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  1. Genome-wide Screening Using CRISPR

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    ...targeting a specific gene within the genome (see Fig. 2). Individual gRNAs are designed in silico using publicly...mouse, human, fly, E. coli, and T. gondii genes.  2) What genetic modification are you trying to make?...CRISPR libraries is a multi-step process (see Fig. 2). In most cases, CRISPR libraries are provided at ... is included on the gRNA-containing plasmid, or a 2-plasmid system in which Cas9 must be delivered separately...uncontrolled cell growth, such as cancer. Figure 2: The CRISPR library must be amplified (A) to be used...Enrichment or depletion of multiple gRNAs targeting the same gene can be strong evidence that a particular gene...
  2. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Aptamer Fluorophores

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    ...Analytical Chemistry 27(2):108-117 · February 2008. 11. Svensen, Nina and Jaffrey, Samie R. “Fluorescent RNA... to DFHBI in the presence of that metabolite (Fig.2). Spinach eventually evolved into Spinach2, a more...PMID: 25713381. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4364232. 2. Baker, Monya. “RNA imaging in situ”. Nature Methods...emerging environmental pollutants.” Front Chem. 2014; 2: 41. PubMed PMID: 25019067. PubMed Central PMCID: ...and subsequently leading to a positive signal. The same effect can be achieved for a fluorophore that relies...context of a paired fluorophore protein. Years later, Samie Jaffrey’s laboratory took advantage of their deep... Jaffrey lab asked:  Could an RNA aptamer do the same thing? Using the HBI derivative 3,5-difluoro-4-hydroxybenzylidene...
  3. CRISPR 101: Cytosine Transversion Editors

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    ...Nature Cell Biology, 26(2), 294–304. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41556-023-01342-2 Koblan, L. W., Arbab, M...order to bind DNA, Cas9 requires (1) a guide RNA, (2) a complementary DNA sequence, and (3) a protospacer-adjacent...region of separate strands called an R-loop (Figure 2). This allows the guide RNA to base pair with the ...accessible on the outside of the enzyme. Figure 2: CRISPR R-loop. Created with BioRender.com. Base...), 35–40. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-020-0592-2 Additional Resources on the Addgene blog CRISPR 101... around the same time. (The papers were actually published in the same journal on the same day.) This ... But the same strategy in E. coli produced different results. GBEs seemed to follow the same initial mechanism...
  4. How-to: 5 Steps to a Great Panel Discussion

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    ... let the panelists introduce themselves. I do a 1-2 minute introduction. If you chose good panelists, ...take 5 minutes to introduce themselves and, voila, 1/2 of your time is gone with no interesting discussion...introductions. The moderator asks questions, calling on 1-2 panelist for each question in a way that elicits those...shift, they are checking out. If you can, plant 1-2 good questions with trusted audience members. A good...answers uninteresting, the panel members all say the same thing and one panel member dominates the discussion... for an intimate event, put the panelists on the same level as the audience. In my experience the best...
  5. DNA Purification Without a Kit

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    ...alkaline lysis plasmid miniprep Starting material: 2 mL bacterial culture Product: plasmid DNA This kit-free...protocol: 1) it solubilizes both DNA and agarose, and 2) it helps DNA stick to the glass. After binding DNA... had a similar level of sensitivity. Figure 2: Steps to purify DNA using a cellulose dipstick. Image...Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 76 2, 615-9 . https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.76.2.615  Zhou...of the drawbacks of kits and typically follow the same principles: cells are lysed, RNAs and proteins are... centrifugation. At this point, the plasmid DNA sample can be treated with RNase to remove RNA contamination... buffers ran out. Homemade buffers performed the same as those provided with the kit. Although not tested...
  6. Negative Can Be Positive: Open AAV Data with Addgene

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    ...they wanted to see more negative data (Figure 2.) At the same time, when scientists who support open science...is not only housed, but encouraged.    Fig. 2: Results from a survey conducted by Addgene in 2021...detailed methods and image descriptions, a minimum n = 2, and well labeled high- and low-magnification images...gene therapy trials. Human Gene Therapy Methods, 26(2), 71–76. https://doi.org/10.1089/hgtb.2015.040 Initiative...well for a neighboring cell type, even within the same brain region or nucleus. Just optimizing AAV expression...vectors, many from people trying to answer the exact same question I was: What AAV vector is best for my specific...
  7. A Practical Guide to Optimizing AAV DIO and FLEx Vector Expression

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    ...one of lox2272 sites will now be sandwiched between 2 loxp sites and is excised by Cre (Figure 1). This ...flank the transgenes (non-homologous pairs) (Figure 2.). They found that almost all off-target expression...exercise caution when using them.    Figure 2. Schematic diagram showing the mechanism of spontaneous... Tropism and Axonal Transport of AAV Serotypes 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9 in the Mouse Brain. PLoS ONE 8:e76310... Pseudotyped with Viral Capsids from Serotypes 1, 2, and 5 Display Differential Efficiency and Cell Tropism... with the same titer and serotype previously used in a different brain region that the same result will...sites will be flanked by two lox sites now in the same orientation. Next, the loxp site is excised since...
  8. Antibodies 101: Flow Cytometry

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    ... Figure 2: Due to differences in their size and complexity, cells from a whole blood sample will separate...termed fluorescence activated cell sorting or FACS (2). By analyzing single cells instead of the population...expression. A routine flow cytometry experiment uses 2 or 3 different fluorescent colors each measuring a...distinct populations on a FSC versus SSC plot (Figure 2).  A user can then “gate” around the specific population...cell and T cell into distinct populations (Figure 2). An immunologist who studies B cells, might then ...was raised in the same host species, of the same Ig subclass, and conjugated to the same fluorochrome as...ensure that samples are single cell suspensions. For cells that tend to aggregate, pass the sample through...
  9. Tips and Tricks for Using Golden Gate Modular Cloning (MoClo)

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    ...promoter and terminator flanking the CDS, and a Level 2 multigene vector with two other independently regulated...the sequence you are trying to clone. Figure 2: MoClo assemblies depend on compatibility of four-...sequentially for your Level 0, Level 1, and Level 2 assemblies using the plasmid sequence files provided...after each transformation. This could be as few as 1–2 colonies if you’re an experienced MoClo user, but ...restriction and ligation steps together in the same tube at the same time, however, it can prove itself to be...agreed on universally using the same four-base overhangs for the same type of parts to ensure that these...rest of the genes? And do you want it to be in the same (forward) or in the opposite (reverse) orientation...
  10. Viral Vectors 101: Optogenetic Tools

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    ...for controlling neuronal activity, channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2), a blue light-activated cation channel, from...used in tandem with the opsin.      Figure 2: Diagram of excitatory (ChR2) activation by light ...) domains, phytochrome B (PhyB), and cryptochrome 2 (CRY2) (Zhang & Cui, 2015). When stimulated with light...comparative analysis of microbial opsins. Nature Methods, 9(2), 159–172. https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.1808 References...comparative analysis of microbial opsins. Nature Methods, 9(2), 159–172. https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.1808 Nagel...Hegemann, P., & Bamberg, E. (2003). Channelrhodopsin-2, a directly light-gated cation-selective membrane ...intracellular signaling pathways. Trends in Biotechnology, 33(2), 92–100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2014.11.007...
  11. Transferable Skills Guide: Cross-team Communication

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    ...discussed them in meetings and 2) creating a pictorial guide for our engineers (Fig. 2). Creating this guide was...communication has helped Addgene move from completing 2-3 large projects a year, on average, to completing... and engineers were attending the same meetings and hearing the same words, they were leaving these meetings...aforementioned lab manager, said the word “sample,” did the word convey the same concept to Morgan, our senior engineer...help get everyone on the same page. Others in the meeting might also have the same question and asking can...When everyone at a meeting is using the same words with the same meanings consistently, meetings will be...counsel, used the word “service,” did he mean it the same way as Bryan, our customer support manager? When...
  12. The Effect of COVID-19 on Liu Lab Plasmid Requests From Addgene Data

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    ...month, from 1/22/20–2/23/20, where there were zero plasmid requests. Afterwards, from 2/24/20–3/15/20 (the...Each paper has between 1–32 plasmids and a total of 2–2,590 requests. We received plasmid requests from ...observed between Jan. 1 and Mar. 1, 2020. Figure 2: A simple approximation of the effect of COVID-19 ...However, it is evident that if we believe that 1/22/20–2/23/20 are the more accurate dates of lockdown in China...interpretation -- the effect would generally not be the same if weekends were somehow imposed on scientists. ...
  13. Antibodies 101: Stripping and Reprobing Western Blots

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    ...incubation at 37 °C. Wash the membrane for 5–10 minutes 2–3x in fresh wash buffer such as PBS or TBST. Stringent...Purpose Tris HCl 62.5 mM Buffer SDS 2% (w/v) Detergent Β-mercaptoethanol (βME) 100...minutes at 50 °C. Wash the membrane for 5–10 minutes 2–6x in fresh wash buffer such as PBS or TBST. Note ...membrane will remove some of your sample —and harsher stripping means more sample loss. If you are still optimizing...you want to detect more than one protein in your sample? Or what if something weird happened during your..., almost like new. This approach preserves your sample and saves you from having to run a whole new gel...stripping solution (see below) to minimize loss of your sample from the membrane. Next, plan out the order of ...
  14. Advanced Uses of Cre-lox and Flp-FRT - A Neuroscientist’s View

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    ...FLP and Cre for additional control   Figure 2: Expression of a morphological marker (eYFP) and synaptic...Sternson. 2008. “A FLEX Switch Targets Channelrhodopsin-2 to Multiple Cell Types for Imaging and Long-Range ...PMID: 18614669. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2593125. 2. Buchholz, F, P O Angrand, and A. Francis Stewart....The FLP Recombinase of the Saccharomyces Cerevisiae 2 Micron Plasmid Attaches Covalently to DNA via a Phosphotyrosyl...reintroduction, inversion and re-inversion happen at the same probability. Continuous inversion of the DNA sequence...recombination can only occur between target sites of the same sequence in FLEx vectors, the DNA sequence that ...neuron and its synapse should be visualized at the same time from two different plasmids this approach becomes...
  15. Live and Let Dye: Self-Labeling Protein Tags

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    ...imaging (Figure 2). If you’re working with purified proteins in vitro, you can even use the same tag for multiple...super-resolution or single-molecule techniques.   Figure 2: Two-color super-resolution imaging of ER and mitochondria...stimulated emission depletion (STED) nanoscopy. Scale bar, 2 μm. Inset shows comparison with standard confocal ...Labeling in Living Cells. Chemistry & Biology, 15(2), 128–136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chembiol.2008.01.007...conjugates: A flexible chemical tag. Nature Methods, 2(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth749  Strebinger...sequentially adding different ligands to the same sample to label sub-populations of your protein of interest...probably find lots of different plasmids containing the same protein of interest tagged with different fusion...
  16. AAVs in Retinal Gene Therapy

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    ...therapy had fallen - plummeted really -  from grace 2 years prior with the death of Jesse Gelsinger in an... the whole field to a grinding stop and only now, 2 decades later, is it finally back in the limelight...the other hand, have broad tropism in the eye. AAV-2, the first identified serotype and the one used in...reading 1. FDA approves gene therapy for blindness 2. Gene Therapy emerges from disgrace to be the next...retinal cells - AAV - were becoming available. At the same time advances in human genetics led to the identification...24664759. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4267879. 10. Samulski RJ, Muzyczka N., 2014. AAV-Mediated Gene Therapy...
  17. Plasmids 101: Gateway Cloning

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    ...is excised from the donor vector.   Figure 2: The Gateway system adopts phage integration into ...our website to search for your favorite gene! STEP 2: Generate an Expression Clone When making the expression...expression construct in only 1 day, as opposed to 2+ days with traditional restriction and ligation cloning...Clon Transgen 4:138. doi:10.4172/2168-9849.1000138 2. Hartley JL. Use of the Gateway System for Protein...possible to set up the BP and LR reactions in the same tube, speeding up the cloning of the attB-PCR products...multiple DNA fragments into many vectors at once in the same tube. You can clone up to 4 DNA fragments, in a ...
  18. Delivery Methods for Generating iPSCs

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    ...plasmid-based expression requires serial transfection of 1 or 2 plasmids that express the reprogramming factors of...for generating iPSCs by plasmid transfection where 2 of 11 clones tested had plasmid integration. Another...understanding the mechanisms of reprogramming, and 2) studies with clinical endpoints. In the first scenario...PubMed PMID: 27764162. PubMed Central PMCID: 5072705. 2. Sommer, Cesar A., and Gustavo Mostoslavsky. "The ...challenges." Journal of Cellular Physiology 228, no. 2 (2012): 267-75. PubMed PMID: 22767332.  3. Kim, Dohoon...PubMed PMID: 23546745. PubMed Central PMCID: 4176696. 2. Yusa, Kosuke, Roland Rad, Junji Takeda, and Allan...generation. Expert opinion on biological therapy, 10 2, 231-42. PubMed PMID: 20088717. PubMed Central PMCID...
  19. Easi-CRISPR: Generating Knock-In and Conditional Mouse Models

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    ...of conventional gene targeting is lowered to about 2-3 months. But certain models remain more difficult...included in the final ssDNA template. Figure 2: Overview of ivTRT to generate an ssDNA repair template... floxed conditional allele requires you to target 2 loxP sites to intronic regions 0.5 - 0.8 kb apart....Typically, Easi-CRISPR works best with insertions of 2 kb or less. Luckily, most of the commonly used cassettes... induction systems (ttA or rtTA) are between 1 to 2 kb in length. There are plenty of Addgene plasmid ...create the ssDNA construct as described in Figure 2.  You can also use Addgene plasmids to purify Cas9...They have successfully used guides targeting the same or complementary strands, as well as guides facing...
  20. Antibodies 101: Flow Compensation

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    ...experimental samples. Let's look at an experimental example in Figure 2. Figure 2A shows the sample prior to... Figure 2: Compensation example based on experimental sample. Flow plots showing a sample before (A)...in Figure 2, following compensation. Figure 3: Flow plot for a double positive sample. The cell... your experimental samples In order to do compensation on your experimental samples, you will first need...apply to your experimental samples as they did with your single control samples: if the population needs...fluorescent channel to another. When you label your samples with multiple antibodies, the fluorescent probes...general, if two fluorescent markers are read by the same laser, they will need to be compensated for one ...
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