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  1. Behind the scenes: Addgene’s new search engine and more

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    ...this multidisciplinary effort and cross-team collaboration (thanks to all Addgenies involved). The new ...Additional resources from the Addgene blog Learn about other features on Addgene's website Find a step-...to using Addgene's new search Read to learn more about why we redesigned our homepage and mascot ...
  2. Antibodies 101: Isotypes

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    ...blog Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of using monoclonal antibodies Read about other techniques... subclasses: IgA1 and IgA2.  You can learn more about isotype classes in our Antibodies 101: What is an...
  3. Viral Vectors 101: Viral Vector Elements

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    ...aren’t reflected in the common components outlined above for gamma-retroviruses. While not required for lentiviral...and helper plasmids for all the viruses discussed above (gamma-retrovirus, lentivirus, adenovirus, and adeno-associated.... Cold Spring Harbor (NY): Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press; 1997. Principles of Retroviral Vector ...
  4. GCE4All: Making Genetic Code Expansion Accessible

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    ...20 amino acids. But in your quest to learn more about your protein of interest, you may find the available...system-wide effects. And on top of that you need to worry about getting high enough expression of your protein of...on their website specifically so people can talk about GCE. In fact, their first protocol is available ...
  5. Viral Vectors 101: Types of viruses

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    ...clinical settings. AAV is also a cool tool in the laboratory! It is ideal for whole animal administration,... be helpful to you. Interested in learning more about a specific virus? We have you covered with guides..., adenovirus, and AAV. If you’re wondering more about what applications these viruses are good for, we...
  6. GPCRs: How Do They Work and How Do We Study Them?

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    ...chemogenetics  While there’s still a lot to learn about GPCR signaling, researchers in the meantime have... inhibit neurons. You can find information more about chemogenetics and a concise table of DREADDS and...Additional resources on the Addgene blog Learn more about TRUPATH Read our quick guide to chemogenetics Resources...
  7. 7 Tips to Secure a STEAM Internship This Summer

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    ...Rose is passionate about outreach among low-income communities to educate parents about resources that can...automated filters of consideration. If you are worried about any eligibility provision, don’t guess. Simply reach...
  8. Visualizing Protein Turnover In Situ

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    ... FUNCAT Professor Schuman’s technique applies metabolic labeling using a noncanonical amino acid, azidohomoalanine...both quantitative and spatio-temporal information about the turnover of specific endogenous proteins in ... interested in neurobiology.  She is passionate about communicating science to all audiences. Right now...
  9. Supporting Rare Disease Research with the 2020 BeHEARD Awards

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    ...Deficiency (CTD) is a rare X-linked inherited neurometabolic condition and one of three Cerebral Creatine... into CCDS. The brain and muscles have a high metabolic demand that is powered by ATP. A molecule central...Hébert's lab. Additional Resources Find out more about the Rare Genomics Institute and this year's BeHeard...
  10. RNA Extraction Without A Kit

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    ...more foolproof (still without a kit!) As mentioned above, working with RNA requires keeping your samples ...lysis. This can be challenging depending on your laboratory situation or tissue collection method, so biotechnology...supernatant is extracted with chloroform as in the above no-kit method.  Researchers have also developed ...
  11. Antibodies 101: Selecting the Right Antibody

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    ...Narrowing the field After working your way through the above steps, you may find that you still have a number...advice if you need to troubleshoot. What do you know about the vendor and the vendor’s technical support? An...validation is equal and you should think critically about what data is and is not shown on an antibody website...
  12. Antibodies 101: Polyclonal Antibodies

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    ...  Read about another common type of antibody for research, monoclonal antibodies Learn about the advantages...Once the initial antibody response starts to wane about a month later, the animal is given additional booster...
  13. Viral Vectors 101: An Introduction to AAV

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    ...make AAV ideal for human therapies and in vivo laboratory experiments ranging from transient gene expression...genetic cargo. Typically, when researchers speak about AAVs, they are actually referring to rAAVs. ITRs...Primer for Beginners Read Our Lentivirus FAQ Learn about Viral Vector Elements Resources on Addgene.org ...
  14. Antibodies 101: Conjugation

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    ...Check out our post on Biotinylation to learn more about biotin and its use in molecular biology. Other Conjugates...perfectly blissful, productive lives without thinking about these chemical reactions. After all, there is an...ready to use off the shelf. So why are we talking about this? Even though there are so many commercially...
  15. Plasmids 101: The protein expression toolbox

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    ...which can be used with this approach - read more about them on our CRISPRa blog! Fig. 1 CRISPR ... is a lot of overlap with the systems discussed above, just with more elements of control. Tet promoters...to be site-specifically knocked in. This can be labor intensive and time consuming. If your native protein...
  16. CRISPR 101: Cas9 vs. The Other Cas(s)

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    ... is smaller than the traditional SpCas9 enzyme (about a third of the size) and does not require a tracrRNA...Cas12a to further optimize it for therapeutic and laboratory usage. Fast facts – PAM requirement: TTN or ... the lack of collateral cleavage). You can read about Cas7-11 in our blog post on its development and ...
  17. Giving gRNAs a Facelift - Synthetic and Beyond

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    ...“I hope it isn’t degraded” when scientists talk about their precious RNA samples. RNA is inherently less...efficacy as well as the unnecessary stress of worrying about the status of your RNA. gRNAs modifications are ...Some of the RNA stabilizing modifications listed above were developed before CRISPR-Cas9, for use in applications...
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