... Then plasmids are cured from the cell. Steps 1-1 and 1-2 can be done simultaneously. Image from Li et...coli K-12 strains, 2 E. coli B strains, 1 E. coli W strain, and 1 Tatumella citrea, with a total of 70 sites... update the pCas/pTargetF system.   Figure 1: The editing process begins with the addition of the...updates involved the following changes. In pCas9, we 1) replaced the promoter of gRNA-pMB1 with PrhaB, 2)...biosynthesis, we constructed a strain library with 1-11 copies of integrated genes. We obtained a stable...far, we’ve used the MUCICAT system in two ways: In our initial paper, we used MUCICAT to optimize the gene...industrial strain. Not only is MUCICAT better, it is faster. Using MUCICAT only needs 2 newly constructed...

...sensing glutamate using both 1-photon and 2-photon imaging.   Figure 1: 1P and 2P excitation and ...hSynap: Human Synapsin-1 promoter. Good for neuronal expression. hSynap-FLEX: Synapsin-1 promoter, FLEXed for... v857. Image adapted from Aggarwal et al., Figure 1   Increased versatility through two different...expression in Cre-expressing cells. hSynap-FLP: Synapsin-1 promoter, FLP-dependent expression GFAP: Glial fibrillary...Glutamate plays a variety of roles in synaptic communication and can trigger other forms of neuronal signaling...SF-Venus-iGluSnFR). iGluSnFR3: Improved Glutamate Indicators for Synaptic Imaging However, the first two generations... 30377363 Aggarwal, Abhi, et al. . “Glutamate indicators with improved activation kinetics and localiation...

...excision repair mediated by uracil glycosylase (Figure 1). The presence of a uracil glycosylase inhibitor (...generation of the desired T-A base pair. Figure 1: Transition mutation (C>T, G>A, A>G, and T>C) installation... A-T base pair is converted to a G-C pair (Figure 1). As the cellular inosine excision repair is not as...Target-AID based (CBE-2)-  and rAPOBEC based (CBE-1)-  CBEs are successful base editors in rice, tomato...deaminase can edit in a stretched window ranging from 1-17 bp relative to the PAM sequence (Zong et al., 2018...which recognize PAM sequences other than NGG (Table-1). Type Nickase Cas9 (D10A) Deaminase PAM requirements...locus/loci, choose a base editor variant from Table 1 depending on the PAM sequence. Avoid targeting a ‘...

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...to the most colonies after transformation. When a 1:1 vector:insert ratio is used in the DpnI digestion... get tips for applying it in your own lab. Table 1: Comparison Between Standard Restriction Cloning and...Connecticut interested in protein science.     References: 1. Celie, Patrick HN, Annabel HA Parret, and Anastassis...PCR cloning method." BMC biotechnology 11.1 (2011): 1. PubMed PMID: 21992524. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3207894...Restriction Enzymes + - PCR Amplification + + Digestion + + Gel Purification + - Ligation + - Transformation...vector is located in the 3’ end of the multi-cloning site, and the reverse primer is located in the 5’...Molecular cloning is the isolation, insertion and amplification of a recombinant DNA without sequence alteration...

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... and investigation. References: 1. The problem of pseudoreplication in neuroscientific studies: is it...Gene X using shRNA expressed from a plasmid   Figure 1: Expression Level of Gene X The results shown above...Referring back to the experiment associated with Figure 1, the independent variable is the shRNA. Therefore ...the protein.   In analysis of the result in Figure 1, an internal control, such as the GFP-expressing Plasmid...control and is consistent with the result in Figure 1 could look like this: Figure 2: Expression of Plasmid...plasmid.  Let us now revisit our experiment. In Figure 1, it appeared as though the shRNA did not knock down...two types of replicate controls: technical and biological. In general, technical replicates can be thought...

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...materials have been washed away (Figure 1).      Figure 1: The steps of rAb production. Created ...EBNA1 Cells. Methods Mol Biol. 2018;1850:1-16. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8730-6_1. PMID: 30242676. Frenzel...Neuroscience Research. Curr Protoc Neurosci. 2020 Dec;94(1):e106. doi: 10.1002/cpns.106. PMID: 33151027; PMCID...detection, and control. Int J Pharm. 2018 Oct 25;550(1-2):251-268. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2018.08.043. Epub...addgene.org Addgene's Antibody Purification Protocol Addgene's Video Antibody Purification Protocol Addgene's Antibody...cells can perform human-like post-translational modifications that bacterial and most yeast cells cannot. ...production system may depend on what downstream applications you are planning, cost, and the amount of protein...

...across scientific disciplines. Scientific Data, 8(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00981-0 Wright...occurrence during vector purification and formulation. Molecular Therapy, 12(1), 171–178. https://doi.org...excellent at infecting our target neurons (Figure 1). However, this one set of experiments didn’t provide...yet none of that data was published.    Fig. 1: Testing of three different AAV serotypes (AAV1, 8...Stimulation. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 14(December), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2020.578687 Additional...caudal NST. (A-C) Low-magnification images showing viral spread. (D-F)  High-magnification images immuno-stained... right AAV for your system or to successfully replicate published works. Of particular importance to these...

...range of titers. We usually dilute our samples 1:6 million to 1:25 million.  After making the dilutions, they...note that the dynamic range of the ddPCR is between 1 and 100,000 genome copies (GC) per reaction. Since...In the image to the right, there is approximately 1 positive copy per microliter in the no template control...elongation time to 2 minutes and the denaturation time to 1 minute has been shown to increase droplet separation...diagnosis." Emerging microbes & infections 7.1 (2018): 1-9. PubMed PMID: 29691363. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5915492...take to achieve a clean NTC: Have a dedicated bench with a dedicated set of pipettes for ddPCR set-up. .... Each droplet contains the ingredients for amplification of the target DNA. This partitioning reduces...

..., they used 1-2 CRISPR crRNAs targeting sequences found only in certain bacteria (Figure 1). Citorik et...from 50% to 11% in just 24 hours.   Figure 1: Single-phage strategies for bacterial CRISPR targeting...genome, and it carries CRISPR machinery targeting 1) the given resistance gene and 2) a second lytic phage...the fight against bacterial superbugs. References 1. Citorik, Robert J., Mimee, Mark, and Timothy K. Lu...Targeted Bacterial Population Editing.” Cell Syst. 1(3):187-196. (2015). PubMed: PMID 26973885. Additional...containing a phage origin of replication that can be packaged into replication-incompetent phage particles...essential processes: cell wall synthesis, DNA replication, or protein synthesis. Because they target such...

...family including human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1), can infect both dividing and non-dividing cells...have been devoted to develop efficient and safe HIV-1-derived lentiviral vectors due to their ability to...lentiviral vectors consisted of three plasmids encoding 1) the lentiviral vector genome which was composed of...desired gene (transfer vector plasmid), 2) the HIV-1 genome containing all viral genes with the exception...generation because this vector requires only three HIV-1 genes (gag, pol, and rev) for production. Third generation...several protocols that have been described (protocol 1, protocol 2, protocol 3) to find the one that will...to additional protocols and plasmids.  References 1. Miller, A. DUSTY, and C. A. R. O. L. Buttimore. "...

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...protocols. A typical ExM protocol (Fig. 1) follows this structure: Step 1: fix (and maybe label) your sample...microscopy. Nat Biotechnol 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-022-01546-1  Mikhaylova M, Cloin BMC, ...just adding water.)  Step 5: Image   Figure 1: The ExM process allows you to physically magnify ...16:71–74. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-018-0238-1  Klimas A, Gallagher BR, Wijesekara P, et al (2023...with an abundance of protocols and examples of applications from across disciplines now available. In this...experiment or evaluating ExM images in a new publication.         Why Expansion Microscopy?  Traditional...microscopes sounds great, right? But there is always a catch - some limitation of the technique that users should...

...recombination sites (attL-left- and attR-right-, Figure 1). Under certain conditions, the attL and attR sites...regeneration of attP and attB sites.   Figure 1: Lambda phage integration and excision reactions. ...expression of the human KRAS gene in mammalian cells. STEP 1: Generate an Entry Clone There are a few different...could use a vector like pLenti CMV Puro DEST (w118-1) or the doxycycline-inducible pLIX_403. The chosen...the generation of the expression construct in only 1 day, as opposed to 2+ days with traditional restriction... Find Gateway cloning plasmids here! References 1. Chee JY, Chin CF (2015) Gateway Cloning Technology...attP sites of the donor vector. This reaction is catalyzed by the BP Clonase enzyme mix and generates the...

...Virus Replication. Essential Human Virology, 49. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-800947-5.00004-1 Taylor... an envelope are called enveloped viruses (Figure 1). Like bacteria, only a tiny fraction of viruses are...are pathogenic (Balloux & van Dorp, 2017). Figure 1: A non-enveloped virus (left) and an enveloped virus...create far safer viral vectors that can be used in BSL-1 or BSL-2 labs. Viral vectors are viruses that have...methods of replication. In fact, an entire classification scheme, known as the Baltimore replication classes...that in a bit! Viral genomes and replication When it comes to replication, viruses tend to march to the ...developed around how they replicate (Figure 2). Figure 2: Baltimore replication classes. Image credit: ...

...including yourself as the researcher.   Figure 1: Separation of retroviral packaging components onto distinct...these reasons, AAV is usually classified as a BSL-1 safety level. Adenovirus is similar to AAV in that...lab coats are either recommended or required in BSL-1 and required in BSL-2 labs. When working with lentivirus...required whenever there’s a splash or spray risk in BSL-1. In BSL-2 labs, eye protection is required any time...isopropyl alcohol, 0.5% peracetic acid, 10% bleach, or 1% iodine are useful. Some organizations or cities may...host genome, the virus is replication incompetent, meaning it can’t replicate and continue the infection... tools, thought was given on how to keep the replication of virus and its infectivity in check. Engineering...

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...comprised of 2 components: 1) an SB transposase, the enzyme required for catalysis of transposition; and 2...also important for social and regulatory reasons. 1.) The transposon consists of a mirrored set of inverted...likely to grow in the coming decades.  References 1. Kowarz E, et al. Optimized Sleeping Beauty transposons...T cells to target CD19. Immunol Rev. 2014 Jan;257(1):181-90. doi: 10.1111/imr.12137. PubMed. Find the ... Specifically, viruses are able to infect and replicate in host cells, but they are susceptible to cells... though not all, of these defenses. For some applications of genome engineering - such as certain forms...to integrate. Additionally, the TA sequence is duplicated near the gene of interest insertion site.   The...

...reactions. (Need a refresher? The five rules are: (1) don’t use the same overhang twice; (2) avoid palindromes...Gate) pot (Pryor et al., 2022).     Figure 1: Workflow for high complexity Golden Gate Assemblies...different enzymes and cycling conditions (see Table 1).   Enzyme Temperature Incubation time/cycling...cycling Overhang length T4 DNA ligase 25 °C 1 hour 3-base or 4-base T4 DNA ligase 25 °C ...hours 3-base or 4-base T4 DNA ligase 37 °C 1 hour 3-base or 4-base T4 DNA ligase 37 °C ...Ligase MM 37-16 °C cycling 3-base Table 1: Enzyme and cycling conditions available in DAD tools...assemblies are possible, the two sets of data together indicate that 35-pieces is a reasonable upper limit for...

... 5’ and 3’ homology arm repair template (Fig. 1, Step 1). There is no need for PCR or cloning, as digestion...selectable marker, and connector to be released (Fig. 1, Step 2-3). Since donor plasmids of the same type ...correctly assembles the final targeting vector (Fig. 1, Step 4), and co-injection of the targeting vector...human cells. To use CRISPaint, users need 3 vectors:  1) a gRNA vector that targets the gene of interest, ... Tagging with Short Homology Donors.” Cell Rep.15(1) (2016):210-8. PubMed PMID: 27052166. Kunzelmann,...Toolkit for High-Throughput CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Modification in Caenorhabditis elegans.” Genetics. 202(4)...

...coding sequence in the antisense orientation (Figure 1, top). The entire DNA cassette would be flanked by...include both Cre and FLP recombinases.   Figure 1 (modified from Schnutgen et al. Nat Biotech 2003):...identical sites on one end of the DNA fragment (Figure 1, middle). A second recombination event then excises...between the identical loxP or lox511 sites (Figure 1, bottom). Since only one loxP and lox511 site will...genOway press release for more information. References: 1. Schnütgen F, Doerflinger N, Calléja C, Wendling O...sites directs the Cre recombinase to invert, translocate, or excise a DNA fragment. The availability of... the function of various point mutations and truncations in the absence of the endogenous gene. Spatio-temporal...

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...infection, gene targeting vectors with relatively short (1 kb) homology arms underwent homologous recombination...sequences of interest to cells with efficiencies of 1-40% after G418 selection (Kohli et al 2004, Kim et...with polylinkers for the addition of gene-specific 1 kb homology arms flanking a FLOXed neoR gene. pAAV-SEPT-Acceptor...since it routinely generates knockin efficiencies of 1-40% with G418-selected clones. However, there are ...efficiency of gene editing is occasionally less than 1%, and virtually never exceeds 40%. While this is comparable...gene inactivation in human cancer.     References 1. Russell, David W., and Roll K. Hirata. "Human gene...gene at once. Therefore, applications that require simultaneous modification of all alleles of a gene,...

...Correct Path.,” J. stem cell Regen. Biol., vol. 1, no. 1, Jan. PubMed PMID: 26702451. PubMed Central PMCID...known upper limit [1]. The piggyBac™ technology can be used for numerous applications, including transgenesis... Figure 1: Mechanism of the piggyBac™  transposase/transposon gene modification system and the ...genetic manipulation in mammalian cells until 2005 [1]. Like other transposons, piggyBac™ has two components...The predicted frequency of ‘TTAA’ in the genome is 1 in every 256 base-pairs of DNA sequence, making it...technologies and strategies for their projects. References 1. L. E. Woodard and M. H. Wilson, “piggyBac-ing models...technology that may be used for a variety of research applications, including making transgenic cell lines and ...

..., rather than a broadly  reactive secondary (Fig. 1). For example, an anti-mouse IgG2a secondary would...IgG2a>IgG2b>IgG1 (Manning 2012).      Figure 1: Broadly reactive versus subclass-specific antibodies...antibody binding and therefore the signal strength (Fig. 1). Monoclonal primaries If you do decide on a monoclonal...raised in a different species.      Table 1: Isotype considerations when choosing antibodies ...Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0091-679x(08)60255-1  Manning, C. F., Bundros, A. M., & Trimmer, J. S. ...your experiment (all well validated for your application, of course!) When the stars are aligned and the...factors that affect isotype choice. Target and application should be considered The first question you may...

...For these experiments, cells were infected with a 1:1 ratio of two AAVs,  one expressing Cpf1 and the other...comparison of Cpf1 vs. Cas9, see the table below. Table 1. Comparing the Cas9 and Cpf1 CRISPR Nucleases   ...Overall, these approaches have two main drawbacks: 1) Most rely on transfection of more than one vector...leave them in the comments below.        References 1. Zetsche et al. "Multiplex Gene Editing by CRISPR–... a simple and effective method with multiple applications (in vitro, in vivo, transfection, viral transduction...Resources Find CRISPR Plasmids for Your Research Catch up on Your CRISPR Background with Our Guide Pages...

... microscopy contrast technique in modern biology (1). When performed correctly, fluorescence microscopy...relatively thicker three dimensional sample (see Figure 1); similar to an MRI or CT scanner. This is accomplished... the resolution of a light microscope (see Figure 1). What microscopy technique should I use for my experiment...new sample I always start by asking two questions: 1) Is the sample dynamic or static? 2) Is the sample...modern day fluorescence microscopes (see Table 1). Thin dynamic samples Ex: monolayers of live cells with...excitation light can push imaging depths closer to 1 mm. Traditionally, 2-photon has been a very slow imaging...manufacturers have similar information References 1. Lichtman JW, Conchello JA. Fluorescence microscopy...

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...type of assay is a clonal cell line known to contain 1 integrated copy of the qPCR target gene. Developing... successful transduction experiment. References 1. Kutner, Robert H., Xian-Yang Zhang, and Jakob Reiser...Production, concentration and titration of pseudotyped HIV-1-based lentiviral vectors."Nature protocols 4.4 (2009... titration methods."BMC biotechnology 6.1 (2006): 1. PubMed PMID: 16836756. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1534021...events." Genetic vaccines and therapy 2.1 (2004): 1. PubMed PMID: 15291957. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC514534...particle. Consequently, titers based off of p24 quantification tend to be overestimates since they can include...quantify the amount of PCR product that comes from amplification of the original plasmid which can over-inflate...

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... Figure 1 below) was free to anneal to complementary ssDNA molecules in vitro. Figure 1: Cas9 binding...Corn Lab Members who worked on this publication:         References 1. Richardson, Christopher D., et al...allowed sequence replacement rates of approximately 1%. This is by no means a large number, but it was attained... reagent. This interplay falls into two broad categories and thus, causes two types of editing outcomes...altering its function). HDR is crucial for certain applications, for example, correcting the allele that causes... dissociation rates and discovered that the catalytically active form of the nuclease dissociates very...we measured identical dissociation rates for catalytically inactive dCas9 molecules. We followed these ...

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