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TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 30, 2024, 1:15 p.m....biological tools, and with the right safety considerations, they aren't dangerous for controlled lab usage...and episomal expression will last ~2-7 days at moderate levels. With regard to target cells or organism...Transduce on! Resources Resources on Addgene.org Generating Stable Cell Lines with Lentivirus Virus Handling...
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Antibodies 101: Epitope Availability
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 11, 2022, 2 p.m....find some proteins of interest for which you have several antibodies in stock. Why are there so many options...let’s think about induced conformation changes. Several types of assays, such as ELISAs and Westerns, frequently...complex if you’re looking for proteins that are interacting with one another, or if you’re looking for a ... -
Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - September 2021
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 21, 2021, 1:15 p.m....highlights from the past couple months including several pooled libraries: Cas13X and Cas13Y, two compact...It was designed based on MYC-ChIP-seq data from several MYC-dependent cancer cell lines. It can be applied...the new viral preps from recent months: Second generation GRAB dopamine sensors from Yulong Li’s lab are... -
Addgene Receives NIH BRAIN Initiative Grant to Create Open-Access Recombinant Antibody Resource
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 25, 2021, 2:29 p.m....screening, and next-generation sequencing of hybridomas have opened the door for a new generation of recombinant...Animal-based methods for antibody production have several drawbacks. Polyclonal antibodies produced in animals... -
Hot Plasmids - June 2020 - Barcoded CRISPR Library, Sparse Cell Labeling, Calcineurin Reporter, and DNA Staining Dye Alternative
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 2, 2020, 1:15 p.m....fluorescent dyes for DNA-protein interaction studies? Kyubong Jo's lab generated fluorescent protein fusions...lentiviral vectors the iBARs can be detected by next generation sequencing. In order to avoid a high false-positive... -
Using Addgene's New Viral Service for Your Research
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 17, 2016, 3:30 p.m....testing at Addgene meaning they come ready made to accelerate your research. Why distribute virus? Plasmid...This service will further enable scientists and accelerate research." What viral preps are available...expression of a gene under the control of the tet operator. AAV AAVs are the workhorses of both chemo- and... -
Science Careers: Unruly Interests Feed Many Paths
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 26, 2017, 12:12 p.m....unfold, absorbing the stochasticity of molecular interactions and embedding individual diversity to get from...than what fits for applied research. I focus in general terms on a couple of very broad topic domains, ...networks, as much as with technical knowledge. I leverage a breadth of knowledge to put diverse aspects ... -
Summer SciComm Series: Master of SciComm
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 21, 2022, 1:15 p.m....translate to a desire to do the research itself. Several years of exclusively writing lab reports and empirical...busy point of the first semester in which I had several projects nearing deadline (an animated video depicting...chance to carry out a comprehensive review of the literature informing the notion of “heading” in soccer as... -
Don’t Wait To Launch Your Health Science Startup
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 25, 2015, 2:30 p.m.... due to a few limiting factors. To start, the average health science startup requires a great deal more...those ideas into commercial products and next generation companies. We launched in the early spring of...(CFO). As CEO, I am responsible for internal operations and building external strategic partnerships ... -
Another Pathway into Cells: iTOP
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 23, 2015, 8:37 p.m....enter cultured cells and activate expression of a luciferase reporter. CPP was not required for protein entry...cells! After verifying the specificity of their luciferase assay, they concluded that components in the ...lethality and were sorted into single wells to generate clonal populations. After iTOP treatment, both... -
Extracurricular Activities for a Strong Science Career Path
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 21, 2014, 3:08 p.m....However, careers outside of the lab highlight “transferable” skills such as leadership, management, and ...impact your work? What design variables need consideration? Enrich your knowledge and skills outside of...tools such as the Individual Development Plan to generate a list of potential professions Google potential... -
Viral Vectors 101: Inverted Terminal Repeats
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 19, 2023, 1:15 p.m....in a cell or animal model. AAV plasmids contain several important elements, but among the most important...occurring. How do I validate my ITR sequences? Next-generation sequencing and Sanger sequencing might fail to...vector stability and sequencing results. Next-generation sequencing is also helpful in quantifying ITR... -
Hot Plasmids - January 2023
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 31, 2023, 2:15 p.m.... need a second GFP antibody? Similarities: Generated against full length GFP and converted to recombinant... also withstands denaturing conditions, high temperatures, and other chaotropic conditions better than...fluorescence in high molarity GdnHCl, at high temperatures, and in the presence of oxidizing agents. Adapted... -
Quantifying DNA? Here are Five DNA Quantification Methods to Consider
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 21, 2020, 1:15 p.m....reading, you can calculate the DNA concentration. Generally, A260 of 1.0 is equivalent to 50 ug/ml pure dsDNA...samples and are often used to quantify DNA for next generation sequencing. Unlike absorbance-based methods, .... This method is often used preceding next-generation sequencing or microarray studies and is not used... -
Quick Guide to Working with Drosophila Part 2: Controlling Gene Expression in Flies with Gal4/UAS
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 21, 2017, 12:48 p.m....example, the hedgehog gene can be overexpressed in several cell types by using different Gal4 drivers. It ...explain the relatively straightforward process of generating your own fly lines. In the meantime, be sure ...expression as a means of altering cell fates and generating dominant phenotypes., Development 118, 401–15... -
How Dry Ice Affects Viral Vector Sample pH & How to Avoid It
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 20, 2017, 2:30 p.m....-rings are, in fact, permeable to CO2 at low temperatures (-80°C) and once in the tube, the CO2 can alter... storage, we then thawed the samples at room temperature and used the color of the liquid solution and...not all O-rings) were permeable to CO2 at low temperatures. We tested two different types of tubes: the... -
What Good Citizenship Can Do for Reproducibility in Science
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 7, 2019, 2:18 p.m....minor variation in experimental conditions will derail a research program (think a subtle difference in...to help your fellow researchers advance science overall. Communication is the issue Much of the problem...President. Her current responsibilities encompass overall leadership of the Cell Press editorial department... -
Celebrate National Book Month with Addgene
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 3, 2019, 12:47 p.m...., why it affects our emotions, and even what therapeutic properties it has. As with other works of Dr....of characters from five different families over several millennia as their paths cross with each other ...Nicholson Baker’s The Anthologist. The book ended up literally changing my life. Though I have an undergraduate... -
Four Factors that Differentiate the Stem Cell Field
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 28, 2016, 2:35 p.m....landmark Cell paper showing that it was possible to generate induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) capable...has spent years studying how that one protein interacts with that one promoter can tell you, it can be...clinical trial patients with advanced macular degeneration; Laurenz Studer discussed his work with Parkinson's... -
Optimizing Donor DNA for Enhanced CRISPR Genome Editing
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 24, 2016, 2:30 p.m.... with a simple question: how do Cas9 and sgRNA interact with and dissociate from a DNA target? The surprising...et al., 2016. We next wondered if we could leverage this model (built from in vitro studies) to boost.... Figure 2: Single-stranded donor DNA interaction with the Cas9-DNA duplex. Image from Richardson... -
GPCRs: How Do They Work and How Do We Study Them?
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 11, 2021, 2:15 p.m....closely associated and function as one unit: Gβγ. In general, GPCRs show a propensity to associate with certain...receptor, which can then activate expression of a luciferase reporter in the nucleus. The Roth lab showed ...Chemogenetics uses genetically engineered receptors to interact with small molecules to elicit a response in a... -
Expanding the Targeting Scope and Editing Efficiency of Adenine Base Editors
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 17, 2020, 1:32 p.m....talk at the Cell Symposia: Gene- and Cell-based Therapies: CRISPR, Stem Cells, and Beyond meeting earlier...III. Gene III is under the control of a T7 RNA polymerase and cannot be expressed until the base editor...to an uninfected culture which results in less overall dilution and less stringent phage selection. ... -
Communicating Your Science With Help From ComSciCon
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 19, 2018, 1:12 p.m....out of these interactions, ask yourself how every piece of feedback you receive generalizes. If someone...skillset rather than a permanent fix. Treat every interaction in your work as an opportunity to practice communicating... -
Why and how to start studying chromatin (with Addgene's help)
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 12, 2018, 11:40 a.m.... how stretches of DNA on different chromosomes interact with each other. Chromatin regulation is complex...in the right direction! CAPTURE-ing Chromatin Interactions: Using CRISPR-dCas9 to Study Gene Regulation... An Improved Method for Studying Protein-DNA Interactions CRISPRainbow and Genome Visualization CRISPR... -
Quick Guide to Working with Drosophila Part 3: Genome Engineering in Flies
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 28, 2017, 1:30 p.m....and UAS plasmids at Addgene Choosing a vector to generate a transgenic fly There are a few important points... when choosing the vector you’d like to use to generate your new fly line: 1. Where would you like the... et al. Cytokine/Jak/Stat signaling mediates regeneration and homeostasis in the Drosophila midgut. Cell... -
Improved Plasmid Maps Powered by SnapGene
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 29, 2017, 1:06 p.m.... the “Analyze Sequence” button to pull up an interactive plasmid map powered by SnapGene and gain access...the static maps discussed above, but also have interactive functionalities. You can now hover over any feature...maps, the linear sequences hosted here are now interactive and have similar hover over features. As with... -
A Practical Approach to Choosing the B(right)est Fluorescent Protein
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 1, 2017, 2:30 p.m....protein is based on the properties found in the literature or tabulated data that summarizes properties ...). However, the theoretical brightness ignores several important experimental conditions that are related...detector sensitivity) and the biological system (temperature, prokaryote versus eukaryote, background fluorescence... -
Plasmids 101: Transformation, Transduction, Bacterial Conjugation, and Transfection
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 25, 2019, 12:54 p.m....Transfection is the process by which foreign DNA is deliberately introduced into a eukaryotic cell through non-viral...diethylaminoehtyl (DEAE)-dextra neutralize or even impart an overall positive charge on DNA molecules so that it can.... "Chitin induces natural competence in Vibrio cholerae." Science 310.5755 (2005): 1824-1827. PubMed PMID... -
Plasmids 101: Blue-white Screening
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 4, 2015, 1:03 p.m....Plasmids 101 will provide you with an overview of general molecular biology knowledge and techniques. If ...with only white colonies is very suspicious! Refrigerate your plates: Placing plates at 4C for few hours...care in making your plates: X-gal is light and temperature sensitive and needs to be added to media after... -
Plasmids 101: The protein expression toolbox
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 16, 2023, 7:05 p.m....CRISPR-Cas9 and a custom gRNA is all you need to generate a frameshift mutation that will permanently ablate...package cDNAs for genomic delivery and have many therapeutic advantages, such as tissue-specific targeting... to temporarily increase expression. There are several flavors of activators which can be used with this...