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  1. Minigenomes - a Safe Way to Study Dangerous Viruses Like the Ebola Virus

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    ...study aspects of the EBOV replication cycle under BSL-2 conditions (4). What is a minigenome?   The EBOV ...transcription by the EBOV polymerase (reviewed in 2, 5). The minigenome is capable of being replicated...nonsegmented negative sense RNA viruses (reviewed in 2, 3). Other important components of the Zaire ebola...as it would for a full-length viral genome (Figure 2). While it is technically possible to encode all four...500 ng NP, 500 ng VP35, 100 ng VP30, 100 ng L, and 2 μg minigenome plasmid per well (in a 6 well plate ...PubMed PMID: 9847328. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC103829. 2. Conzelmann, K. K. "Reverse genetics of mononegavirales...if each gene were encoded in separate (and thus smaller) plasmids. Finally, having four separate plasmids...
  2. Common Injection Routes in Mice

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    ...25–27 Volume: < 2–3 ml (~1 ml per site) Skill required: beginner Intradermal Intradermal (ID) injections...between skin and muscle 25–27 < 2–3 mL (~1 mL per site) Beginner Intradermal Anesthesia Between skin layers...Location: peritoneal cavity Gauge: 25–27 Volume: < 2–3 ml Skill required: intermediate Intramuscular Intramuscular...Intraperitoneal Scruffing Peritoneal cavity 25–27 < 2–3 mL Intermediate Intramuscular Mechanical restrainer...Addgene blog Mouse Modeling Part 1 Mouse Modeling Part 2 Five Popular Model Organisms Additional resources ...”, or injections that are easy to pick up with minimal practice after initial mouse training. Other techniques...like the back) is preferred. A common use of intradermal injections is studying inflammatory responses...
  3. Hot Plasmids: February 2026

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    ...143–152. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-025-02962-2 Xiong, H., Chang, Q., Ding, J., Wang, S., Zhang, W... and AAV5 packaging plasmids and found two (pAAV2/2 and pAAV2/5) that consistently produced higher yields...previous versions — typically double or triple (Figure 2). Based on these results, early last year our lab ...a wide range of transfer plasmids. Figure 2: New packaging plasmid increases AAV yield. Plasmids...#232922) pAAV2/5. Average + standard deviation from n = 2 (pAAV-hSyn-DIO- hM3D(Gq)-mCherry) or 3 (pAAV-hSyn-...), 5255. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33024-2 Drepanos, L. M., et al. (2025). Balancing off-target...neuroligins. The first set, targeting human Neurexin1, 2, and 3, and Neuroligin3, is now available through ...
  4. A Primer on Optogenetics: Introduction and Opsin Delivery

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    ...time points (e.g. every 1-2 weeks over 8 weeks) in order to determine the optimal time period between viral...commonly used in optogenetics: 1) electrophysiology and 2) behavioral experiments. I’m not an electrophysiologist...choice in the brain region you wish to stimulate 2) Fabrication and implantation of the optical fiber...thoroughly elsewhere (here and here for instance) [2], [3]. Karl Deisseroth of Stanford University , one...reviews for a discussion of the different variants [1, 2, 4]. And, of course, the best way to learn about the...4):251-66. doi: 10.1038/nrn3171. PMID: 22430017. 2. Fenno L, et al. The development and application of...analysis of microbial opsins. Nature methods. 2012;9(2):159-72. doi: 10.1038/nmeth.1808. PMID: 22179551; ...
  5. Empty Backbones - Choosing Your Perfect Plasmid Backbone

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    ...backbone with MS2 loops at tetraloop and stemloop 2 and EF1a-zeo resistance marker pLenti CMV/TO GFP-Zeo...Backbones Mammalian CMV, SV40, EF1a, CAG, Ubc Transient expression - Gradia Lab plasmids for mammalian expression...or miniTurbo in the mammalian nucleus pSF3-ultraID - Expresses ultraID in mammalian cells with the Tet-...Independent Cloning (LIC) pAG CMV Empty Puro - Empty mammalian expression plasmid for cloning untagged proteins...proteins pcDNA3.1-mCherry - Expresses mCherry tag in mammalian cells pBI-MCS-EGFP - Tet-inducible Find more Tet-inducible...FLAG-HA-pcDNA3.1 - C-terminal Flag or N-terminal FLAG-HA for mammalian expression pNIC-CTHF - C-terminal ...including Xenopus HA Epitope tag pcDNA3.1-HA - Mammalian expression vector with N-terminal HA tag pInducer20...
  6. MXS Chaining

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    ... TagBFP 399nm/ 456nm histone 2B (H2B) Chromatin 2 Cerulean 433nm/ 475nm Lyn-tag (derived from the tyrosine-protein...based (chaining-based) cloning. The modules (Figure 2) are contained in individual plasmids and are each...between various cloning methods are listed in Table 2. For example,  chaining-based cloning methods require...suitable for combining endogenous sequences. Table 2: High Throughput Cloning Strategies Method Technology...PMID: 20205762. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2822740. 2. Engler C, Kandzia R, Marillonnet S. A one pot, one...genetic elements may differ (e.g., a set of various mammalian promoters), the same cloning procedure can be ...fluorescence imaging or flow cytometry applications in mammalian cells. The modules used in this method include...
  7. Plasmids 101: How to Verify Your Plasmid Using a Restriction Digest Analysis

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    .... Diagnostic restriction digests are comprised of 2 separate steps: 1) incubating your DNA with restriction...which cleave the DNA molecules at specific sites and 2) running the reaction on an agarose gel to determine...including a 1.2 kb insert. The plasmid was digested with 2 unique enzymes (HindIII and BamHI) and run on an agarose...to serve as a reference band. The uncut DNA (lane 2) shows 3 possible plasmid conformations, with relaxed...enzyme. Consult the manufacturer’s manual for the optimal working conditions for each enzyme. Watch out for...80% of the way down the gel will ensure you keep smaller bands from running off; however, you may need to...
  8. 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...uncertainty estimates for each parameter, we added log-normal noise to each of the terms which make up our distribution...of the product of a Poisson and multivariate log-normal likelihoods. Effects of weekends, winter break... effects. Values are the inferred percentage of normal activity (the average rate of unique PIs/labs placing...
  9. Golden Gate Assembly Upgrades: More Fragments, Faster Assembly, and Higher Fidelity

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    ...Golden Gate Assembly is commonly used to assemble 2–10 DNA fragments in a single “one-pot” reaction to...the transformants onto the selection plate. Figure 2 shows representative transformation plates obtained...fidelity studies conducted by Potapov et al. at NEB (1, 2). While T4 DNA Ligase, the mainstay of most biotechnological... (percent correct) Calculated colony totals Per 2 μl assembly reaction Per full assembly reaction** ...calculated yields from entire outgrowth built from 2 µl of the assembly reaction, and from the entire assembly...fidelity and bias profiling." bioRxiv (2018): 322297. 2. Potapov, Vladimir, et al. "A single-molecule sequencing... often cycled between 37°C and 16°C to provide optimal reaction temps for both the restriction enzyme ...
  10. 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...i-GONAD is performed directly on pregnant female mice using a small incision that exposes the ovaries and ...
  11. Who Gives a Tweet? 9 Facts About Scientists on Twitter

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    .... 60% of scientists on Twitter are male and 40% are female Figure 2. Gender Ratio of Scientists on Twitter...Occupational Classification System  and Wikipedia. 2. Social and computer scientists are overrepresented...international Twitter users were included in the dataset; 2) users not part of a scientific Twitter list were ...scientist Twitter users are male and 40% female, for a ratio of female to male = 0.629 (the closer this ...closer males and females are to parity - the smaller the number, the more it leans towards males). This...is more skewed towards men than the ratio of female to male Internet users that use Twitter (0.875), but...but less skewed than the ratio of female to male scientific authorship in the United States (0.428). 4...
  12. Plasmids 101: Modular Cloning Applications and Kits

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    ... Multiple Introns.” Plant Communications, vol. 2, no. 2, Elsevier BV, Mar. 2021, p. 100135. Crossref, ...Constructs.” PLoS ONE, edited by Jean Peccoud, vol. 6, no. 2, Public Library of Science (PLoS), 18 Feb. 2011, p... vol. 5, no. 10, American Chemical Society (ACS), 2 May 2016, pp. 1059–69. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.1021...of Plant Genomes.” The Plant Genome, vol. 16, no. 2, Wiley, 9 Mar. 2023. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.1002...Crossref, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-020-02388-2. Stuttmann, Johannes, et al. “Highly Efficient Multiplex...Crossref, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46171-2. Resources on Addgene.org Modular Cloning (MoClo... knockouts. Mammalian and fly applications MoClo was initially developed for non-mammalian systems, but...
  13. Finding nucleic acids with SHERLOCK and DETECTR

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    ... can be used to diagnose the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA, but inadequate access to reagents and equipment...named this system SHERLOCKv2 for SHERLOCK version 2. Here are some of the improvements: SHERLOCKv2 uses... a protocol for using SHERLOCK to detect SARS-CoV-2 RNA. The test is started using RNA purified from patient...recently adapted the DETECTR platform to detect SARS-CoV-2 using a lateral flow strip format. They published ...CY (2020) CRISPR–Cas12-based detection of SARS-CoV-2. Nature Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587... and Functional Characterization of Diverse Class 2 CRISPR-Cas Systems. Molecular Cell 60:385–397 . https...Cpf1 Is a Single RNA-Guided Endonuclease of a Class 2 CRISPR-Cas System. Cell 163:759–771 . https://doi....
  14. CRISPR 101: Targeting RNA with Cas13a (C2c2)

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    ...question: C2c1, C2c2 and C2c3 (short for Class 2, candidate 1, 2, or 3). C2c1 and C2c3 are related to Cpf1,...however cutting efficiency of Cas13a is reduced when 2 mismatches are present. The protospacer flanking sequence...PMC5127784. Find plasmids from this paper at Addgene. 2. East-Seletsky, Alexandra, et al. "Two distinct RNase... and functional characterization of diverse class 2 CRISPR-Cas systems." Molecular cell 60.3 (2015): 385...COVID-19 (Joung, Ladha et al., 2020). Cas13a in mammalian cells The Zhang lab made the exciting discovery...discovery that some Cas13a orthologs can function in mammalian and plant cells (Abudayyeh et al., 2017). They...superfolder GFP fusion to stabilize the protein in mammalian cells. LwaCas13a-msfGFP can mediate cleavage with...
  15. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Visualizing Subcellular Structures & Organelles

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    ... to the lysosome where they are finally degraded (2, 3). Once you've created your fusion protein, it's...examples include the ImageJ plugins JACoP and Coloc 2, BioImageXD, and customized CellProfiler pipelines...colocalization analysis example is given in Figure 2 (adapted from 4) - Dunn et al. 2011 provides an in-depth...Since colocalization relies upon the detection of 2 independent fluorescent signals and their potential...here! References 1. Allen Institute Plasmid Pages 2. Cooper GM. 2000. The Cell: A Molecular Approach. ... Figure 1 for commonly used markers for major mammalian organelles and transport pathways. It is best,...: The Secretory Pathway. 4. Dunn, Kenneth W., Malgorzata M. Kamocka, and John H. McDonald. "A practical...
  16. 22 Hot Plasmid Technologies from 2014

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    ...Currently available from the Kim lab are 2 presynaptic and 2 postsynaptic targeting mGRASP plasmids. Additionally... cells were pulsed with 2µg/ml of Doxycycline for 2 hours, and imaged on the Keyence BZ-9000 fluorescence...work! Robinson et al., Dev Cell 2010 Feb 16;18(2):324-31. Cheeseman et al., J Cell Sci 2013 May 1...promotes the formation of an isopeptide bond between 2 peptide tags, SpyTag and KTag. The group demonstrated... of three sets of cloning vectors (Level 0, 1, or 2) which can be utilized in three successive assembly...1 modules can be similarly assembled into a Level 2 vector, thus forming a functional genetic circuit....circuit. Flexibility has been built into the Level 2 vectors to allow for additional iterations of Level 1 assembly...
  17. Hassle-free 96-well Format Epitope Tagging Using Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein

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    ...purify IVT sgRNA in the lab. Figure 2: Cas9 RNP complexed with 2-part cr:tracrRNA tags genes more effectively...into stem cells. Cells are allowed to recover for 2-5 days and then analyzed for tagging efficiency using...IVT sgRNA) approach (Dewari et al. 2018 and Figure 2). Not only is the cr:tracrRNA approach highly efficient...cell suspension, transfect and let cells recover for 2-5 days.Note: We use the Nucleofection method for delivery...success was ~%50. If you get low knock-in efficiency (<2% positive by ICC for the tag) or do not see any cells...PMID: 28096221. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5312033. 2. Dewari PS, Southgate B, Mccarten K, Monogarov G, ...problem is to tag the protein of interest with a small biochemical “epitope tag” such that these tagged...
  18. Sleeping Beauty Awakens for Genome Engineering

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    ... of 2 components: 1) an SB transposase, the enzyme required for catalysis of transposition; and 2) a transposon... gene (red) for expressing the transposase enzyme.2.) The transposase enzyme is expressed (red stars) ... 2015 Feb 4. doi: 10.1002/biot.201400821. PubMed. 2. Mates L, et al. Molecular evolution of a novel hyperactive...many SB tranposase variants for hyperactivity in mammalian cells. Their efforts resulted in a new and improved...
  19. Plasmids 101: Dimers and Multimers

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    ...identification.   Fig. 2: Gel image of Plasmid 61564: pBAMD1-2 (~4.7 kb) digested with SpeI and... at ~3.6 kb and ~1.1 kb (lane 3). Uncut DNA (lane 2) has a band at <3 kb, which corresponds to the supercoiled...formation of plasmid multimers. Cell. 1976 Dec;9(4 PT 2):707-16. doi: 10.1016/0092-8674(76)90134-3. PMID: ...dimers in Escherichia coli K-12. Plasmid. 1989 Mar;21(2):138-41. doi: 10.1016/0147-619x(89)90057-7. PMID: ...Plasmids and Chromosomes. Microbiol Spectr. 2014 Oct;2(5). doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.PLAS-0025-2014. PMID...Behavior of Plasmid DNA. Microbiol Spectr. 2015 Apr;3(2):10.1128/microbiolspec.PLAS-0036-2014. doi: 10.1128...in the uncut DNA; the rest of the digest appears normal and produces the expected fragments for that plasmid...
  20. 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...
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