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TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 13, 2020, 1:15 p.m.... ability to study and understand the complex interworking of the 86 billion neurons in the human brain... opens the door to in vivo experiments such as tracking the synaptic maturation pattern of hippocampal...
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BeHeard Award 2018: Diseases of Glycosylation, Arginine Mutagenesis, & Neural Development
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 26, 2018, 1:33 p.m.... been working with the Rare Genomics Institute to provide plasmid grants to researchers working on rare... -
Educational Planarian Tools for Teaching Developmental Biology Techniques
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 24, 2018, 1:20 p.m....or their translation disrupted through physical blocking of the translation machinery. In the Sánchez lab...planarians. Depending on which planarian species one is working with, the protocol will slightly differ. For example... -
Hot Plasmids May 2018 - Optogenetics, Decaffeination, Biosensors, and Fluorescent Protein Tools
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 15, 2018, 12:43 p.m....fluorescent protein Dronpa. The authors tracked protein kinase A (PKA) activity at the plasma membrane in living...artifacts, it has better folding and maturation kinetics than other dark fluorescent proteins, it has good... -
Getting Started with Behavioral Neuroscience: Standardizing Experiments and Using Viral Vectors
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 20, 2019, 12:31 p.m....specific gene or brain region. When it comes to making the genetic manipulation, there are two main decisions...should be used? Modifying gene expression Generally speaking, one may want to achieve either inhibition or ... -
Mouse Modeling, Part 2: Breeding and Crossing Mice
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 6, 2019, 12:55 p.m....engineered mice: transgenic mice, knockin and knockout mice, and conditional knockin or knockout mice. While these... -
Plasmids 101: In-house NGS Plasmid Quality Control Now at Addgene
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 6, 2021, 12:30 p.m.... to own the process entirely remains a large undertaking. Priority number one was to ensure that this ... load it on to our new MiSeq and set up the run making sure to note the appropriate barcode for each sample... -
Adapting Toehold Switches to Detect Zika Virus
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 30, 2016, 2:30 p.m....detection We and other members of the lab had been working on advancing the paper-based platform toward a ...when we needed additional expertise. Perhaps most striking is that there were seven institutions involved... -
The Materials Science of Optogenetics Experiments
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 17, 2015, 2:30 p.m....has slightly different activation/inactivation kinetics. For example, the light-gated cation channel, ...protein-coupled vertebrate rhodopsin in cerebellar Purkinje cells. The Journal of biological chemistry. 2011... -
Adenoviral Delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 Aims to Expand Genome Editing to Primary Cells
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 10, 2020, 1 p.m....and could be useful to labs wishing to create this kind of animal models. Start using adenoviral vectors...and also Adeno Cas9 and Adeno EA. Or if you're looking for a broader range of CRISPRs plasmid tools, find... -
xCas9: Engineering a CRISPR Variant with PAM Flexibility
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 28, 2018, 6:52 p.m....binding distinct PAM sequences. Now, Hu et al., working in David Liu’s lab, have gone one step further,...Once you’ve tried it, let us know how xCas9 is working for you in the comments section! References Hu... -
The AAVantages of AAV in CRISPR Screens
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 4, 2025, 2:15 p.m....setup. This requires a less involved setup when working with mice and slightly less red tape for approval...has psuedotypes. Psuedotyping is the process of making a hybrid AAV, with the genome from one serotype... -
Magnetic Control of Proteins: More than a Dream
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 24, 2024, 1:15 p.m.... fluorescent proteins. Currently, the team is working to identify how MagLOV’s structure changes under...starting point for much more. If you’re interested in working on these questions or collaborating, the York Lab... -
Pooled Library Amplifications
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 30, 2024, 1:30 p.m....bacteria can grow and compete in the same container, making it easier for a smaller, recombined plasmid to ...developing your amplification protocol! We recommend looking at protocols used for libraries that are similar... -
Google Forums Round Up: First Impressions of NgAgo
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 4, 2016, 2:30 p.m.... side, successful indel generation and epitope knockin was achieved by a few respondents suggesting that...inconvenient. Another possible reason for the trickiness of NgAgo is the inability of mature NgAgo protein... -
CRISPR 101: Mammalian Expression Systems and Delivery Methods
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 24, 2015, 2:30 p.m....more CRISPR tools are being published each month, making CRISPR a great choice for your next experiment!...ties directly back to your specific goal. When thinking about step 3, however, you may be surprised at... -
CRISPR 101: RNA Editing with Cas13
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 31, 2020, 12:30 p.m....don’t require a PAM sequence at the target locus, making them more flexible than Cas9/Cpf1. Some Cas13 enzymes...prefer targets with a given single base protospacer flanking site (PFS) sequence, but orthologs like LwaCas13a... -
The Effect of COVID-19 on Liu Lab Plasmid Requests From Addgene Data
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 16, 2020, 1:15 p.m.... are likely to order several plasmids at once, breaking the statistical independence assumption of the... biology. David R. Liu is Director of the Merkin Institute and Vice-Chair of the Faculty at the ... -
MXS Chaining
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 7, 2017, 3:30 p.m....475nm Lyn-tag (derived from the tyrosine-protein kinase Lyn) Membranes 3 mCherry 587nm/ 610 nm human ...Anderson JC, Dueber JE, Leguia M, Wu GC, Goler JA, Arkin AP, et al. BglBricks: A flexible standard for biological... -
Antibodies 101: Producing Recombinant Antibodies
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 13, 2024, 1:15 p.m....culture experience. Let’s go over the basics of making rAbs. Production Recombinant antibody production... because it secretes fewer of its own proteins, making the purification process simpler. Due to its high... -
Plasmids 101: Choosing an Antibiotic Resistance Gene
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 10, 2023, 1 p.m....Ampicillin, often just called amp, is the historical king of the antibiotic resistance realm. Amp is a semisynthetic...period after transformation (the dreaded 60 minutes shaking at 37 degrees) can be shortened since the plated... -
DNA Purification Without a Kit
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 11, 2020, 2:15 p.m.... bonds with water molecules and coaxes it into sticking to the hydrophobic glass filter. Each glass filter...depending on the size of bacterial culture you’re working with. Overall, the glass syringe filter method ... -
Simplify Cloning with in vivo Assembly
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 18, 2018, 12:37 p.m....the transformation efficiency of the strain: when asking the cell to perform multiple recombination events...recommend Phusion or Q5. Speed up your life Rather than making up your PCR mix every time, pre-made aliquots of... -
CRISPR Between the Genes: How to Experiment with Enhancers and Epigenomics
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 9, 2016, 2:30 p.m....emerging family of sequencing techniques function as a kind of “GPS for the genome” to compute coordinates for...coffee shops near your house, excluding Starbucks. Taking a nerdy perspective, you might denote your search... -
Plasmids 101: Colony PCR
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 12, 2016, 2:30 p.m.... insert-specific sequence. This is a “yes or no” kind of test, with a positive clone amplifying a product...this type of primer pair anneals to a sequence flanking the insert and one primer anneals to the insert... -
CRISPR Antimicrobials
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 3, 2016, 2:30 p.m....and public health and medical organizations are working to help educate the public about proper antibiotic...observe any mutations at the target site. In a mouse skin colonization model, phagemid treatment decreased... -
Tips for Screening with Yeast Two Hybrid Systems
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 22, 2015, 2:30 p.m....library screen only to find the system itself is not working because your reporter protein doesn’t function ...Rajagopala S.V., Stellberger T., Uetz P. Exhaustive Benchmarking of the yeast two-hybrid system. Nature Methods... -
A Career in Grants: How To Become a Grant Professional
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 20, 2015, 2:30 p.m....and develop an area of expertise. Whether you’re seeking a full-time job or want to be an independent grant...a mentor, find your people Find someone who is working or has worked as a Grant Professional to mentor... -
Fluorescent Proteins 101: Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP)
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 15, 2014, 3:33 p.m....optogeneic actuators and sensors at Addgene. Cell marking/selection: Expression constructs like plasmids ...Because of its stability, GFP can be used in lineage tracking capacities in cell fate studies. It can also be... -
Your Lentiviral Plasmid FAQs Answered
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 23, 2014, 1:08 p.m....many questions from scientists all over the world looking for some additional information or clarification...functional before investing time and resources into making a stable cell line. When expressing a viral construct...