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  1. The Fluorescent Vegetables in Aptamer Soup

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    ... pool was cloned into bacterial expression vectors to create a library. Bacteria were transformed, and...these RNAs complex and the entire aptamer can hybridize and fold. (Alam et al., 2017). Yellow fluorescent... same study as Red Broccoli and Orange Broccoli, two more aptamers that bind DFHO and fluoresce in the...compartmentalisation for their high binding affinity to TO1-biotin. Two of these variants exhibit increased brightness compared...second messenger cyclic di-AMP in Gram-positive bacteria (Kellenberger et al., 2013). Other variants of...the fluorescence of DFHBI were identified using systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment...

  2. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Aptamer Fluorophores

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    ...What is an aptamer? Nearly 30 years ago, two independent groups, led by Jack Szostak and Larry Gold, ...aptamers as well, and over the course of the next two decades, these nucleotide-based ligand binders would...decades, most notably for fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) where fluorophore-linked antibodies are...fluorescence to create an improved fluorescent aptamer system. Knowing that GFP’s  structure stabilizes a 4-hydroxybenzylidene...8. Sassolas, Audrey, et al. “Optical detection systems using immobilized aptamers.” Biosens Bioelectron...to target molecules. Using a technique called systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment... drugs, metal ions, and cells (even pathogenic bacteria). That range is possible because aptamers can ...

  3. CRISPR-mediated Plant Base Editors

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    ...driven expression system. We use a single polycistronic tRNA-gRNA (PTG) gene system to clone multiple ...nucleotide editing using hybrid prokaryotic and vertebrate adaptive immune systems." Science 353.6305 (2016...rewriting in the genome became achievable in 2016 when two independent groups (Komor et al., 2016 and Nishida... but there is a lack of base editors for plant systems. Thus, the Yang Lab at The Pennsylvania State University...and improving base editing platforms for plant systems.  Figure 2: Plant base editor platforms ...suited (Gaudelli et al., 2017). Our vectors have two Bsa1 sites to clone the single guide RNA (protospacer...plant There are several CBEs available for plant systems. Target-AID based (CBE-2)-  and rAPOBEC based (...

  4. Antibodies 101: Producing Recombinant Antibodies

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    ...can take place in bacterial, yeast, plant, or mammalian cells. Each of these systems has their advantages...modifications that bacterial and most yeast cells cannot. Your choice of production system may depend on what...advantages and disadvantages. Briefly, bacterial and yeast cells are cost-effective and faster-growing than..., 2013). If you’re using a mammalian production system, cell lines typically used include Human Embryonic...to one plasmid or if they’ve been separated onto two. You’ll first transfect your cells with your plasmid...recombinant antibodies is stored at 37 °C for a period of two weeks. After this time, quality control assays showed...compare recombinant antibodies to their parental hybridomas. Aggregation and storage Aggregation of antibodies...

  5. When Fidelity Matters: A frank discussion about ligase fidelity

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    ...potential SNP sites (15). The related LCR technique uses two sets of probes to achieve exponential amplification...with few. For many ligases, G:T mismatches, with two hydrogen bonds and a base-pair size nearly indistinguishable...al. "Multiplexed identification of blood-borne bacterial pathogens by use of a novel 16S rRNA gene PCR-...reaction/CGE method using a LIF dual‐channel detection system for direct identification of allelic composition... al. "Development of a PCR/LDR/flow-through hybridization assay using a capillary tube, probe DNA-immobilized...NAD+-dependent DNA ligase from a thermostable bacterium that can survive high temperatures (up to 95 °... of Escherichia coli DNA ligase." Journal of bacteriology 173.16 (1991): 5047-5053. PubMed PMID: 1840584...

  6. Antibody Guide

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    ... is made up of four protein chains: two large heavy chains and two small light chains. These four domains... number of antibodies multiplied by two, as each antibody has two binding sites. Isotype Description Configuration...proteins. Antibodies, produced as part of the immune system’s response to foreign bodies, are the most commonly...Y-shaped proteins, naturally produced by the immune system to recognize and bind foreign bodies. Antibodies...produced in animals make use of the animal’s immune system. The antigen of interest is introduced to the animal...together to form a “Y” shape, as shown in Figure 1. The two arms of the Y structure are responsible for binding... variable region. Isotypes The mammalian immune system produces five classes of antibodies, known as isotypes...

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

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    ...SunTag system uses an scFv to amplify the fluorescence intensity of a tagged protein. SunTag has two components... be expressed in bacteria, while mAbs generally require mammalian expression systems. scFvs are also small...expressed from a plasmid in bacteria (Ahmed et al., 2012). One challenge of bacterial expression is the proper...the Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank Learn more about the SunTag system which uses an scFv to amplify... another decade when in 1988 they were cloned by two separate labs (Bird et al., 1988; Huston et al., ... variable heavy chain (VH) of an antibody. These two chains are connected by a flexible linker peptide...and also allows for generations of scFvs against two antigens that are impossible to generate scFvs against...

  8. Antibody Plasmid Collection

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    ...Antibodies are large proteins made by the immune system that bind to an antigen, a particular part of a...immunoprecipitation and super-resolution microscopy. Two commonly used plasmid-based antibody fragments are...bind to the GCN4 peptide, from the popular SunTag system, fused to sfGFP for imaging. Learn more about antibodies...-334. Daniel Christ pComb3 phage display vector system for producing human antibodies Synthetic Human ...Barbas Variant of the pComb3 phage display vector system for isolation of scFv, diabody and Fab fragment...2000 Aug 28;242(1-2):159-81. Carlos Barbas Vector system for expression, dimerisation and detection of recombinant... fragments in the form of scFvs A simple vector system to improve performance and utilisation of recombinant...

  9. A History of Genome Engineering in Popular Culture

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    ...novel involves Dr. Moreau who creates human-animal hybrids. This book is published 30 years after the seminal...machines that exterminate entire humanity were the two most popular topics that sparked the imagination ...(2013) Genome engineering using the CRISPR-Cas9 system. Nature Protocols 8:2281–2308 . https://doi.org... models to prove that Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria could be transformed from one organism to the ...VIRAL PROTEIN AND NUCLEIC ACID IN GROWTH OF BACTERIOPHAGE. The Journal of General Physiology 36:39–56 ...

  10. CRISPR 101: Cytosine and Adenine Base Editors

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    ...nucleotide editing using hybrid prokaryotic and vertebrate adaptive immune systems. Science (New York, N.... the problem of HDR vs. NHEJ entirely. The first two classes of base editors were cytosine base editors...glycosylase. Created with BioRender.com. The BE3 system increased editing frequency to above 30% for a ...this method produces stable edits. However, this system is also subject to off-target editing based on ...expression. This base editor was named ABEmax. In 2020, two papers were published describing additional ABEs ...Liu lab used phage-assisted evolution selection systems to generate ABE8e(TadA-8e V106W), which edits ~... indel formation 1.5-2 fold, the team fused bacteriophage protein Gam to the N-terminus of BE4 (Komor ...

  11. Adeno-associated virus (AAV) Guide

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    ... kb long and consists of two open reading frames, Rep and Cap, flanked by two 145 bp inverted terminal...applications. Other Engineered Variants Hybrid capsids Hybrid capsids are engineered capsids derived from...engineer new rAAV capsid variants, such as systemic capsids. A systemic capsid is a capsid that has been engineered...creating systemic capsids that could target the peripheral (PNS) and central (CNS) nervous systems. Targeting...and a systemic AAV capsid could avoid invasive methods such as intracranial injection. Systemic capsids...by replacing the Rep and Cap regions between the two ITRs with a gene expression cassette that typically...containing the transgene of interest between the two ITRs. Packaging plasmid (also known as Rep/Cap plasmid...

  12. Promoters

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    ...containing Gal4 binding sites Bacterial Promoters Promoters in bacteria contain two short DNA sequences located...Operons Although bacterial transcription is simpler than eukaryotic transcription bacteria still have complex...elongation factor 1 alpha CAG Constitutive Strong hybrid mammalian promoter PGK Constitutive Mammalian promoter...this element controls the rate of transcription. Bacterial cells contain sigma factors which assist the RNA...complex systems of gene regulation, like operons. Operons are a cluster of different genes that are controlled...example of a positively controlled operon. Common Bacterial Promoters used in Research Promoter Expression...tryptophan operon Ptac Regulated like the lac promoter Hybrid promoter of lac and trp Types of RNA Polymerases...

  13. Cloning

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    ...assembled together. The advantage of type IIS systems are two-fold. First, the entire cloning step (digestion...overhangs (sticky ends), or no overhang (blunt ends). Two pieces of DNA that have complementary overhangs, ...already has your gene into it) and then using bacterial recombination easily move it into a series of ... TA cloning, is a method that relies on the hybridization of the complementary base pairs adenine (A) ... designed to be cloned into. A drawback of this system is that Gibson assembly works best when combining...Type IIS Assembly (Golden Gate & MoClo) Type IIS systems, such as Golden Gate and Modular Cloning (MoClo...retained. A disadvantage of type IIS assembly cloning systems is that like restriction enzyme sites, type IIS...

  14. Optogenetics Guide

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    ...architectures in living mammalian cells. LITE Two-hybrid system integrating the customizable TALE DNA-binding...step-function opsins (SSFOs). Opsin delivery systems. Two factors determine which neuronal population ... have harnessed plant and bacterial photoreceptors to create protein systems controlled by light. These...These plasmids rely on the engineered two-component regulatory system YF1/FixJ. YF1 is a synthetic, photosensitive...broadly classified based on their functions into two groups: Actuators are genetically-encoded tools for...to study the physiology of the brain and nervous system to better map and understand neuronal circuits....optimization, and chimeric fusion of domains from two different ChRs. These ChR variants still function...

  15. Lentiviral Vector Guide

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    ...First, the packaging system is split into two plasmids. Although safer, this system can be more cumbersome...genes tat and rev ; separated into two plasmids in third generation systems Envelope plasmid — contains packaging...third-generation packaging systems Packaging Plasmid One plasmid encoding gag , pol , tat , and rev Two plasmids, one...infection. Third-generation systems are considered safer than second-generation systems because the packaging...components have been divided into two plasmids, resulting in a four-plasmid system in total. In addition, third-generation...efficiently packaged by gamma-retroviral packaging systems, and vice versa. For more about gamma-retroviruses...protein) is the most common envelope gene in all systems, due to a wide range of infectivity for different...

  16. Gamma-Retroviral Vector Guide

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    ...be efficiently packaged by lentiviral packaging systems, and vice versa. Gamma-retroviral vectors do not...co-transfected into the HEK293T packaging cell line. This system provides the greatest flexibility to pseudotype...for the infection of mammalian cells). Using this system, viral vectors are produced in just a few days.... not have to be removed. Viral Vector Safety The two main safety concerns surrounding the use of gamma-retroviral...Scientific Research Gamma-retroviral Packaging Systems The Retroviral Lifecycle Types of Viruses Viral...rest of the provirus. Some newer plasmids use a hybrid 5' LTR with a constitutive promoter such as CMV...plasmids, be sure to use recombination-deficient bacteria strains, such as NEB Stable cells. These strains...

  17. Antibody Guide

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    ... is made up of four protein chains: two large heavy chains and two small light chains. These four domains... number of antibodies multiplied by two, as each antibody has two binding sites. Isotype Description Configuration...proteins. Antibodies, produced as part of the immune system’s response to foreign bodies, are the most commonly...Y-shaped proteins, naturally produced by the immune system to recognize and bind foreign bodies. Antibodies...produced in animals make use of the animal’s immune system. The antigen of interest is introduced to the animal...together to form a “Y” shape, as shown in Figure 1. The two arms of the Y structure are responsible for binding... variable region. Isotypes The mammalian immune system produces five classes of antibodies, known as isotypes...
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