...unevenly, introducing distortions in your final images. It is possible to keep distortions to a minimum with...done about that.  Second, expansion introduces distortions. The goal in expansion is for your sample to ...polymerizes, and the level of digestion. All of these factors in turn depend upon the specific gel recipe used... L (2022) Super-resolution microscopy: a brief history and new avenues. Philosophical Transactions Royal...

...2020). In the two-plasmid system, an effector plasmid (pEffector) expresses all seven required genes and...CRISPR-Cas systems, in contrast to single-protein effectors employed by Type II systems (such as CRISPR-Cas9...plasmid (pDonor) encodes the mini-transposon. pEffector and pDonor can also be combined in single-plasmid...technologies. Message or follow him on twitter @Vopinator.     References: Halpin-Healy TS, Klompe SE, Sternberg...

... in Parkinson’s disease. Knowing the primary investigator where the plasmid was created can narrow your...but I can’t browse through 300+ plasmids. Under ‘Vector Types’ I selected ‘Lentiviral’ which eliminates... coveted Blue Flame is more than an award for depositors and inspiration for our updated mascot, it’s ...model system for your research (e.g. Mammalian) Vector Type: What type of experiment are you planning?...Identify a specific marker protein Use: Similar to “Vector Type” you can filter by experimental purpose (e.g...

...CRISPR/Cas9 Synergistic Activation Mediator) uses an improved activator design that consists of inactive... domains that recruit additional transcription factors. The Root and Doench labs utilized tracrRNAs with...stem loops to recruit additional transcription factors to the targeted region (Sanson et al., 2018) . ...tracrRNA was combined with the sgRNA expression vector allowing the screen to be conducted with only two...

...acids derived from the crystal jellyfish Aequorea victoria. It has a fluorescent emission wavelength in the... forms spontaneously and without additional co-factors, substrates, or enzymatic activity – it only requires...that the protein could be taken directly from A. Victoria and expressed in any organism while still maintaining...promoter of interest can be used to effectively monitor gene expression from that promoter in a given cell...optogenetics at OpenOptogenetics and find optogeneic actuators and sensors at Addgene. Cell marking/selection...

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... plasmids, antibodies, and viral preps in the repository through our Hot Plasmids articles.  Here's ...requiring either expressing it with additional cofactors or using significantly truncated forms that limit...more feasible, the lab of Alessio Ciulli and collaborators developed CRBNmidi (Kroupova et al., 2024). ...abscessus, an increasingly common human pathogen notorious for its high resistance to antibiotics. Several...Bentley Time to get flexible! Alex Dunn’s lab and collaborators have deposited a new mechanosensor called PILATeS...

...genetically encoded fluorescent probe. Several factors contribute to the popularity of GFP including (...organisms and cell types, (ii) no need to add a co-factor, (iii) easy visualization with standard filter ..., proteins that bind endogenous fluorescent co-factors can be used. Examples include the LOV domains that...Kumagai, 2013). Next to these naturally occurring co-factor binding proteins, systems wherein a protein binds...Smaller genetically encoded probes are based on cofactor binding proteins as described above. The smallest...

...to capture ideas, write down certain notes or brainstorm, but we have to admit that paper-based record...means to manage their work, combining data, team, inventory and project management functionalities with experiment... and included hundreds of researchers. The full story is available here. Our questions focused on researchers...all types of data, which enables researchers to store everything in one place. From pictures to excel ...lab (user, date, time, action) are required for regulatory purposes in many labs. Besides this being of ...