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  1. INTEGRATE: Bacterial Genome Engineering Using CRISPR-Transposons

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    Dec. 7, 2020, 2:53 p.m.
    ...et al., 2020). Genomic targets require an upstream 2-bp PAM sequence for recognition by QCascade; although...cells of the plasmid after integration. Figure 2: (A) Streamlined VchINT expression constructs. (B)... and have been adapted for a wide variety of applications - as mutagenesis tools for genetic studies (... The process also creates a 5-bp target-site duplication (TSD), a hallmark characteristic of the Tn7-family...the new streamlined VchINT system was shown to catalyze insertion of mini-transposons up to 10 kb in size...at one or multiple desired genomic loci. Many applications of these systems have already been demonstrated...
  2. Tips for Screening with Yeast Two Hybrid Systems

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    Oct. 22, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...retain their individual activities when separated (2), and that DBD and TAs from different systems could... Enzymol. 1983;100:293-308. PubMed PMID: 6312261. 2. Keegan, L., Gill, G., and Ptashne, M. Separation ... can often be accounted for using appropriate replicates and controls (see Tips below), and by validating...two-hybrid screening Minimizing false positives: Run replicates of the experiment to reduce the likelihood of...expression and correct folding, post-translational modification, protein degradation, access to the nucleus ...co-expression of the enzyme responsible for the modification in the assay host strain can help. In order...
  3. CRISPR 101: Cytosine and Adenine Base Editors

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    Feb. 13, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
    ... a template, copying the base edit. Figure 2: Cytidine deamination takes place on the free strand...SpCas9 base editors with editing windows as small as 1-2 nucleotides. To reduce off-target effects associated...formation. To further decrease indel formation 1.5-2 fold, the team fused bacteriophage protein Gam to ...which we've discussed in two follow-up posts: (1) (2). Base editors have a narrow editing window of only...editors catalyze purine-to-purine or pyrimidine-to-pyrimidine base changes. Solid red arrows indicate a conversion...conversion directly catalyzed by the base editor. Dotted red arrows indicate the change introduced to ... point modifications. CRISPR base editing persists through multiple cell divisions, indicating that this...
  4. Plasmids 101: Choosing an Antibiotic Resistance Gene

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    Oct. 10, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ...antibiotic selection. Essentially, this gene is a 2-in-1 providing both bacterial and eukaryotic selection...Zeocin-induced DNA cleavage in human cells. Mutagenesis, 20(2), 111–114. https://doi.org/10.1093/mutage/gei016I ...common antibiotic resistance genes and which applications are best (or worst) for each antibiotic. The...is expensive (relative to amp), and for some applications, the benefit it offers is marginal. Fortunately...antibiotic resistance ultimately comes down to your applications and needs. The more niche and specific your ...
  5. Antibiotic Resistance: An Old Solution but a New Problem

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    Nov. 10, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...diffusion test or Kirby-Bauer susceptibility test (Figure 2), and requires at least 18-24 hours to obtain results...." London: Wellcome Trust & HM Government (2016). 2. CDC Information Pages on Antibiotics 3. WHO Antimicrobial...Microbes (bacteria included) are very skilled at the delicate art of survival. Existing virtually ubiquitously...of intentions. The take-home? Always take your medication as prescribed. How do we know which bacteria ... is passionate about health equity, science communication, and public health.     References 1. O'Neill...
  6. Countdown to Halloween @Addgene

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    Oct. 29, 2014, 5:26 p.m.
    ...Halloween is only 2 days away and here at Addgene we couldn’t be more excited! As a small, tight-knit...plasmids! Each chose their favorite plasmid and replicated it. Can you guess each plasmid? Our lab paid...creative hijinks last year. They showed us their dedication to great customer support by dressing up as our...
  7. Plasmids 101: How to Name Your Plasmid in 3 Easy Steps

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    Feb. 13, 2014, 1 p.m.
    ...For a catalog of published and commercially available empty backbones, visit Vector Database. Step 2: Insert...considerations  If your insert contains a mutation or modification, this should be included in the plasmid name...
  8. Deciphering the Mysteries of Behavior with Viral Vectors

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    Sept. 17, 2019, 12:40 p.m.
    ...of these neurons via the channel Channelrhodopsin 2 (ChR2) reduced glutamate transmission from the mPFC...deliver Cre-dependent expression of  Channelrhodopsin 2 (ChR2), a modified receptor protein that activates...have made great strides to map brain regions and allocate specific functions to them. Electrical recordings...long-lasting antidepressant effects." Nature communications 10.1 (2019): 223. PubMed PMID: 30644390. PubMed...
  9. #DeckTheLab with Tinsel and Test Tubes, Fa La La La La La La La La

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    Dec. 2, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...Institute (@BTCInstitute1) December 23, 2020 Contest 2: Deck the Lab - Home Edition This edition of the contest...create a stack of wrapped gifts using life science catalog pages. Make your WFH space feel a little more festive...
  10. Supporting Reproducibility with a Connected ELN

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    Jan. 17, 2019, 1:38 p.m.
    ...connectivity to other data sources used in research; (2) connectivity to other tools used in research; and...by making it easy to get data out of the ELN; and (2) facilitate inter-operability with other research ... both accept deposit of data associated with publications into one of five general purpose open source...
  11. Advice on Career Paths and the Green Card Process for International Researchers and Entrepreneurs

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    Dec. 20, 2017, 2:33 p.m.
    ... both substantial merit and national importance; (2) The foreign national must be well positioned to advance...outstanding achievements in your specific academic field, (2) that you have three 3 years of research experience..., Casseus Law suggests a mix of experts including 2 dependents –people who have worked with you i.e. your...higher education nonprofit entities related to or affiliated with institutions of higher education nonprofit...for self-sponsorship of the I-140 application meaning that the category does not require a foreign national.... NIW requirements stress “educational background, expertise, publications, and plan for future activities...received 116,224 employment based green card applications and approved 91,023 during the first 3 quarters...
  12. 5 Reasons to Use Reddit for Science Communication

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    Oct. 20, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...community is active, engaged, and has great questions! 2. The r/Science subreddit is well moderated. One of...re more interested in selling a product than communicating your ideas with people or discussing science...to write about in the future. The AMA was also cataloged for permanent reference by the Winnower. The only...I do a lot of public speaking where I enjoy communicating face to face with the audience. I post on LinkedIn...own expertise and your resources for science communication opportunities like an AMA. One of the best things... science communication...
  13. Twenty Years of Sharing: Addgene's Viral Vector Service

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    July 30, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...their payload to.   Figure 2: Numbers of AAV tools, by category, available from Addgene as of 2023... (Figure 2). Biosensors, which include calcium and voltage sensors, are the broadest category of viral...in 2018. By the end of 2023, our catalog had grown to 879 viral catalog items (Figure 1). The service caught...repository. GCaMP, a calcium indicator (biosensor, by Addgene’s categorization) was first developed in 2001...number of requests for vectors in the “controls” category, which includes things like viral vectors that...capsid of the AAV, many of the vectors in Addgene’s catalog are offered in different serotypes. In fact, the...are the most requested serotypes (Figure 4), our catalog includes vectors in a variety of serotypes, including...
  14. Using Video to Share Your Science: We Share Science

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    Nov. 3, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication 2.2 (2014): 2. Additional Resources on the Addgene ...Information Science and Technology 60.4 (2009): 858-862. 2. Van Noorden, Richard. "Interdisciplinary research...be part of the answer. Problems with written publications Online tools like ResearchGate, GoogleScholar... that the big breakthroughs in my discipline, education, will come from ideas garnered from research in...from the science of others. Improving science communication through video     Video abstracts about research... to be that video is the future in terms of communicating ideas. In 2012, for example, 3 billion hours...scientific videos were for entertainment or basic education (i.e., learn why water freezes) there was a growing...
  15. CRISPR 101: Which Cas9 Do I Choose for My CRISPR Experiment?

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    Oct. 13, 2022, 1:45 p.m.
    ...sequence is unique compared to the rest of the genome.  2) The target is present immediately upstream of a Protospacer...utilized allowing for PAM flexibility. Fig. 2: Prime editor engaging target DNA. The reverse transcriptase... than ever to make precise, targeted genome modifications. Cas9 has been modified to enable researchers...instead.  Choosing a Cas9 for site-specific modifications Site-specific deletions and knockouts Some experiments...mutation at a specific site e.g., deleting the catalytic residue of a protein or knocking out a very small...flexibility as to where your sgRNA needs to be located and there may not be a NGG PAM site anywhere to... Beyond SpCas9.” Single base pair edits Is the location and type of edit you need to introduce highly ...
  16. pCXLE toolkit: Efficient episomal plasmid-based method to reprogram peripheral blood cells to iPSCs

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    Dec. 14, 2017, 2:08 p.m.
    ...blood are reprogrammed immediately after collection [2]. PBMCs display unique epigenetic signatures that ...PMID: 27882265. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5118044. 2. Kim, Y., et al., The Generation of Human Induced ... OriP and induces amplification of the episomes concurrently with DNA amplification in the host cell. ...possibilities for the clinical and therapeutic applications of iPSCs. The generation of human iPSCs (hiPSCs...hiPSCs, reprogramming methods that do not involve modification of the original genome by integrating viral ...where each vector contains a viral origin of DNA replication, OriP and the EBNA-1 sequence that encodes for...are necessary and sufficient for retention and replication of the vectors in human cells [8]. The EBNA-1...
  17. 3 Challenges in Plant Synthetic Biology

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    July 22, 2014, 5:46 p.m.
    ...found climbing mountains or playing with his two cats. Keira Havens grew up in Hawaii where she was fascinated...and open a new conversation about GMOs.  Challenge #2: Technical obstacles to plant synthetic biology In...biotechnologists face is public perception of genetic modification (GM) and synthetic biology. The mistrust and...cannot build what we do not understand, and the complicated and unique metabolic processes of plants are ...
  18. Inntags: Innovative Protein Epitope Tagging

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    Nov. 10, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...tagging." Nature methods (2015). PubMed PMID:26322837. 2. Stadler, Charlotte, et al. "Immunofluorescence and...immunoprecipitation applications, but none of the traditional tags were suitable for both applications. To prove...from non-vertebrate systems. Preliminary testing indicated that inntags IT5, IT6, and IT10 expressed well...and the chaperone Ydj1, both of which display sophisticated interactions with multiple other proteins. Again...detrimental effects on cell size and growth rate, indicating that they compromised protein-protein interactions...These tags are easy to use in multiple common applications. Due to their limited effects on native protein...particularly in single-molecule or high-throughput applications. Perhaps IT5 and IT6 will even replace our older...
  19. The Addgene Antibody Data Hub

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    Sept. 12, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...whether the results include knockout data.    Figure 2: Search options in the Antibody Data Hub. Data reports...very little data on which might work in your application. It can be quite difficult to decide on which...be searched and sorted by gene/target, name, application, pass/fail rating, sample species, antibody species... how the antibody performed in the submitted application, along with a brief description of the experiment...experiment. If that data was included in a publication, you'll find that information in the report as well... section will vary slightly depending on the application — flow cytometry, western blot, immunohistochemistry...data showing how the antibody worked in your application. The submission process is easy, with simple,...
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