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  1. 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...
  2. Viral Vectors 101: Voltage Indicators

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    Jan. 30, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ...exogenously to measure a phenotypic response in the form of fluorescence or voltage indicators.   Viral... here!). The only issue with these GEVIs? They perform poorly in two-photon conditions, which are necessary...
  3. Quick Guide to Working with Drosophila Part 1: Getting Started with Flies

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    July 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...
  4. Plasmids 101: Degron Tags

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    March 14, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...ligase complex. Finally, when auxin is added in the form of auxin hormone indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), the...behave with a new protein, but you can make an informed choice!   References and Resources References...
  5. PITChing MMEJ as an Alternative Route for Gene Editing

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    Feb. 23, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...MMEJ (microhomology-mediated end-joining)? MMEJ, a form of alternative end-joining, requires only very small...’s become clear that the power of this editing platform lies in the diversity of nucleases and their applications...
  6. Which Fluorescent Protein Should I Use?

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    May 20, 2014, 2:06 p.m.
    ...the two halves are in close proximity, they will form the full FP and fluoresce. Split FPs can be used...
  7. Degrading DNA with Cascade-Cas3

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    Feb. 11, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
    ...mechanism (see next section for details). The newly formed single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) is then pulled through...through Cas3. After these initial steps, Cas3 can perform its helicase and nuclease functions simultaneously... D. W. (2023). Structural snapshots of R-loop formation by a type I-C CRISPR Cascade. Molecular Cell, ...
  8. Magnetic Control of Proteins: More than a Dream

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    Sept. 24, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...expressed in E. coli, in mammalian cells, or in purified form, and didn’t need any added cofactors.      ...future MagLOV-based tools, just as light-induced conformational changes are the basis of many optogenetic tools...have collected a variety of data that might help formulate some hypotheses. They are excited to see other...
  9. Antibodies 101: Producing Recombinant Antibodies

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    Aug. 13, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...secreted into the periplasmic space to be oxidized and form disulfide bonds (Frenzel et. al., 2013). If you’...applications. An antibody that performs well in immunohistochemistry may not perform well in a western blot. ... than mammalian cells, but mammalian cells can perform human-like post-translational modifications that... If that’s the case, a buffer exchange can be performed using a desalting column or an ultrafiltration...ones, consider increasing the number of washes performed during your harvest. Validation Recombinant antibodies.... This can be due to conformational changes in the antigen or lower detection sensitivity of the assay...S. Sarangapani, Protein aggregation, particle formation, characterization & rheology, Current Opinion ...
  10. Viral Vectors 101: Producing Your rAAV

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    July 16, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...ultracentrifuge. During the spin, the virions will form a band due to their high density, which can be collected...   Pro tip! An optional media exchange can be performed 12–18 hours post-transfection to help remove toxic...
  11. Don’t FRET: Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation Makes Visualizing Protein-Protein Interactions Easy

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    Aug. 27, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...protein interaction partners (PIPs), the FP fragments form the complete FP because the PIPs they’re tethered...to bring them into close proximity (Figure 1). Formation of the complete FP results in a fluorescent signal...selection of FP fragments and, preferably, some information about the structures of the tested PIPs. Many...fuse the FP fragments. In the absence of this information, you can fuse each FP fragment to the N- and ...your results. Unfortunately, without structural information, constructing appropriate controls may requires...
  12. Hot Plasmids - August 2020

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    Aug. 18, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...synthetic oscillator, bistable network, stripe pattern-forming incoherent feed-forward loop. Find the plasmids...systems at Addgene! Schematic of the evolution platform to generate TEV protease variants. Catalysis by...the right places, which can provide misleading information on where exactly a structure or protein is located...dissolved at a higher concentration, and results in uniform NB biotinylation. Once induced, the NBs could be...developed fluorescently labeled piggyBac vectors for uniform and sustained expression of single or multiplexed...
  13. Multiplexed Capture of Promoter-enhancer 3D Chromatin Structures Using CRISPR

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    July 2, 2020, 12:40 p.m.
    ...chromatin, the complex of DNA and proteins that forms chromosomes. These long range DNA interactions are... are often detected with chromosome conformation capture (3C) based methods, such as 5C or Hi-C (Han et...generated with current 3C methods provide useful information about chromatin interactions, they are grainy...for answering more questions about chromatin conformations. The Xu lab presented three ways to use CAPTURE... capture of chromatin interactions The Xu lab performed a proof-of-concept experiment to show that CAPTURE...original CAPTURE method. Both CAPTURE methods outperformed other 3D chromatin methods such as ChIA-PET ...is detection of temporal changes in chromatin conformation, like those that occur during development and...
  14. Tips for a 1st time AAV user (by a Rookie AAV user)

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    Oct. 23, 2018, 11:49 a.m.
    ...are required for proper packaging of AAV, but also form secondary structures that are prone to deletion ...and XmaI restriction sites). Another way is to transform AAV transfer plasmids into bacterial strains, ...found in the culture media, you should consider performing PEG precipitation. Instead of sonicating the ...
  15. Plasmids 101: Codon usage bias

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    Sept. 27, 2018, 1:09 p.m.
    ...choice, you should perform a functional assay to make sure your protein isn’t forming inclusion bodies ...
  16. New Tools Enable CRISPRa for Neuroscience Applications

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    July 2, 2019, 12:51 p.m.
    ...specify and assemble diverse arrays of neurons, forming the neuronal circuits that will later be refined...traditional cDNA overexpression: isoform-specific gene expression. Gene isoforms refer to mRNAs generated from...untranslated or coding regions. Typically, each gene isoform has a distinct transcriptional start site. Because...transcriptional start sites in order to better understand isoform-specific gene regulation — at least, more straightforward...straightforward than generating cDNA for each gene isoform individually. To highlight this advantage, they...neurons and synapses as well as long-term memory formation. The Bdnf gene possesses 9 distinct transcriptional...with CRISPRa, the Day lab singled out two Bdnf isoforms (I and IV) for investigation. Co-transduction ...
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