...chromosome. Targeted Insertion allows for direct comparisons between lines expressing different variants of...chromosome your transgene has integrated. This can be accomplished with a few matings to balancer chromosome lines...into a plasmid, you can send your plasmid to a company. For a few hundred dollars, they will inject the... your strategy and the services offered by the company, you might have to map into which chromosome the...

...available. Plasmids are continually added as they complete QC and you can find all available plasmids listed...proteins, and membrane proteins. Although all viral components are available in bacterial expression plasmids...batches of samples. As soon as that process is complete, QC scientists prepare Sanger reactions by mixing...are met, we are taking a unique hybrid approach compared to our standard pipeline. For the first ~50 plasmids...

...controlling cell signaling. Key components of OptoNBs OptoNBs have two key components: an AsLOV2 domain and a ...activity in cells.  Let’s shed some light on the key components of OptoNBs, how they are generated, and their...variable heavy chain antibody domain.  How do these components interact? When fused together to form an OptoNB...

...No No Yes Yes Lab Made Competent Cells Required Yes No No No Comparison of REPLACR-mutagenesis with...mutations, large deletions/insertions require complicated, often costly in vitro assembly methods. A new...-mutagenesis also requires making your own electrocompetent cells in which the phage recombination machinery...

...degradation In the Bradner and Gray labs, we synthesize compounds that enable selective removal of proteins-of-interest...FKBP12F36V-tagged proteins. The dTAG molecule induces ternary complex formation between the FKBP12F36V-fusion and the... for degrading targets in different cellular compartments, and in vivo utility. dTAG molecules will be...lentiviral plasmids can serve as a rapid means of comparing functionality of N- and C-terminal fusions and...

...is dependent on proteasome function. TRIM-away compared favorably to drug inhibition, with TRIM-away targeting...larger cell populations, you can deliver these components together using electroporation. In these bulk...250 nm), and studying endocytosis is further complicated by the reliance on pH-based biosensors used to...rapid and reversible recruitment of chromatin complexes to any genomic locus in any cell type. By varying...

...process that’s difficult for individual labs to complete. The nanobody based RANbody platform from the ...the sample due to the smaller size of RANbodies compared to antibodies. Staining with multiple HRP-RANbodies...sample is stripped. HRP-RANbodies are, however, compatible with most multi-labeling immunohistochemical ...antigen with a primary/ labeled secondary antibody. Compatible with multi-labeling protocols when other antigens...

...show. After graduating with a master’s, Susan completed a science writing internship with the National...planning.” To beef up her resume, she decided to complete a certificate in Strategic Communications and ...the most satisfying parts of the job is having completed one of these difficult pieces: “It’s probably ...science communication] needs. I worked for one company, but there were a ton of others that also did work...

...camelid antibodies to antibody fragments to tools completely unrelated to antibodies.  Why use an alternative...entirely new affinity reagent.    Fig. 1: A comparison of an antibody (left) to several alternative ...through engineering instead of cleavage. They are comprised of the variable heavy and light chain regions,...immunogenic, but they have lower affinity and longevity compared to antibodies, along with a higher likelihood ...

... the bulk purification steps keep the cost low compared to other antibody formats. This low barrier to...is no more of that exact polyclonal antibody composition available. If you’re going to need a large quantity...antibodies produce a higher level of background noise compared to monoclonal or recombinant antibodies. This ...polyclonal antibodies for your experiment and how they compare to other antibody options out there, you’re set...

... are considering to make sure that they’ll be compatible with your instruments, each other, and your target...target. I love FPbase’s Spectra Viewer tool for comparing different fluorophores. We also touched on fluorophores... sure to check that your antibody’s buffer is compatible with your conjugation kit, since many common ...reactions. If needed, you can often remove the incompatible agents by dialysis or gel filtration.    There...

...silencing complexes (RISCs), which detect dsRNA in the cytoplasm and use it as a guide to complementary RNA ...RNA sequence. Once a compatible sequence is found (typically RNA that the RNAi is designed against), RISC...and will dissociate when gene transcription is complete. However, transcription of thousands of genes ...

...recombination events. The system consists of two components derived from the P1 bacteriophage: the Cre recombinase...recognition site. The P1 bacteriophage uses these components as part of its natural viral life-cycle, and ...and researchers have adapted the components for use in genome manipulation. Cre recombinase, originally...other sites of the same type, but are not cross-compatible. Using different lox site variants allows Cre...

... formation of replication competent lentivirus (RCL). Replication competence can arise from recombination...drive high levels of expression of certain viral components; according the manufacturer these changes result...downstream. When assessing lentiviral titer, don't compare apples to oranges After choosing a packaging system...

...optogenetic or chemogenetic receptors) enables complex control of specifically defined neuronal populations...how newly generated neurons integrate into the complex pre-existing circuit of the brain. Another study...anatomical regions of the brain receive inputs and compute outputs. In general, RABV monosynaptic tracing ...circuitry, and continue to contribute answers to the complex questions of how the brain operates. References...

... is important to fully characterize the compound, or compounds, you choose to ensure reliable results ...In order to understand the complex wiring of the brain and the underpinnings of neurological disease,...pharmacodynamic actions of clozapine-N-oxide, clozapine, and compound 21 in DREADD-based chemogenetics in mice. Scientific...

...’ll share the basic composition of these solutions below. Alternatively, companies including ThermoFisher... tool to identify a protein of interest in a complicated solution like cell lysate. But they can be a ...lost each time you strip a blot, you should not compare the strength of bands from different rounds of ...

...audience’s eye and draw people in. That can be accomplished with an exciting title and attractive figures...in less than a couple of minutes. How does one accomplish all of that? What follows are some tips to help...logical progression of your work, and you can accomplish this by employing a neat and organized format...want to make sure that the color of your font is compatible. Use high-contrast between these colors so that...

...up clear tasks for each member of the team to accomplish so that many elements of the project were able...involved definitely contributed to our ability to complete the project on such a short timescale. Our article...extensive infrastructure of molecular and electronic companion technologies that has transformed the assay’s ...of Zika Virus Using Programmable Biomolecular Components." Cell (2016). PubMed PMID: 27160350. Find Plasmids...

...better at producing a compound of interest, thus allowing them to optimize the compound production process...fluorescent proteins have usurped old methods or complemented them in ways that make them much easier. A special...Although it is possible to make a timer system composed of two separate FPs (one that matures quickly ...