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  1. Minigenomes - a Safe Way to Study Dangerous Viruses Like the Ebola Virus

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    ...study aspects of the EBOV replication cycle under BSL-2 conditions (4). What is a minigenome?   The EBOV ...transcription by the EBOV polymerase (reviewed in 2, 5). The minigenome is capable of being replicated...nonsegmented negative sense RNA viruses (reviewed in 2, 3). Other important components of the Zaire ebola...as it would for a full-length viral genome (Figure 2). While it is technically possible to encode all four...500 ng NP, 500 ng VP35, 100 ng VP30, 100 ng L, and 2 μg minigenome plasmid per well (in a 6 well plate ...PubMed PMID: 9847328. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC103829. 2. Conzelmann, K. K. "Reverse genetics of mononegavirales...minigenome system Minigenome systems, such as the one described here, are extremely useful research tools. In ...
  2. A Primer on Optogenetics: Introduction and Opsin Delivery

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    ...commonly used in optogenetics: 1) electrophysiology and 2) behavioral experiments. I’m not an electrophysiologist...choice in the brain region you wish to stimulate 2) Fabrication and implantation of the optical fiber...thoroughly elsewhere (here and here for instance) [2], [3]. Karl Deisseroth of Stanford University , one...reviews for a discussion of the different variants [1, 2, 4]. And, of course, the best way to learn about the...monitor expression at various time points (e.g. every 1-2 weeks over 8 weeks) in order to determine the optimal...(4):251-66. doi: 10.1038/nrn3171. PMID: 22430017. 2. Fenno L, et al. The development and application of...analysis of microbial opsins. Nature methods. 2012;9(2):159-72. doi: 10.1038/nmeth.1808. PMID: 22179551; ...
  3. Alex Chavez on MD PhDs, CRISPR, Gene Drives, & More

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    ...Topic) 0:00 - 2:00 : Introduction to the podcast from producers Tyler Ford and Eddy Page. 2:00 - 3:55 : ...:56 - 7:04 : Alex describes the MD PhD process and explains why he loved the first 2 years of medical ...
  4. Viral Vectors 101: Optogenetic Tools

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    ...al. described the first light-activated tool for controlling neuronal activity, channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2...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...Hegemann, P., & Bamberg, E. (2003). Channelrhodopsin-2, a directly light-gated cation-selective membrane ...intracellular signaling pathways. Trends in Biotechnology, 33(2), 92–100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2014.11.007...
  5. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Visualizing Subcellular Structures & Organelles

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    ... example is given in Figure 2 (adapted from 4) - Dunn et al. 2011 provides an in-depth review of quantitative... 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...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. ...interest from its production site to its final destination. As an example, most secreted proteins are produced...pathway to their subcellular or extracellular destination. At the end of their life cycle, proteins may...
  6. Grad School Advice Part 1: Picking a Lab and a Project

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    ...Niroshi and Ben describe their projects 0:28 - 1:12 : Introduction from Tyler 1:13 - 2:02 : Niroshi and...and Ben introduce themselves 2:03 - 3:22 : How did you end up becoming a graduate student? 4:50 - 8:00...things get tough in the dreaded third year. Find Part 2 Here! We'd like to thank Niroshi and Ben for taking...
  7. 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...Cas13a as a diagnostic tool. A pool of DNA or RNA nucleotides containing a sequence of interest (red) is amplified...Reverse-transcription RPA (RT-RPA), respectively. Amplified nucleotides are combined with Cas 13a in complex with crRNA...the target sequence is present in the pool of nucleotides, the nonspecific RNAse activity of Cas13a becomes...
  8. CRISPR Antimicrobials

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    ...et al. designed a two-phage CRISPR system to resensitize antibiotic-resistant bacteria (Figure 2). The ...Citorik Plasmids here). In both cases, they used 1-2 CRISPR crRNAs targeting sequences found only in certain...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...beta-lactam resistant population to the antibiotic, despite this resistance gene being encoded by a high-copy...immune system, may someday be used to target the hardest-to-kill bacteria. In using phage-derived vectors...
  9. The Effect of COVID-19 on Liu Lab Plasmid Requests From Addgene Data

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    ...month, from 1/22/20–2/23/20, where there were zero plasmid requests. Afterwards, from 2/24/20–3/15/20 (the...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 ...However, it is evident that if we believe that 1/22/20–2/23/20 are the more accurate dates of lockdown in China...are no exception to this effect -- meticulously designed experiments in labs around the world were put ...requests correlate with paper publication The dataset includes 11,426 plasmid requests over 6 years for 35 papers...into two components: 𝜃x(t) and 𝜓z(t). 𝜃x(t) describes the exponential decay process we observed, while...
  10. Expanding the Targeting Scope and Editing Efficiency of Adenine Base Editors

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    ... systems to engineer better and faster ABEs (Fig. 2). These systems allow for rapid continuous protein...and less stringent phage selection. Figure 2: Phage-assisted evolution of base-editing activity..., Thuronyi BW, Wilson C, Koblan LW, Zeng J, Bauer DE, Doudna JA, Liu DR (2020) Phage-assisted evolution...
  11. 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... is described in more detail in the Multiplex Assays section below. The following table describes the ... Science Guides Antibody Guide Antibody Guide View Addgene's Antibody...
  12. Plasmids 101: How to Verify Your Plasmid Using a Restriction Digest Analysis

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    .... Diagnostic restriction digests are comprised of 2 separate steps: 1) incubating your DNA with restriction...which cleave the DNA molecules at specific sites and 2) running the reaction on an agarose gel to determine...including a 1.2 kb insert. The plasmid was digested with 2 unique enzymes (HindIII and BamHI) and run on an agarose...to serve as a reference band. The uncut DNA (lane 2) shows 3 possible plasmid conformations, with relaxed... agarose gel. The resulting gel image includes a 1kb ladder (lane 1) that has bands ranging from about...
  13. MXS Chaining

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    ... 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...between various cloning methods are listed in Table 2. For example,  chaining-based cloning methods require...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...Origin and purpose of MXS chaining MXS-chaining was designed to create plasmids for fluorescence imaging or... can be assembled. For example, because CpG dinucleotides are underrepresented in most vertebrate genomes...
  14. Easi-CRISPR: Generating Knock-In and Conditional Mouse Models

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    ...both sides and the T7 promoter on one end. Typically, Easi-CRISPR works best with insertions of 2 kb or... ivTRT to create the ssDNA construct as described in Figure 2.  You can also use Addgene plasmids to purify...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...conditional allele requires you to target 2 loxP sites to intronic regions 0.5 - 0.8 kb apart. In the example ... induction systems (ttA or rtTA) are between 1 to 2 kb in length. There are plenty of Addgene plasmid ...using in mouse transgenics. Designing an Easi-CRISPR knock-in allele To design a knock-in allele at a given...
  15. New England Biolabs Cell-Imaging Plasmid Collection

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    ...transient mammalian expression 101126 pACP-tag (m)- 2 Vector ACP/MCP-tag Empty backbone for stable and transient...label of their choice according to the methods described by George et al. (2004). The ACP and SFP Synthases...respectively) may be expressed and purified as described previously in Stachelhaus et al. (1998) References...
  16. Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Social Media for Scientists

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    ...scientists are using social media professionally, and 2) I needed to start using Twitter. Sharing Chemistry...but my consistent writing for the Addgene blog (~1-2 blog posts per month) and use of Twitter and LinkedIn...PhD 👩🏾‍🔬💜 (@ThePurplePage) February 13, 2014 2. "The Scientist's Top 10 Guide to Twitter" blog post...you social media can positively impact your career, 2) given you tips for using various social media platforms...’s social media toolbox. Besides advice for using Twitter, this post provides suggestions for using LinkedIn...use Twitter as a scientist. While this post is designed with beginners in mind, there’s some great reminders...sheet from Science Media Savvy This tip sheet provides advice for tweeting and blogging as a scientist...
  17. Hassle-free 96-well Format Epitope Tagging Using Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein

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    ...purify IVT sgRNA in the lab. Figure 2: Cas9 RNP complexed with 2-part cr:tracrRNA tags genes more effectively...into stem cells. Cells are allowed to recover for 2-5 days and then analyzed for tagging efficiency using...IVT sgRNA) approach (Dewari et al. 2018 and Figure 2). Not only is the cr:tracrRNA approach highly efficient...cell suspension, transfect and let cells recover for 2-5 days.Note: We use the Nucleofection method for delivery...success was ~%50. If you get low knock-in efficiency (<2% positive by ICC for the tag) or do not see any cells...PMID: 28096221. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5312033. 2. Dewari PS, Southgate B, Mccarten K, Monogarov G, ...knock-in. Another good design tool can be found at Desktop Genetics .For ssODN design, remember to incorporate...
  18. Plasmids 101: Modular Cloning Applications and Kits

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    ... Multiple Introns.” Plant Communications, vol. 2, no. 2, Elsevier BV, Mar. 2021, p. 100135. Crossref, ...Constructs.” PLoS ONE, edited by Jean Peccoud, vol. 6, no. 2, Public Library of Science (PLoS), 18 Feb. 2011, p... vol. 5, no. 10, American Chemical Society (ACS), 2 May 2016, pp. 1059–69. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.1021...of Plant Genomes.” The Plant Genome, vol. 16, no. 2, Wiley, 9 Mar. 2023. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.1002...Crossref, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-020-02388-2. Stuttmann, Johannes, et al. “Highly Efficient Multiplex...Crossref, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46171-2. Resources on Addgene.org Modular Cloning (MoClo...many MoClo kits are designed with specific model organisms in mind, others are designed for flexibility. ...
  19. 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... experimental design. How-to guide (Link opens in a new window) for the molecular design and testing of...interesting in implementing intersectional experimental design. The Deisseroth Lab maintains a Standard Operating...Gray Facilitate the Itch-Scratching Cycle via Descending Regulation. Neuron 101(1):45-59. PubMed (Link...
  20. 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...characterization of the new variants is available here. Upgrades to iGluSnFR3 To improve upon the SF-iGluSnFR, ...
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