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...photosensitizer used in this work is composed of two parts: 1) an activatable protein (the FAP - fluorogen activating...reaching greater than 75% photobleaching after just 1 minute of exposure. MG-2I-dL5** experienced minor ...photosensitizers in the comments below!   References 1. He, J., Wang, Y., Missinato, M. A., Onuoha, E., Perkins... encoded photosensitizer. Nature Biotechnology,24(1), 95-99. doi:10.1038/nbt1175. PubMed PMID: 16369538...generation when bound by the dL5** FAP.  The iodine-modifications also shift MG-2I’s excitation wavelength to ...FAP-TAP system works. Find the Plasmids from the Publication Here Light-induced cell ablation with MG-2I-dL5...

... The three VP proteins assemble into capsid at a 1:1:10 ratio (VP1:VP2:VP3). There are eleven naturally... Figure 1. The RepCap plasmid and its products. Created with BioRender.com   Replication (rep) gene...Rep78/68 play a key role in AAV genome replication. Replication initiates from the AAV genome ITRs on ...contains the proteins needed for the virus to replicate,  and the transfer plasmid which contains the ...aka the RepCap plasmid encodes two genes: the replication (rep) gene and the capsid (cap) gene. In wild-type... proteins that are required for viral genome replication and packaging: Rep78, Rep68, Rep52, and Rep40... generate a 3’ hydroxyl group needed for DNA replication, Rep78/68 binds the Rep binding element (RBE)...

...discovered such as Kaede and PS-CFP2 (see Table 1). Table 1: Properties of Selected Irreversible Photoactivatable...) by mutating Threonine 203 to Histidine (T203H) (1). wtGFP normally contains a mixed population of neutral...in fluorescence when illuminated with blue light (1). Similar to PA-GFP, scientists later developed red...fixation conditions to preserve cellular structures (0.5-1% osmium tetroxide). These conditions destroy most ...with extraordinary molecular detail.   References 1.Patterson, George H., and Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz...is believing." Annu. Rev. Biomed. Eng. 10 (2008): 1-38. PubMed PMID:18647110. Additional Resources on ...up. Applications of photoactivatable fluorescent proteins Some of the most important applications for ...

...that the culprit for these unusual cases was either 1) a physiological effect of SARS-CoV-2 toward destabilizing...an AdV transfer plasmid with the E1 and E3 (Early 1 and Early 3) genes deleted. These genes’ functions...certain contexts (Bauzon et al., 2003).        Figure 1: The adenovirus life cycle. Image reused from Kremer... review of the evidence. Emerg Microbes Infect, 8(1), 1679–1687. https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2019.1690953...574–580. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-05949-1. PMID: 36996871. Tatsis, N., Fitzgerald, J. C., Reyes-Sandoval...and late gene transcription) is demarcated by viral genome replication (Harrach, 2014). Given that the...encapsidate new virions) are not expressed. Note that replication-competent AdV vectors also exist and are used...

...origin of replication (p15A) worked best under a wide range of inducer concentrations (0.1-1% L-arabinose...bacteria have colonized (Fig. 1c).     Fig. 1: Expressing bARGSer in E. coli. (a) Plasmid diagram...ultrasound contrast. In all the cell lines we tested, 1 µg/mL doxycycline was sufficient to saturate expression...engineering a cell line, cotransfect the mARG cassettes 2:1 (A:N-V) with PiggyBac transposase and outgrow the ... tumors and tumor-homing bacteria. Nat Biotechnol 1–13 (2023) doi:10.1038/s41587-022-01581-y  ... they are based on light which is very easily scattered by tissue. Ultrasound, on the other hand, is a...protein nanostructures called gas vesicles, which scatter sound waves and thereby produce ultrasound contrast...

.... Level 1: Assembly of multiple Level 0 parts into TUs. Level 2: Assembly of multiple Level 1 TUs into...: promoter, gene, and terminator.     Fig 1. MoClo enables individual parts to be assembled into... peptide can easily be tested by generating Level 1 TUs with unique promoters, and the ideal phosphatase...most obvious example of an individual part, this category also includes promoters, UTRs, terminators, etc...multi-purpose it can be. Let’s review a list of MoClo applications. Genetic circuits Most things in biology are...performing production and subsequent necessary modification of these chemical products. The flexible nature...genotype and phenotype is best described with “it’s complicated.” Applying MoClo Interested in using MoClo? You...

...much more favorable than previous methods yielding 1-10% knock-in. Read on to learn how you can make CRISPR...one NHEJ-repaired indel, often occur. Figure 1: In conventional gene targeting (A), you must first... drug induction systems (ttA or rtTA) are between 1 to 2 kb in length. There are plenty of Addgene plasmid...CRISPR ribonucleoproteins.” Genome Biol. 18 (2017) (1):92. DOI: 10.1186/s13059-017-1220-4 PubMed PMID: 28511701... using long ssDNA donors.” Nat Protoc. 13 (2018) (1):195-215. DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2017.153 PubMed PMID:...engineering using CRISPR nucleases. Genome Biol. 19 (2018) (1):25. DOI: 10.1186/s13059-018-1400-x PubMed PMID: 29482575... allele To design a knock-in allele at a given location, you’ll need to design only a single guide and...

...2008) Transposons: The jumping genes. Nature Education 1(1):204. https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage... They transpose by a ‘copy-paste’ mechanism (Fig. 1). They first copy themselves as RNA transcripts and...their host’s genome.   There are two types of Class 1 TEs: those with long terminal repeats (LTRs) and those...reverse transcriptase activities.    Figure 1: Overview of retrotransposon transposition. Retrotransposons...CRISPR-Cas system. This system has four major components: 1) a CRISPR RNA (crRNA), 2) four proteins (TniQ, Cas8... It generally stays put, which makes it easy to locate in a genome. But there is a type of mobile DNA,... hyperactive and likes to jump around from one location in the genome to another. This jumping is what...

...harness non-homologous end joining repair (NHEJ) [1]. Our initial work was with TALENs, in collaboration...from the University of Pennsylvania.     References: 1. Lee HJ, Kim E, Kim JS. Targeted chromosomal deletions...using zinc finger nucleases. Genome Res. 2010 Jan;20(1):81-89. PubMed. 2. Bauer DE, Kamran SC, Lessard S,... of Visualized Experiments (JOVE). The video publication by Stuart Orkin and Daniel Bauer's labs details... size and frequency [3]. There are several applications in which the production of deletions by paired...useful to study haploinsufficiency. Subsequent modifications at the remaining allele within the deletion ...

...Control Viviana Gradinaru 83900 pAAV-mDlx-GFP-Fishell-1 Dlx GFP Control Gordon Fishell 83895 pAAV-hDlx-Flex-GFP-Fishell...the functional catagories listed below. Narrow down the items available within a category by using the ...experiments can be found on the material pages for viral catalog items. Browse Available Retrograde AAV See our ... Tools Clear Filters ID Name Promoter Activity Category PI 37825 AAV-CAG-GFP CAG GFP Control Edward Boyden...offers you even more options. Select from a vast catalog of eligible AAV plasmids and we’ll make the viral...

...translation, or chromatin modifications of complementary gene sequences (Figure 1). As a result, gene silencing...benefited from the ease of use in dsRNA applications. Figure 1: Schematic of an RNAi-inducing transgene...dsRNA via an RNase III enzyme named Dicer (Figure 1). The plant kingdom has expanded its repertoire of...in the biogenesis of different small RNAs (Figure 1). These siRNAs can exert their gene silencing effect...complementary to your gene target as inverted repeats (Figure 1). With this technique, multiple genes can be simultaneously...selection of plants undergoing RNAi, and LIIbeta F 1-2 RNAi, which allows assembly of intron-spliced hpRNAs...silencing can be easily induced by exogenous application of long or short dsRNA. However, it is important...

... different steps and materials required for each [1, 2]. This protocol [3] provides, in exquisite detail...follow him on Twitter @derekpsimonphd.    References 1. Gutierrez DV, et al. Optogenetic control of motor...manipulation of neural circuits. Nature protocols. 2012;7(1):12-23. doi: 10.1038/nprot.2011.413. PubMed PMID: ...freely moving mice. Neuroscience research. 2011;70(1):124-7. doi: 10.1016/j.neures.2011.01.007. PubMed ...There are several important considerations with fabrication of the fiber optics needed for optogenetics. ... for the implant depends on the dorsal/ventral location of your region of stimulation (the z-axis bregma...emitted from the end of the fiber optic implant scatters a great deal once it enters tissue, placement ...

...’s fused to the C-terminus of DsRed.T3. See Table 1 for a summary of Rosella’s excitation and emission...fluorescence Rosella emits based on its localization. Table 1: Summary of Rosella’s excitation and emission spectra... variants are available from Addgene. References 1. Rosado, C., Mijaljica, D., Hatzinisiriou, I., Prescott...single fluorescent biosensor. Scientific Reports,5(1). doi:10.1038/srep12397. PubMed PMID: 26215030. PubMed...radioactivity in the culture supernatant (this is indicative of protein degradation). To control for protein...studying autophagy. This method relies on the identification of autophagic structures based on morphology...

...versatility of the basic antibody structure (Figure 1). Antibodies can be broken up into smaller parts, ...antibodies for a specific purpose. Figure 1: Overview of antibody engineering methods. (A) Basic...,"rgb":"rgb(0, 82, 169)","rgba":"rgba(0, 82, 169, 1)"},"button_font":{"size":19,"styles":{"font-family...:"rgb(255, 255, 255)","rgba":"rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"}}{% endraw %}{% end_module_attribute %}{% module_attribute...Molecular Biology, 29–62. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2285-8_2 McMahon, C., Baier, A. S., Pascolutti...by PCR. Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, 51(1). https://doi.org/10.1002/0471142727.mb0803s51 Additional...equipment on a lab bench. The best part? Less complicated math. Bioengineering is a field that has been...

...118). Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-301-1:99 Resources on Addgene.org Addgene antibodies...antibody for that!   Fig. 1 - Diagram of His-tagged protein purification work flow by nickel column....cleaved after purification, so as not to perturb protein function for downstream applications. Tag cleavage...thoughtful planning, affinity tags can make protein purification a cinch. Types of affinity tags, the proteins... Affinity tags are used primarily as protein purification tools (and can have secondary functions as detection...single protein is expressed, with the intent of purification, it will be expressed along with all other cellular...available antibodies, resins, beads, and other purification aids readily available. Choosing the best tag...

...requestors. We also offer export license applications for VSV and SARS-COV-1 plasmids. Export control license...  We have offered VSV and SARS-COV-1 plasmids under this application process since May 2020. We find this...excited to announce we now offer an export license application for rabies materials! Some of the materials in...export-controlled materials in the USA, where Addgene is located.  The export license, if granted, allows us to ... applied to cover processing costs. Once the application is approved, Addgene then ships the material ...whenever possible, as we cannot expedite the application process.  More information about export control...

...following four components into 293T cells. Figure 1: The key components of Nanoblades. Image from Mangeot...protein. A single Nanoblade particle can be loaded with 1-4 different gRNAs. Viral envelope proteins To alter... between ~50-70% for these four cell types (Table 1). Additionally, hiPSCs and mouse BM cells still behaved...hepatocytes  Myd88  ~50% Human HSCs  Myd88  ~50% Table 1: Nanoblades editing efficiencies of primary cells....including RNPs for indel formation via NHEJ, precise modification with Homology Directed Repair (HDR), CRISPR ...potential to be used for other types of CRISPR applications. Let’s take a look at the key components of ... which means they are non-infectious and non-replicative. Nanoblades are produced by transfecting the ...

...spectral overlap, the fluorophores must be located within 1-10nm of each other and be oriented appropriately... to make the decision easier. 1. Müller, Sara M., et al. "Quantification of Förster resonance energy transfer...acceptor fluorophore. The typical steps in FRET are: 1. Donor fluorophore excitation by absorption of a photon...diseases and even assist in drug discovery. References 1. Baird, Geoffrey S., et al. "Circular permutation ...have enhanced the ability of labs to answer sophisticated questions about cellular processes. Currently...PMC18018. 2. Miyawaki, Atsushi, et al. "Fluorescent indicators for Ca2+ based on green fluorescent proteins ...

...stimuli. Cre recombinase catalyzes the recombination of DNA sequences located between two loxP sites. ...in research can fall under one of two broad classifications: inbred or outbred. Inbred strains share a ...Knockout mice Knockout mice have undergone genetic modification that alters or eliminates the expression of ...can be used to invert a segment of DNA or to translocate a piece of DNA from one region of the genome ...

...let’s go over the details step-by-step. 1. Digestion Set up restriction digests for your insert (or donor...recipient plasmid : insert ratio” of approximately 1:3. Since the number of base pairs for each varies,...cells. For most standard cloning, you can transform 1-2μl of your ligation reaction into competent cells...at minimum, two transformations after a ligation: 1. Control Transformation containing the ligation mixture...result in few colonies on both plates (unsuccessful 1), in a vector alone plate with many more colonies ...them. An easy way to do this is gel purification. In gel purification, you use a voltage difference across...backbone. Sample results indicative of successful and unsuccessful ligations are indicated below. A successful...

...2021).   Table 1: Properties of modern NIR FPs     NIR FP Ex, nm Em, nm ECa, M-1cm-1 QYb, %   Molecular...expression level. State-of-the-art FPs (listed in Table 1) were optimized for efficient binding of endogenous...previously reported widely used dimeric iRFPs (Table 1). In general, the monomeric state of a probe leads...iRFPs in cellular and molecular brightness (Table 1).  NIR reporters and biosensors NIR reporters can ...calcium indicator (Shemetov et al., 2021). In addition to FRET, intensiometric calcium indicators NIR-GECOs...characteristics, performance, and applications of near-infrared calcium indicators in this recent review (Shcherbakova...information on NIR FPs, their properties and applications. At the end, there is a Table that summarizes...

...In the case of HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 detection, AIOD-CRISPR without preamplification was able to detect... to other technologies like CRISPR. Figure 1: An overview of the general schematic of CRISPR/Cas... can be detected – in the zeptomolar range Time: ~1 hour Equipment required: 37°C water bath and 42°C ... Not mentioned in the paper, likely approximately 1-2 hours Equipment needed: Mini PCR machines by DIY-Bio...femtomolar  Time: Not mentioned, likely ~1-2 hours Equipment needed: PCR machines/Heat blocks, Lateral...recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) using a commercially available amplification kit. In this case,... RNA is extracted and subject to isothermal amplification by primers that target the E and the N2 gene...

... compounds with various antimicrobial activities (1). She has developed a fast endophyte screening system...us coordinate and promote the awards. References 1. Martinez-Klimova, Elena et al. “Endophytes as sources...antibiotic” Biochemical Pharmacology 2017 Jun 15;134:1-17. PubMed PMID: 27984002. 2. Bilan, Dmitry S. et ...scientists work on projects spanning from the identification of plant compounds and insecticidal proteins...bacteria. Learn more about the different CRISPR applications in plants.     Transgenic yeast as source of... yeast capable of desaturating fatty acids. Identification of Insecticidal Proteins Linh Bao Ton (M. Sc...Arturo Rivera Solís, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mexico Dr. Rodrigo Arturo Rivera Solís, Associate...

... basic parts of the Cas9 enzyme.   Figure 1: A cartoon depiction of Cas9’s two major lobes, REC...the CRISPR system (Nishimasu et al., 2014). Table 1. Summary of Cas9 domains, the lobe each domain belongs...state (PDB ID 4CMP) with domains colored as in Figure 1. HNH, red; RuvC, orange; CTD, yellow; REC lobe, light... on itself at the bottom of the image. Stem loops 1 and 2 extend horizontally across both lobes. The guide...outside of the protein, spanning both lobes. Stem loop 1, nestled between the REC and CTD domains, is required...Within an interior cavity, Cas9 grips nucleotides 1-10 of the guide RNA, prearranged for base pairing ...343–347. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04470-1 Cofsky, J. C., Soczek, K. M., Knott, G. J., Nogales...

...This complexity index ranges from 0-1, with a value of “0” indicating those markers are completely distinct...distinct from one another, and a value of “1” indicating those markers are identical and completely indistinguishable...detector for that fluorophore. For example, in figure 1, the FITC signal is spilling over into the primary...spectra to use for compensation.     Figure 1: The emission spectra and filters for FITC and PE ... tumors, and moreso than other methods, the identification and isolation of rare cell types. In recent...

...in all other plants, anthocyanins. Figure 1: An adult plant expressing RUBY. Photos by Andrew ... be collected from heterozygous individuals. Only 1/4 of the descendants of the heterozygous plants, therefore... (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41438-020-00390-1 Additional resources on the Addgene blog  CRISPR ...markers for plant transformation fall into two main categories: antibiotic/herbicide resistance and fluorescent...culture), which is great for a wide variety of applications. But some techniques require you to select against...these mutant plants. Using RUBY to simplify the identification of these mutants will speed up my work and ...student studying plant development and cell-cell communication in the Nimchuk Lab in the Biology Department...

...Figure 1: Effects of (A) double and (B) single base pair gRNA-target mismatches on modification by AsCpf1...that Cpf1 can tolerate mismatches at gRNA positions 1, 8, 9, and 19-23. Accordingly, the 3’ end of the gRNA...Most gRNAs directed low-frequency Cpf1 cleavage at 1-12 off-target sites; in contrast, SpCas9 may cleave...fits into the genome editing landscape. References 1. Kim D, Kim J, Hur JK, Been KW, Yoon SH, Kim JS. Genome-wide...eclipse any of the CRISPR nucleases in AAV-based applications. Get More Cpf1 Background Here THE ORIGINAL ...red) or LbCpf1 (blue). Mismatch positions are indicated below each graph. Figure adapted from Kleinstiver... off-target editing rates, determined using sophisticated genome-wide analysis. At many of its computationally...

...labeling of delicate axonal and dendritic processes not previously visible with Brainbow-1 and -2. The...the Brainbow mouse neural labeling system. Brainbow-1 and -2 have been further refined to create Brainbow...subsequent recombinations cannot occur. While the Brainbow-1 system employs Cre-mediated deletion, the design of...antibodies specific to each fluorophore. Third, Brainbow-1 and Brainbow-2 each contained a “default” state; for...Rheenen J, Simons BD, Clevers H. Cell. 2010 Oct 1;143(1):134-44. PubMed. Drosophila Brainbow: a recombinase-based...Between Brainbow Systems   Brainbow variants and applications beyond the mouse brain In addition to improving...temporal control without the need for germline modification, and enables Brainbow to be used in a variety...

... vectors are: 1) the potential generation of replication competent virus [usually HIV-1]; and 2) the potential...systems have been developed over the years based on HIV-1; however, the 1st-generation vectors are never used...which has been shown to repress expression of HIV-1 LTRs (more information is available here). 2nd vs...lentiviral plasmids created for a variety of applications including cDNA expression, shRNA-mediated knockdown... looking for some additional information or clarification on these vectors. Read on to find the answers... thus decreasing the probability of creating replication-competent lentivirus (RCL) in your target cells...type or tissues; this is useful in gene therapy applications where a distinct subset of the cellular population...

...produce as many as 700 copies per cell. Figure 1: A plasmid map showing the standard features of a ...the origin of replication/replicon. The replicon is comprised of the origin of replication (ori) and all...   Types of origins of replication There are lots of origins of replication out there so, for simplicity...gene for replication (reference). **F1 is a phage-derived ori that allows for the replication and packaging...control elements. The ori is the place where DNA replication begins, enabling a plasmid to reproduce itself...are generally different from the those used to replicate the host's chromosomal DNA, but they still rely...readily at lower temperatures and allows the replication machinery room to come in and get busy making...