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  1. Opto-Nanobodies: Using Light to Manipulate Cell Signaling and Protein Purification

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    Nov. 19, 2019, 2:08 p.m.
    ...loops 1 and 6 resulted in light controlled binding, but with opposite effects: insertion into loop 1 caused...experiments.  AsLOV2 Inertion Site mCherry #1 mCherry #2 GFP Loop 1 dark-induced dark-induced dark-induced...  Option #1: Affinity tag purification You tag YFP and use an affinity column for purification. After binding...and one against GFP. Insertion of AsLOV2 into loop 1 always generated OptoNBs with dark-induced binding... induced dark-induced blue-light induced Table 1: Summary of the effect of AsLOV2 insertion site on...  Light controlled protein purification with OptoNBs The first application for OptoNBs takes us in vitro...light-controlled affinity purification of unmodified proteins. Affinity purification methods typically require...
  2. Truncated gRNAs for Regulating Gene Expression

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    Jan. 10, 2017, 3:37 p.m.
    ...while its nucleolytic activity is eliminated (Fig. 1) (1, 3). The gRNA can be further modified by incorporation... Podcast Interview with Alex Chavez Figure 1: Schematic of native (nuclease-competent) Cas9 interacting...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...target site. Benefits of truncated gRNAs Importantly, the use of truncated guides has largely been demonstrated...protospacer, in the genome. Native Cas9 has two catalytic domains, each of which cleaves one strand of DNA...gRNA (20nt complementarity to target site) or truncated gRNA (≤15nt complementarity to target site). When...
  3. Measuring Kinase Activity at the Single-Cell Level with Kinase Translocation Reporters (KTRs)

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    July 26, 2018, 12:46 p.m.
    ...activity in single cells using translocation reporters. Nature protocols, 13 1, 155-169. PMID: 29266096. Find...Kinases: they regulate many proteins, with ~1/3 of human proteins predicted to be phosphorylated on at...which have previously been characterized. See Box 1 in Kudo et al. for more details on the design of the...phosphatase-accessible. Kinase Translocation Reporters (KTRs) Kinase Translocation Reporters (KTRs) are genetically...provides an alternative tool with their Kinase Translocation Reporters (KTRs) whose cellular localization...activity is enhanced, leading to cytoplasmic translocation of the reporter. As a result, the KTR is shuttled...nuclear export and import rates can influence KTR translocation. Work from the Covert lab suggests that these...
  4. Plasmids 101: Modular Cloning Applications and Kits

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    May 14, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Figure 1: A chart with MoClo kit recommendations for different modal organisms and applications.  ...Traditional Biology.” ACS Synthetic Biology, vol. 5, no. 1, American Chemical Society (ACS), 4 Nov. 2015, pp...., vol. 4, no. 9, American Chemical Society (ACS), 1 May 2015, pp. 975–86. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.1021...Yeast Mitochondria.” BMC Biotechnology, vol. 17, no. 1, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 13 Nov. ...Editing in Plants.” BMC Plant Biology, vol. 20, no. 1, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 23 Apr. ...Arabidopsis Mutants.” The Plant Journal, vol. 106, no. 1, Wiley, 25 Mar. 2021, pp. 8–22. Crossref, https://...Cloning Platform.” Scientific Reports, vol. 9, no. 1, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 12 July ...
  5. Pooled Library Amplifications

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    May 30, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
    .... Table 1 provides an overview of pooled library protocols you can use as a reference. Table 1: Examples...    Figure 1: Factors to consider when creating a pooled library amplification protocol. Created...etc. The DNA amount can be anywhere from 10 ng to 1 μg of DNA. It often correlates with the size of the...ask for an amplification protocol with your deposit. This is because repeated amplifications of pooled ... an amplification protocol developed for each individual pooled library; generalized amplification protocols...Plasmids Variable Region Size DNA per Amplification Amplification Type Link to Protocol CRISPR Knockout... this blog, we’ll discuss how to develop an amplification protocol for your pooled library deposit. When...
  6. Educational Planarian Tools for Teaching Developmental Biology Techniques

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    May 24, 2018, 1:20 p.m.
    ...in situ hybridization experiments. A recent publication [1] from the Sánchez lab describes the plasmids...the deposit) are described in the Sánchez lab publication [1] so that the students performing these experiments...can easily investigate in planarians. References 1. Alice Accorsi, Monique M. Williams, Eric J. Ross,...Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 100.suppl 1 (2003): 11861-11865. PubMed PMID: 12917490. PubMed...DE3. For Phagocata morgani and Phagocata gracillis, the process is a little more complicated. These strains...Girardia sp., Dugesia dorotocephala, Phagocata morgani, and Phagocata gracillis. There are 11 different ... coli. Thus, to get the dsRNA into Phagocata morgani and Phagocata gracillis, one has to purify the dsRNA...
  7. Selecting Your Plasmid Purification Kit

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    May 27, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...preps, while other applications require large amounts of high quality DNA. Figure 1 illustrates the three... quantity.   Figure 1: Plasmid preps fall into different categories based on their relative qualities...volume ranges of culture as their input (Table 1). When you feel like you need just a bit higher DNA yield...kit for example. These kits are designed to handle ~1–5 mL of liquid culture. Using a higher volume can ...beads and a suitable magnet as you scale up. Table 1: Standard Prep Kit Capacities* Prep size Amount...Amount of culture Approximate DNA yield** Miniprep 1–5 mL 5–50 µg Midiprep 25–100 mL 20–200 µg Maxiprep...column-based DNA purification methods perform well in terms of quality and yield. Bead-based purifications tend to...
  8. PCR Applications for Copy Number Variation Assays

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    April 26, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...the determination of amplification of Plasmodium falciparum multidrug resistance-1 gene (pfmdr1). J Parasitol...against the limitations of the assay.      Fig. 1: A schematic representation of Sybr Green chemistry...Methods Mol Biol. 2018;1768:143-160. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7778-9_9. PMID: 29717442. Arya M, Shergill IS...gamma receptor genes FCGR3A and FCGR3B. PloS one, 10(1), e0116791. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0116791...run in triplicate.  The nice thing about qPCR is that since it measures relative quantification - that... not need to be run in triplicates. ddPCR is an extremely accurate application, even in areas of the genome...Digital PCR for AAV QuantificationPolymerase Chain Reaction Overview and Applications Resources on Addgene.org...
  9. DNA Purification Without a Kit

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    Feb. 11, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...series to increase binding capacity. Figure 1: Purify DNA using glass filters. Image: Kim and Morrison...a gravity-based column plasmid maxiprep kit takes 1-1.5 hours to complete, while this syringe-based method... solution. NaI has two purposes in this protocol: 1) it solubilizes both DNA and agarose, and 2) it helps...property and developed a protocol that uses Whatman No. 1 paper or even paper towels to purify DNA and RNA from... DNA purification without a kit as well as one way to reuse silica columns from DNA purification kits....consider some ways to purify DNA without a kit. DNA purification kits have advantages: they are convenient and...because you’ve run out of columns. Kit-less DNA purification methods avoid many of the drawbacks of kits ...
  10. New Tools Enable CRISPRa for Neuroscience Applications

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    July 2, 2019, 12:51 p.m.
    ...by mating with Cre-expressing mice. Figure 1: (A) Schematic of the Cre-dependent SPH construct ... alpha (aCaMKII; excitatory neurons) and Synapsin-1 (pan-neuronal) promoters (Figure 1b), and sgRNAs can...ubiquitous expression of sgRNA(s) and mCherry (vector 1) with neuron-specific expression of dCas9-VPR (Figure...Neuron-specific expression is mediated by the synapsin 1 (SYN) promoter, which was superior in its ability ...genetic underpinnings of these processes has been complicated by the lack of precise genetic tools for modulating...recent advancements and offer commentary on their application to neuroscience research. What is CRISPR-based...accessible to neuroscientists, not all neuroscience applications require such optimized tools. This is elegantly...
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