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  1. Unique and persistent IDs for improved reproducibility: Addgene now supports RRIDs and compact identifiers for all plasmids

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    Nov. 20, 2018, 8:17 p.m.
    ... contain the Addgene ID # and the information necessary to indicate that this ID is managed by Addgene...Addgene IDs in published work allows readers to quickly track down the specific plasmids used. RRIDs and ...use in our labs, including plasmids. All plasmids at Addgene have unique ID numbers associated with them...them, which serve as unique PIDs within the Addgene catalog. These IDs allow you to unmistakably identify...the “Articles Citing this Plasmid” section. Having IDs linked to these metadata and publications help to...about each plasmid item. Given a specific Addgene ID # listed in a publication, you can quickly pull up...look at lenti-Cas9-VQR-Blast, which has the Addgene ID #87155. The resolvable compact identifier format ...
  2. Plasmids 101: Control Plasmids

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    April 9, 2015, 3:29 p.m.
    ...plasmid-based experiments. What are control plasmids? Generally, control plasmids help to ensure that the observed...delineate its requisite control plasmids, and discuss why these control plasmids are critical for the correct...proper control plasmids would address and answer these questions. Types of control plasmids Part of planning... and not some other unintended factor. Control plasmids are used to minimize any effects of the non-independent...variables.  To illustrate the importance of control plasmids, we will take a step beyond discussion in the ...non-targeting control Negative control conditions and plasmids should produce a null effect (i.e., no phenomenon...target cells. Positive controls Positive control plasmids should produce the expected phenomenon. One example...
  3. Plasmids 101: Knockout/Knock-In Plasmids

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    Dec. 1, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...DNA designed in the lab. Specially constructed plasmids can be used to replace genes in yeast, mice, or...gene. Here, we'll describe the techniques and the plasmids used to inactivate specific genes in mammalian...mind when choosing a knockout strategy! Knockout plasmids Homologous recombination is a mechanism to accurately...Cre-mediated recombination.   Knockout/Knock-in plasmids Gene targeting methods also make it possible to....   Conditional knockouts The methods and plasmids described in the preceding sections are simple... of Cre recombination.  The future of knockout plasmids Although these methods have been used to create...Find Mammalian Expression Vectors Find Cre-Lox Plasmids Learn More about CRISPR  ...
  4. Plasmids 101: The Wide World of Natural Plasmids

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    Oct. 8, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...colicin-producing plasmids have been referred to as “Col plasmids” or “Col factors.” Virulence plasmids: microbial...Mother Nature’s toolbox. Natural plasmids, also called environmental plasmids, are all around us! A plasmid...., 2001) Beneficial traits of natural plasmids Natural plasmids often convey a variety of functions that...functions of natural plasmids. Created with BioRender.com. Resistance (R) plasmids: microbial defense...metabolic pathways. Fertility (F) plasmids: microbial sharing F plasmids contain the genes for bacteria ...cells. Cryptic plasmids: microbial mysteries Cryptid hunters watch out — cryptic plasmids are real! This... term refers to plasmids that don’t have known functions. While some of these plasmids likely have undiscovered...
  5. Plasmids 101: Broad Host Range Plasmids

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    April 11, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...host range in plasmids? Not all plasmids were created equally. Only a handful of plasmids have been identified...Addgene blog Plasmids 101: Origin of Replication Plasmids 101: What is a Plasmid?  Plasmids 101: Transformation...within different host organisms. pBBR1-based plasmids and plasmids in incompatibility groups N, P, Q, and W...Understanding the characteristics of natural plasmids and how they function in nature can inform us on...of the features that confer broad host range in plasmids in nature, and provide tips on how we can harness...transfer to, replicate in, and persist in. Some plasmids have a narrow host range, while others have a ...Recombinant vectors that are made from broad host range plasmids are more stable, can be easily cloned in different...
  6. Plasmids 101: A Brief History of Plasmids and an Improved eBook!

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    Oct. 29, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...“plasmid” derived as a hybrid of "cytoplasm" and "id" (Latin for 'it'), as “a generic term for any extrachromsomal...Learn more about the history of plasmids and cloning: CSHL Meeting: Plasmids: History & Biology The Joshua...factors played within an organism.  So how did plasmids get their name? In 1952, Joshua Lederberg set...in the early 1950s, it took until the 1970s for plasmids to gain prominence in the scientific community...eventually mammalian) species were cloned into plasmids and new cloning vectors such as pBR322, pACYC,...be used in these cloning experiments. Although plasmids started as a somewhat niche area of research, ... research! Since their discovery in the 1950s, plasmids have greatly impacted many areas of biological...
  7. Plasmids 101: Biotinylation

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    Nov. 15, 2018, 1:50 p.m.
    ...catalyze the transfer of carboxyl groups to organic acids to produce important cellular metabolites. Biotin...biotinylating proteins with BirA. You can find plasmids that contain both AviTag and BirA at Addgene! ...becomes reactive and forms a link with nearby nucleic acids (McInnes et al., 1990). Photobiotinylation is sometimes...dsDNA, ssDNA or RNA–protein interactions.” Nucleic Acids Research, 23.18 (1995): 3792–3793. PubMed PMID: ...
  8. Let There Be LITE Plasmids

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    Nov. 21, 2013, 3:56 p.m.
    ... (blue) light switch. Zhang’s team devised the plasmids now available in Addgene’s repository for use ...biological processes and disease states. While LITE plasmids have clear application to anyone with an interest...
  9. Hot Plasmids - January 2023

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    Jan. 31, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...of the new plasmids, antibodies, and viral preps in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. ... missed something smokin'? You can pitch a Hot Plasmids section (antibodies and viral preps welcome!) ...Figure 3 Colognori et al 2022.   Find CRISPR Csm plasmids here! Colognori D, Trinidad M, Doudna JA. Precise...inducible expression.   Find heat-inducible lentiviral plasmids here!   Wu Y, et. al. Control of the activity ... Campbell et al, Nature Methods   Find YFP plasmids here!   Campbell, B.C., et al. Chemically stable...
  10. Plasmids 101: Dimers and Multimers

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    Jan. 10, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...Addgene blog:  Plasmids 101: What is a plasmid? Plasmids 101: Origin of ReplicationPlasmids 101: PCR... the sequencing results for their plasmids, they found the plasmids were much longer than expected, and...When performing restriction digests on plasmids at Addgene, we sometimes observe something odd in our...full plasmid sequencing services to verify the plasmids, including long-read sequencing techniques, such...was repeated two or more times in tandem. Such plasmids are known as multimers, and they are the result...been observed to occur in many different kinds of plasmids, taking many forms (Levene, 2009; Higgins & Vologodskii... has been observed to occur more frequently in plasmids with large inserts (>7 kb)(Berg et al., 1989),...
  11. Plasmids 101: Repressible Promoters

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    Dec. 20, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...Tet-Off system.  For more information on Addgene Tet plasmids, see our Tetracycline resource page. Cumate Switch...20697123. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2942869. Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. del Valle Rodriguez...20434990. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2883883. Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. Wei, Xing, ...22406855. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3846601. Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. Riabinina, ...25581800. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4344399. Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. Riabinina O...
  12. Hot Plasmids - October 2022

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    Oct. 6, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...of the new plasmids, antibodies, and viral preps in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. ...Think we missed something hot? You can pitch a Hot Plasmids section (antibodies and viral preps welcome!) ...JEDI-2p viral preps here (and here!)Find JEDI-2p plasmids here!  Liu, Zhuohe et al. Sustained deep-tissue... improve the performance of HcKCRs. Find HcKCR plasmids here!   Govorunova EG, et al. Kalium channelrhodopsins...the title!) The Myc-tag is a string of 10 amino acids, EQKLISEEDL, that can be incorporated into your ...’ in the Addgene catalog pulled up over 13,000 plasmids! Our recombinant anti-c-Myc [9E10] (isotype IgG2a...
  13. Hot Plasmids: Fall 2024

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    Nov. 21, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
    ...of the new plasmids, antibodies, and viral preps in the repository through our Hot Plasmids articles.  ... or want to swap out the constant domains, the plasmids for the heavy chain and light chain are also available...minimal background.   Find these C. elegans mScarlet plasmids here!   Cao W.X., Merritt D.M., Pe K., Cesar ...Neo et al., 2024 under CC-BY license.   Find plasmids for CRISPR/Cas9 in M. abscessus here! Neo D, ...with a time resolution of minutes.  Find PILATeS plasmids here! Zhong, B. L., Elliot, J. M., Wang, P., ...
  14. Hot Plasmids: Summer 2024

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    Aug. 27, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...of the new plasmids, antibodies, and viral preps in our repository through our Hot Plasmids articles. ...be used for applications beyond cryo-EM.   Find plasmids for MagIC-Cryo-EM here!   Arimura, Y., Konishi...disease phenotype in an animal model. Find PE-eVLP plasmids here! The lab’s other recent deposit builds on...over the wild-type enzyme. Find optimized PASSIGE plasmids here!     Figure 3: Schematic of the PASSIGE...without compromising their efficacy.   Find CHARM plasmids here!   Neumann, E. N., Bertozzi, T. M., Wu, E...
  15. Hot Plasmids Spring 2024

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    May 23, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...of the new plasmids, antibodies, and viral preps in our repository through our Hot Plasmids articles.  ...including in human retinal organoids and live mice. Importantly, REVeRT avoids the introduction of extraneous... over the original CROPseq. Find CROPseq-multi plasmids here Walton, R.T., Qin, Y., Blainey, P.C. (2024...potential improvements to the editor. Find PE7 plasmids here!     Figure 2: PE7 improves prime...conjugated with its HaloTag domain.  Find Voltron2 plasmids here! Abdelfattah, A.S., et al. (2023) Neuron...therapeutic applications.  Find microglia-targeting AAV plasmids here! Serrano, C., et al. (2023). Simple and ...potential for therapeutic success. Find REVeRT plasmids here! Riedmayr, L.M., et al. (2023). mRNA trans-splicing...
  16. Plasmids 101: Degron Tags

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    March 14, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...on Addgene.org CRISPR Plasmids – Protein Tagging CRISPaint Gene Tagging Plasmids 101 eBook Resources ...Resources on the Addgene blog Plasmids 101: Protein Tags Plasmids for Endogenous Gene Tagging in Human Cells ...
  17. Plasmids 101: Modular Cloning

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    March 12, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...NEB’s DAD Interview with Nicola Patron on MoClo Plasmids 101: Golden Gate Cloning ...
  18. Hot Plasmids February 2024

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    Feb. 20, 2024, 2:45 p.m.
    ...of the new plasmids, antibodies, and viral preps in the repository through our Hot Plasmids articles.  ... al. 2023 with permission.   Find Cas-PAGE plasmids here!   Zhang, Z., et al. (2023). Efficient engineering...inspired and informed this section.  Find mStayGold plasmids at Addgene here!   Ando, R., et al. (2023). StayGold... primate (NHP) brains.  Systemic gene delivery capsids previously identified in rodents have not been ...Addgene’s plasmid collection includes over 10,000 plasmids with a FLAG tag (!), but did you know that we ...
  19. Expanded Access to Rabies Plasmids

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    Feb. 1, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ... ship rabies plasmids and viral vectors containing genetic elements from rabies plasmids to international... materials in our repository, including rabies plasmids, are export-controlled materials in the USA, where...export license applications for VSV and SARS-COV-1 plasmids. Export control license process    An export ...license, once approved, allows Addgene to ship plasmids or viral vectors containing sequences from rabies...  Timelines  We have offered VSV and SARS-COV-1 plasmids under this application process since May 2020....at [email protected].  Curious about how rabies plasmids are used in the lab? Check out our “Rabies and...browse tools for AAV tracing, made from rabies plasmids deposited by Ian Wickersham’s lab.   ...
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