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  1. Plasmids 101: How to Name Your Plasmid in 3 Easy Steps

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    Feb. 13, 2014, 1 p.m.
    ...6 letter representation of the gene (or DNA sequence). pBACKBONE-hGene Tip: Often researchers will add...pBACKBONE-Flag-hGene(Q295A)-EGFP  Wildtype version: pBACKBONE-Flag-hGene-EGFP or pBACKBONE-Flag-hGene(wt)-EGFP...insert, you would list it first. pBACKBONE-Flag-hGene If there was also an EGFP fused to the C-terminal... would list it after the insert. pBACKBONE-Flag-hGene-EGFP Other considerations  If your insert contains...be included in the plasmid name. Mutations are generally listed as the amino acid change and not a nucleotide...
  2. Grad School Advice Part 2: Building Community

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    Oct. 6, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ... Program in Genetics and Genomics at Harvard Medical School. He studies developmental gene regulation ...Production Specialist at Addgene. He is the audio engineer and producer for the Addgene Podcast.     Additional... Senaratne is a graduate of the PhD program in Genetics and Genomics at Harvard Medical School, and is...is currently a fellow in clinical genetics at the University of California, Los Angeles. She enjoys chromosome...Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Get Advice on Choosing a Good Mentor Learn How the Future of Research...Process  Browse our Career Posts Resources on Addgene.org Browse Wu Lab Plasmids Find Plasmids for Your...
  3. Synthetic Biology, Artificial Chromosomes, iGEM & More - Interview with Tom Ellis

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    Nov. 29, 2017, 2 p.m.
    ...Prof Jim Collins and specialising in engineering gene regulation in yeast. Dr. Ellis is now one of the...Today’s episode of the Addgene Podcast features guest host and Addgene European Outreach Scientist, Benoit...Production Specialist at Addgene. He is the audio engineer and producer for the Addgene Podcast.      Additional...it was a short journey for Benoit to interview Addgene Advisory Board Member and lead researcher at Imperial...Chapter 7/Outro: Tom’s Involvement with iGEM and Addgene  Many thanks to our guest, Tom Ellis! Dr. Ellis...direct interactions between drugs and promoters of oncogenes. He returned to academic research in 2005 to investigate...Additional Resources from the Addgene Blog Learn about the Synthetic Biology Education Nonprofit BioBuilder...
  4. Grad School Advice Part 1: Picking a Lab and a Project

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    Sept. 1, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ... Program in Genetics and Genomics at Harvard Medical School. He studies developmental gene regulation ...Production Specialist at Addgene. He is the audio engineer and producer for the Addgene Podcast.     Additional... Senaratne is a graduate of the PhD program in Genetics and Genomics at Harvard Medical School, and is...is currently a fellow in clinical genetics at the University of California, Los Angeles. She enjoys chromosome...Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Get Advice on Choosing a Good Mentor Learn How the Future of Research...Process  Browse our Career Posts Resources on Addgene.org Browse Wu Lab Plasmids Find Plasmids for Your...
  5. Plasmid Preps: Different Purity, Different Quantities, Different Uses

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    June 16, 2020, 1:25 p.m.
    ...Use cloning grade DNA for direct cloning of your gene of interest into a plasmid backbone. Transfection...quantity and purity.  Additional resource on the Addgene blog Browse blog posts on plasmid cloning Read... conjugation, and transfection Resources on Addgene.org Read the molecular biology reference Find plasmids...
  6. How Exercise Purges Stress and Keeps Depression at Bay

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    Nov. 25, 2014, 4:02 p.m.
    ...protected. Effects of Activation of the PGC-1a1 Pathway Gene expression analysis of the animals’ skeletal muscles...protects the brain from depression. Mice that are genetically modified to produce extra PGC-1a1 only in their...psychiatric and cognitive conditions as well as neurodegenerative diseases.” I don’t know about you, but I think...right place. Get started with PGC-1 plasmids from Addgene. References: Skeletal muscle PGC-1α1 modulates...
  7. Save Time and Money by Making Your Own Competent Cells

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    Jan. 28, 2014, 3:10 p.m.
    ...without antibiotics to give the antibiotic resistance gene time to be expressed.  However, you can skip this... perform over 100 transformations each week at Addgene, so we need to be cost and time efficient. We do...Preparation of electrocompetent cells (protocol) At Addgene, we use the Mix & Go! E. coli Transformation Kit...large number of transformations being performed at Addgene, this adds up to a significant time savings. You...
  8. Quick Guide to Near-Infrared Fluorescent Proteins

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    Oct. 5, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...supplying a single gene to cells. Still in bacteria, which do not produce BV, an additional gene coding for heme...applications of fluorescent proteins, genetically encoded biosensors, and optogenetic tools. Follow her recent research...-the-art probes, many of which you can find at Addgene. Biliverdin chromophore Near-infrared fluorescent...FPs can be combined with blue-light controlled optogenetics, such as channelrhodopsins and tools based on...reported widely used dimeric iRFPs (Table 1). In general, the monomeric state of a probe leads to less interference... Ref BphP-based FPs miRFP670 https://www.addgene.org/79987/ 642 670 87,400 14.0 198 Monomer  155...155 4.5 72 5 miRFP703 https://www.addgene.org/79988/ 674 703 90,900 8.6 127 Monomer 394 4.5 37 ...
  9. Top 10 Open Science Developments of 2013

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    Dec. 19, 2013, 3:46 p.m.
    ...aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to ban gene patents in a case against Myriad, an organization...should come as no surprise that those of us at Addgene believe in the power of sharing, and especially...s how science progresses after all, with each generation of scientists standing on the shoulders of their...public database to gather the results of Myriad's genetic tests for breast and ovarian cancer risk directly...And, last but not least (certainly not for us), Addgene launched this blog, A Better Way to Share Science...
  10. Editor's Choice, August 2016

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    Sept. 2, 2016, 1:32 p.m.
    ...Directed Mutagenesis by PCR Google Forums Round Up: First Impressions of NgAgo CRISPR Between the Genes: How...quick way to generate many mutated plasmid constructs. The second post was contributed by Addgene Scientist...month including a first of its kind for the Addgene blog - Addgene Software Engineer Kris Shamloo wrote a ... Read All Our Editor's Choice Blog Posts The Addgene Blog has had quite the up-tick in views over the...optimize and troubleshoot the system. Site Directed Mutagenesis by PCR & Single Base Editing with CRISPR For ...and discusses a newer, CRISPR-based technique to generate C->T or G->A transitions in a target sequence ...potential specificity issues, and other means of generating mutations in live cells are all discussed further...
  11. Mycoplasma Contamination: Where Does It Come From and How to Prevent It

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    Oct. 8, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ... technique, PCR primers specific to the 16s RNA genes of various commonly infecting mycoplasmas are used...The primers used in the process are either species/gene-specific or universal. This method is quick, efficient... 93–103 Additional resources on the Addgene blog Browse Addgene's viral vectors articles Find tips and...working with viral vectors Resources on Addgene.org Check out Addgene's written and video protocols ...being contamination free. The aerosols that are generated (while talking or pipetting) during working in...leading causes of contamination. These aerosols generated will enter the culture medium during subculturing...are used which trigger cellular mechanisms that generate luminescence. This can then be detected by a luminometer...
  12. Build Your CRISPR Vocabulary

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    July 2, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...elegant bacterial immune system and an efficient gene editing tool… but boy does it have a lot of parts... resources on addgene.org  Addgene's CRISPR Guide Addgene's CRISPR 101 eBook  Addgene's CRISPR Cheat Sheet...section of the bacterial chromosome that stores a genetic record of previously encountered foreign nucleic...looser PAM requirements, which are available from Addgene!   RNA crRNA: “CRISPR RNAs” are transcribed from...CRISPR-Cas9 system for laboratory applications. At Addgene, we sometimes refer to the programmable guide sequence...sequence as the scaffold. gRNA: "Guide RNA" is a general term referring to the RNAs used by Cas proteins...Conclusion Ready for some more details? Check out the Addgene CRISPR guide or our CRISPR 101 ebook. We also ...
  13. ReFigure: Save Scientific Figures into Dashboards and Share Your Insights

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    Dec. 13, 2017, 3:20 p.m.
    ...line Y, or the phenotype of a mouse with a specific gene knock out, often you have to remember the experiment...Data Sharing Resources at Addgene.org Deposit Your Plasmids with Addgene Find Molecular Biology Protocols...innovation by all.  Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Use Apps to Save Time and Track Your Experiments...
  14. Mapping the 4D nucleome with CRISPR/Cas9

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    Aug. 11, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...this publication at Addgene. A protein-tagging system for signal amplification in gene expression and fluorescence...multiple protein molecules (and also available from Addgene!) Since the signal level provided by SunTag is ...applicable to studies of cell cycle progression, epigenetics and cellular reactions to external stimuli. It...pantheon of useful CRISPR/Cas9 techniques, we at Addgene are excited to see what’s coming next! References.... Find the plasmids from this publication at Addgene. Dynamic imaging of genomic loci in living human.... Find the plasmids from this publication at Addgene. ...
  15. Seeing Red: Simple GFP Photoconversion

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    Aug. 4, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ... GFP-containing organism,” says Hanson, “using a gene encoding one of the unexpectedly photoconvertible... Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene.   Addgene’s Fluorescent Protein Plasmids and Resources...multiple important technologies, including FRET and optogenetics. Even though GFP has been so thoroughly characterized... GFP is great news for microscopy enthusiasts! Addgene has empty backbones containing GFP variants used...PubMed. Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. Subach OM, Patterson GH, Ting LM, Wang Y, Condeelis...
  16. CRISPR Protocol for Genomic Deletions in Mammalian Cell Lines [Video]

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    Feb. 18, 2015, 3:09 p.m.
    ...approach is to target two exonic sites within a single gene using paired DSBs. This method allows for deletion...Medical School. Addgene is proud to present a video reprint of the CRISPR article "Generation of Genomic Deletions...within the deletion boundaries may be produced to generate clonal allelic series. Single DSBs resolved by...biologists can imagine, create, and examine novel genetic configurations. Watch the following video to learn...the full protocol from the JOVE article here on Addgene's website and find more CRISPR resources.    Thank... Medical School. His lab studies the molecular genetics of blood cell development and disease. Learn more...al. An erythroid enhancer of BCL11A subject to genetic variation determines fetal hemoglobin level. Science...
  17. Celebrating Outstanding CRISPR/Cas9 Achievements at the Dr. Paul Janssen Award Dinner

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    Sept. 15, 2014, 6:05 p.m.
    ...they have been able to use CRISPR/Cas9 to generate mice with genes knocked out in the insulin signaling cascades...and Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier. I was joined by Addgene Scientist Matt Ferenc (one of our resident CRISPR... to a year or greater with older technologies. Addgene is proud to be helping get CRISPR reagents out ...  New to CRISPR/Cas9 Technology? Learn More: Addgene's CRISPR/Cas9 Guide History of CRISPR Cas - A tale...
  18. Plasmids 101: Dimers and Multimers

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    Jan. 10, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...CGE), which has been used in plasmid vaccine and gene therapy development to examine plasmid topologies...plasmid DNA concatemers in mammalian cells. J Gene Med. 2009 May;11(5):444-53. doi: 10.1002/jgm.1310. PMID: ...resources on Addgene.org  Addgene's Plasmids 101 eBookAddgene's Molecular Biology ReferenceAddgene's Restriction...length of the monomer (~11.6 kb). Image generated by SnapGene software.  Thanks to increasing affordability...RA, James AA, Kolodner R. recA-independent general genetic recombination of plasmids. Nature. 1981 Nov... performing restriction digests on plasmids at Addgene, we sometimes observe something odd in our uncut... the short-read Illumina MiSeq sequencing that Addgene uses.) However, when some researchers received ...
  19. Bright Monomeric Fluorescent Proteins: mNeonGreen, mTFP1, and mWasabi

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    April 25, 2019, 3:01 p.m.
    ...Oregon created mTFP1 by transforming E. coli with a gene library of approximately 484 variants, including... your research Subscribe to the Addgene blog Resources on Addgene.org Learn about the Michael Davidson...Allele Biotechnology that now can be deposited at Addgene. What makes these fluorescent proteins unique and...was then screened through successive rounds of mutagenesis for the brightest teal fluorescent proteins that...scientists from Florida State University, they used a mutagenesis approach and found that specific amino acid changes...scientific community, please deposit the plasmids at Addgene! References Ai, Hui-wang, et al. "Directed evolution...PMCID: PMC3811051. Additional resources on the Addgene blog Read our fluorescent protein blog posts Find...
  20. Why Add Sucrose? Improved Yields for Adeno-associated Virus Preparation

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    Dec. 13, 2018, 1:14 p.m.
    ...during adeno-associated virus manufacturing." Human gene therapy21.10 (2010): 1251-1257. PMID: 20649475. ...have probably heard about Addgene’s viral service but did you know that Addgene also performs independent...101 eBook Additional resources on Addgene.org Learn about Addgene's viral service Learn about viral production...research? Since launching the viral service in 2016 Addgene’s research team has been actively investigating ...PMCID: PMC2957237. Additional resources of the Addgene blog Read our beginner's guide to viral vectors...
  21. Antibodies 101: Affinity Tags

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    Sept. 19, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ...Solubility Enhancer. In P. E. Vaillancourt, E. coli Gene Expression Protocols (Vol. 205, pp. 99–118). Humana...-59259-301-1:99 Resources on Addgene.org Addgene antibodies Addgene’s antibody guide Antibody protocols...having solubility issues!). Need a GST antibody? Addgene has you covered! His His tags, often called polyhistidine...Purification of His fusion proteins from E. coli is generally more straightforward and of a higher purity than...and other qualities of each tag class, they are generally best suited for their primary application. Ready...protocols  Resources on the Addgene blog Plasmids 101: Protein tags Antibodies 101: Epitope tags To Each...
  22. What the HEK?

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    April 18, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...affect factors that could skew research results (gene expression, growth rates, etc.). Thus, it’s important...present in this line, making it genetically female. HEKs are generally cultured as an adherent monolayer...plasmids with the SV40 origin of replication. To generate a virus, you need only transfect the ‘helper’ .../fbioe.2021.796991 Additional resources on the Addgene blog Five Popular Model Organisms 10 Tips for...and Troubleshooting Additional resources on Addgene.org AAV Production in HEK-293T Cells  ...
  23. Bricking Science: Portraying Scientific Reality Through LEGO

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    Nov. 29, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...by the nearly infinite regulatory capabilities of gene pathways just waiting to be discovered. As we started...Bricking Science.      Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Learn How You Can Use Video to Share Your... 10 Ways to Share Your Science Resources on Addgene.org Find Protocols and Protocol Videos Check out...
  24. Tips for Improving Your Next Manuscript

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    Nov. 22, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...at East Tennessee State University. He works with gene expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Follow him...Reading, & Organizing Write for the Addgene Blog Resources on Addgene.org Check out Our Revamped Protocol...laborious, but helped build my understanding of how to generate a manuscript. At the end of the online course,.... Over time that portion of the paper will be generated. After you complete a publication quality figure...figure. Writing a scientific manuscript is like generating a quilt with your lab mates, you add the individual...100percentSDS.     Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Dos & Don'ts When Publishing a Scientific...
  25. Behind-the-scenes of the Isolation of the Thermostable IgnaviCas9 From a Yellowstone Hot Spring

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    Nov. 12, 2019, 2 p.m.
    ...Neddersen characterized a few samples by 16S rRNA gene sequencing which showed the presence of many “dark...Yellowstone National Park (YNP). Extremophiles - phylogenetically diverse microbes living in extreme physical...lab and ThermoCas9 from the van der Oost lab. Phylogenetic comparison indicates that like GeoCas9 and ThermoCas9...particularly useful. Additional resources on the Addgene blog Learn about other Cas proteins Read all of...GeoCas9, another thermostable Cas9 Resources on Addgene.org Read our CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids for...
  26. Hot Plasmids - September 2019 - CRISPR, Auxin Inducible Degradation, MerMAID Channelrhodopsins, and Genome Looping

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    Sept. 3, 2019, 1:15 p.m.
    ... role in the transcriptional regulation of many genes. A number of groups have designed means of studying...with mAID. Using this method, the lab was able to generate conditional alleles of a few essential proteins... al., 2019). Find the mAID tagging toolkit at Addgene Yesbolatova et al., Methods, 2019. PubMed PMID:...targeted by the Cas9 nuclease. The Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 (SpCas9) requires an NGG PAM to recognize...difficult. Find SpCas9 and Target-AID-NG plasmids at Addgene! Nishimasu H et al., Science, 2018. PubMed PMID... MerMAIDs - marine channelrhodopsins for the optogenetic toolbox Article contributed by Susanna Bachle...quickly and with high precision - a valuable optogenetics feature when studying neuronal activity. The...
  27. The Crispr Babies Saga Shows the Need for Action, Not More Delays

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    Dec. 20, 2018, 1:15 p.m.
    ...China was using CRISPR/Cas9 in an attempt to create gene-edited babies. Several hours later, the scientist...public consensus on genome editing, there was a generally agreed-upon international moratorium on utilizing...incorrectly known as “three-parent babies,” where fused genetic material from intended parents is “rehoused” in...decisions on scientific, ethical, regulatory, and general public consensus to the next meeting of experts...and the entire 2018 saga of “what’s happening in genetics this time?” She lives with her partner (in business...on theirpenmanship. Additional resources on the Addgene blog Find all of our CRISPR blog posts Download... genome engineering blog posts Resources on Addgene.org Read our CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids by...
  28. Science Careers: Unruly Interests Feed Many Paths

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    Sept. 26, 2017, 12:12 p.m.
    ...regulation of DNA replication and gene transcription during vertebrate embryogenesis. My interests, though, have...Career Blog Posts Resources at Addgene.org Find Job Openings at Addgene ...than what fits for applied research. I focus in general terms on a couple of very broad topic domains, ...Pam_Hines and LinkedIn. Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog What Do I Do Now? Academic v. Non-Academic...
  29. Visualizing Translation at the Single Molecule Level

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    Aug. 1, 2017, 1:15 p.m.
    ... to examine translation of Drosophila patterning gene oskar. Early in development, the osk-TRICK reporter...Find plasmids from this paper at Addgene. Additional Resources the Addgene Blog Learn More about SunTag... remained elusive. Two techniques developed by Addgene depositors have made it easier to track translation... on the nascent polypeptide recruit scFV-GFP, generating green puncta that colocalize with the red reporter...PMC2746483 Find ribosome profiling plasmids at Addgene. 2. Halstead, James M., et al. “Translation. An...: PMC4451088 Find plasmids from this paper at Addgene. 3. Yan, Xiaowei, et al. “Dynamics of Translation... Brightest Fluorescent Protein Resources on Addgene.org Find Fluorescent Protein Plasmids Check Out ...
  30. Cultivating Community Science at BosLab

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    Nov. 2, 2017, 1:35 p.m.
    ...journal club discussion on Kevin Esvelt’s CRISPR/Cas9 gene drive paper was very popular. People kept asking... at Addgene.org Order Plasmids from Addgene! Find Free and Open Educational Resources at Addgene! ...BosLab. Once he optimizes plant cell culture and transgenesis he wants to share his knowledge with the community...microbes. We’ve ordered a few yeast plasmids from Addgene and are eager to do our first yeast transformations... @ZebraElement     Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Experimenting in an Open Source Lab: from...
  31. Plasmids 101: How to Verify Your Plasmid Using a Restriction Digest Analysis

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    Aug. 28, 2014, 3:34 p.m.
    ...Congratulations, you have a plasmid expressing your gene of interest (YGOI) and are ready to dive into your...received matches the expected sequence. Here at Addgene, we use NGS-based quality control to confirm the...necessary but also an easy process. Please vist Addgene's resource for plasmid verification to find additional...DNA gel.  More Plasmid Eductional Resources: Addgene's Molecular Biology Reference Find More Protocols...
  32. CRISPR 101: Multiplex Expression of gRNAs

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    Sept. 10, 2020, 11:45 a.m.
    ...sequence between two target sites. Modifying multiple genes at once. Using multiplexed gRNAs can target multiple...simultaneous multiplex editing of six different genes. This system doesn’t rely on any additional or host-dependent...from this paper at Addgene. 9. Yin, Linlin, et al. “Multiplex Conditional Mutagenesis Using Transgenic ...plasmids from this paper at Addgene. Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Browse Our CRISPR Topic...add multiple gRNAs on one plasmid. Sound good? Addgene has many tools to help you multiplex - we’ll use...multiplex gRNAs, some being: Using dual nickases to generate a knockout or edit. This can help reduce off-target...Multiplexing gRNAs: the basics One common question Addgene Senior Scientists receive is: can I express more...
  33. Fluorescent Protein Travel Awards - Protein Variants, a Serotonin Sensor, and an Artificial Leaf Replica System

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    June 4, 2019, 1:02 p.m.
    ...that control cell cycle gene expression.  Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Visit the fluorescent...work in Lin Tian’s lab at UC Davis is to generate a genetically encoded fluorescent sensor for serotonin...sequence an individual’s genome. But when they find genetic variants, what does that mean? Previous research...of Washington sought to address the effects of genetic variants in a high throughput manner. She helped...modeling, directed evolution, site-saturation mutagenesis, and medium-throughput screening, she increased...GFP Find microbiology blog posts Resources on Addgene.org Find fluorescent protein biosensors Browse Plasmids...
  34. Visualizing Genomic Loci with CRISPR-Sirius

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    April 18, 2019, 12:53 p.m.
    ... observing low-copy genomic loci or single copy genes. If you want to visualize genomic loci brightly,...PP7, or boxB sequences inserted into the sgRNA generates blue, green, or red colors for labeling. A combination... PP7, or boxB sequences in the same sgRNA will generate additional colors. Image from Ma et al., 2016 ...CRISPR-Sirius a try. Find CRISPR-Sirius plasmids at Addgene. References Ma, Hanhui et al. “Multicolor CRISPR...PubMed PMID: 30377374. Additional resources on the Addgene blog Download our CRISPR eBook Learn about fluorescent...tools Read all CRISPR blog posts Resources on Addgene.org Browse our CRISPR plasmids for visualization...
  35. Scientists Map the SARS-CoV-2-Human Interaction Network

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    April 9, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...as a control. For easier portability, all viral genes are flanked by EcoRI and BamHI restriction sites...coronavirus or COVID-19 research, please email Addgene at help@addgene.org with your order number and so it can .... Sign up for email alerts on the Krogan lab's Addgene page to get notified!) Attacking coronavirus, one...reasons, the QCRG is delighted to be partnering with Addgene, who will be taking over the distribution to expand... coronavirus related plasmids and resources at Addgene* Many thanks to our guest bloggers Manon Eckhardt...
  36. AAV Q&A with Tim Miles

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    May 17, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Technique Q1: Is there any way to deliver a long gene (>4.5 kB) by AAV? A: One potential strategy is to...applications in diseases which may be linked to epigenetic changes, such as multiple sclerosis?  A: Basic...an exciting area for future AAV application to epigenetic editing. This area is discussed in our recent...excellent questions.    Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Using virus in your research - a primer for...Tips for a first time AAV user Resources on Addgene.org Find Adenovirus Plasmids Adenovirus Guide Page...
  37. Luminescent Imaging with Nano-lanterns

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    May 25, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Suzuki et al. also envision eNLs as good reporter genes for endogenous protein fusions created using CRISPR...plasmids from this paper at Addgene. Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Learn about Photoactivatable...proteins. To make luminescent imaging a reality, Addgene depositor Takeharu Nagai and colleagues at Osaka...nano-lanterns for use in various applications, including optogenetics, biosensors, and fusion proteins. Solving the...yield, and when transiently expressed in cells, generates much less signal than comparable fluorescent proteins... approach is especially suited to complement optogenetic tools, where light used for excitation can cause...cause unintended activation of the optogenetic system. Biosensors based on Nano-lantern technology are...
  38. Viral Vectors 101: The AAV Retrograde Serotype

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    April 27, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...inhibiting gene expression, detecting neuronal signaling, or manipulating any other genetically controlled...wide array of genetic tools for neural interrogation like optogenetic tools, chemogenetic tools, and biosensors... the Addgene Blog Get Started with AAV Learn more about Lentivirus Find out More about Addgene's Viral...injected into the brain and efficiently deliver genetic information or tools, making them useful tracers...efficiently infects neurons, directs high-level transgene expression, and has retrograde functionality to...manipulated (e.g., activated or inhibited) by any genetic tool delivered by the AAV.   AAVrg requires high...evaluating how this serotype works in your system. Chemogenetic vectors  Expression of retrograde serotype vectors...
  39. Opto-Nanobodies: Using Light to Manipulate Cell Signaling and Protein Purification

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    Nov. 19, 2019, 2:08 p.m.
    ...telephone, until the message reaches the nucleus where gene expression changes lead to cell proliferation and... on Addgene.org Find nanobody expression plasmids here Learn more about optogenetics in Addgene's optogenetics...induced binding. The lab used this general design scheme to generate two more OptoNBs, one against mCherry...loop 1 always generated OptoNBs with dark-induced binding, but insertion into loop 6 generated both blue ...on the key components of OptoNBs, how they are generated, and their use for protein purification and controlling...nanobody’s ability to bind its target protein.  Generating OptoNBs The opening and closing of the AsLOV2...spatiotemporal resolution than pharmacological or genetic manipulation of the signaling pathway.  As a proof-of-principle...
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