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  1. COVID-19 Resources

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    ...contains a potential cleavage site for furin proteases.( 3 ) BSG - (CD147), transmembrane glycoprotein of the... CD147-spike protein . Cathepsin L - Bosch BJ, et al, 2008, J Virol. Cathepsin L Functionally Cleaves ... is involved in virus entry into cells. ( 4 ) Cathepsin L - a cysteine endosomal protease that triggers...Andrew Ellington's lab. High-surety isothermal amplification and detection of SARS-CoV-2, including with ...
  2. Prime Editing: Adding Precision and Flexibility to CRISPR Editing

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    ... strand break), increasing editing efficiencies 2-3-fold. However, the process of double nicking increases...degradation by Cas9 binding, but pegRNAs have an extended 3′ tail containing the reverse transcriptase template...but it cannot drive prime editing. To protect the 3′ end, the Liu lab appended RNA pseudoknots, calling...expressed in eukaryotes, binds and stabilizes the 3′ tail of pegRNAs (Yan et al., 2024). The team fused...for certain edits           ~   3′ RNA pseudoknot (epegRNA) Improve pegRNA stability...prime editing efficiency. Nature Biotechnology, 40(3), 402–410. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-021-01039... the indicated tool. ~ reflects an innovation that may optionally be combined with the indicated tool....
  3. 3 Tips to Improve HDR Efficiency for CRISPR Editing in Human Cells

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    ...optimizing “cut-to-mutation distance”. Furthermore (3), we have developed a framework that, by combining...to mutation distance and editing efficiency.   3. Optimizing "cut-to-mutation distance" for homo or...or the other on each target site.   Figure 3: Optimal cut site to mutation distances for heterozygous...PMID: 23287722. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3712628. 3. Paquet, Dominik, et al. "Efficient introduction of...many cell types and often results in biallelic modifications. Most commonly, DSBs are repaired by the nonhomologous...
  4. Form Your Own Peer Mentoring Group: A How-To Guide for Scientists

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    ...these programs typically consist of 1-2 mentors and 3-5 mentees who meet together for an 8 month formal ...cover during the year. Suggest that each person bring 3 topics and write them on a board to see which ones... a regular schedule might work. If not, perhaps a 3 hour breakfast once a month. All participants must...This is a chance to practice leadership and communication skills. The leader also provides materials such...
  5. Announcing the Winners of the 2021 Michael Davidson and Roger Tsien Commemorative Conference Awards

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    ...hydropersulfide-propagating enzymes 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase (MPST) which catalyzes the desulfuration of 3-mercaptopyruvate...opioid use disorder,” says Hubbard. Figure 3: 20x confocal image of the periaqueductal gray (PAG... Haoyi Qiu He Tian Every two years, we seek applications for awards to early career scientists using ...virtual conference attendance. We also opened up applications to research technicians and undergraduate researchers...the chromophore that are susceptible to redox modification, the MPST hydrosulfide can be transferred to... and CNO silencing. (D) Immunohistochemistry verification of the dual virus expression in CR neurons of...where she engineers genetically encoded voltage indicators. Tian developed a video-based high-throughput...
  6. Pairing CombiGEM and CRISPR for Combinatorial Genetic Screening

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    ...CACCGNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGTTTGGGTCTTCGAGAAGACCTATTCXXXXXXXXC -3’; Reverse oligo: 5’- AATTGXXXXXXXXGAATAGGTCTTCTCGAAGACCCAAACNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNC -3’, where ...PMID: 26780180. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4744125. 3. Gilbert, Luke A., et al. "Genome-scale CRISPR-mediated...sequences via oligo synthesis using the format indicated below and pool-clone them into the pAWp28 storage...realization of a variety of perturbations and applications in functional genomics, cell reprogramming, ...CRISPR/Optogentics Tools Resources on Addgene.org Catch up on Your CRISPR Background with Our CRISPR Guide...
  7. An Integrin Antibody Toolkit from IPI

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    ...-Integrin alpha V beta 3 [IPI-ITGAV/ITGB3.7] Integrin alpha-V,Integrin beta-3 Human, Mouse IgG1 Rabbit...-Integrin alpha V beta 3 [IPI-ITGAV/ITGB3.13] Integrin alpha-V,Integrin beta-3 Human, Mouse IgG1 Rabbit... in flow cytometry. Based on the established applications of the original hybridoma monoclonals, we anticipate... and plasmids. To encourage collaboration and education in protein science, IPI hosts events and training...subtype-specific β1 integrin mechanics. Nature Communications, 13(1), 7471. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467...
  8. Adapting Toehold Switches to Detect Zika Virus

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    ... The detection threshold for these RNA sequences (3 nM), however, was quite high and above what would ... samples at clinically relevant concentrations (1-3 fM; 1x106-fold lower than before), and our combined...PMID: 25417166. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4265554. 3. Pardee, Keith, et al. "Paper-based synthetic gene... journal Cell just six weeks later. The Zika publication timeline I think we can speak for all the authors...research, but the urgent need for the test did catalyze our resolve to get the work done as quickly as... dozen versions of the toehold switches and amplification primers. This helped make sure that we had a...this includes primer directed isothermal RNA amplification, new toehold switch designs, CRISPR/Cas9-mediated...
  9. Pathways Over Time Plasmids Engage Students in Functional Genomics Research

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    ...reference species. We have been using yeast models (3, 4) to answer questions about the evolution of the...complementation. In the procedure diagrammed in Figure 3, students first transform the S. cerevisiae met deletion...: US Government Office of Science and Technology. 3. Duina, A. A., Miller, M.E., & Keeney, J.B. Budding...experiences to undergraduate students (1, 2), but educators face significant challenges in designing suitable... become very different due to a whole genome duplication and extensive rearrangements in the S. cerevisiae...overexpression vector. This plasmid contains origins of replication and selectable markers that allow students to...met deficiencies (manuscript in preparation), indicating that Met protein functions have been largely ...
  10. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Introduction to FRET

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    ...acceptor fluorophore--think of it as a virtual photon 3. Relaxation of the acceptor fluorophore back to its...PMID: 27649177. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5038762. 3. George Abraham, Bobin., et al. "Fluorescent protein...Nature 388.6645 (1997): 882. PubMed PMID: 9278050. 3. Meng, Fanjie, et al. "A fluorescence energy transfer‐based...sufficient spectral overlap, the fluorophores must be located within 1-10nm of each other and be oriented appropriately...decision easier. 1. Müller, Sara M., et al. "Quantification of Förster resonance energy transfer by monitoring...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 ...
  11. Making CRISPR Plasmids Using Fragmid

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    ...    Step 3: Reviewing the plasmid summary on the Fragmid website.   Step 3 is simply a review...of emerging CRISPR technologies. Cell Genomics, 4(3), 100519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xgen.2024.100519...ampicillin resistance cassette and an origin of replication, which are not schematized. Sizes of fragments...five months. When they tested those clones (in duplicate), 93% had the correct banding pattern in the restriction...correct. Because they created the assemblies in duplicate, they were able to confirm that at least one plasmid...
  12. Antibodies 101: Conventional vs Spectral Flow Cytometry

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    ...The full emission spectra for BV421 and BV711 on a 3 laser spectral flow cytometer   Using spectral...value when designing a panel.     Figure 3: Similarity index across 12 different colors on a ... signatures and a low similarity index. In figure 3, we can see that PerCP and PE/Cy5 have a similarity... tumors, and moreso than other methods, the identification and isolation of rare cell types. In recent...complexity index ranges from 0-1, with a value of “0” indicating those markers are completely distinct from one...one another, and a value of “1” indicating those markers are identical and completely indistinguishable...
  13. Recombinase-based State Machines Enable Order-dependent Logic in vivo

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    ... (Figure 3 below): Input Plasmid: The input plasmid (high copy, ColE1 origin of replication), contains...and promoters with buffer sequences on their 5’ and 3’ ends (for insulation). A list of promoters and terminators...hammerhead ribozyme parts are described in Nielsen et al (3) and Lou et al (4). Despite choosing proper register...PMID: 25417166. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4265554. 3. Nielsen, Alec AK, et al. "Genetic circuit design ...and attP recognition sites on the register and catalyzes their recombination, thereby changing the state...performed on one register at a time. If a particular application makes it difficult to isolate single registers...state read-out method may not be suitable for applications that require minimal cellular perturbation. ...
  14. Four Ways to Package Transgenes That Exceed the Size Limit of Adeno-associated Virus

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    ... of the 3’ splice acceptor of the transgene to help prevent the accumulation of such truncated proteins...transgene contains a splice site acceptor followed by the 3’-end of the transgene. When a cell is transduced by...80% of muscle cells expressing mini-dystrophin.  3. Hybrid  Overview: The hybrid approach combines the...region of homology, a splice acceptor sequence, the 3’ half of the transgene. The full length gene is reconstituted...that the oversized AAV genomes are fragmented or truncated when packaged and then following transduction,...and may need to be optimized for each unique application (Trapani et al., 2015).  Expression of smaller...design, donor A may be capable of expressing a truncated protein. This can be avoided by excluding a stop...
  15. Three Key Considerations for Precise Neuronal Targeting Using AAV Technologies

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    ...Examples of these approaches are given in Tables 3-7. 3. Making use of AAV’s selectivity for neurons: targeting...experiments! Late last year, we hosted our first AAV Education and Development workshop aimed at brainstorming...even further. For example, injecting AAVs at one location can result in expression of an optogenetic payload...shown in Figure 1, injected retrograde AAVs at one location result in opsin expression in their cell bodies...
  16. 5 Tips for Troubleshooting Viral Transductions

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    ...efficiency by approximately 15-fold (Chen et al., 2006). 3. Transduction efficiency depends on viral titer Both...approximately 20–50% of the packaging cells after 1–3 days of selection. A lower percentage of surviving...." Cell 113.2 (2003): 141. PubMed PMID: 12705861. 3. Chen, Sifeng, et al. "Freeze-thaw increases adeno-associated...experiment and they don't do anything. Viruses are complicated and they perform complex biological tasks, both...vector may undergo genomic rearrangements during replication. To avoid genomic rearrangements, try amplifying...membranes (Davis et al., 2002). Polybrene is one such cationic reagent that is commonly used and has been shown... during transfection, and does not necessarily indicate the production of virus. Alternatively, if the...
  17. Rett Syndrome

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    ...: a review of the epidemiology. J Pediatric . 148(3):347-352. (Link opens in a new window) PMID: 16615965... disruptions, missense mutations located in the MBD, and truncations prior to the NID are more severe ...even within patients with the same mutation, the location and type of MECP2 mutation can be a strong predictor...Line Mutation (DNA) Background Strain Purpose Publication PI Mecp2 NLucTom Knock-in of NLuc-tdTomato at...DNA) Mutation (protein) Sex Source of Material Publication PI N126I A377T N126I M Fibroblasts & iPSC (Link...
  18. Retrograde AAV viral preps

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    ...Optogenetics Boyden 83898 pAAV-mDlx-ChR2-mCherry-Fishell-3 mDIx Activator Optogenetics Fishell 65014 pAAV-hsyn-Jaws-KGC-GFP-ER2...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 Boyden 51502...offers you even more options. Select from a vast catalog of eligible AAV plasmids and we’ll make the viral...
  19. Measuring Kinase Activity at the Single-Cell Level with Kinase Translocation Reporters (KTRs)

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    ...Kinases: they regulate many proteins, with ~1/3 of human proteins predicted to be phosphorylated on at...phosphatase-accessible. Kinase Translocation Reporters (KTRs) Kinase Translocation Reporters (KTRs) are genetically...provides an alternative tool with their Kinase Translocation Reporters (KTRs) whose cellular localization...activity is enhanced, leading to cytoplasmic translocation of the reporter. As a result, the KTR is shuttled...nuclear export and import rates can influence KTR translocation. Work from the Covert lab suggests that these... negligible effect on KTRs, however nuclear translocation rates are another variable to consider when ...measurements of kinase activity in single cells using translocation reporters. Nature protocols, 13 1, 155-169. ...
  20. Cloning Mammalian Cells with the Agarose Method

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    ...covered (to avoid drying out) while 3 ml of melted agarose are mixed with 3 ml of 2X DMEM in a 50 ml sterile...easily achieved by splitting transfected cells into 3 plates at different densities for selection). A 2%...to rapidly punch out cell clones with sterile truncated pipet tips. Indeed, an experienced operator can...wiped down with 70% ethanol, and a box of sterile truncated pipet tips (USA Scientific #1011-8410) is also..., and making sure we always maintain a backup replicates of each clone in case of contamination. We do...
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