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  1. Choosing Your Perfect Empty Backbone

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    Aug. 19, 2014, 3:39 p.m.
    ... bacterial selection cassette for growth and cloning in bacteria and a mammalian selection cassette to...host organism, usually achieved with the proper selection marker or antibiotic resistance. Next, consider...transfected cells, you will not need a mammalian selection cassette (e.g. 1435 pSG5L Flag HA). You can also...yeast with an integrating vector expressing a selection cassette with 5′ and 3′ flanking sequences matching... several fusion proteins. Pick your promoter, selection cassette and visualization vehicle to conduct ...
  2. CRISPR/Cas9 FAQs Answered!

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    March 13, 2014, 4:08 p.m.
    ...transfected. Alternatively, you can use a selection marker to select transfected cells (for example, plasmid...your HR template has a selection marker such as puromycin, you can (also) select for the positive colonies...the genome, how can cells with that mutation be selected/screened? A4: Before starting your experiment,...colonies by puromycin selection. You could then confirm this purification by performing a genotyping assay...
  3. CRISPR 101: Off-Target Effects

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    Feb. 8, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ...at a fundamental level. Optimal Cas selection Once you’ve selected a gRNA with low sequence similarity...least one will likely be useful. Optimal gRNA selection With some CRISPR experiments, there is hardly ... wiggle room, you can minimize off targets by selecting a gRNA with low sequence similarity elsewhere ...of bases. To reduce off-targets, you’ll want to select a Cas enzyme with low tolerance for mismatches ...the gRNA can be sequenced. These sites can be selectively sequenced to determine if there are significant...experiment may not have flexibility with gRNA selection, or maybe you just can’t get them below a given...
  4. Plasmid-based Recombinant Monoclonal Antibodies: What They Are and Why You Should Be Excited About Them

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    May 4, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ... entire process of antibody selection and maturation in vitro by selecting for antigen binding from libraries...libraries of recombinant antibodies. The selection process is often performed via phage display, yeast...mammalian display (Tsuruta et al., 2017). In vitro selection allows scientists to create antibodies to targets...Wright GJ (2010) A rapid and scalable method for selecting recombinant mouse monoclonal antibodies. BMC Biology..., Moro AM (2018) Display Technologies for the Selection of Monoclonal Antibodies for Clinical Use. In:...
  5. Introducing Addgene's New Search - Find Plasmids More Easily For Your Research!

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    Dec. 3, 2019, 11:38 a.m.
    ...pooled library, blog posts, protocols, and more. Selecting crispr in Guides will return links including our... through 300+ plasmids. Under ‘Vector Types’ I selected ‘Lentiviral’ which eliminates most of the plasmids...show up! Plasmid filter categories Expression: Select the model system for your research (e.g. Mammalian...inserts Resistance Marker: This indicates the selectable marker used in your model system, and is different...choose the antibiotic resistance gene(s) used for selection in bacteria. Has Viral Service?: Allows you to...scientists Viral prep filter categories Promoters: Select the best promoter for your target cell type Serotype...
  6. Our Most Popular Blog Posts from 2019

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    Dec. 31, 2019, 2:26 p.m.
    ...some positive selection (ex: antibiotic selection and auxotrophy) and negative selection (ex: toxin-antitoxin...scientists. 9. Plasmids 101: Positive and Negative Selection for Plasmid Cloning by Jennifer Tsang There are...toxin-antitoxin systems and sacB counter-selection) tools used in cloning. 8. Bright Monomeric Fluorescent ...
  7. Plasmids 101: Antibiotic Resistance Genes

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    Jan. 30, 2014, 3:29 p.m.
    ...Gateway cloning) one cassette. Counterselection allows the scientist to select bacteria that are only resistant...plasmid-containing bacteria when the cells are grown on selective media, and provides those bacteria with a pressure...negative bacteria. In future posts, we'll detail selection in non-bacterial cells such as yeast or mammalian...resistance cassette for the mutation and for plasmid selection. Additionally, scientists can use the loss of ...
  8. Viral Vectors 101: Transductions

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    April 30, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...tissue-specificity, high efficiency, and can be selected to be either integrating or non-integrating. Read...cargo of your choice. First, a viral vector is selected to perform the transduction with: either retrovirus...integrated can be cloned into the vector that you have selected. The nucleic acid will be flanked by viral packaging...and popular viral vectors. Check out our viral selections to see if we have one that might work for your...available to choose from. And remember, we have a selection of ready-made viruses as well. Transduce on! ...
  9. How to Deposit Your Plasmids with Addgene

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    Feb. 27, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ... title or a general description of the deposit. Select your desired distribution status: Hold for publication...maps. Add plasmids to your article After you’ve selected your publication or entered your deposit description...within your insert (or targeted by a gRNA/shRNA) and select the species that the gene or insert sequence came...of possible Entrez Gene matches to your insert. Select the appropriate gene if it appears in the Entrez... aliases in the Gene/Insert box. Once you have selected the appropriate gene from the list, save your ...information from a previous plasmid in your deposit by selecting the plasmid to copy from the drop-down menu and...
  10. Addgene's Tips for Plasmid Quality Control

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    Jan. 14, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...), suggested sequencing primers, or mammalian selection markers. You don’t need a fancy database to organize...microplates (identical copies, see image above). We then select forward and reverse primers for each sample with...sequencing from glycerol stocks, so make sure to select the appropriate service and read the submission...reactions, you can make your life much easier by selecting the right primer. This often starts by determining...features you expect to differ between plasmids, and selecting or designing a primer specifically to target this...
  11. A New Generation of Adenine Base Editors Improves Editing in Primary Human Cells

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    May 7, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Therapeutics, used a previously developed bacterial selection strategy (Gaudelli et al., 2017) in combination...concurrent base edits to withstand antibiotic selection. As a result, 8 mutations in TadA could create...for positions A3-A4 and A8-A10. The researchers selected 8 of the tested ABE8 constructs (ABE8.8-m/d, ABE8.13...targeted 6 genes in primary human T cells using 8 selected ABE8s and ABE7.10. They quantified genomic editing..., the V106W version of ABE8, and a thoughtful selection of guideRNAs. Of particular note, ABE8s reported...
  12. High Complexity Golden Gate Assembly with NEB’s DAD

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    Aug. 1, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...possible to select for correctly assembled phage genomes, it required a very stringent selection process ...12 fragments (Pryor et al., 2020), and randomly selected non-palindromic pairs allows for high-fidelity...developed, outlined below, allow for researchers to select large sets (with overhangs that violate some of...assembly, which used only antibiotic screening for selection, failed under normal cycling protocols, and required...
  13. Golden Gate Assembly Upgrades: More Fragments, Faster Assembly, and Higher Fidelity

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    Oct. 11, 2018, 12:30 p.m.
    ...acquisition of antibiotic selectable markers by the destination plasmid. Antibiotic selection allowed for high ...for any suppression of background by antibiotic selection. Screening of transformants by colony PCR confirmed...at the same high frequencies as the antibiotic selection markers. The 5-, 12- and 24-assembly systems were...outgrowth containing the transformants onto the selection plate. Figure 2 shows representative transformation...
  14. Cloning Mammalian Cells with the Agarose Method

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    Sept. 7, 2017, 12:17 p.m.
    ...cells into 3 plates at different densities for selection). A 2% agarose solution is then melted (and thereby...day after transfection into plates containing selection agent at different densities, then dispose of ... blots, dot blots, ELISAs, and enzyme assays to select both over- and under-expressing clones. If GFP-...fluorescence microscopy can theoretically be used to select specific wells from the 48-well plate for further...potentially be picked following colony formation in selective medium containing a low percentage of agarose,...
  15. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Visualizing Subcellular Structures & Organelles

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    June 22, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...close?” After tagging your protein of interest and selected subcellular marker proteins, it’s possible to ...overlap, it is essential to make sure that the selected FPs do not influence each other and thus potentially...As a baseline rule, the emission spectra of the selected FPs need to be sufficiently separated, most commonly...with red and green wavelengths, respectively, are selected (6). These previous blog posts help with the decision... decision of which FP you should use and how to select FPs for muli-color imaging. Furthermore, one must...
  16. Fluorescent Tagging of Endogenous Genes with SapTrap

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    Oct. 12, 2017, 2:26 p.m.
    ...endogenous genes and simultaneously introduce a selection marker for screening modified strains. With SapTrap...mCherry) and nonfluorescent (Halo, SNAP) tags, a selectable marker (floxed Cbr-unc-119) for easy screening... the donor plasmids with SapI allows the tag, selectable marker, and connector to be released (Fig. 1,...and marker sequence into the targeted loci. The selectable marker can be removed by Cre-mediated excision... TEV-V5) with either blasticidin or puromycin selection. Researchers at the Allen Institute for Cell Science...
  17. Genome-wide Screening Using CRISPR

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    Aug. 18, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...system are absolutely necessary to ensure that you select the correct CRISPR library. Choosing the CRISPR...you There are several factors to consider when selecting a CRISPR library for your experiments. 1.  What...carries several genome-wide CRISPR libraries and a selection of sub-libraries targeting specific classes of...  Mutant cells are enriched using either drug selection or fluorescence-based cell sorting and screened...of specific gRNAs can lead to skewed results. Selecting a cell type - Theoretically, any cell type can...
  18. Tips for CRISPR Gene Editing in Mice

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    June 28, 2016, 10:59 a.m.
    ...this post, we will outline a simple method for selecting the guide RNA, validating its efficacy in vitro... research up and running as soon as possible! Selecting your target CRISPR/Cas9 is often used to study...target region (approximately 500bp is best) and select the organism. It will then tell you the available...design software. When you are happy with your selection, ordering the sgRNA is simple and easy. Several...is a simple and fast method for validating your selected gRNA’s, and has the bonus benefit of supplying...
  19. Plasmids 101: Gateway Cloning

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    Jan. 12, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ...step is to transform competent E. coli cells and select the positive clones. The entry clone and destination... here by plasmid color), allowing you to easily select for the expression clone. You will also need to...The positive (antibiotic) and negative (CcdB) selection markers used for Gateway Cloning can increase ...sites for recombination; ccdB gene for negative selection Used to clone attB-flanked genes of interest to...sites for recombination; ccdB gene for negative selection; elements to express the gene of interest in the...
  20. Antibodies 101: Single Chain Fragment Variables (scFvs)

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    June 3, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...assays to select for strong binders. Then the sequences for the variable domains of the selected scFvs are...phage display (Bradbury et al., 2011). In vitro selection avoids animal immunization and also allows for... display library with plate-bound antigen helps select for high affinity scFvs. Bound phage are then proliferated...library is incubating with plate-bound antigen to select for scFvs with high affinity binding. Bound phage...
  21. Adeno-associated Viruses (AAVs) for Genome Editing

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    March 27, 2018, 1:32 p.m.
    ...improved on this finding with the addition of selectable markers that are only expressed when the targeting...to cells with efficiencies of 1-40% after G418 selection (Kohli et al 2004, Kim et al 2008). While the ...and used to infect recipient cells. After G418 selection, individual gene edited clones are identified ...generates knockin efficiencies of 1-40% with G418-selected clones. However, there are important disadvantages... reason, the AAV-based approach requires G418 selection of infected clones, making it unsuitable for most...
  22. Deep Mutational Scanning with One Pot Saturation Mutagenesis

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    Feb. 22, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ...library frequency before selection compared to its library frequency after selection. Key to this process ...all desired variants of a protein. Applying a selective pressure winnows the pool down to plasmids expressing...measure the frequency of each variant during the selection process. Each variant is assigned a functional...et al for advice on choosing and validating a selection system. You can test the effect of multiple mutations...
  23. Viral Vectors 101: AAV Serotypes and Tissue Tropism

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    Jan. 16, 2025, 3:42 p.m.
    ...capsids are available in the repository and can be selected as a serotype for Addgene’s Packaged on Request...available as plasmids in the repository and can be selected as a serotype for Addgene’s Packaged on Request... of our in-stock viral prep service and can be selected as a serotype for Addgene’s Packaged on Request...
  24. Easi-CRISPR: Generating Knock-In and Conditional Mouse Models

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    April 5, 2018, 12:42 p.m.
    ... and a selection marker, then electroporate it into mouse embryonic stem cells. After selecting for clones...the desired edit. You’d also need to remove the selection marker, likely by breeding to a mouse line with...generate your desired mutation in mouse ES cells, select for the mutation and inject the ES cells into a... shown. In this case, the green guide would be selected, since it cleaves at the stop codon TAG. Design...
  25. Searchable and Sortable gRNAs for Your Next CRISPR Experiment

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    May 17, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Proper target selection and gRNA design are essential for a CRISPR experiment.  The selection process is ...guarantee that the selected sequence will yield a useful gRNA.  Alternatively, you can select a target sequence...
  26. New Norepinephrine Indicators: nLightG and nLightR

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    Dec. 12, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    .... nLight indicators are more sensitive to and selective for norepinephrine and faster to respond than ...experiments, including ones that study alpha2-AR. Selectivity Norepinephrine and dopamine are similar molecules...studying norepinephrine. nLight is 28-fold more selective than GRABNE, with both nLightG and nLightR showing...showing significantly increased selectivity for norepinephrine over dopamine. All three sensors, however...
  27. Hot Plasmids - October 2022

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    Oct. 6, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...authors show that HcKCR1 and HcKCR2 have high selectivity for K+ over Na+ and rapid photocurrent kinetics...out-performing previous attempts to engineer potassium-selective channelrhodopsins. HcKCR1 has a maximum absorption...1,040 nm, has larger photocurrents, and is more selective for K+ than HcKCR2, making it more suitable for...optogenetic use.   Fig. 2: A) HcKCR1 is highly selective for K+ over other Na+ and other cations. B) Cortical...
  28. 27 Hot Plasmids from 2016

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    Dec. 22, 2016, 3:03 p.m.
    ...Unfortunately, these inhibitors are often non-selective, affecting the entire genome and not specific ...BioID2, is significantly smaller, allows for more selective targeting of fusion proteins, requires less biotin...homology arms and both auxotrophic and dominant selection markers, allowing for use with both laboratory...including fluorescent tags, a floxed Cbr-unc-119 selectable marker, and “connectors” that link tags to the...lines with the appropriate fusions could then be selected for using the indicated antibiotics. In addition...Though auxotrophic markers are used frequently for selection in yeast, Addgene's own Plasmids 101: Yeast Vectors...biology and drug discovery is focused on developing selective kinase inhibitors to probe these signaling pathways...
  29. The CRISPR Software Matchmaker: A New Tool for Choosing the Best CRISPR Software for Your Needs

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    Nov. 3, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...no one-size-fits-all approach. You will have to select a tool based on your project and not general opinion...is composed of these features and enables you to select the tool(s) based on your project needs. There ...This category is important for users wishing to select tools based on their comfort level with operating... for one. Use the CRISPR Software Matchmaker to select the best tool based on your needs. Refine your ...into their individual offerings and allow you to select them based on your needs. We will likely begin ...
  30. Finding and Joining Your Dream Lab

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    April 8, 2014, 2:50 p.m.
    ...day? We asked three lab heads how they go about selecting new hires. This is followed by some perhaps surprising...they hire scientists for their labs. Tom Ellis selects new hires from a pool of CVs collected from throughout... must fit with their interests.” George Church selects new hires initially based on those who notice and...opportunities, not salary and benefits. Therefore, lab selection should focus on identifying a lab that fits both...
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