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  1. Mobile-CRISPRi: Bringing CRISPRi to Diverse Bacteria

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    ...when studying them since their complete knockdown is lethal. Incomplete or titratable knockdown, however...generations. Figure 1: Mobile-CRISPRi's modular components. Image from Peters et al., 2019 with permission... Top: A Tn7 transposon containing the CRISPRi components and a plasmid with the Tn7 transposition genes...ability to synthesize diaminopimelic acid (DAP), a component of the cell wall. Once in the recipient cell, ...Bottom: An ICE element containing the CRISPRi components is transferred to recipient bacteria by bi-parental...was variable. They measured transfer rates by comparing the number of colonies that grew on a selective... gRNA were more sensitive to trimethoprim when compared to control gRNA treated or untreated bacteria....
  2. Plasmids 101: 5 factors to help you choose the right cloning method

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    ... experiments are also generally comparable so the best way to compare costs is to look at the prices of...In today’s post, we will focus on a high-level comparison of popular cloning methodologies, with a special...least 50 cloning reactions. The ligase cost is comparable to that of the restriction enzymes and overall... in a price of a few dollars per reaction. By comparison, Gibson assembly can cost over $15.00 per reaction...more streamlined, because they will come with comprehensive and tested protocols, as well as premixed and..., like Gibson or SLIC, since one can pool the components and define their final order through sequence...Golden Gate assembly allows one to simultaneously complete an ordered set of scarless ligations following...
  3. Plasmids 101: Protein Expression

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    ...relatively easily synthesized, must be produced using complex mixtures derived from cells or using live cells...systems do require demanding cell culture conditions compared to other systems. Insect expression systems Insect...Insect cells can also be used to produce complex eukaryotic proteins with the correct post-translational.... These systems enable high expression of very complex, glycosylated proteins that cannot be produced ... expression systems, including the majority of complex post-translational modifications. Extraction and... as plant tissues themselves are biochemically complex. To circumvent these issues, scientists have taken...mammalian cells, and are often capable of modifying complex proteins unlike bacterial systems. Yeast cells,...
  4. xCas9: Engineering a CRISPR Variant with PAM Flexibility

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    ...targeting anywhere in an exon. But things get more complicated if you’d like to use homology directed repair...alternative PAM sequences are longer and often more complex than NGG, resulting in lower overall genome frequency...Characterizing xCas9 in mammalian cells Hu et al. compared xCas9 activity with wt SpCas9 in mammalian cells...PAMs averaged 56-91% transcriptional activation compared to the NGG PAM, confirming the flexibility of ...with improved editing at an NGG PAM (69 vs 48%) compared to SpCas9-containing ABE7.10, as well as improvements...NGS) are shown as percentages, with fold changes compared to SpCas9 in parentheses. The development of ...that selecting for one beneficial trait, PAM compatibility, also produced an enzyme with improved on-target...
  5. 3D Printing Meets CRISPR Cas9

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    ...realized how perfectly flat the complex is on this surface”….where the complex is docked on the membrane of...using 3D printing technology. The tagline for our company is “…where molecules become real”.  We sometimes... the real thing. Nevertheless, the models are compelling, and I encourage you to hold one. Why do we ... They then start talking to themselves as they compare the features displayed on the model with their ... close to its reported cleavage site on the complementary DNA strand. And this is why we love working ... that was not “poised for cleavage”. Jacob computationally added the non-template strand to the Jinek ...double-stranded DNA, recognize a PAM sequence, allow the complementary base pairing between the guide RNA and the target...
  6. Addgene's Cancer Collection Pages Connect the Research Community

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    ... millions of people die from cancer-related complications each year. Despite these grim statistics, new...cancer, really? While cancer is extraordinarily complex at the molecular level, at the cellular level there...keeping cells from dividing out of control. One may compare the roles of proto-oncogenes and tumor suppressors...cancer research has focused on picking apart the complex cellular pathways involved in the development of...for this elusive target. Recent improvements in computer modeling have enabled researchers to begin discovering... prevalent in human cancers, and synthesizing compounds to bind specifically to their mutated residues...biggest challenges facing researchers today is the complexity of the pathways involved in the development of...
  7. Antibodies 101: Designing Your First Flow Panel

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    ...antibody-conjugated labeling. Even though the two compounds are completely different in nature (eGFP being a protein...results in a higher-wavelength emission spectrum compared to APC. This happens due to a process called Fluorescence... red laser excites at 640 nm (Table 1), while comparing the two fluorophore's excitation spectra around...think of brightness levels on your smartphone or computer screen), and you should be able to properly label...the same color panel. In this case, make sure to compare the excitation/emission spectra of your reporter...whether and to what extent they overlap. Figure 4 compares the spectra of enhanced GFP (eGFP) and FITC, the...Make sure to check out our blog post on color compensation to learn more about them. Alright, let's build...
  8. Live and Let Dye: Self-Labeling Protein Tags

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    ... chemistry. Although these multi-component systems can be complicated to implement, they can be highly...Various Few Complicated Non-natural amino acids 1 Various Many Complicated   Applications...STED) nanoscopy. Scale bar, 2 μm. Inset shows comparison with standard confocal microscopy. Image adapted... assembly-regulating proteins in vitro reveals complex events. a) Micrographs of a fluorescently-labeled...159 aa) are smaller than HaloTag (295 aa) – for comparison, common fluorescent proteins are typically 230...Strategies Matter for Super-Resolution Microscopy: A Comparison between HaloTags and SNAP-tags. Cell Chemical...Ulrichs, H., Gaska, I., & Shekhar, S. (2023). Multicomponent regulation of actin barbed end assembly by ...
  9. Viral Vectors 101: The Retroviral Lifecycle

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    ...referred to as “complex retroviruses ” (Cullen, 1992) because of their more complicated genomes. Here, ...biology. “Retroviruses” is an umbrella term which encompasses 1.) the gamma-retroviruses — that have been developed...whole family; however, you can use Figure 1 to compare the genomes of these two family members.   ...beginning to realize that the situation is already complex enough that a deep understanding of retroviral ...Because it is made at the same time as the other components of the vector particle, some of the RT protein...In both cases, the lipid membrane is the only component that is not dependent on viral genes. It is derived...Mechanism of action of regulatory proteins encoded by complex retroviruses. Microbiological Reviews, 56(3), 375...
  10. Summer SciComm Series: Modes of Communication

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    ... if you can begin simply and build up to more complexity if needed. And since we live in the digital age... biology and ecology can make for beautifully compelling photos and videos, while molecular, micro, and.... Can you convey enough information to tell a compelling story in an image or do you need a full exhibit...fair, or a semester-long after school program? Comparing your desired outcome to the limitations and potential...expertise needed can increase exponentially with complexity. Podcasts Medium Easy for audience to engage... needed. Traditional media formats are quite competitive while digital can be oversaturated. Transition...Photography Medium (high for microscopy) Visually compelling. Easy to convey a large number of details without...
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