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  1. PiggyBac-ing Through the Genome Editing Field

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    ... minimize expression levels of your gene of interest, as needed. Controlling the expression levels of ...quickly transfer a DNA sequence from the transposon vector to one of many TTAA sequences distributed throughout...encourage you to deposit your piggyBac™ transposon vectors with us to help us expand this useful resource....may be particularly useful when the gene being expressed has threshold effects, such as with signaling ... can also mitigate the deleterious effects of expression of certain genes, such as those that have negative...piggyBac™, you could use recombinase technology (Cre/loxP) to remove the donor cassette. While this method...edit of interest. With the larger piggyBac™ donor vector, it is possible to make the ITR and selection cassette...
  2. 15 Hot Plasmids from 2017

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    ...low off-target activity; mammalian expression vector Rees H, et al. Nature Communications. 2017. PubMed...and ribozyme systems for multiplex gRNA expression. Expression of toolkit components can be controlled...gene editing. The bacterial and mammalian expression vectors for these CRISPR inhibitors are listed in...Species Bacterial Expression Construct SpCas9 Inhibition (E. coli) Mammalian Expression Construct SpCas9...observed reprogramming discrepancies. The polycistronic piggyBac transposon vectors tested in this work ...TagRFPt, EGFP, mVenus, mCerulean3, mKOFP2) and empty vectors that have standard cloning sites or gateway compatible...neuronal tools to the expanding gateway compatible vectors currently shared amongst the zebrafish community...
  3. Educational Planarian Tools for Teaching Developmental Biology Techniques

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    ...interference (RNAi) to knockdown expression of specific gene expression. The 49 deposited plasmids enable... all have a PR-T4 vector backbone, which is a modified version of L440. This vector is versatile in that...of interest into the empty PR-T4P vector backbone. The empty vector PLL4, which is similar to PR-T4P, ...Ingestion of bacterially expressed double-stranded RNA inhibits gene expression in planarians." Proceedings...Scientists routinely use techniques to alter gene expression or to label specific cells, but there are too... in Situ Hybridization (WISH) for visualizing expression of genes. Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-mediated...enable students to study gene expression and functions of key regeneration-related genes in four inexpensive...
  4. Hot Plasmids - March 2019 - Anti-CRISPR, 2in1 Cloning, Fluorescent Voltage Indicators, and Photoswitchable Proteins

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    ... cloned into an entry vector. The 2in1 cloning system contains two entry vectors (pUC57-L1L4 and pUC57... of protein coexpression. By introducing a single plasmid containing both GOIs, expression levels are ...-protein interaction studies easier with a 2in1 vector cloning system Article contributed by Michelle ... Recently, the Grefen lab introduced the “2in1” vector cloning system - a Gateway compatible approach ... genes-of-interest (GOI) into two independent expression cassettes on a single plasmid (Grefen and Blatt...digest cloning to introduce the GOIs into the 2in1 vector instead of the GatewayTM cloning BP reaction, where...Agrobacterium-mediated DNA transfer, each GOI is usually expressed from a different plasmid, which may lead to unequal...
  5. Pairing CombiGEM and CRISPR for Combinatorial Genetic Screening

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    ...multiplexed gRNA expression (Wong et al., 2016), in addition to the combinatorial expression of other genetic...CombiGEM lentiviral vector backbone pAWp12 (Figure 2). Cloning from the pAWp28 storage vector to the pAWp12 ...below and pool-clone them into the pAWp28 storage vector (Figure 1): Forward oligo: 5’- CACCGNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGTTTGGGTCTTCGAGAAGACCTATTCXXXXXXXXC...barcode, respectively. Once cloned into the storage vector, the pooled, barcoded gRNA library is now ready...pAWp12 lentiviral vector should retain the diversity in your gRNA library, but this should be verified by NGS...means to create barcoded gRNA libraries that can be used to combinatorially modify the genome, screen for ...revolutionized how we decode the genome by making it easy to create specific genetic perturbations. The ease with which...
  6. Improving Transduction Efficiency with Exosome AAVs

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    ...Standard AAV vectors are generated with a producer cell line like the widely used 293T. During vector production...acids. This conjunction of vectors and exosome was given the name vexosomes (vector-exosomes), exosome AAVs...transfecting the producer cell line with an expression vector for CD9 (a known marker molecule for microvesicles... of our viral vectors blog posts Find tips for preparing AAVs Download our viral vectors 101 eBook Resources...production, assembled AAV vector particles accumulate inside the producer cells and purification protocols...purification steps. It’s also possible for AAV vectors to be spontaneously released from the producer ...Harvard Medical School took a closer look at the AAV vectors that are released from cells during production ...
  7. Save Time with Transient Plant Leaf Transformations

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    ...observe expression from Agrobacterium, but not the plant. For example, we have seen strong expression of the...us. Use a well working vector system This allows you to quickly assemble vectors and test different ideas...MoClo system. The vectors mentioned in this blog post above are ready to use vectors, but with the MoClo...reproducible. Prior to creating transgenic cultures or plants, our transient expression method enables us ...MoClo system you can easily and quickly create customized vectors. For more information on MoClo for plants...reporter gene so that the transformation and gene expression can be tracked. During a transient leaf transformation...References D'Aoust, Marc-André, et al. "Transient expression of antibodies in plants using syringe agroinfiltration...
  8. Exploring Applications of the Bioluminescent HiBiT Tag

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    ...quantifying variant expression with a minimally disruptive tag. Find HiBiT-TP53 Fusion Vector at Addgene! Following...HiBiT. When EVs from cells expressing ADAR1-HiBiT were added to LgBiT-expressing hepatocytes or co-cultured...low-levels of ectopic expression, thus avoiding artifacts common in overexpression models. Although HiBiT...signal, strong enough to detect from proteins expressed at their endogenous levels. HiBiT is compatible...cell models, and even introduce mutations. This vector-based use of HiBiT provides a means to quickly ...to provide complementary validation of protein expression and localization. HiBiT-tagged targets in translational...plasmids from the Promega Plasmid Collection that express similar constructs available at Addgene. Read the...
  9. Viral Vectors 101: Gamma-Retroviral Packaging Systems

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    ...Addgene blog Viral Vector Elements The Retroviral Life Cycle Popular Retroviral Vectors and Their Use in...proviral DNA synthesis. Increases transduction efficiency and transgene expression. Psi (Ψ) RNA target...element; sequence that stimulates the expression of transgenes via increased nuclear export. LTR Subcomponents...method utilizes a packaging cell line that stably expresses Gag-Pol and/or Env, eliminating the need to deliver...  Frequently asked questions about γ-retroviral vectors How do engineered γ-retroviruses differ from lentiviruses...reduce promoter interference and/or drive high expression of a transgene from an internal promoter. An ...was originally published in 2018, in the Viral Vectors 101 eBook, 1st edition.  References and resources...
  10. The Importance of High Titer for AAV Transductions

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    ...a roughly 6-fold increase in expression [3, Figure 2]. Note how expression increases exponentially with...observable expression. Doubling this titer to 1012 resulted in expression in roughly 200 cells. Increase the ... produce expression. The higher the titer, the better. AAV transport and transgene expression It’s clear...infect a cell to achieve visible expression of the protein. However, expression of receptors may not need to...concentrate this type of vector to such a high titer when looking for effective gene expression. How do you achieve...to the nucleus where their gene cargoes can be expressed. The bottom line is that a lot of AAV particles...transduction. In another example, neuronal gene expression by an anterograde AAV was shown to drop off drastically...
  11. Hot Plasmids - March 2020 - base editors, GEVI, MoClo, and optogenetics

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    ... of gene expression and reduces toxicity as compared to previous Cre/lox or drug-induced Cre systems (... Figure 4: The C-terminus of Cre (CreC) and the N-terminus of Cre (CreN) are fused to the truncated Phytochrome...As the name suggests, CreLite combines the Cre/lox system with optogenetics. Cre activity is controlled...determined protein expression levels from different promoters, and inhibited gene expression using CRISPRi.... dimerize, bringing each terminus of Cre together to restore Cre activity. As soon as red light or PCB...proteins separate, inactivating Cre. This is critical for reducing Cre toxicity in long-term experiments.... In this system, cells express various fluorescent proteins controlled by Cre recombination. Each cell...
  12. Viral Vectors 101: Parts of the AAV Packaging Plasmid

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    ...drives Cap expression. Often Rep proteins from the AAV2 serotype are used to package vector genomes flanked...AAV (rAAV) is made in the lab, rep and cap are expressed from a separate plasmid in trans, freeing up space...packaging: Rep78, Rep68, Rep52, and Rep40. Rep gene expression is often driven by the AAV p5 or p19 promoters...Strohl WR (2017) Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) as a Vector for Gene Therapy. BioDrugs 31:317–334 . https:/...for Targeting and Improving the Efficacy of AAV Vectors. Molecular Therapy - Methods & Clinical Development...Adeno-Associated Virus Genome Interactions Important for Vector Production and Transduction. Human Gene Therapy...Figure 1. The RepCap plasmid and its products. Created with BioRender.com   Replication (rep) gene...
  13. Plasmids 101: Modular Cloning Applications and Kits

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    ...conditional gene expression, multiplexed CRISPR, and chromosomal integration of larger expression cassettes ...chromosomal integration and gene expression, the system includes a toolkit to express recombinant proteins within...the Rapid Design and Production of Diverse Expression Vectors.” ACS Synthetic Biology, vol. 6, no. 7, American...technology has been used to optimize protein secretion and expression in the biotech workhorse yeast — K. phaffii...GoldenBraid Modular Cloning System and Creation of a Toolkit for the Expression of Heterologous Proteins in Yeast... tools can be used in bacterial and cell-free expression systems, mammalian cells, yeast, flies, and even...from individual transcription units (TUs) used to express your favorite gene-of-interest, all the way to ...
  14. A Primer on Optogenetics: Introduction and Opsin Delivery

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    ...with an appropriate mouse line expressing a particular cre, viral expression of your opsin is no longer required...steps in the coming weeks. Expression of the optogenetic constructs Expression of your desired optogenetic...promoter-directed expression alone is extremely limited. Therefore, highly expressing, generic neuronal...promoter of the cre recombinase while still taking advantage of the robust expression via the promoter...Finally, expression of the opsin in a mouse line will likely be less than that of viral expression but may...stimulation. Testing opsin expression  Regardless of the method of expression of your opsin gene, it is...extremely high expressing promoters). Conduct a time course experiment in which you monitor expression at various...
  15. Performing In Vivo CRISPR Screens Using the FITS Approach

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    ...feature of this system is a lentiviral gRNA expression vector (pRDA_526) that (1) enables efficient knockout...murine tumor model in vivo. In this screen, we used the pRDA_526 vector to knock out 30 genes putatively ...the system and utility of the pRDA_526 vector. Moreover, the screen identified putative novel regulators... vivo screens in naïve T cells. More broadly, this system can be used to perform in vivo screens in other...power of in vivo screens. Figure 1: Using FITS to perform in vivo CRISPR screens to assess T cell...FITS In vitro CRISPR screens in immune cells have identified many putative regulators of immunity. However...However, in vitro screens cannot faithfully model the complex spatial, cellular, metabolic, and cytokine...
  16. Plasmids 101: Golden Gate Cloning

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    ... it easy to create a single gRNA-expressing plasmid, but it can also be adapted to express multiple gRNAs...one 30-minute reaction. The destination vector and entry vector(s) are placed in a single tube containing... appear in the final construct. The destination vector contains sites with complementary overhangs that...TGGA and 3’ overhang TCCG can be ligated into a vector containing those overhangs. Entry DNA overhangs...enzyme and ligase. Although the original destination vector + insert may spontaneously religate, this transient...efficiently clone up to 7 gRNAs into one destination vector, making multiplexing easy.  Disadvantages of Golden... step. If your genes of interest or destination vector contain multiple internal restriction sites that...
  17. Plasmids 101: Screening Strategies Used in Plasmid Cloning

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    ...bacteria that have taken up this vector, but it won’t tell you whether the vector contains the gRNA insert or...on a plasmid, creates a functional 𝛽-galactosidase. Blue-white screens rely on vectors where the gene...deleted, it creates a non-functional 𝛽-galactosidase. Complementing this mutation by expressing this deleted...X-gal allows you to identify cells that took up the vector and distinguish between plasmids that contain the..., you will see two bands: one representing your vector backbone and the other representing the insert....doesn’t contain the insert, you will just see the vector backbone band. Or, you can choose an enzyme that...specific to your insert or by using primers that are vector specific but amplify a potential insert. If you...
  18. Protocol - Bacterial Transformation

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    ...plasmids (even those designed for mammalian cell expression) carry both a bacterial origin of replication...approximately 10-fold lower for ligation of inserts to vectors than for an intact control plasmid. Incubate the...Scientists have made many genetic modifications to create bacterial strains that can be more easily transformed... specific treatments have been discovered that increase the transformation efficiency and make bacteria...
  19. Addgene's Top 10 Blog Posts of 2015

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    ...in CRISPR genome editing.   2. Plasmids 101: Cre-lox Cre recombinase can be used to generate inversions...you can use to express your protein of interest. 4. Plasmids 101: Blue-White Screening Getting a lot of...researchers with many different ways to control gene expression. Get the full scoop from Addgenie A. Max Juchheim... of empty vector contaminants in your cloning experiments and tired of having to PCR many colonies to ...CRISPR/Cas9 and AAV Adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors are useful for in vivo gene delivery, but have ...Browse Our CRISPR Resources Learn More about Viral Vectors Browse the Repository  ...community members. In addition we’ve experienced incredible growth with our readership expanding from ~10,000...
  20. Plasmids 101: Common Lab E. coli Strains

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    ...of Bacterial Expression Systems. Check out our companion post describing protein expression strains, where...Mutation in a chaperonin gene Increases the stability of certain expressed proteins endA, endA1 Endonuclease...mutations Blue/white screening of clones   lacIq lac repressor overproduced, expression from pLac repressed...lab strains designed for subcloning or protein expression. If you were to include customized strains, the...transformation efficiency deoR constitutive expression of genes for deoxyribose synthesis Allows uptake...   TOP10 derivative. For propagating plasmids expressing the ccdB gene (important in Gateway cloning)....Streptomycin  HB101 derivative. For propagating plasmids expressing the ccdB gene (important in Gateway cloning)....
  21. Viral Vectors 101: Optogenetic Tools

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    .../cells expressing the optogenetic tool causing a change in cellular activity or gene expression. Experimental...control everything from electrical activity to gene expression, and even CRISPR based gene editing. But, how...hyperpolarize the cell (Mattis et al., 2012). Bicistronic vectors combine excitation and inhibition by using both...confounding issues associated with heterologous expression of engineered receptors. OptoXRs are great for...candidates for your experiments.  Wavelengths Most vectors have an optimal wavelength to use but can be activated...Experimental output is measured and quantified. Created with BioRender.com.   Optogenetic tools Types...passing ions against the concentration gradient. Created with BioRender.com.   Opto-G-protein coupled...
  22. The 10 Most Distributed Plasmid Technologies in Addgene's First 10 Years

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    ...requests grow for lentiviral packaging and expression vectors, including pMD2.G and psPAX2. Actually, these... In 2006, we saw an increase in popularity of empty backbones for shRNA expression, such as pLKO.1 puro... Our first popular "kit," Andrew Fire's set of vectors for C. elegans research was our most requested ...puro and pLKO.1 – TRC cloning vector. Lentiviral Plasmids -  If you're familiar with the pLKO plasmids ...empty backbones such as pBABE-puro for retroviral expression and pLVTHM, a lentiviral plasmid for mammalian...was Addgene's first distributed plasmid and was created in the lab of my thesis advisor, Dr. Bruce Spiegelman...requested. Ubiquitin - One particular gene we saw increased interest in from 2008 to 2009 was ubiquitin. The...
  23. Viral Genome Sequencing - A One Stop Shop for AAV Identity and Serotype Confirmation

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    ...the percent of recombination present in Cre-dependent vectors and a script that can confirm the serotype... while we think of the AAV vector genomes as containing just the expression cassette that we want, it ... our viral vectors related blog posts Read our blog post on AAV titers Browse viral vectors protocols ...accommodate adeno-associated viral vector (AAV) samples and created a simplified process, termed viral...methods for AAV quality control Historically, AAV vector QC has been sparse including only titration of ... of quality control is sufficient but for viral vector core facilities producing a large number of viral...demonstrated that NGS is an effective tool to confirm AAV vector genome identity. These studies used SMRT sequencing...
  24. Tips for arabidopsis transformation

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    ...Addgene  Choosing an expression system Choosing an appropriate expression vector is the first step in ...2007) ‘Improved Gateway Binary Vectors: High-Performance Vectors for Creation of Fusion Constructs in Transgenic...from the Tsuyoshi Nakagawa lab are binary gateway vectors and can be used for promoter swapping and generating...for visual selection of transformants based on expression of RFP in the seed (Emami, Yee and Dinneny, 2013...many insertions can cause artifacts from over-expression and it is likely that such a construct will be... ‘A robust family of Golden Gate Agrobacterium vectors for plant synthetic biology’, Frontiers in Plant...sweet potato contains Agrobacterium T-DNAs with expressed genes: An example of a naturally transgenic food...
  25. Viral Vectors 101: AAV Serotypes and Tissue Tropism

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    ...Viral Vectors 101: An Introduction to AAV Viral Vectors 101: AAV Variables that Matter Viral Vectors 101...: Diagram of AAV components. Created with BioRender.com. AAV vectors have both distinctive capsids...A viral vector that can target specific tissues, even when administered systemically, without causing...causing disease? Recombinant adeno-associated viral vectors, or rAAVs, can sound almost too good to be true...specific cells. This protein shell packages the vector’s genetic material, and variations between serotypes...target species or even strains. Pro tip! Getting a vector into a particular cell type depends largely on ...viral capsid, but specificity doesn’t end there: expression from rAAVs also depends on your choice of promoter...
  26. Plasmids 101: Terminators and PolyA signals

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    ... terminator will suffice. Many commercial expression vectors use double terminators to reduce unwanted...Regulatory Element Enhances Expression of Transgenes  Delivered by Retroviral Vectors. Journal of Virology. ...polyadenlyation. Mammalian expression plasmids are primarily used to create mRNA and the commonly used...Internal Polyadenylation Signal Substantially Increases Expression Levels of Lentivirus-Delivered Transgenes...Plasmids designed to express genes in a given host cell type are generally broken down into two broad...on promoter strength as a determinant of gene expression levels, the terminator also plays an important...variability in RNA half-life, and ultimately gene-expression. Polyadenylation is the post-transcriptional ...
  27. Technique: Probe Phage Genomes for Host Binding Proteins

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    ...point for this experiment. Find Bacterial Expression Vectors in the FX Cloning System Kit  Step 3: Probe...Clone Your Gene of Interest Into a Variety of Expression Vectors Deposit Your Microbiology Plasmids ...T4 DNA polymerase (to create blunt ends) and ligate into a bluntly digested vector designed for protein...homology-based searches return no candidates. Our strategy: Express random fragments of the phage genome and probe ...primers bordering the multiple cloning site of the vector. In order to reduce the chances of some clones ...plate) across 20 fresh selective plates. Step 2: Express random phage DNA fragments in E. coli Now that ...and exposed to IPTG in order to induce protein expression. Cells on the membranes will then be exposed ...
  28. Viral Vectors 101: Producing Your rAAV

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    ...Transgene Expression in Cultured Cells Using Unpurified Recombinant Adeno-Associated Viral Vectors [Preprint...minimally purified secreted rAAV for rapid and cost-effective manipulation of gene expression in the CNS. Molecular....  In this helper-free system, HEK293T cells, expressing Ad E1A and E1B, can be transfected with your ...you’ll need to determine the titer of your viral vector solution. A variety of titering methods have been...about common AAV applications by reading our Viral Vectors 101 series!  This post was originally written by...the Stability and Inactivation of AAV Serotype 1 Vectors. Human Gene Therapy Methods, 28(1), Article 1. ...(2021). Inactivation of Adeno-Associated Viral Vectors by Oxidant-Based Disinfectants. Human Gene Therapy...
  29. 5 Tips for Troubleshooting Viral Transductions

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    .... Viral vectors undergo DNA rearrangements. Depending on the composition of the viral vector and the ... or resistance marker expression following transfection, higher-level expression after approximately 72...about Lentiviral Vectors Additional Resources on the Addgene.org Check out Our Viral Vector Guide Pages ... one point or another. After amplifying a viral vector, collecting virus, and transducing target cells...the repeat sequences present in the LTR, the vector may undergo genomic rearrangements during replication...genomic rearrangements, try amplifying the viral vector with bacteria designed to minimize rearrangements...have low titers (which is unavoidable for some vectors) you can concentrate your virus by ultracentrifugation...
  30. DAP arrays for multiplex gene editing

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    ...promoter, which is used to drive the expression of the array. After expression, the individual gRNAs are released...packaged into viral vectors for potential in vivo applications or multiplex CRISPR screening.   Using tRNAs...CRISPR screenings that would perturb the unprecedented number of genes with a single viral vector.   ...demonstrated that the tRNA-gRNA array can drive the expression of itself, without using any additional promoter..., that rely on an upstream lengthy promoter to express the gRNA array, DAP arrays use tRNA itself, as ...is scalable and efficient in plasmid and viral vectors. In applications when repetitive tRNA sequences...resources on the Addgene blog CRISPR 101: Multiplex expression of gRNAs Four Base Editing Reporters to Monitor...
  31. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - March 2021

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    ...-baToN, “sender” cells express GFP on the surface and “receiver” cells express an anti-GFP nanobody on...response 1 (TIR1) expressed under a desired promoter with a specific spatiotemporal expression pattern and ... nanobody cross-reacts with BFP, sender cells expressing surface BFP generated BFP-labeled receiver cells...visualized.  The tool-kit consists of highly useful vectors compatible with Gibson and Saptrap cloning systems...for delivering CRISPRi components by a single AAV vector are now available from Tonia Rex's lab.  vfCRISPR...Jacobs-Wagner’s lab produce different levels of dCas9 expression and contain different antibiotic resistance markers...from Hongkui Zeng's lab are available for dual expression of cytoplasmic-tdTomato and Synaptophysin-GFP...
  32. Hot Plasmids: Spring 2025

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    ...backbones special: Strong expression: A CMV promoter drives robust gene expression in mammalian cells. Flexible... plasmid set for expressing tagged proteins, and stay tuned for mammalian expression and AAV plasmid sets...therapies. Using AAV vectors with enhancers that drive cell-type-specific expression has been a promising...) Fluorescence from axonal boutons of neurons expressing iGluSnFR3, iGluSnFR4f, and iGluSnFR4s. C) Spike-triggered...fusions for membrane display, they recommend the NGR vectors for most experiments. These new tools promise to... toolkit is the empty plasmid backbone: the DNA vector that contains everything needed to replicate inside...share our very own set of empty, HA-, and EGFP-expressing lentiviral backbones designed right here at Addgene...
  33. CRISPR/Cas9 FAQs Answered!

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    ...use double nickase, you could express two spacers and use PX335 to express the Cas9n (nickase). The concept...start site to have high expression, so adding this G could help with expression, though it is possible ...you need to have four spacers co-expressed and using PX335 to express the Cas9n (nickase). Tips for using...concept of the double nickase system is that you can express two different chimeric gRNAs with the Cas9 nickase...oligo when cloning my target spacers into the PX330 vector backbone? A2: There is no need to add the NGG PAM...backbone that uses the human U6 promoter to drive expression, is it necessary to add a G nucleotide to the...possible for the plasmid to still express without the G. Because the G is only one base, the Zhang lab usually...
  34. Chemogenetics vs. Optogenetics: Which Method Should I Choose?

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    ...more about optogenetics New to viral vectors? Browse our Viral Vectors 101 blog posts Learn more about precise...Addgene.org Browse all viral vectors available at Addgene Visit our viral vectors guide Find our chemogenetics...optogenetic and chemogenetic tools can have their expression targeted to specific tissues, cell types or even...restricted to illuminated region Impacts all cells expressing receptors Invasiveness Mice require permanent...Scientists continue to engineer opsins to operate at increasingly faster kinetics. The opsin ChETA, for example...regions of a neuron. Optogenetic approaches excel at discrete cell or tissue-subregion targeting down to the...
  35. Addgene-Seeding Labs Plasmid Grant: Accelerating Science Globally - 5 Scientists, 4 Countries & 3 Continents!

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    ...project the expression of isolated bacterial proteins can be achieved using a bacterial expression system ...fast endophyte screening system and plans to employ the light‐inducible bacterial expression system pDawn...LIC cloning vector and the pOKD plasmids. The recombinant Cry proteins will then be screened for toxicity...dietary supplements! Development of a bacterial expression system for renewable biotechnology products Dr...pDawn to clone and express newly identified proteins and enzymes. These compounds will later get tested for...focuses on molecular biotechnology for improving expression of nutritionally and therapeutically significant...cannot produce them. By using yeast integration vectors (see for example this yeast cloning kit) she intends...
  36. CRISPR 101: Epigenetics and Editing the Epigenome

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    ...the lab used this vector in chick embryos, it also functions in mammalian expression systems.   Christopher...pcDNA3.1-MS2-Tet1-CD to decrease methylation and activate transcription. A lentiviral vector with the same modifier...Arlotto ME, et al (2018) Creation of versatile cloning platforms for transgene expression and dCas9-based epigenome... are an additional layer of control over gene expression that go beyond genomic sequence. Dysregulation...modifications are correlated with alterations in gene expression, but causality and mechanisms remain unclear....that help package DNA, were associated with gene expression or silencing. To alter DNA modifications, researchers...Charles Gersbach’s lab has deposited mammalian expression constructs including pcDNA-dCas9-p300 Core and...
  37. Hot Plasmids - October 2020

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    ...from other regions of the cell. By combining vectors expressing different fluorescent proteins targeting ...Multiplexed Editing and screening Applications (CHyMErA) Knockout Libraries express hybrid Cas9-Cas12a gRNAs...display (FingRs), Xue Han’s lab has developed AAV vectors to selectively visualize excitatory and inhibitory...excitatory and inhibitory synapses, respectively. Once expressed in the neuron, the FingRs bind to the endogenous...targeting inhibitory or excitatory synapses or that are Cre-inducible, researchers can explore synaptic integration.... The team engineered C. elegans cell lines to express wrmScarlet1-10 unattached to any other cellular...proliferation in acute myeloid leukemia and saw that expression of H2B-FT consistently predicted the cell cycle...
  38. Plasmids 101: Repressible Promoters

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    ...to be expressed. These permit exquisite control of gene expression and tracing of gene expression across... basal expression. Co-expression of repressor QS along with QF leads to intermediate expression from QUAS...basal state, and co-expression of the inducer QF can increase QUAS driven expression by ~3,300-fold in ...transgene permits directed expression of that gene in cells that also express GAL4. Usage of this system...UAS to examine the expression of reporter genes, or to combine reporter expression from one promoter with... Shen. “Controlling gene expression with the Q repressible binary expression system in Caenorhabditis ...promoters and create sophisticated patterns of UAS-driven gene expression. To further increase the complexity...
  39. Hot Plasmids February 2024

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    ...escape. Combining Cas9-PAGE with lentiviral sgRNA expression yielded editing of 80–90% in human cell lines...structured illumination microscopy in HeLa cells expressing COX8a-mStayGold. Scale bars 10 μm (main), 1 μm...developed an engineered adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector named AAV.CAP-Mac for non-invasive systemic gene...bias in mature marmosets. CAP-Mac also robustly expressed fluorescent reporters in green monkeys and cultured...cultured human neurons, with broader neuronal expression than AAV9. This new capsid will be a valuable ...N.C., Goeden, N. et al. Adeno-associated viral vectors for functional intravenous gene transfer throughout...region VIII of AAV9-X1.1 to that of AAV1. This viral vector has brain endothelial cell-specific tropism, with...
  40. Plasmids 101: A Brief History of Plasmids and an Improved eBook!

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    ...cloning vectors such as pBR322, pACYC, and pUC were developed to provide higher copy number vectors that ...added to the "Plasmids that Glow" and "Viral Expression Vectors" chapters, and more pictures and pro tips...successful, pSC101 became the first plasmid cloning vector and molecular biology was never the same. Over ...replication and topology, and cloning and gene expression. Just released: Addgene's Plasmids 101 (2nd...Plasmids 101 eBook! In keeping with our goal of creating a one-stop reference guide for plasmids we've ...
  41. Hot Plasmids September 2018 - Optogenetics, RNA Localization, Fluorescent Protein, and Base-editing Tools

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    ...available in a mammalian expression vector (pcDNA3) and a bacterial expression vector (pRSETB). Fabritius...deaminases like APOBEC. To achieve this they created a lentiviral vector system that monitors both APOBEC- and...ACE) in real-time. The reporter constitutively expresses eGFP to indicate reporter abundance, and mCherry...both halves of the modified EB1 protein are overexpressed in cells, microtubule growth can be switched...cobalamin fusion to the riboswitch results in increased fluorescent signal. Prior to the development of...developing a new imaging-based bacterial colony screening platform, Oliver Griesbeck’s lab set out to engineer...the red end of the spectrum (above 600 nm) and increasing the brightness. Arne Fabritius and colleagues...
  42. How to Deposit Your Plasmids with Addgene

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    ...the vector backbone you cloned your insert into and fill out the appropriate boxes with the vector backbone...backbone manufacturer, vector backbone size, total size of your vector + insert, any modifications you ...insert in E. coli, then this is a Bacterial Expression vector. If your plasmid can be classified in multiple...lentiviral vector to be used in mammalian cells, check Lentiviral and Mammalian Expression). This information... location, while shRNAs are used to knockdown expression of mRNAs with complementarity to the shRNA sequence...provide any full or partial plasmid sequences and any vector maps. The more sequence data available, the better... was a part of the insert (when cloned into the vector backbone). If your plasmid has more than one insert...
  43. PITChing MMEJ as an Alternative Route for Gene Editing

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    ...cloned into a vector containing Cas9 and the PITCh-gRNA. Step 3: Contransfect the PITCh vector with the vector...construct targeting vectors. Addgene depositor Takashi Yamamoto’s lab has harnessed MMEJ to create a new method...if the GFP-Puro will alter expression of the gene it follows. For increased versatility, it would be advantageous...just upstream of a stop codon. Briefly, the PITCh vector should be constructed with 5’ and 3’ microhomology...PITCh Step 1: Generate microhomologies in the PITCh vector ~20 bp 5’ and 3’ microhomologies are added to ..., and this construct is inserted into the PITCh vector via In-Fusion or SLIC cloning. Step 2: Design an... vector carrying Cas9 and the PITCh- and locus-specific gRNAs Step 4: Select for puromycin resistant cells...
  44. FastCloning: A Newer, Simpler Cloning Technique

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    ... insert and vector are first PCR amplified. The forward primer used to amplify the vector is located in...your vector and insert. Once you’ve confirmed that the PCR was successful, mix together the vector and ... PCR with vector specific primers to confirm that the products are the correct size (vector + insert)....specific sequences for base pair overhangs, insert and vector purification, and, most importantly, excessive ..., it does not require purification of insert or vector products, nor does it require the use of specific...process in brief In FastCloning, you PCR both the vector and the insert in separate reactions and then combine...bases that are complementary to the overlapping vector ends. See an overview of the PCR process and the...
  45. X-CHIME: Context Dependent Germline Knockout in Immune Cells

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    ...transduction of Cas9-expressing (Rosa26-Cas9) hematopoietic stem cells with a lentiviral vector containing a ...utilizes custom mouse strains and lentiviral expression vectors (Table 1). The four systems Name Function... pXPR_070 Violet-excited GFP (vex) Lineage-Cre; Rosa26-Cas9 S-CHIME Knocks out pairs of genes...of genes in immune cells typically involves the creation of germline knockout mice, which is time-consuming...cells can be implanted in irradiated recipients to create mice with gene knockouts in their immune systems...2019). A CRISPR-Cas9 delivery system for in vivo screening of genes in the immune system. Nature Communications...
  46. Antibodies 101: Single Chain Fragment Variables (scFvs)

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    ...because they can be expressed in bacteria, while mAbs generally require mammalian expression systems. scFvs...used to screen for new antibodies. To do this, antibody variable domain sequences are expressed as scFvs... plant, and insect cells, they are most often expressed from a plasmid in bacteria (Ahmed et al., 2012...2012). One challenge of bacterial expression is the proper formation of the disulfide bond between the VL...requires an oxidizing environment to form. When expressed in the non-oxidizing cytoplasm of bacteria, scFvs...more of these approaches are often used for scFv expression in bacteria:  targeting to the oxidizing periplasm...to allow for proper disulfide bond formation.  expression in strains of bacteria that are redox mutants...
  47. Using Phosphoserine to Study Protein Phosphorylation

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    ...recognized by the Sep-tRNA. 3. An expression plasmid encoding the ORF to be expressed Finally, the researcher needs...ORF of interest is cloned into one of these expression vectors, the codon for the amino acid to be replaced...non-phosphorylated serine at the TAG codon of the same expression vector used for phosphoserine incorporation (6). ...using the same expression plasmid. This is a particularly important control when creating a phosphoserine-incorporation...bacterial host strain for protein production, and an expression plasmid encoding the open reading frame (ORF)...encoding their open reading frame of interest. Two expression systems have been verified for use by the Rinehart...TOPO E17TAG GFP and pGEX-6P-1. The pCRT7 NT TOPO vector contains a mutant pSer-containing GFP that can ...
  48. With Our New Viral Service, We're Taking CRISPR Further!

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    ...easy process. The cloning capacity of lentiviral vectors (~8.5 kb of insert) and the reduced titer associated...providing lentiviral preps of select lentiviral vectors from the repository for you. We perform test infections...infections with all of our viral preps and host our expression data (western blots or fluorescent microscopy...nickase for genome editing. You can also enhance expression of your gene of interest with a variety of Cas9...therefore, must be used to infect a cell line already expressing Cas9. As John Doench (Broad Institute and member...Page Check Out Our CRISPR Guide Pages Find Viral Vectors ...CRISPR pooled gRNA libraries that can be used to screen for genes involved in a wide variety of cellular...
  49. CRISPR Kinome Libraries Available: Pooled and Individual Plasmid Formats

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    ...pools are available in two vector formats: all-in-one (lentiCRISPRv2, expressing both Cas9 and an individual...individual gRNA from this single vector) and guide-only (lentiGuide expressing only an gRNA, for use with cells... useful for imaging or gene expression assays necessitating the screening of individual plasmids separately...Library Screening Why the kinome? While properly designed perturbations – in the case of screens using ...at the Broad Institute, John Doench. A genetic screening project can be a tremendous undertaking, producing...technology, gRNAs to knockout genes – are essential screening components, the model system and the assay are...is to do it huge, there are times when a more incremental approach is prudent. What's in the CRISPR kinome...
  50. Why Add Sucrose? Improved Yields for Adeno-associated Virus Preparation

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    ...guide to viral vectors Find all of our viral vector blog posts Download our viral vectors 101 eBook Additional...pressure on the production of retroviral vectors: Enhancement in vector stability." Biotechnology and bioengineering...been actively investigating ways to improve viral vector production. Whether redesigning viral packaging...membrane When packaging adeno-associated viral vectors (AAV) not all serotypes are equal; while some serotypes... of a fluorescent dye and transduction of GFP-expressing AAV particles we did not observe any difference...we believe that this approach can be adapted by vector cores and laboratories alike as an easy and inexpensive...Efficient serotype-dependent release of functional vector into the culture medium during adeno-associated...
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