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  1. The Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank: Over 25 Years of Antibody Sharing

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    March 10, 2015, 2:25 p.m.
    ...produced by a single B cell. To create a monoclonal antibody cell line, myeloma cells are fused with activated...activated B cells from the spleen of mice injected with the antigen of interest. The immortalized cells, called...distributing over 3,000 antibodies and associated hybridoma cell lines. The DSHB was created by the National Institute... individually isolated and expanded. The clonal cells are screened to identify hybridoma lines, each producing...
  2. Your Top Requested Plasmid in 2015!

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    Dec. 30, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...both Cas9 and your gRNA of interest to mammalian cells. It was designed to have increased lentiviral titer...knock-out thousands of genes in mixed population of cells as part of pooled library screens (1,2). The human...pooled libraries targeting both mouse and human cells are avaliable for distribution. To learn more about... includes work probing mTOR signaling in cancer cells, deciphering the mechanism of matrix metalloproteinase...of the many plasmids being distributed to and accelerating research in labs all around the world. We thank...Genome-scale CRISPR-Cas9 knockout screening in human cells." Science 343.6166 (2014): 84-87. PubMed PMID: 24336571...Common Ways to Deliver CRISPR Plasmids to Mammalian Cells Resources on the Addgene Website Visit our Lentiviral...
  3. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Aptamer Fluorophores

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    April 11, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ..., peptides, amino acids, drugs, metal ions, and cells (even pathogenic bacteria). That range is possible... over half a century; the Addgene blog has an excellent primer and tips from experts on FRET techniques... combination of SELEX and fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) of E. coli transformed with aptamer...and FACS, Broccoli is inherently more stable in cells. The new aptamer also has a higher melting temperature...cassettes, thereby extending their use into mammalian cells. They’ve also dimerized Broccoli to further enhance...background in vivo. The nature of aptamers makes them excellent candidates for developing assays for otherwise...Multicolor CRISPR labeling of chromosomal loci in human cells.” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 112(10) (2015): 3002...
  4. Overcoming the AAV Size Limitation for CRISPR Delivery

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    Sept. 16, 2020, 1 p.m.
    ... Guide RNA and Target DNA. Cell 156:935–949. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2014.02.001  Ran FA, Cong ... Delivery by AAV Vectors. Cell 181:136–150 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.03.023 Additional Resources...acids) displayed cleavage activity in mammalian cells. SaCas9 produced indels at a similar efficiency ...package each piece into an individual AAV. When a cell is transduced by both AAVs, the full length gene...SpCas9 which had modest editing rates in HEK-293T cells when compared to the full-length SpCas9. In 2016... allows cleavage of HBB and CCR5 genes in human cells using compact expression cassettes. Sci Rep 5: ....
  5. Mesothelioma - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

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    Dec. 13, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...if the cell dies from injury, this protein leaks out into the cytoplasm, migrates out of the cell, and ...Keytruda) causes T-cells to more easily recognize and cause the destruction of cancer cells. Pembrolizumab...cause inflammation, which can cause mesothelial cells to mutate and ultimately form cancerous tumors.  ...resection), systemic chemotherapy to kill cancerous cells that may have spread beyond the point of origin,...successful in killing many (if not all) of the cancer cells that may be left behind after surgery, while being...and binds cells that can begin an immune response. This important biomarker can be used to distinguish between...
  6. Tips for Using FRET in Your Experiments

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    Nov. 5, 2014, 3:41 p.m.
    ...(FRET) microscopy imaging of live cell protein localizations. J Cell Biol. 2003 Mar 3;160(5):629-33. ...measurement of single molecule interactions in living cells using a microscope. Historically, molecular interactions...suitable for studying interactions within living cells. By coupling fluorophores to proteins, pioneers ...directly detect protein/protein interactions in living cells. Since then FRET has also been used to measure conformational... Constructs to target mTurquoise2 to various subcellular compartments pCEP4CyPet-MAMM Cyan Mammalian...efficiency and cross-talk. Methods to Measure FRET for Cell Biology Studies Several methods have been used over...microscopy: monitoring protein interactions in living cells. Bioessays. 2012 May; 34(5):341-50. doi: 10.1002...
  7. Your Top Requested Plasmid in 2016!

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    Jan. 11, 2017, 8:47 p.m.
    ...both SpCas9 and your gRNA in a variety of mammalian cell types. Purpose  SpCas9 This plasmid expresses Streptococcus...the Zhang lab has tested in a variety of mammalian cell lines. Cas9, of course, is the key component of ... puromycin resistance gene enables selection of cells with the plasmid post transfection. The 2A "self...can be used to transfect a variety of mammalian cells and can be modified for viral trasduction (see the...resistance gene that made it less effective in certain cell lines. This point mutation has been corrected in... your gRNA of interest in a variety of mammalian cell lines. Alternative forms of this vector contain ...Common Ways to Deliver CRISPR Plasmids to Mammalian Cells Resources on the Addgene Website Visit our CRISPR...
  8. A new platform for fast functional characterization of potentially cancerous mutations

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    May 7, 2019, 12:39 p.m.
    ... Ba/F3 and MCF10A cellular models. Ba/F3 and MCF10A are growth factor dependent cell lines and any mutations...attempting to characterize mutations in a pooled cell population, as mutations with strong phenotypic ...functional groups, based on how each one impacted cell viability (see figure). Most of the mutations were...to be “neutral,” having no significant effect on cell viability compared to a wild-type control. Approximately... the mutations, however, significantly increased cell viability, and these “activators” may be the direct...annotation of somatic mutations in cancer." Cancer Cell 33.3 (2018): 450-462. PubMed PMID: 29533785. PubMed...
  9. Seeing Red: Simple GFP Photoconversion

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    Aug. 4, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ... are you’ve used a GFP derivative to conduct subcellular localization studies or make a reporter construct...shown to work in plant, Drosophila and mammalian cells, and it may find wide use in biological research...turnover rate. In many cases, however, a GFP-tagged cell line or organism has already been made, and it would...made by accident. After exciting GFP-labeled plant cells at 405 nm instead of 488 nm, Sattarzadeh et al. ...spontaneous conversion did not occur. Tobacco suspension cell culture with cytosol-targeted GFP. White circles...this technique may not be appropriate for high-pH cellular compartments. Sattarzadeh et al. have shown that...photoconverted in plant, Drosophila, and mammalian cells. Photoconverted GFP is compatible with other FPs...
  10. Cre-ating New Methods for Site-specific Recombination in Drosophila

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    May 12, 2015, 1:32 p.m.
    ...recombination varies for different constructs and cell types. Second, Cre may induce recombination at pseudo...standard UAS/GAL4 system is toxic to proliferating cells. A Cre-estrogen receptor ligand binding domain-fusion...recombination efficiency. When expressed in neuronal cells, each line showed broad recombinase-dependent RFP...these recombinases were also active in mammalian cells. In experiments, B3 and KD were shown to be functional...functional in cultured Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, as well as in cortical neurons in layer 2/3 of ... damage induced by Cre recombinase in mammalian cells. Loonstra A, Voojis M, Beverloo HB, Al Allak B, ...recombinase toxicity in proliferating Drosophila cells by estrogen-dependent activity regulation. Heidmann...
  11. The Michael Davidson Collection: One-Stop Shop for Fluorescent Proteins

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    July 29, 2014, 6:16 p.m.
    ...of fluorescent proteins and their use for imaging cell biology, Michael Davidson’s lab at Florida State...blue, and orange spectra. A comprehensive list of cell markers all tagged with mEmerald. Plasmids to monitor...From F-Actin to mitochondria, from the nucleus to cell membrane, this collection has fluorescently tagged...of many proteins known to localize to specific cellular structures.The Davidson lab even included some... where your protein of interest localizes in the cell, use these markers as your guide. As Michael Davidson...Fluorescent proteins are] a whole new way of seeing cell biology, seeing what interacts with what, what affects...everywhere to get a clearer picture of that intracellular world, even as the Davidson lab prepares to ...
  12. In Living Color: The Skinny on In Vivo Imaging Tools

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    March 27, 2014, 5:14 p.m.
    ...eight millimeters – not single cells (yet) but small clusters of cells. Looking ahead What’s next, you...fluorescent proteins to observe what’s happening inside cells for at least a couple of decades. Green is the classic...and tracking of proteins, organelles, and living cells in a spatiotemporal manner, which is not possible... vivo. “One of the reasons we can’t localize one cell at a depth of one centimeter with fluorescence is...on the other hand, are larger than the size of a cell, so they scatter much less. As a result, ultrasound...brighter, more photostable, smaller, and less toxic to cells. They’d like to make near-infrared fluorescent proteins...
  13. SunTag and Fluorescent Imaging

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    March 28, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...time to get enough signal. This workaround risks cellular phototoxicity and eliminates the possibility of...potential to form aggregates and may be toxic to the cell. Here comes the SunTag How does SunTag fix these...enables single molecule tracking  within living cells without affecting protein function, thereby creating...creating a single-molecule reporter of intracellular processes. Initially, Tanenbaum et al. observed some...attempted single-molecule imaging deep inside the cell, in the nucleus and cytoplasm. Again, they found...SunTag constructs would avoid negative effects on cell physiology. Having seen that mitochondrial tracker...amplification in gene expression and fluorescence imaging.” Cell 159(3) (2014):635-46. PubMed PMID: 25307933. PubMed...
  14. The Open Repository of CRISPR Screens: CRISPR Screen Data in One Place

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    Jan. 21, 2020, 2:30 p.m.
    ... disease, cell type or drug treatment can browse through screens performed in relevant cell lines or conditions... currently houses over 890 CRISPR screens in 629 cell lines, each manually curated and annotated from ...feasibility and power of CRISPR-based library screens in cell lines from humans and other species. By accurately... screens performed in 26 different breast cancer cell lines. Screenshot updated 2024. Each screen ...screen is captured by BioGRID curators, including the cell line/tissue type, enzyme system, sgRNA library and...example phenotype screens with read-outs other than cell viability. The following video provides an in-depth...
  15. CRISPR 101: Drug discovery and CRISPR

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    May 4, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ...identification of potential targets by CRISPR can accelerate the drug pipeline. High-throughput CRISPR screens...knock out, etc. – CRISPR can be used to generate cell line or animal models which have the precise disease...Since CRISPR has been adapted for use in primary cells, many tissue types, and across species, it enables... phenotype. CRISPR can also be used to generate cell line knock-ins of patient mutations which are variants...CRISPR has revolutionized the generation of knockout cell lines which has made this control step extremely...in a cancerous background and treat the parental cell line and the X knockout with your drug(s). If a ...the Addgene blog CRISPR 101: Making a Knock-In Cell Line Using CRISPR-Cas9 to Edit Disease Out of the...
  16. Plasmids 101: Origin of Replication

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    Nov. 11, 2020, 2:23 p.m.
    ...to reproduce itself as it must to survive within cells. The replicons of plasmids are generally different...’s sake, we've ignored those used in eukaryotic cells and viruses and focused only on those found in bacteria...example, the pMB1 ori maintains about 20 copies per cell, while pUC – which differs by only two mutations...mutations – will produce as many as 700 copies per cell. Figure 1: A plasmid map showing the standard ...positives? Will you have only one plasmid type in your cells at a time? Do you want to make a lot of your plasmid... stabs, or liquid cultures. Freshly transformed cells also give a higher plasmid yield that colonies streaked...bacteria have just reached stationary phase, but the cells have not started to die off. Have any questions...
  17. Hot Plasmids - January 2023

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    Jan. 31, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...mCherry for FACS sorting of the weaponized T-cells (CAR-T cells) - and then delivering them to a tumor - ...effectively as standard CAR-T cells, but it reduces the off-target effects caused by T cell migration.  CAR expression...reducing the on-target off-tumor activity of CAR–T cells was recently devised by the Yingxiao Wang lab.  ...above can be made for expressing your favorite T-cell receptor, or perhaps any other tool that can benefit...  Wu Y, et. al. Control of the activity of CAR-T cells within tumours via focused ultrasound. Nat Biomed...
  18. Hot Plasmids - September 2019 - CRISPR, Auxin Inducible Degradation, MerMAID Channelrhodopsins, and Genome Looping

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    Sept. 3, 2019, 1:15 p.m.
    ...plant protein TIR1 in non-plant cells, which interacts with the cells’ endogenous ubiquitin ligase, the...translate AID to yeast, as well as mammalian and human cell lines (Nishimura et al., 2009, Natsume et al., 2016...based method to tag endogenous proteins in HCT116 cells with mAID. Using this method, the lab was able to... protein of interest to create conditional human cell lines. Lastly, the Kanemaki lab demonstrated that...the target sites adjacent to an NG PAM in human cells. The increased versatility of the engineered SpCas9... just a 2-D linear molecule snaking through our cells’ nuclei--our chromatin is comprised of thousands...
  19. Fluorescent Protein Travel Awards - Protein Variants, a Serotonin Sensor, and an Artificial Leaf Replica System

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    June 4, 2019, 1:02 p.m.
    ...non-growing cells are orange, slow growing cells are orange-green, and fast growing cells are green. A...fluorescence. Cells expressing the library are then sorted by fluorescence-activated cell sorting into ...population. Last, Bernach will simultaneously monitor cell cycle and growth rate using TIMER and an unstable...reporter under the control of promoters that control cell cycle gene expression.  Additional Resources on...
  20. 5 Great Apps for Lab Life

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    Sept. 22, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...’re saving trees! The Earth thanks you. 2. Gibco Cell Culture by Gibco Whenever I start to learn a new...spectrometry app. I digress. When I started learning proper cell culture technique, I tried to find an app that could...calculations. This is how I came across the Gibco Cell Culture app. Gibco organizes its app into four categories...tools are a lifesaver when your research requires cell culture and include a counter, lab timer, dilution...educational section. This section holds the Gibco Cell culture manual and basic instructional videos. The... Overall, it’s a great tool for someone starting cell culture work. 3. NEB Tools by New England BioLabs...alternative, similar apps: Findings Lab Notebook Cell Culture Split Calculator by DRDP Restriction Enzyme...
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