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  1. Antibody Neutralization Response Against Pseudoviruses Expressing SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Variants

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    June 22, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ..., Schmidt AG, Iafrate AJ, Naranbhai V, Balazs AB (2021) Multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants escape neutralization...months, we’ve seen the emergence of several SARS-CoV-2 variants coincide with increased vaccination efforts...They were able to tweak this assay to study SARS-CoV-2 spike variants. “We created a series of spike expressing...relative ability to neutralize.”   Figure 2: Sera used in the study came from individuals who ...This sera was used in the high-throughput SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus neutralization assay. Neutralization was...viruses are quite genetically distinct from SARS-CoV-2 and its variants. Yet, the B.1.351 variant, which ...effectiveness of current vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 variants, this study was the first to compare so many...
  2. Antibodies 101: Normalization and Loading Controls for Western Blots

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    April 8, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...the resulting fraction is reported. Figure 2: Normalization with loading controls. Under each lane...control band is weaker in condition 1 than condition 2, the normalized values for the two conditions are ...opposite change in your loading control. Assumption #2: The loading control can be accurately quantified ...significantly lighter in “condition 1” than “condition 2.” By eye, the loading control appears about the same...) are smaller than the analogous green “condition 2” points by the exact same value. For the two solid...consider a different loading control. Assumption #2: The loading control can be accurately quantified ...factors we’ve covered in our previous blog posts (1, 2) on western blotting. If the abundance of your POI...
  3. Viral Vectors 101: Virus Safety

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    June 22, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...cancer. These viruses need to be handled in a BSL-2 (or BSL-2+) lab and require additional safety measures.... BSL-1. In BSL-2 labs, eye protection is required any time you have to work with BSL-2 materials, such...respiratory diseases in humans, earning this virus a BSL-2 classification. Lentivirus (a type of retrovirus) ...recommended or required in BSL-1 and required in BSL-2 labs. When working with lentivirus, many organizations...sprayed into the air. For lentivirus and other BSL-2 materials, you’ll need to use aerosol-tight caps, ...percentage of the decontaminate to be used for BSL-2 waste, and of course, if you are working with a substance...transfer plasmid), the envelope (Env) gene on a separate plasmid (envelope plasmid), and the polymerase...
  4. Viral Vectors 101: Pseudotyping

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    April 20, 2021, 2:30 p.m.
    ...safely. Recently, many SARS-CoV-2 researchers began pseudotyping the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein into a lower ...SARS-CoV-2 virus. Scientists have been using similar pseudotyping methods with other viruses in a BSL-2 lab... et a., 2018).   Figure 2: To pseudotype with the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, scientists encode...production uses three plasmids: (1) The transfer plasmid, (2) the envelope plasmid, and (3) the packaging plasmid...example, production of vesicular stomatitis virus, HIV-2, and human foamy virus in cell lines expressing galactosyl...for Pseudotyping Lentiviral Particles with SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein for Neutralization Assays. Viruses 12...Are Inactivated by Human Serum. Molecular Therapy 2:218–222 . https://doi.org/10.1006/mthe.2000.0116 Gutierrez-Guerrero...
  5. AAVs CREATed for Gene Delivery to the CNS and PNS

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    Sept. 28, 2017, 2:01 p.m.
    ....9 (parental) 46 +/- 0.7% AAV.PHP.S 82 +/- 2% Table 2: Transduction efficiency of AAV.9 versus AAV.PHP.S...figure 2) to allow for efficient IV delivery of virus to the CNS or PNS (figure32, tables 1 & 2). These...because: 1) their genomes are easy to manipulate, 2) they have long-term expression; and 3) they have ... On average, AAV.PHP.eB and AAV.PHP.S had 1.5- to 2-fold higher GFP intensity compared to the strains ...stained for a neuronal marker). Check out tables 1 and 2 below for a summary of the quantified transduction...cells are labeled with their own unique color; and 2) low levels of labeling so that a cell’s projections...maximize the number of cells that are labeled. Part 2: An AAV expressing the inducer (i.e. tet-off transactivator...
  6. Lambda Red: A Homologous Recombination-based Technique for Genetic Engineering

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    Dec. 15, 2016, 3:57 p.m.
    ...generate 2 possible products: 1) a partially dsDNA duplex with single-stranded 3’ overhangs or 2) if the...recombineering system has three components (Figure 1): 1) Exo, 2) Beta, and 3) Gam. All three are required for recombineering...generic lambda red recombineering experiment (Figure 2). In the following sections, key steps that differ...confirmation of recombinant clones.    Figure 2: Overview of using Lambda Red recombineering system...pairs of homology to the targeted insert site (Figure 2, top).  These primers are typically ~70 nucleotides...bacteria that has key MMR proteins knocked out or 2) specially design ssDNA oligos to avoid MMR: 1) E....will have more unintended changes to their genomes. 2) Designing ssDNA oligos that avoid MMR activation:...
  7. Scientists Map the SARS-CoV-2-Human Interaction Network

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    April 9, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...comprehensive SARS-CoV-2 virus-human interaction network in which we expressed 26 of the 29 SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins...all became acutely aware of the threat of SARS-CoV-2. Like many in the science community, we’ve been motivated...identifying these potential human helpers of SARS-CoV-2 (especially the ones that are druggable) is a key ...just at the beginning of understanding how SARS-CoV-2 interacts with human proteins. For example, we used... joining in this worldwide fight against SARS-CoV-2. As we’ve all been affected in various ways by the...details. Our set of constructs comprises all SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins except for Nsp3 and Nsp16, and includes...is going on there!).  Find the Krogan Lab SARS-CoV-2 plasmids (Note: The Nsp6 construct is undergoing QC...
  8. Plasmid Preps: Different Purity, Different Quantities, Different Uses

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    June 16, 2020, 1:25 p.m.
    ... be extracted from small bacterial cultures (i.e. 2-3 ml) with or without commercially available kits ...ratios measured at 260 and 280 nm should fall ~1.8 - 2 and give scientists an indication of purity versus...contaminants. The 260 and 230 nm ratios should fall ~2 - 2.2, and provide an indication of purity versus ...hydrochloride used during plasmid extraction. Figure 2: Use cloning grade DNA for direct cloning of your ... on these premises we can classify a plasmid preparation in 3 different ways: Transformation grade DNA...and flawless cloning it is important that the preparation is pure from other nucleic acids (genomic DNA...DNA for each reaction. As a consequence, the preparations for this technique must be larger scale, to ...
  9. The Materials Science of Optogenetics Experiments

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    Sept. 17, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...different steps and materials required for each [1, 2]. This protocol [3] provides, in exquisite detail,...stimulation         In the video above, Channelrhodopsin 2 (Chr2) has been expressed in the motor cortex of a...lasers are relatively cheap and will run you about $2-3,000/laser. However, an important caveat is that ... the light-gated cation channel, Channelrhodopsin 2 (ChR2), exists in several states: closed/light receptive...PMID: 21628464; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3138296. 2. Sparta DR, et al. Construction of implantable optical...board, Jacqueline N Crawley  [et al]. 2012;Chapter 2:Unit2 16. doi: 10.1002/0471142301.ns0216s58. PubMed...region. Thankfully, due to their prominence, the preparation of the fiber optics is probably the least difficult...
  10. Viral Vectors 101: AAV Serotypes and Tissue Tropism

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    Jan. 16, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
    ...N-linked sialic acids1 AAV receptor (AAVR)2   AAV2 Heparan sulfate proteoglycan (HSPG)3 AAV receptor...-linked sialic acids1 Heparan sulfate proteoglycan (HSPG)3 AAV receptor (AAVR)2 Epidermal growth factor...receptor (AAVR; not strictly required)2 Human fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1)3 αVβ5 and α5β1...AAV5 2,3-N-linked sialic acid4 AAV receptor (AAVR)2 Platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR... AAV8 Laminin receptor (LR)3 AAV receptor (AAVR)2 Carboxypeptidase D (CPD), also called AAVR25   ... Terminal N-linked galactose3 AAV receptor (AAVR)2 Laminin receptor (LR)3 Putative integrin3 ... AAV2, so they are formally called rAAV2/1, rAAV2/2, and so on, although we often use abbreviated nomenclature...
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