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  1. Common Injection Routes in Mice

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    ... advanced and finally, to expert.   Figure 1. Visual representation of common injection routes ...back or hind legs Gauge: 25–27 Volume: < 2–3 ml (~1 ml per site) Skill required: beginner Intradermal ...work. Good luck with your in vivo experiments! Table 1: Summary of common injection routes in mice. Injection...hind legs; between skin and muscle 25–27 < 2–3 mL (~1 mL per site) Beginner Intradermal Anesthesia Between...resources on the Addgene blog Mouse Modeling Part 1 Mouse Modeling Part 2 Five Popular Model Organisms...Routes of administration. In H. Hedrich (Ed.), The Laboratory Mouse. Academic Press. Turner, P. V., Brabb, ...M. A. (2011). Administration of substances to laboratory animals: routes of administration and factors...

  2. Truncated gRNAs for Regulating Gene Expression

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    ...while its nucleolytic activity is eliminated (Fig. 1) (1, 3). The gRNA can be further modified by incorporation... Podcast Interview with Alex Chavez Figure 1: Schematic of native (nuclease-competent) Cas9 interacting...which Cas9 protein is directed to which target site (1). Although this is possible, this strategy suffers...sequence or regulating gene expression.     References 1. Esvelt, Kevin M., et al. "Orthogonal Cas9 proteins...of the Addgene Scientific Advisory Board. His laboratory at Columbia University is focused advancing scientific... Listen to Our Interview with Alex Chavez Learn about Sequencing Options for CRISPR Genotyping Cas9 Activators...

  3. Deep Dive: Fixing and Permeabilizing for Immunofluorescence

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    ...preventing your primary antibody from binding (Fig.1). The level of cross-linking that occurs depends on...proteins, which could disrupt your target epitope (Fig. 1). So, while organic solvents may improve antibody ...thing depending on your experiment.   Figure 1: Choice of fixation method impacts antibody binding...New York, pp 299–311. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-8935-5_26  Rolls G (2022) Process of Tissue Fixation...www.leicabiosystems.com/us/knowledge-pathway/fixation-and-fixatives-1-the-process-of-fixation-and-the-nature-of-fixatives...and detergents.  Organic Solvents  As mentioned above, organic solvents can be used to simultaneously ...permeabilizing with saponin. However, if you are not worried about washing away your target (for example, some cytoskeletal...

  4. Viral Vectors 101: Pseudotyping

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    ...disadvantages: Table 1 (Joglekar et al., 2017)  Table 1 (Gutierrez-Guerrero et al., 2020) Table 1 (Cronin et al...polyA tail.   Figure 1: Lentiviral production uses three plasmids: (1) The transfer plasmid, (2)... specific purposes as described previously (Table 1, Gutierrez-Guerrero, et al, 2020). Because retrovirus... also toxic at high concentrations as described above and is inactivated by the complement system in serum...

  5. Magnetic Control of Proteins: More than a Dream

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    ...the sample (by less than 1%) and recovered after the magnet was removed (Figure 1). At first, Andrew and...since the initial report in 2023.)     Figure 1: Fluorescence intensity of EGFP-FlavinTag in E. coli...that could be expressed and purified. Although a ~1% change in signal might not make a very powerful tool...Hayward et al. 2024 under CC-BY license.   Video 1: Fluorescence movie of E. coli expressing MagLOV while...our tissues unimpeded. Andrew and Maria dreamed about the possibilities of a magnetoresponsive fluorescent...of improved response. Then, just when Andrew was about to suggest she deprioritize the project, Maria’s...with a strong commitment to exploration and collaboration. Andrew is a physicist with a background in ...

  6. Antibodies 101: Choosing the Right Isotype

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    ..., rather than a broadly  reactive secondary (Fig. 1). For example, an anti-mouse IgG2a secondary would...IgG2a>IgG2b>IgG1 (Manning 2012).      Figure 1: Broadly reactive versus subclass-specific antibodies...antibody binding and therefore the signal strength (Fig. 1). Monoclonal primaries If you do decide on a monoclonal...raised in a different species.      Table 1: Isotype considerations when choosing antibodies ...Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0091-679x(08)60255-1  Manning, C. F., Bundros, A. M., & Trimmer, J. S. ...In a direct approach, that is simple - but what about when you need to use an indirect (primary and secondary...

  7. CRISPR 101: Making a Knock-In Cell Line

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    ... arms. Nat Chem Biol., 308(20): 1-9 (2020). 10.1038/s41589-019-0432-1 Mehdi Banan. Recent advances in ...before attempting knock-ins by HDR.   Fig. 1: Early steps in repair of a DNA double strand break...traditionally have larger homology arms in the 500 bp to 1 kb range, however, shorter homology tracts have recently...breaks. J Biol Chem., 293(27): 10524-10535 (2018). 1 10.1074/jbc.TM118.000372 Yang, H., Ren, S., Yu, S....CRISPR Featured Topic Page Learn about Non-Homologous End Joining Learn about Base Editing Read 3 Tips to ... post on increasing HDR efficiency to read more about optimizing this distance. Homology arms and types...screening strategies for your experiment. Also learn about Addgene’s knock-in plasmids for reagents to help...

  8. Cpf1: A New Tool for CRISPR Genome Editing

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    ... more about Cpf1 and check out our CRISPR guide for a refresher on CRISPR/Cas9.  Figure 1: Cpf1... than the multi-subunit complex employed by class 1 systems. A putative new class 2 nuclease, Cpf1 (CRISPR...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...the diversity of CRISPR-based systems. References 1. Zetsche, Bernd, et al. "Cpf1 is a single RNA-guided...mediated cleavage are 42-44 nucleotides in length, about the same size as Cas9’s, but with the direct repeat... Cpf1 was first identified, we didn't know much about its on-target and off-target editing efficiency....

  9. Cancer and the Immune System: Deciphering the Relationship

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    ...such as IL-8, IFNγ, and colony stimulating factor 1 (CSF-1). Additionally, tumor cells recruit regulatory...introduced the “Three Es of Immunoediting” nomenclature. 1. Eliminate - Latent tumors are recognized by effector...the tumor, activates hypoxia inducing factor (HIF-1), which promotes the production of VEGF to increase...This study used CRISPR gene editing to knockout PD-1 on immune cells harvested from patients and thereby...exploring new avenues in healthcare.   References 1. Vinay, Dass S., et al. "Immune evasion in cancer:...lymphoblastic leukaemia in children and young adults: a phase 1 dose-escalation trial." The Lancet 385.9967 (2015)...potential beneficiaries. Collaborative therapy For the most efficient outcomes, collaborative therapies must be...

  10. Multiplexed Capture of Promoter-enhancer 3D Chromatin Structures Using CRISPR

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    ...questions about chromatin conformations. The Xu lab presented three ways to use CAPTURE 2.0: 1. Multiplex...by PCR or next-generation sequencing. Figure 1: Overview of the key steps of the CAPTURE method. ...ligases Expression system Stable cell line expressing 1) FLAG-biotin-tagged dCas9, 2) BirA, and 3) one or ...or more gRNAs Two separate lentiviruses delivering 1) a BioTAP-tagged dCas9 and an eGFP tag, and 2) gRNAs...(s) Cell lines Cell lines, primary cells Table 1: Key differences between original CAPTURE and CAPTURE...with current 3C methods provide useful information about chromatin interactions, they are grainy so it’s ...Cas9 Variant for Your Next Experiment Learn More About Designing gRNAs Against Your Favorite CREs Here ...

  11. Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Social Media for Scientists

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    ...blog post about a research paper that explored how scientists connect on Twitter that I realized 1) a lot...engage with others about your topic(s) of interest. Hopefully through these links, I’ve: 1) convinced you ... but my consistent writing for the Addgene blog (~1-2 blog posts per month) and use of Twitter and LinkedIn... have tips for using social media as a scientist. 1. "5 Ways Scientists SHOULD Be Using Twitter" podcast...saw a request for an Addgene guest blogger post about colony PCR, I signed up immediately. I had used ...science communication skills, while also learning about new scientific developments and helping scientists... found this paper. I wrote an Addgene blog post about it and shared the paper with my lab since one of...

  12. Clear and Accessible Writing

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    ...intended.)  Steps to clear writing Let’s use Figure 1 as our example. Remember, our goal is to use words...information as sighted readers.    Figure 1: An image from AAV Purification by Iodixanol Gradient...are they hoping to get from it? The image in Figure 1 appears on our protocol page for AAV Purification ... share with the rest of the workshop.  For Figure 1, Addgene chose this alt text: "The left panel is a..., we — Jo, Brook, and Angela — most often think about accessibility in terms of the content we write for...provide visually impaired visitors with information about images that a sighted reader would glean from the...information in the paper.  Of course, when you think about writing an entire scientific paper, you may feel...

  13. Photosensitizer Induced Cell Ablation with FAP-TAP MG-2I-dL5**

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    ... us know about your experiences using photosensitizers in the comments below!   References 1. He, J.,...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 ... encoded photosensitizer. Nature Biotechnology,24(1), 95-99. doi:10.1038/nbt1175. PubMed PMID: 16369538... in culture and in vivo.  Read on to learn more about this killer illumination technique! What is a photosensitizer...within the near-infrared (NIR) spectrum (>620 nm). Above is a brief schematic of how the MG-2I-dL5** FAP-... to Receive the Fluorescent Protein eBook Learn about Small Molecule Fluorophores Resources on Addgene.org...

  14. CRISPR 101: Targeting RNA with Cas13a (C2c2)

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    ...C2c1, C2c2 and C2c3 (short for Class 2, candidate 1, 2, or 3). C2c1 and C2c3 are related to Cpf1, but ...lacks the ability to cleave the RNA target.  Table 1: Comparison on Common CRISPR Enzymes Name  Enzymatic...Blog Posts Applications of Cas13a   Figure 1: Using Cas13a as a diagnostic tool. A pool of DNA ... This system, dubbed SHERLOCK (depicted in figure 1) has been used to differentiate strains of Zika virus...contributed to the update of this post. References 1. Abudayyeh, Omar O., et al. "C2c2 is a single-component...potential applications of Cas13a given what we know about its structure and function? For starters, Cas13a... Check Out Our CRISPR Featured Topic Page Learn about Anti-CRISPRs Multiplex Genome Editing with Cpf1 ...

  15. Deciphering the Mysteries of Behavior with Viral Vectors

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    ...production of the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin IL-1 beta in the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN), a region thought... a transgenic mouse harbouring a Cre-dependent IL-1 beta overexpression cassette. Expression of Cre in...in these neurons turns on overexpression of IL-1 beta. They tested the mice in a series of behavioral ...risky), or a closed arm (safe). Mice with higher IL-1 beta production spent more time in the open arm and... part of the apparatus, it turned out that the IL-1 beta overexpressing mice spent more time in the risky...distant regions. They also don’t give any clues about the types of neurons involved or whether their involvement... Viral Vectors Resources on Addgene.org Learn about Addgene's viral service Find viral protocols and...

  16. Using AAV for Neuronal Tracing

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    ...but also others including pseudorabies virus type 1, vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV; Beier et al., 2011...Skeletal Muscle AAV1, AAV6, AAV7, AAV8, AAV9 Table 1: Common AAV Serotypes and their target tissues (adapted... serotypes capable of entering neurons (see table 1)(Choi et al., 2005; Taymans et al., 2007; Howard et...efficiency, tropism and axonal transport of AAV serotypes 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9 in the mouse brain. PLoS One 8:e76310...Wolfe, J.H. (2014). Adeno-associated virus serotypes 1, 8 and 9 share conserved mechanisms for anterograde...,9 in rat neurons and glia in vitro. Virology 372(1), 24–34. PubMed PMID: 18035387. PubMed Central PMCID...transduction efficiency of recombinant AAV serotypes 1, 2, 5 and 8 in the rat nigrostriatal system. J Neurochem...

  17. Easi-CRISPR: Generating Knock-In and Conditional Mouse Models

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    ...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... on CRISPR Mouse Models Learn about Homology Directed Repair Learn about Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein (RNP) ...

  18. Deep Dive: qPCR

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    ...relatively easy to multiplex (Thellwell, 2000). See Table 1 for a comparison of features of several commonly used...in primer Yes Yes Agarose gel Table 1: Features of various qPCR chemistries. Adapted from...show multiple peaks.    (a) (b)  (c)   Fig. 1: Melt curves showsing (a) a single peak, indicating...changes in ΔΔCT are represented by RQs between 0 and 1. Flipping your experimental and control values during...see this fold change as a positive difference (RQ>1), which may be easier to conceptualize. Just remember... in Molecular Biology, vol. 1160, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-0733-5_3, © Springer Science+Business Media New... application, Bioinformatics, Volume 27, Issue 7, 1 April 2011, Pages 1019–1020, https://doi.org/10.1093...

  19. CRISPR 101: Cytosine Transversion Editors

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    ...for more details on how they work!) Figure 1: Base transitions are edits between the purine bases...R-loop structure. In order to bind DNA, Cas9 requires (1) a guide RNA, (2) a complementary DNA sequence, and...given the pithier name CGBE1, for “C → G Base Editor 1,” and had a C → G editing efficiency of up to 68%... the CGBE: DNA polymerase D2 (POLD2), exonuclease 1 (EXO1), and RNA binding motif protein X-linked (RBMX...excision repair proteins. Nature Communications, 12(1), 1384. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21559-9...transversions in human cells. Nature Biotechnology, 39(1), 41–46. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-020-0609-x...machine learning methods. Nature Communications, 12(1), 4902. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25217-y...

  20. Adeno-associated virus (AAV) Guide

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    ...replication and also act as signals for packaging. Figure 1: Wild-type AAV genome. Created with BioRender.com....extensively studied, and has a broad tissue tropism. Table 1 gives a summary of the tropism of AAV serotypes, indicating...Skeletal muscle AAV1, AAV6, AAV7, AAV8, AAV9 Table 1: Summary of tissue tropism displayed by different ...transgene, but also at a very low efficiency (less than 1% of wild-type). Another split AAV method which has...vectors pseudotyped with viral capsids from serotypes 1, 2, and 5 display differential efficiency and cell...our adeno-associated viral vector guide to learn about AAV vector components, production and common uses...E2a and VA for replication. For more information about adenovirus, read our Adenoviral Vector Guide . Recombinant...
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