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  1. Designing Your Chalk Talk for the Academic Job Interview

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    March 12, 2019, 1:37 p.m.
    ...acceptable. Aims should be mechanistic, doable by 1-3 people in 1-5 years, and contribute to resolving the overarching...possible, do at least two full length practices (~1 h) and get feedback. It’s also helpful to practice...a single grant. Either way, think realistically about the time and resources required to feasibly accomplish...interrupted frequently by committee members. As mentioned above, plan to give your 10 minute overview and address... list of common questions, check out this eBook about applying for faculty positions. You need to practice...program. You should be proud of it and be excited about getting the opportunity to realize your vision. ...blog posts Resources on Addgene.org Learn more about careers at Addgene Watch our career videos ...
  2. Beyond the Blood Brain Barrier: PHP.B Enters the Central Nervous System Via the LY6A Receptor

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    July 23, 2019, 12:46 p.m.
    ...determined LY6A, also known as stem cell antigen-1 (SCA-1), is the receptor used by PHP.B to reach the CNS...William L. Stanford. "Concise review: stem cell antigen‐1: expression, function, and enigma." Stem cells 25.6... an AAV rookie  Learn about some considerations when using AAVs Learn more about using AAV as a tool for...PubMed PMID: 29175632. If you want to learn more about how PHP.B and PHP.eB were engineered, check out ...Additional resources on the Addgene blog Learn more about PHP.eB, and PHP.S, a peripheral nervous system (...
  3. Tips for arabidopsis transformation

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    Oct. 25, 2018, 1:23 p.m.
    ...with a single insertion because it will segregate 3:1 in the T2 generation. You also have no control over... transgenic plants in the process.     References 1. Emami, S., Yee, M. and Dinneny, J. R. (2013) ‘A robust...transformation’, Plant Methods. BioMed Central, 2(1), p. 19. doi: 10.1186/1746-4811-2-19. PubMed PMID:... J. (2002) Arabidopsis : a laboratory manual. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. Available at: https...https://books.google.at/books/about/Arabidopsis.html?id=IfZAMNPWVk4C&redir_esc=y (Accessed: 21 September ...
  4. 27 Hot Plasmids from 2016

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    Dec. 22, 2016, 3:03 p.m.
    ...a rate of up to 1 per 500-1000 bp. In comparison, the DNA replication error rate is 1 per 109 bp. Unlike...Transcriptional Output-TANGO (PRESTO-TANGO) to screen the NCC-1 library of approved drugs against the entire kit; ...generated 5 common 30bp overlap sequences (Sites #1-5). Each overlap site encodes a unique restriction...First, GMAP-compatible backbones for lentivirus LV 1-5 and retrovirus RV 2-5 were constructed. The authors...is multiplex automated genome engineering (MAGE) (1). MAGE uses recombineering (2) to simultaneously incorporate...of GFP (SEP) by a 9 amino-acid linker (see Figure 1). The key to the biosensor lies in pH: DsRed is relatively...inactivate SEP and leave only DsRed to fluoresce (1). With variants that can be targeted to specific cellular...
  5. Hot Plasmids: Summer 2025

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    Aug. 28, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ... high brightness and fast maturation time (Figure 1). See the paper for more details on small differences...mGold2t depending on the application. Figure 1: Super-resolution imaging of actin filaments with ...proteins for extended imaging. Nature Communications, 16(1), 3241. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-58223-5...Check out our blog post on AAV serotypes for more about the tissue tropism of these and other AAVs. ...β-secretase; AF = AMPA.FingR; FingR = fibronectin intrabody generated with mRNA display. Modified from Rivera...
  6. Don’t FRET: Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation Makes Visualizing Protein-Protein Interactions Easy

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    Aug. 27, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...tethered to bring them into close proximity (Figure 1). Formation of the complete FP results in a fluorescent...detected by fluorescence microscopy. Figure 1: How BiFC works. A split FP (e.g., yellow fluorescent... protein interactions in living cells. Nat Protoc 1:1278–1286. https://doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2006.201 ... FP fragments and, preferably, some information about the structures of the tested PIPs. Many split FPs...neurodegeneration. He now spends his time learning and writing about science whenever he's not off the grid.   References...
  7. Better Dyeing Through Chemistry & Small Molecule Fluorophores

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    Sept. 8, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...environments such as live cells and tissues (Figure 1). These flexible strategies give you the best of both...majority of in-cell labeling strategies have two parts: (1) a genetically encoded “tag” expressed as a fusion...Follow him on twitter @rhodamine110.   References 1. Liu, Zhe, Luke D. Lavis, and Eric Betzig. "Imaging... the frontiers of biological imaging.  *Worried about your budget? Email [email protected] Resources on the Addgene Blog Learn About Other Protein Tags Catch Up on Your Fluorescent ...
  8. Tips for Screening with Yeast Two Hybrid Systems

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    Oct. 22, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ... fusions that retain their individual activities (1). Researchers also discovered the modular format of...systems could be combined effectively (3). In Figure 1 for instance, the DBD of the fusion protein shown ...ubiquitin system has been devised (8). References 1. Casadaban M.J., Martinez-Arias A., Shapira S.K., ... Plasmids Read our Blog Post About Yeast Vectors Read our Blog Post About Tagging Yeast Genes ...
  9. Avoiding the Dark Side of Fluorescent Protein Fusions with mOX FPs

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    Oct. 27, 2015, 3 p.m.
    ...experiments or even negatively impact cells (see Figure 1). When behaving properly, FPs enable researchers ... disulfide bonds in the secretory pathway (Figure 1) [4,6–8]. Additionally, FPs that encode N-glycosylation... sarcoma-associated herpesvirus.       References 1. Snapp, Erik. "Design and use of fluorescent fusion...moxFPs over standard FPs for the reasons listed above. In addition, because the moxFPs are highly monomeric...Medicine. Her doctoral research was conducted in the laboratory of Erik Lee Snapp and focused on optimizing fluorescent...
  10. Quick Guide to Working with Drosophila Part 1: Getting Started with Flies

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    July 13, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...larval stage, Drosophila will pupate, which takes about one week from the initial deposition of the fertilized...there are many resources to help you learn more about fly biology and fly-based experimental systems. ...resources will direct you to the latest information about gene function, while others offer fly stocks and...and other reagents. If you’re ever confused about the best way to study YFG in flies, there is likely an...absolutely essential. You can look up information about your fly gene using the search box in the upper ...In the next post, you’ll learn the fundamentals about how many of these resources work. Many thanks to...Site Specific Recombination in Drosophila Learn about Cre-Lox Resources on Addgene.org Find Drosophila...
  11. Viral Vectors 101: Parts of the AAV Transfer Plasmid

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    Aug. 11, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...and take a look at each of its parts. Figure 1: Parts of an AAV transfer plasmid. Parts shown in ..., ubiquitous expression, while the human synapsin 1 promoter is neuronal specific (Haery et al., 2019)...the Addgene blog Learn more about basic viral vector elements Read about four considerations for the ...Key elements of an AAV plasmid First let’s talk about the key parts of an AAV plasmid. Inverted terminal...routine plasmid propagation, with complete ITR loss abolishing AAV packaging. To prevent ITR loss, it’s best... Other cis-regulatory elements Next let’s talk about some of the elements that aren’t required parts ...the perfect AAV tool Learn about synthetic promoter AAVs for cell-type expression in retinal cells Resources...
  12. Summer SciComm: Science Storytelling

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    Sept. 16, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...science is all about navigating conflict. In literary terms, conflict can be defined as (1) the struggle...journey even when they know the ending.    Fig. 1: We all know that the superheroes win in the end. ... your science with others.    My favorite quote about science ever comes from an interview in which someone...find that once I sit down and talk to a scientist about their research, these conflicts come out quite naturally... a simple question, like “Have you ever thought about how X works?”, or even by introducing a person that...devices, we sometimes forget the most important thing about science: It’s cool. Like bowties! Using science ...
  13. A New Optogenetic Tool Based on AraC Controls Gene Expression with Blue Light

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    June 17, 2021, 1:17 p.m.
    ... that dimerizes upon exposure to blue light (Fig. 1). Another blue light-inducible dimerization domain...expression needed for most applications.   Figure 1: With blue light, the VVD domains of the BLADE dimerize...Twitter, you might have seen the video of her singing about the paper recently published by her lab and Mustafa...professor at the University of Freiburg. This paper is about a new tool called BLADE (blue light-inducible AraC....   Inspired by @UriAlonWeizmann, here my song about our paper recently published in @nchembio Title:... based on the concept of bacteriographs created about a decade ago. To create these images, the scientists...Additional resources on the Addgene blog Learn more about inducible promoters Visit the Plasmids topic overview...
  14. What's the Best Way to Elute and Store Your Plasmid DNA?

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    June 4, 2020, 1:22 p.m.
    .... pH and DNases affect DNA stability Figure 1: So many choices! What to do? The main factors ...your downstream experiment. TE (10 mM Tris-HCl,1 mM EDTA, pH 8.0) buffer is the best buffer for preserving...to purify DNA without a kit Read our blog posts about plasmid cloning Browse our Plasmids 101 blog posts...
  15. Using Ultrasound to Image Bacteria in vivo: Acoustic Reporter Genes

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    June 19, 2018, 1:38 p.m.
    ...optimized for expression in E. coli: acoustic gene 1 (arg1) and acoustic gene 2 (arg2). The key difference... plasmids are available from Addgene! References 1 Bourdeau, R.W., Lee-Gosselin, A., Lakshmanan, A., ...Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Learn more about in vivo imaging tools The luciferase reporter gene...
  16. Genetically-encoded Sparse Cell Labeling - A SPARC of Innovation

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    May 21, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Rodríguez et al., 2011).  Genetics of SPARC Figure 1: SPARC and SPARC2 use the GAL4-UAS system along with... several common genetic tools in Drosophila (Fig. 1):  GAL4-UAS, a transcription factor binding site....blog Learn about Gateway cloning Read about genome engineering in flies Learn more about controlling ...the same genetic makeup, overcomes all of these labor-intensive and invasive techniques to reliably label...
  17. Natural or synthetic? How Addgene’s dataset reveals trends in biological innovation

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    Nov. 8, 2018, 3:47 p.m.
    ...from distantly related organisms. In 2006, less than 1% of the genes deposited at Addgene were synthetic....synthetic biology is expanding rapidly.  References 1. Kunjapur, Aditya M., Philipp Pfingstag, and Neil ... Addgene blog Read blog posts about synthetic biology Learn more about codon usage biases Resources ...scientists from MIT tapped into this data to learn about trends in synthetic biology and DNA synthesis. They...synthetic just by looking at its sequence. MIT collaboration for gene classification This inquiry started...
  18. Plasmids 101: Antibiotic Resistance Genes

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    Jan. 30, 2014, 3:29 p.m.
    ...into E. coli is a fairly inefficient process– just 1 out of 10,000 cells on average! Without some means...down especially fast and plates should be used witin 1 month for optimal efficiency. Beware of satellite ...molecular biology, yet scientists rarely stop to think about how much easier it makes our lives. Plasmid transformation... sterile filter unless otherwise specified. The above table lists some antibiotics commonly found in the...or light – do not add them to media hotter than about 55oC and store plates/stocks wrapped in foil if ...
  19. Comparing Cas9 to NgAgo: Can the Argonautes Best CRISPR?

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    June 9, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...comments section! Read About NgAgo User's First Impressions Here References 1. Gao, Feng, Xiao Z. Shen...NgAgo takes a different approach, randomly removing 1-20 nucleotides from the cleavage site specified by...impaired NgAgo activity, with three mismatches abolishing activity. One-guide faithful NgAgo guide loading... Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Read About Cas9 Homolog Cpf1 Check Out High Fidelty Cas9 Mutants...
  20. CRISPR Challenges: Standardization and Homology Directed Repair

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    Feb. 14, 2018, 2:36 p.m.
    ...B. Gurumurthy, and Masato Ohtsuka. Nat Protoc. 13(1) (2018):195-215. PubMed PMID: 29266098 Creating knock-in..., with protocols using dsDNA templates achieving ~1-10% efficiency. Easi-CRISPR uses a long ssDNA template...most popular tweet from the conference is shown above. The blog post I mentioned, John Doench’s How to...forward. To do that, we need to learn much more about cellular DNA repair pathways. An emphasis on cellular...at the Keystone meeting had great things to say about CRISPOR, a tool to help you design, pick, and close...
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