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  1. Back to Bacteria: CRISPR gRNA Multiplexing Using tRNAs

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    June 2, 2015, 6:06 p.m.
    ...multiple gRNAs targeting a single gene can increase the likelihood of gene knockout, or multiple gRNAs may...genome editing has been used to study the effect of gene knockout in vivo and in vitro, as well as to insert...observe a phenotype, the modification of multiple genes is often necessary. Guide RNAs (gRNAs) are commonly... al constructed polycistronic glycine tRNA-gRNA genes (PTGs) in the forms tRNA-gRNA and tRNA-gRNA-tRNA...constructed PTGs containing 8 gRNAs targeting 4 MAPK genes, again using rice protoplasts. Each pair of gRNAs...may be used to target genes with overlapping activity. Multiple gRNAs can also facilitate deletions of...viruses have illustrated the power of polycistronic gene organization, and its translation to CRISPR/Cas9...
  2. Plasmids 101: Cre-lox

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    Jan. 13, 2015, 3:47 p.m.
    ... or “LSL” cassette) upstream of a gene of interest will prevent gene expression in the absence of Cre....Cre-dependent gene knockout – conversely, putting the loxP sites on either side of a gene (called “floxing... loxP”), will permit gene expression until Cre is present, at which time the gene will be disrupted or...most common uses are listed below. Cre-dependent gene expression – placing a series of transcriptional... presence of Cre, the stop codon is excised, and gene expression proceeds. One popular lox-stop-lox plasmid...switch regions evidenced through Cre–loxP–mediated gene targeting. Gu, H., Zou, Y.R., and Rajewsky, K. 1993...reciprocal crossover event. This event can have three general outcomes based on the location and orientation ...
  3. Optimizing Donor DNA for Enhanced CRISPR Genome Editing

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    March 24, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ... (NHEJ) pathway disrupt target gene sequences (thus inactivating genes), while breaks repaired by homology...error-prone repair of the gene would be disastrous (i.e. if breaking the gene is worse than leaving the...(in our hands) this technique supports gene disruption or gene replacement frequencies that are an order...repair (HDR) pathways can modify the sequence of a gene (thus altering its function). HDR is crucial for...consistently supported higher frequencies (up to 60%!) of gene editing than single or double stranded donor DNA...editing, but it could be very useful to tackle genetic diseases in which sequence replacement holds some...PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4032847. Resources on the Addgene Blog Brush Up on Your HDR Basics Learn How to ...
  4. Rewiring Metabolic Circuitry with CRISPR RNA Scaffolds [Video]

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    April 7, 2015, 4:21 p.m.
    ... delete/overexpress endogenous genes or to introduce heterologous genes, but the trend of research has...tinkering with regulatory networks and multiplex gene control. However, these approaches are often met...mimic natural transcriptional programs on multiple genes. Modifying the CRISPRi system for multidirectional...programs to differentially alter the levels of five genes that encode biosynthetic enzymes for violacein, ...recruit various transcriptional regulators to alter gene expression at the targeted site. Multiple scaffold...simultaneous, multidirectional and tunable control of gene expression. This strategy can be applied to effectively...RNA-guided platform for sequence-specific control of gene expression. Cell, 152(5), 1173-1183. (2013). PubMed...
  5. Deep Dive: qPCR

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    Sept. 29, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...profiles (Dwight, 2011).  Reference Genes  Choosing a set of reference genes deserves more attention than it...reference genes, plural. Your data will be much improved if you move to using multiple reference genes whenever...reference gene being a common choice - the frequently used GAPDH has noted issues as a reference gene (Higgins... Validation of Common Housekeeping Genes as Reference for qPCR Gene Expression Analysis During iPS Reprogramming... it usually receives. Different reference genes have shown to have as much as sixfold variation in expression...), so you’ll want to ensure that your reference genes are suitable for your cell lines and/or tissue types..., and it's possible to multiplex your reference genes to save on plate space. For many cell lines and ...
  6. Fluorescent Tagging of Endogenous Genes with SapTrap

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    Oct. 12, 2017, 2:26 p.m.
    ...easily modified to tag hundreds of genes, generating powerful genetic screening libraries. Additional protein... to screen for the genetically modified strains that contain your newly tagged gene. Most insertions can... to generate high-throughput targeting vectors. These vectors can be used to tag endogenous genes and ...-Throughput CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Modification in Caenorhabditis elegans.” Genetics. 202(4) (2016):1277-88....protein fusions is to replace the genomic copy of your gene of interest with a fluorescent protein fusion. CRISPR...allowed scientists to tag and light up endogenous genes of interest to better understand normal protein ...easily create C-terminal tag fusions of endogenous genes in human cells. To use CRISPaint, users need 3 vectors...
  7. Your Lentiviral Plasmid FAQs Answered

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    April 23, 2014, 1:08 p.m.
    ...that of adjacent cellular genes. Q7: Which genes are deleted or modified to result in replication deficiency...including the gene of interest, and the plasmid coding for an envelope. Three generations of lentiviral...minimal number of HIV genes required for virus production (3 or 4). Third-generation vectors contain gag...gag, pol, and rev. Second-generation contains those three genes plus tat. The envelope plasmid provides...are useful and efficient tools to introduce your gene of interest into cells. Unlike gamma-retroviruses...lentiviruses and gamma-retroviruses use the same genes for packaging (that's gag, pol, and env), the isoforms...infect dividing cells. When choosing the appropriate gene delivery system, the specific target cell or tissue...
  8. Drew Endy Introduces the Biobrick Public Agreement Plasmid Collection

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    Dec. 12, 2013, 3:35 p.m.
    ...forward engineer a system of 10 genes. You can now forward engineer a 10-gene system to do something. We know...collection of genetic parts for precisely forward-engineering the central dogma across many genes simultaneously..., off-the-shelf genetic elements that allow you to begin to imagine designing 10-gene systems with quantitative...used over and over again in combination with novel genes to get very precise expression levels. The BIOFAB...otherwise invisible molecules into regulation of gene expression including growth or fluorescence. There...our testing of these parts that the chance your genes will be expressed at the level you want is 93 percent... of biological systems today who are building 10-gene systems from scratch. (They may be building genomes...
  9. Viral Vectors 101: AAV Serotypes and Tissue Tropism

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    Jan. 16, 2025, 3:42 p.m.
    ...Cardiac Gene Transfer Superior to AAV1, AAV6, AAV7, and AAV8 in the Mouse and Rat. Human Gene Therapy,...toolkit for human gene therapy. Molecular Therapy: The Journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy, 14(...AAV1 AAV1 was the first viral vector approved for gene therapy (Issa et al., 2023). It may be a good choice...exposure or rAAV treatment, which can pose problems for gene therapy applications. Cross-reactivity of AAV serotypes...adeno-associated virus for therapeutic outer retinal gene delivery from the vitreous. Science Translational... Various AAV Serotypes and Their Applications in Gene Therapy: An Overview. Cells, 12(5), 785. https:/...Ayasoufi, K., & Barry, M. A. (2019). Comparison of Gene Delivery to the Kidney by Adenovirus, Adeno-Associated...
  10. Hot Plasmids April 2018 - Protein Degradation, Nanoscopy, FIRE-Cas9, and Yeast Expression Tools

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    April 23, 2018, 2 p.m.
    ...physiological gene expression regimes that cannot be easily achieved with classical gene overexpression...contain changes in expression of TRIM21-associated genes, indicating that TRIM21 overexpression does not ...variety of protein modules to repress or activate gene expression, sometimes incorporating chemically inducible... 28916764. Plasmids for independent control of gene expression in yeast Article contributed by Tyler...that can independently control expression of your genes of interest. These transcription factors consist... appropriate promoter sequence and activation of gene expression. In addition to plasmids encoding these...and ZIF268. To demonstrate independent control of gene expression, Aranda-Díaz et al transformed yeast ...
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