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TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 10, 2015, 3:06 p.m....salts may be preferable if the protein product is secreted to the medium or if slow expression is required...required due to solubility concerns. Insoluble and Secreted Proteins: The most common purification protocols...
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Fluorescent Proteins 101: When GFP lets you down
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 23, 2018, 12:05 p.m....Joachim Goedart, an assistant professor at the Section of Molecular Cytology and van Leeuwenhoek Centre...Joachim Goedhart is an assistant professor at the Section of Molecular Cytology and Van Leeuwenhoek Centre... -
Harnessing Bacterial Toxins for Allelic Exchange
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 15, 2019, 12:30 p.m....aeruginosa. These toxins were a mix of Type VI secreted effector toxins, toxin-antitoxin type toxins, ...Importantly, to prevent activation of toxins before the second crossover step, they tested their expression under... -
The Fluorescent Vegetables in Aptamer Soup
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 29, 2019, 2:27 p.m.... (Nilaratanakul et al., 2017) and levels of the second messenger cyclic di-AMP in Gram-positive bacteria...fluorescent biosensors for live cell imaging of second messengers cyclic di-GMP and cyclic AMP-GMP." Journal... -
Plasmids 101: Biotinylation
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 15, 2018, 1:50 p.m.... experiments, biotin is added to a primary or secondary antibody that targets your protein of interest... AviTag expressing proteins in bacteria, yeast, insect and mammalian cells. Check out Kay et al., 2009... -
Four Ways to Package Transgenes That Exceed the Size Limit of Adeno-associated Virus
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 1, 2020, 1:15 p.m....in a single step and serve as donors for two consecutive CRISPR-mediated HDR events which results in the...target site after the first HDR event, then the second HDR event can’t occur. Lastly, depending on its... -
Viral Vectors 101: Integrase-Deficient Lentiviral Vectors
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 13, 2025, 1:15 p.m....multiple plasmids. For simplicity, we’ll use the second-generation system as an example. The lentiviral...remember: You can never trust a lentivirus with secrets... Because they tend to insert themselves into ... -
Site Directed Mutagenesis by PCR
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 2, 2016, 2:30 p.m....usually ensure that the 3’-base(s) do not form secondary structures. The introduction (or ablation) of ...around 3% final concentration). The DMSO reduces secondary structures of the DNA template, and may also decrease... -
Targeting HIV-1 with CRISPR: Shock and Kill or Cut it Out?
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 10, 2016, 2:30 p.m....through cytotoxicity or the immune response. The second strategy is the simple removal of the HIV-1 genome...to ablate a well-established viral reservoir. A second challenge for CRISPR HIV-1 therapies is sequence... -
Hot Plasmids: Spring 2025
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 3, 2025, 1:15 p.m....#198003)) and Goat anti-Mouse IgG2a Cross-Adsorbed Secondary Antibody, Alexa Fluor 488 (Thermo Fisher A-21131... or Goat anti-Rabbit IgG (H+L) Cross-Adsorbed Secondary Antibody, Alexa Fluor 594 (Thermo Fisher A-11012... -
Viral Vectors 101: AAV Serotypes and Tissue Tropism
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 16, 2025, 3:42 p.m.... the first number refers to the genome, and the second number to the capsid. Most vectors provided by ...viral prep service. AAV2 Despite being isolated second, AAV2 is the best studied and most commonly used... -
Is this the right place for me? 8 tactics for choosing a lab
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 2, 2018, 12:56 p.m....of biting my tongue and gratefully moved on. My second rotation was in a big lab with a famous PI who ... I’ll highlight some of these questions in the sections below. Mentoring relationships can help identify... -
Recombinase-based State Machines Enable Order-dependent Logic in vivo
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 28, 2016, 2:30 p.m.... that we describe in the Materials and Methods section of our paper (1). Lastly, it is possible to build...sequencing as described in the Material and methods section of our paper (1). How might one troubleshoot GSRMs... -
Building Global Connections with the International Mentorship Program USA-EUROPE
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 6, 2015, 3:30 p.m....Conference highlights included remarks by the Spanish Secretary of Research, Development, and Innovation, D. Carmen...quantifiable, but always significant. Doubts, fears, insecurities… all shrink when shared with a mentor who has... -
Lambda Red: A Homologous Recombination-based Technique for Genetic Engineering
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 15, 2016, 3:57 p.m....recombineering experiment (Figure 2). In the following sections, key steps that differ from traditional restriction...removed from the chromosome of the host E. coli by a second lambda red recombination event. Alternatively, ... -
Mycoplasma Contamination: Where Does It Come From and How to Prevent It
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 8, 2020, 1:15 p.m....of the techniques listed below and always use a second assay to be 100% sure. Before testing for mycoplasma...time-consuming process and increases the risk of secondary contamination to other healthy cell lines. Mycoplasma... -
Antibodies 101: Validation
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 24, 2022, 1:15 p.m....complex samples such as whole cell lysate or tissue sections. It is important to confirm that your antibody...doi.org/10.1080/19420862.2015.1100787 Taussig MJ, Fonseca C, Trimmer JS (2018) Antibody validation: A view... -
A Primer on Optogenetics: Introduction and Opsin Delivery
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 10, 2015, 2:30 p.m.... you may not find in the materials and methods sections of optogenetics papers. Optogenetics step one...channelrhodopsin-2 transgenic mice for optogenetic dissection of neural circuitry function. Nature methods.... -
Antibody Validation for Flow Cytometry
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 10, 2024, 1:15 p.m....and corresponding Multi-rAb CoraLite® Plus 647 secondary antibodies. Antibody staining was quantified using...histograms show cells that have only been stained with secondary antibodies, showing the level of background staining... -
Deep Dive: qPCR
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 29, 2022, 1:15 p.m....design resources in the References and Resource section. Validation Once designed, your primer and probe...amplicons; if your amplicon is AT-rich or has a secondary structure, you may see a double peak even with...