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  1. Tagging Optogenetics and Chemogenetics Receptors: Fluorescent Proteins and Other Options

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    ... be expressed in the same cell, but not necessarily at the same subcellular compartment as the opsin or...modulate the activity of neurons and other brain cells. Since the opsins or chemogenetic receptors used...neuropil conceals identification of opsin-expressing cells). For other things to keep in mind when making fluorescent...cerevisiae by use of an epitope addition method. Mol Cell Biol 8:2159–2165 . https://doi.org/10.1128/mcb.8.5.2159...
  2. Enhancing CRISPR Targeting Specificity with eSpCas9, SpCas9-HF1, & HypaCas9

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    ... the EMX1 locus in human embryonic kidney (HEK) cells, 11 of these initial mutants retained the on-target...off-target activity at multiple genomic locations in HEK cells. Further testing of two of the mutants, SpCas9(K855A... showed that these mutants are not toxic to HEK cells and that similar mutations can improve the specificity... researchers to make precise edits in mammalian cells and may decrease worries about off target effects... Cas9 in complex with guide RNA and target DNA." Cell 156.5 (2014): 935-949. PubMed PMID: 24529477. PubMed...
  3. Plasmids 101: FLEx Vectors

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    ...delivered using AAV injection, the majority of the cells surrounding the injection site will become infected... ensure that the reporter remains silent until a cell or tissue-specific Cre is provided. Since the FLEx...used to study the physiology or behavior of certain cell populations.  Acknowledgement:Through a partnership...for monitoring Cre-mediated recombination at the cellular level in the mouse. 2003 PubMed PMID: 12665802...FLEX switch targets Channelrhodopsin-2 to multiple cell types for imaging and long-range circuit mapping...
  4. The Materials Science of Optogenetics Experiments

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    ...Pharmacology and Optogenetics. Cell 162.3 (2015): 662-674. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.06.058. Pubmed PMID: 26189679...Derek Simon! Derek P. Simon received his PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Michigan...protein-coupled vertebrate rhodopsin in cerebellar Purkinje cells. The Journal of biological chemistry. 2011;286(29...PMCID: PMC3466483. 4. Kim TI, et al. Injectable, cellular-scale optoelectronics with applications for wireless...
  5. Truncated gRNAs for Regulating Gene Expression

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    ... genetic loci within a single cell. One might imagine transfecting cells with both the nuclease-positive...nuclease-competent Cas9, obviating the need to generate new cell lines or transgenic animals expressing dCas9 as ...reliance on orthogonal Cas9 species. Within a single cell, full-length guides targeting one set of genetic...knockin mice for genome editing and cancer modeling." Cell 159.2 (2014): 440-455. PubMed PMID: 25263330. PubMed...
  6. PITChing MMEJ as an Alternative Route for Gene Editing

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    ... for Mapping Multiprotein Complexes in Human Cells.” Cell Rep. 13: 621-633. PMID: 26456817. Find plasmids...Chromosomes). Using their PITCh plasmids, GFP knock-in cell lines can be created in about a month and a half...locus-specific gRNAs Step 4: Select for puromycin resistant cells Step 5: PCR amplify and sequence the locus to verify...crispr.mit.edu. They tested their system in HEK293 cells, integrating the GFP-Puro cassette into the FBL ...
  7. Which Fluorescent Protein Should I Use?

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    ... localization of that biomolecule inside living cells. FPs classified by the emission color (emission .... Therefore, these can be used as “timers” for cellular processes following their activation. The four...Biosensors: Throwing color lights on molecular and cellular processes” Curr. Protein. Pept. Sci. 9(4):338....proteins and their applications in imaging living cells and tissues”  Physiol. Rev. 90:1103. Wu et. al. ... nuclear localization, and dynamics” Curr. Opin. Cell. Biol. 23:310. ...
  8. Optogenetics + CRISPR, Using Light to Control Genome Editing

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    ...encoded tools, such as microbial opsins, to control cellular activities using light. In 2015, scientists combined...activator domain (VP64 or p65). Upon expression in the cell, the dCas9-CIB1 fusion binds to the target DNA sequence...activator domain VP64. Using this system in HEK293T cells to induce expression of human IL1RN, the researchers...protein with three red fluorescent tags in U2OS cells. Upon light activation, dCas9 is released within... silencing of transferrin receptor CD71 in HeLa cells.   Comparison of photoactivatable CRISPR strategies...Spatiotemporal Control of CRISPR/Cas9 Function in Cells and Zebrafish using Light‐Activated Guide RNA. Angew...
  9. Plasmids 101: Protein tags

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    ...not generally in a cell’s best interest to overexpress a protein. Energy and cellular resources are being...being spent to make something the cell doesn’t need to make. Eukaryotes and some bacteria deploy proteosomes...proteosomes to degrade what the cell might consider junk protein. Though there are a number of chemical and...same manner as it would have in the context of a cell. FLAG tags can be cleaved by enterokinase, which...
  10. Interview: Hodaka Fujii on enChIP, New CRISPR Tools, and More

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    ...CRISPR complex much easier in various cells, including primary mouse cells. We believe that this system will... regions. I believe that enChIP will markedly accelerate research of regulation mechanisms of genome functions...US, I very much enjoyed interactions with many excellent colleagues at NYU and visiting scientists, such...In addition, I've been very lucky to work with excellent colleagues in my lab. On the other hand, I feel...
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