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  1. What's New in CRISPR - Winter 2018

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    ...Find the anti-CRISPR plasmids Tagging human transcription factors with GFP Kevin White’s lab recently ...deposited a set of CRISPR plasmids to tag human transcription factors with GFP. As part of the Encyclopedia...these donor plasmids will help researchers map transcription factor localization and binding via ChiP-seq...ChiP-seq. Learn more about ENCODE Find the transcription factor tagging plasmids If you have a new CRISPR...
  2. Download Science-Themed Zoom Backgrounds from Addgene

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    ...and packaging plasmids as well as transfer plasmids. Download the orange lentivirus background.         ...our fluorescent protein background. Download the orange fluorescent protein background.           Did...px or 1080 px).         Do you do a lot of transformations with the plasmids you receive from Addgene?...
  3. How Exercise Purges Stress and Keeps Depression at Bay

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    ...PGC-1a1, a transcriptional coactivator induced in skeletal muscle by exercise and endurance, protects ...have reported a mechanism based on studies of transgenic mice that helps to explain how it works. The ... skeletal muscle expression of kynurenine aminotransferases, to enhance the conversion of kynurenine into...
  4. Antibodies 101: Introduction to Antibodies

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    ...weight by SDS-PAGE, and are subsequently transferred to a membrane. A primary antibody recognizing the protein...is added, and will bind to that protein on the membrane. Then, addition of a secondary antibody allows...showing GFP expression in cells that have been transfected with a plasmid encoding GFP. Actin, a common ...bind to proteins on the cell surface, or the cell membrane can be permeabilized to allow antibodies to bind...
  5. Our Most Popular Blog Posts from 2019

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    .... Plasmids 101: Transformation, Transduction, Bacterial Conjugation, and Transfection by Alyssa Cecchetelli...editing. Using a fusion between Cas9 and reverse transcriptase and a prime editing guide RNA, it can introduce...
  6. What's New in CRISPR - December 2019

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    ...fluorescent tags in neurons. Their toolkit named ORANGE (Open Resource for the Application of Neuronal ...in neurons.  Read the paper in bioRxiv Find the ORANGE toolkit   Cas9/gRNA ribonucleoprotein delivery...delivery by lentiviral capsid-based bionanoparticle Transient expression of CRISPR/Cas9 in cells has advantages...for packaging Cas9/gRNA ribonucleoproteins for transient expression. They replaced the tetraloop of the...
  7. From our Table to Yours: An Inside Look at Lunch at Addgene

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    ...at Addgene, and send random sets of 4 people out to lunch.   I think these random lunches would be a wonderful...-make-time-for-that” type projects. Cross-team “Random Lunches” With more employees, Addgene has naturally...Kamens, responded by starting something we call “Random Lunches.” Once or twice a year, she’ll mix up the...
  8. Year of the Camelid: Antibody Style

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    ... tools for diverse applications. For example, RANbodies can be used as an alternative to conventional ...sdAbs were used to create GFP scaffolds for transcriptional activation.  sdAbs in the clinic sdAbs have...also been some interesting work done developing transgenic mice that express camelid variable domains (aka...Llamas Required - Synthetic Nanobodies Against Membrane Proteins More resources from addgene.org  Plasmids...
  9. Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Free Online Molecular Biology Tools

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    ...sequences to sequences in a database ExPASy translation tool: Translates a DNA sequence using all six open reading...Annotates features, BLASTs, aligns, digests, and translates a sequence.   NEBCutter2: For finding restriction...information, such as expression patterns, post-translational modifications and polymorphisms Codon optimization...
  10. Addgene's a Nonprofit? Nonprofit Awareness Day 2017

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    ...scientists and technology transfer offices trust us to work for them with full transparency. We don’t have to ...resources continuously raising money from donations or grants to fulfill their mission. Addgene is fortunate ...Natashia, Nicole, Olivia, Pamela, Racheal, Ramsey, Randall, Ray, Rebecca, Renee, Shannon, Susanna, Tenisha...
  11. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - July 2021

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    ...B) Strategy for leak-free transcriptional control. C) Iterative transduction workflow overview. Image ... by integrating a SL-insensitive fluorophore (LSSmOrange) as an internal control and a SL-sensitive fluorophore...fluorescent biosensor has a high sensitivity (50 nM-500nM range) and a high specificity for SLs in vitro, and they...
  12. Some Like it Hot: Thermostable GeoCas9

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    ...). G. stearothermophilus grows at temperatures ranging from 30-74 °C, with an optimal growth temperature...or G) Spacer Length 20 nt 22 nt Temperature Range for Optimal Activity 35 - 45 °C 50 - 70 °C Genome...were incubated in reaction buffer at temperatures ranging from 25-80 °C. Activity is expressed as Kcleave...Harrington et al tested GeoCas9’s editing skills by transfecting HEK293 cells with GeoCas9 or SpCas9 RNP’s and...
  13. Comparing Cas9 to NgAgo: Can the Argonautes Best CRISPR?

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    ...in the cell. gDNA guides will also need to be transfected into the cells of interest. In contrast, RNA ...must be expressed from a plasmid or in vitro transcribed, and changes in gRNA secondary structure can ...removal RNA-guided CRISPR enzymes cause double-stranded breaks, with either blunt (Cas9) or staggered ...Cpf1) cleavage. NgAgo takes a different approach, randomly removing 1-20 nucleotides from the cleavage site...
  14. New and Upcoming Viral Vectors - Spring 2019

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    ... sensor AAV GABA is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in vertebrates, but methods for directly imaging...GABA sensor (pAAV.hSyn-FLEX.iGABASnFR) has good membrane localization and brightness. The F102G variant... through imaging. Since it’s illuminated by red/orange light, Archon1 can also be used in conjunction ...pAAV-Syn-FLEX-rc [Archon1-KGC-GFP-ER2]) of this membrane-embedding voltage detector. Find Archon1 and its...
  15. New and Upcoming Viral Vectors - December 2019

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    ...expression, researchers often need to determine these transduction patterns empirically for their own experiments...calcium dynamics that govern such activities as neurotransmitter release is vital in studying neural networks...GP-AAV-CAG-FLEX-jGCaMP7s-WPRE 105714 AAV8 pAAV-Ef1a-fDIO-GCaMP6s Neurotransmitter sensors: Dopamine and norepinephrine Neuroscience...research relies on accurate monitoring of neurotransmitters and we are excited to offer AAV for the newest...
  16. Behind-the-scenes of the Isolation of the Thermostable IgnaviCas9 From a Yellowstone Hot Spring

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    ...ahead of time included contacting YNP staff to arrange permits to visit places not accessible to the public...night was fun but also very tiring. It feels a bit strange to be using a micropipette and gloves at a campsite...similar to a type II-C Cas9 from Parvibaculum lavamentivorans, whose optimal growth temperature is 30°C. ...rRNA in bacterial RNA-Seq. This enriches for transcripts of interest without an increase in the number...
  17. Extracurricular Activities for a Strong Science Career Path

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    ...using multidisciplinary, collaborative, and translational approaches for scientific tool and technique...However, careers outside of the lab highlight “transferable” skills such as leadership, management, and ...to publication and acquisition of funding. If a grant committee is not convinced that your project is ...Leadership Networking University technology transfer office positions   Market analyses Patent...
  18. How Dry Ice Affects Viral Vector Sample pH & How to Avoid It

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    ... However, the pH changes in our solutions are transient and return to normal once the tube is opened and...restored. We have no evidence to suggest that the transient change in pH affects AAV function. Furthermore...Furthermore, another study tested AAV infectivity after a range of pH exposures. They showed that AAV infectivity...MC, Fitchmun MI. Protein instability following transport or storage on dry ice. Nat Methods. 2013 Apr;10...
  19. The Power Behind NGS Plasmid Validation: seqWell

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    ...each sample remain highly normalized across a wide range of input DNA concentrations. This process is explained...plasmids on a plate) will typically have a wide range of input quantities. This variation is problematic...produced from large numbers of samples with a wide range of input concentrations (via proprietary chemistry...differences in input concentration across a 100-fold range (1ng – 100ng) are normalized to two-fold variation...
  20. Science Career Options

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    ...can feel lost. Use this post to explore the wide range of careers available to scientists and open your...carry out in-depth research is applicable to a wide range of industries and is a highly desirable quality ...SAS, HTML, Matlab etc) are highly desirable in a range of roles, including: Science Reporter Technical... Statistician Bioinformatician Science Writer Grant Writer Journal Editor Science Marketer Software...
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