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  1. Channelrhodopsins with improved light sensitivity for minimally-invasive optogenetics

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    Nov. 3, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ... as channelrhodopsins (ChRs) makes them light-responsive. When light shines on excitatory channelrhodopsin-expressing...channelrhodopsin-expressing neurons, the channelrhodopsins respond by opening and allowing an influx of ions into ...expressing mice did not have this self-stimulation response. This result showed that ChRger2 stronger photocurrent...
  2. Supporting Rare Disease Research with the 2020 BeHEARD Awards

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    Sept. 8, 2020, 2 p.m.
    ...to a large family of solute channels that are responsible for maintaining the nutrient and ionic balance...of an autoinflammatory loop: keratinocytes both respond to and release IL-36 cytokines. Keratinocytes are...cell and translate those signals into cellular responses. For example, GPCRs and their downstream G protein...
  3. Plasmids 101: Cre-lox

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    Jan. 13, 2015, 3:47 p.m.
    ...cyclization recombinase”), is a 38 kDa protein responsible for intra- and inter-molecular recombination ...lox system is a well-established research tool, especially in the field of mouse transgenics. A few of the... (FRT) site being analogous to Cre and loxP, respectively. The FLP-FRT technology can be an effective ...
  4. 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... (HDR). This characteristic makes AAV vectors especially amenable to correcting disease-associated mutations...PMCID: PMC4450362. 4. Sun, J. Y., et al. "Immune responses to adeno-associated virus and its recombinant ...
  5. Cpf1 Update: Comparison to Cas9 and NgAgo

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    July 14, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ... and AsCpf1 are 3.7 kb and 3.9 kb in length, respectively, larger than SaCas9 but smaller than SpCas9....These nucleases should fit well into AAV vectors, especially given that Cpf1 gRNAs are also shorter than those...rate is similar to that of high fidelity Cas9s eSpCas9 and SpCas9-HF1. Both AsCpf1 and LbCpf1 ribonucleoproteins...
  6. Adenoviral Vector Production and Troubleshooting

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    Blog Post
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    June 14, 2018, 11:44 a.m.
    ... using AdV is that it triggers a strong immune response after in vivo administration, which results in...expression ceases relatively quickly due to immune response against AdV. Importantly, recombination-competent...spectrophotometry. An absorbance of at 260nm corresponds to 1.1 x 1012 particles/mL. To calculate the ...
  7. Gaining Leadership Skills Volunteering at a Professional Organization

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    Aug. 6, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...communication and learning to work with people despite the distance improved my verbal and written communication...strengths and work effectively. Leadership responsibilities Being a leader in an organization, you need... different hats and came to understand the responsibilities that come with leadership. The NPA was a great...
  8. PRIDICT: Predicting Efficiencies of Prime Editing Guide RNAs

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    Blog Post
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    June 25, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...with the Krauthammer lab (University of Zurich), especially with my deep learning-wizard colleague Ahmed ...selecting the most promising pegRNA designs and especially facilitates the use of prime editing in pooled...true for any prime editor experimentalist, and especially shines once large-scale prime editing experiments...
  9. No Llamas Required - Synthetic Nanobodies Against Membrane Proteins

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    June 18, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...expensive to gain access to routinely, and it can be especially challenging when trying to develop antibodies... a defined set of different trinucleotides (corresponding to different amino acids) in the regions that...further characterization and analysis. In a rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Seeger lab demonstrated...
  10. Chromoproteins: Colorful Proteins For Molecular Biology Experiments

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    Feb. 4, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...fluorescent proteins, it’s important to note that despite their distinction by name, chromoproteins are actually...pTOX6 express the YhaV, MqsR, and Tse2 toxins, respectively, and all encode the amilCP chromoprotein. Vectors...pTOX9 express the YhaV, MqsR, and Tse2 toxins, respectively, and encode the tsPurple chromoprotein.  Find...
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