoviral vectors (AdV) are attractive vectors for research applications and gene therapy: they can ...Three generations of adenoviral vectors: the first generation vectors are deficient in the E1 and E3 regions... second generation vectors are deficient in E1, E2, E3, and E4. Gutless Ad vectors (helper-dependent (...creating adenoviral vector constructs. It consists of 2 plasmids: a shuttle vector (in which the transgene...Adenovirus type 5. Three generations of adenoviral vectors The adenovirus virion is a non-enveloped particle...medicine (2017).   1st Gen AdVs are stripped of regulatory genes E1 and E3. Without these genes, AdVs cannot...lysate is your primary low titer rAdV-S, and can be stored at -80C for later use or used immediately for amplification...

  2. Viral Vectors 101: Pseudotyping

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    ...lentiviral vectors, you need an envelope protein on the virus’s surface and a corresponding receptor in the...lentiviral vector will infect, pseudotyping can help. In pseudotyping, you produce viral vectors using viral...glycoprotein. Lentiviral vectors are also great at infecting neurons and cause minimal inflammatory response, but...Sandoval S (2017) Pseudotyped Lentiviral Vectors: One Vector, Many Guises. Human Gene Therapy Methods ...the host cell. Some of these envelope-receptor pairings are broad, allowing delivery into many cell types...virus. How to pseudotype To pseudotype your viral vector, you use the same protocol for generating lentivirus...also be cell type dependent: if a cell has few receptors for a specific envelope protein, it takes up less...

  3. 9 tips for a successful postdoctoral experience

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    ...searched for and eventually identified a postdoctoral mentor. A good mentor typically writes the grants that ... of reference- the graduate school mentor, the postdoctoral mentor, and at least one more person that ...was contributed by Erik Snapp, the Director of Student and Postdoctoral Programs at theJanelia Research ...reason most people enter postdoctoral training. Similarly, there are several factors to consider when selecting... of your postdoctoral training experience. If you're going to commit to doing a postdoctoral fellowship... you how to write as well as mentor. Yet, even the most dedicated mentor is not always available for mentees...different roles? A second or third mentor. Therefore, seek out additional mentors. I found this beneficial for...

  4. Beginner's Guide to Viral Vectors

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    ...use viral vectors for many experimental purposes. To help you make sense of all the viral vector information...Subscribe to Viral Vector Blog Posts from Addgene Need more information on viral vectors? Check out our ...our viral vector guide pages, our Lentivirus FAQ, and our viral service pages. Click on the Image Above ... viral vector...

  5. Editor's Choice, October 2016

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    ... Read All of Our Editor's Choice Blog Posts Last month there was plenty of excitement at Addgene. Our...Increased Postdoc Wages,” Future of Research executive director, Gary McDowell, gives a thorough yet concise rundown...Grad School Advice Part 2: Building Community  My editor’s choice pick for this month is “Grad School Advice... editor's choice...

  6. Editor's Choice, September 2016

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    ... Read All of Our Editor's Choice Blog Posts As I’m sitting in the San Francisco International Airport...surpassed 60,000 views for the month of September! Historically we do better in September than in the summer...for FOP, Running for AJ I have two picks for the editor’s choice posts this month. The first, "Technique...contributed by Kurt Swanson, husband of Addgene Director of Biology, Lianna Swanson, and researcher at ... editor's choice...

  7. Editor's Choice, August 2016

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    ...In response to a bit of a Twitter storm surrounding NgAgo, its creator, Han Chunyu of Hebei University ... Read All Our Editor's Choice Blog Posts The Addgene Blog has had quite the up-tick in views over the...by PCR & Single Base Editing with CRISPR For my editor’s choice picks this month, I’m picking two posts...give a great science talk from Addgene Executive Director Joanne Kamens. I highly recommend taking a look...Transductions Single Base Editing with CRISPR Cas9 Activators: A Practical Guide 10 Steps to a Perfect Science...

  8. Editor's Choice, July 2016

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    ...each and every month, we've decided to start an "Editor's Choice" series. Each month, I'll summarize the...on topics ranging from new tools you can use to monitor cellular perturbations to how CRISPR has made it...I love all of our blog posts, my pick for the "editor's choice" post this month is from guest blogger ... editor's choice...

  9. Lentiviral Vector Uses and Overview

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    ...future) applications of lentiviral vectors! Lentiviral vector history and components In the early 1990s...design a viral vector system that could do both, Addgene depositor Didier Trono and collaborators turned to...Lentiviral vectors are one of the most popular and useful viral vectors in the lab. Advantages of lentivirus...dividing and non-dividing cells. Lentiviral vectors are the vector of choice for many CRISPR applications,...viral vector systems based on retroviruses like Moloney murine leukemia virus (MMLV). The vectors could...adeno-associated viral vectors can also target non-dividing cells, lentiviral vectors can carry much more...Lentiviral Plasmid FAQs. Lentiviral vectors in the lab Lentiviral vectors are incredibly popular in the lab...

  10. Plasmids 101: FLEx Vectors

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    ...Genome Engineering Using FLEx AAV Vectors? Learn about Viral Vector Elements Read Our Primer on Optogenetics...improvement of optogenetic adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors. Listed below are a few additional uses for FLEx...and Ghyselinck NB. A directional strategy for monitoring Cre-mediated recombination at the cellular level...PMC3406316. Find FLEx plasmids from these Addgene depositors: Ed Boyden Bernardo Sabatini Wenbiao Chen Liquin...

  11. Plasmids 101: Multicistronic Vectors

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    ...due to factors such as the experimental cell type and the specific genes cloned into the vector.3  2A ... the creation of bicistronic or multicistronic vectors. Unlike promoters which will create unique mRNA...for each gene that is expressed, multicistronic vectors simultaneously express two or more separate proteins...blog post we’ll cover basics of multicistronic vectors: why they are useful, how they work, and how to...get started with them. Why Use multicistronic vectors? Detecting cells that are expressing your gene,...expressing your gene of interest at high levels. Unlike vectors that express screenable or selectable markers from... the same transcript. Of course multicistronic vectors do not have to exclusively be used as a means of...

  12. Plasmids 101: Mammalian Vectors

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    ...using synthetic vectors and cultured mammalian cells. Of course, these mammalian vectors must be compatible...Instead, reporter genes are often employed to easily monitor transfection efficiencies and expression levels... mammalian vectors...

  13. Plasmids 101: Yeast Vectors

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    ...elements for vector propagation. This post, along with a future companion post on mammalian vectors, will catch...typically found as a single copy. Unlike the ARS vectors, CEN vectors are stable without integration. Yeast Episomal...plasmid maintenance within an E. coli cell, but vectors can be widely utilized across many different cell...core replication and resistance features of yeast vectors and explain how they differ from the bacterial ...previously described. Why do scientists use yeast vectors? Yeast are eukaryotes and thus contain complex ... and yeast cells. To be useful in the lab, the vectors must contain a yeast-specific origin of replication...replication of fission yeast, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, vectors at the end.) In a previous post, we briefly discussed...

  14. Choosing a Good Mentor for Scientists

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    ...Science Mentors series: Part 1: "What Makes a Good Mentor?" and 6 More FAQs About Science Mentoring ...choose an advisor/principal investigator (PI) that will also serve as a good mentor. To read more about what...choosing a lab for postdoctoral work. However, selecting a lab with a PI who is a good mentor is important ...to learn about her mentoring style. How can I find out if an advisor is a good mentor? You have to ask ...on this topic), for this second entry in the “Mentoring for Scientists Series”, let’s focus on how to ...what makes a good mentor, see the previous post in this series. Check out Joanne's Reddit AMA Different...Different types of mentors for grad school vs. postdoc Choosing an advisor to complete a successful PhD is different...

  15. New Viral Vectors - Spring 2025

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    ...ready-to-use viral vectors in the Addgene repository  Name Serotype Category Depositor  Notes pAAV-CAG-emiRFP670...retro) Looking for more viral vectors? Browse our in-stock viral vectors or consider our AAV Packaged ...Addgene’s viral vector services allow scientists to conduct experiments faster, skipping the preparation...production, purification, and titering. Our newest viral vector service, AAV Packaged on Request  has seen a fantastic...serotype, and a dTomato under the control of the E6 regulatory element, which targets it to VIP cortical interneurons...Hub can help, with over 100 user-submitted viral vector reports. And don't forget to use the link below...below to keep up with the latest in Addgene's viral vector services and resources!   This blog post was written...

  16. CRISPR 101: Cytosine Transversion Editors

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    ...the first base transversion editor The story of base transversion editors starts with researchers in the...Cytosine Base Editor Converts C → T; the first type of base editor invented. ABE Adenine Base Editor Converts...a glycosylase base editor (GBE). GBE Glycosylase Base Editor A base editor that relies on DNA glycosylation...The first base editors revolutionized CRISPR gene editing. Cytosine base editors (CBEs) and adenine base...transversion editors. Red arrows indicate a conversion directly catalyzed by the base editor. Black arrows... depends on cellular factors. Multiple labs tried to identify beneficial factors to include in even better...DNA repair proteins to the base editor, they added the pioneer factor SOX2, which is capable of binding...

  17. New Viral Vectors - Winter 2025

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    ...ready-to-use viral vectors in the Addgene repository  Name Serotype Category Depositor  Notes pAAV.CAGFLEX... new preps available in the Addgene viral vector repository with a nice cup of hot chocolate is absolutely...retrograde Looking for more viral vectors? Browse our in-stock viral vectors or consider our AAV Packaged ...Hub can help, with over 100 user-submitted viral vector reports. And don't forget to use the link below...below to keep up with the latest in Addgene's viral vector services and resources!   This blog post was written...Addgene's Data Hub What is a Virus (and a Viral Vector)?  AAV Variables that Matter...

  18. Twelve Amazing Guest Blog Contributors!

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    ... Lucky Thirteen: Guest Contributors of 2023 8 Great Depositor Research Stories Interested in contributing...Kits We are very grateful for each and every contributor to the blog. Thank you! More resources on the...

  19. Antibody Data Repositories and Search Engines

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    ... Antibody Characterization Laboratory Cancer Any Data repository From the Frederick National Library...notes) Any Data repository Only accepts data for antibodies in Addgene’s repository  IBEX Knowledge-Base...Data repository See blog post mAb3D Atlas Mouse and human brain  IHC Data repository See...there are websites that can help: Antibody data repositories, which share validation data, and antibody search...using antibody search engines and antibody data repositories to find an antibody for your experiment. Search...available antibodies from many vendors, while data repositories share validation and experimental data to help...familiar with in Table 1.  Table 1: Antibody data repositories and search engines Website Targets Application...

  20. New Viral Vectors - Fall 2024

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    ...ready-to-use viral vectors in the Addgene repository  Name Serotype Category Depositor  Notes AAV-GfaABC1D-Cre... new preps available in the Addgene viral vector repository! This includes the first Addgene prep packaged... AAV9-X1.1!  We also have eight new AAV-PHP.eB vectors from the Jonathan Ting lab at the Allen Institute...carried out before. We have a bunch of other new AAV vectors as well — including next-generation biosensors ...multiple serotypes Looking for more viral vectors? Browse the full viral services collection or check... check out Addgene's Data Hub to see viral vector reports from other users. And don't forget to use the...below to keep up with the latest in Addgene's viral vector services and resources!   This blog post was written...
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