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  1. CRISPR-based Genome Editing Systems For Editing in E. coli

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    ...in E. coli BL21(DE3) as transformants failed to grow after the transformation of pTargetF into the BL21... This would result in the lack of recovered transformants. Our speculation motivated us to update the ... sequence in pEcgRNA. Next both plasmids are transformed in E. coli with the donor DNA for editing to ...DE3) that resulted in a lower efficiency of transformation for pTargetF series plasmids. Fortunately, ...plasmids (pDonor and pQCascade) with 4 rounds of transformation to complete the N-acetylglucosamine strain ... to construct 13 plasmids with 14 rounds of transformation in 30 days. Figure 2: (A) MUCICAT ...
  2. Plasmids 101: Sequence and Ligation Independent Cloning (SLIC)

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    ...strong enough to hold a plasmid together through transformation, so the cloned vector must be ligated. But ...nicks easily repairable by the bacteria after transformation. LIC is a reliable cloning method, but it is...recombination intermediate to bacteria, so it can be transformed as-is into cells. The cells then get to work ...is long enough to hold it together, it can be transformed into bacteria, which will efficiently repair ... annealed. The recombination intermediate is transformed into bacteria, which repair the plasmid. Created...
  3. Plasmids 101: Choosing an Antibiotic Resistance Gene

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    ...in a plasmid. During the propagation and/or transformation process, some bacteria will either never receive... is nifty because the recovery period after transformation (the dreaded 60 minutes shaking at 37 degrees... available, cost-effective, timesaving for transformations. Cons: Prone to satellite colony formation ..., interchangeable with Amp, timesaving for transformations. Con: Expensive.   Kanamycin Kanamycin, or...selection gene. However, it does require a slower transformation recovery period than amp or carb (60 minutes...confers mammalian resistance to G418. Con: Slow transformation   Spectinomycin/streptomycin Spectinomycin...
  4. Simplify Cloning with in vivo Assembly

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    ...false positive colonies. Transformation - the linear fragments are transformed into E. coli and plasmid...assembly of a circular plasmid in vitro, before transforming it into E. coli for propagation. However, while...using a simple two-step, 2 hr protocol prior to transformation (Figure 1). As this approach requires no special... encode homology arms to allow immediate co-transformation with linearized vector backbone. DpnI digestion...failed so far. What is most important is the transformation efficiency of the strain: when asking the cell...
  5. Streaking for Single Colonies: The Streak Plate Challenge

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    ...students transform them into different strains of E. coli,” says Westenberg. During the transformation experiment...genetic backgrounds of the host strains affect transformation efficiency.  Aside from the Streak Plate Challenge...
  6. Cultivating Community Science at BosLab

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    ...December 2015 we held our first intro to bacterial transformation course (read our blog post on it and to see...consisting of over twenty members and volunteers. Transforming citizens into scientists Anyone can become a...dedicated time at BosLab, he became our bacterial transformation guru and instructor for our intro to biohacking...Addgene and are eager to do our first yeast transformations! Dennis Oleksyuk, Raphael Laurenceau, and Tami...
  7. Troubleshooting Your Plasmid Cloning Experiment

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    ...the specific reaction you are running. Transformation Transform a few microliters of your ligation reaction...The PCR could fail to produce a product, the transformation may not result in any cells, or all the colonies...fragments If you don’t get any positive clone, try transforming the ligation mix in different bacterial strains...
  8. Kazuhiro Oka Lentiviral Vectors

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    ...insert is successfully cloned into this vector, transformants will instead form white colonies. Adenoviral...
  9. Technique: Probe Phage Genomes for Host Binding Proteins

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    ...certain modifications to DNA bases.  Ligate and transform your resultant plasmid libraries into chemically...chemically competent E. coli and analyze transformants for appropriately sized inserts. We consider a library...culture, dilute and plate the complete library of transformants for single colonies (this usually requires 10...10-20 plates) (see box below). This initial transformation should be performed using a highly competent...extract plasmid DNA directly from the colonies. Transform the resultant plasmid DNA into E. coli BL21 (DE3... protein production), then dilute and plate transformants for isolated colonies (150-200 per plate) across...
  10. pSiM24: Simplifying Plant Genetic Engineering

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    ...binary vectors are quite large (>10 kb.) Since transformation efficiency is inversely proportional to size...ORI, they achieved much higher DNA yield and transformation efficiency in both types of bacteria. They ... promoter, and it can be used to select both transformed Agrobacterium and infected plants. Further opportunities...
  11. Plasmids 101: The Wide World of Natural Plasmids

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    ...Horizontal gene transfer can occur naturally through transformation (cellular uptake from the environment), transduction...one popular method scientists use to promote transformation, but it isn’t just for lab specimens — there...plasmid are now used routinely in biotechnology to transform plant cells. Degradative plasmids: microbial hardiness...Plasmids 101: What is a Plasmid? Plasmids 101: Transformation, Transduction, Bacterial Conjugation, and Transfection...
  12. CRISPR-mediated Plant Base Editors

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    ...72 hours post-transformation/transfection in a transient assay. For stable transformation, regenerated ...deaminases (ecTadA), fused it with dCas9, and transformed it into E. coli harboring the defective CamR ...genome edited plants via Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. We also constructed smaller vectors suitable...suitable for transient assays using protoplast transformation. Cytosine base editors for plant There are several...
  13. Plasmids 101: Origin of Replication

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    ...plasmids from the same group should not be co-transformed, so if you need two plasmids for an experiment... same incompatibility group should not be co-transformed. +Actual copy number varies. See below for ...stocks, agar stabs, or liquid cultures. Freshly transformed cells also give a higher plasmid yield that colonies...
  14. Viral Vectors 101: Preparing Pooled Libraries

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    ... the pooled library is transformed into E. coli for amplification. Transformed E. coli are allowed to ...library. This is similar to amplifying a plasmid: transform E. coli with the pooled library DNA, allow the...red.    Unlike a standard single plasmid transformation, though, a pooled library has hundreds to millions...
  15. Pushing the Limits of DNA Assembly

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    ...target region. Assembled plasmids can be directly transformed into E.coli for plating, screening and generation..., generating expression cassettes for yeast transformation can take 5 days. NEBuilder shortens that time...inserted into a linearized cassette, ready for transformation into yeast that same day.  The field of synthetic...covalently joined, scarless DNA – perfect for transforma­­­tion or as a PCR template. Some of the applications...
  16. Plasmids 101: Blue-white Screening

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    ...produces pigment from x-gal (included in the transformation plate medium), turning the bacterial colony...for blue-white screening Use a good control: Transform the backbone plasmid without insert. All colonies...components, and are rescued by genes supplied on the transformed plasmid. Such plasmids may contain genes that...
  17. 3 Challenges in Plant Synthetic Biology

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    ... still in its infancy. A long timeline from transformation to testing and a lack of well-characterized...s made even more difficult by the fact that transformation methods have also been patented. In order to.... We will also be working with open source, transformation technologies like those pioneered by Ewen Mullins...
  18. Site Directed Mutagenesis by PCR

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    ...methylation-dependent endonuclease (i.e. DpnI), and bacteria are transformed with the nuclease-resistant nicked plasmid (the...the adenosine of the GATC recognition site. Transformation: After the PCR reaction, no ligation is required...required since the E. coli you transform your PCR products into will efficiently patch up the DNA. The ...parental plasmid provides a mean for selecting for transformants which have taken up the mutagenized plasmid....
  19. Brain Armamentarium

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    ...specimens. These technologies have the potential to transform neuroscience research by bringing the precision...
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