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TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 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...
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Supporting Rare Disease Research with the 2020 BeHEARD Awards
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 8, 2020, 2 p.m....0.27 to 4.6 per 10,000 people globally. Pustules form from the uncontrolled activation of the interleukin...will use Addgene’s RESOLUTE plasmid collection to perform a functional screen in mammalian cells to identify...cells with both human and murine targets thus informing potential for success in a patient-mutation bearing... -
Antibodies 101: Affinity Reagents
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 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... -
Viral Vectors 101: Virus Safety
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 22, 2023, 1:15 p.m....from sharp equipment are one of the most common forms of lab accidents, so extra precaution should be ... -
CRISPR 101: Cas9 vs. The Other Cas(s)
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 8, 2022, 2:15 p.m....cleavage. Instead of cleaving DNA at a defined site to form a clean DNA break, Cas3 locates its target sequence... many genome engineering endeavors. For more information on Cas9 variants, check out our blog post on ...specifically degrade target viral RNA. For more information on Cas13, check out our blog on RNA editing. ... -
Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - March 2021
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 23, 2021, 1:15 p.m....interacts with endogenous Skp1 and Cul3 proteins to form a SCF E3 ubiquitin ligase complex. In the presence... -
Experimenting in an Open Source lab: from CRISPR to Cats
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 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... -
Career Coaching for Scientists: Why and Where Do I Find One?
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 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 ... -
Science communication: 9 Strategies to Get Your Foot in the Door
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 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.... -
Fluorescent Proteins 101: Introduction to FRET
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 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... -
Plasmids 101: Protein Expression
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 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... -
Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - January 2021
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 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... -
Corralling and Cornering the Goldilocks Antibody
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 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 ... -
Reaching out to China: Canton Nucleic Acids Forum (CNAF) 2015
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 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.”... -
Illuminating Epigenetics with A FRET Based Biosensor
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 19, 2015, 3:30 p.m....are two fascinating examples of epigenetics in the form of imprinting. In imprinting, one copy of a gene... -
7 Simple Strategies to Resolve Conflicts with Difficult Supervisors
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 21, 2015, 1:30 p.m....problems that need to be resolved. If there are any forms that need to be signed, or manuscripts that need... -
Technical Design of a Western Blot
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 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... -
Quick Guide to Working with Drosophila Part 1: Getting Started with Flies
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 13, 2017, 2:30 p.m....case, the larva will metamorphose into its adult form. In all, it takes roughly 10 days for an egg to ...Some resources will direct you to the latest information about gene function, while others offer fly stocks...Flybase.org is absolutely essential. You can look up information about your fly gene using the search box in the... started. Any given gene’s webpage will have information on where the gene is expressed within the fly...website as well. Additionally, they have useful information on topics such as choosing the right balancer... -
Fluorescent Proteins 101: Visualizing Subcellular Structures & Organelles
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 22, 2017, 2:30 p.m....resides in and potentially which other proteins it forms complexes with. These “colocalization” studies give... -
Truncated gRNAs for Regulating Gene Expression
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 10, 2017, 3:37 p.m....transcriptional start site of a gene of interest, Cas9 forms a steric block that prevents RNA polymerase from...