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  1. AAVs CREATed for Gene Delivery to the CNS and PNS

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    ....9 (parental) 46 +/- 0.7% AAV.PHP.S 82 +/- 2% Table 2: Transduction efficiency of AAV.9 versus AAV.PHP.S...figure 2) to allow for efficient IV delivery of virus to the CNS or PNS (figure32, tables 1 & 2). These...because: 1) their genomes are easy to manipulate, 2) they have long-term expression; and 3) they have ... On average, AAV.PHP.eB and AAV.PHP.S had 1.5- to 2-fold higher GFP intensity compared to the strains ...stained for a neuronal marker). Check out tables 1 and 2 below for a summary of the quantified transduction...cells are labeled with their own unique color; and 2) low levels of labeling so that a cell’s projections...maximize the number of cells that are labeled. Part 2: An AAV expressing the inducer (i.e. tet-off transactivator...
  2. Lambda Red: A Homologous Recombination-based Technique for Genetic Engineering

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    ...generate 2 possible products: 1) a partially dsDNA duplex with single-stranded 3’ overhangs or 2) if the...recombineering system has three components (Figure 1): 1) Exo, 2) Beta, and 3) Gam. All three are required for recombineering...generic lambda red recombineering experiment (Figure 2). In the following sections, key steps that differ...confirmation of recombinant clones.    Figure 2: Overview of using Lambda Red recombineering system...pairs of homology to the targeted insert site (Figure 2, top).  These primers are typically ~70 nucleotides...bacteria that has key MMR proteins knocked out or 2) specially design ssDNA oligos to avoid MMR: 1) E....will have more unintended changes to their genomes. 2) Designing ssDNA oligos that avoid MMR activation:...
  3. Scientists Map the SARS-CoV-2-Human Interaction Network

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    ...comprehensive SARS-CoV-2 virus-human interaction network in which we expressed 26 of the 29 SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins...all became acutely aware of the threat of SARS-CoV-2. Like many in the science community, we’ve been motivated...identifying these potential human helpers of SARS-CoV-2 (especially the ones that are druggable) is a key ...just at the beginning of understanding how SARS-CoV-2 interacts with human proteins. For example, we used... joining in this worldwide fight against SARS-CoV-2. As we’ve all been affected in various ways by the...details. Our set of constructs comprises all SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins except for Nsp3 and Nsp16, and includes...is going on there!).  Find the Krogan Lab SARS-CoV-2 plasmids (Note: The Nsp6 construct is undergoing QC...
  4. Optogenetics Guide

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    ...Cryptochrome 2 and CIB1 Blue-light–mediated induction of protein interactions based on Arabidopsis thaliana... OPTOSTIM PHR domain2 of cryptochrome 2 (Cry2) from Arabidopsis thaliana is fused to truncated forms of...tools derived from direct comparative analysis of microbial opsins. Nat Methods. 9(2):159-72. PMID 22179551...influx into the cell when stimulated. Channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2), the first widely adopted optogenetic tool,...thaliana cryptochrome 2 and CIB1 450 LARIAT Inhibits protein function by reversibly sequestering targets into...customizable TALE DNA-binding domain with cryptochrome 2 protein and its interacting partner CIB1 to control... with single-spike temporal resolution. PLoS One. 2(3):e299. PMID 17375185 Kim B, Lin MZ. 2013. Optobiology...
  5. Plasmid Preps: Different Purity, Different Quantities, Different Uses

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    ... be extracted from small bacterial cultures (i.e. 2-3 ml) with or without commercially available kits ...ratios measured at 260 and 280 nm should fall ~1.8 - 2 and give scientists an indication of purity versus...contaminants. The 260 and 230 nm ratios should fall ~2 - 2.2, and provide an indication of purity versus ...hydrochloride used during plasmid extraction. Figure 2: Use cloning grade DNA for direct cloning of your ... on these premises we can classify a plasmid preparation in 3 different ways: Transformation grade DNA...and flawless cloning it is important that the preparation is pure from other nucleic acids (genomic DNA...DNA for each reaction. As a consequence, the preparations for this technique must be larger scale, to ...
  6. Adenovirus Guide

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    ...the use of pAdEasy-2 can increase the capacity of the adenoviral vector. pAdEasy-2 does not contain the...Adenovirus packaging plasmid that lacks E1 and E3 pAdEasy-2 Adenovirus packaging plasmid that lacks E1, E3, and...911E4 cells Cell line compatible with the pAdEasy-2 packaging plasmid; Supplies viral protein E4 E1 Supplied...was discovered as a contaminant of adenovirus preparations, whereas adenoviruses are a class of medium-...
  7. The Materials Science of Optogenetics Experiments

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    ...different steps and materials required for each [1, 2]. This protocol [3] provides, in exquisite detail,...stimulation         In the video above, Channelrhodopsin 2 (Chr2) has been expressed in the motor cortex of a...lasers are relatively cheap and will run you about $2-3,000/laser. However, an important caveat is that ... the light-gated cation channel, Channelrhodopsin 2 (ChR2), exists in several states: closed/light receptive...PMID: 21628464; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3138296. 2. Sparta DR, et al. Construction of implantable optical...board, Jacqueline N Crawley  [et al]. 2012;Chapter 2:Unit2 16. doi: 10.1002/0471142301.ns0216s58. PubMed...region. Thankfully, due to their prominence, the preparation of the fiber optics is probably the least difficult...
  8. Viral Vectors 101: Producing Your rAAV

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    ...digital PCR. Human Gene Therapy Methods, 25(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1089/hgtb.2013.131 Lock,...Snyder, R. O. (2010). Characterization of a recombinant adeno-associated virus type 2 Reference Standard ... virus Once you have transfected your cells, wait 2–5 days and then collect the supernatant and/or producer...quantification of adeno-associated virus serotype 2-derived inverted terminal repeat sequences. Human ..., R., & Kleinschmidt, J. (1999). Titration of AAV-2 particles via a novel capsid ELISA: Packaging of genomes... genomes can limit production of recombinant AAV-2. Gene Therapy, 6(7), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1038...been developed to determine the titers of rAAV preparations, such as dot blot, enzyme-linked immunosorbent...
  9. Plasmids 101: Secondary Nanobody Toolbox

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    ... larger label displacement Require separate incubation of 1° and 2° Must use different species and/or...antibody has an antigen binding site for a total of 2 binding sites per antibody. C) IgG’s are big enough...enough that multiple labels (green circles in figure 2 below) can be attached to each antibody. But being...Greater resolution due to lower label displacement 2° incubation can be skipped by pre-binding to 1° ...a fluorescent tag and the target antigen to about 2 nm, which can lead to higher resolution for super-...subclass.   Express the Nanobody In Bacteria: Table 2 also has a link to the plasmid you’ll need to express... Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 2. Bates, M., Böhning, M.I., Chug, H., Görlich, D., ...
  10. Five Popular Model Organisms, Part 2

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    ... H. J. (2009). Rats! Disease Models & Mechanisms, 2(5–6), 206–210. https://doi.org/10.1242/dmm.002733 ...is as a biomedical model organism.  Arabidopsis thaliana Arabidopsis thaliana is one of, if not the most...scientific history, highly characterized genome, and widespread utilization, Arabidopsis has made significant...community.  The Arabidopsis genome project marked the beginning of widespread Arabidopsis genetics research...world worked to characterize each gene’s function. Some key genetics research with Arabidopsis include understanding...feature genetic, physiological, or developmental characteristics that make them ideal for studying in a laboratory...genome has an extensive research history and characterization. Many proteins and processes naturally found...
  11. Antibody Production

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    ...for shipping stability by incubating at 37 °C for 2 weeks, freezing at -80 °C, thawing on ice, and then...specific antibody in order to generate high quality preparations. Following production, all antibody preps are...Innovation Antibody Collection webpage. Antibody preparations developed at IPI may differ from Addgene antibodies...staining. For Coomassie staining, the sample is separated via a denaturing SDS-PAGE gel alongside serial...Whenever possible, the experiment is performed in parallel with a previous lot of recombinant antibody or...Blotting (WB) Proteins are extracted from cells, separated by SDS-PAGE, transferred to a membrane, and labeled...
  12. Adeno-associated virus (AAV) Guide

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    ...indicates a virus containing the genome of serotype 2 packaged in the capsid from serotype 5. Use of these...neurons that are not efficiently transduced by AAV2/2, and is distributed more widely in the brain, indicating... pseudotyped with viral capsids from serotypes 1, 2, and 5 display differential efficiency and cell tropism...PJ, Mandel RJ, Muzyczka N. Mol. Ther. 2004 Aug;10(2):302-17. PubMed . From virus evolution to vector revolution...may also be combined into a single plasmid; the separation of Rep and Cap shown in the figure on the right...have thus far been identified, with the best characterized and most commonly used being AAV2. These serotypes...Many of these hybrid viruses have been well characterized and may be preferred over standard viruses for...
  13. Adenoviral Vector Production and Troubleshooting

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    ...repeated multiple times (2-4 rounds) at increasing scale over the course of 1-2 weeks. Each round of amplification...creating adenoviral vector constructs. It consists of 2 plasmids: a shuttle vector (in which the transgene...Addgene’s Adenoviral Guide webpage, and references 1, 2.*Pro-Tip*: once the correct recombinant pAdV plasmid...sequenced to confirm its integrity. Initial production (2-3 weeks) - Here you’ll produce the primary recombinant...media will turn yellow. Do NOT change the media (add 2-3 mL of fresh media once a week), and do NOT harvest...it will result in very low titer. Amplification (1-2 weeks) - The rAdV-S is used to infect more HEK293 ...in a 10-100-fold increase in virus. Purification (2 days) - Purification is required if rAdV is to be ...
  14. Deep Mutational Scanning with One Pot Saturation Mutagenesis

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    ... that results in a polymerase error rate of up to 2% per nucleotide position. The “sloppy” PCR reaction...modifications: 1) increased concentration of Taq polymerase, 2) increased PCR extension time, 3) increased concentration...to synthesize a complementary mutant strand (step 2 and 3). Then the uracil-labeled template strand is...restrict site matter? Most of the time no, but there are 2 instances where it does. 1) When the backbone vector...ExoIII. See the below figure for an example like this. 2) When your gene of interest has a BbvCI site(s). If...saturation mutagenesis method are 1) ease of use, 2) time savings, and 3) ability to perform single site...PMID: 23766324. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4409680. 2. Mccullum, E. O., Williams, B. A., Zhang, J., & Chaput...
  15. Cpf1: A New Tool for CRISPR Genome Editing

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    ...Cpf1 is a single RNA-guided endonuclease of a class 2 CRISPR-Cas system. Figure from Zetsche et al., 2015...2015. How was Cpf1 found and tested? Class 2 CRISPR systems, including the type II Cas9-based system...employed by class 1 systems. A putative new class 2 nuclease, Cpf1 (CRISPR from Prevotella and Francisella... the 3’ end of the target sequence. Figure 2: Effects of (A) double and (B) single base pair gRNA-target...Cpf1 is a single RNA-guided endonuclease of a class 2 CRISPR-Cas system." Cell (2015). PubMed PMID: 26422227... Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 2. Zetsche, Bernd, et al. "Multiplex Gene Editing by...al. added to the CRISPR toolbox with their characterization of two Cpf1 orthologs that display cleavage...
  16. AAV Titers: Where Do They Come From And What Do They Mean?

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    ...PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3640491. 2. Grimm, D., et al. "Titration of AAV-2 particles via a novel capsid ELISA...Lock, Martin, et al. "Characterization of a recombinant adeno-associated virus type 2 Reference Standard ...report the physical titer of a viral solution (Figure 2). Because physical titers are used for dosing purposes...mean and how they can be compared.   Figure 2: Label that comes on Addgene’s AAV aliquots. Our titer...of genomes can limit production of recombinant AAV-2." Gene therapy 6.7 (1999). PubMed PMID: 10455443. ...methods measure different characteristics of the solution. These characteristics give us information on ...vector preparations. Addgene has used this method to generally validate our viral vector preparation protocol...
  17. Multiplexed Capture of Promoter-enhancer 3D Chromatin Structures Using CRISPR

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    ...) FLAG-biotin-tagged dCas9, 2) BirA, and 3) one or more gRNAs Two separate lentiviruses delivering 1) ...Originally published Dec 7, 2017 and updated Jul 2, 2020. Promoters may be the star of gene regulation...sequence targeted in the experiment. Figure 2: Comparing CAPTURE and CAPTURE 2.0.     Original...) a BioTAP-tagged dCas9 and an eGFP tag, and 2) gRNAs Number of loci targeted One Many Sample type...identified and the level of on-target enrichment. 2. Determining the spatial and hierarchical organization...Cytogenetics, 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13039-018-0368-2  Liu X, Zhang Y, Chen Y, Li M, Zhou F, Li K, Cao H...chromatin interactions at a promoter in the well-characterized beta globin locus. The two methods had similar...
  18. Deisseroth INTRSECT Collection

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    ...dual-transgenic recombinase-expressing mouse lines 2–9 and combinations of transgenic recombinase-expressing...delivering additional recombinases 10–14 . Figure 2: INTRSECT works by inserting short, intronic sequences... Mandelbaum G, Taranda J, Haynes TM, Hochbaum DR, Huang KW, Hyun M, Umadevi Venkataraju K, Straub C, Wang...payloads in target populations defined by multiple parameters. Depositor...payloads in target populations defined by multiple parameters. Figure 1: Examples of intersectional cell population...combination of genetic and/or anatomical-defined parameters, by placing two orthogonal recombinase (Cre and...Cortical-Thalamic-Striatal Circuits through the Parafascicular Nucleus. Neuron 102(3):636-652. PubMed (Link...
  19. Minigenomes - a Safe Way to Study Dangerous Viruses Like the Ebola Virus

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    ...study aspects of the EBOV replication cycle under BSL-2 conditions (4). What is a minigenome?   The EBOV ...transcription by the EBOV polymerase (reviewed in 2, 5). The minigenome is capable of being replicated...nonsegmented negative sense RNA viruses (reviewed in 2, 3). Other important components of the Zaire ebola...as it would for a full-length viral genome (Figure 2). While it is technically possible to encode all four...500 ng NP, 500 ng VP35, 100 ng VP30, 100 ng L, and 2 μg minigenome plasmid per well (in a 6 well plate ...PubMed PMID: 9847328. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC103829. 2. Conzelmann, K. K. "Reverse genetics of mononegavirales... were encoded in separate (and thus smaller) plasmids. Finally, having four separate plasmids allows researchers...
  20. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Photoactivatable Fluorescent Proteins

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    ...fluorescent state make them useful for 2-color imaging with green PA-FPs. Table 2: Properties of Selected Reversible... conventional FP imaging. PA-FPs are divided into 2 main categories - those with irreversible and reversible... forms of the chromophore which contribute to the 2 peaks of wtGFP’s excitation spectrum- a major 397 ... / N99K / S148L / I165V / Q167P / L169V / I203R) (2) and PA-mRFP1(S146H / I161V / I197H) (3) were derived...with two distinct wavelengths of light (see Table 2). The best known reversible PA-FP is the naturally... above background. The majority of PA-FPs come in 2 flavours- monomeric and tetrameric. Tetrameric PA-...most PA-FPs, but, in 2015, the Looger Lab designed 2 variants of EosFP that can withstand these conditions...
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