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  1. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Visualizing Subcellular Structures & Organelles

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    ... to the lysosome where they are finally degraded (2, 3). Once you've created your fusion protein, it's...examples include the ImageJ plugins JACoP and Coloc 2, BioImageXD, and customized CellProfiler pipelines...colocalization analysis example is given in Figure 2 (adapted from 4) - Dunn et al. 2011 provides an in-depth...Since colocalization relies upon the detection of 2 independent fluorescent signals and their potential...here! References 1. Allen Institute Plasmid Pages 2. Cooper GM. 2000. The Cell: A Molecular Approach. ...functionality can be gained by understanding the location and transport of the protein within a living cell...to observe membrane trafficking events in vivo. Locate your protein and see who it is hanging out with...
  2. Viral Vectors 101: Optogenetic Tools

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    ...neuronal activity, channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2), a blue light-activated cation channel, from the archaebacteria...Bamberg, E. (2003). Channelrhodopsin-2, a directly light-gated cation-selective membrane channel. Proceedings...used in tandem with the opsin.      Figure 2: Diagram of excitatory (ChR2) activation by light ...) domains, phytochrome B (PhyB), and cryptochrome 2 (CRY2) (Zhang & Cui, 2015). When stimulated with light...comparative analysis of microbial opsins. Nature Methods, 9(2), 159–172. https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.1808 References...comparative analysis of microbial opsins. Nature Methods, 9(2), 159–172. https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.1808 Nagel...intracellular signaling pathways. Trends in Biotechnology, 33(2), 92–100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2014.11.007...
  3. Flow Cytometry Readouts: Yes, No, and Everything in Between

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    ... Figure 2 that determining where to place your gate based on the dot plot would be complicated.  ...Figure 4 compared to the dot plot in Figure 2. Quantification using MFI makes it easier to identify and ...low expression, and everything in between (Figure 2). These smears tend to occur when you are looking ... Figure 2: (A) a smeary dot plot showing a range of antibody readouts. (B) A gate on the smeary dot...to the right indicates a higher signal, or upregulation, and a peak to the left indicates a lower signal...anything to the right of it, marking it as GFP+. Quantification for such graphs could simply be the percentage...case for you, switching to a contour plot should indicate where the two populations diverge. The smear ...
  4. New Tools Enable CRISPRa for Neuroscience Applications

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    ...with neuron-specific expression of dCas9-VPR (Figure 2), a popular Cas9 activator developed by the Church...ubiquitous ones such as EF-1α and CAG. Figure 2: Dual lentivirus system with ubiquitous expression...genetic underpinnings of these processes has been complicated by the lack of precise genetic tools for modulating...recent advancements and offer commentary on their application to neuroscience research. What is CRISPR-based...accessible to neuroscientists, not all neuroscience applications require such optimized tools. This is elegantly...necessitates such molecular gymnastics for sensitive applications such as CRISPR screening. The plasmids used ...used by the Qi Lab for this particular application can be found here.  Why CRISPRa? Although cDNA overexpression...
  5. 3 Tips to Improve HDR Efficiency for CRISPR Editing in Human Cells

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    ...improving editing accuracy by preventing re-editing and (2) optimizing “cut-to-mutation distance”. Furthermore...also takes into account that HDR is rare, usually 2-5% of the edited cells in our hands, these combined...screen a few hundred clones to find the right one Step 2 – Edit the cells a second time using a repair template...Additional CRISPR Resources on Addgene's CRISPR Guide Page 2. Optimizing "cut-to-mutation distance"  Even though... wisely (and let them cut close).   Figure 2: Relationship between cut site to mutation distance...PMID: 23287718. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3795411. 2. Mali, Prashant, et al. "RNA-guided human genome engineering...many cell types and often results in biallelic modifications. Most commonly, DSBs are repaired by the nonhomologous...
  6. CRISPR 101: Targeting RNA with Cas13a (C2c2)

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    ...question: C2c1, C2c2 and C2c3 (short for Class 2, candidate 1, 2, or 3). C2c1 and C2c3 are related to Cpf1,...however cutting efficiency of Cas13a is reduced when 2 mismatches are present. The protospacer flanking sequence...PMC5127784. Find plasmids from this paper at Addgene. 2. East-Seletsky, Alexandra, et al. "Two distinct RNase... and functional characterization of diverse class 2 CRISPR-Cas systems." Molecular cell 60.3 (2015): 385...use, functional in most species, and has many applications. That said, SpCas9 is not the only game in town... makes this molecule unique, and the various applications of Cas13a. The origins of Cas13a: An RNA cleaving...53 potential candidate genes that fell into 3 categories based on the architecture of the CRISPR protein...
  7. New Neuroscience Tool: The iGluSnFR3 Glutamate Sensor

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    ...kinetics which are illustrated in figures 2 and 3.  Figure 2: Glutamate titration curves for the different...signals upon sensing glutamate using both 1-photon and 2-photon imaging.   Figure 1: 1P and 2P excitation...adapted from Aggarwal et al…, Supplementary Figure 2.   Improved trafficking and localization through...Glutamate plays a variety of roles in synaptic communication and can trigger other forms of neuronal signaling...SF-Venus-iGluSnFR). iGluSnFR3: Improved Glutamate Indicators for Synaptic Imaging However, the first two generations... 30377363 Aggarwal, Abhi, et al. . “Glutamate indicators with improved activation kinetics and localiation...
  8. The Effect of COVID-19 on Liu Lab Plasmid Requests From Addgene Data

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    ...observed one complication in the China data – there is a period of 1 month, from 1/22/20–2/23/20, where...Each paper has between 1–32 plasmids and a total of 2–2,590 requests. We received plasmid requests from ...observed between Jan. 1 and Mar. 1, 2020. Figure 2: A simple approximation of the effect of COVID-19 ...there were zero plasmid requests. Afterwards, from 2/24/20–3/15/20 (the supposed end of lockdown), request...However, it is evident that if we believe that 1/22/20–2/23/20 are the more accurate dates of lockdown in China...subfields.  Plasmid requests correlate with paper publication The dataset includes 11,426 plasmid requests ...14%). Spikes in plasmid requests correspond to publications of popular papers. Figure 1: Plasmid requests...
  9. CRISPR Antimicrobials

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    ...Citorik Plasmids here). In both cases, they used 1-2 CRISPR crRNAs targeting sequences found only in certain...resensitize antibiotic-resistant bacteria (Figure 2). The first phage introduced is lysogenic, integrating...machinery targeting 1) the given resistance gene and 2) a second lytic phage. Bacteria that receive this ...bacteria have previously flourished.   Figure 2: Two-phage strategies to resensitize bacteria to antibiotics...237163. Find plasmids from this paper at Addgene. 2. Bikard, David, et al. “Exploiting CRISPR-Cas nucleases...containing a phage origin of replication that can be packaged into replication-incompetent phage particles...essential processes: cell wall synthesis, DNA replication, or protein synthesis. Because they target such...
  10. MXS Chaining

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    ...downstream applications. The tradeoffs between various cloning methods are listed in Table 2. For example... TagBFP 399nm/ 456nm histone 2B (H2B) Chromatin 2 Cerulean 433nm/ 475nm Lyn-tag (derived from the tyrosine-protein...based (chaining-based) cloning. The modules (Figure 2) are contained in individual plasmids and are each...suitable for combining endogenous sequences. Table 2: High Throughput Cloning Strategies Method Technology...PMID: 20205762. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2822740. 2. Engler C, Kandzia R, Marillonnet S. A one pot, one...develop diverse fluorescent reporters is a useful application of high-throughput cloning. MXS Chaining is one...plasmids for fluorescence imaging or flow cytometry applications in mammalian cells. The modules used in this...
  11. Deisseroth INTRSECT Collection

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    ...dual-transgenic recombinase-expressing mouse lines 2–9 and combinations of transgenic recombinase-expressing...delivering additional recombinases 10–14 . Figure 2: INTRSECT works by inserting short, intronic sequences...inhibitory opsins , genetically-encoded calcium indicators, and rabies targeting genes. Recombinases Addgene...
  12. Antibody Guide

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    ...cells; function is unknown Monomer with a valency of 2 IgE Protects against parasites and is responsible ...such as anaphylactic shock Monomer with a valency of 2 IgG The most abundant isotype in blood, also found...secondary immune response Monomer with a valency of 2 IgG1; IgG2; IgG3; IgG4 IgM Produced during the primary... ranging from antibody fragments (shown in Figure 2) to completely unrelated molecules. Examples include...used for assembling protein nanostructures. Figure 2: An antibody (IgG, far left) compared to alternative...Handling Visualization Signal Amplification Application Overview Quantification Methods Capture Methods Visualization...Antibody Applications Antibody-based applications can be generally classed into four categories: Quantification...
  13. 22 Hot Plasmid Technologies from 2014

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    ...Currently available from the Kim lab are 2 presynaptic and 2 postsynaptic targeting mGRASP plasmids. Additionally...vector and gene primers from Table 2 of the associated publication which contain regions of sequence homology... cells were pulsed with 2µg/ml of Doxycycline for 2 hours, and imaged on the Keyence BZ-9000 fluorescence...work! Robinson et al., Dev Cell 2010 Feb 16;18(2):324-31. Cheeseman et al., J Cell Sci 2013 May 1...promotes the formation of an isopeptide bond between 2 peptide tags, SpyTag and KTag. The group demonstrated... of three sets of cloning vectors (Level 0, 1, or 2) which can be utilized in three successive assembly...1 modules can be similarly assembled into a Level 2 vector, thus forming a functional genetic circuit....
  14. CRISPR-based Genome Editing Systems For Editing in E. coli

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    ...industrial strain. Not only is MUCICAT better, it is faster. Using MUCICAT only needs 2 newly constructed plasmids... transformation in 30 days. Figure 2: (A) MUCICAT plasmids for multicopy integration. (B) Anhydrotetracycline...plasmids are cured from the cell. Steps 1-1 and 1-2 can be done simultaneously. Image from Li et al., ...1) replaced the promoter of gRNA-pMB1 with PrhaB, 2) changed the replicon of pCas into a non-temperature-sensitive... pEcCas/pEcgRNA system in 4 E. coli K-12 strains, 2 E. coli B strains, 1 E. coli W strain, and 1 Tatumella...far, we’ve used the MUCICAT system in two ways: In our initial paper, we used MUCICAT to optimize the gene...integration using CRISPR-associated transposases” or MUCICAT. Here, we’ll describe each of these CRISPR systems...
  15. An Introduction to Adenovirus

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    ...either SARS-CoV-2, Adenovirus type 41 (AdV-41), or Adenovirus-Associated Virus type 2 (AAV2) – or some... was either 1) a physiological effect of SARS-CoV-2 toward destabilizing one’s natural immune response...response to Adenovirus (and/or to its partner, AAV) or 2) a sociological effect of the COVID-19 lockdowns causing...… Chiu, C. Y. (2023). Adeno-associated virus type 2 in US children with acute severe hepatitis. Nature...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...the final topic, which is that natural AdVs, replication-competent viruses with a recombinant genome, ...
  16. Tips for Getting a Faculty Position

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    ... this problem? (2-3 sentences) What will be the focus of your first grant? (1-2 sentences) ...The currency of scientific success is publications and grants. 2. Write succinct and easy to understand...consideration. 3. Present an easy to follow seminar See item 2. Attendees will include grad students (that are solicited...people would agree is important to understand. (1-2 sentences). For example: Distinguishing correctly ... do need multiple first/corresponding author publications in quality journals. It helps to come from the...humbling. My conviction that I had a flair for communication was rapidly dispelled. She would ask me, "Is...succinct. Slide decks leads to the opposite and can suffocate an exciting idea in a swamp of unnecessary details...
  17. Easi-CRISPR: Generating Knock-In and Conditional Mouse Models

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    ...of conventional gene targeting is lowered to about 2-3 months. But certain models remain more difficult...included in the final ssDNA template. Figure 2: Overview of ivTRT to generate an ssDNA repair template... floxed conditional allele requires you to target 2 loxP sites to intronic regions 0.5 - 0.8 kb apart....Typically, Easi-CRISPR works best with insertions of 2 kb or less. Luckily, most of the commonly used cassettes... induction systems (ttA or rtTA) are between 1 to 2 kb in length. There are plenty of Addgene plasmid ...create the ssDNA construct as described in Figure 2.  You can also use Addgene plasmids to purify Cas9... allele To design a knock-in allele at a given location, you’ll need to design only a single guide and...
  18. Who Gives a Tweet? 9 Facts About Scientists on Twitter

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    ...United States Standard Occupational Classification System  and Wikipedia. 2. Social and computer scientists...international Twitter users were included in the dataset; 2) users not part of a scientific Twitter list were ...scientists on Twitter are male and 40% are female Figure 2. Gender Ratio of Scientists on Twitter. 60% of scientist...mostly because of this article: “A systematic identification and analysis of scientists on Twitter.” This...: Portion of Tweets with Scientific Domains, Categorized by Discipline. Biologists, neuroscientists, and... Y., & Sugimoto, C. R. (2017). A systematic identification and analysis of scientists on Twitter. Plos...Scientists 5 Reasons to Use Reddit for Science Communication 10 Ways to Share Your Science Why Scientists...
  19. Viral Vectors 101: An Introduction to AAV

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    ...slash, that indicate the ITR and serotype, respectively. For example, AAV2/8 has a type 2 ITR and a type...type 8 serotype. Almost all vectors contain type 2 ITRs, which comes from the AAV2 serotype. Serotype ...differentiated, non-dividing cells.   Figure 2: DNA rescue and transduction of a conventional single-stranded...quantitative PCR-based method for the titration of AAV-2 vector stocks."Molecular Therapy 6.2 (2002): 272. ...experiments. Recombinant AAVs (rAAVs) The primary application of AAV is delivery of genetic cargo to a host...transduced gene is episomal and does not divide and replicate in the same way the host DNA does. Because of ... since you don’t have to wait for the host to replicate the DNA before expression. Now that you’ve got...
  20. Brain Initiative Collection

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    ...Gordon Fishell 83899-AAV1 pAAV-mDlx-GCaMP6f-Fishell-2 GCaMP6f expression in forebrain GABA-ergic interneurons...Gordon Fishell 83899-AAV9 pAAV-mDlx-GCaMP6f-Fishell-2 GCaMP6f expression in forebrain GABA-ergic interneurons...Gordon Fishell 83899-AAVrg pAAV-mDlx-GCaMP6f-Fishell-2 GCaMP6f expression in forebrain GABA-ergic interneurons... the human brain through the development and application of innovative tools enabling large-scale real-time...or when BRAIN Initiative grants are noted in publications associated with Addgene materials. Plasmids ...Gradinaru 105448-AAV9 pAAV-hSyn-DIO-ChrimsonR-mRuby2-ST Cation channelrhodopsin ChrimsonR fused to mRuby2 fluorophore...108912-AAV9 pAAV-CAG-DIO-ChroME-ST-P2A-H2B-mRuby3 Cation channelrhodopsin ChroME targeted to the neuronal...
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