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  1. CRISPR 101: Off-Target Effects

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    Feb. 8, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ...with the bulkiness that accompanies mispairing of bases. To reduce off-targets, you’ll want to select a ... Off-targets that come from mutations arise from base/prime editing or Cas cleavage. In the case of Cas...Resources   References Rabinowitz R, Offen D. Single-Base Resolution: Increasing the Specificity of the CRISPR-Cas...
  2. Hot Biosensors 2022: Year-End Roundup

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    Dec. 6, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...They also produce more than 20 other MTRIA sensors based on GPCRs recognizing various neurotransmitters, ...powerful high-throughput screen to select variants based on performance metrics specifically for two-photon...phosphorylated state of an immunoreceptor tyrosinase-based activation motif (ITAM). By fusing ITAM to an RTK...
  3. Antibodies 101: Single Chain Fragment Variables (scFvs)

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    June 3, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ... The HA frankenbody works just like an antibody-based probe, but is easier and cheaper to generate since...scFvs: Just like antibodies, there are many scFv-based therapies in clinical trials or already in the clinic...blog: Read about frankenbodies, an anti-HA scFv-based probe for fluorescent imaging. Learn more about ...
  4. New Optogenetic Tools for Cytoskeleton and Membrane Control

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    Sept. 28, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ... optogenetic tools for manipulating Rho GTPases based on BcLOV4. These single-component systems take advantage...interested in directed-evolution methods, the activity-based selection in mammalian cells used here could be ...Fromme, J. C., & Baskin, J. M. (2023). Activity-based directed evolution of a membrane editor in mammalian...
  5. Evolution of Brainbow: Using Cre-lox for Multicolor Labeling of Neurons

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    April 24, 2015, 2:39 p.m.
    ..., especially in in vivo models, and new Cre-lox based technologies are still being developed today. In...Flpbow construct that is functionally similar to Cre-based Brainbow, but is controlled by FLP/FRT recombinase...-44. PubMed. Drosophila Brainbow: a recombinase-based fluorescence labeling technique to subdivide neural...
  6. A Novice's Perspective on Neuroscience - SfN2017

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    Dec. 15, 2017, 2:07 p.m.
    ...to altered function or maybe your favorite FRET-based biosensing technique can be applied to an important...experiments enabled by physical, software, and biology-based tools as well as collaborations between different...
  7. Targeted Mutagenesis with EvolvR

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    Feb. 21, 2019, 1:15 p.m.
    ...user-defined genomic region. EvolvR, a CRISPR-Cas9 based targeted mutagenesis method developed by the Dueber...changes cytidines or guanines to the other three bases, which limits the level of variation that can be...
  8. Predicting Adverse Reactions to Monoclonal Antibody Drugs

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    Feb. 13, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ...commonly used for the prediction of T cell epitopes based on the amino acid sequence of the antibody.  NetMHCPan...Assays to Assess Immunogenicity Risk of Antibody-Based Biotherapeutics. PloS one, 11(8), e0159328. https...
  9. A Deep Dive into BioBuilder

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    Oct. 11, 2017, 1:44 p.m.
    ...conduct their hands-on experiments.  As a project-based curriculum, BioBuilder expands learning outcomes...Mary Tamer from BioBuilder! Mary Tamer is a Boston-based writer, editor, and consultant whose work is focused...
  10. Plasmids 101: Mammalian Vectors

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    March 25, 2014, 3:15 p.m.
    ...scientists can still reap the benefits of plasmid-based research using synthetic vectors and cultured mammalian..." mammalian ORIs, scientists have usurped viral-based ORIs to fill the void. These ORIs, however, require...
  11. Meet Aavery, Blugene's New Virus Friend!

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    Feb. 13, 2020, 2:34 p.m.
    ... more than one person, we selected the finalist based on the first time of submission.)     We love...
  12. Troubleshooting Your Plasmid Cloning Experiment

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    Sept. 24, 2019, 12:55 p.m.
    ...by gel or by nanodrop to assemble the  fragments based on their molar ratio. Assembly of the fragments ...you can assemble the different parts of a plasmid based on the cloning strategy you followed. While most...
  13. Viral Vectors 101: Viral Vector Elements

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    July 25, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ...all be ssDNA within the viral particle. The ITRs base pair with each other to allow DNA synthesis of the...57 human adenovirus types, but most vectors are based on adenovirus 5 (Ad5).     Fig. 3 - Viral...
  14. Viral Vectors 101: Viral Applications

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    April 13, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...mechanism for increasingly popular nucleic acid-based vaccines. These vectors provide several advantages...delivery system for human patients. Multiple viral-based gene therapies have already been approved by the...
  15. The time and cost required to make a plasmid

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    March 23, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...hours of hands-on time to make a single plasmid, based on the assumptions outlined in Table 1.   Of course...performing the experiments. This cost varies hugely based on a number of factors, but we can assume it’s at...
  16. Antibodies 101: Isotypes

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    Oct. 19, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...staining. Isotype controls are used in antibody-based applications including flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry...of two. There are four IgG subclasses, numbered based on their abundance in blood: IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, and...
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