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TypeBlog Post...example, "while it is possible to grow liver stem cells and liver-like mini-organs or organoids, neither...combine bioengineered scaffolds with patient stem cells to generate compatible functional livers.” Why are... optimization of fluorescent proteins, and live cell imaging approaches. Erik is also an avid long distance...
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Plasmids 101: Codon usage bias
TypeBlog Post...mismatched translation rates and potential effects on cell growth, even hosts producing alternative tRNAs may...inclusion bodies that will generally segregate with the cell pellet during purification procedures. Even if you...a means to fine-tune gene expression." Molecular cell 59.2 (2015): 149-161. PubMed PMID: 26186290. PubMed...reasons include: Metabolic pressures - it takes cellular resources to produce tRNAs that recognize different... -
Optogenetics + CRISPR, Using Light to Control Genome Editing
TypeBlog Post...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...encoded tools, such as microbial opsins, to control cellular activities using light. In 2015, scientists combined... -
CRISPR Methods for Bacteria: Genome Engineering, CRISPRa, CRISPRi, Base Editing, and More
TypeBlog Post...Control of Gene Expression. Cell 152:1173–1183 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2013.02.022 Ronda C, Pedersen... is primarily a means of selection that targets cells in which homologous recombination has not occurred...ensures high editing efficiency; the only non-edited cells to survive have inactivating mutations in the Cas9...one or more genes in E. coli. and in a mammalian cell line (Qi et al., 2013). Two important features of...the bacteria are unable to resolve them, and the cells die. This could be applied to diseases where the... -
Brain Initiative Collection
TypeCollection...real-time interrogation and monitoring of brain cells and circuits during behavior. Long desired by researchers...A somatic channelrhodopsin, which enables single cell, single millisecond resolution optogenetics. Human...A somatic channelrhodopsin, which enables single cell, single millisecond resolution optogenetics. Cre-dependent...genetically encoded dopamine sensor RdLight1 in mammalian cells. Lin Tian 125708-AAV9 pAAV-hSynapsin1-RdLight1 Expresses...neurons Yulong Li 158757-AAV8 pAAV-CAG-SomaGCaMP6f2 Cell body-targeted GCaMP6f, under CAG promoter: GCaMP6f... Edward Boyden 158757-AAV9 pAAV-CAG-SomaGCaMP6f2 Cell body-targeted GCaMP6f, under CAG promoter: GCaMP6f... -
Genetic Code Expansion
TypeCollection...expanding the genetic code in bacteria and mammalian cells....codons, and tRNA synthetases are introduced into the cell on plasmids and the new amino acid is introduced...Once these plasmids have been introduced in the cells, the non-canonical amino acid can be incorporated...match the growth medium, ncAA concentration, and the cell lines used previously. Remember that the orthogonal... – GFP for E. coli or mCherry-GFP for mammalian cells. You should also express the protein with and without...tRNA synthetase for use in E.coli and Mammalian Cells. Many of the plasmids also contain one or more copies... -
Viral Vectors 101: Parts of the AAV Transfer Plasmid
TypeBlog Post...about synthetic promoter AAVs for cell-type expression in retinal cells Resources on Addgene.org Find ... -
CRISPR Challenges: Standardization and Homology Directed Repair
TypeBlog Post... a common thread at the meeting. The new Somatic Cell Genome Editing program, run through the NIH Common...Improve HDR Efficiency for CRISPR Editing in Human Cells Hands-on tips for repair template design from guest...to learn much more about cellular DNA repair pathways. An emphasis on cellular repair post-CRISPR cleavage..., which alter genomic DNA without the need for cellular HDR. Having had time to digest my notes, since... -
New and Upcoming Viral Vectors - Spring 2019
TypeBlog Post... can be used to visualize cells and to quantify targeting of particular cell types. For example, the mDlx... -
Using Addgene's New Viral Service for Your Research
TypeBlog Post... can be used to deliver fluorescent proteins to cells as determined by the serotype. You can use these...determine if your AAVs are getting to the right cells using your particular delivery technique and conditions...