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  1. Minigenomes - a Safe Way to Study Dangerous Viruses Like the Ebola Virus

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    March 17, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...control elements for each would be relatively large. Cloning the viral genes in this plasmid would be more difficult...is important that all of these plasmids (those containing NP, VP35, VP30, L, and the minigenome) are efficiently...ways: transfecting with an additional plasmid containing the T7 RNA polymerase gene or using cells that...
  2. Tips from the Repository Trenches: Using Barcodes to Track Samples

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    Oct. 6, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...barcodes can be purchased from many companies such as Corning. Tubes can even have specific barcodes etched or...barcode reader and an Excel spreadsheet. Start by scanning the sample barcodes into the cells in the same...corresponding Excel sheet.3. Be specific  - When assigning a physical location to your samples, include as...
  3. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP)

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    May 15, 2014, 3:33 p.m.
    ...Victoria and expressed in any organism while still maintaining fluorescence. The protein structure, first reported...reported in 1996, is an eleven β-sheet-containing “barrel” shape, with the chromophore concealed at the...molecular biology. Scientists can easily utilize GFP-containing plasmids as a means to many functional ends. ...
  4. Your Lentiviral Plasmid FAQs Answered

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    April 23, 2014, 1:08 p.m.
    ...Addgene transfer plasmids are replication-deficient meaning they can be used to create virus that is capable...HIV-derived. Get Tips on Titering Your Lentivirus Concerning safety of lentiviral transduction Q8: You mentioned...our eBook: Plasmids 101 Learn about genome-wide screening with CRISPR and Lentivirus Read about the ClonTracr...
  5. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Aptamer Fluorophores

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    April 11, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...eventually called aptamers, from the Latin aptus, meaning “to fit”. SELEX could be used to classify DNA aptamers... and tips from experts on FRET techniques. By combining standard donor/acceptor FRET know-how with aptamers...Chemistry 27(2):108-117 · February 2008. 11. Svensen, Nina and Jaffrey, Samie R. “Fluorescent RNA Aptamers ...
  6. Neuronal labeling with Spaghetti Monster

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    Aug. 14, 2018, 12:42 p.m.
    ...antibodies. The most famous ones are influenza hemagglutinin (HA), myelocytomatosis viral oncogene (myc),...Looger’s lab have developed new molecular tags combining the advantages of both (Viswanathan, 2015). For... in better resolution images. Conclusion By combining advantages of FPs and epitope tags, smFPs appear...
  7. Sonic Hedgehog? Sleeping Beauty? Learn About the Genes Behind Addgene’s Conference Room Names

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    April 2, 2019, 1:44 p.m.
    ...determination, and anterior-posterior segmentation (Jennings and Ish-Horowicz, 2008). Fruit flies that contain...when she pricked her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel but also a biological transposon system....: 21314430. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3130349. Jennings, Barbara H., and David Ish-Horowicz. "The Groucho...
  8. "Hall of Fame" AAV Enhancers from the Allen Institute for Brain Science

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    Sept. 9, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...sequences were then cloned into an AAV backbone containing a minimal promoter to drive expression of a fluorescent...guide to a smaller set of tried-and-true winners, containing enhancers with the highest specificity and brightness...just that, and their painstaking efforts towards screening thousands of enhancer sequences has culminated...
  9. Harnessing TnpB for Genome Editing: A Compact and Versatile Tool for Your Research

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    July 29, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...structure is also reminiscent of sgRNAs, with reRNA containing two parts: a structural scaffold derived from... gene for bacterial selection. The process for cloning the 20-nt guide RNA is identical for both vectors... using your method of choice. Step 5: Colony Screening Use Primer 92F (5′-cattacgcaattggacgacaac-3′)...
  10. Plasmids 101: Shuttle Vectors

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    May 20, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...transient transfection, the vector remains episomal, meaning it stays separate from the genome. One option for...replicate during the course of your experiment, meaning you don’t have to worry about vector replication...example, if you are using E. coli simply for easy cloning and quick DNA production, you probably don’t need...
  11. Twenty Years of Sharing: Expanding Accessibility

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    Nov. 21, 2024, 10:47 p.m.
    ...their lab, in their experiments, to enable virtual learning during the pandemic. Feedback like that lets us... easier access to export-controlled items by streamlining permissions and paperwork. Through updating ...across the globe?” By asking this question, and by listening to the answers from our community, we’ll be able...
  12. Hot Plasmids: Fall 2024

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    Nov. 21, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
    ...Construction of solid matrix-antibody-antigen complexes containing simian immunodeficiency virus p27 using tag-specific... revealing antigenic differences between human, canine and simian isolates. J Gen Virol., 68 (Pt 11), ...transformed with Cas9 on an integrative plasmid containing tetracycline repressor TetR and resistance selection...
  13. Antibodies 101: Reading a Flow Plot

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    Feb. 6, 2024, 3:13 p.m.
    ... Flow data is messy, so learning how to gate takes a lot longer than learning how to read a gating strategy...often easier to identify different populations by imagining (or drawing) a quadrant over the dot plot. Created...
  14. Viral Vectors 101: Pseudotyping

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    April 20, 2021, 2:30 p.m.
    ...neuronal tracing or peripheral gene delivery. Combining the rabies glycoprotein into the lentiviral envelope...Table 1 (Gutierrez-Guerrero et al., 2020) Table 1 (Cronin et al., 2005)     References and Resources References...Viruses 12:513 . https://doi.org/10.3390/v12050513 Cronin J, Zhang X-Y, Reiser J (2005) Altering the Tropism...
  15. CRISPR-based Genome Editing Systems For Editing in E. coli

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    April 13, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...this point, subsequent introductions of pTargetF containing another sgRNA targeting another site of interest...specific sequences on pTargetF with the ccdB gene containing BsaI restriction enzyme sites at its ends to ...chromosomal integration of cargo without using screening markers. Capability to construct a strain library...
  16. 5 Reasons to Use Reddit for Science Communication

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    Oct. 20, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...to the AMA, we had discussed the possibility of joining the conversation on Reddit, but it wasn’t until... pleased to see graduate and postdoc programs beginning to support diverse career path development--but...resources. The internet content for scientists in training is abundant, helpful, and sometimes excellent....
  17. CRISPR Activation: A Practical Guide

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    Aug. 18, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...activation experiments often require quite a bit of tuning before you know your system is working as expected...the best uses for Cas9 activators is in genetic screening. gRNAs targeting every gene in the human genome...Villalta JE, Chen Y, Whitehead EH, Guimaraes C, Panning B, Ploegh HL, Bassik MC, Qi LS, Kampmann M, Weissman...
  18. Data Freedom: The Expansion of Data Sharing in Research Publications

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    Aug. 5, 2014, 6:51 p.m.
    ...highly technical and this has a natural, albeit unintentional, tendency to work against transparency. This...will be in danger of having to deliver on well-meaning but impractical requirements imposed by publishers...Toronto, Canada where he studies protein-serine/threonine kinases implicated in human diseases. His spare...
  19. Plasmids 101: The Promoter Region – Let's Go!

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    April 3, 2014, 8:05 p.m.
    ...factors, therefore promoters play a large role in determining where and when your gene of interest will be ... UAS General expression mRNA Yeast promoter containing Gal4 binding sites, commonly used in Drosophila...increases expression of the repressor 10x, thus tightening regulation of lac promoter. Good for modulating...
  20. SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Detection Methods Based on CRISPR/Cas

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    May 5, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...world manifesting as a full-fledged pandemic. Containing the spread of this virus has become an utmost...earlier epicenters of the outbreak ultimately flattening the curve, it has become evident that widespread...beads. Fluorescently labelled dCas9 complexes containing sgRNA that have no mismatches bind to the immobilised...
  21. Antibodies 101: Normalization and Loading Controls for Western Blots

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    April 8, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ... E., & Gomes, A. V., “Stain-Free total protein staining is a superior loading control to β-actin for Western...more accurate as a loading control. Thanks for joining us in this exploration of western blot normalization... Gomes, A. V. (2013). Stain-Free total protein staining is a superior loading control to β-actin for Western...
  22. CRISPR 101: Epigenetics and Editing the Epigenome

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    June 24, 2020, 5:45 p.m.
    ...two vectors are part of the larger pMVP/pMAGIC cloning system, which contains Cas9 fusions for several...Arlotto ME, et al (2018) Creation of versatile cloning platforms for transgene expression and dCas9-based...CRISPR–Cas9 epigenome editing enables high-throughput screening for functional regulatory elements in the human...
  23. Scientific Reproducibility - Focusing on Solutions at the Minisymposium on Reproducibility

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    May 18, 2018, 7:32 p.m.
    ...(1:24 - 29:31), there are a variety of ways of defining scientific reproducibility. For a study to be ...even simple procedures like pouring a plate or running a gel have intricacies that aren’t always mentioned...the biological sciences. I’d highly recommend listening to the panel discussion to learn a bit more about...
  24. Viral Vectors 101: AAV Serotypes and Tissue Tropism

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    Jan. 16, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
    ...integrins3 Hepatocyte growth factor receptor (HGFR)3 Laminin receptor (LR)3 CD93 AAV5 2,3-N-linked sialic...Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)3 AAV8 Laminin receptor (LR)3 AAV receptor (AAVR)2 Carboxypeptidase...Terminal N-linked galactose3 AAV receptor (AAVR)2 Laminin receptor (LR)3 Putative integrin3 AAV11 Carboxypeptidase...
  25. PiggyBac-ing Through the Genome Editing Field

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    May 31, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...2], [3]. Simply put, the piggyBac™ transposon containing a selection marker is included in a standard ...template to facilitate the selection of cells containing your desired edit. The selection is marker is...transposase enzyme [4]. By using a donor plasmid containing a negative selection marker such as thymidine...
  26. Technologies Enabled by NanoLuc® Luciferase

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    Feb. 8, 2018, 12:17 p.m.
    ...”. One of my professors was excellent at phone cloning with labs around the world and had specific strategies...absorption by tissues. To avoid absorbance of heme-containing proteins in whole animals, light at or above ... is composed of Venus fluorescent protein, the Troponin C Ca++ binding domain, and NanoLuc® Luciferase...
  27. Selecting Your Plasmid Purification Kit

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    May 27, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...degraded. Cloning Grade DNA (high quality/low quantity) – You can usually complete a cloning experiment...matter of preference.   Which size kit to use?  Obtaining higher quantities of DNA generally means starting...
  28. The Twelve Days of CRISPR

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    Dec. 22, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...CRISPR, Addgene gave to me: tips and tricks for designing gRNAs for CRISPR editing. On the fourth day of...Addgene gave to me: anti-CRISPR proteins!  On the ninth day of CRISPR, Addgene gave to me: RNA editing with...
  29. Congrats to the 2019 Deck The Lab Winners

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    Jan. 17, 2020, 3 p.m.
    ...the second year in a row, agar art is one of the winning decorations for Deck The Lab. These festive, living...Kingdom. Kravitz Lab 2019 Holiday Door is up and running! @LexKravitz pic.twitter.com/J5bjHQo565 — Jess ...
  30. New Videos: Addgene Lab Tips

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    Feb. 15, 2018, 2:41 p.m.
    ... to basic lab etiquette that will keep the lab running like a well-oiled machine. Lab tip #1: Glove trick...and press! Lab tip #2: Tube flick trick When combining reagents in the lab, it is important to mix them...
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