...iBlot 2 PVDF Mini transfer stack. Set the Top Stack to one side and discard the white separator. Keep ...transfer, block, incubate with primary antibody Day 2: Incubate with secondary antibody Video Watch this... Microcentrifuge 0.5–10 µL single channel pipette 2–20 µL single channel pipette 20–200 µL single channel...Heat block Mini gel tank chamber Power supply iBlot 2 Gel Transfer Device Roller Spatula Platform shaker...running buffer Prestained protein ladder Ethanol iBlot 2 PVDF Mini Stack, Thermo Fisher IB24002 20X TBS Tween...immediately or store at -80 °C until ready to use. Section 2: Determine the total protein concentration and prepare...in deionized water. To prepare 20% ethanol, dilute 2 mL of ethanol into 8 mL of deionized water and mix...

...PCR tube Ice Bucket 2 μL Template DNA (10 ng-500 ng) 5 μl 10X Taq buffer with MgCl 2 1 μl dNTP mix (10 ... reagents on ice): 2 μL Template DNA (10 ng-500 ng) 5 μl 10X Taq buffer with MgCl 2 1 μl dNTP mix (10 ...normally sterile dH 2 O. To make a 100uM stock of any primer, add a number of µl of dH 2 O equal to the number...annealing temperature step-wise by 1-2°C. The rate of DNA synthesis is ~1-2 kb/min. The extension time can ...work adequately. Divalent cations such as Mg 2+ and Mn 2+ stabilize the buffer solution. These cations...72°C. Run 2 μL on a gel to check size and concentration of PCR product. Master Mix Preparation Multiply...(PCR). Basic PCR Program Initial Denaturation for 2 minutes at 94°C: This initiation step heats the double...

... 10 90 2 x 10 8 10 of 2 x 10 8 dilution 90 2 x 10 7 10 of 2 x 10 7 dilution 90 2 x 10 6 10 of 2 x 10 6...6 dilution 90 2 x 10 5 10 of 2 x 10 5 dilution 90 2 x 10 4 10 of 2 x 10 4 dilution 90 2 x 10 3 Pro-Tip...molecules/μL To obtain a solution at 2 x 10 9 molecules/μL: 1.59 x 10 11 / 2 x 10 9 = 79.8X dilution ...your standard curve plasmid (2 x 10 9 stock made in step #1): Volume of 2 x 10 9 stock or previous dilution...stock 45 uL 10X 10X Dilution 2 5 uL Dil. 1 95 uL 20X 200X Dilution 3 20 uL Dil. 2 80 uL 5X 1000X Dilution ...time required: ~3 h Workflow Timeline Plate set-up: 2 h qPCR run: 1.5 h Data analysis: 30 min Equipment ...single channel pipette 1–10 µL multichannel pipette 2–50 µL multichannel pipette 20–200 µL multichannel ...

...effective recovery of knock-ins, but did result in 1-2 kilobases of additional sequence being introduced....brilliantly and irreverently illustrated in the parable of the Geneticist vs the Biochemist, we geneticists...selection allowed me to optimize a range of editing parameters: oligo repair templates with homology arms of... template design The Meyer lab meticulously characterized several aspects of editing. First, they devised...doi.org/10.17912/DDVH-BG64 Tzur YB, Friedland AE, Nadarajan S, Church GM, Calarco JA, Colaiácovo MP (2013)...

...follows: Figure 2 Using the box tool, draw a box around the entire first gel lane (as in Figure 2). Select Analyze... Example for AR0018 (lane 2 in Figure 1): Sample Peak 1 (contaminant) Peak 2 (contaminant) Peak 3 (HC)...choose Use Equation . Select the Show R 2 checkbox. Pro-Tip The R 2 of the trendline should be between 0.95...Equipment Heat block 1–10 µL single channel pipette 2–20 µL single channel pipette 20–200 µL single channel... Add 5 µL of 4X sample buffer to each sample. Add 2 µL 10X reducing agent to each sample. Spin the sample...bottom part of the gel where dye is visible. Section 2: Staining the Gel Place the gel in a plastic tray .... Figure 1 Recombinant antibody preps should have 2 clear bands at ~50 kDa and ~25 kDa corresponding to...

...Single-chain variable fragment (ScFv) Figure 2: Comparison between the IgG antibody and scFv. ...the surface of extracellular pathogens such as parasites or microbes, or to proteins expressed on the surface...containing a mixture of proteins. The proteins are separated based on molecular weight by SDS-PAGE, and are...

... glacial acetic acid 57 mL of dH 2 O Store Solution III at 4°C Grow 2 mL overnight cultures from single...Resuspension buffer Denaturing solution Renaturing solution 2 mg/mL RNase A TE or water-saturated phenol-chloroform...100 μL of cold Solution I. Vortex the solution for 2 min or until all bacteria are fully resuspended. Add...pipetting or carefully pouring. Optional: Add 5 μL of 2 mg/mL RNase A to the supernatant in the new tube and... to the recovered aqueous DNA layer. Repeat steps 2-4. Note: Phenol-chloroform is a hazardous waste - ...: Ethanol Precipitation To your DNA solution, add 2-2.5 volumes 95% or 100% ethanol and 1/10 volume of...pellet the bacteria before proceeding with DNA preparation. Pro-Tip If your entire overnight culture cannot...

...Workflow Timeline Day 0: Seed and transduce cells Day 2: Replace media with fresh media containing selection...Biological Safety Cabinet 0.5–10 µL single channel pipette 2–20 µL single channel pipette 20–200 µL single channel... 200–1000 µL single channel pipette Ice bucket CO 2 incubator Pipet controller Hazardous waste container...the appropriate antibiotic. Incubate the cells for ~2 weeks. All of the cells in the untransduced (negative...disturb the colonies. Count the colonies for at least 2 of the dilutions. Pro-Tip The higher dilution wells...stained with 0.1% crystal violet and counted. Figure 2: A549 cells were transduced with the indicated serial...conical tubes, VWR 21008-216 Lentivirus preparation Reagent Preparation DMEM Complete: 10% v/v FBS and 4 mM...

...Reagent Preparation 1 M sodium phosphate monobasic monohydrate (NaH 2 PO 4 ∙H 2 O), pH 7.0 138 g NaH 2 PO ...dibasic (NaH 2 PO 4 ), pH 7.0 142 g of NaH 2 PO 4 ∙H 2 O 1 L deionized water Adjust pH to 7.0 Autoclave...monobasic monohydrate (NaH 2 PO 4 ∙H 2 O) 610 mL of sterile sodium phosphate dibasic (NaH 2 PO 4 ) Store up to...recombinant antibody. Section 2: Buffer exchange Choose Option 1 or Option 2 based on the concentration ...antibodies. Workflow Timeline Day 1: Purify antibody Day 2 or later: Buffer exchange Equipment Class II, Type...conical tubes NanoDrop spectrophotometer 37 °C, 5% CO 2 incubator with shaking platform set to 120 rpm 37 ... channel pipette 20–200 µL single channel pipette 2–20 µL single channel pipette Reagents Aspirating pipette...

...BSL-1 and BSL-2 Labs Learn how to best protect yourself when working in BSL-1 and BSL-2 labs Watch the...Two (BSL-1 and BSL-2) Safety measures for laboratories operating at BSL-1 and BSL-2 Watch the Video! Water...cloning, and titering and testing your viral preparations. Addgene...Protocols for titering and testing your virus preparations. Antibodies Protocols for common antibody applications...Learn about selecting and using a centrifuge to separate different components in a liquid sample Using ...restriction enzymes Agarose Gel Electrophoresis Separate DNA by size on an agarose gel Watch the Video!...Ultracentrifugation Purify adeno-associated virus from a preparation produced in mammalian cells Watch the Video! ...

... solution can be stored at 4 °C for up to 2 months. After 2 months, discard the tube and thaw a new working... transfected using 1:1, 1:2, 1:3 and 1:6 µg of pRosetta :µg of PEI. The 1:2 and 1:3 ratios provided high... for viral production) Day 1: Transfect Cells Day 2 (am): 18 h post transfection - Remove media, replace...Biological Safety Cabinet 0.5–10 µL single channel pipette 2–20 µL single channel pipette 20–200 µL single channel... 200–1000 µL single channel pipette Ice bucket CO 2 incubator Pipet controller Hazardous waste container... use. Thawed aliquots should be discarded after 1–2 months. 1 mg/mL polyethylenimine, linear MW 25,000...times a week: Monday: Plate 1x10 6 cells in a 75 cm 2 flask in a volume of 15 mL. Wednesday: Plate 1x10 ...

...agarose concentrations (e.g., 2 g of agarose in 100 mL of TAE will make a 2% gel). Mix agarose powder with...concentrations of 0.7% to 2% depending on the size of bands needed to be separated - see FAQs below . Simply...concentration of approximately 0.2-0.5 μg/mL (usually about 2-3 μl of lab stock solution per 100 mL gel). EtBr binds...allows you to gauge how far the DNA has migrated; 2) it contains a high percentage of glycerol that increases... typically used to separate 5 - 500 bp fragments. How do you get better separation of bands? If you have...electrophoresis, including tips to improve resolution and separation of bands. Protocols...electrophoresis is the standard lab procedure for separating DNA by size (e.g., length in base pairs) for ...

...RNAzol®, QIAzol® (for Protocol Option #2) Water-saturated Phenol 2 M Sodium Acetate pH 4 Chloroform/Isoamyl...sample(s) for 2-3 minutes on ice and centrifuge for 15 minutes at 12,000 × g at 4°C to separate RNA from the....5% (wt/vol) N-laurosylsarcosine (Sarkosyl) 0.1 M 2-mercaptoethanol TRIzol® or similar product such as...recipe). If using TRIzol®, jump down to the Option #2 - TRIzol® Protocol section below. Homogenize or lyse...following sequentially to 1 mL of lysate: Add 0.1 mL of 2 M sodium acetate (pH 4.0), mix thoroughly by inversion...aliquots of it and storing those in -80°C. Option #2 - TRIzol® Protocol Homogenize or lyse tissues or cells...sample(s) for 15 minutes at 12,000 × g at 4°C to separate RNA from the rest of the tissue/cell lysate. Pro-Tip...

...materials D.2 Screening for inserts E. Producing Lentiviral Particles E.1 Recommended materials E.2 Protocol...Published articles H.2 Web resources I. Appendix I.1 Sequence of pLKO.1 TRC-Cloning Vector I.2 Recipes I.3 Warranty...VWR: #7177-48-2. Use at 100 μg/mL. Carbenicillin VWR: #80030-956. Use at 100 μg/mL. C.2 Annealing Oligos...oligo 5 μL Reverse oligo 5 μL 10x NEB buffer 2 35 μL ddH 2 O Incubate for 4 minutes at 95°C in a PCR machine...buffer 1 1 μL AgeI add ddH 2 O to bring to 50 μL final volume Incubate at 37°C for 2 hours. Purify with Qiaquick...buffer for EcoRI 1 μL EcoRI 14 μL ddH 2 O Incubate at 37°C for 2 hours. Run digested DNA on 0.8% low melting... For a standard T4 ligation, mix: 2 μL annealed oligo from step C.2 20 ng digested pLKO.1 TRC-cloning ...

...Warnings HEK293 cells are considered biosafety level 2. Please ensure that you are in compliance with your... 18, 2022 Workflow Timeline Day 1: Seed cells Day 2: Transfect cells Day 3-6: Feed cells Day 7: Harvest...conical tubes Automated cell counter 37 °C, 5% CO 2 incubator with shaking platform set to 120 rpm 37 ...250 mg Benzamidine 25 mL Aprotinin saline solution (2 mg/mL) Mix well and sterilize through a 0.2 µm PES... a 500 mL vented flask.Incubate in a 37 °C, 5% CO 2 incubator on a shaking platform set to 120 rpm. Pro-Tip... not use cells that are over 30 passages. Section 2: Transfection Check the cell density and viability...the culture. Pro-Tip Culture should be between 1.5–2 x 10 6 cells/mL with >95% viability to proceed with...

... solution can be stored at 4 °C for up to 2 months. After 2 months, discard the tube and thaw a new working...μg total DNA to μg PEI ratios of 1:1, 1:2, 1:3 and 1:6. The 1:2 and 1:3 total DNA:PEI μg ratios provided...packaging cells Day 1 (pm): Transfect packaging cells Day 2 (am): 18 h post-transfection. Remove media, replace...Biological Safety Cabinet 0.5–10 µL single channel pipette 2–20 µL single channel pipette 20–200 µL single channel... 200–1000 µL single channel pipette Ice bucket CO 2 incubator Pipet controller Hazardous waste container...culture plates. Incubate the cells at 37 °C, 5% CO 2 for ~20 h. Prepare a mixture of the three transfection...plasmid using a variety of ratios. Check the cells 1-2 days after transfection to determine what ratio gives...

...coverslips HeLa cells 24-well plate 4% Paraformaldehyde 5 mg/mL 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) Bovine serum...Fluorescent microscope 0.5–10 µL single channel pipette 2–20 µL single channel pipette 20–200 µL single channel...grow to the desired density before labeling. Section 2: Fixing and permeabilizing cells Gently aspirate the...of the diluted antibody to the wells and incubate 2 h at RT . Remove the primary antibody and dispose ... of cold 4% paraformaldehyde in PBS on ice for 15 min . Pro-Tip While 4% Paraformaldehyde fixation works...primary antibodies raised in a mouse. Reagent Preparation Permeabilization buffer: Dilute 20 µL of Triton...be better for some applications. Remove the paraformaldehyde and follow your institution's laboratory safety...

...ask new and interesting questions in your own lab. 2. Seek multiple mentors during your postdoc At the ...corresponding author publications (published, not in preparation) A history of successful funding (fellowship ...

...temperature between 50-60°C for your PCR primers. Step 2: Linearize Vector In this example, the vector is cut...20-30 Eluted DNA 10-50 ng/μl 1 dGTP (100mM) 2.5 mM 2 DTT (100 mM) 5 mM 1 BSA (10 μg/μl) 0.25 μg/μl 1 T4...your treated vector and insert at a molar ratio of 1:2 or 1:3, using between 20 and 50 ng of vector per annealing... reaction is now ready for transformation. Use 1-2 μl of annealing reaction for each transformation, ...“stuffer” sequence allows for electrophoretic separation of linearized vector from the reaction mixture...After the digest is complete, you will need to separate the linearized vector from the reaction mixture...

...Workflow Timeline Day 0: Seed and transduce Cells Day 2–3 (am): Remove media, replace with fresh media containing...Biological Safety Cabinet 0.5–10 µL single channel pipette 2–20 µL single channel pipette 20–200 µL single channel... 200–1000 µL single channel pipette Ice bucket CO 2 incubator Pipet controller Hazardous waste container...cell death, the cell media should be changed every 2–3 days to maintain the dose of antibiotic, which may...confluent 10 cm dish can be expanded into two 75 cm 2 flasks, etc. Pro-Tip This selection method results...15 mL conical tubes, VWR 21008-216 Lentivirus preparation Appropriate antibiotic for selection (e.g. puromycin...puromycin, blasticidin) Reagent Preparation DMEM Complete: 10% v/v FBS and 4 mM L-alanyl-L-glutamine (...