... empty backbones for additional details and guidance for choosing your perfect plasmid backbone. Or just...Vectors (or empty backbones) are frequently used in molecular biology to isolate, multiply, or express...At Addgene, we have a vast collection of empty backbones that have been designed, tested, and published...system and go for a lentiviral or a retroviral backbone. This is considered to be a more robust expression... empty backbone...

... Plasmid Collections Empty Backbones Choosing Your Perfect Plasmid Backbone Background When choosing what...A guide to Addgene's empty vector backbones curated by species, epitope tags/fusion protein, selectable... what plasmid backbone to use, you have many elements to consider. Here is a guide to Addgene's empty... empty vector backbones. For the most part, we will assume that you want to express a gene; ... Host Relevant Promoters Representative Empty Backbones Mammalian CMV, SV40, EF1a, CAG pSG5L Flag HA -...Protein Common uses Representative Empty Backbones Flag Epitope tag pcDNA3 Flag HA - ... Organism Representative Empty Backbones Neomycin (G418) Mammalian pBABE-neo - Retroviral...

...Fluorescent Protein Guide Empty Backbones Fluorescent Protein Guide: Empty Backbones More Fluorescent Protein...Addgene has assembled a collection of empty plasmid backbones with different fluorescent tags for you to create...generated with the help of Erik Snapp . Empty Backbones for Fluorescent Protein Fusions (Organized by ...HisB-Slow-FT - Bacterial Expression Jump to Top Empty Backbones for Fluorescent Protein Fusions (Organized by ...

...downstream of the promoter found in the backbone. Ideally, the backbone will contain a variety of restriction...insert and 1μg of plasmid backbone. It is also critical that as much of the backbone plasmid as possible be...re-circularization of the backbone plasmid (see below). You should treat your digested backbone plasmid with a phosphatase...mixture with backbone alone; 2. Transformation containing ligation mixture with insert and backbone. Sample...have few colonies on the backbone alone plate and many colonies on the backbone + insert plate (or at least...number of colonies on your backbone plate (greater than or equivalent to backbone + insert, unsuccessful ...use restriction enzymes to cut open a plasmid (backbone) and insert a linear fragment of DNA (insert) ...

...sequence. Empty Backbone A plasmid designed for cloning a gene/insert into it. Empty backbones often contain...present in the backbone or was a part of the insert (when cloned into the vector backbone). As part of ...appropriate boxes with the vector backbone manufacturer, vector backbone size, total size of your vector...made to the backbone, and the vector type. Pro Tip! Reference the Addgene ID in the “backbone manufacturer...library is a set of plasmids all built with the same backbone and only differing in the gene/insert. Pooled ...Insert *Note: This page will not appear for empty backbones Please enter the name of any gene contained within...Information Please enter the name of the vector backbone you cloned your insert into and fill out the appropriate...

...version: pBACKBONE-Flag-hGene(Q295A)-EGFP  Wildtype version: pBACKBONE-Flag-hGene-EGFP or pBACKBONE-Flag-...for plasmid. pXXXXX-XXXX Step 1: Backbone name Include the empty backbone name in your plasmid name. This...cells). pBACKBONE-XXXXX Tip: For a catalog of published and commercially available empty backbones, visit...convey many important details. Once you know the backbone a plasmid is based on, you can usually derive:...representation of the gene (or DNA sequence). pBACKBONE-hGene Tip: Often researchers will add a lower ...N-terminal of your insert, you would list it first. pBACKBONE-Flag-hGene If there was also an EGFP fused to ...your insert you would list it after the insert. pBACKBONE-Flag-hGene-EGFP Other considerations  If your ...

...your plasmid backbone. Backbone-specific primers: A second option is to design backbone-specific primers... primer design: 1) insert-specific primers, 2) backbone-specific primers, and 3) orientation-specific ... the correct size and whether it’s within your backbone. This type of primer pair is also great for screening...screening clones created with the same backbone but that contain different inserts. When you design primers... and back-bone specific primers. Find Empty Backbones at Addgene Each approach has advantages and drawbacks... to make a new primer pair for each insert Backbone-Specific Provides information about the size... screen clones that were created with the same backbone because primers are plasmid dependent Doesn't...

...the vector backbone band. Or, you can choose an enzyme that cuts once in the plasmid backbone and another...you with the colonies that contain your plasmid backbone, as it often relies on antibiotic resistance. ...contains an ampicillin resistance marker in the backbone. A selection on agar containing ampicillin will...will see two bands: one representing your vector backbone and the other representing the insert. If the ...the insert and the other primer anneals to the backbone. In this case, if there is no insert in the plasmid...complements your plasmid sequence. Start with a backbone-specific primer that will sequence over the Multiple...to find plasmid maps of the more commonly used backbones and specific primers you can use to confirm your...

...CK-BETA-8, CKb8, Ckb-8, Ckb-8-1, MIP-3, MIP3, MPIF-1, SCYA23 CCL24 chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 24 Ckb-6, MPIF..., AMAC1, CKb7, DC-CK1, DCCK1, MIP-4, PARC, SCYA18 CCL19 chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 19 CKb11, ELC, MGC34433...ligand 20 CKb4, LARC, MIP-3a, MIP3A, SCYA20, ST38 CCL21 chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 21 6Ckine, CKb9, ECL,...MGC22554, SCYA11 CCL13 chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 13 CKb10, MCP-4, MGC17134, NCC-1, NCC1, SCYA13, SCYL1 CCL14...

...into the following categories: Over 300 empty backbones with 100+ distinct fluorophores to choose from...constructs for biosensing. Over 300 plasmid backbones spanning a rainbow of fluorescent proteins “It...It’s a great collection with over 300 backbones alone,” said Addgene’s Lianna Swanson, who has been working...collection with such variety.” In most cases, backbones are available to attach the gene of interest to...said. “They are all designed in the same vector backbone with very similar restriction enzymes. You can...concerned.” For more information on choosing a backbone and making fusions, see this blog post from Joachim...

...your gene of interest, get it into your plasmid backbone, and zap the mixture of DNA into cells. Unfortunately...gene of interest, but others will uptake plasmid backbones that re-ligated back on themselves. Therefore,..., if the DNA you’re inserting into the plasmid backbone contains a kanamycin resistance cassette, you ...cassette will grow. However, often times, the plasmid backbone includes an antibiotic resistance cassette and...cells that have been transformed with the plasmid backbone (with or without your inserted DNA) and further...screening will help you determine if the plasmid backbone contains your gene of interest. Auxotrophy Besides...

...time, bacteria containing the recombined vector backbone will also outgrow bacteria that contain the full...smaller plasmids. The ~3.7 kb recombined vector backbone contains the antibiotic resistance gene (AmpR)...E. coli cultures contain the recombined vector backbone. Test multiple colonies before saving a glycerol...different band patterns for the recombined vector backbone vs. the full length plasmid. If you find that ... full length plasmid and the recombined vector backbone, you can try re-streaking for single colonies ... a smaller percentage of the recombined vector backbone.   Ready, set, grow! Our 5 Tips for Troubleshooting...

...has more information about common vector backbones.  The backbone modifications listed can refer to changes...you'll need to use the plasmid in your experiments: Backbone: The starting vector that the depositing lab modified...changes made to the original backbone by the depositing lab, or by a previous group. If the plasmid was ...This describes what has been inserted into the backbone, and provides information about this gene or DNA...There may be more than one gene inserted into a backbone, and each is given its own gene/insert section...

...levels using next gen sequencing. The STARR-seq backbone is available from Addgene in both human and fly...expression validated GPCR sequences to any desired backbone.  Kroeze, et al. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2015. PubMed...Liu lab’s own pAc-sgRNA-Cas9 insect expression backbone, which expresses the gRNA from a Drosophila U6...biological applications. First, GMAP-compatible backbones for lentivirus LV 1-5 and retrovirus RV 2-5 were...instance, the authors generated a GMAP-compatible backbone containing Rosa26 homology arms. The Rosa26 locus...a target gene in mice. The Jacks Lab used this backbone to target a CAG-driven loxP-stop-loxP cassette... will be a continuous expansion of compatible backbones, promoters, and genes available to the community...

... ssDNA template is generated by transforming a backbone phagemid vector into an E. coli strain that is...mutant version of the top and bottom strands of the backbone plasmid. Unlike SDM, which uses a single mutagenic... Prepare ssDNA template: The wild-type plasmid backbone is nicked by one of a pair of restriction enzymes... There needs to be a BbvCI site present in the backbone. Does it matter what order I nick the top and...there are 2 instances where it does. 1) When the backbone vector has multiple BbvCI sites. If these sites...

...Stabilizing gRNA modifications  Sugar phosphate backbone modifications The recognition sequence for CRISPR-Cas9...modify the sugar or phosphate molecules of the RNA backbone to increase stability.  Nature has evolved ways...replaces a nonbridging phosphate oxygen. Other useful backbone modifications to consider include amide linkages...and a constrained ethyl.  Can’t decide which RNA backbone modification is best? Studies suggest coupling...

... standard backbone with one insert, and can use common primers to sequence from the backbone into the ...pieces of information for a given plasmid are the backbone, inserted gene/functional mutations, antibiotic... View our Plasmid Reference Pages Get Plasmid Backbone Information from Our Vector Database  ...

...could be used to bend 1/8th inch steel wire into a backbone structure of a protein, based on its atomic coordinates... not only traced the 3-D path of the protein’s backbone in three-dimensional space, but their flexible...another model of Cas9 – a flexible alpha-carbon backbone model made of nylon – that more accurately suggests...protein to undergo conformational shifts. This backbone model of Cas9 is based on Fuguo Jiang’s structure...

...Plasmid A (encoding shRNA against human Gene X in backbone Y) was transfected into human cells. From this...control vector would be Plasmid A sans shRNA, or backbone Y alone. The empty vector control allows you to... vector control shows any effect of the vector/backbone itself on gene expression in your target cells... this experiment could be an shRNA—in the same backbone as Plasmid A—that does not target any mammalian...

... resistances, restriction enzymes and plasmid backbones. pUCXKT contains a nonfunctional truncated version...site in pUCXKT, removing the stop codons during backbone digestion and providing the missing codons for... both kanamycin and ampicillin (from the pUC19 backbone). *False positives can occur in this system if...lentivirus production Finding a lentiviral vector backbone with just the right combination of promoter, cloning...create the pCell-Free vectors, Gateway-compatible backbones which enable cell-free expression of proteins ...originating from cryptic promoters in the plasmid backbone (Giannaks et al 2003, Bert et al 2000). In 2000...