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  1. Summer SciComm: Preprints

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    Aug. 16, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...allow authors to avoid many of these issues, by sharing their work publicly and immediately once the manuscript...emerging SARS-CoV-2 virus quickly and openly. By sharing results faster and more broadly, scientists can...evidence of their productivity that can be shared with hiring and review committees, as opposed to the opaque.... Preprints at Addgene Preprints are all about sharing scientific knowledge faster and more openly - which...open-science organizations, we support scientists in sharing their results and materials with the broader community...in a preprint provides all the same benefits as sharing those plasmids alongside a journal article, but...He also posted two preprints of his own research during his PhD studies.  References and Additional Resources...

  2. Announcing the Winners of the 2021 Michael Davidson and Roger Tsien Commemorative Conference Awards

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    Blog Post
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    Aug. 5, 2021, 12:15 p.m.
    ... neurons using GCaMP7, measuring calcium signaling related fluorescence during morphine administration... neurons at specific firing frequencies. She hopes to identify how in vivo firing frequency of PV neurons...researchers attend a conference of their choice while honoring the late Michael Davidson and Roger Tsien who ...iGluSnFR3 (left). GluSnFR3 in pMinDisplay (PDGFR anchoring domain), in electroporated in rat hippocampal ...modulate protein activity and have important roles during oxidative stress. To monitor this activity, Pedre...

  3. CRISPR Meets Synthetic Biology: A Conversation with MIT’s Christopher Voigt

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    Blog Post
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    April 22, 2015, 2:06 p.m.
    ... genetic engineering, with the ultimate objective of genome design.” It’s genetic engineering on a genomic...toolbox needed for anyone to begin considering genetic engineering projects in a very big way. In one ...scale could be created. Someone could take on an engineering project including hundreds of genes and regulation...complete toolbox for taking on very large genetic engineering projects. Addgene: How easy is it to do this ...animals make. That will be an outcome of genetic engineering.   Thank you to Chris Voigt for speaking with...

  4. Hot Plasmids May 2018 - Optogenetics, Decaffeination, Biosensors, and Fluorescent Protein Tools

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    May 15, 2018, 12:43 p.m.
    ...CRY2, although some studies have shown that this clustering only happens under certain conditions. With...drawback of this method is the stray excitation of neighboring neurons in opsin dense regions. To overcome this...able to demonstrate that while illumination of neighboring cells evokes action potentials (APs) in patched...this operon can serve as a living biosensor for measuring caffeine content in samples. The Barrick lab and...concentrations in several beverages could be estimated by measuring growth of the ΔguaB pDCAF3 strain. Find the decaffeination...placesTagRFP-T and Dronpa in close proximity. By monitoring changes in TagRFP-T fluorescence intensity at...the authors tracked protein activity while also capturing information about spatial and temporal organization...

  5. Mouse Modeling, Part 1: Genetically Engineered Mice

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    July 11, 2019, 1:26 p.m.
    ...population. Outbred strains of mice are useful for comparing dominant and recessive traits and their impact...or treatments, but are not useful for genetic engineering. Examples of outbred strains include Swiss Webster...generating knockin mice but because CRISPR/Cas9 engineering favors DNA repair via non-homologous end joining...have errors introduced to the nucleotide sequence during the DNA repair process. The addition of small molecules...to transgenic mice, knockout mice are engineered during the embryonic stem cell stage using one of several...blog posts about using Cre-lox Read our genome engineering blog posts Resources on Addgene.org Find more...more about Cre-lox Read our Genome Engineering Guide Learn more in our CRIPSR guide ...

  6. CRISPR 101: Anti-CRISPR Proteins Switch Off CRISPR-Cas Systems

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    Blog Post
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    July 23, 2020, 1:20 p.m.
    ... while engineering viruses Acr genes can be used as positive selectable markers in engineering viruses...Acr proteins can also be used to prevent dCas9 tethering to DNA. Since these early anti-CRISPR studies,...dimerize which blocks the PAM recognition site (Harrington et al., 2017). Inhibit crRNA loadingExample: ...domain of Cas9 and prevents target DNA cleavage (Harrington et al., 2017). Figure 1: Anti-CRISPR proteins...436–439 . https://doi.org/10.1038/nature22377 Harrington LB, Doxzen KW, Ma E, Liu J-J, Knott GJ, Edraki... EJ, Maxwell KL, Davidson AR (2016) Naturally Occurring Off-Switches for CRISPR-Cas9. Cell 167:1829-1838...

  7. Progress Towards a PAM-Free CRISPR

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    Blog Post
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    March 7, 2024, 2:39 p.m.
    ...guide sequence for your genome engineering experiment. With CRISPR entering the clinic for correction of...structure-guided engineering of the PAM-interacting domain of Cas9. After multiple rounds of engineering, they developed...PAM right where you need it, the odds of this occurring are not in your favor. Thus, there is a need to...coverage in the human genome. SpRY Cas9 has PAM sites covering the majority of the genome! Want to get your...Requirement and Expanding Beyond Cas9 xCas9: Engineering a CRISPR Variant with PAM Flexibility History...

  8. Viral Vectors 101: Calcium Sensors

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    Blog Post
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    Aug. 10, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ... Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 2012 Jun 1;2012(6):pdb-top069609. Palmer AE, Tsien RY. Measuring calcium...concentrations. This will reduce noise and ensure you are measuring the events-of-interest. Sensors suitable for ER...reporters use a single fluorescent protein (FP), requiring only a simple measurement. However, single wavelength...sites per sensor (to decrease unnecessary calcium buffering and to increase sensitivity), and is a great FRET...expression and integration within the target cells, ensuring more consistent and reproducible results in calcium...subtypes for efficient expression and downstream monitoring. This targeted approach allows scientists to ...

  9. Viral Vectors 101: Chemogenetics

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    Blog Post
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    July 11, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...In order to understand the complex wiring of the brain and the underpinnings of neurological disease,...manipulating cell activity, especially neuronal firing. What is chemogenetics? Chemogenetics relies on...looking at immediate effects of specific neuron firing are better equipped using fast-acting optogenetic...receptors can be used to alter excitability by lowering or raising the threshold for signaling. The two...for neuronal signaling and causes neuronal burst firing. Other DREADDs, such as the KORD receptor, increase...The Power of the Lock, the Weakness of the Key. Favoring the Pursuit of Specific Conditions Rather than...Carpenter JC, Snowball A, Knauss S, von Schimmelmann M, During MJ, Lignani G, Schorge S, Young D, Kullmann DM,...

  10. Tips for Technical Support Calls

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    Blog Post
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    Sept. 20, 2016, 2:39 p.m.
    ...amount of time. Though I now spend far less time answering help emails and phone calls, I feel compelled ...can be a particularly good resource if you are considering using a reagent for “off-label” purposes. When... than you might think. The Addgene scientists answering the phone are smart, but they cannot (and should..., but many bio companies have real scientists answering their technical support questions (besides Addgene...Addgene, I know both Abcam and NEB have Ph.D.s answering emails and phones). We can’t be experts on every...-up when things get crazy. Take home message Answering customer service questions is a delicate balance...Once You Recieve Them Get Help with the Addgene Ordering Process ...

  11. 5 Tips for Troubleshooting Viral Transductions

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    Aug. 11, 2016, 2:23 p.m.
    ..., the vector may undergo genomic rearrangements during replication. To avoid genomic rearrangements, try...store freshly harvested virus at 4 °C instead of storing it briefly at -80 °C. If troubleshooting, the safest...increased by concentrating a viral stock. Different titering methods can reveal differences in physical versus...result of plasmid integration via recombination during transfection, and does not necessarily indicate... infect the packaging cells. Another method of ensuring viral production is to perform PCR against components...adoptive immunotherapy." Acute Leukemias VIII. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2001. 291-306. PubMed PMID:...Yezzi, and Barbara R. Young. "Recombination events during integration of transfected DNA into normal human...

  12. The Materials Science of Optogenetics Experiments

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    Blog Post
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    Sept. 17, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ... important consideration when preparing the implant itself, which brings me to the second key point; the...cable to the ferrule implant must be maintained during the entire protocol, otherwise optical stimulation...it to a patch cable connected to the laser and measuring its output with a light meter before and after...that one laser can stimulate only a single animal during the course of an experiment. There are a number..., 6]. These have the obvious advantage of not requiring patch cable connection to the laser, which affords...science writing. Derek is also a pianist and an aspiring composer. View his blog drsimonsaysscience.org...

  13. Story of a SynBio Startup: RevBio's Epiphany (or Lack Thereof)

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    Blog Post
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    June 5, 2014, 3:32 p.m.
    ...of Revolution Bioengineering.  Last year we started a company. Revolution Bioengineering is two responsible...so hard that we upended our lives and took this daring risk? What moment changed our whole outlook on ... We both had an applied science bent, so the engineering aspect of this job appealed to us. However, since...thinking about how we could bypass the establishment hiring system altogether. We had a lot of ideas about ...molded the whole thing into a marketable product. During this process, we had an idea that survived the ...outside of Washington D.C. and has always enjoyed exploring the outdoors and experiencing nature first-hand...

  14. Typing CRISPR Systems

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    Blog Post
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    March 18, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...2023). Uncovering the functional diversity of rare CRISPR-Cas systems with deep terascale clustering. Science...interest in bacterial and archaeal immune systems. During this time, scientists discovered many related immune...keep increasing, as efforts using large-scale clustering and discovery algorithms find new candidates ... L. A., & Zhang, F. (2013). Multiplex genome engineering using CRISPR/CAS systems. Science, 339(6121),...1027. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaq0180 Harrington, L. B., Burstein, D., Chen, J. S., Paez-Espino..., K. V. (2021). Type III CRISPR-CAS systems: deciphering the most complex prokaryotic immune system. Biochemistry...(2015). Co-transcriptional DNA and RNA Cleavage during Type III CRISPR-Cas Immunity. Cell, 161(5), 1164...

  15. 15 Hot Plasmids from 2017

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    Blog Post
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    Jan. 9, 2018, 3:02 p.m.
    ...experiments simultaneously measuring the activities of CaMKII and RhoA during induction of structural plasticity...type. To this end, they constructed AAV plasmids bearing one of the distal-less homeobox 5 and 6 (Dlx5/6...“caged” by fusion to specific domains thereby rendering them inactive in the cytoplasm. The authors use... Segment on PhoCl LSSmCherry1 & RDSmCherry1: Engineering and directed evolution of new RFP variants The... length with TZAP Multiplexible plant genome engineering toolkit The Voytas Lab at the University of Minnesota...used for either TALEN or CRISPR -based genome engineering across a variety of plant species. This toolkit...variety of promoters for versatile and robust engineering. These components are provided in Golden Gate...

  16. Golden Gate Assembly Upgrades: More Fragments, Faster Assembly, and Higher Fidelity

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    Blog Post
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    Oct. 11, 2018, 12:30 p.m.
    ...significant activity on some mismatch-containing pairings. During Golden Gate assembly, ligation of mismatched... assemblies that enable biosynthetic pathway engineering and optimization. However, current best practices...redesign was guided by both advances in the re-engineering of the original BsaI-HF® Type IIS restriction...efficiency and identification of mismatch-prone pairings. Using these 4 bp overhang observations, accurate...and a Development Group Leader overseeing a team bringing new products to market, New England Biolabs, Inc...comprehensive profiling of T4 DNA ligase fidelity and bias during DNA end-joining." Nucleic acids research (2018)...

  17. Polymerase Chain Reaction Overview and Applications

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    Blog Post
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    Aug. 10, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ... first identified in the late 1960s during research at hot springs in Yellowstone National Park.  In addition...Using these reagents and a series of heating (denaturing) and cooling (annealing) steps Taq polymerase... common for dNTPs and other reagents to run low during the final cycles which would slow or stop PCR amplification... as real time PCR is a PCR technique used for measuring a starting DNA concentration using PCR. qPCR requires...this fluorescent dye, the concentration of the DNA during the PCR reaction cycles is continuously detected... Variations Quantifying low abundance targets Monitoring subtle changes in target DNA levels Multiplex...

  18. 8 Great Depositor Research Stories

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    Blog Post
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    Dec. 15, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...you to our depositors for sharing your science with us! Corralling and Cornering the Goldilocks Antibody...editing and multiplex prime editing (requiring minimal payloads!) Uncovering Ancestral Bias in CRISPR Research...antibodies for use in mice and human brain IHC and sharing the data on the mAb3D atlas website.  The iGluSnFR3...Beroukhim labs to write a post on their paper uncovering ancestral bias in CRISPR guide library design...

  19. A Needle in a Base-Stack: Cas9 Structural Biology

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    Blog Post
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    June 4, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...becoming an ever more ubiquitous tool for genome engineering, and studying its structure can help us understand...nucleotides 1-10 of the guide RNA, prearranged for base pairing with a complementary DNA strand. These 10 nucleotides...Figure 3 crystal structure, reflecting the less stringent recognition mechanism that can tolerate mismatches...mismatches in the next 8-10 bases after perfect pairing in the seed sequence.   Figure 6: Electron...stabilizing the active conformation of the HNH domain, ensuring all binding partners are in place before cleavage...still being uncovered, and different techniques all bring their own advantages—and blind spots—to these questions...better understand how to manipulate it. Happy CRISPRing!   Molecular graphics and analyses performed with...

  20. Celebrating One Million Plasmids Shared!

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    Blog Post
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    Sept. 25, 2018, 2:39 p.m.
    ...Reaching one million plasmids shared might have you wondering how many plasmids leave Addgene headquarters every...Joanne Kamens, Addgene’s executive director, said during our celebratory lunch, it’s hard to picture one... September 13, 2018 This massive scale reagent sharing led us to calculate how much time we have saved...would have saved 5 million hours through reagent sharing. How much is 5 million hours? A colossal 547 years...plasmids to the repository and for the scientific sharing community (check out the infographic below for ...the past month, we’ve enjoyed seeing scientists sharing their contributions on social media as well the...
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