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  1. Antibodies 101: Affinity Reagents

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    April 14, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...including imaging.  Diabodies are ~60 kDa proteins formed by two Fab fragments bound by short peptide linkers...When Placed in a Divalent Tumor Antigen Binding Format. Journal of Biological Chemistry. https://doi.org...
  2. Viral Vectors 101: Virus Safety

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    June 22, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...from sharp equipment are one of the most common forms of lab accidents, so extra precaution should be ...
  3. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - March 2021

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    March 23, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...interacts with endogenous Skp1 and Cul3 proteins to form a SCF E3 ubiquitin ligase complex. In the presence...
  4. Viral Vectors 101: Inverted Terminal Repeats

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    Oct. 19, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...palindromic sequences (A-A’, B-B’, and C-C’ regions) and forms a T-shaped structure. The Rep binding element (RBE...
  5. Click Biology: How to Click and Play to Explore Biology

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    Oct. 21, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...regular building-blocks of living cells, rapidly forming covalent bonds to specific partners under cell-...define what features would allow for the best performance in the most contexts (Figure 1). Together the...the features with optimal biological performance are described as Click Biology (Howarth, 2025). ...SpyCatcher003 SpyTag/SpyCatcher Rapid covalent bond formation between a genetically encoded peptide (SpyTag)...SnoopCatcher SpyTag/SpyCatcher Rapid covalent bond formation between a genetically encoded peptide (SnoopTag...DogCatcher SpyTag/SpyCatcher Rapid covalent bond formation between a genetically encoded peptide (DogTag)...tools are already deposited at Addgene in multiple formats: for use in different organisms, targeted to particular...
  6. Antibodies 101: Fab Fragments

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    Sept. 5, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...good secondaries for cases where you need to pre-form primary-secondary antibody complexes before applying...determines what secondary antibody you should use when performing indirect immunoassays. The Fab regions, on the... is fairly easy to find these in a Fab fragment format. Reporter-conjugated anti-IgG Fab fragments make...applying them to samples, such as when performing IHC in a sample where your secondary antibody recognizes...considerations will help you narrow down which antibody format to use for your specific scenario.    References...
  7. Choosing the B(right)est Fluorescent Protein: Photostability

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    June 8, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...in a loss of fluorescence, which, in its simplest form, can be described by a mono-exponential decay (analogous...predict how fluorophores perform in ‘real experiments’, it is advisable to perform time-lapse imaging of ...To determine photostability, an experiment is performed that measures fluorescence intensity over time...Therefore, photostability measurements can be performed with soluble fluorescent proteins or localized...photostability measurements reported in the literature are performed in different ways. We describe a number of issues...used to make these measurements and hope this information can help guide your understanding of reported...fluorescent protein. Photostability measurements can be performed on purified fluorescent proteins. To avoid diffusion...
  8. Experimenting in an Open Source lab: from CRISPR to Cats

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    July 23, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ... for peer learning and knowledge sharing, in the form of workshops, presentations, and lectures. There...with next-generation sequencing data and the bioinformatics pipeline. It’s possible that we’ll find something... have members looking at how to re-use it as a platform for monitoring homemade microfluidic chips using...using the fantastic optics and fluidics platform it contains. Biotech equipment becomes obsolete amazingly...
  9. Career Coaching for Scientists: Why and Where Do I Find One?

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    Jan. 29, 2015, 1:25 p.m.
    ...review and most create useful online content in the form of blogs or articles. Look for them on Twitter, ...for free.  Take advantage of this to get the information you need to choose well. What are their qualifications...the desired outcomes? Ask openly for clear information on costs. Can you suggest some coaches? Yes ...
  10. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - January 2021

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    Jan. 5, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...cells. Now, Francois St-Pierre’s lab developed a new form of FACS-based cell screening, Single-cell Phenotypic...optogenetics. Optogenetic tools use light to induce conformational changes in a protein.    Cells expressing...reduced scale in screens without any reduction in performance compared to larger genome-wide libraries. Find...
  11. Plasmids 101: Protein Expression

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    June 7, 2018, 1:17 p.m.
    ...proteins produced by bacteria become insoluble, forming inclusion bodies that are difficult to extract ...expression vector that is then transformed into a bacterial cell. Transformed cells propagate, are induced...post-translational modifications including protein folding, formation of disulfide bridges, glycosylation and acetylation...
  12. Corralling and Cornering the Goldilocks Antibody

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    Aug. 9, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and their recombinant forms (rAbs). mAbs and rAbs have higher homogeneity than...non-target proteins), variability (separate batches can perform differently – happens when the antibody is produced...binding to off-target molecules), reliable (wouldn’t perform differently over time), compatible with the desired...images similarly to the negative control, that informs us that the primary antibody is very weak or with...the hippocampus compared to other regions, that informs us that this antibody has specific binding and ...
  13. Science communication: 9 Strategies to Get Your Foot in the Door

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    Sept. 27, 2017, 1:23 p.m.
    ... by blogging. Writing a blog is not only a great form of scientific outreach, it also helps you to hone...talk – to win the audience’s applause with your performance. When your institute opens its doors to the public...cover their annual meetings. 8) Training – Get a formal education Some people get into science communication... Get your community involved in sampling or bioinformatics analysis or upload your data to Zooniverse....
  14. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Introduction to FRET

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    June 27, 2017, 1:03 p.m.
    ...not occur or be detected even if the two proteins form a complex. To help troubleshoot your experimental...protein and are useful when a process affects the conformation of the probe. More on these biosensors later...would further increase the amount of correlated information available from a cellular process. FRET experiments...
  15. Reaching out to China: Canton Nucleic Acids Forum (CNAF) 2015

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    Dec. 1, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...cautioned the distinction of “higher” and “lower” life forms as we shared millions of years of common ancestry...findings from structural studies on the ribosome performed in his lab. RNA is a structural and functional...that RNA in the ribosome is in a complicated conformation “not like DNA which has a boring structure.”...
  16. Technical Design of a Western Blot

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    Aug. 22, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ... of interest is not available in a pure form, you can perform relative quantification, which measures ...If your protein of interest is available in pure form, you can use it to create a standard curve on your...different than the validation assays, we recommend performing your own validation assays. If you’re using previously...chemical-based. Before selecting one, check your antibody information. Many antibodies will have a recommended blocking...temperature for 1–2 years and are available in formulas specific to your choice of detection methods. ...Aldridge et al., 2008).  Woah! That was a lot of information to cover. But don’t worry — the next time you...
  17. 10 Basic tips for mammalian cell culture

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    July 12, 2018, 1:09 p.m.
    ...’t be lazy about splitting cells, instead try to form a routine. Twice a week often works for most fast-growing...
  18. Rabies and Neuronal Tracing

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    May 29, 2018, 1:51 p.m.
    ...transsynaptically). This is because the recombinant forms of these viruses typically used in research aren...after, we learned about organs and the jobs they perform. This became foundational later on when we studied...
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