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  1. Immunology Research Plasmids and Resources

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    ... genes involved in innate and adaptive immune signaling and cell-cell communication....II molecules found on the surface of APC. BCR Signaling B cells mediate humoral immunity through the secretion... receptor (BCR). The strength and duration of signaling controls the fate of B cells and can lead to the...trigger. Interferons The interferon family of signaling proteins consists of Type I, Type II, and Type... 60 interleukins have been described. NK Cell Signaling Natural killer (NK) cells can kill cells that ...infected cell membrane, triggering cell death. TCR Signaling The T cell receptor (TCR) engages with antigen...immune system, Tumour Growth Factor beta (TGFbeta) signaling and its downstream effector molecules, the Smad...
  2. Ras Pathway

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    ...GTPases serve as molecular switches that transmit signals within the cell. GTPases have an active (GTP) and...physiological conditions GTPases play prominent roles in signaling pathways regulating cell migration, survival, ...growth, and differentiation. Schematic of Ras signaling cascade that starts at the plasma membrane. Cancer...containing SPRY SPRY1 SPRY2 SPRY3 SPRY4 Sprouty RTK signaling antagonist STK STK3 STK4 Serine/threonine kinase...;1773(8):1177-95. PubMed PMID: 17428555 . RAS signaling pathways, mutations and their role in colorectal....i5.97. PubMed PMID: 23799159 . Targeting RAS signalling pathways in cancer therapy. Downward J. Nat Rev...
  3. Illuminating Choices: A Guide to Selecting Fluorescent Dyes and Ligands

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    ...dyes can result in varying cytoplasmic background signals when used with the same protein (Hayashi-Takanaka... dyes can influence receptor conformation and signaling activity​​ (Sridharan et al., 2014). It's also... properties ensure a more consistent and stable signal over extended periods, which is particularly beneficial...crosstalk/crossover to reduce ‘muddying’ of the signal and facilitate clear differentiation between multiple... enable detection of finer details by improving signal-to-noise ratios. Certain dyes have been specifically...
  4. Mapping the 4D nucleome with CRISPR/Cas9

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    ...may improve the resolution, although background signal would be a concern. Another caveat of the study...protein molecules is necessary for a detectable signal, limiting the sensitivity of the technique. One...molecules (and also available from Addgene!) Since the signal level provided by SunTag is so high, cells may ...publication at Addgene. A protein-tagging system for signal amplification in gene expression and fluorescence...
  5. 27 Hot Plasmids from 2016

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    ...proteins play in cell signaling. Understanding how molecules in the Ras signaling pathway interact will...Ras proteins are small GTPases involved in cell signaling pathways that control many cellular processes ...containing genes from a crowd-sourced map of the RAS signaling pathway and includes 180 unique transcripts. Each...Proteins rarely act alone. Molecular processes from signal transduction to transport rely on protein-protein...actuator’s subcellular localization using trafficking signals and named it Magneto 2.0. Using Magneto2.0-p2A-...developing selective kinase inhibitors to probe these signaling pathways or develop potential therapeutics, but...
  6. Viral Vectors 101: The AAV Retrograde Serotype

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    ...biosensors . Thus, you can map what regions are signaling to a particular site while also activating or ...inhibiting gene expression, detecting neuronal signaling, or manipulating any other genetically controlled...example, say I wanted to access all the neurons that signaled from the hippocampus to Broca’s area. This could...limited to the hippocampus. Thus, only neurons signaling from the hippocampus to Broca’s area would be ...
  7. Antibodies 101: Choosing the Right Isotype

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    ...on the target protein they tend to have a strong signal and to work in a variety of applications. The desired... to a monoclonal primary antibody (A). To boost signal, consider using subclass specific secondary antibodies...primary/secondary antibody binding and therefore the signal strength (Fig. 1). Monoclonal primaries If you ... have been cross-adsorbed to reduce off-target signals. Use isotype- or subtype-specific secondary antibodies...
  8. Tips for Using FRET in Your Experiments

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    ...cross-talk is high and your background signal may be higher than the signal generated by the energy transfer...complementary pair of fluorophores. To maximize the FRET signal you should choose the highest quantum yield donor...excited by a specific wavelength of light and the signal is collected by using emission filters chosen for...
  9. An Integrin Antibody Toolkit from IPI

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    ...essential cell surface receptors involved in complex signaling pathways and the linkage of intra- and extracellular...processes, including cell adhesion, migration, and signaling, as well as immune response, tissue repair, and...new tools to identify integrin presence, study signaling mechanisms, or ascertain which integrins are responsible...adhesion and migration, initiating intracellular signal cascades, and allowing agile responses to mechanical...
  10. Brain Initiative Collection

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    ...Anion channelrhodopsin GtACR1 fused to ER export signal and targeted to the neuronal soma and proximal ...KGC-GFP-ER2 under the Syn promoter. Using bGHpA signal. Edward Boyden 115893-AAV8 pAAV-Syn-FLEX-rc [Archon1...floxed/reversed (Cre-dependent) manner. Using bGHpA signal. Edward Boyden 117382-AAV2 hSyn1-eYFP An AAV genome...for photoswitchable control of inhibitory GPCR signaling cascades. Michael Bruchas 139505-AAV8 pAAV-Ef1a-DIO-PPO-Venus...for photoswitchable control of inhibitory GPCR signaling cascades. Michael Bruchas 139505-AAV9 pAAV-Ef1a-DIO-PPO-Venus...for photoswitchable control of inhibitory GPCR signaling cascades. Michael Bruchas 140135-AAV1 pAAV-EF1a-iCreV...
  11. Antibodies 101: Introduction to Antibodies

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    ...bind to intracellular proteins. The fluorescence signal is detected by the flow cytometer and functions... as a proxy for protein expression. Because the signal comes from the antibody-fluorophore conjugate, ...cytometry is the ability to use multiple fluorescent signals (up to a dozen or more!) to measure the relative...applications are typically used for investigating signaling pathways or developing therapeutics. Experimentally...
  12. Deep Dive: qPCR

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    ...you to measure the intensity of signal over an entire cycle. Since signals are produced by the presence ...double-stranded DNA, when temperatures are high, signal intensity should be low, reflecting the presence...errors and allow for well-to-well normalization of signal. They are often included in commercial sets and...
  13. Seeing Red: Simple GFP Photoconversion

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    ...the expression level necessary to observe a signal. Red signal intensity increases with GFP concentration...For low-abundance GFP fusions, a photoconversion signal may not be observed. Sattarzadeh et al. found that...
  14. Visualizing Genomic Loci with CRISPR-Sirius

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    ... increased brightness, they also found that the signal to noise ratio can be increased from 2-fold (by.... Of these, 26 of the 46 loci gave a detectable signal in human U2OS cells. Based upon this, they chose...Hanhui et al. “CRISPR-Sirius: RNA scaffolds for signal amplification in genome imaging.” Nature Methods...
  15. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Luciferases

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    ...assays have lower background levels and improved signal sensitivity. Another advantage: luciferase reporters... Cofactors/substrates Required Not required Signal strength Lower Higher Sensitivity Higher Lower... similar approach can be used to analyze cell signaling pathways or miRNA knockdown. BRET for the best...
  16. Antibodies 101: Polyclonal Antibodies

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    ...polyclonal, as their function is to amplify the signal from a primary antibody; the ability of polyclonal...their target protein thereby greatly increasing signal amplification.  When to stay away from polyclonal...positive control across experiments to be aware of signal strength. In general, polyclonal antibodies produce...
  17. RaPID Detection of RNA-protein Interactions

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    ...one minute BASU generated a strong streptavidin signal (~250-fold enrichment) when compared to a scrambled...scrambled RNA motif control). BioID2 had no detectable signal at the same time point. E. coli’s BirA* was tested...timescale, such as during drug action or cell signaling. Limitations of RaPID Like other BirA*-based proximity...
  18. Antibodies 101: Conjugation

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    ...various labels to antibodies that produce detectable signals like light or color. In this post, we’ll go over...is not visible or capable of producing a visible signal, but it has a strong affinity for avidin and streptavidin... molecule. These properties allow for efficient signal amplification, making biotin conjugated antibodies...
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