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  1. Plasmids 101: Control Plasmids

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    ... used for plasmid-based experiments. What are control plasmids? Generally, control plasmids help to ensure...follow an example of a plasmid-based experiment, delineate its requisite control plasmids, and discuss why ...above are from a single experiment wherein Plasmid A (encoding shRNA against human Gene X in backbone Y)...proper control plasmids would address and answer these questions. Types of control plasmids Part of planning...conditions and plasmids should produce a null effect (i.e., no phenomenon is observed). In any plasmid-based experiment... in Plasmid A is the decreased expression of Gene X. Ergo the positive control(s) should decrease the ... and not some other unintended factor. Control plasmids are used to minimize any effects of the non-independent...
  2. 15 Hot Plasmids from 2017

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    ...highlight a subset of the new plasmids in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These brief articles...articles provide a synopsis of a plasmid or group of plasmids' functions and applications. We hope that... you to find and use the plasmids you need. You can find all the hot plasmids from 2017 below. With over...over 50,000 plasmids, we can't write posts for every great plasmid that comes into the repository, but...write about your plasmids in a future blog post. No time to read? Listen to our hot plasmids segment on the... transcriptional activation and Cre recombination. Find PhoCl plasmids at Addgene. Zhang W, et al. Nature...editing for precise genome modification. Plasmid ID Plasmid Name Cas9 Variant Speacial Features 85169...
  3. Antibodies 101: Chimeric Antibodies

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    ...been cloned into plasmids. Because their sequences are known and encoded on a plasmid, they can be easily...antibodies. Recombinant antibodies are plasmid-based and are created synthetically or derived from hybridoma...regions of a specific antibody are cloned into a plasmid backbone containing all constant regions, just ...antibodies against the new Fc region. In addition to increasing multiplexing capabilities this process is frequently...Although isotype conversion is routinely used to increase the utility of recombinant antibody tools, the...
  4. Hot Plasmids - February 2022

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    ...subset of the new plasmids and viral preps in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These articles...recent plasmid deposits and we hope they'll make it easier for you to find and use the plasmids you need...need. If you'd ever like to write about a recent plasmid deposit please sign up here.  Here's what you'...of Cas 9 vs. Cas 12a expression cassettes when encoding multiple guides. While two guides require two ...Ladder  by: Rachel Leeson This simple, inexpensive plasmid-based ladder system is a cost-effective alternative... ladders. Image from Santilli, et al. 2021 Plasmids are used to express 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60...kD proteins or 20, 40, 60, and 80 kD proteins. Plasmids containing 150 or 250 kD proteins are also available...
  5. Plasmids 101: Transformation, Transduction, Bacterial Conjugation, and Transfection

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    ... the plasmid can give them different phenotypes. For example, this plasmid encodes a green fluorescent...don't exactly "eat" plasmids as depicted in this comic, when a bacterium uptakes a plasmid, the genes on the... Read all of our Plasmids 101 blog posts Check out all of our blog posts on plasmid cloning Resources...comes from adjacent lysed bacteria and can include plasmid DNA or fragmented DNA released into the environment...membrane so the bacteria can easily uptake your plasmid of interest. Scientists can also use electroporation...exist as transient extrachromosomal DNA, like a plasmid, or it can integrate into the host bacterium’s ...cloning vector that contains both bacteriophage and plasmid properties. The phagemids are packaged into replication-incompetent...
  6. Hot Plasmids December 2018 - C. elegans RNAi, TurboID, Detecting Viral Outbreaks, and Protein Binding Specificity Tools

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    ...highlight a subset of the new plasmids in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These articles ...recent plasmid deposits and we hope they'll make it easier for you to find and use the plasmids you need...write about a recent plasmid deposit please sign up here.  Listen to the hot plasmids episode! New, highly...hundred SH3 domain containing plasmids available through Addgene. These plasmids can be used to carry out ...into the dsRNA leading to increased RNAi efficiency. Find the T444T plasmid here! Strum A, et al. Nucleic...dsRNA necessary for RNAi. The Vellai lab’s new plasmid, T444T, contains T7 terminators adjacent to the... Drosophila and C. elegans.   Find the TurboID plasmids here! Branon et al. Nat Biotechnol. 2018 PubMed...
  7. Viral Production

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    ...transfer plasmid, a plasmid encoding Rep and serotype-specific Cap genes, and a plasmid encoding adenoviral... the absence of Cre. mCherry expression alone was detected. pAAV-Ef1a-mCherry-IRES-Cre was a gift from... coli . In addition, plasmids are typically prepared using endotoxin-free plasmid purification kits. Resources...contamination is minimized by using an endotoxin-free plasmid purification protocol. To minimize the immunogenic...were transduced with either pAAV-Ef1a-mCherry-IRES-Cre (55634-AAVrg) alone at 1.7E6 viral genomes (vg)/cell...) alone at 1.1E6 vg/mL, or both. Two days later, Cre-dependent GFP expression was detected with direct...off-line and discarded. Confirmation of Transfer Plasmid Addgene uses a rigorous barcode matching system...
  8. Zebrafish Plasmid Collection

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    ... Plasmid Collections Zebrafish Plasmids Zebrafish Plasmids and Resources... of the plasmids and tools available at Addgene for use in zebrafish. Browse Plasmids Plasmid Tools for...biosensors, and Cre expression plasmids. Large collections or kits are described below . ID Plasmid Description...for plasmids containing your zebrafish gene of interest? Search Addgene's collection for plasmids that...highlights plasmids that contain tools for use in zebrafish research. This includes plasmids for genome...expressed. EXPRESs Plasmids for Zebrafish Receptors and Zebrafish Monoclonal Antibody plasmids - Gavin Wright...Wright Lab. Collections of plasmids that encode zebrafish receptors or monoclonal antibodies to zebrafish...
  9. Tips for Screening with Yeast Two Hybrid Systems

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    ...transforming both fusion plasmids, or mating two single haploid yeast fusion plasmid transformants into a ...system (also called the interaction trap), genes encoding proteins of interest(POI’s) are fused to TAs and...reporter system (e.g. the Gateway-compatible bait Y2H plasmid pEZY202  from Yu-Zhu Zhang’s lab) is an example...Yeast Expression Vectors Find Bacterial Two Hybrid Plasmids Read our Blog Post About Yeast Vectors Read our...advantage of these discoveries to create a new system for screening protein-protein interactions. In later...identifying prey proteins after screening. It is also possible to screen libraries of bait and prey against...single-pass two-hybrid screening (6). See the Tips section for more on how to increase your rate of interactions...
  10. Antibody Neutralization Response Against Pseudoviruses Expressing SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Variants

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    ...2 spike variants. “We created a series of spike expressing plasmids which encode spikes found on all of...Addgene.org Find plasmids in Addgene's COVID-19 collection Find SARS-COV-2 pseudotype virus plasmids from Addgene...response. The Balazs lab was quick to deposit their plasmids at Addgene to accelerate ongoing COVID-19 research...research. “I hope that by sharing the plasmids other scientists would be able to expand upon the work and... of several SARS-CoV-2 variants coincide with increased vaccination efforts. So, how effective are the...Neutralization levels against spike pseudovirus decreases depending on the variant. The lowest levels of...different circulating variants. This allowed us to create pseudoviruses that represent lineages and variants...
  11. Year of the Camelid: Antibody Style

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    ...Proteins More resources from addgene.org  Plasmids encoding nanobodies at Addgene Sybody Generation Toolbox... 12–15 kDa Ease of cloning and expression from plasmids, due to only needing one open reading frame Ability...highlighted back in 2015, where sdAbs were used to create GFP scaffolds for transcriptional activation.  ... mouse-derived single-domain antibodies. Image created in BioRender and adapted from Xu, et al., 2021....
  12. Antibodies 101: The Basics of Western Blotting

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    ...You’ve gotten the plasmid encoding your protein of interest from Addgene, transfected it into your target... variety of vendors and you may even find plasmids encoding antibodies from Addgene that you can make ...proteins, use a higher percentage of acrylamide to increase migration resistance and improve separation. For...enhance resolution. In this setup, gels have an increasing range of acrylamide content from top to bottom...
  13. Multiplexed Overexpression of Regulatory Factors (MORF) collection

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    ...Addgene.org Plasmid Pooled Libraries Pooled library amplification Zhang Lab CRISPR Plasmids The Human TFome...transcription factor library The human genome encodes approximately 1,800 TFs, with >3,500 unique isoforms...controls. Alternatively, you can order individual plasmids from the library to further investigate specific... of the collection, we’re releasing individual plasmids in batches. If there’s something you’d like that...finding. Transcriptional program changes from this screen successfully differentiated cells resembling all...from Joung et al.)    Putting MORF to work Screens and selections In its current format, the MORF ...library is most immediately useful for TF library screens. Previously engineered TF libraries were not as...
  14. Expanding the Targeting Scope and Editing Efficiency of Adenine Base Editors

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    ...following components: A plasmid in the host bacterium expressing dCas9 A plasmid in the host bacterium ...within T7 RNAP. A phage encoding the deaminase TadA-7.10 A mutagenesis plasmid controlling the phage mutation...on the expression of gene III to create infectious particles. A plasmid-based genetic circuit in the bacteria...Phage-assisted evolution of base-editing activity. A plasmid-based genetic circuit in the bacteria links the...off-target RNA editing rate of ABE7.10. Find the ABE8e plasmids at Addgene! Why engineer and optimize base editors...editors for your research Read our CRISPR guide Find plasmids for your research ...David Liu’s lab created the first base editor in 2016 (Komor et al., 2016) and since then has been trying...
  15. Plasmids 101: CcdB - The Toxic Key to Efficient Cloning

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    ...Addgene Blog Plasmids 101: Common Lab E. coli Strains Plasmids 101: TOPO Cloning Plasmids 101: Golden ...on the F sex factor plasmid of E. coli, is part of a toxin-antitoxin system encoded by the ccd operon, ...-containing vectors in mind, any plasmid that contains the F plasmid (F’ strains) will also be resistant..., which is responsible for plasmid maintenance during cell division. ccdB codes for the toxic protein ...Cells that lose ccdA through the loss of the F plasmid, succumb to the toxicity of CcdB.   Figure...disrupted allowing cells expressing the recombinant plasmid to propagate. Any cells that contained non-recombinant... of clones that do not contain the recombinant plasmid and therefore makes the cloning process much more...
  16. Hot Plasmids: Winter 2025

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    ...of the new plasmids, antibodies, and viral preps in the repository through our Hot Plasmids articles.  ... 2024. The authors have deposited AAV plasmids for Cre-dependent and -independent versions that are...selectivity. With 10 plasmids available as a kit, plus 21 optional accessory plasmids, the collection targets...collaborators recently created ASAP5, a faster and more responsive genetically-encoded voltage indicator (...precise plant breeding. Find dicot prime editing plasmids here! Vu, T. V., Nguyen, N. T., Kim, J., Song... proteins for mammalian cell expression. These plasmids will be useful not only for future studies of ...proteins of interest too! Find CLIP, CLAP, and SNAP plasmids here! Smith, E.R., Turner, E.D., Abdelhamid, ...
  17. Back to Bacteria: CRISPR gRNA Multiplexing Using tRNAs

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    ...Interested in using PTG plasmids in your research? Check out the PTG plasmids or plant expression systems...common to prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Though the plasmids made by Xie et. al are specifically designed for...factor; the pol lll promoter and terminator need be encoded only once, and each <200 bp tRNA-gRNA takes up ....1420294112. Epub 2015 Mar 2. PubMed. Find the plasmids from this publication at Addgene Other Techniques....2014.04.022. Epub 2014 May 15. PubMed.  Find the plasmids from this publication at Addgene Dimeric CRISPR...nbt.2908. Epub 2014 Apr 25. PubMed.. Find the plasmids from this publication at Addgene ...mutations through homologous recombination. To further increase the utility of CRISPR/Cas9, it will be necessary...
  18. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - March 2021

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    ...subset of the new plasmids and viral preps in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These articles...recent plasmid deposits and we hope they'll make it easier for you to find and use the plasmids you need...highlights from recent CRISPR plasmids. To find all of the CRISPR plasmids available from Addgene, head...head over to our CRISPR Plasmids and Resources page.  Plasmids for delivering CRISPRi components by a single...inducible degron system for C. elegans New CRISPR plasmids New items from the viral service Epigenetic ... Haynes at Emory recently contributed a set of plasmids to the repository that will help epigenetic researchers...researchers custom design their own engineering plasmid tools in about a week. Taking advantage of Golden...
  19. R Bodies: Membrane-Rupturing Microscopic Tools

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    ...About Other Hot Plasmid Technologies Read Other Synthetic Biology Posts  Suggest Plasmid Tools for the ...Resources on Addgene.org Read our Hot Plasmids Articles Find Plasmids for Bacterial Expression ...of conditions. They are composed of 4 proteins encoded in a single operon and were first expressed in ...produced R-bodies that could extend at different pHs. Plasmids expressing expressing both wild type and mutant...acssynbio.5b00237. PubMed PMID: 26814170. Find Plasmids from This Publication at Addgene 4. Petroni, ...mutagenesis to extend at different pH values. Using a screen that takes advantage of the fact that coiled R-...both lower and higher pH. We initially used this screen to find R body mutants that couldn’t extend at ...
  20. Hot Plasmids Spring 2024

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    ...of the new plasmids, antibodies, and viral preps in our repository through our Hot Plasmids articles.  ...2 nucleocapsid protein (Plasmid #141391-LV [+N]) or membrane protein (Plasmid #141386-LV [+M], negative...RNA polymerase III transcript, the sgRNAs were encoded on the lentiviral minus strand in the 3’ LTR. These... over the original CROPseq. Find CROPseq-multi plasmids here Walton, R.T., Qin, Y., Blainey, P.C. (2024...potential improvements to the editor. Find PE7 plasmids here!     Figure 2: PE7 improves prime... Ace2N-mNeon-A122D and Voltron2 are available as Cre-dependent AAV1 vectors and are suitable for extended...found that administering these AAVs with a dilute Cre-expressing vector resulted in a sparsely-labeled ...
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