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  1. Visualizing Translation at the Single Molecule Level

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    Aug. 1, 2017, 1:15 p.m.
    ...the reporter mRNA is labeled by PCP-mCherry (Figure 2). The 3’ UTR also contains a CAAX sequence to bind...PMC2746483 Find ribosome profiling plasmids at Addgene. 2. Halstead, James M., et al. “Translation. An RNA biosensor... While ribosome profiling co-opts the physical location of the ribosome, TRICK (Translating RNA Imaging...development, the osk-TRICK reporter was double labeled, indicating translational repression. During later stages...ribosomes after initiation, to calculate a ribosome translocation rate of ~3.5 codons/second. They also explored...Resources the Addgene Blog Learn More about SunTag Catch up on Your GFP Background Choose the Brightest Fluorescent...
  2. Hot Plasmids - September 2019 - CRISPR, Auxin Inducible Degradation, MerMAID Channelrhodopsins, and Genome Looping

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    Sept. 3, 2019, 1:15 p.m.
    ...target sites for editing. PAM sequences can be from 2-6 base pairs in length and follow the DNA sequence... Eric Perkins Mammalian genomic DNA is not just a 2-D linear molecule snaking through our cells’ nuclei...plasmids at Addgene Opperman J et al., Nature Communications, 2019. PubMed PMID: 31346176. Using LADL to...light-activated-dynamic-looping (LADL) system. The group fused dCas9 to a truncated CIB1 protein from Arabidopsis (CIBN), which they...
  3. Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Free Tools for Science Writing

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    April 28, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...episode 2 "Organizing Literature" : I found out about Zotero here Dear Grad Student podcast episode 2 "Essential...research papers or dissertations. Phrases are categorized either based on the section of a manuscript they...introduction, methods, results; or phrases are categorized by the goal of the phrase, such as being cautious...
  4. Antibodies 101: Introduction to Gating in Flow Cytometry

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    April 4, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    .... Figure 2: As the cell passes through the laser beam and causes it to scatter (FSC/SSC), the detected... Figure 2), single cell events will show up in a straight line one the plot, while duplicates deviate ... intensity of the cell’s illumination (see Figure 2). H describes the maximum signal strength, while W... you with two measurements: forward scatter (FSC) and side scatter (SSC). To acquire these measurements...exclude all duplicate events (two cells stuck together) from your single cells, as duplicates can’t be reliably...types of scattering that occur when a cell is pulsed by the laser. Within each type of scattering, you also...to keep it short though, promise! FSC and SSC: scattering To digitally extract your cells based on their...
  5. Antibodies 101: Single Chain Fragment Variables (scFvs)

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    June 3, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...2013) In Vivo Applications of Single Chain Fv (Variable Domain) (scFv) Fragments. Antibodies 2:193–208 . ...panning and scFv characterization.    Figure 2: Phage display starts with a pooled library of scFvs...the short epitope GCN4, also called a scaffold; and 2) a GCN4 binding scFv that’s fused to GFP. When the...led to their application for basic and translational research.  Basic research applications of scFvs: ...blood clearance, which is useful for imaging applications; better tissue penetration which is useful for... for therapeutic and imaging applications; and reduced immunogenicity when administered in vivo due to...from blood can be a drawback for therapeutic applications where longer retention times often increase ...
  6. New and Upcoming Viral Vectors - June 2019

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    June 18, 2019, 1:15 p.m.
    ...  AAV9, AAVrg pAAV-hSyn-DIO-mCherry 37825 AAV1, 2, 5, 8, 9 (20 µL size serotype testing) pAAV-CAG-GFP...size serotype testing) pAAV-CAG-GFP 50465 AAV1, 2, 5, rg (20 µL size serotype testing) pAAV-hSyn-EGFP...availability date or to be notified when a particular catalog item is available for order please email [email protected]...
  7. Targeted Mutagenesis with EvolvR

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    Feb. 21, 2019, 1:15 p.m.
    ...standard mutation rate by only ~2-fold over nCas9 levels. Two sets of modifications were also made to PolI3M ...10-3 mutations per nucleotide per generation, and (2) the addition of the thioredoxin-binding domain (TBD...potential applications. Challenges of existing mutagenesis methods Several continuous diversification methods... challenging for users to achieve targeted diversification of all nucleotides within a defined region ...Chang Lab have created methods that introduce diversification by targeting a site of interest with dCas9 ...level of variation that can be introduced.   Diversification is limited due to the integration of oligonucleotide...increasing the standard mutation rate seen during DNA replication by 120-fold over background. Due to its modular...
  8. Synthetic Photobiology: Optogenetics for E. coli

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    Sept. 8, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...2005 Nov 24;438(7067):441-2. PubMed. Find the plasmids from this publication at Addgene. A synthetic ...Levskaya A, Voigt CA. J Mol Biol. 2011 Jan 14;405(2):315-24. doi: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.10.038. Epub 2010...consistent, and controllable pulses of light. Complicated patterns of light intensity and wavelength can... also be used to engineer new pathways with sophisticated gene expression controls. Most cell types do...light; these two systems can be coexpressed for sophisticated control of gene expression. An E. coli light-sensitive...; only two plasmids are required per system. Applications of these systems The large dynamic range of ...suitable for various scientific or engineering applications.   References Refactoring and optimization ...
  9. 5 Great Apps for Lab Life

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    Sept. 22, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...misplacing your results or losing that lab notebook from 2 years ago. The free subscription to Lab Archives allots...notebooks you’re saving trees! The Earth thanks you. 2. Gibco Cell Culture by Gibco Whenever I start to learn...Gibco organizes its app into four categories: tools, analytics, education and data manager. The tools are...are five FREE science lab apps that have been educational and great for lab life. These apps prevent you...lab notebook. Lab Archives is a multipurpose application that allows you to share your data with colleagues...other nice features. This app also has a great educational section. This section holds the Gibco Cell culture...directions including which buffers to use and that indicates if a sequential digest is needed. The enzyme finder...
  10. Viral Vectors 101: Viral Applications

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    April 13, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...cellular responses in addition to antibody response 2) very high immunogenicity 3) and long-lasting immune...their use in other clinical applications. In the last decade, viral applications in cancer treatment and ...s unpack the myriad number of emerging viral applications and give you some recommendations for putting...putting viruses to work. Viral applications Viruses work by infecting a host cell (the target of viral infection...expressed. It’s important to note that for all the applications we discuss, there is more than one type of virus...retrovirus, AAV, etc.). When you’ve decided on an application, our Viruses as Biological Tools blog can help...viruses and pick one for your experiment. Research applications Gene expression control Researchers are always...
  11. CRISPR 101: Off-Target Effects

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    Feb. 8, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ...sites would confound your experimental results and 2) perform targeted off-target measurements at those sites...experiments where only localization of the Cas occurs. 2 gRNA approach Off-targets that come from mutations...perform downstream characterization of, isolating 2 or 3 distinct clones to perform key experiments on...“Off-target effects” a vague catch-all term for unintended consequences in an experiment. For CRISPR ... example, if there are 10 putative off-target locations you can 1) determine if editing at those sites...sequencing. While this may be unnecessary for many applications, it is the only comprehensive method available...binding by Cas does not always correlate with catalytic activity at those sites, especially when DNA mismatches...
  12. Evolution of Lab Techniques

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    June 21, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ... is the genetic test used for sickle cell anemia (2). Southern blotting, in conjunction with restriction...program) can then reproduce the DNA sequence (Figure 2). Accuracy and accessibility led to the widespread...biology98.3 (1975): 503-517. PubMed PMID: 1195397. 2. Chang, Judy C., and Yuet Wai Kan. "A sensitive new...comparison to a control sample. Southern blotting applications range from confirming the results of cloning...interest by recording DNA abundance throughout the amplification process, rather than just at the end as in standard...experiments allowed researchers to identify the location of genes. With this knowledge, researchers were...was added and when. Compiling the identity and location of a given nucleotide, a researcher (or a simple...
  13. Plasmids 101: Common Lab E. coli Strains

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    Nov. 7, 2014, 2:56 p.m.
    ...Table 2: Lab strains of E. coli Strain Natural resistance Primary Use Genotype ccdB Survival 2 T1R ...resistance to tetracycline Additionally, Table 2 provides a quick reference for some of the popular...that carried out the labor-intensive process of replicating your new plasmid: the Escherichia coli bacteria...conjugation. Genes listed on F´ are wild-type unless indicated otherwise fhuA (formerly tonA) ferric hydroxamate...vectors. Used by Addgene for pooled library amplification. F' mcrA Δ(mcrBC-hsdRMS-mrr) recA1 endA1 gyrA96...typically standard; just having the gene listed indicates it is non-functional. If a gene is deleted, it... Most Popular Plasmids 101 Posts: Origin of Replication The Promoter Region – Let's Go! Mammalian Vectors...
  14. DAP arrays for multiplex gene editing

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    July 7, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ... as muscular dystrophies, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes, across four different types of human cells...(#186715) and hCtRNA_VT (#186716).   Fig. 2: Comparison of previous representative dual-gRNA architectures...packaged into viral vectors for potential in vivo applications or multiplex CRISPR screening.   Using tRNAs...multiplex genome engineering of crops or allow for sophisticated CRISPR screenings that would perturb the unprecedented...and efficient in plasmid and viral vectors. In applications when repetitive tRNA sequences must be avoided...construct DAP array for multiplex gene editing applications, we provide detailed manual and online design...
  15. Visualizing Genomic Loci with CRISPR-Sirius

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    April 18, 2019, 12:53 p.m.
    ...that the signal to noise ratio can be increased from 2-fold (by CRISPRainbow) to 3-fold with CRISPR-Sirius...CNV) analysis of the U2OS cells.   Figure 2: CRISPR-Sirius tricolor labeling. (A) Diagram of sgRNA-Sirius...The catalytically dead Cas9 protein (dCas9) is well known for its ability to bind DNA targets without...has been widely adapted for a wide variety of applications: base editing, CRISPR activation and inhibition... (B) CRISPR-Sirius used to visualize relative locations of the subtelomeric region of the pericentromeric...al. “CRISPR-Sirius: RNA scaffolds for signal amplification in genome imaging.” Nature Methods 15 (2018)...
  16. Hot Plasmids - January 2023

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    Jan. 31, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...well in one application as another, so it is always best to have options.      Fig. 2: Addgene’s...the presence of oxidizing agents. Adapted from Fig. 2 Campbell et al, Nature Methods   Find YFP plasmids...for mEGFP-HRas (from Plasmid 18662). See the Applications section on the Anti-GFP [N86/8R] page for more...fluorescent proteins (FPs) necessary for many of these applications have lagged. Fixation, chemical staining, and...well-suited for the demands of advanced microscopy applications such as super resolution, electron, and expansion...
  17. Quick Guide to Working with Drosophila Part 2: Controlling Gene Expression in Flies with Gal4/UAS

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    July 21, 2017, 12:48 p.m.
    ... you can read more about them in review articles (2–4). You can also take a look at my recent paper to...Development 118, 401–15 (1993). PubMed PMID: 8223268. 2. J. B. Duffy, GAL4 System in Drosophila : A Fly Geneticist...as overexpression of each gene individually. Applications of the Gal4/UAS system There are a number of...lines. In the meantime, be sure to browse the publication references and web links from my first post and...
  18. Antibodies 101: Flow Cytometry Controls

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    June 6, 2024, 1:50 p.m.
    ...otherwise be difficult to separate out. In Figure 2, you can see that, without the FMO, it would be difficult... from the Ly6C positive population. Figure 2: An FMO gating example. The FMO sample (A) can be ...ll need a few controls specific to flow as an application. These controls will allow you to distinguish...commercial antibody pages. Flow cytometry can be a complicated and daunting process. Controls like single color...
  19. Will You Be My Mentor? Finding and Asking for Mentoring Support

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    Feb. 4, 2014, 3:50 p.m.
    ...article in the Addgene Blog Mentoring series will cover 2 of the 7 mentoring questions I set out to answer. ...101-Building Relationships for Success”. Choose 1-2 tactics to try. One of my favorites is making the ...great way to get started with mentoring. Read this Catalyst Report “Making Mentoring Work” to learn about ...tapping into it and helping make it work by being an educated mentee. Other opportunities: Try virtual mentoring...
  20. Troubleshooting and Optimizing a Western Blot

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    Sept. 17, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ... that all look exactly alike.      Figure 2: Reagent gradient. Here, the lanes are lightly marked...guide. The gel is then removed from the membrane (2) and the membrane is cut so each lane is its own piece...in the bands, you may want to consult Tables 1 and 2 in our Technical Design of a Western Blot post to ...the antibody’s dynamic range. Specifically, the 1:2, 1:1, and No dilution samples all have approximately...conditions are 4 °C overnight or room temperature for 1–2 hours, there is some evidence that antibodies may ...check its subcellular location and solubility. If it’s membrane-bound or located in a subcellular compartment...nuclear- or DNA-binding proteins, you may need to sonicate your lysates in order to release the proteins ...
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