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  1. CRISPR 101: RNA Editing with Cas13

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    ...Orthogonal Type VI-A CRISPR-Cas Enzymes." Mol Cell. 66(3) (2017):373-83. PubMed PMID: 28475872. Find plasmids...RESCUE in therapeutic applications, the authors tested various dRanCas13b truncations that would allow packaging...longer stretches of duplexed RNA. Using an ADAR2DD catalytic mutant, they showed that editing is mediated by...into adeno-associated viral vectors, they tested truncated ADARDDs to see if they could shrink the construct... to deaminate cytidine and used dRanCas13b (catalytically inactive Cas13) to target the cytosine deaminase...construct for viral delivery. They found C-terminal truncations allowed the same or improved editing ability ...
  2. Antibodies 101: Immunoprecipitation

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    ...specifically to the blue triangle protein but not the other. 3) The beads are collected by centrifugation or a magnet...a protein’s stability or post-translational modifications, or study how a target protein interacts with...Protein A and Protein G are not suitable for all applications, such as protein isolation from serum. In this...capture antibody interaction and/or the downstream application. Typically, if the target protein will be detected...and an isotype control antibody. Alternative applications Oftentimes, an IP-appropriate antibody simply...identify DNA binding proteins involved in histone modification. Similarly, RNA IP (RIP) can be used to isolate...resources References:  Björck L, Kronvall G (1984) Purification and some properties of streptococcal protein...
  3. Don’t FRET: Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation Makes Visualizing Protein-Protein Interactions Easy

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    ...–798. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1097-2765(02)00496-3 Kerppola TK (2006) Design and implementation of bimolecular...PIPs, resulting in a fluorescent readout.   Applications for bimolecular fluorescence complementation...resulting from the assayed PPI. This high-throughput application is much more straightforward to carry out because...protein construction, cellular expression, and quantification (Kerppola, 2006, 2013). These are described... supraphysiological expression levels. BiFC quantification This is where BiFC outshines FRET — BiFC experiments...
  4. Better Dyeing Through Chemistry & Small Molecule Fluorophores

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    ...PMID: 25599551. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4344395. 3. Lavis, Luke D., and Ronald T. Raines. "Bright ideas...Subsequent advances in fluorescent proteins have replicated many of the properties once exclusive to small-molecules...phosphopantetheinyltransferase) – These enzymes catalyze the covalent attachment of a fluorophore ligand...labels for fixed-cell imaging, not for live-cell applications. Thus, these fluorophores are often bulky and...the Addgene Blog Learn About Other Protein Tags Catch Up on Your Fluorescent Protein Background Which ...
  5. Plasmids 101: The Promoter Region – Let's Go!

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    ...Strong yeast expression promoter from glyceraldehyde 3-phosphage dehydrogenase Constitutive  Very strong,...resistance gene and the origin of replication are necessary to replicate plasmids and make sure the cells...length version is strong with high expression. Truncated promoters are constitutive with lower expression...metabolic operon Inducible by arabinose and repressed catabolite repression in the presence of glucose or by competitive...
  6. Antibiotic Resistance: An Old Solution but a New Problem

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    ...Government (2016). 2. CDC Information Pages on Antibiotics 3. WHO Antimicrobial Resistance Fact Sheet  Additional...Microbes (bacteria included) are very skilled at the delicate art of survival. Existing virtually ubiquitously...of intentions. The take-home? Always take your medication as prescribed. How do we know which bacteria ... is passionate about health equity, science communication, and public health.     References 1. O'Neill...
  7. To Codon Optimize or Not: That is the Question

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    ... sequence complementary to the mRNA sequence. The 3’ end of  the tRNA binds the amino acid that corresponds...folding and stability, change post-translational modification sites and even affect protein function (Mauro... AP, Bilen B, Zavolan M (2013) Analysis of CDS-located miRNA target sites suggests that they can effectively...synonymous codon usage bias, and its potential applications. Nucl Acids Res 15:1281–1295 . https://doi.org...
  8. Save Time with Transient Plant Leaf Transformations

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    ...bell or desiccator. Successful infiltration can often be seen by sinking of the tissue (see Figure 3). This...vincristine, are regulated in the medicinal plant, the Catharanthus roseus (Figure 1). The ultimate goal of our ...expression method for analyzing gene function in Catharanthus roseus seedlings." Frontiers in plant science...
  9. Bioinformatics at Addgene

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    ... the subsequent bbmerge process.     Fig. 3: How we get bbdone with our bbduk process.    ... from depositing laboratories and associated publications, but our quality control (QC) standards have...such as 96-well microplates, and thanks to our dedicated product and development teams, frequent updates...can be easily shared with others without any complicated setup. We created, tested, and debugged each ...
  10. Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy

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    ...Frank Bradke laboratories later developed the 3DISCO (3-dimensional imaging of solvent cleared organs) method...of LSFM microscopes (3,4). After this initial application, Stelzer’s group described the single-plane or...brightness with increasing depth caused by light scattering and absorption.  Finally, the photomultipliers...
  11. Transferable Skills Guide: Career Planning Resources

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    ...www.businessinsider.com/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-job-fairs-2014-3 https://www.forbes.com/sites/neilpatel/2015/05/21/... conferences are held every year in different locations all over the world. But simply attending the conference...work. Addgene’s very own Joanne Kamens, a strong advocate for career planning, has written a great blog ...
  12. Lab to Office Culture Shock

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    ...school. The transition has been a bit rough for her (3 weeks in and there's a big office vs. lab culture ...involves a few key features that can be difficult to replicate in other work settings: The sense of being the... might include collaborating, managing, and communicating. After years of focusing on my technical skills...
  13. CRISPR Library Amplification

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    ...recover, set up overnight growth (Estimated time 2-3 hours) Transformation should be performed at the end...Day 2: Harvest cells and purify DNA (Estimated time 3-4 hours) Cells should be harvested first thing in ...µL micropipette tips in a -20 °C freezer. Aliquot 3 mL SOC into each of four 14 mL Vented Falcon Tubes...cuvette and add to 14 mL vented Falcon Tube containing 3 mL SOC. Repeat for each of the 25 µl aliquots of cell...Vented Falcon Tubes should contain a total of 5 mL (3 mL SOC + 2 mL transformed Endura from two separate... Protocols CRISPR Library Amplification CRISPR Library Amplification You may also like... Pooled libraries...quantities of library for experimental applications. Repeated amplifications should be avoided as best as possible...
  14. Troubleshooting and Optimizing a Western Blot

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    ...the membrane is cut so each lane is its own piece (3). After incubation, blocking, and washing, the membrane...protein concentration decreases).     Figure 3: Testing the antibody’s dynamic range. A) The protein...check its subcellular location and solubility. If it’s membrane-bound or located in a subcellular compartment...nuclear- or DNA-binding proteins, you may need to sonicate your lysates in order to release the proteins ...will simply load an extra ladder or technical replicate (ie, leftover sample) to fill the relevant wells...membrane into the psi membrane, that’s a good indication that the p membrane pores are too large.  Transfer...likely technical. White circles, for example, could indicate that you had air trapped between the membrane ...
  15. AAV Purification by Iodixanol Gradient Ultracentrifugation

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    ... of 25% iodixanol step 5 mL of 40% iodixanol step 3 mL of 60% iodixanol step Carefully add up to 5 mL ... tubes. Repeat for each QuickSeal tube. The first 3 mL collected corresponds to the 60% phase and can ...from the 40% phase contain the purified AAV. Option #3 Puncture the QuickSeal tube slightly below the 60–...Link opens in a new window) copyright (2006). Figure 3: Example of an SDS-PAGE gel of 10 consecutive gradient.... The arrow indicates the 60–40% interface. The vertical black line indicates the location of the purified... Protocols AAV Purification by Iodixanol Gradient Ultracentrifugation AAV Purification by Iodixanol Gradient...isomolar density gradient medium suitable for virus purification and isolation of cells, organelles, lipoproteins...
  16. Negotiating Work and Life: How to Find the Joy

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    ...100th birthday, as your mom will never forgive you… #3 Honor the work day and keep it holy Keep a regular...other activities. Take care of yourself. Take a vacation alone with your partner – no kids. Get a massage...
  17. Designing Your Chalk Talk for the Academic Job Interview

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    ...acceptable. Aims should be mechanistic, doable by 1-3 people in 1-5 years, and contribute to resolving the...anticipated outcome, and payoff for each aim. Learn to communicate your story with only the most salient details...
  18. Supporting Reproducibility with a Connected ELN

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    ...connectivity to other tools used in research; and (3) connectivity to open source data repositories. To... both accept deposit of data associated with publications into one of five general purpose open source...
  19. General Transfection

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    ...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 transfection...transfection - Remove media, replace with fresh media Day 3 or more (am): Observe fluorescence, harvest cells,...high levels of virus. HEK293T cells should be split 3 times a week: Monday: Plate 1x10 6 cells in a 75 cm...negative E. coli strain such as NEB stable. Dilute 1:3 (µg DNA:µg PEI) in 500 µL total of OptiPro SFM (per...of 1 mg/mL PEI (μL) 1:1 18.9 18.9 1:2 18.9 37.8 1:3 18.9 56.7 1:4 18.9 75.6 1:5 18.9 94.5 1:6 18.9 113.4...inhibit transfection; therefore, plasmid DNA purification should include an endotoxin removal step. For...
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