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  1. Selecting Your Plasmid Purification Kit

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    May 27, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...you choose the plasmid prep kit that is right for you. What type of plasmid prep do you need? As we covered...covered in a previous post on plasmid preps, not all plasmid preps are the same. Your downstream application...performing different sized preps, such as miniprep, midiprep, etc. (more on prep sizes below). But what do... as you scale up. Table 1: Standard Prep Kit Capacities* Prep size Amount of culture Approximate DNA...and you can get away with slightly lower quality preps, while other applications require large amounts ...quality and quantity.   Figure 1: Plasmid preps fall into different categories based on their relative...possibility of carrying over contaminants from the plasmid prep process into the final plasmid eluate. Possible ...
  2. Learning Technical Skills at a Lab Central Workshop

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    Feb. 20, 2018, 2:30 p.m.
    ... throughput DNA prepping by trying out NEB’s new NEBNext Ultra II FS DNA Library Prep Kit for Illumina...of this newly released prep kit. In their prior NEBNext Ultra II DNA Library Prep Kit for Illumina, one...on a project where we aim to do large scale DNA preps with multiple samples without cross contamination...advancement easier. NEBNext Ultra FS DNA Library Prep Kit To create a DNA library, one must first fragment...
  3. The Power Behind NGS Plasmid Validation: seqWell

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    April 19, 2017, 3:25 p.m.
    ... other before proceeding to library prep. Even with this “pre-prep” normalization, it is also often the...enhancing the efficiency and simplicity of library prep. As part of our mission, we’ve been working with...Traditional NGS workflows are limited by costly library prep, as each sample requires an individual library. ...plexWell™ workflow is a sequential “pooled library prep”, in which a relatively large number of samples ...variation is problematic for conventional NGS library prep methods because the yield or quality of individual...
  4. Viral Production at Addgene

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    Oct. 24, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...through how we produce both our AAV preps and our lentiviral preps.   Viruses are generated using standard...Addgene has a growing catalogue of viral preps available to request. In this post, we’ll walk you through...quality preparations. After production, all virus preps are titered and subjected to quality control by ...pAAV-Ef1a-mCherry-IRES-Cre was a gift from Karl Deisseroth (Addgene viral prep # 55632-AAVrg). pAAV-CAG- FLEX-rc [Jaws-KGC-GFP-...Jaws-KGC-GFP-ER2] was a gift from Edward Boyden (Addgene viral prep # 84445-AAVrg).   Electron Microscopy The ratio...Scale bar = 100 nm.   AAV resources Browse AAV preps available from Addgene. After receiving your virus....   Lentivirus resources Browse lentiviral preps available from Addgene. After receiving your virus...
  5. Hot Plasmids - October 2020

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    Oct. 13, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...to provide ready-to-use viral preps. Here are some of the new viral preps from recent months: The Dolcetto...highlight a subset of the new plasmids and viral preps in the repository through our hot plasmids articles...inhibition pooled library is now available as lentiviral preps in addition to the pooled library format! The library...inhibits over 18,000 human genes. Find the lentiviral preps at Addgene hSyn1-SIO-stGtACR1-FusionRed is a Cre-dependent...channelrhodopsin. It’s now available as AAV5. Find the AAV prep here The red-shifted calcium sensor jRGECO1a is...is now available as AAV-PHPeb. Find the AAV prep here ...
  6. Quantifying DNA? Here are Five DNA Quantification Methods to Consider

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    July 21, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...You’ve prepped your DNA and you’re ready to get started on the next step of your experiment. But in many...give you an idea of the concentration of your DNA prep and whether there are any other contaminants. Nucleic...your sample against this curve to quantify your DNA prep. Though this method takes more time to set up in...and is not used as much for the standard plasmid prep. Diphenylamine method Another absorbance based method...Learn about the different grades of plasmid DNA preps Resources on Addgene.org Visit the Molecular Biology...
  7. AAV Vector Quality Control: Going the Extra Mile with NGS

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    Sept. 12, 2017, 1:44 p.m.
    ...the plasmid used to create the viral prep. In a clean viral prep, like AAV-44362 shown below, more than...the wrong plasmid? What if bacteria snuck into the prep during the production process? These questions are...contamination can be identified, and we will discard any AAV prep we suspect is contaminated. For AAV-68544, the best... detection software confirms the serotype of the prep by interrogating the VGS data for small predetermined...occurs in 0.1-0.6% of AAV particles in a given viral prep. With this in mind, we recommend that users titrate...
  8. New Viral Vectors - Spring 2025

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    April 29, 2025, 1:30 p.m.
    ...customizability, choosing the cargo, serotype, and prep size they need for their experiments — and we’ve...them out in record time.  However, our in-stock preps remain a popular choice thanks to the convenience...cortical interneurons. Take a look to see if these new preps might enhance your research!   Table 1: New ready-to-use...
  9. Lab Automation at Addgene

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    March 22, 2018, 1:28 p.m.
    ... The FXP id also able to do high throughput DNA preps and other molecular work if we need it to. This ...Automating DNA purification We're developing ways to prep large quantities of DNA because some countries just...BIOROBOT Universal Platform and it suits our plasmid prepping needs perfectly. Working with Qiagen, we developed... the similar buffers as would be used for a mini prep, except it does it on a larger scale. Using the ...between samples. With this automated protocol, we can prep two 96 well plates in just under 3 hours or one ...
  10. Hot Plasmids: May 2026

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    May 5, 2026, 1:15 p.m.
    ...highlight some of the new plasmids, antibodies, viral preps, and other materials in the repository through our...for screening T cell receptors Turbocharge your preps with homemade benzonase By Mike Lacy Removing excess...But if you’re buying large amounts of it for big preps or frequent use, the cost can add up. Figure...plasmids already. Join them and turbocharge your own preps today! Find SerMNucA Benzonase plasmids here! Rieubon... Packaged on Request, and look for in-stock AAV preps coming soon. Find nLightG2 and nLightR2 plasmids...
  11. Sweating the Small Stuff: Details in the Lab

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    Feb. 8, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...spend more prep time on an experiment than it is to rerun an experiment, so consider your prep an investment... used to constantly underestimate time needed to prep for an experiment (labeling tubes never takes longer...harder to start earlier, but simply moving all my prep work to the day before, which got rid of the issue...
  12. Addgene’s Viral Service - Why Virus? Why Now?

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    March 23, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...growing catalog of ready-made AAV and Lentiviral preps. This new Viral Service represents Addgene’s largest...provide faster access to a larger number of viral preps. Visit our Sponsors and Supporters Page Thank you... plasmids (with 16 labs currently sharing viral preps) through the Addgene repository. Without these scientists...depositors and their institutions to distribute viral preps derived from plasmids in the repository. The Outreach...
  13. Getting the Most from Your Lentiviral Transduction

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    April 7, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...you may want to consider concentrating your viral prep. Storage can also play a role in the success of ..., it is best to avoid freeze-thawing lentiviral preps unless absolutely necessary. Many labs try to use...can be kept at 4°C. For long-term storage, viral preps should be divided into single-use aliquots, and ...this blog post for tips on titering your lentiviral prep!) and infect. While this approach is a great start...transducing with a range of dilutions of your lentiviral prep. Hopefully, by using more concentrated dilutions...
  14. Plasmids 101: In-house NGS Plasmid Quality Control Now at Addgene

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    April 6, 2021, 12:30 p.m.
    ...other services that we provide, including viral preps and pooled libraries. As anyone who has ever worked... are “failed” and removed from the plate to be prepped again. These holes are then filled with other samples...section at the bottom of the plasmid page. Viral preps and pooled libraries In addition to regular plasmid...ensure access to high quality, ready-to-use viral preps and pooled libraries.  Viral samples are filled ...
  15. Hot Plasmids - October 2022

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    Oct. 6, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...subset of the new plasmids, antibodies, and viral preps in the repository through our hot plasmids articles...pitch a Hot Plasmids section (antibodies and viral preps welcome!) here. Here's what you'll find in this...Liu Z, et al. Cell. 2022.  Find JEDI-2p viral preps here (and here!)Find JEDI-2p plasmids here!  Liu...
  16. Antibodies 101: Epitope Availability

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    Jan. 11, 2022, 2 p.m.
    ...frequently denature the proteins as part of the sample prep. This involves using heat and/or chemicals to break...visualize an abstract protein during your sample prep process, imagining how it starts and if any steps...for recognizing the protein following your sample prep steps; ie, you may only need to validate on denatured...
  17. Addgene Protocols Go Viral: AAV Purification and Titration

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    June 13, 2019, 12:19 p.m.
    ...Addgene has shipped thousands of AAV and lentiviral preps to scientists around the world. In the years since...improve both the yield and quality of the viral preps. For example, last year we published an article ...
  18. Introducing Addgene's New Search - Find Plasmids More Easily For Your Research!

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    Dec. 3, 2019, 11:38 a.m.
    ...changed when we changed from searching for viral preps instead of plasmids? The available filtering options...filter will allow to refine by serotype or lentiviral prep Requests: Only see plasmids with more than the indicated...distributed to industry research scientists Viral prep filter categories Promoters: Select the best promoter...type Serotype: Choose the AAV capsid or lentiviral prep needed Tags: Identify a specific marker protein ...
  19. Three Tips for Preventing Viral Plasmid Recombination in Your Samples

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    Sept. 14, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...amplify recombination-prone plasmids and testing your prep can save you the headache of troubleshooting failed...re-streaking for single colonies and testing multiple preps. In some cases, we suggest gel extraction to isolate...plasmid is still visible. This indicates that the DNA prep contains a mixture of the full plasmid and a smaller...
  20. Plasmids 101: NGS Quality Control for Pooled Libraries

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    Oct. 26, 2017, 1:59 p.m.
    ...then their DNA is harvested, much like one would prep an individual plasmid. However, lots of library ...for screening experiments, so the scale of the DNA prep is larger. And since the library contains many plasmids...Learn How We Use NGS Sequencing to Validate AAV Preps Learn More about Pooled CRISPR Libraries Resources...
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