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  1. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Photoactivatable Fluorescent Proteins

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    April 25, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ... PA-FP for your experiment, there are several parameters to consider, such as brightness, photostability...leading to protein aggregation. Another important parameter to consider is the contrast ratio- a comparison... PA-FPs have helped create several new imaging methods, including photoactivation-localization microscopy...high-resolution two-color fluorescence microscopy." Nature methods 6.2 (2009): 153-159. PubMed PMID:19169259. PubMed...photoactivatable fluorescent proteins for CLEM." Nature methods 12.3 (2015): 215-218. PubMed PMID:25581799. PubMed...indicators for targeted neuronal imaging." Nature methods 12.9 (2015): 852-858. PubMed PMID:26167640. PubMed...
  2. Viral Vectors 101: Inverted Terminal Repeats

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    Oct. 19, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ... with biorender.com. ITR structure  ITRs are symmetrical 145-nucleotide sequences that flank the ends ...not properly assemble, but these sequences can sometimes be removed to improve vector stability and sequencing...mutations will go undetected by restriction digest methods.    Resources and references More resources on...the Baculovirus/Sf9 Cells System. Hum Gene Ther Methods, 28(5), 277–289. https://doi.org/10.1089/hgtb.2016.133...Repeats of Adeno-Associated Virus. Hum Gene Ther Methods, 30(6), 206–213. https://doi.org/10.1089/hgtb.2019.276...
  3. Plasmids 101: Screens vs. Selections

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    Nov. 10, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...first question is: to screen or to select? Which method will work best for your scientific question? If...Why the confusion? The commonality between these methods is that both attempt to identify new players in...those factors is assessed. The two most common methods of manipulation are genetic knockout mutations ...Thus, a limited panel is usually selected. The method you choose to assess traits of interest is highly...cells and thus not assayable with CRISPR. Another method, popularized in yeast, are temperature sensitive...
  4. Multiplex Genome Editing with CRISPR-Cpf1

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    May 9, 2017, 2:12 p.m.
    ...this new Cpf1 multiplexing method, other multiplex CRISPR gene editing methods relied solely on Cas9. Overall...Cas9 Multiplexing Options  Multiplexing Method Delivery Method Advantages Disadvantages References Yamamoto...CRISPR technologies.  It’s a simple and effective method with multiple applications (in vitro, in vivo, ...
  5. Screening for Successful Genome Editing with Digital PCR

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    March 30, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...your favourite gene, there are several different methods available. Thankfully, there are many great resources...® or T7E1) for mutation detection. While these methods paved the way for mutation validation, we found...workflow. Digital PCR comparison to other validation methods As mentioned, these assays have several major advantages...human iPS cells without antibiotic selection. Nat Meth 11, 291–293 (2014). PubMed PMID: 24509632. PubMed...Berman, J. R. & Postovit, L.-M. A Digital PCR-Based Method for Efficient and Highly Specific Screening of ...
  6. Hot Plasmids - May 2022

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    May 26, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...expression using Cre-mediated AAV Targeted Evolution method (M-CREATE) dCas9-SSAP with reduced error rate for...expression using Cre-mediated AAV Targeted Evolution method (M-CREATE) by: Brian O'Neill  The Viviana Gradinaru...version of the Cre-mediated AAV Targeted Evolution method (M-CREATE), in which one applies both positive ... by: Lucie Wilson Le Cong’s lab has developed a method using dCas9-SSAP to knock-in long sequences with...to 20%, comparable to commonly used CRISPR/Cas9 methods for large inserts. However, this system has a much...
  7. AAV Q&A with Tim Miles

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    May 17, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...in sample treatment across methods can affect reported titer by either method so to ensure equal animal...vector, split intein approach.   Q3: What’s the best method for titering AAV? Is there a difference in titer...traditionally used qPCR (protocol link). We have found this method to be reliable and reproducible. However, we do...animal dosing, we advise that users keep titering method consistent across samples within a project. Targeting...
  8. 3 Challenges in Plant Synthetic Biology

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    July 22, 2014, 5:46 p.m.
    ...not understand, and the complicated and unique metabolic processes of plants are being investigated on ...biochemical pathways involved in central anthocyanin metabolism are well understood. Additional work has also...knockouts to better understand developmental, metabolic, and photosynthetic processes. Often the tools...like a lot of specialized science, these tools sometimes have limited distribution. We hope that will change...more difficult by the fact that transformation methods have also been patented. In order to construct ...
  9. Giving gRNAs a Facelift - Synthetic and Beyond

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    Oct. 20, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ... of the most common of these is 2’-O-methylation, where a methyl group is added to the 2’ hydroxyl group...protect the RNA from degradation, several simple methods have been employed which modify the sugar or phosphate...together, for example phosphorothioates with 2’-O-methyl modifications, proved more stability than just ...similar advantages, bridged nucleic acids with N-methyl substitutions are slightly more efficient and less...
  10. Channelrhodopsins with improved light sensitivity for minimally-invasive optogenetics

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    Nov. 3, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...Optogenetics is a neuroscience method that lets you fire neurons with the flick of a light switch. Neurons...channelrhodopsins with high-throughput proteins engineering methods, like directed evolution, because channelrhodopsins...channelrhodopsins are typically evaluated with low-throughput methods such as patch-clamp electrophysiology, a technique... was delivered and activated with non-invasive methods to the neurons in the right secondary motor cortex...engineering enables minimally invasive optogenetics. Nat Methods 16:1176–1184 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-019...
  11. Antibodies 101: Selecting the Right Antibody

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    March 15, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...which may contain more detailed data on the assay methods. You might find that while the website highlights...direct (primary-conjugated) or indirect (secondary) methods. In those cases, remember that a secondary should...anti-tag antibody; and immunoprecipitation-mass spectrometry strategies that isolate an antibody’s immune...complexes and confirm interacting partners by mass spectrometry (Uhlen, 2016). Be sure that the antibody you...) A proposal for validation of antibodies. Nat Methods 13:823–827...
  12. Viral Vectors 101: Producing Your rAAV

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    July 16, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...your viral vector solution. A variety of titering methods have been developed to determine the titers of ...precision and variability, qPCR is the more widely used method due to the accessibility of instruments in standard... terminal repeat sequences. Human Gene Therapy Methods, 23(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1089/hgtb... of AAV Serotype 1 Vectors. Human Gene Therapy Methods, 28(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1089/hgtb...titers by droplet digital PCR. Human Gene Therapy Methods, 25(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1089/hgtb...
  13. Plasmids 101: Knockout/Knock-In Plasmids

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    Dec. 1, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...   Knockout/Knock-in plasmids Gene targeting methods also make it possible to insert, or knock-in, any...chosen promoter responds. You can also use this method to tag an endogenous protein with GFP, as seen ... given locus.   Conditional knockouts The methods and plasmids described in the preceding sections...The future of knockout plasmids Although these methods have been used to create many knockout cell lines...Addgene depositors have developed new CRISPR-based methods for various knock-ins, discussed in our CRISPR ...
  14. AAV Vector Quality Control: Going the Extra Mile with NGS

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    Sept. 12, 2017, 1:44 p.m.
    ...Characterization Methods for Quality Control Testing of Recombinant Adeno-Associated Viruses. In: Methods in Molecular... for the contaminant is Addgene plasmid #44362. Method validation, limitations, and future plans How did...another AAV vector with AAV-68544 to validate our method. We then extracted the DNA and processed the mixed... start, but to determine the sensitivity of our method we wanted to see how low we could go. We prepared...
  15. Getting to Know Expansion Microscopy

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    June 20, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...option, but the equipment needed for EM is not something you find in the average cell and molecular biology... continuous lines in pre-expanded samples can sometimes take on a fragmented appearance post-expansion...ultrastructures using expansion microscopy (U-ExM). Nat Methods 16:71–74. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-018-0238...fluorescent Fab fragment secondary antibodies. Methodsx 9:101796. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2022.101796...principles and uses in biological research. Nat Methods 16:33–41. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-018-0219...
  16. New Optimized Genome-wide CRISPRko, CRISPRi, and CRISPRa Libraries

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    Oct. 4, 2018, 12:44 p.m.
    ...sgRNA-level metrics to assess library performance in viability screens. Based on these metrics the Brunello... CRISPRi libraries with 10 sgRNAs in the sgRNA metrics, confirming again that sgRNA design plays a significant...dCas9 and its RNA directed binding site. These methods include the fusion of an activation domain such...of multiple copies of VP16 termed the “Sun Tag” method (Tanenbaum et al., 2014). The sgRNA or tracrRNA...
  17. Don’t FRET: Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation Makes Visualizing Protein-Protein Interactions Easy

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    Aug. 27, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...in large enough quantities (and the correct stoichiometric ratios) to generate useable data. What’s more...easier said than done. Fortunately, a complementary method exists for visualizing protein-protein interactions...? Bimolecular fluorescence complementation is a method for detecting protein-protein interactions that..., 2006). One of the first BiFC studies used the method to interrogate the subcellular localization of ... other BiFC is a convenient, fluorescence-based method for directly visualizing PPIs in cells. The ease...
  18. INTEGRATE: Bacterial Genome Engineering Using CRISPR-Transposons

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    Dec. 7, 2020, 2:53 p.m.
    ... for genetic studies (e.g. using mariner), as a method of tagmentation for next-gen sequencing pipelines... insertions are not currently possible, unlike methods involving homologous recombination. Additionally...Additionally, these transposon also exhibit something called target immunity, whereby multiple proximal insertions..., 2020), to multi-copy genomic integration of metabolic cassettes (Zhang et al. 2020); however, the technology...of our CRISPR blog posts Check out other CRISPR methods for bacteria Resources on Addgene.org Visit the...
  19. Tips for Screening with Yeast Two Hybrid Systems

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    Oct. 22, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Tips below), and by validating leads with other methods. More common are false negatives; up to 75% of ...possibility for problems with one or more of these parameters can lead to a high number of false negatives ...five independent protein interaction detection methods (6). In order to bind DNA and activate a reporter...gene expression in Escherichia coli and yeast. Methods Enzymol. 1983;100:293-308. PubMed PMID: 6312261...Benchmarking of the yeast two-hybrid system. Nature Methods. 2010; 7:667-668. Pubmed PMID: 20805792. 7. Stynen...
  20. Analyzing CRISPR Editing Results with ICE from Synthego

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    May 8, 2018, 1 p.m.
    ...easier, faster, and more efficient than previous methods. Still, generating reliable results from CRISPR...sequences, and ICE will do the rest. There are no parameters that need optimizing and no complicated steps...yellow check mark indicates that a particular parameter was automatically adjusted to generate ICE results...Successfully analyzed samples will display the following parameters: Sample - The unique label name that you provided...gene. The analysis can be sorted by any of the parameters displayed in the summary table. You can also ...
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