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TypeProtocol...PBS, remove the wash, and dispose of it in an appropriate waste container. Fix each well with 500 µL of...as methanol or acetone may be better for some applications. Remove the paraformaldehyde and follow your...safety guidelines for disposing of waste in the appropriate container. Wash 3x for 5 min in 500 µL PBS on...permeabilization buffer and dispose of it in an appropriate waste container. Wash 3x for 5 min in 500 µL ... the blocking buffer and dispose of it in an appropriate waste container. Dilute the primary antibody ...the primary antibody and dispose of it in an appropriate waste container. Wash 3x for 5 min in 500 µL ...min at RT in the dark. Pro-Tip The plate can be wrapped in foil to block light. Remove the secondary antibody...
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Plasmids 101: Secondary Nanobody Toolbox
TypeBlog Post..., Alexa Fluor 568, or Alexa Fluor 647 before application to the sample. Staining with this multi-color...Mouse IgG2a TP1129 pTP1005 (3x cysteines) Mouse Kappa TP1170 pTP1174 (1x cysteine) pTP1172 (3x cysteines...labeling for super-resolution imaging, rapid epitope-mapping and native protein complex isolation. eLife. PubMed... -
AAVs CREATed for Gene Delivery to the CNS and PNS
TypeBlog Post... an ideal way to deliver AAV to the PNS. It’s a happy accident that AAV.PHP.S targets the PNS since it...jumble of fluorescent neurons. A simple but flawed approach to multi-color labeling is to inject a mix of ...morphologic studies), as well as translational applications (mechanistic studies and gene therapy treatments... -
Don’t FRET: Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation Makes Visualizing Protein-Protein Interactions Easy
TypeBlog Post...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...without structural information, constructing appropriate controls may requires that you empirically test... -
Capturing a Moment with Marc Zimmer’s “The State of Science”
TypeBlog Post...What the Future Holds and the Scientists Making It Happen, is an exercise in restraint. The very first subheading... primarily on fluorescent proteins and their applications, tackles much broader issues in this brief volume...ago I would have nodded my head knowingly and appreciatively throughout this chapter. Now, these observations... -
Summer SciComm Series: Modes of Communication
TypeBlog Post... or burn yourself out trying to slog through unappealing work in your precious free time. And don’t be...- will be required to produce an outcome you’re happy with. Know if you’ll need specialized equipment ...then pick whichever is most accessible or most appealing to you. And if you’re not sure what all the possibilities... -
An Introduction to Adenovirus
TypeBlog Post...which a vaccine is available. However, here it appears that the culprit for these unusual cases was either... the removal of certain adenoviral genes that apparently contribute to virulence (Tollefson et al., 1996...on the Addgene blog Viral Vectors 101: Viral Applications Adenoviral Vector Production and Troubleshooting... -
A Guide to Starting Your Own Journal Club
TypeBlog Post...the most important is letting people know it’s happening. Aim for 3-4 weeks advance notice for the first...the Addgene bioinformatics journal club! What happens during journal club? There are many common ways.... These variations are suited for different applications and should be carefully chosen for each group... -
Tips for arabidopsis transformation
TypeBlog Post...Addgene Choosing an expression system Choosing an appropriate expression vector is the first step in generating...binary gateway vectors and can be used for promoter swapping and generating N and C terminally tagged fusion...phenotypes. For most phenotypic analysis it is appropriate to begin working in the T2 generation. The selection... -
Plasmids 101: Colony PCR
TypeBlog Post...primers. Find Empty Backbones at Addgene Each approach has advantages and drawbacks, which are summarized...which method you choose, make sure to use the appropriate antibiotic for selection. Lysing bacteria...to determine their size. Make sure to use an appropriate molecular weight standard for reference and to... -
CRISPR Antimicrobials
TypeBlog Post...virulent or antibiotic resistant bacteria, and inappropriate antibiotic usage selects for resistant bacteria...to combat antibiotic resistance using multiple approaches. Major restaurant chains including Chipotle and...bacterial host range. To further potential clinical applications, Ando et al. recently engineered synthetic phages... -
Tips for Screening with Yeast Two Hybrid Systems
TypeBlog Post...or growth stage). A prey library can either be applied to the bait in a single population (e.g. transforming...although these can often be accounted for using appropriate replicates and controls (see Tips below), and.... Obrdlik, P., El-Bakkoury, M., Hamacher, T., Cappellaro, C., Vilarino, C., Fleischer, C., Ellerbrok, ... -
Cpf1: A New Tool for CRISPR Genome Editing
TypeBlog Post..., Zetsche et al. developed a Cpf1 multiplexing approach using a single crRNA array to express up to 4 ...-target editing in a cell culture model. The application of Cpf1 to genome editing is exciting both in...in terms of basic science and translational applications. This discovery of this type V CRISPR system ... -
The Importance of a Fun Workplace: Company Culture at Addgene
TypeBlog Post... result seems to be a balance of productive and happy employees. The teambuilding culture helps us build...throughout the years. This team building merriment happened naturally when Addgene was a family affair back... sure people know that there is something fun happening! Addgene actually has chimes outside of our break... -
Deciphering the Mysteries of Behavior with Viral Vectors
TypeBlog Post...movement in an open field box or a circular corridor apparatus using a camera or tracking software. Locomotion...and might open new ways for a novel therapeutic approach against drug addiction. Anxiety tests Rodents...measuring the time spent in a particular part of the apparatus, it turned out that the IL-1 beta overexpressing... -
Rett Syndrome: A History of Research and Therapeutic Outlooks
TypeBlog Post...highlights some of the latest breakthrough therapeutic approaches. What is Rett Syndrome? Caused by a mutation ...technical challenges to overcome for both of these approaches, such as delivery of the editing machinery to...Extends the Survival of MeCP2-Null Mice without Apparent Toxicity after Intracisternal Delivery. Molecular... -
Hot Plasmids Spring 2024
TypeBlog Post...Paul Blainey’s lab has developed a multiplexing approach to Cas9-based pooled CRISPR screens called CROPseq-multi...for microglia research and broader therapeutic applications. Find microglia-targeting AAV plasmids here...reconstituting coding sequences for a range of applications, including CRISPR activation by dCas9-VPR, prime... -
Plasmids 101: Shuttle Vectors
TypeBlog Post...which helps increase cellular uptake, but this approach requires compatible cell lines that express viral...individual analysis. A shuttle vector designed for this approach in a mammalian cell experiment should still include...terms are typically used in different (though overlapping) ways. Broad host range plasmids are those that... -
New Acoustic Reporter Genes: Ultrasound Imaging of Gene Expression
TypeBlog Post... the bacteria were injected, limiting their applicability. They also did not scatter ultrasound nonlinearly...chromatic-opening agents to boost expression to appreciable levels. We wanted to create second-generation...ultrasound imaging of nanoscale acoustic biomolecules. Appl. Phys. Lett. 110, 073704 (2017). Hurt, R. C. et ... -
AAV Titers: Where Do They Come From And What Do They Mean?
TypeBlog Post...used to generate AAV. One study showed that approximately 50% of viral capsids were genome-containing ...particles can be identified after negative staining and appear darker than full vector particles. This image shows...experiments? Because (physical) AAV titers are approximations and they depend highly on the experimental ...