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  1. CRISPR 101: Targeting Non-Coding RNAs with CRISPR/Cas9

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    ...not yet fully understood, so it is important to carefully select the target locations of knock-in studies...systems offer a number of different options. By carefully considering your ncRNA of interest, you should...
  2. Adapting Toehold Switches to Detect Zika Virus

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    ...for follow-up DNA oligos to arrive. We also were careful to set up clear tasks for each member of the team...Sciences at Arizona State University. His group carries out research in synthetic biology, nanomaterials...
  3. Experimenting in an Open Source lab: from CRISPR to Cats

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    ...the molecular biology to learning how to grow and care for the worms. As an example of one of the problems...cheap using equipment that would otherwise be discarded. For instance, the centrifuge in the picture had...
  4. Hot Plasmids: Winter 2025

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    ...pU6cm promoter, viral replicon amplification of cargo, and heat treatment.  Figure 1: Left: recombined...and adopts an open conformation in the absence of cargo. bioRxiv 2024.12.20.629623; doi: https://doi.org...
  5. Viral Vectors 101: Producing Your rAAV

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    ...can be transfected with your transfer plasmid, carrying your gene of interest, and the two helper plasmids...undergoing titering, to remove residual plasmid DNA carried over from the production process. For more details...
  6. PITChing MMEJ as an Alternative Route for Gene Editing

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    ... PITCh plasmic is cotransfected with a plasmid carrying Cas9, the PITCh-gRNA, and the locus-specifc gRNA... Contransfect the PITCh vector with the vector carrying Cas9 and the PITCh- and locus-specific gRNAs Step...
  7. Cloning Mammalian Cells with the Agarose Method

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    ...Sharpie to circle 12-48 individual colonies by (carefully) holding plates up to the light, where they appear...diluted from 10X and containing both Hepes and bicarbonate) is brought to room temperature and placed in...
  8. Tips for a 1st time AAV user (by a Rookie AAV user)

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    ...15%, 25%, 40%, and 60% iodixanol solutions are carefully layered and then the viral suspension generated...digested to remove any residual AAV plasmid that was carried over from the AAV production process. Either SYBR...
  9. Fluorescent Tagging of Endogenous Genes with SapTrap

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    ...high-throughput experiments. If a user wants to carry out a high-throughput genetic screen, it is expensive...marker can be removed by Cre-mediated excision for scarless tag insertion.   In addition to the obvious advantages...
  10. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - May 2021

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    ...this protein compartment was used to optimize D-glucaric acid biosynthesis. This MPyV system encapsulated...with this encapsulated enzyme produced 20% more D-glucaric acid, suggesting that MPyV system can improve ...
  11. Great Results Start with Great Standard Curves

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    ...expect to see for the unknowns in your experiment. Carefully set up a standard curve dilution series that takes...increase the accuracy of your experiment.  Finally, carefully analyze the data and use the trendline that's ...
  12. Plasmids 101: Protein tags

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    ...translated protein. As depicted in the accompanying cartoon, they have a multitude of uses including (but not...handbooks for protein purification is provided by GE Healthcare Life Sciences. Addgene pages and blog posts ...
  13. Plasmids 101: Stringent Regulation of Replication

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    ...chromosomal DNA. Chromosomal replication in bacteria is carefully regulated to ensure that it occurs at the appropriate...DNA replication in bacteria, so the process is carefully regulated by a mix of positive and negative regulators...
  14. CRISPR 101: Targeting RNA with Cas13a (C2c2)

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    ...invaluable reagents with the scientific community. Note: Cary Valley and Mary Gearing contributed to the update...PMC4660269. 7. Joung J, Ladha A, et al., ‘Point-of-care testing for COVID-19 using SHERLOCK diagnostics....
  15. Antibiotic Resistance: An Old Solution but a New Problem

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    ...antibiotics is certainly a topic of great concern in healthcare today, but it doesn’t have to be some looming...resistance from the CDC. Antibiotic resistance can be scary to think about, but we can all do our part to learn...
  16. Viral Production at Addgene

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    ...line is maintained for ~20 passages before being discarded and replaced with a new vial of early passage ...produced in the line will be taken offline and discarded. Confirmation of the transfer plasmid Addgene ...
  17. Transferable Skills Guide: Creativity

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    ...problem-solving process?  You may want to start by carving out time to tackle it. It’s easy to get distracted...been building your creativity all along. In my own career, my team has used these techniques to optimize ...
  18. Antibodies 101: Immunoprecipitation

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    ...Overview An immunoprecipitation reaction is typically carried out in one of two ways. Both methods utilize the...approach appealing, but the disadvantages must be carefully considered before using. For example, the tag ...
  19. Plasmids 101: E. coli Strains for Protein Expression

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    ...promoter on the plasmid. Many commercial strains carry the DE3 lysogen, as indicated by the name of the...reasonable time-frame. For these cases, some strains carry an additional measure of control such as the pLys...
  20. SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Detection Methods Based on CRISPR/Cas

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    ...Equipment needed: Mini PCR machines by DIY-Bio, P51 cardboard fluorescence visualizer with 9V battery Approach...fluorescently labelled RNA, the authors employ a P51 cardboard fluorescence visualizer that is powered by a 9V...
  21. Treating Muscular Dystrophy with CRISPR Gene Editing

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    ...First, CRISPR would need to be delivered to both cardiac and skeletal muscle cells, where precision editing... each observed the same positive phenotypes in cardiac and skeletal muscle. Even when the genome editing...
  22. March for Science

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    ...issues Reproductive health Immigration Pollution Healthcare Science education To make scientists relatable...Scientists' Views PolitiFact: EPA head Scott Pruitt says carbon dioxide is not 'primary contributor' to global ...
  23. Transferable Skills Guide: Conflict Resolution

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    ...coupled with your technical skills, can open new career opportunities for you, if you can identify them...eye out for the phrase “I assumed they were taking care of that”, because that can indicate confusion around...
  24. Antibodies 101: Introduction to Immunofluorescence

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    ...available resources and give yourself time to carefully review your options. If possible, try to select...fluorescence-microscopy/   Uhlen M, Bandrowski A, Carr S, Edwards A, Ellenberg J, Lundberg E, Rimm DL, ...
  25. Antibodies 101: Flow Cytometry

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    ...detergents such as triton-x, saponin, or tween. Take care when using strong detergents like triton-x and tween...while a droplet containing a negative cell is discarded. FACS can be performed aseptically allowing users...
  26. A Primer on Optogenetics: Introduction and Opsin Delivery

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    ...limitations or that other technologies need to be discarded but clearly we are in an era of neuroscience research... as the vector core at the University of North Carolina) that offer his constructs. Importantly, control...
  27. A Needle in a Base-Stack: Cas9 Structural Biology

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    ...parts of the Cas9 enzyme.   Figure 1: A cartoon depiction of Cas9’s two major lobes, REC and NUC...process from start to finish:   Figure 9: Cartoon summary of Cas9 activity. The apo enzyme is shown...
  28. Using AAV for Neuronal Tracing

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    ... PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5529245. Choi, V.W., McCarty, D.M., and Samulski, R.J. (2005). AAV Hybrid Serotypes... and Holzbaur, E.L.F. (2014). Axonal Transport: Cargo-Specific Mechanisms of Motility and Regulation. ...
  29. Protocol - Over-Agar Antibiotic Plating

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    ...selection curve below. Carbenicillin is used here in place of ampicillin because carbenicillin is more stable,...concentrations of carbenicillin plated over-agar. Control Plate with No Carbenicillin Plate shows a lawn...Plating of Carbenicillin. The above graph displays the stock concentration of Carbenicillin stock used...protocol will focus specifically on selection with carbenicillin; however it can be adapted for any antibiotic...antibiotic High concentration (100 mg/mL, 1000x) carbenicillin stock solution in sterile water (or other antibiotic...coli transformed with a plasmid containing the carbenicillin (amp) resistance gene (or other antibiotic resistance... resistance) Procedure Day 1 Prepare carbenicillin to a concentration of 1 mg/mL – 4 mg/mL in LB medium...
  30. Video Library

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    ...you through Addgene's online resources. Career Videos Get career insight and advice from real Addgenies...discusses her career in science, the importance of international collaboration, and offers career advice for...how-to screen captures, lab procedure protocols, and career advice videos. Educational...protocols, tips on using Addgene's resources, and career advice. For written lab protocol material, visit...depositing plasmids with Addgene Depositing Page Career Videos (Link opens in a new window) Video Link ..., PhD In this first installment of the Addgene Careers series, we sit down with Addgene Outreach Scientist...Scientist Jessica Welch to discuss her career path, differences in research culture between the US and Australia...
  31. Chemogenetics Guide

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    ...are currently three Gq DREADDs based on human muscarinic receptors: hM1Dq, hM3Dq, and hM5Dq, however, ...There are currently two Gi DREADDs based on human muscarinic receptors, hM2Di and hM4Di, and a Gi DREADD based...erythrocyte β-adrenergic receptor with a rat M3 muscarinic receptor. This DREADD was shown to have a small...DREADD, termed Rq(R165L), is based on the human M3 muscarinic receptor and has not been used in vivo . Figure...ligands, and signaling properties. DREADD Ligands Muscarinic-receptor based DREADDs were engineered to respond... all been explored as alternative ligands for muscarinic-receptor based DREADDs. Compound 21 has similar...FDA and EMA approved. One pitfall of a suite of muscarinic-based DREADDs that all respond to the same ligands...
  32. CRISPR 101 eBook...en español

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    ... de nuestra colección de libros electrónicos. Descargar CRISPR 101: Una herramienta de edición Addgene...
  33. AAV Purification by Iodixanol Gradient Ultracentrifugation

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    ...°C and discard the flow through. Add your sample. Spin at 3500 rpm for 5–8 min at 4 °C, discard the flow...syringe and a blunt edge 18 ga Hamilton needle, taking care to avoid bubbles (Figure 1). 8 mL of 15% iodixanol...40% iodixanol step 3 mL of 60% iodixanol step Carefully add up to 5 mL of clarified supernatant on top...alternatively centrifuge for 2 h at 200,000 x g at 18 °C. Carefully take the QuickSeal tubes out of the rotor and ...elutes from the gradients. In a biosafety cabinet, carefully puncture the QuickSeal tube at the interface of...collected corresponds to the 60% phase and can be discarded. The fractions obtained from the 40% phase contain...the 40% step. Collect up to 5 mL per tube, taking care to avoid collecting the proteinaceous material at...
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