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  1. Targeting HIV-1 with CRISPR: Shock and Kill or Cut it Out?

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    ...cell cycle progression, or apoptosis with Cas9/gRNA expression. A pooled analysis found no evidence of Cas9... HIV-1 toxic proteins, CRISPR/Cas9 SAM caused apoptosis, indicating a true “shock and kill” response. ...binding. It’s also possible that HIV-1 may evolve resistance to CRISPR therapies through PAM or seed sequence...multiple drugs to lower the odds of developing resistance. Shortly after Kaminski et al. published their...not ablate viral function, but rather promote resistance to CRISPR/Cas9. While these results are discouraging...synergistic activation mediator (SAM) induces specific, persistent and robust reactivation of the HIV-1 latent reservoirs...
  2. Evolution of Brainbow: Using Cre-lox for Multicolor Labeling of Neurons

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    ...generate additional recombination events, and the synthesis of alternative loxP sites to specify distinct ...schematic at the bottom of this post for a basic synopsis of the differences amongst the Brainbow systems...neurons’ somata. Second, the system did not permit analysis by immunostaining. Although the fluorophores used...cross-reactivity, opening the door for immunostaining analysis. To achieve even cell labeling, they generated.... Epub 2008 Apr 30. PubMed. Intestinal crypt homeostasis results from neutral competition between symmetrically...genetic multicolor cell labeling for neural circuit analysis in Drosophila melanogaster. Hadjieconomou D, Rotkopf...multispectral cell labeling for cell tracing and lineage analysis in zebrafish. Pan YA, Freundlich T, Weissman TA...
  3. What's New in CRISPR - September 2019

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    ...genes chosen from an analysis of human metastasis cohorts and a prior mouse metastasis CRISPR screen. The...discovered a new Cas protein, CasX, from metagenomic analysis of microbial DNA from groundwater. Now, they’ve...knockout libraries for cancer research. The Mouse Metastasis CRISPR-Cpf1(Cas12a) Double Knockout Library is...tumor suppressor genes (TSG). Find the Mouse Metastasis CRISPR-Cpf1 Double Knockout Library Find the...
  4. pSiM24: Simplifying Plant Genetic Engineering

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    ...continue to improve plant nutrition, yield, and pest resistance. Much of plant genetic engineering revolves around...functions in multiple species, including tobacco and Arabidopsis. Improving Agrobacterium binary vectors Vectors...domains and characterized in studies of tobacco, Arabidopsis, and corn. For both β-glucuronidase (GUS) and...efficiently inherited in both transgenic tobacco and Arabidopsis. Finally, Sahoo et al. demonstrate that this ...variety of plant species. The kanamycin antibiotic resistance gene is controlled by a weaker constitutive Nos...Plant Synthetic Biology Quick, Versatile Plant Transgenesis with GreenGate Plasmids Interview: Nicola Patron...
  5. Antibodies 101: The Basics of Western Blotting

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    ...should be consistent across all samples on the gel and should be observed as a band of consistent size and... Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) is the first step of a western. ...separate by size. Smaller proteins encounter less resistance in the acrylamide matrix and migrate faster through...percentage of acrylamide to increase migration resistance and improve separation. For large proteins, reduce...it’s time to analyze your protein of interest. Analysis typically begins by confirming that the protein...loading or incomplete protein transfer causes inconsistent levels of the loading control. In these cases...
  6. Why Add Sucrose? Improved Yields for Adeno-associated Virus Preparation

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    ...fact, due to impaired endocytosis. In parallel assays designed to test the endocytosis of a fluorescent dye...strategies or developing novel methods for data analysis, our team’s goal is to provide scientists with...cell membrane and are taken into the cell via endocytosis. In our study, we aimed to prevent the uptake...packaging cells by treating the cells with the endocytosis inhibitor sucrose. Previous work by Stoneham ...Hollinshead, and Amin Hajitou. "Clathrin-mediated endocytosis and subsequent endo-lysosomal trafficking of ...
  7. Scientific Peer-review: Providing Critical and Kind Feedback and Advocating for Open Science

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    ...data analysis/visualization using R/Shiny. She is passionate about open science, BIG data analysis and ...interpretations. A good peer-reviewer will help spot inconsistencies in the work, missing information that would... specific repositories (Addgene, WormBase, Arabidopsis.info). These repositories will ensure that the ...induced responses in Root System Architecture of Arabidopsis HapMap population in Amsterdam. Currently, she...salt-induced changes in root-to-shoot ratio in Arabidopsis, (2) expression patterns in plants with enhanced...
  8. R Bodies: Membrane-Rupturing Microscopic Tools

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    ...Silver.  Most types of biological motion (whether endocytosis, vesicle trafficking, or muscle contractions)...video. Most types of biological motion (whether endocytosis, vesicle trafficking, or muscle contractions)...studied for many decades, and they were known to be resistant to detergents and degradation under a variety ...demonstrated that R bodies can be “tuned” with mutagenesis to extend at different pH values. Using a screen...in a particular region of the R-body. Further mutatgenesis of this region produced R-bodies that could ...Organization and expression of genetic determinants for synthesis and assembly of type 51 R bodies. J. Bacteriol...
  9. Resume Writing for Non-academic Science Careers

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    ...for experience in “statistical analysis”, mention “statistical analysis” (word by word) in your resume...large data sets and are familiar with statistical analysis. If you have done fluorescent imaging, then you...you probably have experience using image analysis software. If you use computer programs to predict protein...universities even have officers working specifically to assist graduate students in job searching. Start your ...resume writing, as well as additional videos with emphasis for graduate student resumes UC Irvine Non Academic...
  10. Illuminating Choices: A Guide to Selecting Fluorescent Dyes and Ligands

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    ...mitochondrial homeostasis maintained through mechanisms like fission, fusion, biogenesis, and mitophagy...proteins are SNAP-tag® and HaloTag®. These tags consist of a genetically encoded enzyme variant that covalently...photostability is crucial. These properties ensure a more consistent and stable signal over extended periods, which...clear differentiation between multiple dyes during analysis. Image resolution is impacted by several factors...fluorescence. When it comes to protein labeling and analysis, dyes should be small enough not to hinder protein...focuses on commercializing their cell and protein analysis products. You can find plasmids deposited by Promega...
  11. Supporting Rare Disease Research with the 2020 BeHEARD Awards

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    ...biology in generalized pustular psoriasis Generalized pustular psoriasis is a chronic autoinflammatory ...says Iyer. Since the RESOLUTE plasmid collection consists of human and murine solute channels, the team ...in the biology of GPCRs and G proteins, with an emphasis on oligomerization, signalling complex assembly...nucleus,” says Dr. Terry Hébert, a professor and assistant dean of biomedical science education at McGill... University.  These protein-receptor complexes consist of many parts that work together on the cell membrane...
  12. Plasmids 101: In-house NGS Plasmid Quality Control Now at Addgene

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    ...workflow and its analysis can be found here: A Novel Next-Generation Sequencing and Analysis Platform to Assess... example, the CAG promoter, a hybrid promoter consisting of a CMV enhancer, chicken beta actin promoter...the FASTQ data from our instrument and begin the analysis. We use a modified version of the Python program...Ersing I, Haery L, Harten DeMaio K, Sanders E, Tasissa M, Kostman M, Tillgren M, Makana Hanley L, Mueller... (2020) A Novel Next-Generation Sequencing and Analysis Platform to Assess the Identity of Recombinant...
  13. Adeno Associated Virus (AAV) for Cell and Gene Therapy

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    ...the infants. Almost all patients have achieved persistent immunological reconstitution with a normally ...disease-associated mutations. AAV vectors maintain persistent transgene expression over many years in postmitotic...limited to hemophilia B, LPL deficiency, Cystic fibrosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Parkinson’s disease, and ... form of blindness known as Leber’s congenital amurosis (LCA). This disease is caused by mutations in ... the human gene RPE65, patients with clinical diagnosis of LCA and mutations in RPE65 (n=3), showed significant...Furthermore, deeper understanding of disease pathogenesis will enable robust therapeutic outcomes. In ...
  14. Plasmids 101: Optimizing Plasmid Yields

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    ...carbohydrates that can inhibit the cell lysis process. To ensure that lysis is complete, use a reagent like Qiagen...your plasmid yield is sub-optimal? If you are consistently getting sub-optimal plasmid yields from your...Addgene uses and recommends DH5𝝰! This strain consistently gives good, high quality preps due to its endA1...Qiagen’s LyseBlue, which uses color to show you if lysis is incomplete. Protein expression strains are not...produce fewer transcripts of their antibiotic resistance genes and can therefore be cultured in media ...
  15. Genome-wide Screening Using CRISPR

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    ...is its simplicity and versatility. CRISPR/Cas9 consists of two components: the non-specific endonuclease...libraries (referred to simply as “CRISPR libraries”) consist of a heterogeneous population of gRNA-containing...drug screens to identify genes that confer drug-resistance. Mutant cells are treated with a drug of interest...and gRNA distribution is analyzed in the drug-resistant population compared to a non-treated control group...enriched” correspond to genes that confer drug resistance when mutated. Findings from this type of experiment...shed light on the mechanism by which cells gain resistance to drugs and can identify future therapeutic ...
  16. Simplify Cloning with in vivo Assembly

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    ... to the 5’ end of the reverse primer. Mutagenesis - Mutagenesis is performed by designing primers astride...modification, from insertions, deletions, and point mutagenesis to complex assembly of multiple genes. Primer...are due to incorrect primer sequences! Primers consist of two regions: the 3’ end binds template DNA for...unamplifiable’ Check your amplification by gel electrophoresis. In our experience, good amplification after...rapid method for recombination and site-specific mutagenesis by placing homologous ends on DNA using polymerase...
  17. Twenty Years of Sharing: Expanding Accessibility

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    ...Agarose Gel Electrophoresis Inoculating Liquid Bacterial Cultures Restriction Digest Analysis We also...fastest shipping. However, there were issues that persisted despite our best efforts. With a little over half...having some materials available to order, yet not consistently accessible, wasn’t an option. So we identified...γ-Retrovirus Guide Protocols Agarose Gel Electrophoresis Bacterial Transformation How to Design a Primer...Verify Your Plasmid Using a Restriction Digest Analysis Videos What is a Plasmid? How to Design...
  18. Plasmids 101: Plasmid Incompatibility

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    ...incompatibility with antibiotic-resistance plasmids, scientists have expelled antibiotic resistant plasmids from Enterobacteriaceae...partitioning system in the bacteria, but generally it consists of a centromere-like region on the plasmid, a ...plasmid and pair the plasmids together (akin to sister chromatids coming together in eukaryotic cells)...plasmid incompatibility to combat antimicrobial resistance. Using novel plasmids based partly on plasmid...2017) Plasmid interference for curing antibiotic resistance plasmids in vivo. PLOS ONE 12:e0172913 . https...
  19. Save Time with Transient Plant Leaf Transformations

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    ...method for transient gene expression analysis in seedlings of Arabidopsis and other plant species." Plant ...   C. roseus is not a model organism such as Arabidopsis or tobacco. Studying gene function in C. roseus...method for overexpressing genes In plants like Arabidopsis and tobacco, Agrobacterium infiltration into ...expression assay by agroinfiltration of leaves." Arabidopsis Protocols. Humana Press, 2006. 225-229. PubMed...of our plant biology blog posts Find tips for Arabidopsis transformation Read our Plasmids 101 blog posts...
  20. Delivery Methods for Generating iPSCs

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    ...Efficient and Stable Genome integration Insertional mutagenesis, transgene reactivation, residual expression ...Efficient and Stable Genome integration Insertional mutagenesis, residual expression piggyBac Excisible Medium...generating methods due to the risk of insertional mutagenesis. Random integration also creates heterogeneous...Finally, retroviruses are prone to insertional mutagenesis and random integration creates variation between...because they are less likely to cause insertional mutagenesis, adenoviral vectors are considered a safer way...These methods eliminate the risk of insertional mutagenesis, the presence of a genetic scar, and incomplete...replication of the plasmid in mammalian cells and assists in tethering the vector to the cell’s chromosomes...
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