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  1. Plasmids 101: Methylation and Restriction Enzymes

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    June 30, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...interest by PCR generates mutated plasmids with no methylation (there are no methyltransferases in the PCR ...DNA. The other component of these systems, methyltransferases, methylate DNA at particular sequences to...restriction modification systems containing methyltransferases that add methyl groups to specific DNA sequences...
  2. How to Keep a Lab Notebook for Bioinformatic Analyses

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    June 2, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...to do a massive RNA-seq analysis. I had never interacted with a computer at the command line, and so was...keep track of the files that I was continuously generating.  I quickly found that there is no one way to...physical lab notebook, along with any figures generated from the analyses: Goal: Before you begin, briefly...control your commonly used scripts: If you edit a general purpose script for a single use, save the script...
  3. Protein Tagging with CRISPR/Cas9: A Conversation with Mendenhall and Myers

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    July 28, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ... in the human genome. The pair has focused considerable attention on transcription factors, starting...Myers: Our labs work really closely together on several projects and this is one related to gene expression...There’s also a question about how specific those interactions are. This is solved in this CRISPR system with...Gene Fragment from Integrated DNA technologies. Generally speaking, anyone using CRISPR/Cas9 in the lab ...
  4. Pooled CRISPR Libraries Offer Genome-Wide Control for Large-Scale Functional Screens

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    Feb. 24, 2015, 7:50 p.m.
    ...Broad Institute's Silvana Konermann, the first generation of CRISPR-Cas9 plasmids were not designed with... off,” he said. “Some are strong and some more moderate; there is an allelic series where the degree to... use in various cell types and in live mice. Therapeutic uses in humans are also on the table. “In the...with the libraries will require access to next generation sequencing technology. These libraries are ...
  5. 3 Challenges in Plant Synthetic Biology

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    July 22, 2014, 5:46 p.m.
    ...technology and giving consumers control over their interaction with it, we hope to inspire and open a new conversation...synthetic biology In addition to public resistance, an overall limited understanding of plant biology is a significant... genetic pieces developed over the years were generated by large agricultural companies and carry associated...biotechnology is full of potential, but there are several hazards to navigate when mapping out a new project...
  6. Oh, The Places You Can Go: Careers in Science Communication - Writing for a Research Institute

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    Feb. 2, 2018, 3:20 p.m.
    ... would do if she wasn’t at the bench.  “I was literally sitting in my office one day, which I shared with...NEI), where she wrote about NEI research for a general audience. She then got a full time position with..., however, recommend using Twitter as a way to leverage unpaid work for paid work: “If you use it right...helped because there was so much work through the federal government. All the Health and Human Services (...
  7. Antibodies 101: Secondary Antibodies

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    Dec. 21, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...antibodies work?  Secondary antibodies are antibodies generated against antibody isotypes from a specific species...classes, it is possible to get secondary antibodies generated against isotype subclasses, such as mouse IgG2...interest - the secondary antibody needs careful consideration before selection. If all the primary antibodies...my goat anti-rabbit?!”*  *a secondary antibody generated in goat against rabbit immunoglobulins. References...
  8. Stabilized Bacterial Promoters: Constant Gene Expression at any Copy Number

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    Sept. 4, 2018, 12:53 p.m.
    ...phenotypes. Factors such as the growth medium, growth temperature, and growth rate can all impact plasmid copy ... as the incoherent feedforward loop (iFFL). In general, iFFLs use an input signal that both positively...repression in E. coli. In addition, TALEs bind non-cooperatively to the promoter region, which is predicted to... pathway will ideally be optimized to promote generation of the desired product while avoiding the accumulation...
  9. The Breast Cancer Microenvironment: A Tumor’s Backstage Team

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    Jan. 31, 2019, 1:32 p.m.
    ...there’s less malignancy because there’s less proliferation. However, the lack of caveolin 1 in breast cancer...tumor, proving once again that a tumor is always interacting with its surroundings and being shaped by them...growth mediators and improving cancer cells proliferation.  How do microenvironments affect tumor spread...regulates transcription. Without TKA1, cells proliferate and cannot undergo apoptosis, thus multiplying...
  10. Antibodies 101: Affinity Reagents

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    April 14, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...alternative reagents are created in the lab, instead of generated in vivo, they have higher reproducibility and ... Fig. 1: A comparison of an antibody (left) to several alternative affinity reagents.    Types of ...small enough to be produced in bacteria and are generally cheaper to make than antibodies. Minibodies are...instead of the antibody constant region. They are generated using combinatorial libraries, and high specificity...
  11. Rosella: A Fluorescent pH-Biosensor for Studying Autophagy

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    April 13, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...cultured with isotope-labeled amino acids for several hours to several days, followed by a short period of growth...via the secretory pathway, and then cleaved to generate an active form of the protein. To monitor autophagy...Pho8Δ60 in the vacuole, where it is cleaved to generate an active enzyme. Pho8 phosphatase activity or...
  12. The Future of Research Symposium Boston 2015

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    Oct. 20, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    .../feudal generating too many trainees per PI” “Lack of awareness about how the system operates and functions...issues independently; for example, Harvard’s Therapeutics Graduate Program has a compulsory internship...better data is needed to help shape and inform the overall structure of the biomedical research sector, and...
  13. New Tool for Lineage Tracing: The ClonTracer Library

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    Sept. 22, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...abundance and clonal dynamics over time using next generation sequencing (NGS). The library was developed when...such that initial resistant populations can be eradicated up-front quickly. This approach is in contrast... discovery and the development of combination therapies.         References 1. Hyo-eun, C. Bhang, et al...Studying clonal dynamics in response to cancer therapy using high-complexity barcoding." Nature medicine...
  14. CRISPR 101: Targeting Non-Coding RNAs with CRISPR/Cas9

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    Nov. 14, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ... permanently disable, protein-coding genes by generating insertions or deletions in the DNA sequence. ...Knock-in: Introducing tags or stop signals Once Cas9 generates double-strand breaks, a new DNA sequence can be...sequences remain intact (Engreitz et al. 2019). The interactions between ncRNAs and adjacent genes are complex...lncRNAs because they regulate nearby genes and interact with specific chromatin structures or other local...
  15. Antibodies 101: Stripping and Reprobing Western Blots

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    Aug. 1, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...are planning to detect multiple proteins through several rounds of stripping and reprobing, maximize your...chemiluminescent or fluorescent detection, like horseradish peroxidase (HRP) or Alexa Fluor dyes, respectively...solution and agitate for 5–30 minutes at room temperature. The incubation time will depend on your blot...be able to strip and reprobe your western blot several times — some researchers report up to ten cycles...
  16. High Complexity Golden Gate Assembly with NEB’s DAD

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    Aug. 1, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...didn’t need to be strictly followed in order to generate high-fidelity reactions. (Need a refresher? The...cycling conditions (see Table 1).   Enzyme Temperature Incubation time/cycling Overhang length ...some help! References Potapov, V., Ong, J. L., Kucera, R. B., Langhorst, B. W., Bilotti, K., Pryor, J...10.1021/acssynbio.1c00525 Pryor, J. M., Potapov, V., Kucera, R. B., Bilotti, K., Cantor, E. J., & Lohman, G...
  17. Plasmids 101: In-house NGS Plasmid Quality Control Now at Addgene

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    April 6, 2021, 12:30 p.m.
    ... its analysis can be found here: A Novel Next-Generation Sequencing and Analysis Platform to Assess the...the pool - ex. the gRNA in a CRISPR library. In general, our QC scientists work with the depositing lab...Mueller I, Mitsopoulos A, Fan M (2020) A Novel Next-Generation Sequencing and Analysis Platform to Assess the...Preparations from Viral DNA Extracts. Human Gene Therapy 31:664–678 . https://doi.org/10.1089/hum.2019.277...
  18. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - January 2021

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    Jan. 5, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...Synthetic Biology publication, Mary Dunlop’s lab generated a photosensitive Cre, Opto-Cre-Vvd, by splitting...Casɸ-2, and Casɸ-3. This system is notable for several reasons. Casɸ is only ~70kDa, with a molecular ...cultures.  HeLa cells expressed a fusion of keratin with mGold (top) and mVenus (bottom). Cells were... variants. It's also one of the smallest AAV-deliverable ABE.  Find the plasmid here Jesse Zalatan’s...
  19. Corralling and Cornering the Goldilocks Antibody

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    Aug. 9, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...collaborates with these companies to create and provide general availability of their recombinant antibodies. Since...that the primary antibody is very weak or with general non-specific binding. If the sample differs from...align with what the atlases (mentioned above) and literature suggest, providing an expectation and comparison...imaged pattern does NOT align with the atlases/literature and is unrelated to the target protein, we categorize...
  20. Quickest Way to Deposit Plasmids: The Deposit Spreadsheet

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    March 8, 2017, 3:15 p.m.
    ...expression, lentiviral, retroviral, AAV, RNAi, luciferase, cre/lox, yeast expression, worm expression, ...Growth Temp Choose from 30 °C, 37 °C, or room temperature. Growth Strain Please indicate which growth...GenBank files. We encourage submission of QUEEN-generated GenBank files (Mori and Yachie, 2021) but can ...we’ll use the information in the spreadsheet to generate plasmid pages. We’ll send you a deposit confirmation...
  21. 6 Tips for Grant Writing

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    Oct. 18, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...back to you, and for you to make the relevant alterations before submitting - handing them your application...during your career; you learn new techniques and interact with new people. If you are looking to move to...non-scientists. Most fellowships are funded by the general public (either through taxes or charitable donations...an IDP Get Tips on Keeping Up With Scientific Literature  ...
  22. 5 Tips for Troubleshooting Viral Transductions

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    Aug. 11, 2016, 2:23 p.m.
    ...more than once. Fibronectin is another membrane-interacting protein that can be used to enhance transduction...aren’t working, you can check if virus is being generated by your transfected packaging cells. This check...and transduction. Once you’ve harvested, it’s generally a good idea to titer your virus. Getting an accurate...of primary human T lymphocytes for adoptive immunotherapy." Acute Leukemias VIII. Springer Berlin Heidelberg...
  23. Illuminating Epigenetics with A FRET Based Biosensor

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    Nov. 19, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...involve any changes to DNA sequence (Epigenetics literally means ‘on top of the genome’). Epigenetic modifications...prevents the cellular machinery from physically interacting with the genes in the compacted region and results...can influence the transcription of genes by RNA polymerase II, or by the addition of methyl- groups to the...restriction enzyme digestion, DNA adenine methyltransferase identification, and bisulfite sequencing. ...
  24. PRIDICT: Predicting Efficiencies of Prime Editing Guide RNAs

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    June 25, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...efficiencies with pridict.it. This approach leverages the strengths of PRIDICT/PRIDICT2.0 while accounting...into play. Nicolas Mathis received his PhD from Gerald Schwank's lab at the University of Zurich (Switzerland...DeepSpCas9, a deep learning–based model with high generalization performance. Science Advances, 5(11), eaax9249..., A., Kuzmin, I., Raudvere, U., Peterson, H., Liberante, F. G., & Parts, L. (2023). Prediction of prime...
  25. Antibodies 101: Conventional vs Spectral Flow Cytometry

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    Aug. 3, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...the beads or cells. Overall, spectral flow cytometry has the ability to generate incredible amounts of...which spectral flow cytometry requires special considerations. Conventional flow cytometry During conventional...student at Mayo Clinic studying host-microbe interactions in early life.    Resources More resources ...
  26. Golden Gate Assembly Upgrades: More Fragments, Faster Assembly, and Higher Fidelity

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    Oct. 11, 2018, 12:30 p.m.
    ...bloggers Becky Kucera, M.Sc. and Eric Cantor, Ph.D. from New England Biolabs. Becky Kucera is a Principal...This post was contributed by guest bloggers Becky Kucera, M.Sc. and Eric Cantor, Ph.D. from New England ... more than 10 modules often rely on two-step hierarchical approaches using different Type IIS restriction...
  27. 3D Printing Meets CRISPR Cas9

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    Oct. 17, 2017, 12:55 p.m.
    ...that allowed researchers to create stunning, interactive images of their proteins. Since the 1980’s, journal...obscures the flexible nature of all proteins in general, and the amazing conformational flexibility that...strand. In addition, this model also displays the several Lys/Ala mutations reported by Ian Slaymaker and...classroom or trying to explain your science to the general public, visit the Center for BioMolecular Modeling...
  28. Quick Guide to Working with Drosophila Part 1: Getting Started with Flies

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    July 13, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ... 25°C. At low temperatures like 18°C, flies take longer to develop. At high temperatures like 30°C, flies...and Y chromosomes are miniscule, so researchers generally do not manipulate them. Essentially, the X, second...the mutation won’t drift away with each passing generation.  Another feature of balancer chromosomes is ...
  29. Anatomy of a Plasmid Page at Addgene

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    Feb. 4, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...trail at the top of any plasmid page gives the hierarchy of web pages the plasmid page is nested in. You...it? Your best bet is the Plasmid Map: We auto-generate a plasmid map based off of the plasmid sequence...plasmids are sent as bacterial stabs at room temperature. Core of the plasmid page - Core of the plasmid...), antibiotic resistance, and optimal growth temperature are listed, as well as the name of the strain...
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