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  1. To Codon Optimize or Not: That is the Question

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    ... The G·U wobble base pair. EMBO Rep 1:18–23 . https://doi.org/10.1093/embo-reports/kvd001 Additional resources...mammalian cells. This was the first codon optimized membrane protein expressed in mammalian cells. In this ...
  2. Hot Biosensors 2022: Year-End Roundup

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    ...devised a “Modular fluorescence unit fused with TRansmembrane region-to-IntrAcellular loop linkers” (MTRIA...they observe fluorescence localizes to the plasma membrane only when the RTK is activated and the ITAM phosphorylated...relies on a change in localization to the cell membrane and not a direct change in the fluorescent properties...
  3. The Fluorescent Vegetables in Aptamer Soup

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    ...hydroxybenzylidene imidazolinone (DFHBI). DFHBI is membrane permeable and non toxic to cells. Because it rapidly...split aptamer that can be used to investigate RNA assembly. The split aptamer is composed of a “Top” and ...fluorescent split aptamer for visualizing RNA–RNA assembly in vivo." ACS synthetic biology 6.9 (2017): 1710...
  4. Hot Plasmids: Summer 2024

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    ... streptavidin-coated magnetic beads through an assembly of biotinylated SpyTag-SpyCatcher linkers and ...and target capture module (SpyTag-GFP nanobody) assembled on beads. C) Micrograph of H1.8-GFP nucleosomes...loss. Ci Ji Lim’s lab found that adding Late Embryogenesis Abundant (LEA) proteins, small proteins that...
  5. An Integrin Antibody Toolkit from IPI

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    ...heads and long legs that protrude from the cell membrane, physically connecting the extracellular environment...the integrin, where it is resisted by the ligand embedded in the extracellular environment. This further...the extended open integrin conformation. During embryonic development, extended-open integrins enable tissue...
  6. Technologies Enabled by NanoLuc® Luciferase

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    ...optogenetic accuators to depolarize or hyperpolarize membranes. Traditional FRET reporters could not be used ...Venus fluorescent protein in conjunction with a membrane-inserted voltage sensing domain (LOTUS V; Luminescent...Universal Sensing of Voltage). With this sensor, membrane depolarization increases the BRET signal whereas...
  7. Hot Plasmids: Spring 2025

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    ...deposited versions with both PDGFR and NGR fusions for membrane display, they recommend the NGR vectors for most... modulators of cell signaling pathways during embryonic development and cancer. But there is still much...intestinal peptide (VIP), or lysosomal-associated membrane protein 5 (LAMP5) — as well as cholinergic (choline...
  8. 9 tips for a successful postdoctoral experience

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    ...committee in graduate school. Thesis committee members provide expertise in designing and interpreting...to introduce yourself to and interact with the members of your field, and present your research. Face ...family. Those people are your support network, so remember to thank them verbally and often for their love...
  9. A Guide to Getting Started in Undergrad Research

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    ... scientific mentor and choosing the right lab. Remember that your time is valuable! Don’t jump on the ...to plan out a very distinct and certain path, embracing uncertainty can help you both in your career and....org/10.1126/science.aba8039 Cordova FA (2016) Embrace uncertainty. Science 351:994–994 . https://doi....
  10. Which Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques is Best for Me?

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    ...speed at which a confocal image can be acquired. Assembling an image pixel by pixel is slow; therefore, certain...detector such as a scientific CMOS camera. If plasma membrane dynamics are the main focus of the experiment,...dynamic samples Ex: 3D cell cultures, small model embryos >15 μm Thsee are some of the most challenging samples...
  11. Antibodies 101: Introduction to Antibodies

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    ...SDS-PAGE, and are subsequently transferred to a membrane. A primary antibody recognizing the protein of...is added, and will bind to that protein on the membrane. Then, addition of a secondary antibody allows...bind to proteins on the cell surface, or the cell membrane can be permeabilized to allow antibodies to bind...
  12. A Needle in a Base-Stack: Cas9 Structural Biology

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    ... in CRISPR–Cas9. The EMBO Journal, 37(10), e96941. https://doi.org/10.15252/embj.201796941 Pattanayak,...CTD and the entire REC lobe—do not structurally resemble any other known proteins; they are completely ...
  13. Delivery Methods for Generating iPSCs

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    ...single stranded, negative sense RNA virus. It’s a member of the Paramyxoviridae family of viruses, which...staining for alkaline phosphatase, expression of embryonic proteins, and promoter demethylation and expression.... Cells can be differentiated in vitro to form embryoid bodies which are compact balls of loosely organized...
  14. Optogenetics + CRISPR, Using Light to Control Genome Editing

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    ... Biology 22:169–174 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chembiol.2014.12.011 Polstein LR, Gersbach CA (2015) A...Chem Biol 11:198–200 . https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.1753 Richter F, Fonfara I, Bouazza B, Schumacher...Chem Biol 13:443–448 . https://doi.org/10.1021/acschembio.7b00603 Additional Resources “Optogenetics Meets...
  15. Deep Dive: qPCR

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    ...1), which may be easier to conceptualize. Just remember to switch them back before reporting the data!...use it! Tempting as it may be to skip this step, remember we here at Addgene frown upon statistical laxness...11237753. Primer design resources PrimerBlastDINAmelMfoldBLASTEnsembl More resources on the Addgene blog...
  16. Lucky Thirteen: Guest Contributors of 2023

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    ...It's December, and that means it's officially the start of Addgene's winter holiday celebrations! We'...with Addgene writers High Complexity Golden Gate Assembly with NEB's DADExperts: Matthew Norton and NEBGCE4All...
  17. SciComm with the Experts at Science in the News Part 1

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    ... former Co-director of Science in the News, and member of the SITN podcast team.     Amy Gilson recently...former Co-director of Science in the News, and is a member of the SITN podcast team. You can follow Amy on...
  18. Depositor Week 2020 is Happening Now. Join us!

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    ...Mark your calendars for November 16-20, 2020 for #DepositorWeek on Twitter!  That’s today through Friday...presented in this blog post includes data until November 9, 2020. Between then and the posting of the blog...
  19. Celebrating One Million Plasmids Shared!

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    ... that everything will ship out in time - from assembling the boxes, to inoculating tubes, and to packing...pic.twitter.com/eJbI0lLiGQ — Dr. Joanne Kamens (@JKamens) September 13, 2018 This massive scale reagent sharing led...
  20. MassBioEd Career Exploration Day at Addgene

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    ...intellectual property from our Tech Transfer team members Tony Cova and Chiara DeNatale and programming with...great European photo slideshow from our UK team member Benoit Giquel. Bluegene’s globetrotting impressed...
  21. Keeping Up With CRISPR/Cas9

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    ...are coming along at a fast and furious pace. In December, as we've blogged about before, there was the ...via Cas9/RNA-Mediated Gene Targeting in One-Cell Embryos. Niu Y, et al. Cell. 2014 January 30. (Pubmed) ...
  22. Six Spooky Science Stories and Halloween at Addgene

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    ...algae cell is just the cell wall and cytoplasmic membrane. Vampirovibrio chlorellavorus will not grown in...appropriately named as spook, spookier, phantom, disembodied, shadow, and shade. Tongue-eating louse Cymothoa...
  23. SciComm with the Experts at Science in the News Part 2

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    ... former Co-director of Science in the News, and member of the SITN podcast team. You can follow Vini on...former Co-director of Science in the News, and is a member of the SITN podcast team. You can follow Amy on...
  24. Inside Addgene's 10 Year Anniversary Gala

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    ...all of the Addgene employees, the Addgene board members, vendors, Addgene supporters, and of course, Executive...integral part in its success. The Addgene board members were also recognized for their essential advice...
  25. Three Tips to Organize Your Lab Notebooks in the New Year

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    ...filled with family, food, and travel, and you can’t remember where you put your flow cytometry protocol. Or...Tip 3: Share protocols and spreadsheets with lab members Now that you’ve organized your protocols, wouldn...
  26. Working 9-5: an Addgene Co-op

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    ...participate in a brief fifteen minute interview. I remember leaving the interview hopeful to continue on in...the beginning, I spent a lot of time shadowing members of my team to learn what I was to do for my time...
  27. Sensing Neuronal Dopamine

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    ...performed with a probe surrounded by a semipermeable membrane, which is inserted into the region of the brain...passive diffusion of DA across the semipermeable membrane from the extracellular fluid into the perfused...
  28. An Addgene Summer Internship

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    ...for the first time, being introduced to all the members around the office one by one, I knew that I belonged...right concentration of a reagent during our HiFi assembly but decided to go ahead anyway. We were running...
  29. Year of the Camelid: Antibody Style

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    ...The UN General Assembly has declared 2024 the International Year of Camelids. The declaration is intended...Llamas Required - Synthetic Nanobodies Against Membrane Proteins More resources from addgene.org  Plasmids...
  30. Running for Rare Disease, Running for FOP, Running for AJ

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    ...came to visit us and watch fellow Run4Rare team members complete the Boston Marathon, he wanted to run ..., the R206H mutation makes ACVR1 responsive to members of the ubiquitous activin ligand family, including...
  31. History of CRISPR Cas - A tale of survival and evolution

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    ...destroy the invader. Wikipedia, accessed 25 November 2013. Author: James Atmos (2). Many CRISPR/...(12): 5429–33. Photo: Wikipedia, accessed 25 November 2013. Author: James Atmos. http://en.wikipedia.org...
  32. Science Careers: Unruly Interests Feed Many Paths

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    ...the stochasticity of molecular interactions and embedding individual diversity to get from gamete to a visibly...replication and gene transcription during vertebrate embryogenesis. My interests, though, have proven unruly. Instead...
  33. 10 Great Guest Posts We're Thankful For

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    ... your research, check out this post! R Bodies: Membrane-Rupturing Microscopic Tools In this post, Jessica...also showed that R-bodies can rupture E. coli membranes. Read the full post for potential applications...
  34. What the HEK?

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    ...Ever wondered where human embryonic kidney (HEK) cells originated from? Or why they are such a commonly...cell line model for cancer-specific research. Membrane receptors and ion channels are often exogenously...
  35. Fluorescent Biosensors for Measuring Autophagic Flux

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    ...useful for monitoring mitophagy. It’s important to remember that because Keima’s fluorescent relies on lysosomal...phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) and recruited to autophagasomal membranes, which leads to its degradation by autophagy. ...
  36. RUBY-Red Siliques

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    ...These convert the amino acid tyrosine to betanin, a member of a class of pigments primarily found in plants...skill that takes practice and is difficult for new members of the lab or collaborators unfamiliar with these...
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