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TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 10, 2015, 3:30 p.m....older epitope tags - only time will tell! References 1. Georgieva, Maya V., et al. "Inntags: small self-structured...takes a lot of time and energy, Martí Aldea and collaborators have created a set of “innocuous tags” (inntags...Pubmed PMID: 23435261. Resources at Addgene Read about other Protein Tags in our Plasmids 101 Series. Get...
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How Exercise Purges Stress and Keeps Depression at Bay
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 25, 2014, 4:02 p.m....PGC-1 plasmids from Addgene. References: Skeletal muscle PGC-1α1 modulates kynurenine metabolism and...Institute on Aging in a commentary about the new work published in Cell Metabolism. But, they note, there is plenty...diseases.” I don’t know about you, but I think I could use a good run right about now. And, if you are looking...be important to identify the key proteins and metabolites that are dynamically secreted by muscle during... -
The Addgene Antibody Data Hub
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 12, 2024, 1:15 p.m....an antibody performed in an experiment. Figure 1: The front page of the Addgene Data Hub. Antibody... antibody worked under the conditions described above, and a short description of how the antibody performed... -
Site Directed Mutagenesis by PCR
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 2, 2016, 2:30 p.m....sequence on either side of the desired mutation (usually 1-3 mismatched bases) is sufficient for your primers...researcher at Cornell University. References 1. Breslauer, Kenneth J., et al. "Predicting DNA duplex... Brush up on Your Cloning Techniques Learn More about Plasmids in Our Plasmids 101 Series Use CRISPR to... -
Why Do I Need an MTA Anyway?
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 1, 2014, 8:23 p.m....is here to help. Contact us at [email protected] or +1 617-225-9000, or check out our MTA reference pages...Agreement (MTA) matters: Science thrives on collaboration (it’s the heart and soul of Addgene’s mission...scientists are sharing their materials. Questions about intellectual property rights, pending publications... -
March for Science
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 21, 2017, 2:30 p.m....concerned about possible unintended consequences of a march. Three of these risks include: 1) Lost trust...education, government, and civilization in general (1). Science and politics? Science is an apolitical process... with a testable hypothesis - an educated guess about how some part of the world functions. Experiments...governments exist in reality and science is how we learn about reality. Formally, a government can be defined ... More concretely, scientists gather information about reality informing people and their governments on...Democrats more often than Republicans, the March is not about Democrats or Republicans (16). This is a Pro-Science... have more weight than how any one person feels about it. And yet research shows that thoughts on some... -
Microbes: Look, Listen, and Tell
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 28, 2018, 12:04 p.m.... learn more about Science communication check out these SciComm blog posts. References 1. Bourdeau, Raymond...When you think about going to a scientific conference, you may think about sitting amongst a sea of chairs...After learning about using sound to visualize bacteria in the lab, I was excited to learn about creative approaches... at different ultrasound frequencies. Read more about ‘Using ultrasound to image bacteria in vivo: acoustic...Protein Resources and get started! I learned a lot about creative ways to do science communication and outreach... Methods for Bacterial Genome Engineering Learn about Science Communication using Twitter Resources ... -
Fluorescent Proteins 101: History of Fluorescent Proteins
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 7, 2017, 1:58 p.m....in the crystal jellyfish Aequorea victoria (Figure 1) in molecular detail. On the underside of the “umbrella...ways scientists have adapted them for use in the laboratory. The discovery of GFP The story of how fluorescent...particularly interesting. Although humans have known about bioluminescent organisms and their characteristic...sequence. Soon after that, in 1994, Prasher’s collaborator Martin Chalfie expressed GFP in exogenous organisms...studying it grew. In particular, studies in the laboratory of UCSD biochemist Roger Tsien resulted in much...for you, so if you’re interested in learning more about fluorescent proteins, I invite you to download our... -
A Control for All Seasons
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 5, 2023, 1:15 p.m....compare the experimental group. Figure 1: A, Most biological experiments will benefit from ... Histochemistry & Cytochemistry, vol. 59, no. 1, SAGE Publications, Jan. 2011, pp. 6–12. Crossref,...subjected to the experimental condition. In the example above, a negative control could be a third group of mice...in the experimental protocol. In the experiment above, you could repeat the tau western blot several times...Baseline secondary signaling levels In addition to the above-mentioned safeguards, you’ll need to test the secondary...Flow cytometry In addition to the controls listed above, viability and compensation controls are recommended...technique before starting. For more information about antibodies and antibody-based experiments, check... -
Addgene's Top Blog Posts from 2020
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 29, 2020, 2:15 p.m....five methods for extracting DNA without a kit too. 1. Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Free Online Molecular... highlighted reagent repositories and other collaborative efforts in the scientific community to speed...store my plasmid in TE, Tris, or water? And what about temperature? Find the details in this blog post....dominates DNA quantification discussions, but what about the other methods to quantify DNA? Here we cover...Incompatibility by Leah Schiesow If you're thinking about hosting multiple plasmids in one cell, it might ... -
Antibodies 101: Introduction to Gating in Flow Cytometry
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 4, 2024, 1:15 p.m....at a low angle (FSC) or large angle (SSC) (Figure 1). FSC values depend on the cell's size, while SSC ... or ask experienced colleagues. Figure 1: The laser pulse illuminates the cell and is scattered...lymphocytes in a mouse tumor sample You made it! So much about the theoretical background. Let’s dive into the ...often choose a looser gate here. I am not worried about including irrelevant events in my analysis, as these...population, acquired from the previous gating pipeline, about 53% of my cells are dendritic cells and ~13% are...ve covered in this blog post. First, you learned about the types of scattering that occur when a cell is... -
Hot Biosensors 2022: Year-End Roundup
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 6, 2022, 2:15 p.m....improved sensors for these and other targets. Figure 1: MTRIA biosensors are generated by inserting a circularly-permuted...fluorescent biosensors. Nat Commun. 2022 May 25;13(1):2919. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-30685-x. Feel the ...screen (Koveal et al. 2022). Lactate is a key metabolite in glycolysis, so this sensor will be a valuable...valuable tool to study cellular physiology and metabolism under various conditions. LiLac has improved response...going viral! In addition to the viral preps noted above for iGluSnFR3 and JEDI-2P, several biosensors already...innovation next year! Did we miss any? Let us know about your favorite new biosensor plasmids in the comments... -
Fluorescent Proteins 101: When GFP lets you down
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 23, 2018, 12:05 p.m.... remains fluorescent in acidic organelles (Figure 1), showing that its acid tolerance is maintained in...follow him on twitter: @joachimgoedhart. References 1. Zacharias, David A., et al. "Partitioning of lipid-modified...deleting residues. Only about 10 amino acids can be deleted from the C-terminus and about 5 from the N-terminus...cylinder with a length of 4.2 nm and a diameter of about 2.4 nm (Hink et al., 2000). The complete beta-barrel...based on cofactor binding proteins as described above. The smallest tags are peptides that are engineered... -
CRISPR 101: Off-Target Effects
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 8, 2024, 2:15 p.m....downstream experiments. You only successfully generate 1 null clone and proceed with it. In this case, the ...there are 10 putative off-target locations you can 1) determine if editing at those sites would confound...is an off-target effect. Should I be concerned about off-target effects? Depending on your experimental...this could be a huge concern, or nothing to worry about all. Let’s consider several scenarios below for ...Predicting off-target events As mentioned in the above section, there are gRNA softwares available which...diligence to ensure they are indeed a non-issue. Above we mentioned how to predict off-target frequency... -
Top 10 Open Science Developments of 2013
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 19, 2013, 3:46 p.m....2013 edition. 10 new developments in open science 1) In February, the Office of Science and Technology...study probably doesn’t say as much about open access as it does about the state of peer review. 8) ...University Open Data Access (YODA) Project, “a collaborative endeavor guided by aspirations to promote open... -
Plasmids 101: Gibson Assembly and Other Long-Homology Based Cloning Methods
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 1, 2016, 3:30 p.m....together along with the Gibson assembly master mix for 1 hour, and then transform into competent cells. The...you should consider giving it a try! References: 1. Gibson DG, Young L, Chuang RY, Venter JC, Hutchison...the annealed and filled-in gaps The great part about this mix of enzymes is that they can all work at...the standard Gibson assembly techniques described above, this resulted in the direct and seamless cloning...Blog Browse All of Our Plasmids 101 Posts Read About Other Cloning Techniques Additional Resources on... -
Plasmid Preps: Different Purity, Different Quantities, Different Uses
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 16, 2020, 1:25 p.m....Cloning grade DNA Transfection grade DNA Figure 1: Transformation introduces transformation grade plasmids... cloning Read our Plasmids 101 blog posts Learn about the differences between transformation, transduction... -
Making Career Development an Integral Part of the Science Training System
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 25, 2021, 2:15 p.m.... successful after their training. Figure 1: Professional Development Hub Workshop Attendees and...March 4th from 2:30-4:00 pm ET. You can learn more about the report's recommendations and join with us to... -
6 Tips for Analyzing and Troubleshooting Sanger Sequencing Results
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 26, 2014, 2:23 p.m.... with DNA sequencing troubleshooting and analysis 1. You can use any of the following programs to view...and troubleshooting your DNA sequencing results Above (top right corner of this post) is an example of... -
CRISPR-Cas14: a family of small DNA-targeting enzymes enabling high-fidelity SNP genotyping
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 29, 2018, 1:53 p.m....infections, cancer, and other diseases. References 1. Harrington, Lucas B., et al. "Programmed DNA destruction...Additional resources on the Addgene Blog Learn more about DETECTR Browse all of the CRISPR blog posts Download...