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  1. Scientific Reproducibility - Focusing on Solutions at the Minisymposium on Reproducibility

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    ...larger datasets and use computer based analysis techniques, an important component of reproducibility is... for preclinical studies, as reported by drug companies attempting to apply the findings from these studies...research. I’ve talked to many researchers who have complaints about the unreliability of antibodies. IPI is...technologies to your own research needs. Other companies like NEB and ATCC can provide you with additional...sifting through paper lab notebooks). Once you’ve completed your experiment, you’ll need to analyze your results...can understand your analyses and repeat them. Companies like Code Ocean allow researchers to share code...submit designs and transparently reveal them upon completing an experiment. There’s not necessarily in-principle...

  2. Sharing is Caring: But How to Distribute Open Hardware?

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    ...achievement, the complexity of the device increases, as does the price. With this increased complexity comes the...consumer-grade components. In this field, often referred to as 'frugal science', existing components are adapted...are constantly being developed which combine computational processing with biological protocols and revolutionary... rarely provide the construction plans or CAD (computer aided design) drawings of their devices, which...around the use of commercially available tools and components. Rapid prototyping techniques such as 3D printing...and can allow for innovative organizations and companies to provide problem-solving platforms.     ...

  3. 3 Challenges in Plant Synthetic Biology

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    ...previous blog post about how they started their company here. The first transgenic plant was engineered...cannot build what we do not understand, and the complicated and unique metabolic processes of plants are ... Our color changing flower involves two basic components: the pigments (anthocyanins), and the plant circadian...also identified and characterized mechanisms and components of the circadian rhythm in petunias. Because ...before us, it’s possible for us to combine these components to develop flowers that change color. Without...Without this basic research – this comprehensive understanding of the genetic pieces underpinning these mechanisms...plant synthetic biology. There are already two comprehensive plant cloning kits available in the repository...

  4. Antibodies 101: Selecting the Right Antibody

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    ... as these immune complexes are smaller than a primary:secondaries:conjugates complex. If you are trying...and therefore each target protein. This can be accomplished by using a panel of primary antibodies conjugated...tissues and cell lines; orthogonal strategies that compare antibody assay results with those of antibody-independent...transcriptomics; independent antibody strategies that compare the staining patterns of multiple antibodies against...that express a tagged version of the antigen and compare staining of the antibody to that of the anti-tag... strategies that isolate an antibody’s immune complexes and confirm interacting partners by mass spectrometry... guaranteed to work. Antibody-based assays are complex and antibodies may perform differently in different...

  5. Live and Let Dye: Self-Labeling Protein Tags

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    ... chemistry. Although these multi-component systems can be complicated to implement, they can be highly...Various Few Complicated Non-natural amino acids 1 Various Many Complicated   Applications...STED) nanoscopy. Scale bar, 2 μm. Inset shows comparison with standard confocal microscopy. Image adapted... assembly-regulating proteins in vitro reveals complex events. a) Micrographs of a fluorescently-labeled...159 aa) are smaller than HaloTag (295 aa) – for comparison, common fluorescent proteins are typically 230...Strategies Matter for Super-Resolution Microscopy: A Comparison between HaloTags and SNAP-tags. Cell Chemical...Ulrichs, H., Gaska, I., & Shekhar, S. (2023). Multicomponent regulation of actin barbed end assembly by ...

  6. Educational Planarian Tools for Teaching Developmental Biology Techniques

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    ...worm amputations. They also created an online companion resource called “cutting class” which provides...Digoxigenin-labelled Uracil) that will bind to complementary mRNA within an embryo or tissue. Once the riboprobes...specific antibodies that detect the mRNA-riboprobe complex are added to the tissue. The last step involves...cells that contain this mRNA-riboprobe-antibody complex and, as a result, these cells turn blue. Students...organism of interest, use the RNA to create a complementary DNA (cDNA), and then use PCR and molecular cloning...performing these experiments have a good baseline for comparison. Performing WISH using these plasmids can result...one strand of the siRNA and are directed by complementarity to the remaining single stranded siRNA to bind...

  7. Reaching out to China: Canton Nucleic Acids Forum (CNAF) 2015

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    ...RNA is a structural and functional component of the ribosome complex and Dr. Steitz quipped that RNA in...development zone so many science and technology companies and start-ups choose to locate there. I made time...was the outdoor market where one can shop for components of traditional Chinese medicine. There were hundreds...Lowe lab have allowed them to begin understanding complex regulation of and by tRNAs and tRNA-derived RNAs...replication with no proteins). The chemistry is complex and this work requires an interdisciplinary team... they do it. Of course, No conference would be complete without CRISPR Michael Terns from of the University...in the ribosome is in a complicated conformation “not like DNA which has a boring structure.” That certainly...

  8. Mobile-CRISPRi: Bringing CRISPRi to Diverse Bacteria

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    ...when studying them since their complete knockdown is lethal. Incomplete or titratable knockdown, however...generations. Figure 1: Mobile-CRISPRi's modular components. Image from Peters et al., 2019 with permission... Top: A Tn7 transposon containing the CRISPRi components and a plasmid with the Tn7 transposition genes...ability to synthesize diaminopimelic acid (DAP), a component of the cell wall. Once in the recipient cell, ...Bottom: An ICE element containing the CRISPRi components is transferred to recipient bacteria by bi-parental...was variable. They measured transfer rates by comparing the number of colonies that grew on a selective... gRNA were more sensitive to trimethoprim when compared to control gRNA treated or untreated bacteria....

  9. Plasmids 101: 5 factors to help you choose the right cloning method

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    ... experiments are also generally comparable so the best way to compare costs is to look at the prices of...In today’s post, we will focus on a high-level comparison of popular cloning methodologies, with a special...least 50 cloning reactions. The ligase cost is comparable to that of the restriction enzymes and overall... in a price of a few dollars per reaction. By comparison, Gibson assembly can cost over $15.00 per reaction...more streamlined, because they will come with comprehensive and tested protocols, as well as premixed and..., like Gibson or SLIC, since one can pool the components and define their final order through sequence...Golden Gate assembly allows one to simultaneously complete an ordered set of scarless ligations following...

  10. Plasmids 101: Protein Expression

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    ...relatively easily synthesized, must be produced using complex mixtures derived from cells or using live cells...systems do require demanding cell culture conditions compared to other systems. Insect expression systems Insect...Insect cells can also be used to produce complex eukaryotic proteins with the correct post-translational.... These systems enable high expression of very complex, glycosylated proteins that cannot be produced ... expression systems, including the majority of complex post-translational modifications. Extraction and... as plant tissues themselves are biochemically complex. To circumvent these issues, scientists have taken...mammalian cells, and are often capable of modifying complex proteins unlike bacterial systems. Yeast cells,...

  11. xCas9: Engineering a CRISPR Variant with PAM Flexibility

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    ...targeting anywhere in an exon. But things get more complicated if you’d like to use homology directed repair...alternative PAM sequences are longer and often more complex than NGG, resulting in lower overall genome frequency...Characterizing xCas9 in mammalian cells Hu et al. compared xCas9 activity with wt SpCas9 in mammalian cells...PAMs averaged 56-91% transcriptional activation compared to the NGG PAM, confirming the flexibility of ...with improved editing at an NGG PAM (69 vs 48%) compared to SpCas9-containing ABE7.10, as well as improvements...NGS) are shown as percentages, with fold changes compared to SpCas9 in parentheses. The development of ...that selecting for one beneficial trait, PAM compatibility, also produced an enzyme with improved on-target...

  12. 3D Printing Meets CRISPR Cas9

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    ...realized how perfectly flat the complex is on this surface”….where the complex is docked on the membrane of...using 3D printing technology. The tagline for our company is “…where molecules become real”.  We sometimes... the real thing. Nevertheless, the models are compelling, and I encourage you to hold one. Why do we ... They then start talking to themselves as they compare the features displayed on the model with their ... close to its reported cleavage site on the complementary DNA strand. And this is why we love working ... that was not “poised for cleavage”. Jacob computationally added the non-template strand to the Jinek ...double-stranded DNA, recognize a PAM sequence, allow the complementary base pairing between the guide RNA and the target...

  13. Addgene's Cancer Collection Pages Connect the Research Community

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    ... millions of people die from cancer-related complications each year. Despite these grim statistics, new...cancer, really? While cancer is extraordinarily complex at the molecular level, at the cellular level there...keeping cells from dividing out of control. One may compare the roles of proto-oncogenes and tumor suppressors...cancer research has focused on picking apart the complex cellular pathways involved in the development of...for this elusive target. Recent improvements in computer modeling have enabled researchers to begin discovering... prevalent in human cancers, and synthesizing compounds to bind specifically to their mutated residues...biggest challenges facing researchers today is the complexity of the pathways involved in the development of...

  14. Antibodies 101: Designing Your First Flow Panel

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    ...antibody-conjugated labeling. Even though the two compounds are completely different in nature (eGFP being a protein...results in a higher-wavelength emission spectrum compared to APC. This happens due to a process called Fluorescence... red laser excites at 640 nm (Table 1), while comparing the two fluorophore's excitation spectra around...think of brightness levels on your smartphone or computer screen), and you should be able to properly label...the same color panel. In this case, make sure to compare the excitation/emission spectra of your reporter...whether and to what extent they overlap. Figure 4 compares the spectra of enhanced GFP (eGFP) and FITC, the...Make sure to check out our blog post on color compensation to learn more about them. Alright, let's build...

  15. Summer SciComm Series: Modes of Communication

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    ... if you can begin simply and build up to more complexity if needed. And since we live in the digital age... biology and ecology can make for beautifully compelling photos and videos, while molecular, micro, and.... Can you convey enough information to tell a compelling story in an image or do you need a full exhibit...fair, or a semester-long after school program? Comparing your desired outcome to the limitations and potential...expertise needed can increase exponentially with complexity. Podcasts Medium Easy for audience to engage... needed. Traditional media formats are quite competitive while digital can be oversaturated. Transition...Photography Medium (high for microscopy) Visually compelling. Easy to convey a large number of details without...

  16. Viral Vectors 101: The Retroviral Lifecycle

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    ...referred to as “complex retroviruses ” (Cullen, 1992) because of their more complicated genomes. Here, ...biology. “Retroviruses” is an umbrella term which encompasses 1.) the gamma-retroviruses — that have been developed...whole family; however, you can use Figure 1 to compare the genomes of these two family members.   ...beginning to realize that the situation is already complex enough that a deep understanding of retroviral ...Because it is made at the same time as the other components of the vector particle, some of the RT protein...In both cases, the lipid membrane is the only component that is not dependent on viral genes. It is derived...Mechanism of action of regulatory proteins encoded by complex retroviruses. Microbiological Reviews, 56(3), 375...

  17. Your Lentiviral Plasmid FAQs Answered

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    ...of the vector components are HIV-based? A7: No single plasmid contains all the components necessary to ...The components are divided as follows: Transfer vectors contain minimal cis-acting HIV components: LTRs...decreasing the probability of creating replication-competent lentivirus (RCL) in your target cells.  Q4: How...targeted. Q6: Are transfer plasmids replication competent? What is SIN? A6: Most (if not all) Addgene transfer...LTRs, PPT, RRE, and psi packaging signal. Viral components typically total <1.5kb, which is rarely more ...are: 1) the potential generation of replication competent virus [usually HIV-1]; and 2) the potential for...

  18. Plasmids 101: Stringent Regulation of Replication

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    ...the cell must have enough nutrients available to complete the entire round of replication. Initiation is...initiate replication. But pSC101 requires a third component: RepA, a protein encoded by pSC101 itself. RepA... are efficient for the host, as no additional components are necessary. Iterons are not the only tool ...Inc, also encoded by the ColIb-P9 plasmid, is complementary to part of the sequence forming this pseudoknot...restraining further replication.   Figure 3: Comparison of replication regulation mechanisms of stringently...replication. At high copy numbers, RepA proteins form complexes between iterons on different plasmids in a process...propagation by limiting their copy number and compensating for the additional metabolic cost imposed on...

  19. Hot Plasmids - November 2023

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    ...  Here's what you'll find in this post:  New compact, efficient prime editors A versatile and precise...tape Teaching an old antibody new tricks   New compact, efficient prime editors By Susanna Stroik The ....), while PE6c and PE6d were most efficient at complex edits, such as long or highly structured templates...Phage-assisted evolution and protein engineering yield compact, efficient prime editors. Cell, 186(18), 3983–4002...interchangeable set of fusogenic and targeting components to reprogram delivery vehicles like lentiviral...DIRECTED particles where the fusion and targeting components are interchangeable. Image from Strebinger et...the range of targetable cell types. DIRECTED is compatible with fusogens from different viral families and...

  20. Antibiotic Resistance: An Old Solution but a New Problem

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    ...intense amount of competition between microorganisms for available resources. This competition drives microbes...antibiotic compounds. In such a case, the microbe itself would be unharmed by the compound it produces...treat infections, we are treating microbes with compounds similar to those they have been battling for centuries...treatment regiment might wipe out bacteria that are completely susceptible to a drug while a full course of ...likely to develop over time. It isn’t feasible to completely eliminate the development of resistance; it’s...hygiene standards. Handwashing is an essential component of preventing infection, as is cleaning and disinfecting...

  21. From our Table to Yours: An Inside Look at Lunch at Addgene

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    ...lab. Iron Chef-style competitions Every few months, we’ll have a cooking competition featuring a selected... eat together every day, sharing ideas for the company, but also talking about sports, movies, and just..., which is either an indication of the stiff competition or says something about my cooking.   This is... to organize. We’ll dedicate a post to these competitions in the future, and hopefully include some of...To-Do list long enough that there is no hope of accomplishing it all. How do we encourage people to take a... Hack Days, and we’ve seen great success at accomplishing “we-should-really-make-time-for-that” type projects...

  22. Adeno-associated Viruses (AAVs) for Genome Editing

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    ...likely not a coincidence that the AAV genome is composed of single stranded DNA, which is particularly ... interest, ordering them from a gene synthesis company such as IDT or Genscript, and cloning them sequentially...infection with adeno-cre. AAV-based gene editing compared to CRISPR editing CRISPR, of course, has started...and virtually never exceeds 40%. While this is comparable or better than the efficiency of most current...systems. Ohmori et al 2017 use a dual vector system composed of SaCas9 and a gRNA in one AAV and a repair template...researchers have devised methods to deliver CRISPR components as ribonucleoproteins (RNPs) that can be supplied...2017 recently showed that by delivering CRISPR components as RNPs and delivering two halves of a repair...

  23. Deep Mutational Scanning with One Pot Saturation Mutagenesis

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    ...based on its library frequency before selection compared to its library frequency after selection. Key ...and easy technique that can be used to generate complex libraries of mutant plasmids ready for deep mutational...libraries, they all have inherent shortcomings compared to one pot saturation mutagenesis. Error-prone...vector with Gibson assembly. While this is a comprehensive mutagenesis method, a drawback to using Gibson...scanning libraries. PFunkel: Of prior existing comprehensive mutagenesis methods, PFunkel offers the best...second universal primer is used to synthesize a complementary mutant strand (step 2 and 3). Then the uracil-labeled...PCR-based approach for generating a customizable comprehensive mutagenesis library that’s ready to be tested...

  24. Multiple Plasmids at a Low Price: Kits from Addgene

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    ...now available. However, it can be difficult to compare their performance, as most translation initiation...directly engages the ribosome for translational complex assembly. PhD student Dejan Gagoski used SITS ...SITS to create the pCell-Free vectors, Gateway-compatible backbones that enable cell-free expression of proteins...-tagged human ORF clones to allow testing and comparison of different cell-free expression systems; the... construct barcoded, locus-specific libraries compatible with Illumina next generation sequencing in order...libraries using a 2-step PCR-based protocol and are compatible with single-end or paired-end read flow cells...21408-21413. PUF Assembly Kit PUF proteins are composed of repeat segments that can be engineered to bind...

  25. How to Negotiate a Successful Lab Start Up Budget

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    ... Now that you’ve completed a resource budget, and know how to decide which components are the most critical...an account of the material resources needed to accomplish your science, and can include: equipment, reagents...then start identifying the resources needed to accomplish that goal. 2. Identify the tools in that timeline...research success. If you can get away with using computer modeling and collaborations rather than using ... most start-up P.I.’s. It doesn’t have to be complicated, or difficult to create this list. Start BEFORE...equipment. That’s why a resource budget can help you compare the monetary and empirical value that helps you...from academia altogether and instead started a company around his own research. He was clear on his science...

  26. Viral Vectors 101: AAV Variables That Matter

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    ...Using AAV vectors in complex biological systems can be tricky at best, and downright infuriating at worst...Serotypes Serotype refers to the different protein compositions of AAV capsids, which determine how a virus ...what works great in one system or cell type can completely fail in a different system (Issa et al., 2023...designing and testing your AAV.  Figure 2: Comparison of AAV serotypes 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, and 9 in two ...Taschenberger et al., 2017).     Figure 3: Comparison of two astrocyte selective promoters demonstrating...Konishi, Y., Hosokawa, Y., & Konishi, H. (2014). A comparative analysis of constitutive promoters located in...vector-mediated transduction of the corticospinal tract: Comparison of four promoters. Gene Therapy, 28(1–2), 56–...

  27. Plasmids 101: Dimers and Multimers

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    ...reduced transformation and transfection efficiency compared to the monomeric version of the plasmid (Maucksch...multimers have additional origins of replication compared to monomers, they are also able to replicate at...bacterial cells with multimers grow more slowly compared to those containing the monomeric version of the...and more prone to being lost in bacterial cells compared to monomers, although this can be prevented via...cannot be used to detect plasmid multimers. Some companies provide NGS whole plasmid sequencing services ...frequency of multimerization, and in some cases completely prevent the formation of plasmid multimers (Bedbrook...produced the highest yield of monomeric plasmid compared to DH5α. However, more research is needed to determine...

  28. Plasmids 101: Repressible Promoters

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    ...binary systems. In recent years, a number of more complex systems have also been developed which don’t fit... Bujard, both the promoter and transactivator components of the system have been engineered and improved...revolutionized genetic studies in flies. An additional component, the GAL80 repressor, adds a repressible element...UAS-driven gene expression. To further increase the complexity of the system, researchers have used split GAL4... developed by Lai and Lee. LexA/lexAop is a complementary system to GAL4/UAS that functions in essentially... cells and ~24,000-fold in human HeLa cells as compared to basal expression. Co-expression of repressor...because it allows them to be used together for complex genetic analysis in Drosophila or for precise control...

  29. A Control for All Seasons

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    ...Burry 2011). Complex experiments Finally, additional controls may be required for more complex experiments...expected response and have a baseline with which to compare the experimental group.     Figure 1: A...western blot several times with the same samples and compare the results across runs. If the results vary considerably...will briefly touch on.  Western blotting When comparing samples in different lanes in a western blot, ... to the controls listed above, viability and compensation controls are recommended for flow cytometry....example, propidium iodide only stains dead cells). Compensation controls address the spectral overlap that occurs... occurs during multiplexing. Compensation controls are single stained samples for each fluorophore and...

  30. Antibodies 101: The Basics of Western Blotting

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    ...to detect a single, specific protein within the complex mix derived from cells or tissues. Westerns are...sample per lane, onto the top of a resolving gel composed of the crosslinked polymer acrylamide. In addition...proteins are immobilized onto a membrane, usually composed of a nitrocellulose or polyvinylidene difluoride...membrane.  In a wet transfer system the sandwich is completely submerged in a tank filled with a transfer buffer...confirming that the protein is the expected size as compared to the protein standards.  Protein abundance In...loading control when assessing protein abundance or comparing samples across lanes.  For a typical loading control...present in all samples. Uneven sample loading or incomplete protein transfer causes inconsistent levels of...

  31. Technique: Probe Phage Genomes for Host Binding Proteins

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    ...some clones being outcompeted by others in liquid culture, dilute and plate the complete library of transformants...faces as it approaches a host cell surface are complex polysaccharide structures, many of which are easily... DNA from host cell nucleases (4). To further complicate matters, even when sequenced, phage genomes tend... for cell-binding abilities (6). This can be accomplished using a restriction enzyme with a short recognition...involves forcing DNA through a small opening using compressed nitrogen gas; this shears DNA at random locations...your resultant plasmid libraries into chemically competent E. coli and analyze transformants for appropriately...transformation should be performed using a highly competent strain that you can use for long-term library ...

  32. Science Career Options

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    ...technology, and good computer skills will give you an advantage. Strong writing, computer skills (Word, Excel...you can fully investigate and solve a problem or complete a project, overcoming inevitable failures and ... Nature Photographer/Artist Ecologist     Computer and writing skills Writing a thesis or dissertation...which are useful to many employers. Increasingly, computer skills are highly desired, as roles are becoming...Will you be coordinating projects? Do you need computer programming skills? Other things to consider...as forensics currently have too many applicants compared to the number of available roles). Make your resume...

  33. Choosing Your Fluorescent Proteins for Multi-Color Imaging

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    ... interested in are compatible with your microscope optics, you will want to compare the excitation and...fluorescent proteins currently available. Choosing compatible fluorescent proteins To choose a set of fluorescent...scope of this post. Are your fluorescent proteins compatible with your microscope optics? To determine if ...is efficiently collected by the microscope. To compare the match between a fluorescent protein and a filter...here's a screenshot from the Chroma Spectra Viewer comparing a standard Cy3 or Rhodamine filter set (Chroma...channels used for more abundant proteins or marking compartments. I hope this sheds some light on multicolor ...

  34. Plasmids 101: Mammalian Vectors

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    ...Jurkat T cells Complexes with DNA; causes strand scissions 100-400 ug/mL *Not comprehensive.   ** In eukaryotes...cells. Of course, these mammalian vectors must be compatible with the cell type they are tranfected into –...cells. Before getting into the mammalian plasmid components, it may be useful to describe the means of introducing...called transfection. Transfection is somewhat comparable to bacterial transformation (the introduction...void. These ORIs, however, require additional components expressed in trans within the cell for effective...ORIs, respectively. The presence of these viral components greatly reduces the rate of plasmid dilution ...

  35. Expanding the Targeting Scope and Editing Efficiency of Adenine Base Editors

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    ...change. Because of this, ABEs are only weakly compatible with many Cas domains beyond SpCas9. In order...lab set out to evolve ABEs with an increased compatibility to Cas homologs. Evolving better base editors...and editing speed and consists of the following components: A plasmid in the host bacterium expressing ...phage mutation rate Phage infection results in a complete ABE protein. If the phage delivers an active variant...variants with much higher base editing activity compared to the original TadA-7.10 enzyme. After testing...which edits 590-fold faster than TadA-7.10. It is compatible with all Cas9 and Cas12 homologs that the researchers...adenine base editor with improved Cas domain compatibility and activity. Nature Biotechnology. https://...

  36. Enabling Precision Functional Genomics with the Target Accelerator Plasmid Collection

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    ...loss-of-function or neutral, as compared to wild type, would be extremely helpful as a complementary approach. Also, ...characterized? Some have developed exciting computational algorithms, such as SIFT or PolyPhen to approach... Genetic Pathway Reference Set. These Gateway-compatible entry clones are the product of many years of...cancer phenotypes. These assays were designed to complement the one assay per gene approach that has been...genes. These should be used to create ever more complete “look-up-tables” of mutant function that could...approach: Phenotypic Characterization of a Comprehensive Set of MAPK1/ERK2 Missense Mutants. Brenan L...

  37. Screening for Successful Genome Editing with Digital PCR

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    ...clones for complete functional knockout of your target gene. Mismatch nuclease assays are completely “blind.... The drop-off probe is designed to perfectly complement the wild type sequence and is not capable of ...precision genome editing workflow. Digital PCR comparison to other validation methods As mentioned, these...96-well plate without prior quantification. Comparatively, mismatch assays require between 200 and 500... in a high background of wild type targets. Comparatively, detection limits of about 5% mutant targets...PMC3773023. 7. Vouillot, L., Thélie, A. & Pollet, N. Comparison of T7E1 and surveyor mismatch cleavage assays...

  38. CRISPR 101: Non-Homologous End Joining

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    ...this complex holds a pair of DNA ends together, forming a paired end complex The paired end complex then...then ligates compatible DNA ends together, thus repairing the break. This is a simplified, streamlined...processed. Processing occurs prior to ligation as incompatible DNA ends interfere with that step. Accordingly...pop-in” insertion) provided a template containing compatible overhangs is available. Cas9 can also be altered...Biochemistry and Biophysics and the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at UNC Chapel Hill.   References...

  39. Pooled CRISPR Libraries Offer Genome-Wide Control for Large-Scale Functional Screens

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    ... Mediator or SAM. SAM is an engineered protein complex for the transcriptional activation of endogenous...endogenous genes and it consists of three components: 1. A nucleolytically inactive Cas9-VP64 fusion; 2. A sgRNA... assemble a synthetic transcription activation complex consisting of multiple distinct effector domains...with a BRAF inhibitor. (The test was the perfect complement for one conducted earlier by the Zhang lab for...gain-of-function screening when combined with a compact pooled sgRNA library. Our SAM-mediated screens ...sam.genome-engineering.org/. Crystal structure of Cas9 in complex with guide RNA and target DNA. Nishimasu H, Ran...transcriptional activation by an engineered CRISPR-Cas9 complex. Konermann S, Brigham MD, Trevino AE, Joung J, ...

  40. Kiran Musunuru on the Newest TALEN Genome-Editing System

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    ...becomes more of an apples-to-oranges comparison. Addgene: Can you compare the TALEN kit to CRISPR/Cas9? When...research the kit now makes possible, and how it compares to his CRISPR/Cas9 system. Addgene: For people...other cells. TALENs are engineered proteins that comprise a DNA binding domain and an endonuclease domain...especially well-suited for use in stem cells. (See the complete protocol at StemBook). Addgene: How are you now...genetic background and do an apples-to-apples comparison of all those mutations. If you make induced pluripotent...pluripotent stem (iPS) cells from patients and try to compare those lines, they may all have the mutations but...

  41. Quick Guide to All Things Lentivirus

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    ...fantastic options for delivering shRNA, CRISPR/Cas9 components, and fluorescent sensors. Retroviral vector ...forming a vector that could create replication competent virus. Even though this system was efficient at...encoding 1) the lentiviral vector genome which was composed of the wild-type 5’ and 3’ LTRs, the ψ sequence...potential risk for the generation of replication competent lentiviruses (RCL) especially if you are working...positive cells could make the virus replication competent. The 3rd generation of lentiviral vectors was...8 kb) Potential for generation of replication-competent lentivirus (RCL) Efficient gene transfer Potential...Potential for insertional mutagenesis: Replication-incompetent lentiviruses with human tropism can still infect...

  42. 9 tips for a successful postdoctoral experience

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    ...done in reverse. Assuming you want to become competitive for a Group Leader position, what will you need...requires that all of the experiments have been completed. Therefore, to be ready to apply for a Group Leader... you get more publications, you will be more competitive for fellowships. If you explore your system more...Discussions can reveal mutual scientific interests, complementary perspectives, a shared communication style. ...job search. Therefore, you must balance these competing goals. Knowing when to follow a lead and when ...master. While the calculus of these decisions is complex, here are a few guidelines to help you evaluate... much new data, speculate on what you hope to accomplish and how your research fits in with the current...

  43. Sequencing Options for CRISPR Genotyping

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    ...techniques differ in important ways, but can also complement one another by providing both broad and specific... predict off-target effects of sgRNAs using computational methods. They identify possible off-target sites...the clinic. NGS-based methods provide the most complete information profile regarding putative off-target... with in silico prediction to create a more comprehensive list of off-target editing events. Two of the...tissue from whole animal models, no exogenous component required (e.g. dsODN), doesn't require high read...Vouillot, Léna, Aurore Thélie, and Nicolas Pollet. "Comparison of T7E1 and surveyor mismatch cleavage assays...the limit of detection for Sanger sequencing: a comparison of methodologies for KRAS variant detection."...

  44. Hot Plasmids - March 2019 - Anti-CRISPR, 2in1 Cloning, Fluorescent Voltage Indicators, and Photoswitchable Proteins

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    ...minutes of inactivating the CASANOVA complex, fluorescent CRISPR complexes were observed binding telomeric ...using blue light (Bubeck et al., 2018). They accomplished this by inserting a photo-sensitive LOV2 domain...indicator podcast segment The neurons in the brain compute using electrical impulses to coordinate emotions...sensitivity, responds quickly, is photostable, and is compatible with optogenetic control. The researchers also... the “2in1” vector cloning system - a Gateway compatible approach to simultaneously clone two genes-of-interest...2015) or ratiometric Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation (rBiFC, Grefen and Blatt, 2012). The 2in1 Plasmid...

  45. RaPID Detection of RNA-protein Interactions

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    ...preserves RNA structure and naturally occurring complexes present in the cell, it can also introduce non-physiological...interest. See figure 1 below for details on the key components of RaPID. Ramanathan et al. also tweaked BirA... BirA* homolog found in B. subtilis. BASU was  compared head-to-head with the E. coli and BioID2 BirA*...streptavidin signal (~250-fold enrichment) when compared to a scrambled RNA motif control). BioID2 had ...with BASU still generated a >30-fold enrichment compared to E. coli’s BirA*. Faster labeling kinetics also...HHCS-associated sequences had lower IREB2 binding enrichment compared to wild-type sequences and that loss of binding...Russell, P., & Guttman, M. (2014). Methods for comprehensive experimental identification of RNA-protein interactions...

  46. Supporting Rare Disease Research with the 2020 BeHEARD Awards

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    ... The Association for Creatine Deficiencies: Compensating for SLC6A8 mutations in Creatine Transporter...channels typically expressed on other cell types can compensate for or bypass the dysfunction of another solute...cells to identify any solute channels that can compensate for the defect caused by SLC6A8 deficiency. “...where one of the X chromosomes is partially or completely missing in women. Bicuspid aortic valve (an aortic...with an emphasis on oligomerization, signalling complex assembly, and localization to the nucleus,” says...at McGill University.  These protein-receptor complexes consist of many parts that work together on the...gene, which codes for G𝛃1 subunits of G protein complexes, lead to a rare type of developmental delay, and...

  47. Illuminating Choices: A Guide to Selecting Fluorescent Dyes and Ligands

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    ...increased versatility in probe attachment, and compatibility with far-red and near-infrared fluorophores....enable highly specific visualization of cellular components, typically a protein of interest. Fluorescent...ligands Effects on protein function and cellular components: It's important to assess how dye-conjugation... function and its propensity to bind cellular components. Some dyes target specific organelles like mitochondria...may prove challenging to stain intracellular compartments in in vivo model systems, so extra care must...Transfer (FRET) applications, the dyes need to have compatible excitation and emission profiles to enable effective...finding the right dye for your experiment more complicated. We hope this post helps you in your search for...

  48. Viral Vectors 101: Virus Safety

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    ...cells, and animals. Some of these viruses are completely inert, but others can cause diseases. Nervous...One such control is dividing up the essential components of a virus into different plasmids. For a retroviral... are not encoded in the transfer plasmid, the component that physically integrates into the host genome...genome, the virus is replication incompetent, meaning it can’t replicate and continue the infection cycle... Figure 1: Separation of retroviral packaging components onto distinct plasmids for safety.    Viral...Viral cargo-specific safety   After replication competency, the second concern with virus safety is the ...materials, you’ll need to use aerosol-tight caps, compatible with your centrifugation speed, to cover the ...

  49. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - March 2021

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    ... SCF E3 ubiquitin ligase complex. In the presence of auxin, this TIR1 complex binds to the degron sequence...depiction of chromatin within a nucleus -> DNA compaction around histones -> Examples of histone-modifying...included for visualization purposes, but the key component of the editing assemblies are sensor-actuators...The tool-kit consists of highly useful vectors compatible with Gibson and Saptrap cloning systems to generate...Resources page.  Plasmids for delivering CRISPRi components by a single AAV vector are now available from... developed by Taekjip Ha’s lab where Cas9-gRNA complex binds the target DNA without cleavage until it'...

  50. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - January 2021

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    ...-Vvd showed substantially improved activity as compared to other recombinase/photodimer pairs. Created.... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24390935/ Hypercompact genome editor CRISPR-Casɸ By Melina Fan The ...toolbox with their discovery of CRISPR-Casɸ, a hypercompact genome editor from the Biggiephage clade of ...cells. Casɸ from Biggiephage can eliminate competing mobile genetic elements. Image by Basem Al-Shayeb...the Doudna Lab. Scientists looking for more compact genome editors due to delivery constraints and ...efficiency and reduced RNA-off target footprint compared to current N-terminal linked SaCas9 ABE variants...in screens without any reduction in performance compared to larger genome-wide libraries. Find the library...
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