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TypeBlog Post...China was using CRISPR/Cas9 in an attempt to create gene-edited babies. Several hours later, the scientist...public consensus on genome editing, there was a generally agreed-upon international moratorium on utilizing...incorrectly known as “three-parent babies,” where fused genetic material from intended parents is “rehoused” in...decisions on scientific, ethical, regulatory, and general public consensus to the next meeting of experts...and the entire 2018 saga of “what’s happening in genetics this time?” She lives with her partner (in business...on theirpenmanship. Additional resources on the Addgene blog Find all of our CRISPR blog posts Download... genome engineering blog posts Resources on Addgene.org Read our CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids by...
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Science Careers: Unruly Interests Feed Many Paths
TypeBlog Post...regulation of DNA replication and gene transcription during vertebrate embryogenesis. My interests, though, have...Career Blog Posts Resources at Addgene.org Find Job Openings at Addgene ...than what fits for applied research. I focus in general terms on a couple of very broad topic domains, ...Pam_Hines and LinkedIn. Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog What Do I Do Now? Academic v. Non-Academic... -
Visualizing Translation at the Single Molecule Level
TypeBlog Post... to examine translation of Drosophila patterning gene oskar. Early in development, the osk-TRICK reporter...Find plasmids from this paper at Addgene. Additional Resources the Addgene Blog Learn More about SunTag... remained elusive. Two techniques developed by Addgene depositors have made it easier to track translation... on the nascent polypeptide recruit scFV-GFP, generating green puncta that colocalize with the red reporter...PMC2746483 Find ribosome profiling plasmids at Addgene. 2. Halstead, James M., et al. “Translation. An...: PMC4451088 Find plasmids from this paper at Addgene. 3. Yan, Xiaowei, et al. “Dynamics of Translation... Brightest Fluorescent Protein Resources on Addgene.org Find Fluorescent Protein Plasmids Check Out ... -
Cultivating Community Science at BosLab
TypeBlog Post...journal club discussion on Kevin Esvelt’s CRISPR/Cas9 gene drive paper was very popular. People kept asking... at Addgene.org Order Plasmids from Addgene! Find Free and Open Educational Resources at Addgene! ...BosLab. Once he optimizes plant cell culture and transgenesis he wants to share his knowledge with the community...microbes. We’ve ordered a few yeast plasmids from Addgene and are eager to do our first yeast transformations... @ZebraElement Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Experimenting in an Open Source Lab: from... -
Plasmids 101: How to Verify Your Plasmid Using a Restriction Digest Analysis
TypeBlog Post...Congratulations, you have a plasmid expressing your gene of interest (YGOI) and are ready to dive into your...received matches the expected sequence. Here at Addgene, we use NGS-based quality control to confirm the...necessary but also an easy process. Please vist Addgene's resource for plasmid verification to find additional...DNA gel. More Plasmid Eductional Resources: Addgene's Molecular Biology Reference Find More Protocols... -
CRISPR 101: Multiplex Expression of gRNAs
TypeBlog Post...sequence between two target sites. Modifying multiple genes at once. Using multiplexed gRNAs can target multiple...simultaneous multiplex editing of six different genes. This system doesn’t rely on any additional or host-dependent...from this paper at Addgene. 9. Yin, Linlin, et al. “Multiplex Conditional Mutagenesis Using Transgenic ...plasmids from this paper at Addgene. Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Browse Our CRISPR Topic...add multiple gRNAs on one plasmid. Sound good? Addgene has many tools to help you multiplex - we’ll use...multiplex gRNAs, some being: Using dual nickases to generate a knockout or edit. This can help reduce off-target...Multiplexing gRNAs: the basics One common question Addgene Senior Scientists receive is: can I express more... -
Fluorescent Protein Travel Awards - Protein Variants, a Serotonin Sensor, and an Artificial Leaf Replica System
TypeBlog Post...that control cell cycle gene expression. Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Visit the fluorescent...work in Lin Tian’s lab at UC Davis is to generate a genetically encoded fluorescent sensor for serotonin...sequence an individual’s genome. But when they find genetic variants, what does that mean? Previous research...of Washington sought to address the effects of genetic variants in a high throughput manner. She helped...modeling, directed evolution, site-saturation mutagenesis, and medium-throughput screening, she increased...GFP Find microbiology blog posts Resources on Addgene.org Find fluorescent protein biosensors Browse Plasmids... -
Visualizing Genomic Loci with CRISPR-Sirius
TypeBlog Post... observing low-copy genomic loci or single copy genes. If you want to visualize genomic loci brightly,...PP7, or boxB sequences inserted into the sgRNA generates blue, green, or red colors for labeling. A combination... PP7, or boxB sequences in the same sgRNA will generate additional colors. Image from Ma et al., 2016 ...CRISPR-Sirius a try. Find CRISPR-Sirius plasmids at Addgene. References Ma, Hanhui et al. “Multicolor CRISPR...PubMed PMID: 30377374. Additional resources on the Addgene blog Download our CRISPR eBook Learn about fluorescent...tools Read all CRISPR blog posts Resources on Addgene.org Browse our CRISPR plasmids for visualization... -
Scientists Map the SARS-CoV-2-Human Interaction Network
TypeBlog Post...as a control. For easier portability, all viral genes are flanked by EcoRI and BamHI restriction sites...coronavirus or COVID-19 research, please email Addgene at help@addgene.org with your order number and so it can .... Sign up for email alerts on the Krogan lab's Addgene page to get notified!) Attacking coronavirus, one...reasons, the QCRG is delighted to be partnering with Addgene, who will be taking over the distribution to expand... coronavirus related plasmids and resources at Addgene* Many thanks to our guest bloggers Manon Eckhardt... -
AAV Q&A with Tim Miles
TypeBlog Post...Technique Q1: Is there any way to deliver a long gene (>4.5 kB) by AAV? A: One potential strategy is to...applications in diseases which may be linked to epigenetic changes, such as multiple sclerosis? A: Basic...an exciting area for future AAV application to epigenetic editing. This area is discussed in our recent...excellent questions. Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Using virus in your research - a primer for...Tips for a first time AAV user Resources on Addgene.org Find Adenovirus Plasmids Adenovirus Guide Page... -
A Deep Dive into BioBuilder
TypeBlog Post...Plasmids for Creating and Controlling Gene Networks Browse All SynBio Plasmids ... education policy. Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Synthetic Biology and the Importance of Assembly...All Synthetic Biology Blog Posts Resources on Addgene.org Guide to SynBio Assembly Standards Find Plasmids... -
Luminescent Imaging with Nano-lanterns
TypeBlog Post...Suzuki et al. also envision eNLs as good reporter genes for endogenous protein fusions created using CRISPR...plasmids from this paper at Addgene. Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Learn about Photoactivatable...proteins. To make luminescent imaging a reality, Addgene depositor Takeharu Nagai and colleagues at Osaka...nano-lanterns for use in various applications, including optogenetics, biosensors, and fusion proteins. Solving the...yield, and when transiently expressed in cells, generates much less signal than comparable fluorescent proteins... approach is especially suited to complement optogenetic tools, where light used for excitation can cause...cause unintended activation of the optogenetic system. Biosensors based on Nano-lantern technology are... -
5 Great Apps for Lab Life
TypeBlog Post...at East Tennessee State University. He works with gene expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Follow him...Protocols Check Out How Addgene Develops Lab Management Software Resources on Addgene.org Find Protoctols ... and do not necessarily represent the views of Addgene. I think it’s safe to assume that anyone reading...by New England BioLabs In my lab we do a lot of genetic construction and cloning experiments. Not all of...100percentSDS. Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Learn How to Keep a Lab Notebook for Bioinformatic... -
Plasmids 101: Methylation and Restriction Enzymes
TypeBlog Post...endonucleases. A given prokaryote typically has genes encoding one or a few restriction modification systems...Results Use REPLACR Mutagenesis to Mutate Your Plasmids Resources on Addgene.org Check Out Our Plasmid...newly synthesized product from a site-directed mutagenesis experiment? The answer to both questions is the...cleave DNA. DpnI is often used for site directed mutagenesis. During this process, incorporation of a desired...mutation into your plasmid of interest by PCR generates mutated plasmids with no methylation (there are...illustrates how sequence visualization software (we used Snapgene here) can help you assess whether your restriction...describing dam-/dcm- E. coli Resources on the Addgene Blog Keep up with the Latest Cloning Techniques... -
Viral Vectors 101: The AAV Retrograde Serotype
TypeBlog Post...inhibiting gene expression, detecting neuronal signaling, or manipulating any other genetically controlled...wide array of genetic tools for neural interrogation like optogenetic tools, chemogenetic tools, and biosensors... the Addgene Blog Get Started with AAV Learn more about Lentivirus Find out More about Addgene's Viral...injected into the brain and efficiently deliver genetic information or tools, making them useful tracers...efficiently infects neurons, directs high-level transgene expression, and has retrograde functionality to...manipulated (e.g., activated or inhibited) by any genetic tool delivered by the AAV. AAVrg requires high...evaluating how this serotype works in your system. Chemogenetic vectors Expression of retrograde serotype vectors... -
Opto-Nanobodies: Using Light to Manipulate Cell Signaling and Protein Purification
TypeBlog Post...telephone, until the message reaches the nucleus where gene expression changes lead to cell proliferation and... on Addgene.org Find nanobody expression plasmids here Learn more about optogenetics in Addgene's optogenetics...induced binding. The lab used this general design scheme to generate two more OptoNBs, one against mCherry...loop 1 always generated OptoNBs with dark-induced binding, but insertion into loop 6 generated both blue ...on the key components of OptoNBs, how they are generated, and their use for protein purification and controlling...nanobody’s ability to bind its target protein. Generating OptoNBs The opening and closing of the AsLOV2...spatiotemporal resolution than pharmacological or genetic manipulation of the signaling pathway. As a proof-of-principle... -
CRISPR 101: Cytosine Transversion Editors
TypeBlog Post...The first base editors revolutionized CRISPR gene editing. Cytosine base editors (CBEs) and adenine base...conducted a CRISPRi screen to identify endogenous genes that impact CGBE efficiency. In addition to using...review how CRISPR-derived base editing works in general. Base editors use either catalytically dead Cas9...efficiency and produced fewer indels than first-generation editors. This team also demonstrated that different...sequences) (Huang et al., 2024). BE4max, a CBE, generated similar deletions at a lower frequency. Their ...and its inclusion significantly reduced indels generated by CGBEs. What's next? Base transversion editing...base transition editing, we can expect several generations of optimization before the field begins to converge... -
Developing a cold tolerant E. coli using specialized chaperones
TypeBlog Post...where we could incorporate cold-tolerance inducing genes within a regular mesophilic host system. This would...resources on the Addgene blog Find our synthetic biology blog posts Resources on Addgene.org Find plasmids... pC013-Twinstrep-SUMO-huLwCas13a plasmids from Addgene, which would potentially allow a stable Cas expression...” by Benoit Giquel, an outreach scientist from Addgene. The talk highlighted the importance of reagent... -
Cas13d: Small RNA-targeting CRISPR enzymes for transcriptome engineering
TypeBlog Post...In this case, Konermann et al. targeted MAPT, the gene encoding dementia-associated tau, delivering dCasRx...possibilities. To identify Cas13d, both groups used very general bioinformatic screens that looked for a CRISPR ...scientific sharing will continue to grow, and we at Addgene appreciate our depositors for making their tools...29551272 Plasmids from this paper are available at Addgene. Yan, Winston X., et al. “Cas13d Is a Compact ...29551514 Plasmids from this paper are available at Addgene. Learn more about research at Arbor Biotechnologies...Biotechnologies. Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog: Learn about CRISPR RNA Editing with REPAIR Get tips...Cas13a (C2c2) Characterization Resources on Addgene.org: Find RNA Knockdown Plasmids Check out our CRISPR... -
Visualizing Protein Turnover In Situ
TypeBlog Post...situ is the knock-in of fluorescent tags into the gene locus of interest. An advantage of this alternative...studied a synaptic protein that is linked to neurodegeneration. The level of this protein is decreased in...PMCID: PMC4121734. Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Fluorescent microscopy techniques - Which... tagging strategies Additional Resources on Addgene.org Fluorescent protein plasmids Use FRET to study...protein-protein interactions Deposit plasmids with Addgene! ...