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TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 27, 2017, 1:03 p.m.... biology 34 (2015): 52-59. PubMed PMID: 26295172. 5. Hirata, Eishu, and Kiyokawa, Etsuko. "Future Perspective...can be done using FRET! Read on to find out more about this amazing imaging technique and find further ...our curated list of biosensors too, as another laboratory may have already created the sensor that you ...ability of labs to answer sophisticated questions about cellular processes. Currently, FRET experiments ... Tips for using FRET in Your Experiments Learn about Fluorophore Targeting for FRET Studies FRET Based...
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Savvy Advocates Needed to Navigate a Scientific Enterprise in Flux
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 13, 2016, 2:30 p.m....“Avoiding a lost generation of scientists.” eLife 5 (2016): e17393. Pubmed PMID: 27175853. Pubmed Central...purposes of labor laws, rather than as trainees in a special category, as has been the ‘labor-of-love’ philosophy...passing and upcoming implementation of the Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) which mandates that all workers...event of note is a ruling in August by the National Labor Relations Board to allow graduate students who work... -
Plasmids 101: The Wide World of Natural Plasmids
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 8, 2024, 1:15 p.m....numerous genetic elements in the human gut. Cell, 187(5), 1206-1222.e16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2024.01.039...inducible expression systems that allow tuning of metabolic pathways. Fertility (F) plasmids: microbial sharing...available in the Addgene repository. To learn more about some other common plasmid features, such as origins...Auriol, P., Vogel, T. M., & Simonet, P. (2001). Laboratory-scale evidence for lightning-mediated gene transfer... -
Adapting Toehold Switches to Detect Zika Virus
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 30, 2016, 2:30 p.m.... environmental suitability for Zika virus." Elife 5 (2016): e15272. PubMed PMID: 27090089. Resources on...allowed gene circuits to be deployed out of the laboratory in a cell-free and biosafe format that was stable...circuit-based sensors to be used outside of the laboratory. The detection threshold for these RNA sequences...sequences (3 nM), however, was quite high and above what would be expected in patient samples (e.g.: blood... -
Genome-wide Screening Using CRISPR
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 18, 2015, 2:30 p.m....to the rest of the genome and located immediately 5’ to a protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) sequence. Co-delivery...preparation from Addgene, you can skip the steps above! Cells are then transduced with lentivirus containing...practices, CRISPR libraries can help you learn a lot about your phenotype of interest. For more detailed information...Libraries” (McDade et al., 2016). To learn a bit about how CRISPR/Cas9 can be used in other types of experiments... -
Hot Plasmids - October 2020
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 13, 2020, 1:15 p.m....Streptococcus canis Cas9 nuclease that has a broad 5′-NNG-3′ PAM. Get the plasmids at Addgene The Human... plasmids you need. If you'd ever like to write about a recent plasmid deposit please sign up here. Here's...fluorescent proteins coupled with Fibronectin intrabodies generated with mRNA display (FingRs), Xue Han... -
Plasmids 101: Terminators and PolyA signals
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 31, 2016, 2:30 p.m....transcript-stabilizing and nuclear export elements such as WPRE (5) and CTE (6), and/or use weaker poly(A) signals like...additional helper sequences (2-3). As alluded to above, termination and polyadenylation of Polymerase II...how the Promoter Controls Gene Expression Learn about New Cloning Techniques Read all of our Plasmids ... -
Illuminating Epigenetics with A FRET Based Biosensor
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 19, 2015, 3:30 p.m....and G nucleotides). The conversion of cytosine to 5-methylcytosine in CpG islands makes genes less transcriptionally... the histone protein of interest (in the figure above, H3 at K9 or K27). Joined to this by a flexible ... in Your Experiments Post Read Other Blog Posts about Fluorescent Proteins ... -
Plasmids 101: Protein Expression
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 7, 2018, 1:17 p.m....non-lytic insect cell expression systems (sf9, Sf21, Hi-5 cells) that allow for continuous expression of genes...Resources on the Addgene Blog Learn about inducible promoters Learn about repressible promoters Check out ... -
15 Hot Plasmids from 2017
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 9, 2018, 3:02 p.m.... plasmids bearing one of the distal-less homeobox 5 and 6 (Dlx5/6) enhancer elements and combined it with... and constitutively expressed sgRNA targeting the 5’ end of each essential gene. Koo M, et al. Cell Systems...but be sure to let us know if you'd like to write about your plasmids in a future blog post. No time to ...repository. These variants can be used as tools to learn about the influence of structure on an FP’s properties...100bp or 1kb fragments are produced (see figure above). 3 Reasons The PSU Ladders Are Awesome Tools: ... -
CRISPR 101: Ribonucleoprotein (RNP) Delivery
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 6, 2018, 12:02 p.m....PMID: 28098143. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5253684. 5. Harrington, Lucas B., et al. "A thermostable Cas9...scientists to make genomic alterations, bringing about a revolution in genome engineering, with new techniques...available by both the Jacob Corn and Alex Schier laboratories. Delivering Cas9-gRNA ribonucleoproteins An...delivery of RNPs is electroporation (A in the figure above), which generates pores in the cell membrane, allowing...as lipid-mediated transfection (B in the figure above), are in the early stages of development. David ...proteins harboring receptor ligands (C in the figure above), which result in the internalization of Cas9-gRNA...show promise for in vivo studies, little is known about the immunogenicity and stability of the Cas9 protein... -
Quick Guide to Working with Drosophila Part 1: Getting Started with Flies
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 13, 2017, 2:30 p.m....that may be more tailored to your field of study. 5 great resources to help get your fly work started ...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... -
Academic vs. Industry Postdocs
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 13, 2018, 1:22 p.m....industry postdoc Time: Academic postdocs can be long—5 years or more, especially in the biological sciences—whereas...positive experience, I was still incredibly nervous about leaving academia. A lot of academics tend to view...which may take a longer time to acquire. Learning about drug discovery: Unless your academic lab is closely...information. Working as a team: Industry is all about teamwork. A single individual could not bring a ...someone with whom you can have an in-depth discussion about your project might be challenging. In an academic...contacts to get that referral and find out more about the company’s program. Once you’ve found a few positions... -
Polymerase Chain Reaction Overview and Applications
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 10, 2021, 1:15 p.m....unique single stranded DNA primers that bind upstream (5’) and downstream (3’) of the DNA region of interest...If you have ever worked in a molecular biology laboratory you have likely done a polymerase chain reaction...uses ddPCR for AAV titrating. You can learn all about ddPCR for AAV titration and find helpful tips and...method that can help save time and effort in the laboratory. There are two main categories of multiplex ...use a single pair of primers, like those stated above. Multiplex PCR is also used in high throughput SNP... -
10 Basic tips for mammalian cell culture
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 12, 2018, 1:09 p.m.... usually have their comfort zone around 37 °C and 5% CO2 and get agitated with sudden changes in temperature...of the hood while work is in progress.Learn more about cell culture contamination in this post from the... bath constantly at 37°C for this purpose.Learn about the effects of CO2 on sample pH Cell morphology:... Set up a routine to split cells Don’t be lazy about splitting cells, instead try to form a routine. ...secretion of lactic acid (a by-product of cellular metabolism that is toxic to the cells), and need to be split... -
Fluorescent Proteins 101: Visualizing Subcellular Structures & Organelles
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 22, 2017, 2:30 p.m....PMID: 21209361. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3074624. 5. Bindels, Daphne S., et al. "mScarlet: a bright monomeric...the context of the cell. However, much knowledge about functionality can be gained by understanding the...subcellular marker proteins, it’s possible to get an idea about the subcellular structures your protein resides ...with. These “colocalization” studies give insights about the proximity of two proteins within the same subcellular...Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Learn More about Plasmids for Endogenous Gene Tagging in Human Cells... -
A New Generation of Adenine Base Editors Improves Editing in Primary Human Cells
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 7, 2020, 1:15 p.m....specific protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) made up of 5′-NGG-3′ (“N” can be any nucleotide base, followed ...more blog posts about base editing Learn about another evolved base editor: ABE8e Read about xCas9, a CRISPR... -
Viral Vectors 101: Chemogenetics
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 11, 2023, 1:15 p.m....Conditions Rather than Specific Ligands. Eneuro, 6(5), ENEURO.0171-19.2019. https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO...posts Read blog posts about neuroscience Resources on addgene.org Learn more about chemogenetics in our...as a DREADD agonist due to its ability to be metabolized into clozapine (CLZ). While some scientists argue... -
Of Myc and Men
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 19, 2023, 2:15 p.m....human c-myc proto-oncogene product. Mol Cell Biol 5:3610–3616. https://doi.org/10.1128/mcb.5.12.3610-3616.1985...Do you ever wonder about the origins of some of the common techniques or tools you use in the lab? Take...times of the myc tag. Origins of protein tags For about as long as the disciplines have existed, cell and...examples of new versions of Myc1-9E10 mentioned above basically involve taking the Myc1-9E10 variable ... -
Introducing Addgene's New Search - Find Plasmids More Easily For Your Research!
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 3, 2019, 11:38 a.m.... mascot Blugene (check back on December 5 to learn more about this!). I’ve assembled a series of screenshots...search. These pages provide helpful information about the subject, link to related guides and protocols...Additional resources on the Addgene blog Learn more about other features on Addgene's website ...