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  1. 3 Challenges in Plant Synthetic Biology

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    ...found climbing mountains or playing with his two cats. Keira Havens grew up in Hawaii where she was fascinated...and open a new conversation about GMOs.  Challenge #2: Technical obstacles to plant synthetic biology In...biotechnologists face is public perception of genetic modification (GM) and synthetic biology. The mistrust and...cannot build what we do not understand, and the complicated and unique metabolic processes of plants are ...
  2. CRISPR 101: Which Cas9 Do I Choose for My CRISPR Experiment?

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    ...sequence is unique compared to the rest of the genome.  2) The target is present immediately upstream of a Protospacer...utilized allowing for PAM flexibility. Fig. 2: Prime editor engaging target DNA. The reverse transcriptase... than ever to make precise, targeted genome modifications. Cas9 has been modified to enable researchers...instead.  Choosing a Cas9 for site-specific modifications Site-specific deletions and knockouts Some experiments...mutation at a specific site e.g., deleting the catalytic residue of a protein or knocking out a very small...flexibility as to where your sgRNA needs to be located and there may not be a NGG PAM site anywhere to... Beyond SpCas9.” Single base pair edits Is the location and type of edit you need to introduce highly ...
  3. pCXLE toolkit: Efficient episomal plasmid-based method to reprogram peripheral blood cells to iPSCs

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    ...blood are reprogrammed immediately after collection [2]. PBMCs display unique epigenetic signatures that ...PMID: 27882265. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5118044. 2. Kim, Y., et al., The Generation of Human Induced ... OriP and induces amplification of the episomes concurrently with DNA amplification in the host cell. ...possibilities for the clinical and therapeutic applications of iPSCs. The generation of human iPSCs (hiPSCs...hiPSCs, reprogramming methods that do not involve modification of the original genome by integrating viral ...where each vector contains a viral origin of DNA replication, OriP and the EBNA-1 sequence that encodes for...are necessary and sufficient for retention and replication of the vectors in human cells [8]. The EBNA-1...
  4. Inntags: Innovative Protein Epitope Tagging

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    ...tagging." Nature methods (2015). PubMed PMID:26322837. 2. Stadler, Charlotte, et al. "Immunofluorescence and...immunoprecipitation applications, but none of the traditional tags were suitable for both applications. To prove...from non-vertebrate systems. Preliminary testing indicated that inntags IT5, IT6, and IT10 expressed well...and the chaperone Ydj1, both of which display sophisticated interactions with multiple other proteins. Again...detrimental effects on cell size and growth rate, indicating that they compromised protein-protein interactions...These tags are easy to use in multiple common applications. Due to their limited effects on native protein...particularly in single-molecule or high-throughput applications. Perhaps IT5 and IT6 will even replace our older...
  5. The Addgene Antibody Data Hub

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    ...whether the results include knockout data.    Figure 2: Search options in the Antibody Data Hub. Data reports...very little data on which might work in your application. It can be quite difficult to decide on which...be searched and sorted by gene/target, name, application, pass/fail rating, sample species, antibody species... how the antibody performed in the submitted application, along with a brief description of the experiment...experiment. If that data was included in a publication, you'll find that information in the report as well... section will vary slightly depending on the application — flow cytometry, western blot, immunohistochemistry...data showing how the antibody worked in your application. The submission process is easy, with simple,...
  6. CRISPR 101: Validating Your Genome Edit

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    ...faster when using a dual guide system.   Fig. 2: Size screening for large deletion events.   ... Biol 17: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-016-1012-2 Find more CRISPR Resources at Addgene: Read our CRISPRGuide...how many copies you are looking for. Secondly, categorize your edit – is it any frameshift mutation? A ...enzyme screening for resistivity to digestion, indicating targeted edits.   Interested in this method...a manageable number of the higher probability locations. If you’re worried about off-target effects, you...Tao Chen, Jos Jonkers, Bas van Steensel. Easy quantification of template-directed CRISPR-Cas9 editing. (...and variant-aware in silico off-target site identification for CRISPR genome editing. (2019) Bioinformatics...
  7. 500,000 Plasmids Shipped and Counting!

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    ...at Addgene – 500,000 plasmids shipped! That's a 1/2 million plasmids sent to happy scientists around the...office – previously at 1 Kendall Square, but newly relocated to 75 Sidney Street. Then the plasmids travel ...
  8. Addgene's Website Update

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    ...prompt you to log in or create an account.  Figure 2: The new deposit materials bar New menu Most common...and easily navigate to educational resources, tools, collections in our catalog, and the Addgene Help ...search bar. And if you’re in the mood to browse our catalog, you can use the links under the search box to ...scrolling up and down the page.  Figure 3: The Education & Tools menu Further down What happens if you ... mission, links to our deposit, request, and educational resources page, and previews for our three most...
  9. Proximity Labeling: A Powerful Tool for Protein Complex Purification and Proteomic Mapping

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    ...There are approximately 2-4 million proteins per cubic micron in bacteria, yeast, and mammalian cells...scientists have long used antibody based affinity purification and mass spectrometry approaches. Recently however...that are tagged with biotin using avidin coated purification techniques. Due to the high affinity of biotin...challenge for classic antibody based affinity purification/mass spectrometry methods.  BioID: a promiscuous...can even target BirA* to specific subcellular locations, such as the nuclear envelope, allowing scientists...scientists to probe interactions in locations of interest.  Try BioID for your proximity labeling experiment... proximity labeling (Rhee et al., 2013). APEX catalyzes the oxidation of biotin-phenol to the short-lived...
  10. Synthetic Biology, Artificial Chromosomes, iGEM & More - Interview with Tom Ellis

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    ...balance in Academia. Will it all pay off? Chapter 2: The Centre for Synthetic Biology and Innovation -...foundational research, training, startups, and real applications of SynBio. Chapter 3: Synthetic biology as the...synthetic genome project and constructing ever more complicated biological devices. Chapter 6: - Making research...Addgene Blog Learn about the Synthetic Biology Education Nonprofit BioBuilder Plasmids 101: Golden Gate...
  11. QC Sequencing Technologies at Addgene

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    ...short-read sequencing are highlighted in Figure 2. Figure 2: Overview of short-read sequencing technology...differences due to in silico variations and lack of verification. To address this issue, the QC team developed...Nanopore sequencing technology, bioinformatics and applications. Nature Biotechnology, 39(11), 1348–1365. https...
  12. Deaminet 2026: Breakthroughs in Base Editing, Deaminase Biology, and Therapeutic Translation

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    ... Figure 2: Structure of ABE8e*A showing dimerized TadA subunits, with the catalytic domain in dark...et al. (2024) under a CC BY-NC 4.0 License.  2. Precision and safety: A new generation of off-target...191–202. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09732-2 Richter, M. F., Zhao, K. T., Eton, E., Lapinaite, ...Mechanism of DNA replication fork breakage and PARP1 hyperactivation during replication catastrophe. Science ...availability alone, indicating an intrinsic shift in enzyme processivity. Structural data implicate specific residues...(UC Irvine) showed that APOBEC3B activity at replication forks induces APE1-dependent abasic site cleavage...as both a prognostic marker and a potential stratification marker in treatment decisions. Shelby Devenport...
  13. Prime Editing: Adding Precision and Flexibility to CRISPR Editing

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    ...double strand break), increasing editing efficiencies 2-3-fold. However, the process of double nicking increases... editing as efficient as possible. Figure 2: Decision tree for selecting a PE6 variant. PE = prime...using paired prime editing. Nature Biotechnology, 40(2), 218–226. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-021-01025... the indicated tool. ~ reflects an innovation that may optionally be combined with the indicated tool....genetic variants have been identified in humans and cataloged in the ClinVar database. Previously developed ...prime editing Less constrained by PAM sequence location The prime editor extends the reach of CRISPR genome...editing typically needs to be optimized for each application, and the efficacy varies widely — it still almost...
  14. Making Career Development an Integral Part of the Science Training System

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    ...Public Release Event scheduled for March 4th from 2:30-4:00 pm ET.  You can learn more about the report's... It's been an honor to work with such a group dedicated to providing the structure and know-how to integrate...example, pd|hub assembled a coalition of higher education organizations committed to advancing career and... inclusive career readiness training in this educational path before we lose more scientists who might...
  15. Let There Be LITE Plasmids

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    ...First, the light-responsive molecules of cryptochrome 2 are the chromophores flavin-adenine dinucleotide and...effectors (TALEs) as anchors for genome engineering applications was still very new. Now, Konermann and her colleagues...prove the causal role of specific epigenetic modifications in the genome,” Zhang said in MIT’s press release...disease states. While LITE plasmids have clear application to anyone with an interest in neuroscience, their...
  16. 6 Tips for Analyzing and Troubleshooting Sanger Sequencing Results

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    ...SnapGene Viewer (Mac/PC) FinchTV(Mac/PC) Chromas (PC) 2. You should see individual, sharp and evenly spaced...of interest. 5. Use a silica spin column for purification of the samples you send for DNA sequencing If...requires you to perform your own Big Dye PCR amplification reaction (as opposed to using the all inclusive...
  17. March for Science

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    ...It may only be by advocating for science education and literacy that this changes.  2) Lumping all scientists...citizens enter into in order to protect their rights (2). Less formally, governments are the organizations...sister locations on April 22, 2017, scientists and non-scientists alike will march to advocate for science...marching for. I will be marching to advocate for science education and literacy as I believe people that...communities, microbial interactions, and science education.  Disclaimer: The views presented in this article...science’s place in education, government, and civilization in general (1). Science and politics? Science...process begins with a testable hypothesis - an educated guess about how some part of the world functions...
  18. Antibodies 101: Beyond Surface Labeling

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    ...would label everything but the CD8+ T cells (Figure 2). Even better, we can use the same fluorophore for...gating on the negative population.     Figure 2: Dump gating labels all unwanted cell lineages with...labeling can be subdivided into two categories, depending on the location of the targeted markers. Some commercially...proteins, such as receptors, or post-translational modifications on those proteins, like glycosylation patterns...Depending on the research question and downstream application, one or several of those techniques can be used...your flow analysis. However, certain downstream applications, like an in vivo adoptive transfer of those ...labeling Oftentimes, a marker of interest is not located on the cell membrane but inside the cell. Due to...
  19. Multiple Plasmids at a Low Price: Kits from Addgene

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    ...wheat germ, HeLa, and Leishmania (Gagoski, et al 2015[2]). The proteins encoded in this set range in size ...to generate Illumina sequencing libraries using a 2-step PCR-based protocol and are compatible with single-end...well as protease sites to facilitate protein purification. We hope this kit will allow you to quickly ...for a variety of synthetic biology or protein purification studies in E. coli. 800 and 1900 Series If you...polycistronic E. coli expression constructs. Some applications of plasmids from this kit include the production...and Charles E. Melançon III. "Detection and Quantification of Ribosome Inhibition by Aminoglycoside Antibiotics...designed the pCri system to simplify the protein purification process by making it easy for a researcher to...
  20. New Optogenetic Tools for Cytoskeleton and Membrane Control

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    ...to a specific area at the plasma membrane (Figure 2). Just express the plasma membrane-localized iLID ...cells will be ready for the spotlight.    Figure 2: Opto-RhoGEFs to control Rho GTPase activity. A) Schematic...efficiency constructs are great for in vitro biocatalytic applications where toxicity doesn’t matter. Plus, for... binding of the plasma membrane. In previous publications, they described tools to control formation of.... Restricting the effect to a specific time or location can be critical when, say, the gene is essential...that trap the fusion protein away from its usual location, preventing it from carrying out its proper function...) and to introduce unnatural head groups for applications like fluorescent labeling via click chemistry...
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