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  1. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Photoactivatable Fluorescent Proteins

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    ...fluorescent state make them useful for 2-color imaging with green PA-FPs. Table 2: Properties of Selected Reversible... conventional FP imaging. PA-FPs are divided into 2 main categories - those with irreversible and reversible... forms of the chromophore which contribute to the 2 peaks of wtGFP’s excitation spectrum- a major 397 ... / N99K / S148L / I165V / Q167P / L169V / I203R) (2) and PA-mRFP1(S146H / I161V / I197H) (3) were derived...with two distinct wavelengths of light (see Table 2). The best known reversible PA-FP is the naturally... above background. The majority of PA-FPs come in 2 flavours- monomeric and tetrameric. Tetrameric PA-...most PA-FPs, but, in 2015, the Looger Lab designed 2 variants of EosFP that can withstand these conditions...
  2. Tips for a 1st time AAV user (by a Rookie AAV user)

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    ...plasmid. This whole process takes ~3 hours to complete: 1 hours hands-on time and 2 hours for the qPCR ...then packaged into AAV’s protein shell, or capsid; 2) the pHelper plasmid which expresses adenovirus genes...quantification of adeno-associated virus serotype 2-derived inverted terminal repeat sequences. Human ...therapy methods, 23 1, 18-28. PubMed PMID: 22428977. 2. Choi, V.W., Asokan, A., Haberman, R.A., & Samulski...host’s polymerase, but requires Rep proteins to process a double-stranded intermediate into the single-...media are harvested and purified. In total, this process takes 4-7 days, not counting the time needed to...iodixanol and concentrate the purified virus. This process can be completed in one long day, or the virus ...
  3. CRISPR-based Genome Editing Systems For Editing in E. coli

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    ...plasmids are cured from the cell. Steps 1-1 and 1-2 can be done simultaneously. Image from Li et al., ...1) replaced the promoter of gRNA-pMB1 with PrhaB, 2) changed the replicon of pCas into a non-temperature-sensitive... pEcCas/pEcgRNA system in 4 E. coli K-12 strains, 2 E. coli B strains, 1 E. coli W strain, and 1 Tatumella...MUCICAT better, it is faster. Using MUCICAT only needs 2 newly constructed plasmids (pDonor and pQCascade) ...rounds of transformation in 30 days. Figure 2: (A) MUCICAT plasmids for multicopy integration. (...pTargetF system.   Figure 1: The editing process begins with the addition of the sgRNA sequence ...curing, providing users with a complete editing process. The MUCICAT system While the above systems are...
  4. Simplify Cloning with in vivo Assembly

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    ...pathway to allow any cloning procedure to be performed using a simple two-step, 2 hr protocol prior to transformation...Primer design Using specific primer design (Figure 2), IVA cloning can be used to perform any plasmid modification... for each type of modification is shown in Figure 2, and is discussed in more detail below. The main requirement...Biotechniques 10.1 (1991): 62-66. PubMed PMID: 2003926. 2. Bubeck, Peter, Monica Winkler, and Wilfried Bautsch...often, it is also a bottleneck in the experimental process. The majority of current cloning techniques involve...be immediately adopted by any laboratory. All procedures are performed using the same three step protocol... greater homology, so performing more complex procedures can be aided by extending homologous sequences...
  5. 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...verification is not just necessary but also an easy process. Please vist Addgene's resource for plasmid verification...
  6. Antibodies 101: ChIP

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    ...to (1) run a DNA gel to confirm fragment size and (2)  incubate with RNAse and Proteinase K to purify the...proteins of interest to any DNA they were bound to (2) fragmented the DNA (3) used antibodies to specifically...adjustments, to get everything just right!  Fig. 2: Goldilocks is actually celebrating a successful ChIP...the ChIP process and not the upsteam sample collection process or the downstream analysis process. And ChIP...faint of heart!  The Process ChIP can be done for either tissues or cells. The process is very similar for...remain attached to the DNA throughout the sample processing and therefore will require crosslinking, which...done by cutting the tissue sample up and then processing with a homogenizer, but bone or especially fibrous...
  7. Harnessing TnpB for Genome Editing: A Compact and Versatile Tool for Your Research

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    ...Oligo 2 to screen. A 667-bp product confirms successful insertion. Step 6: Confirmation Pick 2–3 positive...can use TEEP — a tool based on animal data. Step 2: Prepare Oligos Oligo 1: Add 'tcaa' to the 5′ end...your forward guide sequence (see Figure 1). Oligo 2: Add 'ggcc' to the 5′ end of your reverse complement...Primer 92F (5′-cattacgcaattggacgacaac-3′) and Oligo 2 (specific to your target) to screen colonies via PCR...), 84–89. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-019-0337-2  Molla, K. A., Sretenovic, S., Bansal, K. C., & Qi...kanamycin resistance gene for bacterial selection. The process for cloning the 20-nt guide RNA is identical for...
  8. Grad School Advice Part 2: Building Community

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    ...these topics. Listen to Part 1 Here Listen to Part 2 here! Time : Topic 0:00 - 0:50 : Intro 0:51 - 3:08...Improvements that can be made to the grad school process 22:41 - END : Niroshi and Ben's favorite advice...Future of Research Looks to Improve the Research Process  Browse our Career Posts Resources on Addgene....
  9. A Primer on Optogenetics: Introduction and Opsin Delivery

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    ...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...monitor expression at various time points (e.g. every 1-2 weeks over 8 weeks) in order to determine the optimal...(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; ...
  10. Viral Vectors 101: AAV Variables That Matter

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    ...testing your AAV.  Figure 2: Comparison of AAV serotypes 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, and 9 in two different ...selection process. Factors to think about are (1) your experimental conditions and measurements; (2) the cells... Tropism and Axonal Transport of AAV Serotypes 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9 in the Mouse Brain. PLOS ONE, 8(9),... Comparison of four promoters. Gene Therapy, 28(1–2), 56–74. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41434-020-0169-1...analyses of adeno-associated viral vector serotypes 1, 2, 5, 8 and 9 in marmoset, mouse and macaque cerebral...will allow you to efficiently move through this process.  Many other factors can also affect your AAV experiments...
  11. 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...inhibitor of base excision repair (BER), the cellular process that catches mutated U’s in DNA and ideally converts... In this case, the team suspected that the BER process was excising the incorrect U base, creating an ...
  12. Viral Vectors 101: What is a Virus (and a Viral Vector)?

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    ...developed around how they replicate (Figure 2). Figure 2: Baltimore replication classes. Image credit...safer viral vectors that can be used in BSL-1 or BSL-2 labs. Viral vectors are viruses that have been genetically...and eukaryotes, which use a binary replication process whereby one cell copies itself and “splits” into...” genome with genes central to the replication process removed. This means the vector can deliver a genetic...
  13. RNA Interference in Plant Biology: New Tools for an Old Favorite

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    ... analogs such as 2-fluoroadenine (2-FA), organisms with functional APT will convert 2-FA to cytotoxic ...selection of plants undergoing RNAi, and LIIbeta F 1-2 RNAi, which allows assembly of intron-spliced hpRNAs...nucleotides, resulting in death. In the presence of 2-FA, potent gene silencing of APT is required for survival...block of our understanding of complex biological processes. Many tools exist to perturb biological function... interference (RNAi) is a conserved eukaryotic process where approximately 20-30 nucleotides of double-stranded...formation of a hairpin RNA structure, resulting in processing by the endogenous RNAi machinery. Alternatively... engineered to created artificial miRNAs. The processed miRNA or siRNAs then silence the target gene(s...
  14. 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...
  15. CRISPR-mediated Plant Base Editors

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    ...satisfactorily accepts DNA as its substrate (see figure 2).          The artificially evolved adenosine deaminase...editing platforms for plant systems.  Figure 2: Plant base editor platforms and their molecular components...available for plant systems. Target-AID based (CBE-2)-  and rAPOBEC based (CBE-1)-  CBEs are successful...based CBEs are known to deaminate cytosine placed in 2-6 bp and 4-8 bp, respectively, of the protospacer....PMID: 27096365. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4873371.  2. Nishida, Keiji, et al. "Targeted nucleotide editing...capability with the endogenous tRNA-processing system." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...
  16. A Needle in a Base-Stack: Cas9 Structural Biology

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    ...Cas9 from Streptococcus pyogenes.   Figure 2:  Crystal structure of S. pyogenes Cas9 in the apo...NUC and REC lobes laying open like a book (Figure 2). The portion of the CTD that recognizes the PAM is...it doesn’t appear in the crystal structure (Figure 2) at all. When this crucial recognition region is disordered...regions, so crystal structures like those in Figures 2 and 3 don’t show these regions, even if they are present...itself at the bottom of the image. Stem loops 1 and 2 extend horizontally across both lobes. The guide RNA...is required for Cas9 nuclease function. Stem loops 2 and 3 are not strictly necessary for in vitro cleavage...open conformation, but highly flexible, as in Figure 2. The guide RNA is bound primarily by the REC lobe,...
  17. Hot Plasmids: Fall 2025

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    ...Biotechnology, 10.1038/s41587-024-02551-2. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-024-02551-2    Knocking-down barriers ...recipient cells from red to green fluorescence (Figure 2). Donor cells express iCre with a mitochondrial anchor...DsRed-STOP to trigger expression of EGFP. Figure 2: Schematic of the MitoTRACER system. NLS = nuclear...), 6563. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50767-2     ...MitoTRACER By Alyssa Shepard As the culturally-proclaimed powerhouse of the cell, mitochondria play a vital...between cells can rescue aerobic respiration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 103(...progression in cancer models. A) Experimental procedure for xenograft experiments. B) Constructs for tet-inducible...
  18. No Llamas Required - Synthetic Nanobodies Against Membrane Proteins

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    ...optimal sybody candidates. Figure 2: Outline of the process for selection of sybodies against membrane...identify and isolate sybodies targeting the SARS-CoV-2 Receptor Binding Domain found on the membrane-bound...Generation Toolbox kit. Find the Seeger lab's SARS-CoV-2 sybodies! References Geertsma ER (2013) FX Cloning...2020) Synthetic nanobodies targeting the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain. BioRxiv.  https://doi.org...sybody), ribosome, and mRNA. During the screening process, displayed sybodies that bind to the biotinylated...
  19. 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 ...Addgene’s MoClo guide for all the basics of the process. Also refer to Figure 1 for a visual overview! ...Figure 1: General overview of the MoClo assembly process to produce a multigene construct. Figure exemplifies...choices you make during the early stages of the process. Some questions to start with are: Is your sequence...
  20. Tetbow: Bright Multicolor Labeling for Neuronal Tracing

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    ...possible when each of the XFP genes is introduced at ~2 copies per cell per color, following a Poisson distribution...(prepared with Addgene #104110 - #104112) (Figure 2). We’ve also created constructs with containing chemical...AAV titer - The XFP genes have to be introduced at ~2 copies per cell per color to achieve the highest color...samples and visualize. For more details on this procedure, find the protocol here.   Tips and troubleshooting...Ultrafast tissue staining with chemical tags." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences111.36 (2014...
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