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TypeBlog Post... adaptations of this system have been made in different fields of study. In addition to the identification...purification with an anti-Cas9 antibody. These different tag systems and affinity purification schemes ...please also see our interview with Dr. Fujii. References Campbell, Amy E., et al. "NuRD and CAF-1-mediated...
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Tips for arabidopsis transformation
TypeBlog Post...plant pathogenic species that stably integrates transfer DNA (tDNA) into the genomes of the plants it attacks... (Nakagawa et al., 2007). Alternatively, if you prefer Golden Gate assembly, there are a series of plasmids...countless transgenic plants in the process. References 1. Emami, S., Yee, M. and Dinneny, J. R. (2013... -
Better Dyeing Through Chemistry & Small Molecule Fluorophores
TypeBlog Post... lipoic acid ligase, biotin ligase, phosphopantetheinyltransferase) – These enzymes catalyze the covalent... We continue to develop derivatives that have different spectral properties, exhibit high fluorogenicity...modalities. Follow him on twitter @rhodamine110. References 1. Liu, Zhe, Luke D. Lavis, and Eric Betzig. ... -
A Career in Grants: How To Become a Grant Professional
TypeBlog Post...development, and more; our work touched on many different issues, and our program didn’t stay in one place...management, and program evaluation are highly transferable. Use your experience and your passion(s) to ...coach you. There are many grant consultants who offer grant training, mentoring and coaching services,... -
Neuronal labeling with Spaghetti Monster
TypeBlog Post...tracking experiments (Rizzo, 2009). With many different FPs that emit across the visible spectrum, researchers...antibodies. The “spaghetti monster” name is a reference to the deity of the social movement, the church... to the expanded use of smFPs in the future. References 1. Viswanathan, Sarada, et al. "High-performance... -
Tips for Writing a Good Cover Letter
TypeBlog Post...can use your cover letter to explain why your transferable skills make you a good candidate for the position...experience or skills, often by pointing to your transferable skills. In the above example, if you don’t have...experience, having given more than 20 talks at conferences and taught for five years at [name of the university... -
New Acoustic Reporter Genes: Ultrasound Imaging of Gene Expression
TypeBlog Post... the Shapiro lab at Caltech. References and Resources References Piraner, D. I. et al. Going Deeper...straightforward to engineer various cell lines from different tissues and mammalian species to produce gas vesicles... -
The PAM Requirement and Expanding CRISPR Beyond SpCas9
TypeBlog Post.... Note: Jennifer Tsang and Mary Gearing contributed to the update of this post. References Abudayyeh...2016). Type VI CRISPR systems, which target RNA, offer additional targeting flexibility. Cas13a (formerly... -
CRISPR-mediated Plant Base Editors
TypeBlog Post...0-5%. This blog post covers a brief review of different basic BE technologies and their adaptation for...Nickase Cas9 (D10A) Deaminase PAM requirements Reference CBE SpCas9 rAPOBEC1 NGG 6 SpCas9 Target-AID...improvement in the laboratory of Yinong Yang at PSU. References 1. Komor, Alexis C., et al. "Programmable editing... -
Rett Syndrome: A History of Research and Therapeutic Outlooks
TypeBlog Post...these discoveries, scientists have studied how different parts of MECP2 influence Rett Syndrome. Zoghbi...varying degrees determine the clinical severity of different MECP2 mutations. More recently, the Bird lab found..., Rett databases, and other helpful tools. References: Amir RE, Van den Veyver IB, Wan M, Tran CQ, ... -
Plasmids 101: E. coli Strains for Protein Expression
TypeBlog Post...below, certain specialized strains are available to confer greater transcriptional control, assist with proper...pLys comes in two flavors—pLysS and pLysE—the difference being that the latter provides tighter control...minimal media supplemented with M9 salts may be preferable if the protein product is secreted to the medium... -
Plasmids 101: The Promoter Region – Let's Go!
TypeBlog Post...host organism. Because transcription machinery differs between cell types or organisms, promoters must...eukaryotes and prokaryotes We have included two reference tables below listing some of the most common bacterial...Mammalian Vectors Read about Reporter Gene like Luciferase and GFP Resources on Addgene.org Find Plasmids... -
SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Detection Methods Based on CRISPR/Cas
TypeBlog Post...Cas12a, Cas13a does not require strict sequence preferences at the target site, while Cas12a requires a PAM...femto-aptomolar range. For more details on the differences between these methods, check out this table. ...can follow her on Twitter @shra_krishna. References Azhar, M., Phutela, R., Ansari, A. H., Sinha,... -
Quick Guide to Near-Infrared Fluorescent Proteins
TypeBlog Post...recent research @daria_gift_shch. References and resources References Shemetov, A.A., Oliinyk, O.S. & ...the monomeric state of a probe leads to less interference with the oligomeric state of a fusion partner... -
Harnessing Bacterial Toxins for Allelic Exchange
TypeBlog Post...leaves a “scar” in the chromosome, sometimes interfering with expression of surrounding genes. However...Gram-negative bacteria become resistant to antibiotics! References Espah Borujeni, Amin, Anirudh S. Channarasappa...for allelic exchange Read our molecular biology reference Watch molecular biology protocol videos ... -
CRISPR 101: Validating Your Genome Edit
TypeBlog Post...dice on a new gRNA in the future! References and Resources References Eva K. Brinkman, Tao Chen, Mario ... frame editing frequency is 50%, then you could infer that approximately 25% of cells are likely -/-, ... -
Targeting HIV-1 with CRISPR: Shock and Kill or Cut it Out?
TypeBlog Post...binding sites increased activation of HIV promoter-luciferase constructs. In multiple HIV-1 latent T cell lines...the HIV-1 copy number, although the efficiency differed from 48-100% between strains. In a similar experiment...for some of the world’s most common diseases. References Zhang Y, Yin C, Zhang T, Li F, Yang W, Kaminski... -
How to Negotiate a Successful Lab Start Up Budget
TypeBlog Post...on unnecessary materials, or even a loss of the offer all together. The problem is that the discussions...specialized equipment, try finding institutes that offer shared equipment that you can use at a lower cost...turned down a faculty position because none of the offering institutes were able to provide the resources ... -
Scientific Reproducibility - Focusing on Solutions at the Minisymposium on Reproducibility
TypeBlog Post...of the program beneath it. You can jump to the different time stamps in the description to watch any sections...precisely. You can find a great discussion of different types of replication in Nosek and Errington 2017...scientific findings. This makes sense on many different levels - it’s hard to process large amounts of... -
Hot Plasmids: Spring 2025
TypeBlog Post...control of one of seven enhancers specific for different interneuron populations. The enhancers span all...(LAMP5) — as well as cholinergic (choline acetyltransferase, ChAT) neurons. The authors characterized ...effort to develop molecular tools for studying different brain cell types. Look for more of these interneuron-targeting...