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  1. Viral Vectors 101: Producing Your rAAV

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    July 16, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...digital PCR. Human Gene Therapy Methods, 25(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1089/hgtb.2013.131 Lock,... virus Once you have transfected your cells, wait 2–5 days and then collect the supernatant and/or producer...quantification of adeno-associated virus serotype 2-derived inverted terminal repeat sequences. Human ..., R., & Kleinschmidt, J. (1999). Titration of AAV-2 particles via a novel capsid ELISA: Packaging of genomes... genomes can limit production of recombinant AAV-2. Gene Therapy, 6(7), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1038...Characterization of a recombinant adeno-associated virus type 2 Reference Standard Material. Human Gene Therapy, 21...rAAV from your supernatant, you can simply use polyethylene glycol (PEG). We add 25 mL of 40% PEG solution...
  2. Screening for Successful Genome Editing with Digital PCR

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    March 30, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...resulting from non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) (2-5), depending on your desired genome edit. Since exploitation...each sample can be quickly calculated (details in [2]) and can be used to quantify rates of mutation in... have been reported for mismatch nuclease assays (2, 6, 7). Ability to distinguish between mono-allelic...assays, in addition to testing their performance (2). Remember that although digital PCR is a great screening...PMID: 24509632. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4063274. 2. Findlay, S. D., Vincent, K. M., Berman, J. R. & Postovit...mono-allelic and bi-allelic mutations: Perhaps the most noteworthy advantage of digital PCR assays is that they ...
  3. DAP arrays for multiplex gene editing

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    July 7, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ... as muscular dystrophies, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes, across four different types of human cells...(#186715) and hCtRNA_VT (#186716).   Fig. 2: Comparison of previous representative dual-gRNA architectures... in a variety of cells and organisms. However, lengthy genetic payloads and insufficient transcription...assembled tRNA-gRNAs is placed downstream of a lengthy promoter, which is used to drive the expression...efficient MBE with such a strategy, the need for lengthy promoters, such as U6 or EF1α promoters, has limited...previous tRNA-gRNA arrays, that rely on an upstream lengthy promoter to express the gRNA array, DAP arrays ...
  4. Deep Mutational Scanning with One Pot Saturation Mutagenesis

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    Feb. 22, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ... that results in a polymerase error rate of up to 2% per nucleotide position. The “sloppy” PCR reaction...modifications: 1) increased concentration of Taq polymerase, 2) increased PCR extension time, 3) increased concentration...to synthesize a complementary mutant strand (step 2 and 3). Then the uracil-labeled template strand is...restrict site matter? Most of the time no, but there are 2 instances where it does. 1) When the backbone vector...ExoIII. See the below figure for an example like this. 2) When your gene of interest has a BbvCI site(s). If...saturation mutagenesis method are 1) ease of use, 2) time savings, and 3) ability to perform single site...PMID: 23766324. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4409680. 2. Mccullum, E. O., Williams, B. A., Zhang, J., & Chaput...
  5. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Photoactivatable Fluorescent Proteins

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    April 25, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...fluorescent state make them useful for 2-color imaging with green PA-FPs. Table 2: Properties of Selected Reversible... conventional FP imaging. PA-FPs are divided into 2 main categories - those with irreversible and reversible... forms of the chromophore which contribute to the 2 peaks of wtGFP’s excitation spectrum- a major 397 ... / N99K / S148L / I165V / Q167P / L169V / I203R) (2) and PA-mRFP1(S146H / I161V / I197H) (3) were derived...with two distinct wavelengths of light (see Table 2). The best known reversible PA-FP is the naturally... above background. The majority of PA-FPs come in 2 flavours- monomeric and tetrameric. Tetrameric PA-...most PA-FPs, but, in 2015, the Looger Lab designed 2 variants of EosFP that can withstand these conditions...
  6. FastCloning: A Newer, Simpler Cloning Technique

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    Nov. 1, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...vector:insert ratio is used in the DpnI digestion and 2 µL of digest product are used in the transformation...Biology 38 (2016): 145-154. PubMed PMID: 27391134. 2. Li, Chaokun, et al. "FastCloning: a highly simplified...and then combine the products and digest with methylation sensitive restriction enzyme DpnI to remove the... Note—templates must have been isolated from methylation competent E. coli for this procedure to work ...
  7. Tips for arabidopsis transformation

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    Oct. 25, 2018, 1:23 p.m.
    ... Plant Methods. BioMed Central, 2(1), p. 19. doi: 10.1186/1746-4811-2-19. PubMed PMID: 17087829. PubMed...PMID: 24032037. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3759027. 2 Harrison, S. J. et al. (2006) ‘A rapid and robust ...work, but the efficiency will be low. Tips: Use healthy plants: Your plants should show no signs of stress...production, or disease, such as fungal growth. Healthy plants produce lots of seeds. More seeds mean more...
  8. Viral Vectors 101: AAV Variables That Matter

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    June 1, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...testing your AAV.  Figure 2: Comparison of AAV serotypes 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, and 9 in two different ...) your experimental conditions and measurements; (2) the cells you’re targeting; (3) how much expression... Tropism and Axonal Transport of AAV Serotypes 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9 in the Mouse Brain. PLOS ONE, 8(9),... Comparison of four promoters. Gene Therapy, 28(1–2), 56–74. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41434-020-0169-1...analyses of adeno-associated viral vector serotypes 1, 2, 5, 8 and 9 in marmoset, mouse and macaque cerebral... strong early gene expression, but can become methylated over time, resulting in decreased expression ...
  9. Viral Vectors 101: Integrase-Deficient Lentiviral Vectors

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    May 13, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...or non-homologous end joining (see Figure 2).  Figure 2: Schematic representation of integration...due to insertional mutagenesis (Howe et al., 2008). 2. Transient expression of transgenes/shRNAs If you ...vectors: progress and applications. Gene Therapy, 17(2), 150–157. https://doi.org/10.1038/gt.2009.135. PubMed...efficiently during infection. Journal of Virology, 70(2), 721–728. https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.70.2.721-728.1996...15219234 PubMed Central PMCID: PMC449739 Yew, C.T., Gurumoorthy, N., Nordin, F., Tye, G.J., Wan Kamarul Zaman...
  10. The Importance of High Titer for AAV Transductions

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    March 1, 2018, 2:11 p.m.
    ...drastically with lower titers. As you can see in figure 2, the expression from the 5x1011 titer was essentially... roughly 6-fold increase in expression [3, Figure 2]. Note how expression increases exponentially with...international 61.1 (2002): S9-S15. PubMed PMID: 11841606. 2. Schultz BR, Chamberlain JS. Recombinant Adeno-associated...your cells happy - Make sure your cells are as healthy as can be to prepare them for the arduous process...
  11. Plasmids 101: Restriction Cloning

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    Feb. 18, 2016, 3:42 p.m.
    ... used. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions.   2. Isolate Your Insert and Vector by Gel Purification...DNA concentration alone. One method is to conduct 2 ligations for each plasmid you are trying to create...containing the ligation mixture with backbone alone; 2. Transformation containing ligation mixture with insert...colonies than the vector + insert plate (unsuccessful 2), or roughly equivalent numbers of colonies on each... or equivalent to backbone + insert, unsuccessful 2 and 3 above), you can try ligating the recipient plasmid...Crystal Violet Pre and Post Visible Light 100 Methylene Blue Post Visible Light 100 Ethidium Bromide...
  12. Simplify Cloning with in vivo Assembly

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    Oct. 18, 2018, 12:37 p.m.
    ...procedure to be performed using a simple two-step, 2 hr protocol prior to transformation (Figure 1). As...Primer design Using specific primer design (Figure 2), IVA cloning can be used to perform any plasmid modification... for each type of modification is shown in Figure 2, and is discussed in more detail below. The main requirement...Biotechniques 10.1 (1991): 62-66. PubMed PMID: 2003926. 2. Bubeck, Peter, Monica Winkler, and Wilfried Bautsch...C for 15 mins). This enzyme specifically cuts methylated DNA, so it will selectively destroy the template...
  13. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Aptamer Fluorophores

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    April 11, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ... to DFHBI in the presence of that metabolite (Fig.2). Spinach eventually evolved into Spinach2, a more...PMID: 25713381. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4364232. 2. Baker, Monya. “RNA imaging in situ”. Nature Methods...emerging environmental pollutants.” Front Chem. 2014; 2: 41. PubMed PMID: 25019067. PubMed Central PMCID: ...biosensors.” TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 27(2):108-117 · February 2008. 11. Svensen, Nina and Jaffrey...difficult-to-study RNA-modifying enzymes, such as the RNA demethylases FTO and ALKBH5. Their ease of production have...
  14. Plasmids 101: Gateway Cloning

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    Jan. 12, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ...is excised from the donor vector.   Figure 2: The Gateway system adopts phage integration into ...our website to search for your favorite gene! STEP 2: Generate an Expression Clone When making the expression...expression construct in only 1 day, as opposed to 2+ days with traditional restriction and ligation cloning...Clon Transgen 4:138. doi:10.4172/2168-9849.1000138 2. Hartley JL. Use of the Gateway System for Protein...Addgene Blog Try Out FastCloning Learn About Methylation and Restriction Enzymes Use Colony PCR to Quickly...
  15. Viral Production at Addgene

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    Oct. 24, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...digital PCR. Human Gene Therapy Methods, 25(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1089/hgtb.2013.131 Wang,...(see maps section for images).     Figure 2: AAV Pro cells were transduced with either pAAV-Ef1a-mCherry-IRES-Cre...Digital PCR Method. Human Gene Therapy Methods, 29(2), 96–103. https://doi.org/10.1089/hgtb.2017.198   ...lentiviral preparation by precipitation in 10% polyethylene glycol (PEG) followed by centrifugation. Precipitated...
  16. A Needle in a Base-Stack: Cas9 Structural Biology

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    June 4, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Cas9 from Streptococcus pyogenes.   Figure 2:  Crystal structure of S. pyogenes Cas9 in the apo...NUC and REC lobes laying open like a book (Figure 2). The portion of the CTD that recognizes the PAM is...it doesn’t appear in the crystal structure (Figure 2) at all. When this crucial recognition region is disordered...regions, so crystal structures like those in Figures 2 and 3 don’t show these regions, even if they are present...itself at the bottom of the image. Stem loops 1 and 2 extend horizontally across both lobes. The guide RNA...is required for Cas9 nuclease function. Stem loops 2 and 3 are not strictly necessary for in vitro cleavage...open conformation, but highly flexible, as in Figure 2. The guide RNA is bound primarily by the REC lobe,...
  17. Troubleshooting Your Plasmid Cloning Experiment

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    Sept. 24, 2019, 12:55 p.m.
    ... working with is correct. It's also best to use 1-2 ug of the vector for digestion. PCR Design primers...plasmid; a starting point could be a molar ratio of 1:2 (plasmid:insert), but this parameter has to be optimized...colonies (5-10) and grow them in a small culture volume (2 or 3 ml) containing the corresponding antibiotic, ...enzymes that you are using are not blocked by methylation like XbaI, ClaI, etc. If you are doing multiple...
  18. Hot Plasmids: Spring 2025

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    June 3, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...cell-attached recordings in primary visual cortex (V1) layer 2/3 (L2/3). B) Fluorescence from axonal boutons of neurons... generation and stable cell line creation (Figure 2). Looking for more? Explore our empty and EGFP retroviral... Lentiviral backbone plasmids here! Figure 2: Addgene cloned EGFP into pAG Lenti CMV N-HA Puro ...Glypicans are proteoglycans composed of a protein core, 2–4 glycosaminoglycans (GAG), and are (typically) tethered...either the optogenetic activator channelrhodopsin-2 or fluorescent reporter dTomato under the control ...combined CRISPR / retrotransposon system with the pithy name "site-specific target-primed insertion through...
  19. What's New in CRISPR - March 2020

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    March 10, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...plasmids Enhanced CRISPR-based DNA demethylation Figure 2: The components of Casilio-ME1. Image...acetylation or demethylation. Casilio DNA Methylation Editing (Casilio-ME) is a methylation editing tool...for linking methylcytosine oxidation to DNA repair, which increases activation of methylation-silenced genes...human pluripotent stem cells CRISPR-based DNA demethylation Optogenetic repressors of gene expression ...Albert Cheng’s lab that enhances RNA-guided methylcytosine editing by TET1 by co-delivering TET1 and protein...
  20. Pairing CombiGEM and CRISPR for Combinatorial Genetic Screening

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    April 12, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...CombiGEM lentiviral vector backbone pAWp12 (Figure 2). Cloning from the pAWp28 storage vector to the pAWp12... before beginning your experiments. Figure 2: Strategy for assembling barcoded combinatorial gRNA...PMID: 25114216. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4151723. 2. Doench, John G., et al. "Optimized sgRNA design to...References 1. Cheng, Allen A., Huiming Ding, and Timothy K. Lu. "Enhanced killing of antibiotic-resistant...
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