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  1. HA Frankenbody, a New Imaging Tool to Visualize Single Molecules and Nascent Peptides

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    ...antibodies for tagging purposes. Different antibodies bind different protein sequences called epitopes...infamous frankenstein, was constructed by grafting different parts together. By combining two optimized elements...living cells. To make these scaffolds specific to different targets, the scientists fused them to sequences...to build a more robust set of frankenbodies. References Ewert, S., Honegger, A., & Pluckthun, A. (2004...

  2. Addgene Begins Distribution of Recombinant Antibodies

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    ... our values of transparency, reproducibility, and community-building. The transparency begins with sharing...whether any given antibody is available through different companies (Bandrowski et al., 2016). It’s also... the antibody sharing landscape as well.     References Andrews NP, Boeckman JX, Manning CF, Nguyen JT... Improving Reproducibility through Rigor and Transparency of Experimental Methods. Neuron 90(3):434-6....

  3. Antibodies 101: Epitope Availability

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    ...previously hidden epitope (right). Created withBioRender.com.   Biological Processes  If you’re feeling...outside of the cell. The same protein may have different epitopes available if it is being selected out...controls in validation, as you may need to test different configurations and conditions to understand exactly... what a given protein is doing or changing in different conditions. Just remember to keep good records...when you’re building your antibody library! References and Resources More resources on Addgene’s blog...

  4. Antibodies 101: Avoiding the Mouse on Mouse Mess in IHC

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    ...the issue is not unique to IHC.  References and Resources References Goodpaster T, Randolph-Habecker J...endogenous IgGs in the tissue. Created with biorender.com. Strategies for avoiding background secondary...them to your sample so the secondary antibodies aren’t free to bind endogenous IgGs. (C) A third solution...primary and secondary antibodies. Created with biorender.com. Proper tissue processing and sample preparation...

  5. Multifunctional Neural Fibers: Modulation from Gut to Brain

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    ...this emerging technology! Resources and References References Orguc, S., Sands, J., Sahasrabudhe, A., ...electrophysiological potential afterwards. This measurement trended with expression of the opsin in the target neurons...obvious next applications are to expand the tool to different brain-organ axes. Alternatively, the system could...Free Behavior. 2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology...

  6. Summer SciComm: Science Storytelling

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    ...obstacles that need to be overcome. Conflict, and its inherent tension, is interesting. It’s what drives a story...actually from a completely unexpected finding in a different experiment, this tool was developed because a ...couldn’t progress without it… These details often aren’t included in scientific communications, but they...scientists doing the work.  And while these pieces aren't always appropriate for your formal scientific communications...doing and sharing science in the first place?   References and Resources More resources on the Addgene blog...

  7. Comparing Cas9 to NgAgo: Can the Argonautes Best CRISPR?

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    ...Argonaute proteins play an important role in RNA interference, binding RNA guides to cleave foreign RNA. Argonaute...guides/gene for 10 genes, they did not observe differences in cleavage efficiency. If this finding is replicated...) or staggered (Cpf1) cleavage. NgAgo takes a different approach, randomly removing 1-20 nucleotides from...Read About NgAgo User's First Impressions Here References 1. Gao, Feng, Xiao Z. Shen, Feng Jiang, Yongqiang... 2. Swarts, Daan C., et al.  “DNA-guided DNA interference by a prokaryotic Argonaute.” Nature. 507(7491...

  8. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Monitoring Cell Mobility Using Fluorescent Proteins

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    ...transition from a clump of cells to a fully differentiated body. In contrast, these dynamic processes ...distinguishing cell populations that have been tagged with different fluorescent proteins or dyes. 3. Two-photon microscopy...cells. For example, by harvesting lymph nodes at different times after antigen challenge, scientists were... see movement and interaction between several different immune cells. These methods allowed immunologists... like this is a mosaic of cells labelled with different fluorescent proteins. Using one iteration of this...understanding of the immune system and its dynamics. References 1. Peters, Nathan C., et al. "In vivo imaging...

  9. Antibodies 101: Introduction to Antibodies

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    ...isotype is expressed at different times of the immune response and initiates different immune cascades. In...In the research setting, antibodies of different isotypes can be used together in the same experiment ...However, each animal will make antibodies against different protein epitopes and so variability between lots...types of antibodies are out there, and how many different research applications they can be used for. Addgene... - and we’re always growing our collection! References: Arbabi-Ghahroudi M (2017) Camelid Single-Domain...

  10. Fluorescent Protein Travel Awards - Protein Variants, a Serotonin Sensor, and an Artificial Leaf Replica System

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    ...that replicate current knowledge, but the sensor can also kinetically outperform current methods. Unger...intended to help early career scientists attend a conference of their choice to share their fluorescent protein...are then extracted and sequenced. Chiasson is currently using VAMP-seq to study vitamin K epoxide reductase...and rapidly test the variants in vitro against different drugs and dosages.  Michal Bernach: Developing...

  11. Revamp Your Lab Meetings With Creative Virtual Collaboration

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    ...for creative interaction During Zoom meetings, different tools can be used to promote creative interaction...as a picture. I believe that showing something different from time to time breaks up the monologue a little...papers will be written by several authors from different institutes, disciplines, and cultural backgrounds...and only general chatter will be allowed with a different host each time that moderates conversations. This...communities. You can follow him on twitter @salmon_phd References Frassl MA, Hamilton DP, Denfeld BA, de Eyto E...

  12. The MTA at Addgene

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    ...globe, it can be a bit of a mystery for those who aren’t familiar with it. If you’re curious about the hows...is shared between two parties. There are many different flavors of MTAs, but the Uniform Biological Material...which sometimes makes people think our MTAs are different than other institutes. But they’re not! The vast...perfect, but it does provide consistency and transparency in an otherwise messy process.  And you do have..., instead of coordinating signatures from two different institutes. Our online portal automates a lot ...

  13. K. phaffii: Rising to the Occasion

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    ...have risen into yeast expertise! References and Resources References Liu, Wei, et al., From Saccharomyces...lists some of the biological commonalities and differences between K. phaffii and other yeast strains.   ...Applications for K. phaffii There’s a number of different uses for the phaffii-lous strain. Protein expression...The yeast giants - S. cerevisiae and S. pombe - aren’t going anywhere anytime soon, and for good reason...

  14. Plasmids 101: NGS Quality Control for Pooled Libraries

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    ... the library are differently sized, smaller plasmids may be amplified preferentially, skewing the composition...successful amplification? To provide a point of reference, Addgene commonly prepares NGS samples using both...overrepresented plasmids (plasmids that were amplified preferentially). You can also rank the plasmids by abundance...create a “cumulative wealth distribution” curve, or Lorenz curve. By calculating the area under the curve ...

  15. Plasmids 101: How to Verify Your Plasmid Using a Restriction Digest Analysis

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    ...based on the predicted sizes and organization of different features within the plasmid. Restriction analysis...can search NCBI for YGOI to find the particular reference sequence if necessary. The example plasmid on ...fragment having increased intensity to serve as a reference band. The uncut DNA (lane 2) shows 3 possible ...in the gel well and the dyes provide a visual reference point so you can easily assess how far the gel...Eductional Resources: Addgene's Molecular Biology Reference Find More Protocols and Videos      ...

  16. A Quick Guide to a Career in Software Product Management

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    ...developers work in a streamlined manner. Now, in my current role at Oxford Nanopore Technologies, I work with... part of my job is getting to talk to so many different people! I communicate with customers, software...Often, product managers will have three or more concurrent projects in varying stages, which can get messy...meetings. Meet with my boss and coworkers, discuss current and future features being built for the analysis...blogger Rachel Rubinstein! Rachel Rubinstein is currently a Field-based Product Manager at Oxford Nanopore...

  17. Plasmids 101: Screening Strategies Used in Plasmid Cloning

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    ... a screening strategy as well. In a screen, you aren’t killing off a portion of the cells like in a selection...You’ll want to pick enzymes that will give you different sized bands depending on whether the plasmid contains...using vector-specific primers, look for size differences. You can also use primers where one primer anneals...popular sequencing primers in our Molecular Biology Reference. Sometimes common  primers can't provide all of... Sanger sequencing Read the Molecular Biology Reference ...

  18. Communicating Your Science With Help From ComSciCon

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    ...Sanders of ComSciCon, the Communicating Science Conference series for graduate students. I believe that...giving a public talk, ask a friend who works in a different field to listen to you practice.  Ask them what...organizations. At ComSciCon, our primary mission is to strengthen and support the network of graduate students ...addition to this annual event, graduate students in different regional and disciplinary communities gather at...Learn about careers in science communication The strength of story telling Science communication: 9 strategies...

  19. Why and how to start studying chromatin (with Addgene's help)

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    ...chromosomal domains, or how stretches of DNA on different chromosomes interact with each other. Chromatin...Architecture and Chromosome Organization. These aren’t the only investigators in the chromatin field who... Note that histone genes frequently have many different variant names, not all of which can be listed ...Hutchinson JN, Sara SA, Ensminger AW, Fox AH, Chess A, Lawrence JB Mol Cell. 2009 Mar 27;33(6):717-26. Reporter-nanobody...me at the Keystone Chromatin meeting, especially Karen Reddy (@theReddyLab), Thoru Pederson, Joanna Wysocka...

  20. Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Social Media for Scientists

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    ... scientific conference, whether you are attending in person or monitoring that conference via social media...American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) 2018 Conference. I don’t exactly know how I was selected to participate...like Fast Company, opportunities to speak at conferences, and offers for postdoc positions. Check out ...s worth a read since many of the pointers are different from the other links shared in the post. And the...
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