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TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 13, 2019, 12:19 p.m....content from Addgene, subscribe to Addgene’s YouTube Channel. Additional resources on the Addgene blog Learn...about Addgene's Lab Tips video series Resources on Addgene.org Find lab protocols on the Addgene website...Since rolling out our viral service in 2016, Addgene has shipped thousands of AAV and lentiviral preps... purity of all AAV viral lots. Aligning with Addgene’s mission to “accelerate research and discovery ...improve your experiment results! Subscribe to the Addgene YouTube page! AAV purification by iodixanol gradient...calculations on how to prepare a plasmid stock used to generate a standard curve, visit the AAV Titration by qPCR...website Watch Addgene's video collection ...
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Addgene's Top Blog Posts from 2020
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 29, 2020, 2:15 p.m....to highlight some of the top articles from the Addgene blog this year. Spoiler alert: many of the top ...subset of the fluorescent protein family and they generate color! They've been adapted for many molecular...SARS-CoV-2, including many with plasmids deposited at Addgene! 2. DNA Purification Without a Kit by Beth Kenkel... -
Addgene’s First AAV Data Hub Challenge
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 20, 2022, 1:15 p.m....We're going virtual for Addgene’s first AAV Data Hub Challenge, now taking place Dec. 6, 2022! Share ...Anyone can submit data from their CLOVER lab or Addgene AAV experiments to the Data Hub. Submit your data...travel award. All participants will receive an Addgene t-shirt. Our judges, Drs. Connie Cepko, Ian Wickersham... -
Suggest A Plasmid You'd Like to Find at Addgene
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 16, 2016, 5:30 p.m....experiment!” but were unable to find the plasmid at Addgene? Well, we’re here to help with our Suggest a Plasmid...Campaign. How to suggest a plasmid The scientists at Addgene work hard to seek out plasmids to add to our collections... potential depositors. 2. Tweet at us! Tweet @Addgene with #suggestaplasmid, the name of the plasmid ... -
REPLACR Mutagenesis: Replacing In Vitro Recombination Methods
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 10, 2016, 3:30 p.m....and genetics. It can be used to characterize the function of certain regions in a promoter or gene, as...experiments. When REPLACR-mutagenesis goes head-to-head with Gibson assembly and GeneArt cloning, the results...REPLACR-mutagenesis could save busy scientists a lot of time. Let us know how REPLACR-mutagenesis works ...your hands! REPLACR-Mutagenesis Megaprimer PCR Gibson Assembly GeneArt Cloning Types of Mutations...Comparison of REPLACR-mutagenesis with other common methods for site directed mutagenesis References 1. ...al. (2016). “REPLACR-mutagenesis: a one-step method for site-directed mutagenesis by recombineering.” ...Site-directed mutagenesis (SDM) is one of the key tools researchers use to prove causation in molecular... -
The Importance of a Fun Workplace: Company Culture at Addgene
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 3, 2015, 2:30 p.m.... Benjie Chen co-founded Addgene in 2004. They worked tirelessly to get Addgene from a concept to an up... culture here at Addgene has remained paramount. Candidates who interview at Addgene frequently ask the...working at Addgene?” Most Addgenies reply with an enthusiastic, “Our company culture! Addgene is the best...ideas and company. The Addgene summer picnic This past weekend was the annual Addgene Summer Picnic - a time... it was another successful event! Addgene company culture At Addgene we organically developed the philosophy... happened naturally when Addgene was a family affair back in 2004. As Addgene has grown, it has taken ...Our story today starts with a bit of Addgene history... As you may be aware, Melina Fan, her brother ... -
Addgene Welcomes John Doench to the Advisory Board
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 13, 2015, 2:30 p.m.... be done with RNAi in terms of determining what genes are involved in biological process X, you can do...help guide and promote Addgene in its mission to make research easier. Addgene is excited to announce ...use in genetic screens and has contributed much of his knowledge to the CRISPR resources at Addgene. His... is what got him involved with Addgene - he says he’s “known of Addgene basically since the beginning ...ethic that Addgene has behind it is something that very much resonates with me.” About Addgene’s role in...Doench says, Addgene is “a central resource for what is worth having. The work that [Addgene’s] outreach ...Production Specialist at Addgene. He is the audio engineer and producer for the Addgene Podcast. Resources... -
Addgene’s Top 10 Blog Posts from 2014
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 16, 2014, 8:01 p.m....Joanne Kamens Plasmids 101: Antibiotic Resistance Genes By Marcy Patrick Plasmids 101: Yeast Vectors ...community, so email us at blog@addgene.org if you are interested. Addgene's Most Popular Posts of 2014 ...year in science – as seen through the lens of Addgene’s blog and plasmid repository. Our blog is just ... Competent Cells” has been extremely popular, generating many additional questions. We’re happy to see... -
Interview: Ed Boyden on Optogenetics, Neuroscience, and the Future of Neuroengineering
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 4, 2014, 4:49 p.m....of the optogenetic tools that are still missing. Optogenetic tools for neuroengineering Addgene: For those...brain through optogenetics research Addgene: What are some of the big problems that optogenetic tools can ...science.' Looking for Optogenetics Plasmids? Plasmids for Optogenetics Research (Addgene) Plasmids from Ed...populations of neurons at once. Addgene spoke to Boyden about this latest optogenetics advance, the big questions...brief history of optogenetics? How long has this idea been around? Boyden: Optogenetics is a toolset that...two-color pair. We'll be sending it to Addgene in a matter of days. Addgene: Can you tell us a little more about..., or other conditions. Addgene: You've contributed various plasmids to Addgene over the years, many of... -
Quick, Versatile Plant Transgenesis with GreenGate Plasmids
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 23, 2014, 3:23 p.m....promoters, N-terminal tags, coding sequences of the gene of interest, C-terminal tags, plant terminators ...The complete GreenGate toolkit, now available at Addgene, also gives the option to stack several expression...rounds, dramatically reducing the time required to generate multi-construct transgenic plants. In the most...motivations for making GreenGate available through Addgene,” Lohmann said. “We strongly believe the free sharing...Versatile and Efficient Cloning System for Plant Transgenesis." PLoS ONE. 8(12): e83043 (20 December 2013)... -
Tips and Tricks for Using Golden Gate Modular Cloning (MoClo)
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 8, 2025, 1:15 p.m....sites yourself using PCR, but gene synthesis can save you time. Using gene synthesis, you can request the...If you’re creating a multigene construct, in what position do you want your gene to be in relation to ...to the rest of the genes? And do you want it to be in the same (forward) or in the opposite (reverse) orientation...you a lot of headaches down the line! Cash in on gene synthesis Before you start your cloning, it is advisable... Figure 1: General overview of the MoClo assembly process to produce a multigene construct. Figure...Golden Gate Cloning Additional resources on addgene.org Addgene's MoClo Guide and Kits MoClo Toolkit MoClo...chosen one of the MoClo kits available through Addgene that suits your experimental purposes. But what... -
Hot Plasmids: Fall 2024
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 21, 2024, 1:30 p.m....Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics, 228(2), iyae126. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyae126. Gene disruption in...tags for live imaging in C. elegans CRISPR/Cas9 for gene disruption in M. abscessus Bioluminescent reporter...developed a novel dual-plasmid CRISPR/Cas9 system for gene disruption in Mycobacterium abscessus, an increasingly...Here, the researchers were able to target multiple genes in M. abscessus either simultaneously or stepwise...system is induced to cause disruption of the target gene. Lastly, curing the mCherry-sgRNA plasmid leaves...Anti-V5 [IPI-SV5-Pk1]. Addgene Report, https://doi.org/10.57733/addgene.l0ulu4. Hanke, T., Szawlowski,...collection of epitope tag antibodies available through Addgene. Anti-V5 [IPI-SV5-Pk1] is a recombinant version... -
AAV Titers: Where Do They Come From And What Do They Mean?
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 15, 2017, 3 p.m.... Sean C., Genevieve Laperriere, and Hugo Germain. "Droplet Digital PCR versus qPCR for gene expression...vectors and improved alternative methods." Human Gene Therapy, Part B: Methods 23.1 (2011): 1-7. PubMed...genomes can limit production of recombinant AAV-2." Gene therapy 6.7 (1999). PubMed PMID: 10455443. 3. Hindson...virus type 2 Reference Standard Material." Human gene therapy 21.10 (2010): 1273-1285. PubMed PMID: 20486768...benchmark for infectivity of recombinant AAV vectors." Gene therapy 17.7 (2010): 872-879. PubMed PMID: 20336156...new viral vector preparations. Addgene has used this method to generally validate our viral vector preparation...Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Important Considerations When Using AAVs Addgene's AAV Quality Control... -
3 Tips to Improve HDR Efficiency for CRISPR Editing in Human Cells
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 5, 2017, 1:58 p.m.... as ‘indels’. While this is convenient for generating gene knockouts, NHEJ repair does not allow introduction...CRISPR/Cas9 system is a versatile tool for precise gene editing in many organisms and model systems. We ...were able to introduce the desired mutations in genes associated with dementia, such as APP and PSEN1,...Cas-blocking mutations at both targeted alleles when gene editing. Figure 1: Techniques to improve...called CORRECT, which, by undergoing two rounds of gene-editing enables scarless introduction of an intended...introduction of specific sequence changes. To generate a specific sequence change the cell must undergo...that desired genome-editing events by HDR can be generated more efficiently by (1) improving editing accuracy... -
Plasmids 101: Golden Gate Cloning
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 27, 2015, 2:30 p.m....scarless cloning. The cloning scheme is as follows: the gene of interest is designed with Type IIS sites (such... allows for multiple DNA components (promoters, genes, terminators, etc) to be assembled in the correct...recognition site(s) thus eliminating these from your gene of interest. PCR products are then digested with...ligated following a heat inactivation step. If your genes of interest or destination vector contain multiple...More Resources at Addgene: Check out more Plasmids 101 Posts! Check out Addgene’s restriction cloning...Addgene’s plasmids are used with a wide variety of restriction enzyme-based cloning methods. Each method...can also be adapted to express multiple gRNAs. Addgene has two Golden Gate-based gRNA assembly methods... -
What's the Best Way to Elute and Store Your Plasmid DNA?
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 4, 2020, 1:22 p.m....presence of the protein endonuclease I encoded by the gene endA. Nowadays, the most common E. coli strains ...plasmid amplification are endA negative, meaning the gene has been removed/mutated to neutralize the nuclease...nuclease activity. For strains that still carry this gene, there are usually extra steps like heat inactivation...1874070701307010010 Additional resources on the Addgene blog Find five ways to purify DNA without a kit...Browse our Plasmids 101 blog posts Resources on Addgene.org Check out the Molecular Biology Reference Find... -
Twenty Years of Sharing: Addgene's Viral Vector Service
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 30, 2024, 1:15 p.m....in the Addgene repository each year from 2016–2023. B) AAV preps distributed per year by Addgene from 2016...vector preps contain biosensors, optogenetic tools, and chemogenetic tools: protein tools that are activated...available at Addgene from 2016–2023 by type of tool. B) AAV preps distributed by Addgene per year from...biosensor, by Addgene’s categorization) was first developed in 2001, with successive generations developed...As part of Addgene’s 20th anniversary celebration, we’ve been finding and sharing stories unique to our... our repository and resources. As editor of Addgene’s eBooks — including the recently released Viral Vectors...viruses engineered to be safely used to deliver a genetic payload to cells, and the complexity of effectively... -
Interview with Bart Newland, Addgene’s Newest Board Member
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 3, 2021, 1:15 p.m....the newest member on Addgene’s Board of Directors, Bart Newland. Newland is General Counsel at Atalanta... is developing RNAi therapeutics to treat neurodegenerative diseases. He has earned a B.S. in microbiology...like? BN: I've made the transition now to being general counsel of a small start-up. For the last 20 years...and Biogen. They’re very different jobs. Being general counsel at a small start-up is very interesting...interesting. It’s very varied. There’s IP work to do, general corporate work, and negotiating contracts with other...all. Q: How does your experience help you as an Addgene board member? BN: Having seen so much in the business.... I think these are things that I can bring to Addgene -- that comfort with saying, “if we do this, then... -
Download Science-Themed Zoom Backgrounds from Addgene
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 22, 2021, 1:15 p.m.... chances are you are a fan of Addgene or our very cute mascots! Blugene has been helping us make Plasmids...default backgrounds all year and want a change? Addgene has you covered. Today we’re releasing 11 bold ... purple bacteria video background with mascots Blugene and Aavery? Download the 720p version or download...might want to use one of our virus backgrounds. Addgene’s viral service provides ready-to-use AAV and lentiviral...the joke? If not, you might want to check out Addgene’s Fluorescent Proteins blog topic to learn more ...background. You can find all of the plasmids that Addgene offers by visiting our collections page. Here, ... green DNA background. Since we ❤️ DNA at Addgene, we're presenting you with another DNA background... -
Q&A With Julie Cicalese, the Newest Member of the Addgene Board of Directors
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 17, 2021, 2:40 p.m.... first hear about Addgene? I heard about Addgene from Joanna Brownstein, an Addgene board member. When...resources on the Addgene blog Learn more about about Addgene in our "Inside Addgene" blog series Subscribe...Subscribe to the Addgene blog Resources on addgene.org: Meet the other members of Addgene's Board of Directors...We’re excited to welcome Julie Cicalese to the Addgene Board of Directors. Cicalese served as the Chief...experience and insight to the now 13 member board at Addgene. Let’s meet the newest board member and get to ...School, Joanna was my colleague. She mentioned Addgene was looking for someone with HR expertise to join...serves as an objective body to oversee some of Addgene’s compensation decisions. It was a great time for...