...through the biotin-streptavidin interaction (Figure 1a). This interaction brings the fluorophore in proximity...divisions).   Figure 4: Proliferation dyes can visualize proliferative capacity and speed of cells...research question and downstream application, one or several of those techniques can be used alongside standard...biotin-streptavidin binding and (b) antibody host species interactions. Created using biorender.com. Another way...perk is that one primary antibody can be bound by several secondary antibodies, increasing the fluorescence...are now stable for much longer, even at room temperature, allowing for a flow analysis to be shifted to...applications of dye stains in flow cytometry are cell proliferation and cell viability. Unlike intracellular labeling...

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...each, and potential delivery methods.   General considerations for planning your CRISPR experiment As ...Wildtype Cas9 or Cas9 nickase are appropriate for generating knockouts or knock-ins, or introducing mutations...PCR followed by gel electrophoresis and/or next-generation sequencing more appropriate? If you already...have an end product in mind, steps 1 and 2 will generally be straightforward. Likewise for step 4, as this...system, a good first step would be to consult the literature to see if anyone has published a protocol that...enrich positive cells or a selection marker to generate stable cell lines. Transient or stable expression...positive cells. Likely contains a selection marker to generate stable cell lines. Packaging and Envelope plasmids...

...to detect this undesirable interaction. When non-specific interactions are suspected, use a preadsorption...controls for biological experiments, starting with general controls and then moving on to controls for antibody-related...interpretation of results. A positive control is generally a sample or group that will have a desired response...experiment above, you could repeat the tau western blot several times with the same samples and compare the results...results across runs. If the results vary considerably, then the high degree of variability in the process...antibody-only staining will allow you to see nonspecific interactions between the sample and the secondary antibody...-specifically to other molecules through the interactions of other antibody structures, such as the Fc...

...The general process is similar to standard immunofluorescence, but with some extra considerations (Im ... same considerations apply as for standard IF. However, there are a few specific considerations to keep...there is (quantification). But what if you’ve got several interesting protein targets and you want to know... in the cell? Or you know that the presence of several biomarkers together in the same tissue sample predicts...just what you need! How does it work? There are several ways to achieve multiplex IF. One of the most common...a good place to get started.  One important consideration when deciding whether you can do simultaneous...or conjugate with an enzymatic label such as horseradish peroxidase (HRP). Experiments using enzymatic...

...this reason I generally recommend that laboratories that have already attempted several CRISPR experiments... a part of a group (Biology of Host-parasite Interactions, Institut Pasteur, Paris) that changed genome... in highly similar content and the absence of iterative design; it is caused by not having the time to...to select a tool based on your project and not general opinion. I could spend a lot of time running through...functionality as well as how the user is expected to interact with the tool (a screen shot and overview of the...primer design are more and more common. User interaction: Software design elements that fall into this... category describe how the user is expected to interact with the software. This category is important ...

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... modifications, or study how a target protein interacts with other proteins or nucleic acids. Read on ...affinity for immunoglobulins, the strength of the interaction varies between antibody host species and isotypes...subsequent Western blot. When choosing beads, there are several factors to consider. Agarose beads are sponge-like... can cause loss of beads, break weak protein interactions, and limit high throughput procedures. However...cost-effective option.  Target protein/antibody interactions To prepare for an IP, samples are typically ...to preserve native protein conformations and interactions. For difficult to release proteins, including...preclear the sample to remove any proteins that may interact nonspecifically with the capture antibody or Protein...

...first-generation bacterial ARGs (bARGs), used in bacteria, expressed poorly at body temperature (37oC)... transposase and outgrow the cells for a several generations to dilute the unintegrated plasmids (Fig....imaging was used. We set out to develop next-generation bARGs that could scatter ultrasound nonlinearly...Serratia sp. 39006. We next tested bARGSer with several inducible expression systems in E. coli. The arabinose-inducible...L-arabinose at 37oC for at least 12 hours, or at lower temperatures for longer. Cultures induced with arabinose ...  ARG expression in mammalian cells The first-generation mammalian ARGs (mARGs) enabled ultrasound visualization...in deep tissue. However, not unlike the first-generation bARGs, poor expression and acoustic properties...