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  1. Viral Vectors 101: Types of viruses

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    ...Era of Personalized Medicine. Genes Dis. 2017 Jun;4(2):43-63. DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2017.04.001 Maetzig...AAV) is a small, single-stranded DNA parvovirus. AAV can infect humans and some other mammals but is not... allows it to replicate episomally, essentially remaining an extrachromosomal part of the host genome ...gamma-retroviruses have been associated with cancer in mammals, which is thought to be due to their propensity...cool tool in the laboratory! It is ideal for whole animal administration, such as in mouse experiments. AAV...which is non-enveloped. It can infect humans, many mammals, and even the avian population. Some adenoviruses...
  2. A Practical Approach to Choosing the B(right)est Fluorescent Protein

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    ...closely mimicking the future application. In figure 2 we provide an example of the comparison of the practical...method, we recommend basing your selection on a small-scale head-to-head comparative study under conditions...calculated by multiplying EC by QY (EC*QY, sometimes normalized to the value of EGFP). The higher the number,...Determining practical brightness When a dish of mammalian cells is transiently transfected with a plasmid...in the fluorescence intensities of individual mammalian cells within the dish. This is caused by the stochastic...Another way to dodge cellular variation observed in mammalian cells is to tag an endogenous gene. By imaging...Mouridi et al (2017) and Heppert et al (2016). In mammalian cells this would be possible with CRISPR/Cas-based...
  3. Plasmids 101: Yeast Vectors

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    ...and are considered “high copy”. A fragment from the 2 micron circle (a natural yeast plasmid) allows for...This post, along with a future companion post on mammalian vectors, will catch you up on the core replication...cell structures similar to those of plants and animals. Unlike bacteria, yeast can post-translationally...CEN). These vectors replicate as though they are small independent chromosomes and are thus typically found... vectors are stable without integration. Yeast Episomal plasmids (YEp): These are most similar to bacterial... by the plasmid may be expressed at higher than normal physiological levels due to high copy numbers. ...and ability to be used in bacterial, yeast, and mammalian cells.   ...
  4. Plasmids 101: The protein expression toolbox

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    ... the transcriptional level.     Fig. 2 Tetracycline on/off promoters and modes of action ...to the force to control protein expression in mammalian cells: easy to use biological tools are abundant...when knockouts aren’t viable). siRNA or RNAi are small, double stranded RNA molecules that degrade target...by placing tet response elements upstream of a minimal promoter. These systems come in two varieties: ...degradation. Since the tagged protein of interest is normally expressed, protein levels will quickly recover...the ligand is removed. Degron tag systems include small molecule assisted shut off (SMASh), auxin-inducible... and quickly degraded. However, if the relevant small molecule is introduced into the system, it will ...
  5. Components of CRISPR/Cas9

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    ...Without binding to the guide RNA, Cas9 cannot cut. 2. Bind to target DNA in the presence of a guide RNA...or closely related Cpf1) to cut the genome and a small RNA (gRNA) to guide this nuclease to a user-defined...used for CRISPR-mediated genome editing, these two small RNAs have been condensed into one RNA sequence known...
  6. Plasmids 101: Methylation and Restriction Enzymes

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    ...account when simulating a digest as depicted in Lane 2. Controlling methylation Finally, you can control... replication, repairing mismatched basepairs or small indels that occur during DNA synthesis, and protomoting...preceded by GA or followed by TC) would be cut as normal. If not taken into account, this blocked site could...
  7. Why and how to start studying chromatin (with Addgene's help)

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    ...JS, Legube G, Miller KM Genes Dev. 2015 Jan 15;29(2):197-211. DNA Cross-Bridging Shapes a Single Nucleus...chromatin at the level of nucleosomes, loops, chromosomal domains, or how stretches of DNA on different...our collection; the following articles are just a small cross-section spanning 20 years of research. DNA...Chromosomes. Samwer M, Schneider MWG, Hoefler R, Schmalhorst PS, Jude JG, Zuber J, Gerlich DW Cell. 2017 Aug...Reporter-nanobody fusions (RANbodies) as versatile, small, sensitive immunohistochemical reagents. Yamagata...
  8. Hot Plasmids: FRET-Based Biosensors

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    ...MagFRET: The First Genetically Encoded Fluorescent Mg(2+) Sensor. PLoS One. 2013 Dec 2;8(12):e82009. doi: ...genetically encoded indicators of calcium and other small molecules since the very beginnings of the field...
  9. 27 Hot Plasmids from 2016

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    ...expressed gRNAs respectively) and 2) the size of the deletion. Smaller deletions generally occurred at ...backbone, which expresses the gRNA from a Drosophila U6:2 promoter and Cas9 from the actin 5C promoter. Addgene...backbones for lentivirus LV 1-5 and retrovirus RV 2-5 were constructed. The authors then used GMAP assembly...engineering (MAGE) (1). MAGE uses recombineering (2) to simultaneously incorporate multiple single-strand... yeast two-hybrid assay are not optimal for studying native mammalian protein interactions, whereas others...is needed to assess its function in mammalian cells or other animal models, but this technique has laid...p2A-ferritin-p2A-mCherry Mammalian Expression 74308 pcDNA3.0-Magneto2.0-p2A-mCherry Mammalian Expression 74334...
  10. Summer SciComm: Preprints

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    ... scientific communication ecosystem Figure 2: The scientific ecosystem, enriched by open access...ways scientists communicate with each other: from formal mechanisms like publishing a research article, ...or submitting patent or grant applications; to informal settings like lab meetings, social media, coffee...before, submitting the manuscript to a journal for formal peer review. Some organizations, including some...preprints are eventually published in journals after formal peer review, with the earlier attention and feedback...
  11. All in a Twist: dsRNA

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    ... would release them into the cytosol. Fig. 2: Endogenous sources of duplexed RNA DNA:RNA hybrids... and have a diverse range of functions within mammalian cells. Here, we will cover how these structures.... Unlike dsRNA, DNA:RNA hybrids are abundant in normal cells and are arise from a ssRNA engaging one strand...putting DNA at risk. Consequences of duplexed RNA Mammalian cells have multiple receptors in place to sense...strands to re-pair. The two dominating RNases in mammalian cells (RNase H1 and H2) handle most of these intermediates...
  12. Antibodies 101: Buffers, Storage, and Conjugates

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    ...with abundance whenever possible.      Fig 2: Try to inversely pair fluorophore strength with protein...going through small aliquots at a time, the -20°C is your best option, in aliquots no smaller than 10uL. ...guidelines below, you’ll likely be able to create a small, usable panel.  First, fluorophores vary in brightness...
  13. Viral Vectors 101: Viruses as Biological Tools

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    ...PubMed PMID: 8491198. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC413431. 2. Bukrinsky MI, et al. “Active nuclear import of human... There are four main types of viruses used in mammalian research: 𝛄-retrovirus, lentivirus, adenovirus...Mutagenesis Possible Adenovirus Remains Episomal (Little Risk of Insertional Mutagenesis) High ...Expression High Immunogenecity AAV Remains Episomal (Little Risk of Mutagenesis) Very Low Immunogenicity...
  14. Visualizing Protein Turnover In Situ

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    ...PMID: 20543841. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2920597. 2. Nathans, Daniel. "Puromycin inhibition of protein...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...
  15. Getting Started with Behavioral Neuroscience: Standardizing Experiments and Using Viral Vectors

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    ...main decisions to make: 1. Which modification? and 2. Which viral vector should be used? Modifying gene...thoroughly between animals as olfactory stimuli that were left behind from a preceding animal (ex: urine) can...Interaction should be minimal and strictly controlled; optional handling animals Experiment Behavioral...testing apparatus. General stress levels of the test animal may also be reduced by daily handling for a few... can be distracting. If it is not cleaned, animals tested towards the end of an experiment series would...Variability source Standardization parameters Animal Strain, age, sex, housing conditions (individually...method uses Cre recombinase on transgenic flox animals to introduce modifications at the DNA level in ...
  16. Mouse Modeling, Part 1: Genetically Engineered Mice

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    ...strain (which will be covered in more detail in part 2 of this blog series) controls the cell types in which...a blastocyst which is then implanted into a female animal for gestation. Nucleases that induce double-...are a common model organism used to understand mammalian traits and genetically engineered mouse models... during the DNA repair process. The addition of small molecules that promote homologous recombination ...microinjected into a zygote, which is then implanted into a female mouse for gestation. All three can introduce multiple...homology to the site of interest or create mosaic animals where not all cells in the blastocyst were successfully...identical mice. Thus, scientists must genotype each animal to identify the ones with the desired genotype....
  17. Antibodies 101: Affinity Reagents

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    ...Antibody Fragments. Antibodies (Basel). 2019 Apr 9;8(2):28. doi: 10.3390/antib8020028. PMID: 31544834; PMCID...applications, smaller affinity reagents means higher resolution. Many of the below are also small enough to...enough that their bulk can be a barrier at times. Smaller, slimmer affinity reagents can have deeper penetration... a suitable antibody has been identified but a smaller or less immunogenic version is needed.  Single-...likelihood of aggregation (Bates, 2019). They are small enough to be produced in bacteria and are generally... nature. Single-domain antibodies are extremely small at 12-15 kD but can have weak signals due to their...proteins, or DARPins, are genetically engineered small affinity proteins, around 14-15 kDs in size. These...
  18. CRISPR/Cas9 FAQs Answered!

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    ...extraction solution, runs the protocol, then uses around 2–4 µl in each 50 µl PCR reaction. The gDNA extracted... early onset Parkinson Point mutations. Cell, 146(2), 318–331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2011.06.019...100 bp away, ideally less than 10 bp away. For small (<50 bp) changes, you should consider using ssDNA...less than 10 bp away if possible. For introducing small mutations (<50 bp) or a single-point mutation, the... in Drosophila. Elliot et al. (1998) suggests mammalian cells' tract lengths seem much shorter. Q10: What...Conversion Tracts from Double-Strand Break Repair in Mammalian Cells. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 18(1), ...
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