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  1. Multiplex Genome Editing with CRISPR-Cpf1

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    ...For these experiments, cells were infected with a 1:1 ratio of two AAVs,  one expressing Cpf1 and the other...comparison of Cpf1 vs. Cas9, see the table below. Table 1. Comparing the Cas9 and Cpf1 CRISPR Nucleases   ...Overall, these approaches have two main drawbacks: 1) Most rely on transfection of more than one vector...leave them in the comments below.        References 1. Zetsche et al. "Multiplex Gene Editing by CRISPR–...editing!  A recent paper from Feng Zhang's lab describes how to use Cpf1 for multiplex genome editing.  ...sequence NGG TTTV PAM site preserved? Usually Destroyed Yes, Cpf1 cleaves 5' of the protospacer Multiplexing....  Similar to a jigsaw puzzle, the oligos were designed with sticky ends that only anneal together in ...
  2. Tips and Tricks for Using Golden Gate Modular Cloning (MoClo)

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    ... process. Also refer to Figure 1 for a visual overview! Figure 1: General overview of the MoClo...part from an Addgene MoClo kit, to construct a Level 1 vector with a promoter and terminator flanking the...acceptor (bottom) for CDS1 parts. (B) Example Level 1 assembly. The choice between different Level 0 vectors...properly. Do this sequentially for your Level 0, Level 1, and Level 2 assemblies using the plasmid sequence...after each transformation. This could be as few as 1–2 colonies if you’re an experienced MoClo user, but...manner. These videos can be especially useful when designing new primers to clone your sequence of interest... your cloning. Most sequence analysis software includes Golden Gate cloning tools that simulate the restriction–ligation...
  3. 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...
  4. Which Fluorescence Microscopy Technique is Best for Me?

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    ... in modern biology (1). When performed correctly, fluorescence microscopy provides a high contrast image...relatively thicker three dimensional sample (see Figure 1); similar to an MRI or CT scanner. This is accomplished... the resolution of a light microscope (see Figure 1). What microscopy technique should I use for my experiment...new sample I always start by asking two questions: 1) Is the sample dynamic or static? 2) Is the sample...of modern day fluorescence microscopes (see Table 1). Thin dynamic samples Ex: monolayers of live cells...excitation light can push imaging depths closer to 1 mm. Traditionally, 2-photon has been a very slow imaging...manufacturers have similar information References 1. Lichtman JW, Conchello JA. Fluorescence microscopy...
  5. How-to: 5 Steps to a Great Panel Discussion

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    ...not let the panelists introduce themselves. I do a 1-2 minute introduction. If you chose good panelists...take 5 minutes to introduce themselves and, voila, 1/2 of your time is gone with no interesting discussion...introductions. The moderator asks questions, calling on 1-2 panelist for each question in a way that elicits... time you are at a talk and the speaker goes over 1 hour, watch what happens to the attention of the audience...postures shift, they are checking out. If you can, plant 1-2 good questions with trusted audience members. A ... asking the panelists not to use any slides for the event. Slides are for presentations, not discussions...discussions. I will rarely work with a panel if slides are allowed. Don't put your panelists behind a table. ...
  6. 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)...can be used for specific purposes as described previously (Table 1, Gutierrez-Guerrero, et al, 2020). Because...pseudotyping allows these viruses to infect neurons. Besides altering the host tropism of your virus, there ...neurons. However, VSV-G’s broad tropism can be undesired for in vivo studies since there’s the potential...VSV-G is also toxic at high concentrations as described above and is inactivated by the complement system...
  7. Deep Dive: qPCR

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    ... Table 1: Features of various qPCR chemistries. Adapted from Wong, 2018   Primers Design of primers...relatively easy to multiplex (Thellwell, 2000). See Table 1 for a comparison of features of several commonly used...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...
  8. AAV Packaged on Request is Here!

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    ...it, select your desired serotype and volume, and submit your request.    Figure 1: The AAV Packaged..., AAV8, or AAV Retrograde (AAVrg), and volumes of 1 mL, 2.5 mL, or 5 mL. Please note that all orders will... our on-demand viral service, we expect titers of 1 × 1013 GC/mL for AAV1, AAV5, AAV8, and AAVrg and 7...simply request your plasmid of interest in your desired serotype, place your order when ready, and we’ll...
  9. Sleeping Beauty Awakens for Genome Engineering

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    ...been designed to perform gene transfer in vertebrates. The system is comprised of 2 components: 1) an ...use is only likely to grow in the coming decades.  References 1. Kowarz E, et al. Optimized Sleeping Beauty...also important for social and regulatory reasons. 1.) The transposon consists of a mirrored set of inverted...T cells to target CD19. Immunol Rev. 2014 Jan;257(1):181-90. doi: 10.1111/imr.12137. PubMed. Find the ...
  10. Optimizing Donor DNA for Enhanced CRISPR Genome Editing

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    ... Figure 1 below) was free to anneal to complementary ssDNA molecules in vitro. Figure 1: Cas9 binding...allowed sequence replacement rates of approximately 1%. This is by no means a large number, but it was attained...who worked on this publication:         References 1. Richardson, Christopher D., et al. "Enhancing homology-directed...DNA post-cut. Using substrate DNA labeled on both sides of the break, we determined that Cas9 held tightly... single or double stranded donor DNA with other design parameters. Example single stranded donor DNA and...approaches. Moreover, the cost of reagents is relatively modest, requiring expressed Cas9 protein, transcribed ... Blog Brush Up on Your HDR Basics Learn How to Design Your gRNA Find the Ideal CRISPR Software for Your...
  11. Tips for Titering Your Lentiviral Preps

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    ...type of assay is a clonal cell line known to contain 1 integrated copy of the qPCR target gene. Developing... successful transduction experiment. References 1. Kutner, Robert H., Xian-Yang Zhang, and Jakob Reiser...Production, concentration and titration of pseudotyped HIV-1-based lentiviral vectors."Nature protocols 4.4 (2009... titration methods."BMC biotechnology 6.1 (2006): 1. PubMed PMID: 16836756. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1534021...events." Genetic vaccines and therapy 2.1 (2004): 1. PubMed PMID: 15291957. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC514534...virus will not only ensure that your infection is designed in the best possible way, but it may also save...the transgene itself. Many researchers prefer to design primers that target the common features of viral...
  12. Simple CRISPR-based Epigenetic Editing: dCas9-directed DNA Demethylation

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    ...modifications). Ready to get started?   Figure 1: Break free from the ball and chain!   Epigenetics...?  Dividing cells depend on DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) to copy methylation marks from parental to...doi.org/10.7554/eLife.34870.  Kaas GA, Zhong C, Eason DE, Ross DL, Vachhani RV, Ming G-L, King JR, Song H,...Recently, however, a particular tool has gained widespread popularity – and notoriety – as a tool of choice...leave you with a few practical considerations: Design your gRNA to overlap the CpG of interest. Having..., too), but if this is not possible due to gRNA design restrictions, anything within 5 base pairs should...
  13. Adapting Toehold Switches to Detect Zika Virus

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    ...Green, Alexander A., et al. "Toehold switches: de-novo-designed regulators of gene expression." Cell 159.4...detects samples at clinically relevant concentrations (1-3 fM; 1x106-fold lower than before), and our combined... health, energy, and sustainability.   References 1. Pardee, Keith, et al. "Rapid, Low-Cost Detection ...Specifically this includes primer directed isothermal RNA amplification, new toehold switch designs, CRISPR/Cas9...is an Assistant professor at the Biodesign Center for Molecular Design and Biomimetics and the School of...development of diagnostics. Mostly transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes (aegypti and albopictus) and, aided by... toehold switches, which allow for the rational design of RNA sensors that can detect virtually any RNA...
  14. PiggyBac-ing Through the Genome Editing Field

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    ...Correct Path.,” J. stem cell Regen. Biol., vol. 1, no. 1, Jan. PubMed PMID: 26702451. PubMed Central PMCID...genetic manipulation in mammalian cells until 2005 [1]. Like other transposons, piggyBac™ has two components...The predicted frequency of ‘TTAA’ in the genome is 1 in every 256 base-pairs of DNA sequence, making it...has been demonstrated) with no known upper limit [1]. The piggyBac™ technology can be used for numerous...genetic loci of integration [8].   Figure 1: Mechanism of the piggyBac™  transposase/transposon...technologies and strategies for their projects. References 1. L. E. Woodard and M. H. Wilson, “piggyBac-ing models...facilitate the selection of cells containing your desired edit. The selection is marker is then seamlessly...
  15. Adeno-associated Viruses (AAVs) for Genome Editing

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    ...infection, gene targeting vectors with relatively short (1 kb) homology arms underwent homologous recombination...sequences of interest to cells with efficiencies of 1-40% after G418 selection (Kohli et al 2004, Kim et...with polylinkers for the addition of gene-specific 1 kb homology arms flanking a FLOXed neoR gene. pAAV-SEPT-Acceptor...since it routinely generates knockin efficiencies of 1-40% with G418-selected clones. However, there are ...efficiency of gene editing is occasionally less than 1%, and virtually never exceeds 40%. While this is comparable...gene inactivation in human cancer.     References 1. Russell, David W., and Roll K. Hirata. "Human gene...human cells (Kim et al, 2016). The Waldman lab has designed their AAV tagging vectors (pAAV-SEPT-Acceptor ...
  16. Celebrating Outstanding CRISPR/Cas9 Achievements at the Dr. Paul Janssen Award Dinner

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    ...minutes, which was fun to watch. A simpler 1 protein - 1 RNA system Drs. Dounda and Charpentier met at...to direct cleavage the result was a simpler 1 protein - 1 RNA system.  Dr. Charpentier advocated for the...with genes knocked out in the insulin signaling cascades in only 4 months compared to a year or greater...
  17. 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...introduce a desired genetic alteration. Listen to Our Podcast Interview with Alex Chavez Figure 1: Schematic...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...genetic locus when complexed with an appropriately designed small RNA, or guide RNA (gRNA). The gRNA conventionally... truncated such that it exhibits 15 or fewer nucleotides of complementarity to a target site, Cas9’s DNA...truncated gRNAs Importantly, the use of truncated guides has largely been demonstrated to result in decreased...
  18. Viral Vectors 101: AAV Serotypes and Tissue Tropism

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    ...them to target particular cell types. Figure 1: Diagram of AAV components. Created with BioRender.com...depends on your choice of promoter/enhancer. Table 1: AAV capsids and receptors. Capsid Primary receptor...required)2 Human fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1)3 αVβ5 and α5β1 integrins3 Hepatocyte growth...structure of AAV2, so they are formally called rAAV2/1, rAAV2/2, and so on, although we often use abbreviated...utilizing various AAV serotypes. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 20927. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-05518-...-directed transduction. Nature Communications, 14(1), 3792. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39554-7... and Transduction by Adeno-Associated Virus Types 1 and 6. Journal of Virology, 80(18), 9093–9103. https...
  19. Measuring Kinase Activity at the Single-Cell Level with Kinase Translocation Reporters (KTRs)

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    ...been characterized. See Box 1 in Kudo et al. for more details on the design of the bNLS and NES sequences...Kinases: they regulate many proteins, with ~1/3 of human proteins predicted to be phosphorylated on at...using translocation reporters. Nature protocols, 13 1, 155-169. PMID: 29266096. Find the KTR plasmids here...reporters are challenging to design and difficult to multiplex. The Covert Lab provides an alternative tool with...fluorophores can be multiplexed together. Challenging  to Design: FRET reporter activity depends on both the distance...advantages. First, they are easy to multiplex. Their design allows flexible swapping of fluorescent proteins...overlap are used together. Second, KTRs are easy to design. The key determinants of KTR function are the positions...
  20. Design Tips for Prime Editing

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    ...transcriptase (RT) template including the desired edit. Figure 1: Prime Editing schematic. Created with...great tips to guide your experimental design, especially the design of the RNA sequences you’ll use in prime...principles pegRNA design If you’re just starting out with prime editing, you’ll need to design and optimize... be edited and the sequence of the edit, so its design changes for every new prime editing application...transcriptase template, starting with about 10–16 nucleotides. For longer templates, it is even more important...and PE5b: In this approach, the nicking sgRNA is designed to bind only after the edit is installed. This...approach. Figure 7: Nicking sgRNAs can be designed to target edited DNA, so that nicking only occurs...
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