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  1. Pipetting Protocol

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    ... Although each pipette performs the same function, the numbers are read differently on each type of pipette...to 100 µL P200 20 to 200 µL P1000 100 to 1,000 µL Each pipette should be used with the appropriate tips...This section will help you understand how to read each display to dispense the correct amount of liquid... picture above), while 0.5 µL would read as 050. Each volume display on these pipettes will also have ...to expel excess liquid from the tip once you’ve reached step 8. Continuing to hold down the plunger, gently...liquid so that it's easier for the pipette tip to reach the liquid. Aim to let only the pipette tip into...
  2. Custom CRISPR Screens & the Green Listed Software

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    ...screen, each gene is not targeted by only one gRNA, instead many different gRNAs are used for each gene.... screen approach is to use smaller libraries targeting subsets of genes. With such an approach, you lose...consuming to design 5 guide RNAs (gRNAs) targeting each of the 1000 genes you’d like to investigate in your...short) list of genes provided by the user. This approach is useful for several applications as will be ...genes are knocked out at the population level, but each individual cell only has a maximum of one gene knocked...more cells than gRNAs in a screen, to ensure that each gRNA has a good chance to contribute to the screen... involved in a studied cellular behavior. This approach is particularly suitable for in vivo screens, ...
  3. AAV Purification by Iodixanol Gradient Ultracentrifugation

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    ...Repeat for each QuickSeal tube. (Optional) For first time users, it is a good idea to assay each fraction...of 60% iodixanol and 45 μL of phenol red Underlay each solution into a QuickSeal tube in the order below...mL fractions in microcentrifuge tubes. Repeat for each QuickSeal tube. The first 3 mL collected corresponds...below the 60–40% interface with an 18 ga needle attached to a 10 mL syringe. The bevel of the needle should...note that iodixanol is not easily removed. After each spin, add more formulation buffer and sample and...stain. Note the increased number of contaminants in each fraction. * AAV capsid proteins VP1, VP2, VP3; M...
  4. Deep Dive: qPCR

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    ...and most machines have a protocol that automatically performs the normalization step.  Machines Most general-use...different brand of qPCR machine, especially if you’re using a rapid-cycle machine such as a LightCycler,...above the primer and be at least 25 bp away from each primer, ideally located close to either the forward...previously-generated validation data, be aware that different machines, samples, and treatments may affect the assay....running a multiplex reaction or on a rapid cycle machine. Melt Curves An advantage of Sybr chemistry is ...edges of the plate. Compare the CT values within each set of triplicates to understand variation due to... by bubbles in wells, variations in volume, or machine surge errors and allow for well-to-well normalization...
  5. The Effect of COVID-19 on Liu Lab Plasmid Requests From Addgene Data

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    ...uncertainty estimates for each parameter, we added log-normal noise to each of the terms which make up...mean rate for each paper. Green and red lines depict the sum of mean +1 and -1 std for each paper, respectively... and contains requests from 5/22/14 to 5/19/20). Each paper has between 1–32 plasmids and a total of 2... depict the total number of plasmids ordered for each paper. Rough estimation of COVID-19 effect on...number of plasmid orders and new COVID-19 cases for each week by location. We observed that as expected, ...showing the plasmid orders and new COVID-19 cases each week. Statistical Modeling Note -- If statistical...global data at a finer temporal granularity. For each paper, we observed that the demand for the corresponding...
  6. An Inside Look into Addgene's Dev Team

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    ...about the status of each project. This creates accountability on the part of each developer and creates...would be easy to assign each developer to a single area/part of the code and have each developer work only...this can lead to wildly different ideas of how to approach a problem, but it is these very differences that...and the overall soundness of the software design. Each of us brings slightly different cognitive biases...framework is based on an iterative and collaborative approach to development. Scrum teams plan and break up ...mindful of the number of stories we commit to for each sprint, to ensure we will have the capacity to finish...are also able to consider different technical approaches that may come up during discussion.  One example...
  7. 28 Hot Plasmid Technologies from 2015

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    ...bearing the "Bunch of Baby Spinach"aptamer, which is a brighter version of Spinach2, an RNA aptamer that fluoresces.... Bunch of Baby Spinach, or BoBS, consists of three tandem copies of the Baby Spinach core embedded in...with Broccoli Vegetable tags, including Spinach, Spinach2, and Broccoli, can benefit your RNA experiments...cleave the target DNA. The inducible split cas9 approach can also be used for activation of specific genes...as TAL effectors or Zinc Finger Nucleases, the Gersbach lab has modified the RNA-guided CRISPR-Cas9 system...light-activated CRISPR-Cas9 effector, Polstein and Gersbach fused the light-inducible protein domains CibN...for many potential applications. Polstein LR & Gersbach CA, Nat Chem Biol 2015 Mar;11(3):198-200. SunTag...
  8. Minigenomes - a Safe Way to Study Dangerous Viruses Like the Ebola Virus

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    ...against this approach. First, this would prevent the study of the proteins independently from each other (see...(6). The EBOV genome contains seven viral genes, each flanked by a transcription start signal sequence...to study minigenomes, these four viral genes are each encoded on separate plasmids and are co-transfected...and the viral mRNAs are translated) by cellular machinery. NP encapsidates the negative sense, single-stranded...all four genes and necessary control elements for each would be relatively large. Cloning the viral genes...this plasmid would be more difficult compared to if each gene were encoded in separate (and thus smaller)...researchers to partially control expression levels of each gene by altering the amount transfected (see Technical...
  9. Transferable Skills Guide: External Collaborations

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    ...complex approaches to scientific questions become popular. There are only so many methods and machines one... a mailing list. This project gave me practice reaching out to other scientists, being clear about what...beyond your organization and/or scientific field. Reaching out to people who have little in common with you...starting a collaboration with a colleague. However, reaching outside your knowledge sphere allows you to connect...and meeting people with different mindsets and approaches can truly broaden your mind. When I first began...felt that I had to overcome some hesitation to ‘approach strangers’ and learn how to communicate outside...and started to be fun. I just had to remember to approach the relationship with the perspective of my potential...
  10. Four Ways to Package Transgenes That Exceed the Size Limit of Adeno-associated Virus

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    ...directed repairs (HDR). Split AAV vector approaches Split vector approaches increase the size of the gene delivered...following transduction, the partial genomes complement each other to restore the full-expression cassette. AAV... genomes is the basis of several split vector approaches developed in the early 2000’s which allow researchers...splitting the gene into two pieces: part A and part B. Each piece of the gene is then independently packaged...overviews and drawbacks of four split AAV vector approaches. 1. Overlapping  Overview: The overlapping strategy...tested and with the optimal sequences, the group achieved ~80% of muscle cells expressing mini-dystrophin...mini-dystrophin.  3. Hybrid  Overview: The hybrid approach combines the overlapping and trans-splicing methods. The...
  11. Adeno-associated Viruses (AAVs) for Genome Editing

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    ...for a given experimental approach. First, unlike CRISPR, the AAV-based approach is only able to target ...limitations, the AAV approach is best suited for tissue culture based approaches that require modification...working to develop high efficiency gene targeting approaches improved on this finding with the addition of...challenging to develop high efficiency CRISPR-based approaches for the generation of knockins via homologous...sequence-specific knockins - for which the AAV approach is most well suited, since it routinely generates...there are important disadvantages to the AAV-based approach that must be considered when deciding whether ... cell, are more appropriate for a CRISPR-based approach. Second, the AAV preps generally used for gene...
  12. Which Fluorescence Microscopy Technique is Best for Me?

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    ...These questions will place each sample into one of four categories that are each suited to different types...fluorophores to block out of focus fluorescence from reaching a detector or restricting fluorescence to specific...fluorescent light passes through a pinhole before reaching the detector. The pinhole is specifically placed...placed to only allow light from the focal plane to reach the detector and all light from above or below is...holes rotates through the excitation light path. Each hole corresponds to a different location in the ... the focal volume. This leads to more rapid photobleaching and a reduction in signal intensity. 2-Photon...Photon microscopes restrict excitation (and bleaching) to a single focal point. This is accomplished by ...
  13. Delivery Methods for Generating iPSCs

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    ...time, scientists have used almost all available approaches for generating iPSCs. The generation of iPSCs...vectors insert in different genetic locations in each transduced cell, so there’s unavoidable heterogeneity.... Excisable Cre-lox lentiviral vectors: This approach is the same as using a standard lentiviral vector...loxP scar behind at the site of excision, this approach is still not considered safe for therapeutic applications...polycistronic transgene or with four different adenoviruses, each expressing one factor. These vectors don’t integrate...dilution via cell division. A drawback to this approach is it has lower levels of efficiency at generating...transcriptional regulation, so it requires a different approach for regulating transgene expression. Check out...
  14. Fluorescence Titering Assay

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    ...the cells. Add 1.5 mL of a viral dilution to each well (each well gets one dilution with one well remaining...magnesium, Corning 21-040-CV (cations can affect the attachment of adherent cells) 0.45 μm polyethersulfone filter...freeze-thaw cycles. Procedure Seed 75,000 cells into each well of a 6-well dish. Prepare a batch of cells ... inverting. Aliquot 2 mL of cell suspension into each well of the 6-well dish. Incubate the cells overnight...Calculate the fraction of fluorescent-positive cells in each well. When calculating titer, only consider wells...
  15. Antibodies 101: Multiplex Immunofluorescence

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    ...There are several ways to achieve multiplex IF. One of the most common approaches is to use sequential cycles...secondary antibody labeling and imaging, repeating for each target. Alternatively, you can perform simultaneous... 1: Schematic of multiplex immunofluorescence approaches. A) Sequential Multiplex IF, where one target...the sample, either by chemical treatment or photobleaching or by stripping out the antibodies, then start...antibodies are all of different species/isotypes and that each secondary has a different color fluorophore that..., you can still record the signal separately for each target.   Figure 2: Examples of simultaneous...since multiple secondary antibodies will bind to each primary antibody.      Look for primary antibodies...
  16. Antibodies 101: Validation

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    ...Strategies This approach compares target expression of antibody-independent approaches to your antibody-dependent...Genetic Strategies This approach uses a gene knock-down or knock-out approach to show that an antibody... it’s important to know what you are aiming to achieve. In general, these are three core goals of antibody...antibody-dependent approach. Antibody-independent methods may include analysis of transcriptomic or proteomic...levels of target detected in both methods. These approaches have relatively low sensitivity, which can be... specifically to the expected protein. Common approaches include using RNAi to knock-down expression of...antibody is binding to something unexpected. This approach has high specificity, but you need to be aware...
  17. Bioinformatics at Addgene

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    ...subsequent process, we linked each step in our pipeline together.  Since each process can use a unique container... expand, we realized the need to modernize our approach to handle larger volumes of data. In this two-...our current need to analyze nearly 300 sequences each week. Our internal software was originally designed...plasmid sequence assembly, and possible solutions for each in the form of one-off scripts or programs, our ...the need to accelerate science using different approaches. We were also encouraged to see that a community...package, all of the pieces of software that depend on each other for the entire package to run. The small, ...complicated setup. We created, tested, and debugged each of our pipeline steps within its own container because...
  18. Fluorescent Protein Travel Awards - Protein Variants, a Serotonin Sensor, and an Artificial Leaf Replica System

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    .... Thus, Bernach sought to develop an artificial leaf replica system. “This bottom-up approach will allow... Melissa Chiasson, Elizabeth Unger, and Michal Bernach. Melissa Chiasson: Quantifying the abundance of...based on their eGFP:mCherry ratios. Genomic DNA from each bin are then extracted and sequenced. Chiasson is...vitro against different drugs and dosages.  Michal Bernach: Developing an artificial leaf replica system to...plant-bacteria and bacteria-bacteria interactions  Michal Bernach is a graduate student in Mitja Remus-Emsermann’...Canterbury where he studies how bacteria interact with each other and plant surfaces. His system of choice is...a fully controllable and reproducible set up,” Bernach explains. Developing an artificial leaf replica...
  19. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Luciferases

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    ...some general advantages and disadvantages of each approach. Table 1: Properties of luminescence versus ... This approach preserves the advantages of luminescent assays (low background, no photobleaching) but ... luciferase reporters aren’t susceptible to photobleaching — they’ll keep emitting light as long as their...Sensitivity Higher Lower Background Lower Higher Photobleaching/phototoxicity Not susceptible Susceptible ... is measured via the light produced. A similar approach can be used to analyze cell signaling pathways...colors or have other advantageous properties. This approach can improve live-cell imaging by avoiding autofluorescence...luminescent reaction when they come together. By fusing each luciferase subunit to other proteins, researchers...
  20. How to Keep a Lab Notebook for Bioinformatic Analyses

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    ... goal for each analysis will help you locate relevant information in the future. Approach: Outline a...conclusion is “this approach is not ideal because…” Including a conclusion for each analysis or task will...biologists are finding themselves using computational approaches to analyze large data sets (myself included) ...data analyst in our lab took it upon themselves to teach me Python, a programming language favored by biologists... a brief overview of the approach that you will take to help you plan your analysis. There is no need ...scripts and input files that will be used to perform each task. Conclusion: Always, always, write a brief... that lays out which experiments can be found in each folder. This can be a simple .txt document. Record...
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