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  1. Hot Plasmids: Fall 2025

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    ...microenvironment, immobilizing the components and altering the composition and dynamics. The researchers demonstrated...are available, but red GECIs have been limited compared to other colors. Two recent developments add to...proteins, PinkyCaMP is the first based on mScarlet. Compared to RCaMP3 and jRGECO1a, PinkyCaMP had better brightness...to condensates, disrupting their dynamics and composition. Reproduced from Zhang et al. (2025) under CC... 2025). The team used AAV9 to deliver CRISPRa components to adipose cells to activate genes involved in... students to explore cell metabolism. Plasmid components of CRISPRkit are now available through Addgene... the Qi lab's website crisprkit.org to request complete kits or find protocols and other resources. Find...
  2. A Control for All Seasons

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    ...Burry 2011). Complex experiments Finally, additional controls may be required for more complex experiments...expected response and have a baseline with which to compare the experimental group.     Figure 1: A...western blot several times with the same samples and compare the results across runs. If the results vary considerably...will briefly touch on.  Western blotting When comparing samples in different lanes in a western blot, ... to the controls listed above, viability and compensation controls are recommended for flow cytometry....example, propidium iodide only stains dead cells). Compensation controls address the spectral overlap that occurs... occurs during multiplexing. Compensation controls are single stained samples for each fluorophore and...
  3. Viral Vectors 101: AAV Variables That Matter

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    ...Using AAV vectors in complex biological systems can be tricky at best, and downright infuriating at worst...Serotypes Serotype refers to the different protein compositions of AAV capsids, which determine how a virus ...what works great in one system or cell type can completely fail in a different system (Issa et al., 2023...designing and testing your AAV.  Figure 2: Comparison of AAV serotypes 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, and 9 in two ...Taschenberger et al., 2017).     Figure 3: Comparison of two astrocyte selective promoters demonstrating...Konishi, Y., Hosokawa, Y., & Konishi, H. (2014). A comparative analysis of constitutive promoters located in...vector-mediated transduction of the corticospinal tract: Comparison of four promoters. Gene Therapy, 28(1–2), 56–...
  4. Plasmids 101: Dimers and Multimers

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    ...reduced transformation and transfection efficiency compared to the monomeric version of the plasmid (Maucksch...multimers have additional origins of replication compared to monomers, they are also able to replicate at...bacterial cells with multimers grow more slowly compared to those containing the monomeric version of the...and more prone to being lost in bacterial cells compared to monomers, although this can be prevented via...cannot be used to detect plasmid multimers. Some companies provide NGS whole plasmid sequencing services ...frequency of multimerization, and in some cases completely prevent the formation of plasmid multimers (Bedbrook...produced the highest yield of monomeric plasmid compared to DH5α. However, more research is needed to determine...
  5. Antibodies 101: The Basics of Western Blotting

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    ...to detect a single, specific protein within the complex mix derived from cells or tissues. Westerns are...sample per lane, onto the top of a resolving gel composed of the crosslinked polymer acrylamide. In addition...proteins are immobilized onto a membrane, usually composed of a nitrocellulose or polyvinylidene difluoride...membrane.  In a wet transfer system the sandwich is completely submerged in a tank filled with a transfer buffer...confirming that the protein is the expected size as compared to the protein standards.  Protein abundance In...loading control when assessing protein abundance or comparing samples across lanes.  For a typical loading control...present in all samples. Uneven sample loading or incomplete protein transfer causes inconsistent levels of...
  6. Plasmids 101: Repressible Promoters

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    ...binary systems. In recent years, a number of more complex systems have also been developed which don’t fit... Bujard, both the promoter and transactivator components of the system have been engineered and improved...revolutionized genetic studies in flies. An additional component, the GAL80 repressor, adds a repressible element...UAS-driven gene expression. To further increase the complexity of the system, researchers have used split GAL4... developed by Lai and Lee. LexA/lexAop is a complementary system to GAL4/UAS that functions in essentially... cells and ~24,000-fold in human HeLa cells as compared to basal expression. Co-expression of repressor...because it allows them to be used together for complex genetic analysis in Drosophila or for precise control...
  7. Technique: Probe Phage Genomes for Host Binding Proteins

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    ...some clones being outcompeted by others in liquid culture, dilute and plate the complete library of transformants...faces as it approaches a host cell surface are complex polysaccharide structures, many of which are easily... DNA from host cell nucleases (4). To further complicate matters, even when sequenced, phage genomes tend... for cell-binding abilities (6). This can be accomplished using a restriction enzyme with a short recognition...involves forcing DNA through a small opening using compressed nitrogen gas; this shears DNA at random locations...your resultant plasmid libraries into chemically competent E. coli and analyze transformants for appropriately...transformation should be performed using a highly competent strain that you can use for long-term library ...
  8. Science Career Options

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    ...technology, and good computer skills will give you an advantage. Strong writing, computer skills (Word, Excel...you can fully investigate and solve a problem or complete a project, overcoming inevitable failures and ... Nature Photographer/Artist Ecologist     Computer and writing skills Writing a thesis or dissertation...which are useful to many employers. Increasingly, computer skills are highly desired, as roles are becoming...Will you be coordinating projects? Do you need computer programming skills? Other things to consider...as forensics currently have too many applicants compared to the number of available roles). Make your resume...
  9. Choosing Your Fluorescent Proteins for Multi-Color Imaging

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    ... interested in are compatible with your microscope optics, you will want to compare the excitation and...fluorescent proteins currently available. Choosing compatible fluorescent proteins To choose a set of fluorescent...scope of this post. Are your fluorescent proteins compatible with your microscope optics? To determine if ...is efficiently collected by the microscope. To compare the match between a fluorescent protein and a filter...here's a screenshot from the Chroma Spectra Viewer comparing a standard Cy3 or Rhodamine filter set (Chroma...channels used for more abundant proteins or marking compartments. I hope this sheds some light on multicolor ...
  10. Plasmids 101: Mammalian Vectors

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    ...Jurkat T cells Complexes with DNA; causes strand scissions 100-400 ug/mL *Not comprehensive.   ** In eukaryotes...cells. Of course, these mammalian vectors must be compatible with the cell type they are tranfected into –...cells. Before getting into the mammalian plasmid components, it may be useful to describe the means of introducing...called transfection. Transfection is somewhat comparable to bacterial transformation (the introduction...void. These ORIs, however, require additional components expressed in trans within the cell for effective...ORIs, respectively. The presence of these viral components greatly reduces the rate of plasmid dilution ...
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