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  1. Antibodies 101: Designing Your First Flow Panel

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    May 28, 2024, 1:45 p.m.
    ...stains that react with free amines on and inside the cells and are thus typically used for distinguishing ...commonly used fluorophores. Each fluorophore has a defined emission maximum. Note, you can also use the tool...mentioned previously, you can also use fluorescent reporters, such as GFP, and fluorophore-conjugated antibodies...the spectra of enhanced GFP (eGFP) and FITC, the latter being a commonly used fluorophore for antibody-conjugated...you cannot use them together in the same panel. Source: https://www.bdbiosciences.com/en-us/resources/...cytometer's software (without using the actual FITC fluorophore in our panel) will allow us to detect the eGFP signal...the fluorophores used in our panel (Table 2). Source: https://www.bdbiosciences.com/en-us/resources/bd-spectrum-viewer...
  2. An “elegans” Approach to Better CRISPR/Cas9 Editing Efficiency

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    Dec. 17, 2020, 1:30 p.m.
    ...organisms which I use to study gene regulation during developmental processes, CRISPR/Cas9 allows us to delete...such as GFP (Paix et al., 2014). A further development of this approach reported in 2017 uses the direct...drug resistance (Chen et al., 2013), fluorescence (GFP; Tzur et al., 2013), or rescue of mutant phenotypes...first approach – co-CRISPR from Craig Mello’s lab – used inactivation of the unc-22 gene as their selection...marker (Kim et al., 2014). Meanwhile Andy Fire’s lab used oligo-mediated knock-in of a dominant mutation, ...even more powerful following a report that one can use linear repair templates (ie. PCR-derived dsDNA) with...co-conversion approaches have the advantage of being used in any genetic background, but require variable ...
  3. Quick Guide to Near-Infrared Fluorescent Proteins

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    Oct. 5, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ... They can also be used in crosstalk-free three-color imaging with green and red GFP-like FPs (Shcherbakova.... Modern state-of-the-art NIR FPs can be used similar to GFP-like probes by supplying a single gene to... Multiple uses: From multiplexing to multiscaling NIR-shifted spectrum is perfect for use in spectral... endogenous BV.  When imaging NIR FPs, consider using light sources that produce enough light intensities...near-infrared) (Qian et al., 2019).  NIR FPs are useful in vivo probes, due to low autofluorescence, low...cellular brightness than previously reported widely used dimeric iRFPs (Table 1). In general, the monomeric...state of a fusion partner. Therefore, we recommend using miRFPs and their enhanced versions named emiRFPs...
  4. Viral Vectors 101: Calcium Sensors

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    Aug. 10, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ...available biosensors use a single GFP or CFP/YFP-derived FRET pair. If you need to free up crowded optical...this blog we will explore some of the most commonly used as well as newly developed calcium sensors. Selecting...calmodulin or troponin C). Their fluorescent readouts are used to monitor calcium concentrations and transients...there waiting for you. When selecting a sensor to use for your studies, you can start by asking ‘What is...changes. The GCaMP6 family of sensors are commonly used calcium reporters with different kinetic parameters...experiment could be subtle or dramatic. You want to use a calcium sensor that is most sensitive to your expected...available. Detection methods Many calcium reporters use a single fluorescent protein (FP), requiring only...
  5. Simple CRISPR-based Epigenetic Editing: dCas9-directed DNA Demethylation

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    Dec. 14, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...Ready to get started?   Figure 1: Break free from the ball and chain!   Epigenetics nation...Addgene has several great options: pLV hUbC-dCas9-T2A-GFP for removable dCas9 expression and pLM-CMV-R-Cre....sorting, and stable gRNA expression can be achieved using lentiviral backbones expressing blasticidin or puromycin...et al. (2016) Targeted DNA demethylation in vivo using dCas9–peptide repeat and scFv–TET1 catalytic domain...
  6. Chromoproteins: Colorful Proteins For Molecular Biology Experiments

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    Feb. 4, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...ambient light. In contrast, the widely used green fluorescent protein (GFP) gives a bright green fluorescence...anemone's red color can be used for mimicry. Image: Bernard Spragg. Advantages of using chromoproteins for ...chromoproteins used in the lab come from eukaryotes, they can be difficult to directly use in bacteria, ...fluorescent proteins and luminescence have been widely used in biological research for a long time, chromoproteins...anemone, scientists think that chromoproteins could be used for mimicry and camouflage. An anemone’s red colored..., it gives scientists the ability for instrument-free detection. Unlike fluorescence or luminescence, ...substrates for screening. Thus chromoproteins can be used as markers in cases where cost and resources are...
  7. CRISPR 101: Targeting RNA with Cas13a (C2c2)

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    Sept. 21, 2017, 2:07 p.m.
    ...most commonly used CRISPR enzymes - Cas13a contains two HEPN domains, whereas Cas9 uses HNH and RuvC domains...starters, Cas13a can be used to bind and cleave target RNAs, although its usefulness in bacterial cells will...Cas13a from Leptotrichia wadei (LwaCas13a), using a superfolder GFP fusion to stabilize the protein in mammalian...exceptional genome engineering tool. It is easy to use, functional in most species, and has many applications...identified in 2015 (Shmakov et al., 2015). They were using Cas1, a gene commonly associated with CRISPR arrays...targeting with a single crRNA The Feng Zhang lab used Cas13a from Leptotrichia shahii (LshCas13a) to begin...2016). In the endogenous CRISPR/Cas9 system, Cas9 uses both a tracrRNA and crRNA to facilitate binding ...
  8. The Challenges of Cell Culture

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    May 5, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...cell lines deposited with them and used by different researchers are free of contamination and match their... profiling can be used to ID the cell line. The same test is so good that it is used as a forensic technique...working vials have been used up. This ensures you can retain the maximum stocks and use of the original Cell...for Mammalian Cells Learn about the Dangers of Using GFP for Protein Localization Resources on Addgene.org...the present day Cell culture is a widespread tool used in the fields of oncology, virology, immunology,...specific to their origins. This technique is still used today to test for HeLa contamination. HeLa contamination... world has a unique STR profile) and can also be used as a paternity test. The test is accurate, precise...
  9. Avoiding the Dark Side of Fluorescent Protein Fusions with mOX FPs

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    Oct. 27, 2015, 3 p.m.
    ...proteins in these compartments using CRISPR systems should strongly consider using moxFPs over standard FPs ...Generally, FPs evolved in or were engineered for use in cytoplasmic environments. However, approximately...the ER and fluorescing (see Figure 2) [5].  When using FPs containing two cysteine residues and a sequence...protein functions properly? We suggest starting by using the newly published oxidative optimized palette ...green, cyan, yellow, and blue variants that can be used in various combinations. For example, with standard...herpesvirus.       References 1. Snapp, Erik. "Design and use of fluorescent fusion proteins in cell biology."Current...: PMC2784028. 3. Munro, Sean, and H. R. Pelham. "Use of peptide tagging to detect proteins expressed from...
  10. Special Delivery: Fluorophore Targeting for FRET Studies

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    July 19, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...finesse using tRNA suppression technology (Fig. 1) (Dumas, Lercher, Spicer, & Davis, 2015). By using a novel...tag often used for protein purification is a reliable FRET acceptor labeling site when used in conjunction... with reagents used to fluorescently label antibodies, and purification is a snap using thin layer chromatography...covalent, so free dye can be washed away. In addition, labeling contrast can be improved using disulfide-..., depending on the probes). In fact, FRET can be used to derive a precise physical distance between the...organelles or other cellular impediments. FRET has been used in many applications, including drug discovery by...are presented (Fig. 1) which can be carried out using Addgene plasmids. His-tag labeling reagents You ...
  11. 15 Hot Plasmids from 2017

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    Jan. 9, 2018, 3:02 p.m.
    ...mammalian cells. Their marker-free coselection, analogous to methods previously used in C. elegans, targets ...can be used to measure the size of DNA fragments. Depending on which restriction enzyme is used to cut...mutants), gRNAs used for TZAP gene editing, and a Hi6xs-MBP tagged TZAPznf9-11constructs used for bacterial...these articles make it easier for you to find and use the plasmids you need. You can find all the hot plasmids...that comes into the repository, but be sure to let us know if you'd like to write about your plasmids in... could lead to comparable experimental results. Using PiggyBac transposons, the Woltjen Lab compared different...-positive assay) as well as stabilization (Nanog-GFP reporter activation and silencing of factor-linked...
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