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  1. Fluorescent CRISPR Reporters: SRIRACCHA and GEmCherry2

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    May 26, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...stably integrate a reporter gene that contains a puromycin resistance gene followed by the target site...that targets your desired gene (whose sequence is also found in the reporter gene). A control RFP expression...donor plasmid that contains a puromycin resistance gene linked to an in-frame H2B-GFP. This visual read ... express RFP while cells containing the reporter gene that was cleaved by Cas9 and repaired via HDR using...unedited cells. In an experiment that targeted the gene NFE2L2, the Madison lab found that H2B-GFP expressing...desired genomic edit.  Find SRIRACCHA plasmids at Addgene GEMCherry2, an improved monomeric fluorescent protein...stem cells.  Find GEmCherry2 reporter plasmids at Addgene Overall SRIRACHA and GEmCherry2 reporter systems...
  2. Plasmids 101: The protein expression toolbox

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    Blog Post
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    Feb. 16, 2023, 7:05 p.m.
    ...inducible yet permanent gene excision. Essentially, LoxP sites are knocked in flanking a gene of interest (or ... the gene for your protein of interest. CRISPR-Cas9 and a custom gRNA is all you need to generate a frameshift...? Is the regulation of an exogenously introduced gene or over the native locus? Let’s explore each of...Cas9 fused to a transcriptional repressor to your gene of interest. It will inhibit transcription instead...cinch. Stably introducing the coding region of a gene (cDNA) can be done by either plasmid or virus. A...Cas9. The system is led, via a custom gRNA, to your gene of interest to temporarily increase expression. ...of action Check out Addgene's Lentiviral Tet-on and AAVS1 targeted Tet-on transgene vector. Degron tags...
  3. Working with Nuclear Receptors

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    Blog Post
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    July 15, 2014, 4:03 p.m.
    ...functional groups of genes involved in the execution of a specific regulatory regime (such as genes involved in...consortium-generated datasets with a systematic effort to compile NR- and coregulator-related global gene profiling...remain unknown. Together, NRs govern expression of genes involved in a broad range of reproductive, developmental...efficient and timely activation or repression of gene expression (see www.nursa.org for a curated list... NRs and coregulators, and although the reporter gene has over the years evolved from chloramphenicol ...O'Malley, B. W. (2002). Combinatorial control of gene expression by nuclear receptors and coregulators...funding model in nuclear receptor research, and has generated a set of comprehensive datasets that collectively...
  4. Addgene's Cancer Collection Pages Connect the Research Community

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    Blog Post
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    Sept. 6, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...specific genes involved. Downregulation of tumor suppressors and upregulation of proto-oncogenes ­­­can ...click on a gene of interest will direct the investigator to a list of all available Addgene plasmids he... group of genes/proteins that, when expressed, normally encourage cell survival, growth and proliferation... the health of an organism that both classes of genes function normally to maintain balance – encouraging...Technologies, Carlsbad, CA) that represents 180 genes from the Ras signaling pathway. Its major appeal...of vectors to study the function of any of these genes through several different applications such as fluorescent... in the development of cancer. With hundreds of genes involved in the Ras pathway alone and thousands ...
  5. PITChing MMEJ as an Alternative Route for Gene Editing

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    Blog Post
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    Feb. 23, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...harnessed MMEJ to create a new method for CRISPR gene knock-in, termed PITCh (Precise Integration into Target ...than that observed with NHEJ. PITCh: Using MMEJ for gene knock-in Building on the lab’s previous work, Sakuma... should target near the last coding exon of your gene of interest. For ideal use, this gRNA should be ... is if the GFP-Puro will alter expression of the gene it follows. For increased versatility, it would ...would be advantageous to adapt PITCh to insert genes into AAVS1, the “safe harbor locus” of the human genome...another strategy researchers can exploit for CRISPR gene editing. In organisms where HDR is downregulated...Sakuma, Tatsushi, et al. (2016).  “MMEJ-assisted gene knock-in using TALENs and CRISPR-Cas9 with the PITCh...
  6. What's Your Organism? Expanding Genomic Tools via the NSF EDGE Program

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    May 2, 2019, 12:41 p.m.
    ... and the gene that is responsible is understood. It’s possible to actually silence this gene with RNAi...only 1,700 genes total). Hydra (Celina Juliano) This is a known stem cell and regeneration model. Little... human interaction for all of us studying human genes in test tubes and gels). As a freshman in college... I studied development and evolution of histone genes in Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, the spiny purple...direct tests of cause and effect hypotheses between gene function and phenotypes in diverse plants, animals...frog cell lines to develop robust methods for frog gene editing. They edit in a cell line, then take the...nonetheless - the first example was of a pigmentation gene.   Genus Microtus (Zoe Donaldson) Voles have fascinating...
  7. "Build Your Plasmid": The Game - Play to Teach

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    July 17, 2018, 12:23 p.m.
    ...courses on genetic manipulation more hands on While teaching courses about gene therapy and genetic manipulation...that similar types of thinking go into developing gene therapy strategies for various diseases. That’s ...Inserts, Tags, Origins of Replication, Resistance gene and Selection Markers) and one “Transfer Plasmid...had to pick the best strategy and propose a final gene therapy approach for the disease to be openly discussed...impression was that they had clearer ideas about gene therapy in the following lessons. And let me tell...teach gamma-retrovirus or lentivirus-based ex-vivo gene therapy’ strategies to undergraduates, however you...problem is…how can you make a “hands-on” lesson on genetic manipulation of human stem cells when students ...
  8. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - September 2021

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    Sept. 21, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...systems allow researchers to understand bacterial gene clusters that produce useful natural materials, ...capable of robust expression of high G+C content genes, as validated through monitoring the expression ...human mRNA binding proteins with 10 guide RNAs per gene. The lab modified the lentiviral backbone to encode...pooled library from Junjie Chen's lab targets human genes known or suspected to be involved in DNA damage ...Veening is now available with one sgRNA per operon or gene. The sgRNA pool can also target core operons in ...library uses CRISPR cytosine base editors to disrupt gene function by targeting start codons, splice acceptor...find all of the CRISPR plasmids available from Addgene, head over to our CRISPR Plasmids and Resources...
  9. An Addgene Summer Internship

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    Aug. 8, 2024, 7:22 p.m.
    ...choose what gene to focus on. The gene choice had restrictions. It couldn’t be a Covid gene, a toxin, or...Syntaxin3 gene was the winner. We used the next 4-5 weeks to work on cloning the Syntaxin3 gene in a pLenti...after discussion, we sent it for sequencing. The gene was successfully sequenced, confirming that we had...with Amy C., Addgene’s intern coordinator shortly after hearing her talk about Addgene’s internship opportunity... past six weeks. Through Addgene, I learned the basics of lab safety, general work skills — such as using...environment changes them. Addgene gave me the chance to become a real life scientist. Addgene gave me the chance...knowledge more than ever before. Before joining Addgene, I had spent most of my junior year stressed out...
  10. Supporting Rare Disease Research with the 2020 BeHEARD Awards

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    Sept. 8, 2020, 2 p.m.
    ... plasmids to generate deletions of candidate genes in euploid iPSCs. “The BeHEARD Addgene reagents will... lentiviral vectors from Addgene, the lab will express these candidate genes in TS iPSCs to identify whether...CTD, which arises due to mutations in the SLC6A8 gene, also known as the creatine transporter. The Association...Congratulations Mark Mellett! Siddharth Prakash: X chromosome genes involved in Turner syndrome Turner syndrome (TS)...can lead to cardiac developmental defects. Eight genes from the X chromosome are expressed at significantly...will facilitate our aims to correct X chromosome gene dosage in TS cells as a first step to reverse the...Germline mutations in one of these parts, the GNB1 gene, which codes for G𝛃1 subunits of G protein complexes...
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