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  1. Reagent Repositories Are Speeding up Science During the Pandemic

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    Aug. 4, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...available from their original sources. Figure 1: Biological repositories that distribute mouse strains... from Reproducibility for Everyone. Case study 1: Cell lines Many of the reagents used to investigate...observational study. The Lancet Microbe 1:e14–e23 . https://doi.org/10.1016/s2666-5247(20)30004-5 McCray...scientific community. Addgene was awarded a Fast Grant to ensure that the scientific community will continue...-2. The resurgence in popularity of the hACE2 transgenic mouse strain, for example, is sustained by the...University of Iowa (McCray et al., 2006), the hACE2 transgenic mice were designed after it was discovered that...Deposits of new reagents, policies from journals and granting agencies requiring materials to be deposited into...
  2. 15 Years of Addgene: The Top 15 Plasmids

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    Jan. 8, 2019, 1:54 p.m.
    ...s pLKO.1 protocol. Pro-tip: this plasmid grows more slowly than standard plasmids. Find pLKO.1 - TRC cloning...experiments.  Find the scrambled shRNA vector. pLKO.1 - TRC cloning vector - This vector from the David ... different cell types so it is useful in a wide range of applications. This plasmid was the top requested...pSpCas9(BB)). The 2A-GFP allows for screening of transfected cells. Find pSpCas9(BB)-2A-GFP (PX458). lentiCRISPR...lentiCRISPR v2 - This 3rd generation lentiviral transfer vector also from the Zhang lab is used to deliver...David Root lab is a 3rd generation lentiviral transfer plasmid for cloning and expressing new shRNA sequences...the necessary elements for packaging, reverse transcription, and integration needed for the production of...
  3. How Dry Ice Affects Viral Vector Sample pH & How to Avoid It

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    June 20, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ... the samples stored in our lentivirus tubes (Fig. 1). However, once thawed, there was a substantial reduction...in the pH of samples stored in our AAV tubes (Fig. 1). It’s important to note that the change in pH only...using the thawed virus within 24 hours. References 1. Murphy BM, Swarts S, Mueller BM, van der Geer P, ... However, the pH changes in our solutions are transient and return to normal once the tube is opened and...restored. We have no evidence to suggest that the transient change in pH affects AAV function. Furthermore...Furthermore, another study tested AAV infectivity after a range of pH exposures. They showed that AAV infectivity...MC, Fitchmun MI. Protein instability following transport or storage on dry ice. Nat Methods. 2013 Apr;10...
  4. Screening for Successful Genome Editing with Digital PCR

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    March 30, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...digital) signal at the end of the reaction (Figure 1). Partitions that did not contain any target DNA at...integrated through homology-directed repair (HDR) (1), or indel mutations resulting from non-homologous...Follow him on Twitter @AnotherLabRat.     References 1. Miyaoka, Y. et al. Isolation of single-base genome-edited...edit. Since exploitation of NHEJ to generate translational reading frame-altering indels for “functional... an unedited site distal tothe predicted double strand break, and a NHEJ/ “drop-off” probe designed to...to bind directly at the predicted double strand break site (Figure 2A). The single molecule resolution...PubMed PMID: 26914317. 4. Mock, U. et al. mRNA transfection of a novel TAL effector nuclease (TALEN) facilitates...
  5. Special Delivery: Fluorophore Targeting for FRET Studies

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    July 19, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...skeletal muscle contraction.   References 1. Degorce, François, et al. "HTRF: a technology tailored for..."Förster resonance energy transfer measurements of ryanodine receptor type 1 structure using a novel site-specific...standard for genetically-encoded FRET donors (Fig. 1). Scores of FP variants have been created, thereby...with finesse using tRNA suppression technology (Fig. 1) (Dumas, Lercher, Spicer, & Davis, 2015). By using...orthogonal labeling strategies are presented (Fig. 1) which can be carried out using Addgene plasmids. ...they cannot cross cell membranes, so they are best used either with plasma membrane proteins (such as GPCRs... minimum energy transfer values you can expect, thereby establishing the dynamic range of your FRET assay...
  6. Form Your Own Peer Mentoring Group: A How-To Guide for Scientists

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    Feb. 18, 2014, 4:22 p.m.
    ... experimented with a group mentoring format where 1 mentor met with a group of mentees to get more “bang...The groups in these programs typically consist of 1-2 mentors and 3-5 mentees who meet together for an...get together. If you all work at the same place, a 1-2 hour lunch on a regular schedule might work. If ...meeting at both the Fox Chase Cancer Center and Brandeis University. 5 easy steps to forming your own peer... of people who are all interested in making a transition. Schedule your first meeting and get organized... your successes and support each other as you transition to the next stage in your careers! Stay in touch...
  7. An “elegans” Approach to Better CRISPR/Cas9 Editing Efficiency

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    Dec. 17, 2020, 1:30 p.m.
    ...effective recovery of knock-ins, but did result in 1-2 kilobases of additional sequence being introduced...facilitating recovery of edited animals. Figure 1: In the background are 504 restriction digests of ...selection for repair of a temperature-sensitive pha-1 mutation significantly enriches for knock-in of 2x... 3xFLAG epitopes into other, non-linked loci; pha-1(e2123) mutant worms are perfectly viable at 15 ºC,... repair pathway. Reagents required to perform pha-1 co-conversion are available through Addgene. In 2019... technologies have transformed the palette of experiments possible in a wide range of organisms and cell...genomic locus (CRISPR-ChAP-MS) could further transform the range of experiments imaginable in C. elegans. ...
  8. Hot Plasmids April 2018 - Protein Degradation, Nanoscopy, FIRE-Cas9, and Yeast Expression Tools

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    April 23, 2018, 2 p.m.
    ... levels. That is, if transcription factor 1 controls expression of transcription factor 2, which directly...by modulating the induction of transcription factors 1 and 2. See Aranda-Díaz et al. for more information...difficult-to-manipulate primary cells, achieving knockdown within 1-2 hr of reagent delivery. TRIM-Away is suitable for...expression, Aranda-Díaz et al transformed yeast with both a GAL4/estradiol controlled transcription factor ... a broad pH range. The four biometric probes successfully targeted endosomes under a range of pH conditions...ligand binding domains and the MSN2 transactivation domain. Transcription factor activation via the appropriate...progesterone controlled transcription factor as well as reporters specific to each transcription factor. They then...
  9. Tagging Optogenetics and Chemogenetics Receptors: Fluorescent Proteins and Other Options

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    May 11, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ... help improve the transport of protein of interest the membrane.   Figure 1: Electron microscope...proportion were found on the plasma membrane (top panel in Fig. 1). Of course, this was problematic, because...expression of hM4Di in plasma membranes in both species (bottom panel in Fig. 1). Our results indicate that... the transgene of interest. In our studies, mCherry interfered with the transport to the membrane of the...the hM4Di might improve the transport of this DREADD to the plasma membrane. The haemagglutinin (HA) tag...the expression of the transgene of interest and its localization in the membrane. The lesson we learned... the plasma membrane. Note that the use of the HA tag significantly improves the transport of hM4Di to...
  10. Viral Vectors 101: Inverted Terminal Repeats

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    Oct. 19, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...) vector (Figure 1). Everything else outside the ITRs gets left behind.    Figure 1: Recombinant AAV ...reduces rAAV productivity but increases transgene expression. Sci Rep, 7(1), 5432. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598...containing transcription factor binding sites can increase transgene expression and transduction efficiency...as the gene that they package. In a transfer plasmid, the transgene is flanked by two ITRs, and the ITRs...vectors, modifications can affect gene transfer efficiency and transgene expression (Zhou et al. 2017). For...these mutations can affect transduction efficiency and subsequent transgene expression. Replacing the ...nucleotide sequences that flank the ends of the single stranded DNA genome of AAV in the native virus. Since the...
  11. Enhancing CRISPR Targeting Specificity with eSpCas9, SpCas9-HF1, & HypaCas9

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    Dec. 16, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ... Figure 1: Strand separation and target DNA binding to the Cas9 nuclease. Stable strand separation ...by 2 sets of interactions : 1. Interactions between the non-target strand and a positively charged groove... improvements in genome engineering! References 1. Slaymaker, Ian M., et al. "Rationally engineered ...increases when target DNA strand separation is stabilized (2,3). Stable strand separation is maintained...and therefore destabilize basal strand separation. This decreased strand separation combined with the weak...the non-target strand and the HNH/RuvC groove, and interactions between the target strand and the gRNA....nuclease domains 2. Interactions between the target strand and the gRNA (see figure below) Because off-target...
  12. Channelrhodopsins with improved light sensitivity for minimally-invasive optogenetics

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    Nov. 3, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...neuron which generates an action potential (Figure 1). This light-induced excitation can take place in ...channelrhodopsin activation to a small volume of brain tissue (~1 mm3). Current channelrhodopsins also need high-intensity...fiber-optic cables into the brain. Figure 1: With no blue light, the channelrhodopsin remains ... that determine membrane expression and plasma membrane localization of transmembrane proteins, like rhodopsins...capable of broad transduction of the nervous system which eliminates the need for intracranial injections. ... to perform in vivo optogenetic experiments. Intracranial injections of AAV are commonly used to deliver...channelrhodopsin-based optogenetics minimally-invasive, Frances Arnold’s lab and Viviana Gradinaru’s lab used machine...
  13. Plasmids for Endogenous Gene Tagging in Human Cells

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    April 6, 2017, 1:02 p.m.
    ...Collection Fluorescent tagging strategy Figure 1: Gene editing is the addition of a useful coding sequence...plasmid design strategy. A donor plasmid contains 1 kb homology arms matching the gene of interest, a ...Institute website at alleninstitute.org. References 1. Roberts, Brock, et al. "Systematic gene tagging using... copy. The coding sequence for GFP is transcribed and translated along with the gene, producing both a...exon of the gene to ensure it would be transcribed and translated. For an N-terminally tagged protein, ...destroyed by CRISPR/Cas9 during transfection. Making the double strand break and introducing the tag through...base pairs on each side, in fact. Later, when we transfect the cells, these large regions of homology enable...
  14. Visualizing Your Plasmid Request Data

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    April 11, 2023, 4 p.m.
    ...Figure 1: The Addgene Requests Dashboard   The dashboard will display the following items (Fig. 1): ...depositor, but it can also be valuable data to share in grant proposals or to demonstrate impact in annual reports...
  15. Popular Retroviral Vectors and Their Uses in Scientific Research

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    July 24, 2018, 12:51 p.m.
    ...Popular gamma-Retroviral Transfer Vectors   Expressing your gene of interest pMKO.1 GFP (Plasmid #10676) ...GFP expression.  Cloning and expressing RNAi pMKO.1 puro (Plasmid #8452) RNA interference (RNAi) is an...information and a detailed protocol on how to use the pLKO.1 vector can be found here. Cre-Lox technology Puro....split-vector systems’ by separating viral genes and transgene expression across several plasmids. The most commonly...separate envelope and packaging plasmids as well as transfer plasmids. This concept ensures safe handling and...Gamma-retroviral vectors have a relatively high transduction efficiency, but in contrast to lentiviral vectors... are very versatile tools as they are able to transduce dividing and non-dividing cells. More detailed...
  16. Scientists Map the SARS-CoV-2-Human Interaction Network

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    April 9, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ... two of the remaining viral proteins. Only Nsp11 ran bigger than expected, and Orf7b gave a lot of background...received so many requests (175 and counting) that we ran out of FedEx supplies at one point and had to go ...faster. Years of science, done in weeks Figure 1: Sending out 80 FedEx envelopes in a single day --...right) from the University of California, San Francisco. Manon Eckhardt and Melanie Brewer are on the ...
  17. Viral Vectors 101: Calcium Sensors

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    Aug. 10, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ... biosensor, so that the (1) binding of calcium, (2) allosteric rearrangements of the sensor, and (3) subsequent... to a red fluorescent state only by simultaneous (1) user-controlled illumination with violet light and...fluorescent indicators. Nature protocols. 2006 Aug;1(3):1057-65. Resources on Addgene.org Addgene’s AAV...your expected range. For example, calcium in the ER lumen reaches the sub-millimolar range, much higher...are used to monitor calcium concentrations and transients in living cells and organisms. Unlike chemical...sensors available that will localize at the plasma membrane. GCaMP-X is a nucleus-targeted GCaMP6 with an ...an extra apoCaM-binding motif to prevent aberrant binding of the biosensor to endogenous calmodulin. Multiplexing...
  18. Cutting Once Is Harder Than It Sounds: Your Guide to Minimizing Off-Target Effects

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    March 31, 2026, 1:15 p.m.
    ... activity to cut off-target sites. Figure 1: Rectangles represent the on-target activity of a ...specificity you need for your particular experiment. Step 1: Choose your target well If multiple target sites ...detectable off-targets. Nature Communications, 14(1), 5746. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41393-5...with 5′G-extended sgRNAs. Nature Communications, 11(1), 1223. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15021-5...IFNs can be arranged along a spectrum of decreasing activity/increasing fidelity (activity rank) and likewise... three selected IFNs that divide the target ranking range into four approximately proportional sections...the lowest-ranking active (green) variant but with higher activity than the highest-ranking inactive (...
  19. Antibodies 101: Single Chain Fragment Variables (scFvs)

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    June 3, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...the other (Sandomenico et al., 2020). Figure 1: Comparison between the IgG antibody and scFv. ...intensity of a tagged protein. SunTag has two components: 1) a protein of interest that’s tagged with 10-24 copies...Application. Clinical and Developmental Immunology 2012:1–15 . https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/980250  Bates A,...without disulfide bonds, made by molecular evolution 1 1Edited by I. A. Wilson. Journal of Molecular Biology... the CAR facilitates signal transduction and release of cytotoxic granules from the T cell. When a CAR...., 2012, Bates and Power., 2019): rapid blood clearance, which is useful for imaging applications; better...small size (Bates and Power., 2019). Their rapid clearance from blood can be a drawback for therapeutic applications...
  20. Transferable Skills Guide: Creativity

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    Jan. 18, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...yourself in a creative rut, read on!   Fig 1: Blugene using creative problem-solving in the lab...Blog Transferable Skills Guide: Problem-Solving Transferable Skills Guide: Teamwork Transferable Skills...feel they lack formal training in a variety of transferable skills. At Addgene we're helping to fill this...both helping researchers recognize their MANY transferable skills learned while working in the lab and ...Today, we’re highlighting an oft-underlooked transferable skill: creativity. I’ve heard quite a few scientists..., it’s clear that creativity is absolutely a transferable skill developed during PhD training. Creativity...problem. In a study outlined in Originals by Adam Grant, a creativity expert at Stanford conducted an experiment...
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