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  1. Tips for CRISPR Gene Editing in Mice

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    June 28, 2016, 10:59 a.m.
    ...often used to study the biology surrounding a particular gene (although it has been quite successfully...mutation and need to focus your attention to that particular region. No matter where you are looking, you ...the individual gRNAs in their PX330 plasmids (or similar plasmids for gRNA expression), one gRNA at a time...Generation of mutant mice by pronuclear injection of circular plasmid expressing Cas9 and single guided RNA.... 3. Mashiko, Daisuke, et al. "Feasibility for a large scale mouse mutagenesis by injecting CRISPR/Cas ...

  2. Important Considerations in Optogenetics Behavioral Experiments

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    Oct. 1, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...research. Derek P. Simon received his PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Michigan...test chamber is used in which a nose-poke at a particular hole (the active hole) induces laser stimulation...without Chr2. c-Fos is a reliable and widely used molecular marker of neuronal activation and is a sufficient... happens. You never know how stimulation of a particular brain region may affect the animal; stimulation...

  3. Plasmids 101: Expressing shRNAs for RNA Interference

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    June 17, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...landmark discovery in the 1990s and quickly rose to popularity. Compared to CRISPR, RNAi methods are often quicker...blog, we’ll be focusing on shRNA, one of the most popular choices for gene silencing. RNA interference RNAi...degradation of RNA-induced silencing complex. Molecular Cell, 82(1), 30–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.... and assessment of gene knockdown. Methods in Molecular Biology, 139–156. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-...on addgene.org Mammalian shRNA Tools for RNAi Molecular Biology Reference ...

  4. CRISPR 101: Homology Directed Repair

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    Jan. 26, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...double-strand break (DSB). DSBs can be caused by intracellular factors such as nucleases and reactive oxygen...vertically at the orange arrows). If resolved dissimilarly (e.g. one junction is resolved on the crossing...thus dsDNA plasmids are generally preferred for large insertions such as fluorescent proteins or selection...arms between 500-1000 bps. HDR efficiency with circular plasmid templates is generally low; to increase...cerevisiae. Paques F and Haber JE. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews (1999). PubMed. The Road Less ...

  5. Using Phosphoserine to Study Protein Phosphorylation

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    June 23, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...commonly cited that approximately one-third of cellular proteins are modified through phosphorylation ...generation of pSer-incorporated proteins requires a molecular toolkit containing the OTS, an appropriate bacterial...using the same expression plasmid. This is a particularly important control when creating a phosphoserine-incorporation...Institute for Research in Madison, Wisconsin. She is particularly interested in the intersection of cell signaling...Tomida, J., et al. "Detection of phosphorylation on large proteins by Western blotting using Phos-tag containing...

  6. Evolution of Brainbow: Using Cre-lox for Multicolor Labeling of Neurons

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    April 24, 2015, 2:39 p.m.
    ...Lichtman, both of Harvard’s Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, harnessed these attributes of ...complementary Flpbow construct that is functionally similar to Cre-based Brainbow, but is controlled by FLP...as connections between motor neurons and the neuromuscular junction. In zebrafish, the method has become...neural expression patterns. Hampel S, Chung P, McKellar CE, Hall D, Looger LL, Simpson JH. Nature Methods...

  7. Is this the right place for me? 8 tactics for choosing a lab

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    Oct. 2, 2018, 12:56 p.m.
    ...hard work and talent for many years (at a very low salary I might add). You have a right and responsibility...are always traveling, or too busy to interact regularly with the newer lab members. You must get an idea... the lab head? Are meetings with the lab head regularly scheduled or only ad hoc? Does the mentor keep... and learn. Graduate students and postdocs in particular must care about this. The training you get now...at your data and suggest follow up experiments regularly? Can you work on some experiments of your own ...

  8. Plasmids 101: Repressible Promoters

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    Dec. 20, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...therefore determines the timing of gene expression and largely defines the amount of recombinant protein that ...cumate-inducible gene expression system, which functions in a similar manner to the Tet system. The transactivator configuration...interrogate the activity of uncharacterized promoters. Similarly, placing UAS upstream of a transgene permits directed... binary systems above if they all behave very similarly?” The simple answer is that sometimes it is necessary...systems. Recent work has even used all 3 in a single modular vector for ease of use! Conclusion This post contains...

  9. PEI Calculator for Planning AAV Packaging Transfections

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    Jan. 23, 2018, 2:04 p.m.
    ...plasmid molar ratio you would like to use for your AAV packaging transfection. In my lab we regularly use ...requires transfecting three plasmids at specific molar ratios. To get these ratios right, you need to do... Vitro and In Vivo Use." Current Protocols in Molecular Biology (2007): 16-25. PubMed PMID: 18265393. ...

  10. Editor's Choice, July 2016

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    Aug. 5, 2016, 3 p.m.
    ...Choice" series. Each month, I'll summarize the most popular post of the month and point out one or more additional... ranging from new tools you can use to monitor cellular perturbations to how CRISPR has made it much easier...surrounding anything to do with CRISPR, our most popular post in July (with over 700 views) was an update...showing that Cpf1 has lower off-target editing and similar on-target editing when compared to the most commonly...

  11. Ghanaian Researchers to Receive Plasmid Awards from Addgene and Seeding Labs

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    June 15, 2016, 1:30 p.m.
    ...Bengyella’s work has focused on elucidating the molecular mechanisms behind interactions between crops like...around the world. Kwabena O. Duedu Dr. Duedu’s molecular biology work has focused on using various cloning...plasmids he acquires through Addgene to produce molecular biological tools like Taq polymerase, T7 polymerase...heavy focus on teaching. He hopes to teach his molecular biology students about the functions of these ...

  12. A Practical Guide to Optimizing AAV DIO and FLEx Vector Expression

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    Nov. 2, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...indicates that the amount of leaky expression can largely be attributed to the level of spontaneous recombination...) promoter for catecholamine neurons or glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) for astrocytes it is important...tested in the researcher's system before beginning large scale experiments. This will help to ensure the ...10.1371/journal.pone.0076310 Burger C, Gorbatyuk OS, Velardo MJ, Peden CS, Williams P, Zolotukhin S, Reier PJ...Different Regions of the Central Nervous System. Molecular Therapy 10:302–317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j....

  13. Deep Dive: Statistical Tests (Comparisons)

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    March 7, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ... you only look at 2 or 3 pairwise comparisons. Similar to family-wise error, is the false discovery rate... to reduce false positive rates and control for large numbers of comparisons. The Bonferroni does this...arranging all calculated p values from smallest to largest and ranking them (1 being the smallest value). ...calculates the cut off for significance by finding the largest p value where its rank divided by the total number...positives/negatives, but they all generally yield a similar result and are appropriate to use if all sample...

  14. Plasmid Preps: Different Purity, Different Quantities, Different Uses

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    June 16, 2020, 1:25 p.m.
    ... Read the molecular biology reference Find plasmids for your research Brush up on molecular biology protocols...as pure as for other uses.   Cloning grade DNA Molecular cloning includes a set of techniques that are ...consequence, the preparations for this technique must be larger scale, to allow the extraction of enough plasmid...

  15. Addgene's Top Blog Posts from 2020

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    Dec. 29, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...Toolbox: Free Online Molecular Biology Tools by Beth Kenkel There's a lot of free molecular biology tools out...post. 8. Chromoproteins: Colorful Proteins For Molecular Biology Experiments by Jennifer Tsang Chromoproteins...generate color! They've been adapted for many molecular biology methods such as allelic exchange, FRET...

  16. Let There Be LITE Plasmids

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    Nov. 21, 2013, 3:56 p.m.
    ...limited to particular model organisms or cell types. “This tool is really flexible and modular,” Konermann... vitro by a factor of 10 to 20. A flexible and modular optogenetics tool The researchers also showed just...novel mode of optogenetic control of endogenous cellular processes." The LITE system can now be applied...

  17. From our Table to Yours: An Inside Look at Lunch at Addgene

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    Nov. 27, 2013, 2:54 p.m.
    ...food on special occasions. However, employees regularly bring in baked goods and we have a few unique ...During Hack Days, teams at Addgene will forgo their regular To-Do lists (other than emergency items) and focus...United States, I look forward to gathering around a large table for a meal with my family. I am thankful for...things, and one is that I get to gather around a large table to eat with my Addgene family every day. Do...

  18. Tag Your Favorite Yeast Genes with Ease

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    Nov. 19, 2013, 2:37 p.m.
    ...transformants. Addgene distributes several ready-to-use, modular plasmids, combining fluorescent tags, epitope tags.... John Pringle and Jürg Bähler have deposited a large collection of plasmids for genome modification in...at UNC Chapel Hill. Bähler et al.(2) describe a modular collection of plasmids for a wide variety of genome... to the collections featured above, many other modular yeast tagging systems have been developed in the...

  19. New Norepinephrine Indicators: nLightG and nLightR

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    Dec. 12, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...alpha-1a adrenergic receptor; nLightG contains circularly permuted green fluorescent protein (GFP), and...green fluorescent proteins. nLightR did perform similarly to GRABNE, and having both colors allows for increased...AR. Selectivity Norepinephrine and dopamine are similar molecules, and cross-reactivity is a very common...continues to work on further improvements. In particular, they’re focused on generating variants with ...

  20. CRISPR 101: Multiplex Expression of gRNAs

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    Sept. 10, 2020, 11:45 a.m.
    ...can help reduce off-target activity. Deleting a large region of the genome by removing the sequence between...Transcript Multiplexing Plasmids: These plasmids are similar to the Csy4 polycistronic system described above...Addgene. 4. Albers, Joachim, et al. “A versatile modular vector system for rapid combinatorial mammalian... genome editing in monocot and dicot plants.” Molecular Plant 8(8) (2015): 1274-1284. PubMed PMID: 25917172.... 11. Cress, Brady F., et al. “CRISPathBrick: Modular Combinatorial Assembly of Type II-A CRISPR Arrays...
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