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... transcription on the array have limited the scalability and efficiency of multiplex gene editing. Moreover... fused base editors (nCas9-BE), as Cas9 is mechanistically more favored for efficient base editing. They...been used for multiplex Cas9-nuclease editing. Typically, a single array encoding the tandemly assembled...released by endogenous tRNA processing machineries, specifically, RNaseZ and RNaseP. Although the Gao Lab demonstrated...loci MPE with similar high efficiencies, which is scalable for a higher number of MPE. Therapeutic potential...drive and process the tRNA-gRNA arrays, which is scalable and efficient in plasmid and viral vectors. In...

...algorithms are trained on vast amounts of data to calculate the relative immunogenicity score (Mattei et.al... evaluation of ‌therapeutic immunogenicity is typically performed using traditional 2D assays with immune...inform decisions about in vivo application and clinical testing. This would pave the way for improved ...in Macaca fascicularis: From Manufacturing to Preclinical Studies. In J. Bluemel, S. Korte, E. Schenck,...F. Weinbauer (Eds.), The Nonhuman Primate in Nonclinical Drug Development and Safety Assessment (pp. 519...2016). Antidrug Antibody Formation in Oncology: Clinical Relevance and Challenges. The oncologist, 21(10...

... Connie Cepko (Harvard Medical School), and Dr. George Church (Harvard Medical School) for taking the ...environment? Does the group expect each other to be physically present at certain times during the day? We asked...history in science. Potential graduate students typically go through a rotation, which reveals their working...job satisfaction (especially for scientists and technical people) is linked to engagement and access to ... "chaotic" and offer less micromanaging, they typically offer more flexibility in choosing direction of...

...such as plasmids) into mammalian cells, a process called transfection. Transfection is somewhat comparable... way. Selection methods, described below, are typically employed when creating stable cell lines and are...respectively). Therefore, it is not always mission critical to make sure the plasmid replicates in the cell...   ***The concentration used for selection is typically more (double) than that used for maintenance of...usually achieved by performing a "kill curve" (basically growing cells in various concentrations of the...resistance; however, like gentamicin, neomycin is typically used to suppress bacterial growth. The selection...

...manipulating interneurons using a viral approach Genetically modified organisms like transgenic mice are important...a synthetic red fluorescent protein variant they call mScarlet. Bindels et al used a combination of deliberate... cell physiology and molecular processes via genetically encoded proteins. PhoCl is a new member of this... such as an NLS or NES, enables control over localization. Inserting PhoCl between an enzyme and an inhibitor...experiment, check out our recent guest blog series: A Practical Approach to Choosing the B(right)est Fluorescent...investigated an aspect of telomere length regulation called telomere trimming and have proposed a role for ..., Li and colleagues observed endogenous TZAP localization at telomeres and found that TZAP binds directly...

...specific subcellular localization peptide. By combining three different localization peptides with four ... for example).  Given that the liver is an immunologically active organ, this advance is likely to afford...off-target mutations. These plasmids contain catalytically inactive dCas9 and microbial SSAPs (dCas9-SSAP...system. dCas9-SSAP will make the editing of kilobase-scaled sequences more efficient and less risky.   ...plex mixed-subclone system using mStrawberry, localization peptides, and reporters that drive the expression...

...variables - your approach, your workflow, or your physical setup - to prevent the mistake, just like you ...differently.  Tools to Try  Checklists Found in surgical suites, air fields, and military bases, checklists...light-sensitive reagents” or “re-sterilize now.” Have a physical copy of the protocol when you work and make a ...time to do them carefully and thoroughly. Have a physical copy on hand as you run your experiments. Try ...your plate maps onto your plates, alongside your physical copy. If you’ve got messy handwriting, reach for...accuracy.  Bench setup Small adjustments in the physical organization of your workspace and your workflow...

...lower-energy photon; no chemical reaction takes place. Figure 2: Simplified chemical reaction catalyzed...American firefly, Photinus pyralis, catalyzes a chemical reaction in its abdomen to produce yellow-green...bioluminescence, is the production of light by a chemical reaction. In contrast, fluorescence occurs when...BioRender.com. Bioluminescent reporters require a chemical substrate (and sometimes cofactors) to be provided...   Luminescence Fluorescence Source of light Chemical reaction High-energy photons Kinetics of photon...

...This process is called α-complementation. The system described above was put to practical use in the following...well-characterized bacterial lac operon contains a gene called lacZ that encodes for the enzyme β-galactosidase...β-galactosidase enzyme can break down a dye-linked substrate called x-gal (5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-β-D-galacto-pyranoside...deleting a section from the lacZ gene (a mutation called lacZΔM15) creates a non-functional β-galactosidase...Providing DNA encoding this section of amino acids (called the α-peptide) to a lacZΔM15-mutant bacterial cell...

...proteins yet they still share many of the same technical advantages that come with working with prokaryotes...mutation. Yeast expression plasmids used in the lab typically contain all the necessary components to allow ...are small independent chromosomes and are thus typically found as a single copy. Unlike the ARS vectors...promote replication.  Selection markers for yeast Historically, scientists have utilized auxotrophic selection...plasmid may be expressed at higher than normal physiological levels due to high copy numbers. This creates...the presence of the selection marker at non-physiological levels. Scientists have tried varied approaches...

...limitation and allows for the flexible design and small scale production of antibodies. Problems with antibodies...instead of via recombinant DNA, they can’t be genetically tagged and instead are conjugated to reporters...labeled tyramide molecule into a highly reactive radical, which is then covalently linked to residues within...however, compatible with most multi-labeling immunohistochemical protocols where either a directly labeled... required for detection RANbody is detected enzymatically with HRP substrate More sensitive than detecting...RANbodies) as versatile, small, sensitive immunohistochemical reagents. PNAS. PubMed PMID: 29440485. Additional...

...composed of four peptide chains (two identical heavy chains and two identical light chains) each with a constant...antibodies means that it is relatively easy to physically divide up the different regions, both through...joined by a linker peptide, resulting in a product called a single-chain Fragment Variable (scFv). Size: ...samples more efficiently and can also improve localization accuracy when used in super-resolution microscopy...David vs. Goliath: The Structure, Function, and Clinical Prospects of Antibody Fragments. Antibodies 8(...

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...very useful in the event that you will not be physically present at your poster at all times, so other...readers can navigate your poster and follow the logical progression of your work, and you can accomplish...offers free poster templates, although most are vertical.  Large central box. Another commonly used and...presentation. Portrait. This style displays a poster vertically rather than horizontally. Instead of displaying.... Shapes. In this type of poster, written and graphical information are inserted into larger circles or... or ovals, that are arranged in some logical pattern across the poster. This style has the advantage of...

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... be used for measuring protein expression or localization in cells, or even single-particle tracking of...named according to the number of strands in the canonical beta-barrel structure. Most frequently, the proteins...fluorescence complementation analysis under physiological conditions. Shyu et al. Biotechniques. 2006 ...fluorescent proteins as tags and biosensors for multiscale imaging. Shcherbakova et al. Nat Commun. 2016...split-FP options. While the BiFC interaction is typically irreversible and requires some time for chromophore...

...Mother Nature’s toolbox. Natural plasmids, also called environmental plasmids, are all around us! A plasmid...carrying genes for bacterial toxins like colicin typically also carry the necessary resistance genes to help...cells survive their own secretions. Pro tip! Historically, colicin-producing plasmids have been referred...which strains of E. coli contain this F plasmid is critical for successful Gateway cloning. In addition, scientists... Vogel, T. M., & Simonet, P. (2001). Laboratory-scale evidence for lightning-mediated gene transfer in...Characteristics and Potential Applications in Biotechnology. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, 24(4), 155–208. https...

...histone-derived peptide) which can localise the construct specifically to the histone protein of interest...becomes. This prevents the cellular machinery from physically interacting with the genes in the compacted region...grandchildren; in this study,epigenetic changes were statistically significantly associated with reduced life-span... Chi-Wang, Cindy Y. Jao, and Alice Y. Ting. "Genetically encoded fluorescent reporters of histone methylation...methylation in living cells." Journal of the American Chemical Society 126.19 (2004): 5982-5983. PubMed PMID:...