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  1. RNA Extraction Without A Kit

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    ...and spun down the homogenate to remove the insoluble material. Then, the homogenate was loaded onto cesium-chloride...effectively isolate intact RNA, a fast, strong protein denaturant would be required- something that broke down ...Chirgwin and colleagues showed that a strong protein denaturant, guanidinium thiocyanate, did just this (Chirgwin...sodium acetate, and chloroform are added to the homogenate and shaken. After a quick centrifugation (not...
  2. Hot Plasmids May 2018 - Optogenetics, Decaffeination, Biosensors, and Fluorescent Protein Tools

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    ...developed another useful optogenetic tool that enables robust and efficient oligomerization of target ...additional 9 amino acid peptide, the CRY2clust domain enables fast and reversible oligomerization when fused ...upon termination of light stimulation. CRY2clust enables faster assembly and disassembly dynamics, higher... PMID: 28646204. soCoChR: A novel opsin that enables single-cell optogenetics Article contributed by...IS5 plasmid containing a synthetic operon that enables the degradation of caffeine (1,3,7-trimethylxanthine...
  3. 27 Hot Plasmids from 2016

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    ...lentiviral CRISPR library     CRISPR pooled libraries enable researchers to screen the entire genome for genes...way scientists create new traits in bacteria and enabled the in-depth study of many biological processes...only genome engineering method in bacteria that enables rapid, automated, and high-throughput genome editing...temperature-controlled expression of the MutL mutant enables transient suppression of DNA repair during oligonucleotide...developed CRISPR tools for epigenome editing that enable the precise study of particular epigenetic modifications....1-GoldenGate, pcDNA3.1-GoldenGate-VP64 Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla pTALYM3, pTALYM4 Boris Greber pTAL7a... drug-resistance. Remarkably, this method also enabled Lourido’s group to define ~200 previously uncharacterized...
  4. Replacing Paper: Tips for Choosing an Electronic lab Notebook

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    ... long-term use is likely to require on-going maintenance and support.” Besides that, academic institutions... that an ELN supports all types of data, which enables researchers to store everything in one place. From...The values of ELNs show in the long run as they enable researchers to keep all their data in one place... and assign them roles and permission that only enable them to see the necessary information. Does your... to implement an ELN, but on the long run, ELNs enable labs to keep their data in one place and therefore...
  5. Ghanaian Researchers to Receive Plasmid Awards from Addgene and Seeding Labs

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    ...plasmid grant awardees: Drs Louis Bengyella and Kwabena O. Duedu, both from the University of Health and... women’s health in Ghana and around the world. Kwabena O. Duedu Dr. Duedu’s molecular biology work has...and tools to construct chimeric cellulases that enable E. coli and Citrobacter freundii to generate sugars...Addgene community and hope we can do even more to enable scientists in developing regions in the near future...
  6. FLEx Technology and Optogenetics: Flipping the switch on gene expression with high spatial and temporal resolution

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    ...with the correct wavelength, microbial rhodopsins enable ions to flow across the axon’s membrane, thereby...Figure 2) (Sharma and Zhu, 2014). How does FLEx enable strong opsin expression in specific neuronal cells... of the double-floxed opsin construct, thereby enabling its expression under a strong promoter only in...transgenic mice targeting different brain areas enabled the drawing of a detailed and functional topography...21.5 (2003): 562. PubMed PMID: 12665802. SSharma, Suveena, and Jinfang Zhu. "Immunologic applications of ...
  7. Antibody Validation for Flow Cytometry

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    ...interest. If you are working with cells that are amenable to genetic knockout, this represents a very robust...essential to the cell’s function, it likely is not amenable to knockout approaches. In these cases, we would...be difficult to achieve sufficient knockdown to enable robust assessment of antibody selectivity. Additionally...). Scaling of an antibody validation procedure enables quantification of antibody performance in major...Schwartz, J., Kolahdouzan, M., Chen, C. X., You, Z., Benaliouad, F., Gileadi, O., McBride, H. M., Durcan, T. ...
  8. Hot Plasmids - December 2019 - CRISPR pooled library, LipoGlo, CRISPRa, and Voltage Imaging Tools

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    ...libraries are popular tools for genetic screens, enabling genome-wide interrogation of the genes required...lentiviral systems for mammalian screens, which enables researchers to maximize the chance of transducing...are refractory to lentiviral transduction, now enabling forward genetic screens in cells with few genetic...active in E. coli and closely related species, is amenable to use with other bEBP/UAS pairs, and displays...
  9. CRISPR Methods for Bacteria: Genome Engineering, CRISPRa, CRISPRi, Base Editing, and More

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    ...called CAST (CRISPR-associated Transposase) both enable gRNA-directed transposition. INTEGRATE consists...organism/gene interactions with the host. This scenario allows for several potential CRISPR applications...utility of cytidine and adenine base editors that enable C-to-T and A-to-G base substitutions respectively...Liu Y, Wan X, Wang B (2019) Engineered CRISPRa enables programmable eukaryote-like gene activation in ...RJ, Grossman AD, Gross CA, Rosenberg OS (2019) Enabling genetic analysis of diverse bacteria with Mobile-CRISPRi...
  10. Hot Plasmids: Winter 2025

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    ...Kim, J.-Y. (2024). Optimized dicot prime editing enables heritable desired edits in tomato and Arabidopsis... only was ASAP5 able to detect mEPSPs, it also enabled imaging of their propagation along dendrites for...represent the largest family of human drug targets. To enable large-scale profiling of many GPCRs, Mikel Garcia-Marcos... functional heterotrimers with endogenous Gβγ, enabling detection of activation triggered by endogenous...
  11. Interview: Nicola Patron on Plant Synthetic Biology, MoClo, and More

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    ...Sainsbury has a mandate to share and educate and enable plant science in general. We are funded by a charity...validating them, it made the most sense to us to enable other people to do that too. We don’t have the ... also. There is also a U.K. organization called Athena SWAN that is a charter for advancing women in science...positions. There has been a lot of engagement with the Athena SWAN Charter and it has really strengthened the...
  12. Hot Plasmids - August 2020

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    ...instead of on the yeast extracellular surface) which enables tracking of protease activity with a fluorescent...electroporation and AAV donor infection (CRISPR-READI) enables genome engineering using HDR donors lengths up ...at Addgene! A new dual-deaminase base editor enables concurrent adenine and cytosine editing. Find ...optimized for excitation wavelengths above 1,000 nm and enable two-color imaging with red fluorescence protein-based...
  13. Neuronal labeling with Spaghetti Monster

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    ...nervous system (CNS) orchestrates complex processes enabling organisms to control their movements and behavior...create an atlas of the mouse brain. This atlas enables researchers to quickly find the best AAV serotypes...it has been crucial to develop new tracers that enable accurate labeling of neurons. As discussed above...fidelity and at lower concentrations than GFP. smFPs enable better labeling of these fine structures through...
  14. Advancing Biology with Zebrafish: Genetic Tools for Developmental Studies and More

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    ...success of zebrafish as a model organism is its amenability to genetic manipulation. Tools for gene manipulation...). “Brainbow” fish lines have been developed to enable high-resolution mapping of the brain by uniquely...uniquely labeling neurons. Zebrafish are also amenable to manipulation of brain activity: optogenetic approaches...three-month generation time and labor-intensive maintenance compared to invertebrate model systems, and their...
  15. Hot Biosensors 2022: Year-End Roundup

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    ...(Ino et al. 2022). The oxytocin sensor MTRIAOT enabled real-time observations of oxytocin dynamics in ...voltage response, brightness, and photostability. It enables sustained deep-tissue imaging in vivo. Image reproduced...pYtags plasmids here!   Farahani PE, et al. pYtags enable spatiotemporal measurements of receptor tyrosine... Figure 7: B-gTEMP temperature-sensitive probe enables fast measurement of temperature and local heat ...
  16. March for Science

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    ...know is your area code. Senators: To find contact information for your senators all you need to do is select... must have the same fundamental attribute that enables science: “humility in the face of evidence” (4)...scientists to one particular political party while alienating the other While scientists do identify as Democrats...
  17. Plasmids 101: Common Lab E. coli Strains

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    ...more convoluted due to researchers sharing and renaming samples throughout history. It was likely isolated...as a carbon source leuB β-isopropyl malate dehydrogenase inactivated Requires exogenous leucine source...glnV44 λ- JM109   General cloning and plasmid maintenance, blue/white screening, partly restriction-deficient...(mrr-hsdRMS-mcrBC) Pir1    For cloning and maintenance of a plasmids with R6Kγ origin; contains a mutant...
  18. CRISPR 101: Epigenetics and Editing the Epigenome

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    ...nucleases and TALENs fused to epigenetic modifiers enabled epigenetic modifications at a user-specified locus...mammalian cells. Co-expression markers EGFP and PuroR enable sorting and selection of transduced cells. Grant...Gersbach CA (2017) CRISPR–Cas9 epigenome editing enables high-throughput screening for functional regulatory...https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkw159 Williams RM, Senanayake U, Artibani M, Taylor G, Wells D, Ahmed AA, Sauka-Spengler...
  19. Tips for a 1st Time CRISPR User (by a 1st Time CRISPR User)

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    ...products and use temperature to denature and renature the dsDNA. Upon renaturation, you will generate DNA duplexes...cells are growing so slowly, there isn’t much maintenance involved. Also it was really fun to find individual...
  20. Deck the Lab 2022!

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    ...                     A post shared by Xi Chen (@seleena78) The lab has officially welcomed the Christmas...giant paper mache Krampus performing routine lab maintenance tasks. Hot tip: make sure your PI/facilities ...                     A post shared by Xi Chen (@seleena78)   Here’s how to enter: Post your picture or...
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