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  1. Troubleshooting Your Plasmid Cloning Experiment

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    ...and the efficacy of your competent cells (when they get old, they lose competency). If all the above is ... be sure that the buffers and temperature are compatible between the different enzymes. Always check the...source (i.e. primer3) or provided by the major companies selling PCR reagents. Nowadays commercial polymerases...a general rule, try to use an excess of insert compared to the backbone plasmid; a starting point could...plasmid. Many vectors contain sequences that are complementary to standard sequencing primers. If not, design...
  2. Pairing CombiGEM and CRISPR for Combinatorial Genetic Screening

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    ...was contributed by guest blogger Alan Wong. The complexity of biological systems can hinder our attempts...simple tool that allowed us to rapidly decode the complexity? The CombiGEM-CRISPR technology was developed...of providing an easy-to-use tool to analyze the complex combinatorial genetic networks underlying your ...mapping the combinatorial genetics that underlie complex regulation in biological systems. The CombiGEM ...new technologies to interrogate and understand complex biological systems. He can be contacted at aslw...transcriptional activation by an engineered CRISPR-Cas9 complex." Nature (2014). PubMed PMID: 25494202. PubMed ...
  3. CRISPR Meets Synthetic Biology: A Conversation with MIT’s Christopher Voigt

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    ... do as genetic circuits become larger and more complex? Voigt: If you look at all the products of biology... on genes at different times. It requires more complex synthetic networks. Addgene: What hurdles did you... perspective and you can layer them for more complicated functions. Those things are easy with CRISPR..... There haven’t been enough genetic parts for complexity. We have characterized almost 600 terminators...of a cell. The objective is to give people the complete toolbox for taking on very large genetic engineering...just using what biology has given us. Wood is a complicated material and we can access it, but we are stuck...
  4. A Look at Addgene's QC Process

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    ... to stop functioning properly or be something completely different than what was originally intended. ...tags, promoters, and other critical functional components. Fun fact! Some older plasmids in our collection...each of their plasmids, from descriptions of key components of the plasmids to partial, full, or annotated...Addgene receives deposited plasmids, they undergo complete plasmid sequencing using an in-house Illumina ...Addgene. The assembled plasmid sequence is then compared to the information provided by the depositor. ... sequence is not available, QC scientists will compare the NGS results to the plasmid information, other...
  5. Plasmids 101: The Wide World of Natural Plasmids

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    ...that allow their host organisms to thrive in competitive environments. The genes encoding these functions...triumph over your neighbors is to eliminate the competition, and Penicillium isn’t the only organism that... are also less aggressive ways to survive in competitive environments — like by living where no one else...to be active only in the presence of the target compound. These systems are a gold mine of parts for synthetic...Shareck et al., 2004). Plasmid categorization is complex Plasmid classification has shifted over the years...necessarily reflect genetic relationships or plasmid incompatibility. Plasmids may also have more than one function...
  6. Progress Towards a PAM-Free CRISPR

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    ...significant amount of flexibility compared to a strict single-compatibility sequence like NGG. Nonetheless...NG, a rationally engineered Cas9 with NG PAM compatibility, as the name implies (Nishimasu et. al, 2018...know and love about Cas9, but with broader PAM compatibility. This alternative PAM requirement adds a significant...PAMs and is capable of editing at frequencies comparable to SpCas9. SpRY can also edit NYN PAMs, but with... Ai C, Hu J. In-depth assessment of the PAM compatibility and editing activities of Cas9 variants. Nucleic...
  7. Viral Vectors 101: Calcium Sensors

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    ...blood clotting, and as we all know, a structural component of bones and teeth. It is an enzyme co-factor,..., a neuron subtype) and specific subcellular compartments for measurements. All of the sensors discussed...calcium concentrations in different subcellular compartments can vary greatly. Additionally, the calcium ...susceptible to artifacts and pH interference, and comparison between experiments can be more difficult due...GCaMP6 only) or mammalian cell expression, and compatible with constitutive or Cre-dependent expression...Genetically encoded calcium indicators to probe complex brain circuit dynamics in vivo. Neuroscience Research...
  8. Open Resources and Plasmid Tools For Studying C. elegans

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    ...science and collaboration. The field already has comprehensive reference pages and curated databases for scientists... (CeNGEN) The CeNGEN goal is to establish a comprehensive gene expression atlas of every C.elegans  neuron...that is creating the “first virtual organism in a computer.” This project has produced various resources ...four-dimensional contrast interference (DIC) microscopy and computer imaging processing. The combination of these methods...methods provides unique opportunities to develop computational methods to better understand animal development...Hammarlund, Marc, et al. "The CeNGEN Project: The Complete Gene Expression Map of an Entire Nervous System...
  9. Illuminating Epigenetics with A FRET Based Biosensor

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    ...remodeling. Chromatin is a complex of DNA and histone proteins that compacts cellular DNA into chromosomes...in the compacted region and results in a loss of gene expression. In this way, genes in compacted regions...and tightly bound DNA is to histones, the more compacted it becomes. This prevents the cellular machinery...have huge impacts in the way we study and treat complex or multifactorial diseases, enabling faster diagnosis...
  10. How to Deposit Your Plasmids with Addgene

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    ...information directly into the file. Email the completed spreadsheet to [email protected] along with ...used to knockdown expression of mRNAs with complementarity to the shRNA sequence. Empty backbone A plasmid...plasmid data in the pages described below. You can complete these pages sequentially by entering the appropriate...the links at the top of the page. Figure 11: A completed plasmid page for review before submission. Once... right of each data entry page. Once you have completed the data entry process for all of the plasmids...Figure 13: Click the "Submit Deposit" button to complete the data entry. Clicking the "Submit Deposit" ...third party rights holders. Once this process is complete, you will receive a Deposit Confirmation email...
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