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  1. Antibodies 101: Polyclonal Antibodies

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    ...system, antibodies are produced by B cells. Each individual B cell produces antibodies that all recognize...also all the same isotype. But together, all the B cell clones in the immune system make different isotypes...antibodies starts with selecting just one of these B cell clones for further antibody production, polyclonal... blood from the immunized animal. The red blood cells and the serum are separated, and the serum - which...
  2. Cas13d: Small RNA-targeting CRISPR enzymes for transcriptome engineering

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    ...editor in mammalian cells Not all Cas13d proteins are functional in mammalian cells, but Konermann et al...make it possible to target essentially any RNA in a cell. Since catalytically dead dCasRx maintains its RNA-binding... with RNA-Targeting Type VI-D CRISPR Effectors.” Cell (2018) pii: S0092-8674(18)30207-1. PubMed PMID: ... a WYL-Domain-Containing Accessory Protein.” Mol Cell. (2018) pii: S1097-2765(18)30173-4. PubMed PMID:...
  3. Quick Guide to Working with Drosophila Part 3: Genome Engineering in Flies

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    ...Drosophila cell line, I’ve studied a transcription factor important for T cell differentiation (a cell type ...regeneration and homeostasis in the Drosophila midgut. Cell. 137, 1343–55 (2009). PubMed PMID: 19563763. PubMed...et al. Digoxin and its derivatives suppress TH17 cell differentiation by antagonizing RORγt activity. ...
  4. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Luciferases

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    ...luciferase assays require cell lysis as the most efficient means to disrupt the cell membrane and deliver ...produced. A similar approach can be used to analyze cell signaling pathways or miRNA knockdown. BRET for ...advantageous properties. This approach can improve live-cell imaging by avoiding autofluorescence and phototoxicity...can permit measurements of luminescence from live cells. Luciferase variants with incompatible substrates.../phototoxicity Not susceptible Susceptible Subcellular imaging Improving Well-established High-throughput...
  5. Hot Plasmids - March 2019 - Anti-CRISPR, 2in1 Cloning, Fluorescent Voltage Indicators, and Photoswitchable Proteins

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    ...indicator. Archon1 can embed itself into the cell membrane where cell voltage can then be measured. Archon1 ... it. Using a robotic picking approach to select cells with variant characteristics they wanted, the team...approach to control protein-protein interactions in cells because the protein binders can be customized for...TOM20 (pTriEX Tom20 mVenus BoPD). In dark adapted cells expressing these plasmids, tgRFP fluorescence localizes...offers a way to spatially and temporally control cellular processes in vivo. Many photoactive proteins exist...photo-reversible protein-protein interactions can control subcellular localization processes in vivo. They deposited...
  6. R Bodies: Membrane-Rupturing Microscopic Tools

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    ... can rupture E. coli spheroplasts (cells which have had their cell walls removed with lysozyme). This ...protein fusions allowed us to image R bodies inside cells, and these constructs may be useful to future scientists...applications. For example, you could use them to lyse cells (and surrounding membranes) in keeping with their...assemble and function, we might be able to endow cells with new ways to interact mechanically with their...penetrate other barriers (like vasculature or extracellular matrices) in response to pH changes. Beyond...
  7. Pooled CRISPR Libraries Offer Genome-Wide Control for Large-Scale Functional Screens

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    ...Ishitani R, Zhang F, Nureki O. Cell. 2014 Feb 27;156(5):935-49. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.02.001. Epub 2014 Feb...Kampmann M, Weissman JS. Cell. 2014 Oct 23;159(3):647-61. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.09.029. Epub 2014 Oct...screening for genes that, when turned on, make melanoma cells resistant to treatment with a BRAF inhibitor. (The...Weissman and his colleagues demonstrated in a paper in Cell that they could typically achieve 90-99% knockdown...straightforward to apply the new library for use in various cell types and in live mice. Therapeutic uses in humans...Addgene, enabling systematic investigation of the cellular consequences of repressing or inducing individual...
  8. Don’t FRET: Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation Makes Visualizing Protein-Protein Interactions Easy

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    ...Proteins in Living Cells Using Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation. Molecular Cell 9:789–798. https...manner. This is straightforward in easy-to-transfect cell lines where plasmid dosage can be tightly controlled...fluorescence-based method for directly visualizing PPIs in cells. The ease with which BiFC can be visualized makes...visualization of protein interactions in living cells. Nat Protoc 1:1278–1286. https://doi.org/10.1038...(BiFC) Analysis of Protein Interactions in Live Cells. Cold Spring Harb Protoc 2013:pdb.prot076497. https...directly visualize PPIs that regulate numerous cellular functions, including ubiquitinoylation, kinase...BiFC studies used the method to interrogate the subcellular localization of interactions between basic leucine...
  9. Neuronal labeling with Spaghetti Monster

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    ...ability to interact with protein partners within the cell. However, antibodies can have low affinity for these... generally bright, stable and well tolerated by cells. They can be used for protein localization, isolation...trigger protein aggregation which is toxic for the cells and affects the labeling of small structures like...team, an ideal probe should combine the solubility, cell tolerance, and optional fluorescence of FPs with...example, N-cadherin (cadherin-2) is a postsynaptic cell adhesion protein that plays a critical role in neural...Advances in fluorescent protein technology." Journal of cell science 120.24 (2007): 4247-4260. PubMed PMID: 18057027...of neuronal sub-cellular structures GFP is limited in its ability to label subcellular structures in the...
  10. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Aptamer Fluorophores

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    ..., peptides, amino acids, drugs, metal ions, and cells (even pathogenic bacteria). That range is possible... combination of SELEX and fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) of E. coli transformed with aptamer...and FACS, Broccoli is inherently more stable in cells. The new aptamer also has a higher melting temperature...cassettes, thereby extending their use into mammalian cells. They’ve also dimerized Broccoli to further enhance...Multicolor CRISPR labeling of chromosomal loci in human cells.” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 112(10) (2015): 3002...Aptamers as a Tool to Study RNA-Modifying Enzymes.” Cell Chem Biol. 2016 Mar 17;23(3):415-25. PubMed PMID... over half a century; the Addgene blog has an excellent primer and tips from experts on FRET techniques...
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