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  1. Replacing Paper: Tips for Choosing an Electronic lab Notebook

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    ...to record keeping. Top priorities in most cases include IP protection, publications and funding. If any...which focused on the adoption of ELNs in labs and included hundreds of researchers. The full story is available...was a significant barrier to ELN adoption. This includes financial outlay, staff hours, troubleshooting...emails. Important collaborative functionalities include comments, notifications, sharing files, assigning... clients, you might need share data with them including reports and protocols. To facilitate this, some...meetings with the support teams behind them.  Conclusion Researchers spend 40% of their time on tedious...
  2. Antibodies 101: Beyond Surface Labeling

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    ...single-fluorophore-conjugated antibodies. These methods can include labeling markers with multiple proteins/antibodies...fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) enables you to include further (non-lineage) markers alongside, e.g., ...as proteins of the secretory pathway. Those can include cytokines and chemokines; enzymes like kinases,...solution can be the same). Examples of such targets include transcription factors, histones, and DNA repair...still be easily gated on during the analysis. Conclusion Congratulations! You made it through this blog...Sharpe at Harvard Medical School. His projects include investigating negative regulators of T cells and...
  3. Five Popular Model Organisms, Part 2

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    ...Project conducted a large scale sequencing and concluded that nearly all disease-linked human genes have...as limbs, the spinal cord, and internal organs including the heart, brain, and lungs (McCusker and Gardiner...constructed several vectors for use in the axolotl including plasmids for use in CRISPR and Tol2 transposase...Some of the most popular tools for studying frogs include egg transplants and microinjections. Injections...fluorescent fusions in a multitude of organisms including Xenopus. Overall, the ability for scientists to...function. Some key genetics research with Arabidopsis include understanding of allelic variation between different...
  4. Targeting HIV-1 with CRISPR: Shock and Kill or Cut it Out?

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    ...Symptoms of AIDS include rapid weight loss and an increased risk of infection, including both common infections...at increased risk for other chronic diseases, including dementia, gut disorders, nerve damage, and cardiac...1 is limited to a subset of T-cells, but it is unclear if enough T-cells could be reached to ablate a ...could be used to combat this problem, just as ART includes multiple drugs to lower the odds of developing...near the Cas9 cut site, leading Wang et al. to conclude that some Cas9-derived indels may not ablate viral...
  5. Easi-CRISPR: Generating Knock-In and Conditional Mouse Models

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    ...create knockout alleles in a variety of species, including the standard laboratory mouse. It’s also made ...bacteria. But CRISPRing typical mouse models, including creating Cre-dependent conditional alleles, has...gRNAs. A variety of other undesired outcomes, including one loxP site insertion and one NHEJ-repaired ...problem. Briefly, you design your donor template to include a T7 promoter upstream of the left homology arm...your ssDNA. Note that the T7 promoter will not be included in the final ssDNA template. Figure 2: ...single-stranded DNA production services or kits, including the IDT Megamer service tested by Quadros et al...
  6. Easing the Protein Purification Process with pCri

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    ...plasmids are divided into two sets, each of which includes plasmids with different varieties of tags, both...quickly and easily. These tagged plasmids also include cleavage sites should one need to remove the tag...Bacillus subtilis and Pichia pastoris pCri also includes plasmids designed for protein expression in systems... coli. Plasmids designed for these systems may include a signal peptide (SP) that routes the protein through...can improve disulfide bond formation. pCri also includes a special feature for difficult-to-purify membrane...
  7. IBEX Knowledge-Base: A Data Resource for Multiplex Tissue Imaging

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    ...dataset currently includes 1049 community-validated reagents from 20 contributors, including 61 fluorescent... That’s why scientists from around the world, including Andrea Radtke, PhD, and Ziv Yaniv, PhD, have created...entire dataset can be downloaded from Zenodo, including the reagent resources .csv file for easy filtering... And the dataset is rich. Experimental data includes reagent type, target species, target name, host...
  8. Build Your CRISPR Vocabulary

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    ...chromosome encodes a tracrRNA (in some systems including Cas9), Cas proteins, and a CRISPR array. The CRISPR...is transcribed and processed into crRNAs, each including one repeat and one spacer. In bacteria, these ...DNA sequences. In laboratory settings, an sgRNA includes the crRNA and tracrRNA sequences in a “single-...RNAs” are transcribed from the CRISPR array and include a spacer and a repeat sequence. The spacer sequence...mismatches can be tolerated outside this region. Conclusion Ready for some more details? Check out the Addgene...
  9. Hassle-free 96-well Format Epitope Tagging Using Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein

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    ...its associated partners. Common pull-down assays include immunoprecipitation mass spectrometry (IP/MS) and...for each cell type you work with (optimization includes selection of transfection buffer and electroporation...assays using a tag-specific antibody.Note: Always include a positive and a negative control for the tagging...measure of ICC assay specificity. We generally include Sox2-V5 tagging as a positive control in our knock-in...experiments depends on many factors. Some of these include: Most importantly, the crRNA should cut near...Medicine (CRM), Edinburgh. His research interests include optimizing CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing methods and...
  10. Plasmids 101: Yeast Vectors

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    ... that come with working with prokaryotes. This includes but is not limited to: rapid growth, ease of replica...bacterial cell. Similarly, the specific ORI elements included within a yeast vector determine how the plasmid...controlled if specific regulatable elements are included (reviewed here). Plasmids for use in S. pombe...Scientists can exploit these host mutations by including a copy of a functional gene which complements ...extensive list of yeast auxotrophic markers and includes the associated references.  Yeast selection...
  11. CRISPR 101: Cytosine Transversion Editors

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    ...of CBEs and ABEs. This post includes a lot of acronyms, so we’ve included a glossary at the end if you...reaction performed by CBEs. However, most CBEs include an inhibitor of base excision repair (BER), the...Multiple labs tried to identify beneficial factors to include in even better cytosine transversion editors. New...proteins had additive effects when multiple were included in the CGBE. They also developed a machine learning...cellular processes that would cause DSBs, and its inclusion significantly reduced indels generated by CGBEs...
  12. Choosing the B(right)est Fluorescent Protein: Aggregation Tendency

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    ...Constantini, 2012), whereas it was previously concluded to be monomeric based on gel filtration (Chudakov...of plasmids that can be used in the OSER assay including CytERM-mKOkappa, CytERM-mTurquoise2, and CytERM-dTomato...for proper ER structure. Based on these data, we conclude that mKOk has dimerization tendency and is not... acts as a monomer in the cell type tested. To conclude, we recommend that you try a couple of different...established true monomeric fluorescent proteins. Concluding remarks Many fluorescent proteins are available...
  13. Open Resources and Plasmid Tools For Studying C. elegans

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    ...reference pages and curated databases for scientists including Wormbook, Wormatlas and Wormbase. And scientists...workshops not only highlighted new tools but also included time for questions and a group discussion on the... to view and explore the worm. These resources include the open worm browser, which allows you to view...elegans locomotion. To see the other resources included in OpenWorm, check out the OpenWorm website. microPublication...microPublications is curated and added to other databases including wormbase and flybase. microPublication is run ...
  14. Mouse Modeling, Part 1: Genetically Engineered Mice

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    ...experimental manipulation. Common inbred strains include C57BL/6, Balb/c, and 129. Conversely, outbred strains...genetic engineering. Examples of outbred strains include Swiss Webster and Harlan (Hsd) National Institutes... such as an antibiotic resistance gene is also included to select for successfully modified zygotes or...Targeting vectors used to create knockout mice include a reporter gene, which replaces the targeted gene...floxed sites in the cell can occur. Similar systems include tetracycline or doxycycline mediated activation...
  15. Design Tips for Prime Editing

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    ...The pegRNA consists of a CRISPR gRNA extended to include a primer binding site (PBS) complementary to the...genome and a reverse transcriptase (RT) template including the desired edit. Figure 1: Prime Editing...BioRender.com. RNA protectors epegRNAs: epegRNAs include structured motifs at their 3′ end to protect them...binding site (Nelson et al., 2022). PE7: This editor includes the fused RNA-binding protein La to protect the.... That’s all our tips for today! Each tip includes a citation to the paper it was drawn from. If ...
  16. Interview: Nicola Patron on Plant Synthetic Biology, MoClo, and More

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    ...Gate Modular Cloning (MoClo) Kit. What does it include? Patron: Sainsbury has a mandate to share and educate...things for day-to-day life in a plant lab, so it includes everyone’s favorite promoters, plus a few new ...resources. We wanted to expand the toolkit. We have included a wider range of terminators than are commonly...a modern toolkit for those working in plants, including many things people already use. It makes the switch...Addgene recently to explore their use in plants, including FRET tools, double dimerization GFPs, and circular...
  17. Great Results Start with Great Standard Curves

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    ...will discuss later.       Standard curves must be included every time the assay is run, ideally with freshly...curves vary depending on a number of factors, including the user, equipment, assay incubation time, etc...curves must be validated for each run. To validate, include a positive control of known concentration in the...Dynamic range depends on a number of factors, including the dilution series of the standard and the minimum...account the range of concentrations possible.  Include both a standard curve and a positive control in...
  18. CRISPR Between the Genes: How to Experiment with Enhancers and Epigenomics

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    ...sites are the most inclusive markers of regulatory regions in the genome, including enhancers, promoters...anywhere in the genome. Aneesh's research interests include proteomics, machine learning, and visualization...project, find enhancers in embryonic stem cells, and conclude with a targeted CRISPR screen that can disrupt...screens for enhancers, check out the Appendix. Conclusion: Shedding light on dark matter Precise knowledge...
  19. Tips for Screening with Yeast Two Hybrid Systems

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    ...screen for molecular interactions in the cell, including protein-protein, protein-DNA and protein-RNA interactions...reporter gene (3, 4), there are now many variations, including many that use auxotrophic rescue genes as reporters...likelihood of indiscriminate reporter gene activation. Including a prey-only control also provides a baseline level...reporter signals depend on a number of factors, including protein expression and correct folding, post-translational...-hybrid systems available in model organisms, including bacteria, alternative fungi (C. albicans, pC2HB...
  20. Your Lentiviral Plasmid FAQs Answered

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    ...chimeric 5'LTR that includes a CMV or RSV promoter as well as a portion of the 5'LTR. Including a chimeric 5'...plasmids created for a variety of applications including cDNA expression, shRNA-mediated knockdown, Tet...lentiviral packaging vector, a transfer vector including the gene of interest, and the plasmid coding for...is used; several common laboratory cell lines including 293 were immortalized with adenoviral protein ...
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