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TypeBlog Post...received a doctoral degree (or equivalent) and is engaged in a temporary and defined period of mentored advanced...
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How to Negotiate a Successful Lab Start Up Budget
TypeBlog Post...success. Therefore, it only makes sense to reverse engineer your budgetary needs from your experimental goals... -
Antibodies 101: Multiplex Immunofluorescence
TypeBlog Post... Nguyen, K., Van Der List, D., Murray, K. D., Engebrecht, J., & Trimmer, J. S. (2019). A toolbox of IgG... -
Antibodies 101: The Basics of Western Blotting
TypeBlog Post...A stacking gel typically has a different ionic strength and lower pH and acrylamide content than the resolving... -
Scientific Reproducibility - Focusing on Solutions at the Minisymposium on Reproducibility
TypeBlog Post...goals from effecting our experiments. How do we engender better experimental design? The summation of many... -
A Practical Guide to Optimizing AAV DIO and FLEx Vector Expression
TypeBlog Post....2004.05.024 Dudek AM, Pillay S, Puschnik AS, Nagamine CM, Cheng F, Qiu J, Carette JE, Vandenberghe LH (2018) An ... -
A Guide to Getting Started in Undergrad Research
TypeBlog Post...lab Writes a lot of grants Varying degrees of engagement with what happens in the lab Official title is... -
Which Fluorescence Microscopy Technique is Best for Me?
TypeBlog Post...model embryos >15 μm Thsee are some of the most challenging samples to image as they require both optical... -
How to Deposit Your Plasmids with Addgene
TypeBlog Post...requested through Addgene. For example, you could enter "Feng Zhang (Addgene plasmid #52961)". The vector type... -
Starter Guide to induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) Part 2: Reprogramming and Transdifferentiation
TypeBlog Post...directly into a different cell type, bypassing the lengthy processes of reprogramming. The process was first... -
Deep Dive: qPCR
TypeBlog Post...channels - helpful if you forget to set the channel wavelength before you run the plate. Analyzing There... -
CRISPR Guide
TypeGuide...popular genome engineering approach. Figure 1: Overview of the basic CRISPR mechanism Engineered CRISPR systems...modified versions engineered to increase specificity and nuclease activity available. Engineered Cas9s have ...Xie, H., Liu, D., Mo, H., Zhou, R., Lang, B., Meng, B., Weng, H., & Hu, Z. (2022). FrCas9 is a CRISPR/Cas9...scientists have modified for a wide range of genome engineering techniques . Collectively, these techniques are...R epeat) technologies. Before CRISPR, genome engineering approaches like zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs) ...mutation within the targeted gene. However, the strength of the knockout phenotype for a given mutant cell...: Double-Strand Break (Cut) Multiplex Genome Engineering Many CRISPR experiments involve editing more ... -
Modular Cloning Guide
TypeGuide...plants. GreenGate 2.0 Toolkit Plant Expression Alexis Maizel 68 plasmids to extend the GreenGate Cloning...Genome Engineering, CRISPR, Bacterial Expression Anke Becker Plasmids to perform genome engineering in Vibrio...Vibrio natriegens . TALE Toolbox Genome Engineering, TALEN Feng Zhang Plasmids for building TALE nucleases...applications—like building synthetic genetic circuits, engineering metabolic pathways, assembling gene-editing tools...MoClo Plant Parts III: Transformation & Genome Engineering Kit Plant Expression, CRISPR Daniel Voytas 93...regulatory elements, coding sequences, CRISPR parts GreenGate Cloning System Plant Expression Jan Lohmann 56...Wayne Parrott 48 plasmids compatible with the GreenGate Cloning System (Lohmann) to create plasmids with... -
Optogenetics Guide
TypeGuide...of optogenetics integrates optics and genetic engineering to measure and manipulate cells (frequently neurons...red dots). When exposed to light of the correct wavelength, the pore opens, cations flow into the cell (...channels or pumps that absorb light at specific wavelengths. Upon activation by light, these channels and...occurring microbial opsins that respond to different wavelengths of light, like blue or yellow light. These various...proton efflux. Researchers have used genetic engineering to improve these natural opsins - by inducing...the neuron. NpHR Variants. Variants have been engineered with enhancements such as: Human codon optimization...blue-green light. Mac Variants. Mac variants have been engineered to include enhancements such as: Improved photocurrent... -
Chemogenetics Guide
TypeGuide...tools are unresponsive to native ligands and are engineered to respond to small molecules that do not affect...Designer Drugs (DREADDs), like RASSLs, are based on engineered G-protein coupled receptors, but unlike RASSLs...Ligands Muscarinic-receptor based DREADDs were engineered to respond to nM concentrations of clozapine ...Actuator Modules (PSAMs, pronounced SAMs). PSAMs are engineered α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) domains...clinically approved drug, the PSAM domain was engineered to respond specifically to the anti-smoking drug...through viral injection or use of genetically engineered mouse models. For viral injection, Adeno-associated...plasmids are available. Additionally, genetically engineered animal models expressing hM3Dq, hM4Di, and rM3D... -
Adeno-associated virus (AAV) Guide
TypeGuide...applications. Other Engineered Variants Hybrid capsids Hybrid capsids are engineered capsids derived from...have been developed and successfully employed to engineer new rAAV capsid variants, such as systemic capsids.... A systemic capsid is a capsid that has been engineered to have enhanced function after intravenous administration...) Directed evolution has also been employed to engineer an rAAV serotype variant able to display neuronal... soma) transport. Many rAAV vectors have been engineered to express fluorescent proteins, often under ...) and a gRNA together into an rAAV capsid is challenging due to its limited packaging capacity, especially... such as SaCas9 from Staphylococcus aureus . The Feng Zhang lab has developed plasmids containing SaCas9... -
Adenovirus Guide
TypeGuide...inside. Adenoviral genomes range between 26–45 kb in length and contain multiple heavily-spliced transcripts...regions are also provided in trans — that is, by engineered packaging HEK293 cell lines. Second-generation...provide the deleted adenoviral genes. The biggest challenge of the HCAdV vector production is to ensure no...occurs directly in the HEK293 packaging cell line, engineered for maximum adenoviral production, and is driven... protect nonhuman primates against ebolavirus challenge . Journal of Virology, 85 (9), 4222–4233. https..., R., Yu, X., Farina, E. M., Yan, S., Zhao, C., Zheng, Z., Shu, Y., Wu, X., Lei, J., Li, Y., Zhang, W....: 31659156 (Link opens in a new window) Luo, J., Deng, Z. L., Luo, X., Tang, N., Song, W. X., Chen, J.... -
Lentiviral Vector Guide
TypeGuide...for decades. Wild-type lentiviruses have been engineered into lentiviral vectors that can be safely used...used in laboratory settings. These engineered lentiviral vectors have many aspects that make them useful...transcription, inhibiting transcription of the full-length virus after it is incorporated into a host genome...HEK293T cell lines that have been specifically engineered for lentiviral production. All lentiviral plasmids...deletion prevents further transcription of the full-length virus. The potential for oncogenesis is largely...Lentiviral Vector Uses and Overview Overcoming the Challenges of Lentiviral Production Your Lentiviral Plasmid...deliver genetic material into different host cells. Engineered for safety and efficiency. Content last reviewed... -
Antibody Guide
TypeGuide...emit a specific wavelength of light after excitation by light of a specific wavelength. While more expensive...monovalent nature. Darpins - Darpins are genetically engineered small proteins derived from ankyrin repeat proteins... constant region. Minibodies - Minibodies are engineered antibody fragments consisting of two scFvs bound... in a range of colors activated by different wavelengths, allowing for easy differentiation between multiple...recognizes and binds to the protein of interest. Signal strength is determined by how many antibodies bind the ... break DNA up into fragments of 300-1000 bps in length. Note: This sonication process may need to be optimized... -
Gamma-Retroviral Vector Guide
TypeGuide...decades. Wildtype gamma-retroviruses have been engineered into gamma-retroviral vectors that can be safely...safely used in laboratory settings. These engineered gamma-retroviral vectors have many aspects that make...lines (Figure 3B). These cell lines have been engineered to stably express gag-pol and/or env , eliminating...deletion prevents further transcription of the full-length virus. The potential for oncogenesis is largely...Bosch, V., Nocken, F., Merget-Millitzer, H., Engelstädter, M., Kurth, R., Groner, B., & Cichutek, K. (...deliver genetic material into different host cells. Engineered for safety and efficiency. Content last reviewed...