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  1. Click Biology: How to Click and Play to Explore Biology

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    ...contexts (Figure 1). Together the features with optimal biological performance are described as Click Biology...modules, which can connect proteins to any kind of small molecule probes with different functionalities, ...CLm and C-terminal Aes gp41-1 Split inteins A small, fast split intein SpyTag003/SpyCatcher003 SpyTag...
  2. Visualizing Protein Turnover In Situ

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    ...regulation of protein abundance is essential for normal cell function, and, because I was studying a synaptic...protein, I wanted to measure it’s levels in its normal neuronal context. In other words, I needed a method...microscopy techniques - Which is best for me? Learn how small molecule fluorophores can be used for cell labeling...
  3. CRISPR 101: Cas9 vs. The Other Cas(s)

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    ...therapeutic promise due to the fact that it is smaller than the traditional SpCas9 enzyme (about a third...sequence Similar to Cas12, it is also significantly smaller in size than traditional Cas9. Another similarity...RNA cleavage and is significantly less toxic to mammalian cells than Cas13 (likely due to the lack of collateral...
  4. Troubleshooting Your Plasmid Cloning Experiment

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    ...new plates with a fresh stock of antibiotic. Many small colonies surrounding big colonies. You probably ...left your plate for too long in the incubator. The small colonies are called satellite colonies and they ...screening Pick a few colonies (5-10) and grow them in a small culture volume (2 or 3 ml) containing the corresponding...
  5. Teaching an Old DOG New Tricks: Controlling Protein Activity with GFP

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    ..., consist of a single heavy chain, and they are small and stable inside cells. Nanobodies binding GFP ...and since cells infected with AAV-Cre-DOG retain normal neuronal function, this system may make optogenetics...developed soon to allow genome modification only in a small subset of cells? Other proteins may also be utliized...
  6. Antibodies 101: Stripping and Reprobing Western Blots

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    ...western blot Run your gel and membrane transfer as normal. Immediately after transfer, dry the membrane to...first. Then continue on with your western blot as normal! Stripping your membrane Alright, so you’ve dried...antibody, you’re ready to repeat your western blot as normal. Be sure to rinse away the secondary antibody you...
  7. Progress Towards a PAM-Free CRISPR

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    ...desired edit to still occur if the cut site is sub-optimal? As with everything in biology, the answer is always...possible to "get lucky" and find a great gRNA with a proximal PAM right where you need it, the odds of this ...genome! Want to get your hands on SpRY? Find a mammalian plasmid here and edit on! References and Resources...
  8. Viral Vectors 101: Calcium Sensors

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    ...neuron-specific expression (hSyn promoter) and pan-mammalian cell expression (CAG promoter). An improved version...neuron-specific expression in both zebrafish and mammalian systems. The GCaMP6, jGCaMP7, and jGCaMP8 sensors...neuron-specific, astrocyte-specific (GCaMP6 only) or mammalian cell expression, and compatible with constitutive...
  9. Viral Vectors 101: Chemogenetics

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    ... to probe cells and circuits without disrupting normal brain function. Chemogenetics has become a popular...successfully reach target cells while resulting in minimal off target effects. For example, if your receptors...endogenous gene expression, which can lead to changes in normal cell physiology and function (Saloman, JL, et al...
  10. Plasmids for Endogenous Gene Tagging in Human Cells

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    ...protein, which can both interfere with a cell’s normal function and result in a ubiquitous background ...necessary to ensure the edited cells are behaving normally can be prohibitively expensive for many labs. ...Tagging collection includes systems for tagging mammalian cell lines, Drosophila cells, and C. elegans. ...
  11. Overcoming the Challenges of Lentiviral Production

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    ...(i.e. polyethyleneimine, calcium phosphate or liposomal methods), the volume of the reaction, and the ...produces high titer virus for transfer plasmids with small inserts (such as CRISPR guides) while a single 72h...viral particles allowing you to concentrate in a smaller volume. Consequently, you will end up with a considerably...
  12. 6 Tips for Grant Writing

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    ...Communication Skills 5. Practice makes perfect, apply for small grants too There are actually quite a lot of different...available for researchers, so look into applying for smaller grants from within your institute or a private ...certainly found that the experience I gained in writing small travel grants to attend conferences and a seed funding...
  13. Plasmids 101: In-house NGS Plasmid Quality Control Now at Addgene

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    ...on each and every isolated plasmid sample and normalize each to fall within a 10 fold range. Plasmids ...Since NGS assembles a larger sequence from many smaller sequences, regions with repeats may not assemble...samples are filled into the same process as our normal Complete Plasmid Sequencing (CPS) workflow and ...
  14. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - January 2021

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    ...multiple active sites. In addition, Casɸ has a minimal PAM requirement. For instance, for Casɸ-2 the PAM...Repair) is a double-strand break repair assay for mammalian cells. It's based on the introduction & resolution...linked SaCas9 ABE variants. It's also one of the smallest AAV-deliverable ABE.  Find the plasmid here ...
  15. Degrading DNA with Cascade-Cas3

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    ... number of ways, from small edits that change single base pairs, to chromosomal inversions and large deletions... deletion. However, there is the chance of a chromosomal inversion, or just random mutations if the chromosome...
  16. Viral Vectors 101: Voltage Indicators

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    ...and utilize both a genetic component as well as a small molecule which we will describe in more detail below...contain a FRET pair, a genetic component, and a small molecule component. Early versions of these sensors...component is delivered in vivo or in vitro and a small molecule is added exogenously to measure a phenotypic...
  17. CrispyCrunch: High-throughput Design and Analysis of CRISPR+HDR Experiments

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    ...this: Rank = (compressed CFD score) * (gaussian normalized cut-to-insert distance) This gives each guide...insert, the more poorly the guide performs HDR. Optimal mutation in-depth One the most sophisticated features...mind, we implemented the following algorithm for optimal mutation in CrispyCrunch: If the guide PAM resides...
  18. Truncated gRNAs for Regulating Gene Expression

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    ...locus when complexed with an appropriately designed small RNA, or guide RNA (gRNA). The gRNA conventionally... need to generate new cell lines or transgenic animals expressing dCas9 as a means of modulating gene ...: 26344044. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4666719. 4. Mali, Prashant, et al. "RNA-guided human genome engineering...
  19. Transferable Skills Guide: Managing a Team

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    ...found that many researchers feel that they lack formal training in a variety of transferable skills. At...stayed until he graduated. Years later I attended a formal training for new managers and I had a “Eureka” ...was not engaged because I only left him/her with small tasks and s/he was always asking for more work (...
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