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  1. CasPEDIA: A Functional Classification of Cas Enzymes

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    Jan. 25, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ...Cas enzymes and variants available. Without a comprehensive resource, it can be overwhelming to choose a...resources throughout the site. In the Experimental Considerations section on each enzyme page, you'll find a ...
  2. Viral Vectors 101: Inverted Terminal Repeats

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    Oct. 19, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ... they flank the gene of interest. A single ITR consists of palindromic arms (A-A’, B-B’, and C-C’) that... Deng, J., Hebben, M., & Liao, J. (2024). A Comprehensive Study of the Effects by Sequence Truncation ...
  3. Viral Vectors 101: Viral Applications

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    April 13, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...integrated into the genome of the target cell or transiently expressed. It’s important to note that for all...vector can express your construct in target cells transiently or constitutively depending on the virus used...
  4. Multiplex Genome Editing with CRISPR-Cpf1

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    May 9, 2017, 2:12 p.m.
    ...And there are the usual transfection drawbacks: transient expression and needing to work with a transfectable...For cloning, Zetsche et al used four oligos that consist of direct repeats and crRNA.  Similar to a jigsaw...
  5. Top Requested Lentivirus and AAV of 2016

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    Jan. 6, 2017, 3:56 p.m.
    ...monoclonal Cas9 background because you’ll have more consistent levels of Cas9 expression between experiments...pAAV-hSyn-DIO-hM4D(Gi)-mCherry Our current AAV inventory consists almost entirely of viruses expressing DREADDs ...
  6. Fluorescent CRISPR Reporters: SRIRACCHA and GEmCherry2

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    May 26, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ... effects. However, these methods can be labor intensive and quite time consuming.   As Cas9/gRNA activity...several systems to do this but most are labor-intensive, require multiple fluorescent proteins, and aren...
  7. Developing a cold tolerant E. coli using specialized chaperones

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    Jan. 28, 2020, 2:35 p.m.
    ...inefficiently that no industrial operation would ever consider them worth the trouble.  Enter ELSA: E. coli Learning...for research.  We’ve also involved ourselves in extensive outreach programs to encourage and embolden the...
  8. Antibodies 101: ChIP

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    March 10, 2022, 3:25 p.m.
    ...is an extremely useful technique that provides insight into protein:DNA interactions. ChIP works by using...exploring these interactions, and can give valuable insight into DNA expression and protein interactions, including...
  9. Targeted Mutagenesis with EvolvR

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    Feb. 21, 2019, 1:15 p.m.
    ...the displaced strand.   Figure 1: EvolvR consists of an error-prone polymerase (PolI) that is fused...provide a better understanding of the key residues responsible for this protein-drug interaction.   The Dueber...
  10. Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Social Media for Scientists

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    Dec. 11, 2018, 12:46 p.m.
    ...selected to participate on this panel, but my consistent writing for the Addgene blog (~1-2 blog posts...social media, but how you use social media to consistently engage with others about your topic(s) of interest...
  11. Plasmids 101: Methylation and Restriction Enzymes

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    June 30, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ... and gotten unusual or unexpected results? Or considered why DpnI will degrade your template DNA from ...level, the potential for methylation should be considered when digesting DNA. Why? Well, even though Dam...
  12. Lighting Up Cell Signaling with Photoswitchable Kinases

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    July 25, 2017, 1:20 p.m.
    ...phosphorylated MEK1/2 levels, suggesting PP1/PP2A is responsible for this MEK1/2 negative feedback. 3. Studying...Silvia Carrasco, and Markus W. Covert. "High-Sensitivity Measurements of Multiple Kinase Activities in...
  13. Choosing the B(right)est Fluorescent Protein: Aggregation Tendency

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    June 15, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...be used to measure your fluorescent protein’s propensity to aggregate. The basics and pitfalls of these... the best way to test a fluorescent protein’s propensity to homodimerize. Several studies have used the...
  14. Plasmids 101: CcdB - The Toxic Key to Efficient Cloning

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    Dec. 8, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...toxin-antitoxin system encoded by the ccd operon, which is responsible for plasmid maintenance during cell division....E. coli do not contain the F plasmid (and are considered F-); however, there are a few popular lab strains...
  15. What's New in CRISPR - November 2021

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    Nov. 18, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...increase activity and decrease the gRNA size by intensively remodelling the gRNA scaffold through five rounds...tools, the desired edits are templated by the 3′ extension of the pegRNAs. PEDAR is capable of correcting...
  16. The Breast Cancer Microenvironment: A Tumor’s Backstage Team

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    Jan. 31, 2019, 1:32 p.m.
    ... transport miRNA from drug-resistant cells to sensitive ones. Though this process is not fully understood...malignancy, concluding that these cells may be considered "natural tumor suppressors." A growing interest...
  17. Seven Tips for Using LinkedIn as a Scientist

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    Oct. 1, 2019, 1:21 p.m.
    ...your network. If someone has connected with me, I consider them fair game for connecting to others.  Pro ...including and especially the hiring manager. This is considered intrusive and it’s still connecting with a stranger...
  18. Troubleshooting Your Plasmid Cloning Experiment

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    Sept. 24, 2019, 12:55 p.m.
    ...Streak on them an E. coli  strain known to be sensitive to that antibiotic, and if the strain is growing...positive clone after these steps, you might want to reconsider your approach, and try a different cloning strategy...
  19. New Tool for Lineage Tracing: The ClonTracer Library

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    Sept. 22, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...abundance before and after a treatment. The library consists of a pool of lentiviral vectors with roughly 73...populations, they found that similar barcodes consistently made up the majority of the resistant populations...
  20. Antibodies 101: Stripping and Reprobing Western Blots

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    Aug. 1, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...abundance of your targets isn’t too different, consider antibody affinity: stronger binding antibodies...membranes recommend re-wetting with methanol before rinsing with wash buffer, as dry PVDF won’t evenly re-absorb...
  21. Progress Towards a PAM-Free CRISPR

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    March 7, 2024, 2:39 p.m.
    ...the ‘quality’ of the gRNA sequence, including propensity for off-targets, secondary structures, etc., ...more pan-genome PAM flexibility, you’ll want to consider one of several Cas9s that recognize NG PAMs. The...
  22. Viral Vectors 101: Chemogenetics

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    July 11, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ... crossing the blood-brain barrier.  Another consideration when picking ligands for chemogenetic studies...response you aim to manipulate. It is important to consider that the same receptor can elicit different responses...
  23. Popular Retroviral Vectors and Their Uses in Scientific Research

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    July 24, 2018, 12:51 p.m.
    ... 1000000097) The Winslow lab barcoding library consists of 96 retroviral plasmids (based on the Murine...mammalian cells. The MuLE system kit from the Frew lab consists of 91 building block Entry vectors and 5 lentiviral...
  24. Corralling and Cornering the Goldilocks Antibody

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    Aug. 9, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...scientists to confidently choose reliable and consistent antibodies for specific markers. The Screening...production methods    NeuroMab and others have an extensive library of monoclonal antibodies; Addgene collaborates...
  25. Plasmids 101: In-house NGS Plasmid Quality Control Now at Addgene

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    April 6, 2021, 12:30 p.m.
    ... example, the CAG promoter, a hybrid promoter consisting of a CMV enhancer, chicken beta actin promoter...any template DNA and primers.  After performing extensive QC on that sample, we’ll then load it on to our...
  26. Mouse Modeling, Part 2: Breeding and Crossing Mice

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    Aug. 6, 2019, 12:55 p.m.
    ...Special breeding cases Whether your mouse colony consists of genetically engineered mice with a single mutation...strains that have been crossed, there are many considerations for effectively breeding your mice. Because...
  27. Engaging with science and society at pgEd

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    Sept. 20, 2018, 12:17 p.m.
    ...institutions. The conversations often move quickly into sensitive topics and uncomfortable places, from sticky ethical...rapidly changing landscape of genetics and our consistent stream of events mean that there is never a dull...
  28. Nanoblades: Tiny CRISPR Ninjas for Genome Editing Difficult Cells

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    Sept. 26, 2019, 12:50 p.m.
    ...and mice with Nanoblades CRISPR has also been extensively used to create transgenic mice by microinjecting...post Resources on Addgene.org Check out our comprehensive CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids and resources...
  29. Adeno Associated Virus (AAV) for Cell and Gene Therapy

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    Nov. 7, 2017, 1:59 p.m.
    ...lack all viral genes, including those that are responsible for integration into host chromosomes, further...to other gene delivery tools that are under consideration, recent advancements in various AAV technologies...
  30. 6 Tips for Grant Writing

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    Oct. 18, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...in different fields that can provide different insight into an area - not just working within the established...collaborators can also help you get some critical insight into what you're doing wrong. All this helps to...
  31. Reaching out to China: Canton Nucleic Acids Forum (CNAF) 2015

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    Dec. 1, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...using bacterial phage vectors with CRISPR/cas9 sensitizing gene cassettes. Thse vectors are engineered to...genes in the bacteria thus making the bacteria sensitive to known antibotics. These might be used on hospital...
  32. Story of a SynBio Startup: RevBio's Epiphany (or Lack Thereof)

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    June 5, 2014, 3:32 p.m.
    ... a company. Revolution Bioengineering is two responsible adults in their 30s who have quit their academic...below. We’re happy to answer questions about this transition (so far) and what we’ve learned.  Thank you ...
  33. Degrading DNA with Cascade-Cas3

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    Feb. 11, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
    ... increase efficiency of these systems, though consistent expression can still be a challenge. A multitasking...powerful than it is. The nuclease domain of Cas3 is considered weak, especially compared to the power of Cas9...
  34. Antibodies 101: Flow Compensation

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    May 16, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...which way your population needs to be shifted, consider your perpendicular lines. In this case, the population...applying very large compensation values (100+), consider what two markers your fluorescent markers are ...
  35. Of Myc and Men

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    Jan. 19, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...epitope, a phenomenon known as sequence context sensitivity (Schüchner, et al. 2020). In their study, some... newer Myc-tag antibodies appeared to be less sensitive to sequence context.    So, do Schüchner, et al...
  36. Truncated gRNAs for Regulating Gene Expression

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    Jan. 10, 2017, 3:37 p.m.
    ...nuclease-null—in order to effect different perturbations. Consider, for instance, the challenge of attempting to ...alterations can be exploited to quickly and inexpensively generate a potent Cas9-based transcriptional...
  37. Plasmids 101: Knockout/Knock-In Plasmids

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    Dec. 1, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...can survive positive selection, but it will be sensitive to negative selection. Remove the positive selection...creating knockout animals or cell lines, please consider sharing them by depositing with Addgene! Figures...
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