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  1. Adenoviral Vector Production and Troubleshooting

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    June 14, 2018, 11:44 a.m.
    ...particles = number of particles per mL of sample. The purity of the sample can be estimated by looking at the...Adenoviral vectors (AdV) are attractive vectors for research applications and gene therapy: they can ...Trapnell. "Evaluation of the concentration and bioactivity of adenovirus vectors for gene therapy." Journal...
  2. Antibodies 101: The Basics of Western Blotting

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    March 8, 2021, 2:41 p.m.
    ...thiols, to cleave disulfide bonds. Load the samples, one sample per lane, onto the top of a resolving gel...all of the proteins in a sample migrate through the stacking gel at the same pace and enter the resolving...consistent size and density present in all samples. Uneven sample loading or incomplete protein transfer ...Figure 1: Overview of the Western blot process. The sample, a mixture of protein is separated in a gel, transferred...is the first step of a western. To prepare the samples for SDS-PAGE, measure the protein content and normalize...normalize to ensure equivalent loading. Denature the samples to their primary amino acid sequence by boiling...crosslinked polymer acrylamide. In addition to the samples, a protein standard of known molecular weight in...
  3. Viral Vectors 101: Producing Your rAAV

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    July 16, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...known titer on every qPCR run. Note that the rAAV sample has to be digested with DNase before undergoing...Grimm, D., Kern, A., Pawlita, M., Ferrari, F., Samulski, R., & Kleinschmidt, J. (1999). Titration of AAV...Harvey, B. K. (2017). Assaying the Stability and Inactivation of AAV Serotype 1 Vectors. Human Gene Therapy..., J., Hennigs, J. K., & Körbelin, J. (2021). Inactivation of Adeno-Associated Viral Vectors by Oxidant-Based...
  4. Antibodies 101: Validation

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    March 24, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...antibody signal in the retinal sample, but little to no signal in the liver sample, which you do (C), so your...epitopes on the same target reduces the likelihood that both antibodies would bind to the same off-target ...core goals of antibody validation:   Confirm reactivity with the target antigen - Recognition of an immunogen...to - particularly when you start using complex samples such as whole cell lysate or tissue sections. It...require variable expression of your target across samples - it is hard to distinguish between specific, invariable...there is a wealth of transcriptomic data from this sample type, so you use your bioinformatics skills (or...Removing (or reducing) the protein of interest in your sample, should lead to reduced or eliminated antibody ...
  5. Viral Vectors 101: Pseudotyping

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    April 20, 2021, 2:30 p.m.
    ...pseudotype To pseudotype your viral vector, you use the same protocol for generating lentivirus, but you use ...Different pseudotyped viruses are differentially inactivated by nonspecific complement mechanisms in serum...anti-alphaGal antibodies. The VSV-G envelope protein is inactivated by serum regardless of the producer cell type...high concentrations as described above and is inactivated by the complement system in serum (DePolo et ...Vector Particles Produced in Human Cells Are Inactivated by Human Serum. Molecular Therapy 2:218–222 ....
  6. Cultivating Community Science at BosLab

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    Nov. 2, 2017, 1:35 p.m.
    ... DIY Biology and, on occasion, would meet in the same space where BosLab exists today. Back then, it consisted...saw the potential in the space and decided to reactivate it. We started out by holding a few journal club... getting the community to collect various soil samples, extract DNA, sequence it, and analyze the data... characterize the microbiomes of the different samples. The goal is to not only learn something about ...
  7. Plasmids 101: Knockout/Knock-In Plasmids

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    Dec. 1, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...strategies to investigate a gene's function is to inactivate, or "knockout", the gene by replacing it or disrupting...describe the techniques and the plasmids used to inactivate specific genes in mammalian cells. Despite the...one of its exons has simply been replaced with the same sequence flanked by LoxP sites while the resistance... are easier to use and are more efficient at inactivating genes. CRISPR can target a genomic sequence ...
  8. Inside Addgene's 10 Year Anniversary Gala

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    July 3, 2014, 3:48 p.m.
    ... the interactive photo graffiti wall. I had a lot of fun playing the prototype of an interactive game ...playing all night was hand-picked (like our plasmid samples!) by Addgenies. If you were there, you might have...
  9. In Living Color: The Skinny on In Vivo Imaging Tools

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    March 27, 2014, 5:14 p.m.
    ...last year, Verkhusha added two far-red light photoactivatable (PA) near-infrared fluorescent proteins (FPs...signal-to-background ratio, thus, allowing higher resolution in samples containing substantial autofluorescence background...751-4. doi:10.1038/nmeth.2521) Far-red light photoactivatable near-infrared fluorescent proteins engineered...
  10. Plasmids 101: Antibiotic Resistance Genes

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    Jan. 30, 2014, 3:29 p.m.
    ... are trying to disrupt or delete, which both inactivates the gene and acts as a marker for the mutation...of experiments it is best practice not to use the same resistance cassette for the mutation and for plasmid...cassettes and your gene of interest is cloned into/inactivates or completely removes (in the case of Gateway...
  11. Improving Transduction Efficiency with Exosome AAVs

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    March 14, 2019, 1:54 p.m.
    ... have a higher transduction efficiency, i.e. the same number of AAV particles is able to infect more cells... protects them from antibody recognition and inactivation (György et al., 2014), but scientists have yet...difficult to reach, and are more resistant to inactivation through anti-AAV antibodies. References György...
  12. An “elegans” Approach to Better CRISPR/Cas9 Editing Efficiency

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    Dec. 17, 2020, 1:30 p.m.
    ...approach – co-CRISPR from Craig Mello’s lab – used inactivation of the unc-22 gene as their selection marker...Drosophila S2 cells (Böttcher et al., 2014), inactivation of non-homologous end-joining results in a further...changes 5’ to the PAM, sequences corresponding to the same strand as the PAM produced a higher editing efficiency...elegansGenome with Lethal Mutation Co-Conversion and Inactivation of NHEJ Repair. Genetics 199:363–377 . https...
  13. Choosing the B(right)est Fluorescent Protein: Photostability

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    June 8, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...This can differ between fluorescent proteins in the same spectral class (Cranfill et al, 2016). This non-...described by a mono-exponential decay (analogous to radioactive decay). Consequently, the intensity decay is ...comparison of several fluorescent proteins of the same spectral class on the microscopy system and in the...
  14. Visualizing Protein Turnover In Situ

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    Jan. 16, 2018, 3:20 p.m.
    ...classic approach for studying protein turnover is radioactive pulse-chase experiments. However, these experiments...require radiolabeled amino acids. The use of radioactive materials is highly regulated, requires designated... suspected to interact, are added to a cellular sample. Both antibodies have a short antibody specific...
  15. A Guide to Designing a Scientific Poster: Content, Layout, and More

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    Oct. 22, 2019, 12:20 p.m.
    ...your poster. While a poster generally contains the same sections as a primary research article, it’s important...can be accomplished with an exciting title and attractive figures. Next, the poster should be legible from...four column style, and in all cases the idea is the same; the reader will navigate the poster from column...
  16. Transferable Skills Guide: Identifying Your Transferable Skills

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    Jan. 11, 2018, 3:29 p.m.
    ...paying bills and having a life outside my job. The same can be said about teamwork, communication, writing... every piece of work you touch, and be a more attractive candidate for that ideal job. How can you identify...process. You stepped up and got your team on the same page. This came naturally to you. How is this new...
  17. AAVs CREATed for Gene Delivery to the CNS and PNS

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    Sept. 28, 2017, 2:01 p.m.
    ...under the control of an inducer, i.e. tet-off transactivator (tTA), is injected at a high dose to maximize...An AAV expressing the inducer (i.e. tet-off transactivator) is co-injected. The dose of this AAV can be... Central PMCID: 5088052. 3. Lentz TB, Gray SJ, Samulski RJ. Viral Vectors for Gene Delivery to the Central...
  18. Neuronal labeling with Spaghetti Monster

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    Aug. 14, 2018, 12:42 p.m.
    ...fluorophore-labeled antibodies with very specific reactivities making them more useful for multicolor imaging...super-resolution STORM imaging, and electron microscopy. Sample preparation for these techniques sometimes makes...smFPs retain their ability to be detected after sample preparation better than standard proteins tags ...
  19. Tips for Writing a Good Cover Letter

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    May 21, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
    ...Additional uses The cover letter is a great place to proactively address questions about your application. These...Structure of a cover letter Cover letters follow the same format regardless of whether you’re in academia,...requirements, and address any unusual circumstances or proactively answer questions the hiring manager may have....
  20. Viral Vectors 101: AAV Serotypes and Tissue Tropism

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    Jan. 16, 2025, 3:42 p.m.
    ...problems for gene therapy applications. Cross-reactivity of AAV serotypes varies by species and route ...diabetes.55.04.06.db05-0927 Wu, Z., Asokan, A., & Samulski, R. J. (2006). Adeno-associated virus serotypes....2006.05.009 Wu, Z., Miller, E., Agbandje-McKenna, M., & Samulski, R. J. (2006). Α2,3 and α2,6 N-Linked Sialic Acids...
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