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  1. New Neuroscience Tool: The iGluSnFR3 Glutamate Sensor

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    ...systems you can use to express the iGluSnFR3 variants: pRSET: Bacterial expression vector, use with IPTG induction... expression. CAG-FLEX: CAG promoter, FLEXed for expression in Cre-expressing cells hSynap: Human Synapsin...neuronal expression. hSynap-FLEX: Synapsin-1 promoter, FLEXed for expression in Cre-expressing cells. hSynap-FLP...transmembrane domain in the mammalian expression pMinDisplay vector. GPI contains a C-terminal glycosylphostidylinositol...induction to express soluble protein CAG: Generic strong promoter. Formulated as AAV-DJ for neuronal expression...FLP-dependent expression GFAP: Glial fibrillary acidic protein (promoter). Good for Glial expression (not neurons...lab swapped eGFP for sfGFP to create SF-iGluSnFR. This improved variant has higher expression levels in ...
  2. Popular Retroviral Vectors and Their Uses in Scientific Research

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    ...Transfer Vectors   Expressing your gene of interest pMKO.1 GFP (Plasmid #10676) Retroviral vector for cloning...cloning and expressing your gene of interest with GFP expression.  Cloning and expressing RNAi pMKO.1 ... handling and expression of these vectors when used in experiments. Retroviral vectors make up a large...technology CAG-GFP-IRES-CRE (Plasmid #48201) This retroviral vector from the Gage lab encodes GFP and Cre-recombinase...interest. Lentiviral vectors Popular Lentiviral Transfer Vectors    Expressing your gene of interest ...lentiviral vector backbone from the Shih lab. You can find more lentiviral expression vectors (empty backbones...building block Entry vectors and 5 lentiviral Destination vectors. These vectors can induce combinatorial...
  3. 22 Hot Plasmid Technologies from 2014

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    ...dim GFPs The availability of the three dimensional structure of GFP, its brighter mutant S65T-GFP, and...deposited to Addgene, including lentiviral and AAV expression vectors for certain variants. Klapoetke et al... existing transposon and vector systems and creating an all-synthetic vector that included only the elements... into a destination vector in a predefined order. Finally, the destination vectors are used with Multisite... eight entry vectors can be used for each Multisite Gateway compatible destination vector for a maximum...strain in which Cre expression causes the induction of both DsRed fluorescence and GFP shRNA. Mice carrying...carrying the R26DsRedR; CRUSH-GFP; and Nestin-Cre alleles showed efficient GFP knockdown in eyes and clonogenic...
  4. Viral Vectors 101: Calcium Sensors

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    ...packaged into viral vectors and ready to go. Pro tip: Vectors with ready-to-use AAV preparations are labeled...blog  Viral Vectors 101: Biosensors Viral Vectors 101: Viral Applications Viral Vectors 101: An Introduction...Introduction to AAV Find AAV Calcium Biosensor Vectors at Addgene ... for neuron-specific expression (hSyn promoter) and pan-mammalian cell expression (CAG promoter). An improved...mammalian cell expression, and compatible with constitutive or Cre-dependent expression. These sensors...jGCaMP7 and jGCaMP8.   Viral vectors So, what do viral vectors have to do with all of these cool ...ones? Many of the available biosensors use a single GFP or CFP/YFP-derived FRET pair. If you need to free...
  5. Why Add Sucrose? Improved Yields for Adeno-associated Virus Preparation

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    ... of a fluorescent dye and transduction of GFP-expressing AAV particles we did not observe any difference...guide to viral vectors Find all of our viral vector blog posts Download our viral vectors 101 eBook Additional...membrane When packaging adeno-associated viral vectors (AAV) not all serotypes are equal; while some serotypes...improve their AAV yields. Given the wide range of downstream applications scientists rely on our AAV preparations...adapted by vector cores and laboratories alike as an easy and inexpensive method to improve AAV yields. ...pressure on the production of retroviral vectors: Enhancement in vector stability." Biotechnology and bioengineering...been actively investigating ways to improve viral vector production. Whether redesigning viral packaging...
  6. Hot Plasmids - March 2020 - base editors, GEVI, MoClo, and optogenetics

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    ...transduced at levels similar to that of a single AAV expressing GFP. The lab tested the base editors in vivo ...here.        AAV delivery of split base editors Article contributed by Jennifer Tsang AAVs are a great ...determined protein expression levels from different promoters, and inhibited gene expression using CRISPRi....voltage indicators, however, fall short compared to GFP-based sensors in terms of response and brightness...parts, selectable markers, transformation acceptor vectors, and sequences for genomic integration by homology...use. This kit is designed for use with acceptor vectors from the MoClo Toolkit from Sylvestre Marillonnet...increases temporal and spatial precision of gene expression and reduces toxicity as compared to previous ...
  7. General Transfection

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    ...General Transfection You may also like... Viral Vector Guides Virus Blog Posts Mol Bio Protocols Viral...polyethylenimine. Transfections allow for transient expression of a gene of interest in a target cell line and...determine what ratio gives the highest percentage of GFP positive cells. Refer to the table below for a possible...the cells 24–48 h before checking for protein expression. Sample Data Legend: Lenti-X 293T cells were ...here by the amount of green fluorescent protein expression (green in the right panels) with a limited effect...of HEK293T cells optimized for viral production (AAVpro or Lenti-X), but any HEK293T cell line should work...
  8. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - September 2021

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    ...different vectors and flow cytometry is used to sort populations by mCherry and GFP expression to check...of robust expression of high G+C content genes, as validated through monitoring the expression of fluorescent...seen through the success of the change in expression of GFP, for the stop codon should have changed from...available including: pAAV-hsyn-GRAB_DA2h in AAV9 New GRAB-DA and 5HT sensors New AAV tools to selectively...coding sequence for a green fluorescent protein (GFP). The success of the A-to-G conversion could be seen...from the Dimidschstein Lab More GCaMP8 ready-to-use AAV preps  ...
  9. Overcoming the AAV Size Limitation for CRISPR Delivery

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    ...together (~4.2 kb) into an AAV vector is challenging due to its packaging capacity of AAV (~4.7 kb). While this...not increased compared to a control AAV-GFP. Not only did the AAV-SaCas9-sgRNA constructs mediate genome...problems with Cas9 delivery. Adeno-associated viral vectors (AAV) are commonly used for in vivo gene delivery...packaged Cas9 and multiple gRNAs into separate AAV vectors, increasing overall packaging capacity but necessitating...co-infection of two AAVs. Cas9 orthologs: shorter, but just as potent and specific? The two AAV strategies described...for in vivo studies. Testing AAV-SaCas9 in vivo To test the efficiency of AAV-SaCas9 in vivo, the Zhang ...proteins with AAV, at just 1,108 and 986 amino acids, respectively, the size of both is within AAV’s packaging...
  10. Hot Plasmids - June 2020 - Barcoded CRISPR Library, Sparse Cell Labeling, Calcineurin Reporter, and DNA Staining Dye Alternative

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    ...destabilized GFP variant fused to a 4X CDRE repeat. In addition to showing that this vector is suitable...cells with sgRNAiBAR library containing lentiviral vectors the iBARs can be detected by next generation sequencing...manipulations such as injection of precise titrations of AAV or heat-shocking the organism. The SPARC system uses...the stop cassette is removed, the effector is expressed. By truncating one of the recombination sites .... https://doi.org/10.1101/788679 A destabilized GFP reporter for calcineurin activity in yeast Article...calcineurin-dependent response elements (CDREs) and drives gene expression. Because calcineurin is required for virulence... Ca2+ (bottom panels) equipped with destabilized GFP calcineurin reporter (blue) and stained with PI (...
  11. Hot Plasmids February 2024

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    ...an engineered adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector named AAV.CAP-Mac for non-invasive systemic gene delivery...from variable region VIII of AAV9-X1.1 to that of AAV1. This viral vector has brain endothelial cell-specific...Importantly, AAV1-X1 is not neutralized by pre-existing antibodies against AAV9-based vectors (and vice ... enhanced brain potency of AAV-PHP.eB.    Figure 4: AAV9-X1 and AAV9-X1.1 efficiently transduce... variants AAV.CAP-Mac for systemic gene transfer in primate brains Endothelial-specific AAV delivery Recombinant...cultured human neurons, with broader neuronal expression than AAV9. This new capsid will be a valuable tool...cells in mice lacking LY6A using AAV1-X1 (Chen et al., 2023); then, when AAV-PHP.eB was injected three weeks...
  12. Hot Plasmids: Spring 2025

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    ...therapies. Using AAV vectors with enhancers that drive cell-type-specific expression has been a promising...backbones special: Strong expression: A CMV promoter drives robust gene expression in mammalian cells. Flexible...proteins, and stay tuned for mammalian expression and AAV plasmid sets launching later this year!  Find Addgene's...viral preps: Enhancer-AAVs targeting interneurons By Mike Lacy Targeting gene expression to specific cell ...colleagues characterized a series of new enhancer-AAV vectors targeting specific classes of cortical and striatal...Enhancer-based targeting of PV interneurons in mice. A) AAV expression of dTomato reporter (magenta) under the control... share our very own set of empty, HA-, and EGFP-expressing lentiviral backbones designed right here at...
  13. Hot Plasmids - November 2023

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    ... ideal for size-limited AAV delivery. PE6c and PE6d are optimized for dual-AAV systems. These variants...fluorescently labeled. Using lentiviral vectors to stably or inducibly express tagged iPAK4 from different promoters...transcriptional activation events as bands of induced GFP-iPAK4 expressed under promoters like the tet-responsive element...to reprogram delivery vehicles like lentiviral vectors, CreVLPs, and eVLPs for in vivo and in vitro applications...fluorescent signal in the ticker tape from cFos::GFP-iPAK4 within an hour. Analyzing the ticker tape images...to red at 12 h, and PMA activation induces cFos::GFP-iPAK4 at 3 or 6 h. Scale bar 5 µm. Images adapted...to create a three-dimensional atlas of protein expression in the adult mouse brain using thick-section ...
  14. Hot Plasmids: Summer 2024

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    ...2024). In MagIC-cryo-EM, target proteins (expressed as a GFP fusion in this proof-of-concept study) are...capture module (SpyTag-GFP nanobody) assembled on beads. C) Micrograph of H1.8-GFP nucleosomes collected...than SpyCas9, allowing them to be packaged in AAV vectors, potentially with multiplexed targets.   .... The team showed that AAV-delivered CHARM could silence the expression of prion protein in mouse ...SpyTag-SpyCatcher linkers and spacer proteins ending with a GFP nanobody (Figure 1). This enrichment streamlines ...) 3D model of the obtained structure of the H1.8-GFP-bound nucleosome. Images adapted from Arimura et ...gene product; it simply turns the target protein expression off. Plus, DNA methylation is a long-lasting ...
  15. Tagging Optogenetics and Chemogenetics Receptors: Fluorescent Proteins and Other Options

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    ...of interest. In our studies, we used AAV viral vectors to express hM4Di in neurons of rhesus monkeys or...an aid, in the expression of the protein of interest. The green fluorescent protein (GFP) and mCherry, ...successful expression of the protein of interest, an alternative could be bicistronic expression of the fluorescent...the fluorescence expressed in the neuropil conceals identification of opsin-expressing cells). For other...proteins provide a versatile method to identify the expression of transgenes of interest. Furthermore, fluorophore...’ tags to identify proteins Given the limited expression of hM4Di‐mCherry at the plasma membrane in monkey...years ago (Field et al., 1988). Thus, we injected AAVs carrying hM4Di-HA in the brains of mice and monkeys...
  16. New and Upcoming Viral Vectors - December 2019

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    ...our entire AAV inventory. Our new AAVs include: Optogenetics AAV Control AAV Biosensor AAV And more! ... Viral vectors coming soon! These vectors should be packaged and available as AAV in the next few months... of our viral vectors blog posts Find tips for preparing AAVs Download our viral vectors 101 eBook Resources...104489 AAVrg pGP-AAV-syn-jGCaMP7b-WPRE 104493 AAVrg pGP-AAV-syn-FLEX-jGCaMP7b-WPRE 104496 AAVrg pGP-...pGP-AAV-CAG-FLEX-jGCaMP7f-WPRE 104495 AAVrg GP-AAV-CAG-FLEX-jGCaMP7s-WPRE 105714 AAV8 pAAV-Ef1a-fDIO-GCaMP6s...our inventory of ready-to-use viral vectors. Here are some of the AAV we have released in the last few months...Control AAV allow researchers to not only interpret their results, but also confirm expression in target...
  17. New Viral Vectors - March 2024

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    ...pAAV.CMV.PI.EGFP.WPRE.bGH  AAV PHP.eB Controls Wilson New viral vector pENN.AAV.EF1a.eGFP.WPRE.rBG AAV PHP.eB Controls...as seven vectors newly available in the AAV PHP.eB serotype. We've also added two viral vectors that can... serotype pGP-AAV-CAG-FLEX-jGCaMP7s-WPRE AAV PHP.eB Biosensor Kim New serotype AAV-mDlx-jGCaMP8s-WPRE... New viral vector pAAV-hSyn-JEDI-2P-WPRE AAV9 Biosensor St-Pierre New viral vector pAAV-CAG-RdLight1...Notes AAV-CAG-jGCaMP8s-WPRE AAV1 Biosensor Looger New serotype AAV-CamKIIa-jGCaMP8m-WPRE AAV5 Biosensor...viral vector pAAV-nEF-Con/Foff DREADD Gi-mCherry AAV8 Chemogenetics Deisseroth New viral vector pAAV.CMV.PI.EGFP.WPRE.bGH...serotype pAAV-CaMKIIa-mCherry  AAV PHP.eB Controls Deisseroth New serotype pAAV-Ef1a-mCherry  AAV PHP.eB...
  18. Viral Vectors 101: Virus Safety

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    ...researcher to come into contact with than GFP. Similarly, if the viral vector carries an shRNA to a gene essential...and adeno-associated virus (AAV). The least risky of these four viruses is AAV – it is not known to cause... on the Addgene blog Viral Vectors 101: Types of Viruses Viral Vector Elements Tips for Preventing...integrate at chromosome 19q13.4 qtr. (AAVS1)). For these reasons, AAV is usually classified as a BSL-1 safety...cellular function, this would also be a higher risk vector. While it is unlikely that you, or anyone else ...safety level. Adenovirus is similar to AAV in that it does not integrate into the host’s genome. However...bleach (plastic) or ethanol (other surfaces). For AAVs, which are resistant to ethanol and isopropyl alcohol...
  19. Viral Vectors 101: Systemic Capsids

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    ...blog Viral Vectors 101: AAV Variables That Matter Viral Vectors 101: An Introduction to AAV References...recall, are the outer shell of an AAV vector, which determine the vector’s tropism, including its ability.... Selection of an Efficient AAV Vector for Robust CNS Transgene Expression. Molecular Therapy - Methods...payloads. Since most systemic vectors are primarily derived from AAV9, the vectors have to be administered ... For example, AAV-PHP.B doesn’t lead to enhanced transgene expression, compared to AAV9, in BALB/cJ mice... of target gene expression (EGFP, in the depositing manuscript) across the brain. AAV-BI-28 has been tested... against AAV9-based vectors (and vice versa), enabling repeat dosing (Chen et al., 2023). AAV-BI30, developed...
  20. Quick Guide to All Things Lentivirus

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    ...(tTA, also expressed by your transfer vector) binds to the TRE and activates the expression of your gene...distinct expression vectors to target cells - one containing the gene of interest (pTet-IRES-EGFP, pPRIME-Tet-GFP-FF3...your experiment using the lentiviral vector system. Viral vectors have been increasingly popular in fundamental...primary cells. Amongst the different vectors used, lentiviral vector constructs have proven very useful ...fluorescent sensors. Retroviral vector background Until the development of viral vectors, gene transfer into mammalian...un-transfectable cells, labs use viral vectors and particularly retroviral vectors because they target a broader...attractive choice for a gene transfer vector. Lentiviral vectors Although retroviruses are still in use...
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