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TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 31, 2020, 12:30 p.m....cytosine deaminase. Three rounds of rational mutagenesis on the ADAR2DD residues that contact the RNA ...RNA-sequencing, the authors performed rational mutagenesis and identified that a S375A mutation in RESCUE...
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The Effect of COVID-19 on Liu Lab Plasmid Requests From Addgene Data
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 16, 2020, 1:15 p.m....which limits how broadly one can interpret our analysis of COVID-19’s effect on scientific activity. The...editing, base editing, PACE, and DNA-templated synthesis are four examples of technologies pioneered in... -
DNA Purification Without a Kit
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 11, 2020, 2:15 p.m....advantages: they are convenient and provide uniform, consistent results. But they are also less accessible due...columns from DNA purification kits. Kit-free alkaline lysis plasmid miniprep Starting material: 2 mL bacterial... -
Better Dyeing Through Chemistry & Small Molecule Fluorophores
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 8, 2016, 2:30 p.m.... HaloTag, TMP-tag) – These widely used systems consist of a genetically encoded enzyme variant tag that...fluorogens (Figure 1e). Stains – These labels consist of a fluorophores conjugated to molecular species... -
Fluorescent Proteins 101: Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP)
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 15, 2014, 3:33 p.m....Fluorescent Protein? GFP is a ~27 kDa protein consisting of 238 amino acids derived from the crystal jellyfish...began engineering new versions of GFP through mutagenesis in order to improve its physical and biochemical... -
Negotiating Work and Life: How to Find the Joy
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 20, 2014, 3:04 p.m....way to do most tasks – try to resist the impulse to control by insisting things always be done your way... -
Harnessing TnpB for Genome Editing: A Compact and Versatile Tool for Your Research
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 29, 2025, 1:15 p.m.... a hygromycin resistance gene as the plant-selectable marker and a kanamycin resistance gene for bacterial... -
Plasmids 101: Stringent Regulation of Replication
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 20, 2024, 1:15 p.m....however, the protein integration host factor (IHF) assists with the process: it bends the DNA to redistribute...with a beneficial function (usually antibiotic resistance). In the lab, low copy plasmids may result in... -
Hot Plasmids - November 2023
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 14, 2023, 3:35 a.m....Susanna Stroik The Liu lab recently used phage-assisted continuous evolution and protein engineering to... Doman, J.L., Pandey, S., et al. (2023). Phage-assisted evolution and protein engineering yield compact... -
Viral Vectors 101: Preparing Pooled Libraries
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 13, 2023, 1:15 p.m....screening, followed by sequencing and further data analysis. Based on Figure 31.5.2 from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov...scripts provided by the depositing lab for data analysis. I'm often asked whether this step can be skipped... -
Plasmids 101: Codon usage bias
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 27, 2018, 1:09 p.m....alternative tRNAs Codon optimization With low cost DNA synthesis, one of the primary ways researchers solve the...created codon optimization algorithms and DNA synthesis companies such as IDT and GenScript host online... -
Fluorescent Proteins 101: Aptamer Fluorophores
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 11, 2017, 2:30 p.m....environmental pollutants, drug discovery, and disease diagnosis. As biosensors, aptamers hold a few important...largely in vitro; Easy and reproducible commercial synthesis (those of us who have used antibodies for diagnostics... -
Deciphering the Mysteries of Behavior with Viral Vectors
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 17, 2019, 12:40 p.m.... (BDNF). BDNF is a small protein involved in neurogenesis, neuronal survival, and synaptic plasticity....Groves, J. O. "Is it time to reassess the BDNF hypothesis of depression?." Molecular psychiatry 12.12 (... -
Designing Your Chalk Talk for the Academic Job Interview
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 12, 2019, 1:37 p.m....not need to be grant aims. Each aim could be the basis of a single grant. Either way, think realistically...tools? A novel dataset? Unique expertise? A novel hypothesis? Part of the motivation for doing the research... -
Rett Syndrome: A History of Research and Therapeutic Outlooks
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 19, 2020, 2:15 p.m....the hippocampus. This technology has formed the basis of the Rett syndrome program being pursued at Vico...nature24058 Tillotson R, Bird A (2020) The Molecular Basis of MeCP2 Function in the Brain. Journal of Molecular... -
CRISPR 101: Which Cas9 Do I Choose for My CRISPR Experiment?
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 13, 2022, 1:45 p.m....activators The simplest of the dCas9 activators consists of dCas9 fused to a single transcriptional activation...Mediator complex, generally the strongest activator, consists of a dCas9-VP64 fusion and a modified gRNA that... -
Transferable Skills Guide: Creativity
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 18, 2022, 2:15 p.m.... well received, understand that people can be resistant to change. Ask your peers or your superiors to...to explain their rationale when they’re resistant to new ideas. If their answer is “we’ve always done ... -
AAV Titers: Where Do They Come From And What Do They Mean?
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 15, 2017, 3 p.m....image shows that the vast majority of the vectors consist of full particles (white arrowhead) relative to...Droplet Digital PCR versus qPCR for gene expression analysis with low abundant targets: from variable nonsense... -
CRISPR Activation: A Practical Guide
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 18, 2016, 2:30 p.m....be made easily and cheaply using oligo library synthesis. Prior to Cas9 activators, similar tools were ...function (Pan et al., 2018). cDNA libraries, which consist of plasmids that over-express coding sequences ... -
Tips for CRISPR Gene Editing in Mice
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 28, 2016, 10:59 a.m....content. References 1. Cho, Seung Woo, et al. "Analysis of off-target effects of CRISPR/Cas-derived RNA-guided... et al. "Feasibility for a large scale mouse mutagenesis by injecting CRISPR/Cas plasmid into zygotes....