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TypeBlog Post...for positions both inside and outside academia. Inspiring future scientists At Addgene, we’re incredibly...
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Harnessing Bacterial Toxins for Allelic Exchange
TypeBlog Post... the bacteriophage lambda pir protein. This allows conjugation between a pir-containing donor and the ...enabled very efficient recombineering. We were inspired by this work and sought to develop these negative... -
Plasmids 101: Common Lab E. coli Strains
TypeBlog Post...with R6Kγ origin; contains a mutant allele of the pir gene that maintains the plasmids at ~250 copies per...Am) robA1 creC510 hsdR514 endA recA1 uidA(∆MluI)::pir-116 Stbl2 JM109-derived. For cloning into and...nupG rpsL (StrR) rph spoT1 ∆(mrr-hsdRMS-mcrBC) Pir1 For cloning and maintenance of a plasmids with... -
Plasmids 101: Origin of Replication
TypeBlog Post...below for additional considerations. *Requires pir gene for replication (reference). **F1 is a phage-derived... -
Fluorescent Protein Guide: In Vivo Imaging
TypeCollection... 643/670 12.7 piRFP670-N1 miRFP670 642/670 12 pmiRFP670-N1 iRFP682 663/682 10.2 piRFP682-N1 iRFP702 673...iRFP713) 690/713 6.2 piRFP iRFP720 702/720 5.8 piRFP720-N1 iSplit 690/713 5.3 pPAS-E and pK-GAFm Photoactivatable...673/702 7.6 piRFP702-N1 miRFP703 673/703 8 pmiRFP703-N1 miRFP709 683/709 4 pmiRFP709-N1 iRFP (aka iRFP713... -
Fluorescent Protein Guide: Empty Backbones
TypeCollection...Bacterial Expression iRFP670 643 670 13 4 ~5 hr Dimer piRFP670-N1 - Mammalian Expression pBAD/HisB-iRFP670 - ...Bacterial Expression iRFP682 663 682 10 4.5 ~5hr Dimer piRFP682-N1 - Mammalian Expression pBAD/HisB-iRFP682 - ...Bacterial Expression iRFP702 673 702 8 4.5 ~5hr Dimer piRFP702-N1 - Mammalian Expression pBAD/HisB-iRFP702 - ...Expression iRFP (aka iRFP713) 690 713 6 4.5 2.8 hr Dimer piRFP - Mammalian Expression pBAD/His-B-iRFP - Bacterial...Bacterial Expression iRFP720 702 720 6 4.5 ~5hr Dimer piRFP720-N1 - Mammalian Expression pBAD/HisB-iRFP720 - ... -
Bacterial Expression Systems
TypeCollection...gene, ARG1) Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 Mikhail Shapiro 106473 pET28a_T7-ARG1 Bacterial cells Ultrasound... reporter gene, ARG1) Escherichia coli Mikhail Shapiro 106474 pET28a_T7-ARG2 Bacterial cells Ultrasound... reporter gene, ARG2) Escherichia coli Mikhail Shapiro 192473 pBAD-bARGSer-AxeTxe Bacterial cells Ultrasound...reporter gene, Serratia ARG) Escherichia coli Mikhail Shapiro 78565 pCM18 Promoter activity Luminescence (lux... -
Rinehart Lab Phosphoprotein Reagents
TypeCollection...make singly or multiply phosphorylated proteins (Pirman et al., Nat Comm 2015). Improved phosphoprotein...coli permits programmable protein phosphorylation. Pirman NL, Barber KW, Ma NJ, Haimovich AD, Rogulina S,... Cell-Free Protein Synthesis. Oza JP, Aerni HR, Pirman NL, Rogulina S, ter Haar CM, Isaacs FJ, Rinehart... -
Stabilized Bacterial Promoters: Constant Gene Expression at any Copy Number
TypeBlog Post...expression stable regardless of copy number (Segall-Shapiro et al., 2018). Designing stabilized promoters To...the case of the stabilized promoters from Segall-Shapiro et al., they chose a TALE protein as the repressor...replication, the stabilized promoters created by Segall-Shapiro et al. showed nearly no position-dependent differences...division slows (Kittleson et al., 2011). Segall-Shapiro et al. showed that the stabilized promoters were...during the transition to stationary phase, Segall-Shapiro et al. placed a trans-acting RepA protein under... proteins are needed sequentially. When Segall-Shapiro et al. placed the genes under the control of a ...stabilized promoters a try. References 1. Segall-Shapiro, Thomas H., Eduardo D. Sontag, and Christopher ... -
COVID-19 Resources
TypeCollection...Cathepsin L Functionally Cleaves the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Class I Fusion Protein Upstream...TMPRSS2 augments entry driven by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus spike protein. . PCP4 - ... -
Six Spooky Science Stories and Halloween at Addgene
TypeBlog Post...next unsuspecting ant to stumble upon. Vampire bacteria Vampirovibrio chlorellavorus is a predatory bacteria..., it sucks out its contents (hence the name Vampirovibrio). What’s left of the algae cell is just the ...the cell wall and cytoplasmic membrane. Vampirovibrio chlorellavorus will not grown in culture alone and...curious tale of the predatory cyanobacterium Vampirovibrio chlorellavorus." PeerJ 3 (2015): e968. PubMed... -
Genomic Deletions in Mammalian Cell Lines
TypeCollection... 7.3 for suspension cells. For adherent cells, aspirate media. Add 20 μl of 0.05% trypsin-EDTA to each...200 μl. Wait 24 - 72 hr to allow cells to grow. Aspirate media. Add 50 μl DNA extraction solution per well... -
Cancer, Inflammation and Immunity - Harnessing the Body’s Defenses to Fight Cancer
TypeBlog Post...immune system to fight progressing cancers. It was inspiring to participate in the 2017 Cell Symposium on Cancer...Fluorescent Protein Guide. Throughout the conference aspirin and the use of COX inhibitors was discussed and...Sousa from the Francis Crick Institute concluded “Aspirin promotes autophagy, inhibits platelet aggregation... evade the immune system - COX inhibitors like aspirin may give our immune system the boost it needs to... -
New Acoustic Reporter Genes: Ultrasound Imaging of Gene Expression
TypeBlog Post...members of the Shapiro lab at Caltech. References and Resources References Piraner, D. I. et al. Going...That is, until earlier members of our lab - the Shapiro Lab - developed Acoustic Reporter Genes (ARGs),...., Ho, G. H., Sawyer, D. P., Bourdeau, R. W. & Shapiro, M. G. Ultrasound imaging of gene expression in... -
Microbes: Look, Listen, and Tell
TypeBlog Post...loads of inspiration for the current and the next generation of microbiologists. If you got inspired to produce...also “hear” them. Addgene depositor Dr. Mikhail Shapiro from Caltech presented an exciting way of listening... -
Embracing Serendipity: A Crucial Element in the PhD Journey
TypeBlog Post...and ideas. Maintaining openness and looseness of spirit The second crucial element in harnessing the power...serendipity is maintaining an openness and looseness of spirit. Amidst the rigors of PhD studies and long days...and connections that emerge during moments of inspiration. Additionally, journaling in the morning has ... -
A Deep Dive into BioBuilder
TypeBlog Post...students in real-world lab activities? I’m trying to inspire them and also keep up with all the new biotechnology...being asked in MIT’s research labs, BioBuilder inspires students and teachers to apply engineering principles...BioBuilder's open-access curriculum available on Amazon Inspire. Many thanks to our guest blogger, Mary Tamer... -
Developing a cold tolerant E. coli using specialized chaperones
TypeBlog Post...tolerant chaperones (the Cpn 10/60 isolated from Oleispira antarctica, and the P. haloplanktis Trigger Factor...proteins. To infinity, and beyond! Keeping in spirit with iGEM’s emphasis on holistic, community-centric...outreach programs to encourage and embolden the spirit of scientific innovation amongst school children... -
March for Science
TypeBlog Post...consequences While frustration and anxiety have inspired people to rally for science, others are concerned...science rallies scientists to political action, and inspires politicians and citizens to include science in...state in this map. Finally, the march is meant to inspire scientists to be more involved in their communities... -
A Primer on Optogenetics: Introduction and Opsin Delivery
TypeBlog Post..., the optimal viral titer must be determined empirically (this is the case for any viral injection into...reach the axon terminal. Again, this must be empirically determined in your own system. Once you are confident...science writing. Derek is also a pianist and an aspiring composer. View his blog drsimonsaysscience.org...