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  1. CASTing Off for New Shores in Human Genome Editing

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    ...sequences and even entire genes. Figure 1: Mechanism of CAST systems. A Cas effector (Cascade in ...they were barely effective at editing eukaryotic cells — at least, until they met the directed evolution...components. It drove 19% integration in HEK293T cells (more than 500 times better than the precursor it...R. (2025). Programmable gene insertion in human cells with a laboratory-evolved CRISPR-associated transposase...
  2. Advice for Moving Into Sales After Your Science Postdoc

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    ...post-doc a Cambridge University where he studied mechanisms of cell division. Recently Seán got the entrepreneurial...would continue on with my academic dream of studying cell division. However, after 6 years in the business...information on ELISA troubleshooting, ELISA kits and cell death assays. You can find Seán on twitter @Macfhearraigh... After all I was only going to be interviewed for 1 hour so having a broad enough insight was going to...
  3. Mesothelioma - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

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    ...into the cytoplasm, migrates out of the cell, and binds cells that can begin an immune response. This ...Keytruda) causes T-cells to more easily recognize and cause the destruction of cancer cells. Pembrolizumab...high mobility group box 1 protein. Normally localized to the nucleus, if the cell dies from injury, this...cause inflammation, which can cause mesothelial cells to mutate and ultimately form cancerous tumors.  ...resection), systemic chemotherapy to kill cancerous cells that may have spread beyond the point of origin,...successful in killing many (if not all) of the cancer cells that may be left behind after surgery, while being...of immunotherapy is the use of drugs (or other mechanisms) that work through body’s immune system to fight...
  4. Giving gRNAs a Facelift - Synthetic and Beyond

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    ...slightly more efficient and less toxic to mammalian cells (Allen, et al., Frontiers in Genome Editing).  Some...enhance CRISPR-Cas genome editing in human primary cells. Nat Biotechnol 33, 985–989 (2015). https://doi....Enhance CRISPR Genome Editing Systems in Mammalian Cells. Frontiers in Genome Editing, 28 (2021). https:/...deactivation with photocleavable gRNAs. Molecular Cell 81, 7, 1553-1565 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016...incorporated at the termini of the crRNA molecule (usually 1-3 of the first 3 bps are modified) for optimal stability...evolved ways to prevent degradation of important cellular RNA molecules with post translational modifications...expression systems are constantly “on”. There is no mechanism to turn cutting off or on at a specific time. ...
  5. New CRISPR Web Resources and #12DaysofCRISPR Recap

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    ...predict that we’d be able to edit RNA in mammalian cells with CRISPR? I certainly didn’t, but now we can ...Improve HDR Efficiency for CRISPR Editing in Human Cells Day 3: Cpf1: Cpf1: A New Tool for CRISPR Genome ...social media? No problem - see our recap below! Day 1: gRNA design tools: How to Design your gRNA for CRISPR... Expanding CRISPR Beyond SpCas9 Day 8: Repair mechanisms: CRISPR 101: Non-homologous End Joining and PITCHing...
  6. Five Popular Model Organisms, Part 2

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    ...are often used to study vertebrate embryology and cell development. One major resource for frog research...Organism to Study and Model Human Genetic Disease. Cells Tissues Organs, 205(5–6), 303–313. https://doi.org...oxygen. Additionally, its status as a Biosafety Level 1 microbe makes it a perfect candidate for introductory...Transport, biofilms, and much more. Because of it’s BSL-1 status, E. coli can be used as a model to relate these...with superior performance. Nature Communications, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04899-x Yokoyama...& Jacob, H. J. (2009). Rats! Disease Models & Mechanisms, 2(5–6), 206–210. https://doi.org/10.1242/dmm...
  7. Deciphering the Mysteries of Behavior with Viral Vectors

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    ...the mesocorticolimbic system in addiction. Front Cell Neurosci. 2014;8:466. PubMed PMID: 25653591. PubMed...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... confirms the previously suggested inhibitory mechanism of locomotor sensitization and might open new ...
  8. Plasmids 101: Broad Host Range Plasmids

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    ...Table 1 has a detailed list of the bacterial species these plasmids are compatible with.  Table 1: Non-...ability to establish and maintain itself within host cells.  The plasmid has multiple ori that are functionally...reduced metabolic load (Meyer 2009). Figure 1: Idealized examples of a narrow host range plasmid...for DNA cloning in Gram-negative bacteria. Gene, 70(1), 191–197. https://doi.org/10.1016/0378-1119(88)90117... N.J.), 765, 327–343. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-197-0_19  Meyer, R. (2009). Replication and ...often have a restriction barrier as a defense mechanism, and they can degrade foreign bacteria through...eutrophus, Bartonella bacilliformis, Bordetella spp., Brucella spp., Caulobacter crescentus, Escherichia coli...
  9. A Look Back at One Year of Plasmid Sharing for COVID-19 Research

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    ... investigate how the virus interacts with human cells. Addgene’s mammalian target plasmids express these...for SARS-CoV-2 entry into human lung epithelial cells (Biering et al., 2021). In their search, they found...packaging) and contain an IRES-Puro marker for stable cell clone selection. For more information on these plasmids...Bajic G, Harrison SC, Wesemann DR (2021) Memory B cell repertoire for recognition of evolving SARS-CoV-... reached labs in over 75 countries. Figure 1: SARS-CoV-2 proteins and other components. Image from...depends on its spike protein to bind ACE2, the host cellular receptor. To more easily study the spike variants...With the pseudovirus, scientists can study the mechanisms of infection and how to interfere with it in ...
  10. INTEGRATE: Bacterial Genome Engineering Using CRISPR-Transposons

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    ... Figure 1: (A) Components involved in each type of CRISPR-Transposon system. (B) Mechanism of RNA-guided... smaller cargos, and the ability to easily cure cells of the plasmid after integration. Figure ...into the mini-transposon Transform plasmid(s) into cells and plate overnight Screen colonies phenotypically...CRISPR-associated Transposase) by the Zhang group. Mechanism of CRISPR-transposons One of the CRISPR-transposon...
  11. Plasmids 101: Codon usage bias

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    ...mismatched translation rates and potential effects on cell growth, even hosts producing alternative tRNAs may...inclusion bodies that will generally segregate with the cell pellet during purification procedures. Even if you...a means to fine-tune gene expression." Molecular cell 59.2 (2015): 149-161. PubMed PMID: 26186290. PubMed...inclusion bodies and is folding properly. References 1. Angov, Evelina, et al. "Heterologous protein expression...reasons include: Metabolic pressures - it takes cellular resources to produce tRNAs that recognize different... Maertens, Barbara, et al. "Gene optimization mechanisms: A multi‐gene study reveals a high success rate...
  12. 6 Tips for Grant Writing

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    ... at Cambridge University where he studied mechanisms of cell division. Recently Seán got the entrepreneurial...writing and hopefully increase your success rate. 1. Submit your grant early! First off, and perhaps the...involved so it’s important not to throw in the towel if 1 or 2 funding bodies say no. If possible, get feedback...research (either because of expertise, equipment, or excellence of the institution). Likewise, if you’re staying...
  13. Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs)

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    ...identifying new genes required for stem and progenitor cell maintenance in planarians in Developmental Biology...junction complex is required for stem and progenitor cell maintenance in planarians. Developmental Biology...two (Knutson et al., 2010a,b).      Fig. 1: Undergraduates in Provost’s CURE prepare to analyze...research projects have also been proposed as a mechanism for increasing diversity and inclusion in STEM... his teaching style, with the former offering excellent training in improvisation and the latter making...
  14. Summer SciComm: Preprints

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    ...Lacy was also employed by the American Society for Cell Biology in a position working with preprints in ...medRxiv.org) in the past few years.   Figure 1: Stand aside, CERN — it's a new age of accelerating...scientists communicate with each other: from formal mechanisms like publishing a research article, presenting...
  15. CRISPR Guide

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    ...with Haploid Embryonic Stem Cells Carrying a Guide RNA Library. Cell Stem Cell . 17 (2), 221–232. PMID: ...in the same cell. This is called multiplexing , and increases the likelihood that any cell containing ...can increase efficiency. Synchronizing cells or modulating the cell cycle can help as HDR takes place during...expressing stable cell line. After applying your screening conditions to your transduced cell population, you...tracking of RNA in live cells, including orthogonal RNA/DNA labeling in the same cell. Figure 11: Overview...promiscuity is unique to bacterial cells and does not occur in mammalian cells. SHERLOCK , developed by the ...genomic loci in living human cells by an optimized CRISPR/CAS system. Cell . 155 (7), 1479–1491. PMID: ...
  16. 9 tips for a successful postdoctoral experience

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    ... successful postdoc fellowship. 1. Reverse engineer success On Day 1 of your postdoctoral experience,... optimization of fluorescent proteins,  and live cell imaging approaches. Erik is also an avid long distance...is equally important to have a plan to get to mechanism. Do the necessary tools exist to tackle the problem...
  17. Antibodies 101: Affinity Tags

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    ...118). Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-301-1:99 Resources on Addgene.org Addgene antibodies...and yes, we have an antibody for that!   Fig. 1 - Diagram of His-tagged protein purification work ...purification, it will be expressed along with all other cellular proteins within the expression system (bacteria...amylose resin and also provides a visual detection mechanism via applications such as western blot and immunofluorescence...
  18. When Fidelity Matters: A frank discussion about ligase fidelity

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    ...phosphorylated DNA termini to 3 ́-OH DNA termini (1-4). In vitro, ligases (notably T4 DNA ligase) are ... enzymology of DNA repair enzymes.     References 1. Shuman, Stewart, and Christopher D. Lima. "The polynucleotide...thermostable DNA ligase-encoding gene." Gene 109.1 (1991): 1-11. PubMed PMID: 1756968. 7. Lauer, G., et al. "Cloning... ́-phosphate to the ligation). The structural/mechanistic reason for this differential is not known for... E., et al. "DNA ligases: structure, reaction mechanism, and function." Chemical reviews 106.2 (2006):...ligase bound to nicked DNA-adenylate." Molecular cell26.2 (2007): 257-271. PubMed PMID: 17466627. 25. Luo...
  19. Guide to Using Pooled Libraries

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    ...identify those cells that do not survive the selection mechanism. You’ll infect two sets of cells and subject...200x the number of cells as plasmids in the TKO library. Using large numbers of cells minimizes the effects...selection Most cells die or do not pass selection (in the case of a reporter) Sort “winning” cells Sequence ...library Apply selection; most cells will survive Perform NGS on the surviving cells Compare NGS results between...control cells Generate a list of gRNAs that disappear with addition of the selection mechanism Positive...libraries, plasmid DNA can be delivered directly to the cells of interest. With others, notably pooled lentiviral...subsequently used to deliver the plasmids to the cells of interest. In either case, next-generation sequencing...
  20. 3 Challenges in Plant Synthetic Biology

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    ...challenges involved in plant synthetic biology. Challenge #1: Public perception of synthetic biology One of the...challenging to engineer a specific function in these multicellular organisms. However, the rewards are great if...Additional work has also identified and characterized mechanisms and components of the circadian rhythm in petunias...understanding of the genetic pieces underpinning these mechanisms – our project wouldn’t be possible. A second ...
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