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  1. PiggyBac-ing Through the Genome Editing Field

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    ... minimize expression levels of your gene of interest, as needed. Controlling the expression levels of ...quickly transfer a DNA sequence from the transposon vector to one of many TTAA sequences distributed throughout...encourage you to deposit your piggyBac™ transposon vectors with us to help us expand this useful resource....may be particularly useful when the gene being expressed has threshold effects, such as with signaling ... can also mitigate the deleterious effects of expression of certain genes, such as those that have negative...piggyBac™, you could use recombinase technology (Cre/loxP) to remove the donor cassette. While this method...edit of interest. With the larger piggyBac™ donor vector, it is possible to make the ITR and selection cassette...

  2. 15 Hot Plasmids from 2017

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    ...low off-target activity; mammalian expression vector Rees H, et al. Nature Communications. 2017. PubMed...and ribozyme systems for multiplex gRNA expression. Expression of toolkit components can be controlled...gene editing. The bacterial and mammalian expression vectors for these CRISPR inhibitors are listed in...Species Bacterial Expression Construct SpCas9 Inhibition (E. coli) Mammalian Expression Construct SpCas9...observed reprogramming discrepancies. The polycistronic piggyBac transposon vectors tested in this work ...TagRFPt, EGFP, mVenus, mCerulean3, mKOFP2) and empty vectors that have standard cloning sites or gateway compatible...neuronal tools to the expanding gateway compatible vectors currently shared amongst the zebrafish community...

  3. Educational Planarian Tools for Teaching Developmental Biology Techniques

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    ...interference (RNAi) to knockdown expression of specific gene expression. The 49 deposited plasmids enable... all have a PR-T4 vector backbone, which is a modified version of L440. This vector is versatile in that...of interest into the empty PR-T4P vector backbone. The empty vector PLL4, which is similar to PR-T4P, ...Ingestion of bacterially expressed double-stranded RNA inhibits gene expression in planarians." Proceedings...Scientists routinely use techniques to alter gene expression or to label specific cells, but there are too... in Situ Hybridization (WISH) for visualizing expression of genes. Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-mediated...enable students to study gene expression and functions of key regeneration-related genes in four inexpensive...

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

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    ... cloned into an entry vector. The 2in1 cloning system contains two entry vectors (pUC57-L1L4 and pUC57... of protein coexpression. By introducing a single plasmid containing both GOIs, expression levels are ...-protein interaction studies easier with a 2in1 vector cloning system Article contributed by Michelle ... Recently, the Grefen lab introduced the “2in1” vector cloning system - a Gateway compatible approach ... genes-of-interest (GOI) into two independent expression cassettes on a single plasmid (Grefen and Blatt...digest cloning to introduce the GOIs into the 2in1 vector instead of the GatewayTM cloning BP reaction, where...Agrobacterium-mediated DNA transfer, each GOI is usually expressed from a different plasmid, which may lead to unequal...

  5. Pairing CombiGEM and CRISPR for Combinatorial Genetic Screening

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    ...multiplexed gRNA expression (Wong et al., 2016), in addition to the combinatorial expression of other genetic...CombiGEM lentiviral vector backbone pAWp12 (Figure 2). Cloning from the pAWp28 storage vector to the pAWp12 ...below and pool-clone them into the pAWp28 storage vector (Figure 1): Forward oligo: 5’- CACCGNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGTTTGGGTCTTCGAGAAGACCTATTCXXXXXXXXC...barcode, respectively. Once cloned into the storage vector, the pooled, barcoded gRNA library is now ready...pAWp12 lentiviral vector should retain the diversity in your gRNA library, but this should be verified by NGS...means to create barcoded gRNA libraries that can be used to combinatorially modify the genome, screen for ...revolutionized how we decode the genome by making it easy to create specific genetic perturbations. The ease with which...

  6. Protocol - Bacterial Transformation

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    ...plasmids (even those designed for mammalian cell expression) carry both a bacterial origin of replication...approximately 10-fold lower for ligation of inserts to vectors than for an intact control plasmid. Incubate the...Scientists have made many genetic modifications to create bacterial strains that can be more easily transformed... specific treatments have been discovered that increase the transformation efficiency and make bacteria...

  7. Improving Transduction Efficiency with Exosome AAVs

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    ...Standard AAV vectors are generated with a producer cell line like the widely used 293T. During vector production...acids. This conjunction of vectors and exosome was given the name vexosomes (vector-exosomes), exosome AAVs...transfecting the producer cell line with an expression vector for CD9 (a known marker molecule for microvesicles... of our viral vectors blog posts Find tips for preparing AAVs Download our viral vectors 101 eBook Resources...production, assembled AAV vector particles accumulate inside the producer cells and purification protocols...purification steps. It’s also possible for AAV vectors to be spontaneously released from the producer ...Harvard Medical School took a closer look at the AAV vectors that are released from cells during production ...

  8. Save Time with Transient Plant Leaf Transformations

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    ...observe expression from Agrobacterium, but not the plant. For example, we have seen strong expression of the...us. Use a well working vector system This allows you to quickly assemble vectors and test different ideas...MoClo system. The vectors mentioned in this blog post above are ready to use vectors, but with the MoClo...reproducible. Prior to creating transgenic cultures or plants, our transient expression method enables us ...MoClo system you can easily and quickly create customized vectors. For more information on MoClo for plants...reporter gene so that the transformation and gene expression can be tracked. During a transient leaf transformation...References D'Aoust, Marc-André, et al. "Transient expression of antibodies in plants using syringe agroinfiltration...

  9. Exploring Applications of the Bioluminescent HiBiT Tag

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    ...quantifying variant expression with a minimally disruptive tag. Find HiBiT-TP53 Fusion Vector at Addgene! Following...HiBiT. When EVs from cells expressing ADAR1-HiBiT were added to LgBiT-expressing hepatocytes or co-cultured...low-levels of ectopic expression, thus avoiding artifacts common in overexpression models. Although HiBiT...signal, strong enough to detect from proteins expressed at their endogenous levels. HiBiT is compatible...cell models, and even introduce mutations. This vector-based use of HiBiT provides a means to quickly ...to provide complementary validation of protein expression and localization. HiBiT-tagged targets in translational...plasmids from the Promega Plasmid Collection that express similar constructs available at Addgene. Read the...

  10. Viral Vectors 101: Gamma-Retroviral Packaging Systems

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    ...Addgene blog Viral Vector Elements The Retroviral Life Cycle Popular Retroviral Vectors and Their Use in...proviral DNA synthesis. Increases transduction efficiency and transgene expression. Psi (Ψ) RNA target...element; sequence that stimulates the expression of transgenes via increased nuclear export. LTR Subcomponents...method utilizes a packaging cell line that stably expresses Gag-Pol and/or Env, eliminating the need to deliver...  Frequently asked questions about γ-retroviral vectors How do engineered γ-retroviruses differ from lentiviruses...reduce promoter interference and/or drive high expression of a transgene from an internal promoter. An ...was originally published in 2018, in the Viral Vectors 101 eBook, 1st edition.  References and resources...

  11. The Importance of High Titer for AAV Transductions

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    ...a roughly 6-fold increase in expression [3, Figure 2]. Note how expression increases exponentially with...observable expression. Doubling this titer to 1012 resulted in expression in roughly 200 cells. Increase the ... produce expression. The higher the titer, the better. AAV transport and transgene expression It’s clear...infect a cell to achieve visible expression of the protein. However, expression of receptors may not need to...concentrate this type of vector to such a high titer when looking for effective gene expression. How do you achieve...to the nucleus where their gene cargoes can be expressed. The bottom line is that a lot of AAV particles...transduction. In another example, neuronal gene expression by an anterograde AAV was shown to drop off drastically...

  12. Hot Plasmids - March 2020 - base editors, GEVI, MoClo, and optogenetics

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    ... of gene expression and reduces toxicity as compared to previous Cre/lox or drug-induced Cre systems (... Figure 4: The C-terminus of Cre (CreC) and the N-terminus of Cre (CreN) are fused to the truncated Phytochrome...As the name suggests, CreLite combines the Cre/lox system with optogenetics. Cre activity is controlled...determined protein expression levels from different promoters, and inhibited gene expression using CRISPRi.... dimerize, bringing each terminus of Cre together to restore Cre activity. As soon as red light or PCB...proteins separate, inactivating Cre. This is critical for reducing Cre toxicity in long-term experiments.... In this system, cells express various fluorescent proteins controlled by Cre recombination. Each cell...

  13. Viral Vectors 101: Parts of the AAV Packaging Plasmid

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    ...drives Cap expression. Often Rep proteins from the AAV2 serotype are used to package vector genomes flanked...AAV (rAAV) is made in the lab, rep and cap are expressed from a separate plasmid in trans, freeing up space...packaging: Rep78, Rep68, Rep52, and Rep40. Rep gene expression is often driven by the AAV p5 or p19 promoters...Strohl WR (2017) Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) as a Vector for Gene Therapy. BioDrugs 31:317–334 . https:/...for Targeting and Improving the Efficacy of AAV Vectors. Molecular Therapy - Methods & Clinical Development...Adeno-Associated Virus Genome Interactions Important for Vector Production and Transduction. Human Gene Therapy...Figure 1. The RepCap plasmid and its products. Created with BioRender.com   Replication (rep) gene...

  14. Plasmids 101: Modular Cloning Applications and Kits

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    ...conditional gene expression, multiplexed CRISPR, and chromosomal integration of larger expression cassettes ...chromosomal integration and gene expression, the system includes a toolkit to express recombinant proteins within...the Rapid Design and Production of Diverse Expression Vectors.” ACS Synthetic Biology, vol. 6, no. 7, American...technology has been used to optimize protein secretion and expression in the biotech workhorse yeast — K. phaffii...GoldenBraid Modular Cloning System and Creation of a Toolkit for the Expression of Heterologous Proteins in Yeast... tools can be used in bacterial and cell-free expression systems, mammalian cells, yeast, flies, and even...from individual transcription units (TUs) used to express your favorite gene-of-interest, all the way to ...

  15. A Primer on Optogenetics: Introduction and Opsin Delivery

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    ...with an appropriate mouse line expressing a particular cre, viral expression of your opsin is no longer required...steps in the coming weeks. Expression of the optogenetic constructs Expression of your desired optogenetic...promoter-directed expression alone is extremely limited. Therefore, highly expressing, generic neuronal...promoter of the cre recombinase while still taking advantage of the robust expression via the promoter...Finally, expression of the opsin in a mouse line will likely be less than that of viral expression but may...stimulation. Testing opsin expression  Regardless of the method of expression of your opsin gene, it is...extremely high expressing promoters). Conduct a time course experiment in which you monitor expression at various...

  16. Performing In Vivo CRISPR Screens Using the FITS Approach

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    ...feature of this system is a lentiviral gRNA expression vector (pRDA_526) that (1) enables efficient knockout...murine tumor model in vivo. In this screen, we used the pRDA_526 vector to knock out 30 genes putatively ...the system and utility of the pRDA_526 vector. Moreover, the screen identified putative novel regulators... vivo screens in naïve T cells. More broadly, this system can be used to perform in vivo screens in other...power of in vivo screens. Figure 1: Using FITS to perform in vivo CRISPR screens to assess T cell...FITS In vitro CRISPR screens in immune cells have identified many putative regulators of immunity. However...However, in vitro screens cannot faithfully model the complex spatial, cellular, metabolic, and cytokine...

  17. Plasmids 101: Golden Gate Cloning

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    ... it easy to create a single gRNA-expressing plasmid, but it can also be adapted to express multiple gRNAs...one 30-minute reaction. The destination vector and entry vector(s) are placed in a single tube containing... appear in the final construct. The destination vector contains sites with complementary overhangs that...TGGA and 3’ overhang TCCG can be ligated into a vector containing those overhangs. Entry DNA overhangs...enzyme and ligase. Although the original destination vector + insert may spontaneously religate, this transient...efficiently clone up to 7 gRNAs into one destination vector, making multiplexing easy.  Disadvantages of Golden... step. If your genes of interest or destination vector contain multiple internal restriction sites that...

  18. Plasmids 101: Screening Strategies Used in Plasmid Cloning

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    ...bacteria that have taken up this vector, but it won’t tell you whether the vector contains the gRNA insert or...on a plasmid, creates a functional 𝛽-galactosidase. Blue-white screens rely on vectors where the gene...deleted, it creates a non-functional 𝛽-galactosidase. Complementing this mutation by expressing this deleted...X-gal allows you to identify cells that took up the vector and distinguish between plasmids that contain the..., you will see two bands: one representing your vector backbone and the other representing the insert....doesn’t contain the insert, you will just see the vector backbone band. Or, you can choose an enzyme that...specific to your insert or by using primers that are vector specific but amplify a potential insert. If you...

  19. Addgene's Top 10 Blog Posts of 2015

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    ...in CRISPR genome editing.   2. Plasmids 101: Cre-lox Cre recombinase can be used to generate inversions...you can use to express your protein of interest. 4. Plasmids 101: Blue-White Screening Getting a lot of...researchers with many different ways to control gene expression. Get the full scoop from Addgenie A. Max Juchheim... of empty vector contaminants in your cloning experiments and tired of having to PCR many colonies to ...CRISPR/Cas9 and AAV Adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors are useful for in vivo gene delivery, but have ...Browse Our CRISPR Resources Learn More about Viral Vectors Browse the Repository  ...community members. In addition we’ve experienced incredible growth with our readership expanding from ~10,000...

  20. Plasmids 101: Common Lab E. coli Strains

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    ...of Bacterial Expression Systems. Check out our companion post describing protein expression strains, where...Mutation in a chaperonin gene Increases the stability of certain expressed proteins endA, endA1 Endonuclease...mutations Blue/white screening of clones   lacIq lac repressor overproduced, expression from pLac repressed...lab strains designed for subcloning or protein expression. If you were to include customized strains, the...transformation efficiency deoR constitutive expression of genes for deoxyribose synthesis Allows uptake...   TOP10 derivative. For propagating plasmids expressing the ccdB gene (important in Gateway cloning)....Streptomycin  HB101 derivative. For propagating plasmids expressing the ccdB gene (important in Gateway cloning)....
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