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  1. A Guide to Getting Started in Undergrad Research

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    ...Bachelor's degree Generally a short-term position (1-2 years) Often a gap-year position taken to transition... are more involved in the science, experimental design, and execution. Can lead to an independent project...advice Give yourself permission to pursue your own desired path. Careers in science are also not limited to...
  2. AAV Purification by Iodixanol Gradient Ultracentrifugation

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    ...purification. Workflow Timeline Day 1: Purify Day 2: Buffer exchange and concentration Note: Both steps...7.4 1X PBS-MK buffer 100X Poloxamer 188 NaCl MgCl 2 KCl Centrifugal filter units (MWCO 100 kDa) Reagent...PBS-MK buffer Dissolve 5.84 g of NaCl, 26.3 mg of MgCl 2 and 14.91 mg of KCl in 1× PBS in a final volume of...at 4 °C. 1X PBS-MK buffer Dissolve 26.3 mg of MgCl 2 , and 14.91 mg of KCl in 1× PBS in a final volume ...(C) (formulation buffer) Add 5 mL of Buffer B and 2 mL of 5 M NaCl to 43 mL PBS Procedure Preparation ...need more time, you can alternatively centrifuge for 2 h at 200,000 x g at 18 °C. Carefully take the QuickSeal...interface of the 60% and 40% gradient (see Figure 2) with an 18 ga needle. Place the first microcentrifuge...
  3. Antibody Validation Using the Indirect ELISA Method

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    ... Anti-Desmin [D7]. Plates were incubated with HRP-linked anti-Human IgG secondary antibody for 2 hours...vapors. Workflow Timeline Day 1: Antigen Coating Day 2: Blocking Day 3: Primary antibody incubation Day 4...with 96-well plates 1–10 µL single channel pipette 2–20 µL single channel pipette 20–200 µL single channel...serial dilutions of the purified antigen as follows: 2 ng/µL : Add 100 µL of 20 ng/µL stock into 900 µL PBS...microfuge tube and vortex. 1 ng/µL : Add 450 µL of 2 ng/µL stock into 450 uL PBS in a microfuge tube and...37 °C for 30 min , or overnight at 4 °C . Section 2: Block the plate Prepare the wash buffer (0.05% Tween...incubate on a microplate shaker set to 400 rpm for 2 h at room temperature or overnight at 4 °C . Section...
  4. Coomassie Purity Stain of Recombinant Antibodies

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    ...follows: Figure 2 Using the box tool, draw a box around the entire first gel lane (as in Figure 2). Select Analyze... Example for AR0018 (lane 2 in Figure 1): Sample Peak 1 (contaminant) Peak 2 (contaminant) Peak 3 (HC)...choose Use Equation . Select the Show R 2 checkbox. Pro-Tip The R 2 of the trendline should be between 0.95...Equipment Heat block 1–10 µL single channel pipette 2–20 µL single channel pipette 20–200 µL single channel... Add 5 µL of 4X sample buffer to each sample. Add 2 µL 10X reducing agent to each sample. Spin the sample...bottom part of the gel where dye is visible. Section 2: Staining the Gel Place the gel in a plastic tray .... Figure 1 Recombinant antibody preps should have 2 clear bands at ~50 kDa and ~25 kDa corresponding to...
  5. When Fidelity Matters: A frank discussion about ligase fidelity

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    ...biology 14.6 (2004): 757-764. PubMed PMID: 15582400. 2. Tomkinson, Alan E., et al. "DNA ligases: structure...end-joining, but will also efficiently ligate many undesirable structures, including substrates containing gaps...fidelity") better than T4 DNA Ligase (21, 25, 26). Despite this higher fidelity, Taq DNA Ligase can still ...possible NN pairs in the template. The probes were designed such that each possible pairing resulted in a ... high fidelity ligase, along with careful probe design and reaction condition optimization, will be critical...
  6. Fluorescence Titering Assay

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    ...method 1) or the volume of virus (method 2): Method 1 Method 2 $$T = {N*F*D\over V_T}$$ Where: T = Titer...Lentivirus is generally considered biosafety level 2+. Please ensure that you are in compliance with your...Day 0: Seed 293T cells Day 1: Transduce cells Day 2 (am): Remove media, replace with fresh media Day 4...Biological Safety Cabinet 0.5–10 µL single channel pipette 2–20 µL single channel pipette 20–200 µL single channel... 200–1000 µL single channel pipette Ice bucket CO 2 incubator Pipet controller Hazardous waste container...complete. Mix well by pipetting or inverting. Aliquot 2 mL of cell suspension into each well of the 6-well...for Lentivirus You may also like... Viral Vector Guides Virus Blog Posts Mol Bio Protocols Viral Service...
  7. Handling Plasmids from Addgene - Purifying Plasmid DNA

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    ... glacial acetic acid 57 mL of dH 2 O Store Solution III at 4°C Grow 2 mL overnight cultures from single...Resuspension buffer Denaturing solution Renaturing solution 2 mg/mL RNase A TE or water-saturated phenol-chloroform...100 μL of cold Solution I. Vortex the solution for 2 min or until all bacteria are fully resuspended. Add...pipetting or carefully pouring. Optional: Add 5 μL of 2 mg/mL RNase A to the supernatant in the new tube and... to the recovered aqueous DNA layer. Repeat steps 2-4. Note: Phenol-chloroform is a hazardous waste - ...: Ethanol Precipitation To your DNA solution, add 2-2.5 volumes 95% or 100% ethanol and 1/10 volume of...Last Update: Feb. 8, 2018 Equipment Desktop microcentrifuge Desktop vortexer Vacuum (optional) Reagents...
  8. Adeno-associated virus (AAV) Guide

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    .... A designer AAV variant permits efficient retrograde access to projection neurons . Neuron, 92 (2), 372...components, see the AAV Plasmid Elements table . Figure 2: Plasmids required for rAAV vector production. Created... pseudotyped with viral capsids from serotypes 1, 2, and 5 display differential efficiency and cell tropism...the central nervous system . Molecular Therapy, 10 (2), 302–317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymthe.2004.05.024...the production of AAV vectors . Microorganisms, 12 (2), 384. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12020384... Science Guides Viral Vectors AAV Vector Guide Adeno-Associated...inverted terminal repeats (ITRs). The Rep region encodes four non-structural replication proteins (Rep78...
  9. Science Guides

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    ...specific control of activity. Read More CRISPR Class 2 C lustered R egularly I nterspaced S hort P alindromic...Collection of guides that describe how popular scientific techniques work Science... Science Guides Addgene has created... created the following guides to help you start learning about various scientific concepts related to ...to our plasmid collection. Find links to the guides below. Antibodies Chemogenetics CRISPR Optogenetics... sets. Read More Viral Vectors Find educational guides to learn more about the different types of viruses...
  10. Plan Your Experiment

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    ...components (Figure 2), and the optimal system will likely depend on your cell type. Figure 2: Different delivery...either (1) a lack of gRNA and/or Cas9 expression or (2) a lack of efficient target cleavage in cells that...CRISPR-Based genome editing. Trends in Biotechnology , 36 (2), 173–185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2017.11.006...multi-plasmid SAM system Activate Design and Clone Your gRNA Achieving your desired edit comes down to location...on proper gRNA design. While there are some cases where it makes sense to manually design a gRNA, in most...most cases gRNA design software is better and more efficient at designing potential gRNAs for you to choose...protocol. Read more about how to design your gRNA . Synthesize and Clone Desired gRNAs Once your target sequences...
  11. Antibody Guide

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    ...cells; function is unknown Monomer with a valency of 2 IgE Protects against parasites and is responsible ...such as anaphylactic shock Monomer with a valency of 2 IgG The most abundant isotype in blood, also found...secondary immune response Monomer with a valency of 2 IgG1; IgG2; IgG3; IgG4 IgM Produced during the primary... ranging from antibody fragments (shown in Figure 2) to completely unrelated molecules. Examples include...used for assembling protein nanostructures. Figure 2: An antibody (IgG, far left) compared to alternative... is described in more detail in the Multiplex Assays section below. The following table describes the ... Science Guides Antibody Guide Antibody Guide View Addgene's Antibody...
  12. Transfection for Recombinant Antibodies

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    ...Warnings HEK293 cells are considered biosafety level 2. Please ensure that you are in compliance with your... 18, 2022 Workflow Timeline Day 1: Seed cells Day 2: Transfect cells Day 3-6: Feed cells Day 7: Harvest...conical tubes Automated cell counter 37 °C, 5% CO 2 incubator with shaking platform set to 120 rpm 37 ...250 mg Benzamidine 25 mL Aprotinin saline solution (2 mg/mL) Mix well and sterilize through a 0.2 µm PES... a 500 mL vented flask.Incubate in a 37 °C, 5% CO 2 incubator on a shaking platform set to 120 rpm. Pro-Tip... not use cells that are over 30 passages. Section 2: Transfection Check the cell density and viability...the culture. Pro-Tip Culture should be between 1.5–2 x 10 6 cells/mL with >95% viability to proceed with...
  13. Protocols for Molecular Biology, Plasmid Cloning, and Viral Preps

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    ...BSL-1 and BSL-2 Labs Learn how to best protect yourself when working in BSL-1 and BSL-2 labs Watch the...Two (BSL-1 and BSL-2) Safety measures for laboratories operating at BSL-1 and BSL-2 Watch the Video! Water...Introductory techniques designed to help you get started in the lab. Name Description (Link opens in a new...gel Watch the Video! How to Design a Primer Key considerations when designing primers Watch the Video! Sequence...blocks for many more complicated procedures. Name Description (Link opens in a new window) Link to Video Making...constructing and analyzing your plasmids. Name Description (Link opens in a new window) Link to Video Restriction...titering and testing your virus preparations. Name Description Link to Video General Transfection Introduce ...
  14. Kit Free RNA Extraction

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    ...RNAzol®, QIAzol® (for Protocol Option #2) Water-saturated Phenol 2 M Sodium Acetate pH 4 Chloroform/Isoamyl....5% (wt/vol) N-laurosylsarcosine (Sarkosyl) 0.1 M 2-mercaptoethanol TRIzol® or similar product such as...recipe). If using TRIzol®, jump down to the Option #2 - TRIzol® Protocol section below. Homogenize or lyse...following sequentially to 1 mL of lysate: Add 0.1 mL of 2 M sodium acetate (pH 4.0), mix thoroughly by inversion...aliquots of it and storing those in -80°C. Option #2 - TRIzol® Protocol Homogenize or lyse tissues or cells...by hand for 10 seconds. Incubate the sample(s) for 2-3 minutes on ice and centrifuge for 15 minutes at ... Biology Reference Introduction This protocol describes how to extract RNA from tissues or cells without...
  15. Ligation Independent Cloning

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    ...primer design software to ensure a melting temperature between 50-60°C for your PCR primers. Step 2: Linearize...20-30 Eluted DNA 10-50 ng/μl 1 dGTP (100mM) 2.5 mM 2 DTT (100 mM) 5 mM 1 BSA (10 μg/μl) 0.25 μg/μl 1 T4...your treated vector and insert at a molar ratio of 1:2 or 1:3, using between 20 and 50 ng of vector per annealing... reaction is now ready for transformation. Use 1-2 μl of annealing reaction for each transformation, ...experimental design. Search Addgene's collection of empty LIC cloning vectors Protocol Step 1: Design Your Primers... Primers Primer design for LIC is often as simple as using the backbone manufacturer's suggested leader...nucleotide dGTP in the reaction (exclude all other nucleotides from standard polymerase protocol), causing the...
  16. Colony Formation Titering Assay

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    ...Workflow Timeline Day 0: Seed and transduce cells Day 2: Replace media with fresh media containing selection...Biological Safety Cabinet 0.5–10 µL single channel pipette 2–20 µL single channel pipette 20–200 µL single channel... 200–1000 µL single channel pipette Ice bucket CO 2 incubator Pipet controller Hazardous waste container...the appropriate antibiotic. Incubate the cells for ~2 weeks. All of the cells in the untransduced (negative...disturb the colonies. Count the colonies for at least 2 of the dilutions. Pro-Tip The higher dilution wells...stained with 0.1% crystal violet and counted. Figure 2: A549 cells were transduced with the indicated serial...for Lentivirus You may also like... Viral Vector Guides Virus Blog Posts Mol Bio Protocols Viral Service...
  17. Isolating a Monoclonal Cell Population by Limiting Dilution

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    ...Day 1: Seed individual cells in a 96-well plate Day 2–14: Monitor cells for growth and expand cells Day ...Biological Safety Cabinet 0.5–10 µL single channel pipette 2–20 µL single channel pipette 20–200 µL single channel...channel pipette 200–1000 µL single channel pipette CO 2 incubator Pipet controller Hazardous waste container...approximately 50–60% confluent. For 293T cells this is about 2 × 10 6 cells in a 10 cm dish. Each 10 cm dish should...the highest or lowest transgene expression ( Figure 2 ). Sample Data Figure 1: Generation of monoclonal ...inferred by the differences in colony size. Figure 2: Cas9 expression in monoclonal cell lines generated...Vector Guides Virus Blog Posts Addgene Protocols Viral Service Introduction This protocol describes how ...
  18. Protocol - How to Run an Agarose Gel

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    ...agarose concentrations (e.g., 2 g of agarose in 100 mL of TAE will make a 2% gel). Mix agarose powder with...gels are commonly used in concentrations of 0.7% to 2% depending on the size of bands needed to be separated...concentration of approximately 0.2-0.5 μg/mL (usually about 2-3 μl of lab stock solution per 100 mL gel). EtBr binds...allows you to gauge how far the DNA has migrated; 2) it contains a high percentage of glycerol that increases...be pushed away from the well comb or towards the sides/edges of the gel with a pipette tip. Place newly...Note: Loading buffer serves two purposes: 1) it provides a visible dye that helps with gel loading and ...Always Run to Red. Turn OFF power, disconnect the electrodes from the power source, and then carefully remove...
  19. Promoters

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    ...positions from the transcription start site (TSS) (Figure 2). The Pribnow box (TATAAT) is located at the -10 position...recognizes different core promoter sequences. Figure 2. Basic structure of a bacterial promoter. TSS = transcription...Figure 1). The coding strand is the DNA strand that encodes codons and whose sequence corresponds to the mRNA...or inducible expression. Promoter Expression Description T7 Constitutive Promoter from T7 bacteriophage...different conditions. Promoter Expression Species Description Ac5 Constitutive Insect Strong promoter from ...
  20. Immunocytochemistry

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    ...the HeLa cells to grow to the desired density before labeling. Section 2: Fixing and permeabilizing cells...Fluorescent microscope 0.5–10 µL single channel pipette 2–20 µL single channel pipette 20–200 µL single channel... plate 4% Paraformaldehyde 5 mg/mL 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) Bovine serum albumin (BSA) Triton...of the diluted antibody to the wells and incubate 2 h at RT . Remove the primary antibody and dispose ...This protocol describes the basic steps for fixing and staining cells in culture with a primary antibody...antibodies to detect antigens in cells. Here we describe the basic steps for fixing and labeling cells ... container. Dilute the primary antibody to the desired concentration in antibody dilution buffer. Pro-...
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