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  1. Plasmids 101: Modular Cloning Applications and Kits

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    ...gene-of-interest, all the way to the complex multi-TU constructs that compose genetic circuits and metabolic... regulators, and lots of viral components. This kit is also compatible with the Joint Modular Cloning ...noticed that studies frequently made comparisons between CRISPR components expressed from different plasmid...extensive with a supplemental add-on kit and is compatible with E. coli and/or cell-free systems. Protein... backgrounds, MoClo can be invaluable for more complex editing and screening experiments in organisms ...nature of the Fragmid system allows for direct comparisons of CRISPR parts. The Fragmid system was used ...plasmid backbone elements impact viral titer and to compare different Cas enzymes in all-in-one AAV delivery...
  2. CRISPR 101: Cytosine and Adenine Base Editors

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    ...effects, ABEs also compare favorably to other methods. In a head-to-head comparison with Cas9, Cas9 modified...double-strand breaks (DSBs) preferred by researchers. Compared to non-homologous end joining (NHEJ), HDR occurs... Note: hypoxanthine (shown) is the nucleobase component of the nucleoside inosine. Created with BioRender.com...represent the fourth generation of base editors. Compared to BE3, BE4 offers a 2.3 fold decrease in C→G ...frequency of 1.2%. Although the lab did not conduct comprehensive genome-wide studies of ABE specificity, their... 40 new ABE8 variants (Gaudelli et al., 2020). Compared to ABE7.10, ABE8s resulted in 1.5-fold more editing...higher editing efficiency at non-NGG PAM variants compared to ABE7.10. ABE8s have an improved base editing...
  3. Photosensitizer Induced Cell Ablation with FAP-TAP MG-2I-dL5**

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    ...recently developed a photosensitizer composed of the protein complex complex and the MG-2I-dL5** fluorogen that...thus forming the full FAP-TAP complex (MG-2I-dL5**).   A FAP-TAP complex will light up if excited with...cells. The photosensitizer used in this work is composed of two parts: 1) an activatable protein (the FAP...-TAP MG-2I-dL5** MG-2I-dL5** is a new FAP-TAP complex where dL5** is the FAP. It’s job is to bind MG-...fluorogenic dye.  MG-2I is the TAP portion of the complex and is derived from the malachite green (MG) dye...modified with the addition of two iodine residues. Compared to MG, MG-2I has increased ROS generation when...with these fluorescent proteins. He et al also compared MG-2I-dL5** head-to-head with KillerRed, a genetically...
  4. Learning Technical Skills at a Lab Central Workshop

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    ...many opportunities to learn from other biotech companies at workshops and can use what we learn to improve...office space shared by numerous emerging biotech companies. The space was modern with clean bold colors of...hallway for people to take a break and relax. Companies at LabCentral get access to a variety of experimental...how LabCentral aims to enable emerging biotech companies, I was excited to go there because both LabCentral...must first fragment a DNA sample into many small components. Without proper processing, these small DNA strands... workshop participants from different biotech companies to interact and learn more about one another. ...expand my skills and network with other technicians/company representatives. I got to talk with a technician...
  5. Plasmids 101: Expressing shRNAs for RNA Interference

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    ...discovery in the 1990s and quickly rose to popularity. Compared to CRISPR, RNAi methods are often quicker and ...create pri-miRNA, which is then processed by a complex called Drosha to pre-miRNA. miRNA plasmids are ...RNA duplexes bind to the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC). After binding to RISC, the RNA duplex is... can simply block translation machinery. The composition of the RISC varies, but at the very minimum requires...recruits other silencing proteins. Figure 1: Comparison of shRNA and miRNA processing and silencing pathways...typically range from 19–22 nucleotides and are 100% complementary to their target sequence. However, you can’t... day. You need to include both sides of the complementary RNA duplex and the hairpin loop sequence (Figure...
  6. Plasmids 101: Blue-white Screening

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    ...isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside). (To be completely accurate, IPTG binds and inactivates the lac ...to a lacZΔM15-mutant bacterial cell in trans complements the mutation allowing for a functional enzyme...enzyme. This process is called α-complementation. The system described above was put to practical use in the... inserted it into a plasmid, creating an α-complementation cloning vector. When a cloning reaction goes...interrupted as shown in cell A, and thus will not complement the cell's β-galactosidase mutation. An unsuccessful...functional β-galactosidase enzyme through α-complementation (cell B). As shown on the representative plate... use a proper plasmid (i.e. contains the α-complementation cloning MCS): pGEM-T, pUC18 and pUC19, and ...
  7. Plasmids 101: Yeast Vectors

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    ...cerevisiae yes - This can complement ura4- S. pombe, but the complementation is weak. yes   LYS2 L-lysine...vector propagation. This post, along with a future companion post on mammalian vectors, will catch you up on...vectors? Yeast are eukaryotes and thus contain complex internal cell structures similar to those of plants...in the lab typically contain all the necessary components to allow shuttling between E. coli and yeast ...an organism to synthesize a particular organic compound required for its growth. Many auxotrophic strains... including a copy of a functional gene which complements the host’s auxotrophy. When grown on media NOT...LEU2 L-leucine no S. cerevisiae yes - This can complement leu1- S. pombe, but multiple copies are required...
  8. Prime Editing: Adding Precision and Flexibility to CRISPR Editing

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    ...of the protein MLH1, a component of the MutSα–MutLα mismatch repair (MMR) complex, to temporarily inhibit...45-fold) higher across different genomic sites compared to PE1 (Anzalone et al., 2019). PE3: Resolving...recognized as an MMR intermediate, and the MutSα–MutLα complex may either selectively excise the edited DNA flap...the unedited strand. Temporarily inhibiting this complex may allow time for 5′ flap exonucleases and DNA...nuclease activity (Chen et al., 2021). In a system as complex as prime editing, every efficiency counts! The ...deliver with AAVs but still efficient at long and complex edits. The team also developed PE6e-g editors with... the truncated pegRNA can still guide Cas9 and compete with full pegRNAs for access to the target site...
  9. A New Generation of Adenine Base Editors Improves Editing in Primary Human Cells

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    ... for a new generation of ABEs), consists of 3 components:  a deaminase (TadA, originally from E.coli,... or Cas nickase)  a guide RNA that targets the complex of TadA and dCas to the genomic DNA of interest...effect of removing the wild-type TadA from the complex the researchers developed a second set: The ABE8...resulted altogether in 40 new ABE8 variants. When comparing on-target DNA editing efficiency in a human cell...found that the smaller version, ABE8.x-m, showed comparable editing behavior to ABE8.x-d. Overall, ABE8s ...showed a median increase of 1.94x editing activity compared to ABE7.10. Depending on the position in the protospacer...line while reducing indel frequency more than 90% compared to ABE7.10. Choosing Cas9 proteins to increase...
  10. Pathways Over Time Plasmids Engage Students in Functional Genomics Research

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    ...projects in introductory labs. Genome projects use computational methods to identify genes by their similarities...abnormalities due to the deletion (i.e. the plasmid complements the deletion). If the phenotype is corrected,..., well-studied and inexpensive. In addition, a complete set of well-annotated deletion strains is available... the absence of methionine (i.e. the plasmid complements the deletion). Find the Plasmids Here Plasmid...blotting in other experiments (Figure 2).   Complementation reveals conservation of function Students have...Addgene, to successfully analyze Met protein complementation. In the procedure diagrammed in Figure 3, students...promoter controls MET/Met gene expression, complementation should only occur when galactose replaces glucose...
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