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  1. Using CRISPR/Cas9 to Edit Disease Out of the Genome

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    Blog Post
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    June 23, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...targeting the genes responsible for both early onset and late onset AD. In this study, the group showed that...connected to the early onset of Alzheimer’s disease, as well as those that play into late onset AD (5).     ...
  2. CRISPR Methods for Bacteria: Genome Engineering, CRISPRa, CRISPRi, Base Editing, and More

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    Blog Post
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    Sept. 28, 2020, noon
    ...aTet-inducible gRNA and a backbone-targeting gRNA cassette for plasmid curing through "self-destruction" ... while pCRISPomyces-2 contains Cas9 and a gRNA cassette. The simpler system of pCRISPomyces-2 displays...). By cloning in two tandem copies of the gRNA cassette, one can reliably knockdown expression of multiple...such a purpose (Selle et al., 2020).  Targeting a subset of bacteria in a population Work from the Lu lab...found early success using CRISPR-Cas to target subsets of bacteria in population based on the presence...
  3. Mouse Modeling, Part 1: Genetically Engineered Mice

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    July 11, 2019, 1:26 p.m.
    ... of a stop cassette upstream of the target gene in the targeting vector. The stop cassette is floxed, ...conditional systems Conditional knockouts or knockins A subset of transgenic mice, conditional knockout/knockin...so Cre-mediated recombination deletes the stop cassette, which permits expression of the target gene. ...
  4. The Effect of COVID-19 on Liu Lab Plasmid Requests From Addgene Data

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    Blog Post
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    July 16, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...unbiased data. Therefore, we chose to examine a dataset of Liu lab plasmid requests from Addgene, as a ... requests correlate with paper publication The dataset includes 11,426 plasmid requests over 6 years for...and 03/11/20 -- 05/19/20 (the last date in our dataset) for the U.S. and Europe. To improve the stability...China. An important additional caveat is that our dataset contains plasmid orders from just one lab, which...
  5. Quick, Versatile Plant Transgenesis with GreenGate Plasmids

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    Blog Post
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    Jan. 23, 2014, 3:23 p.m.
    ... frequently used elements in plant expression cassettes: plant promoters, N-terminal tags, coding sequences...C-terminal tags, plant terminators and resistance cassettes for selection of transgenic plants. The complete... gives the option to stack several expression cassettes onto a single T-DNA in subsequent rounds, dramatically...
  6. Embracing Serendipity: A Crucial Element in the PhD Journey

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    Blog Post
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    April 25, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...gain fresh perspectives. Such activities foster a mindset that embraces the unexpected and encourages exploration...Serendipity is not just a stroke of luck; it's a mindset that can lead to unexpected discoveries and innovative...serendipity into your research but also cultivate a mindset that is adaptable, creative, and poised for groundbreaking...
  7. Using AAV for Neuronal Tracing

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    Aug. 9, 2018, 1:04 p.m.
    .... In the specific example of episodic memory, a subset of hippocampal neurons projects axons directly ...tracing has the added benefit of only labelling the subset of infected cells that also express Cre. Another...AAV vectors. Conclusion An ideal comprehensive toolset for neuronal tracing and network identification...adeno-associated viral vector serotypes 1, 2, 5, 8 and 9 in marmoset, mouse and macaque cerebral cortex, Neurosci Res...
  8. Multiplex Genome Editing with CRISPR-Cpf1

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    Blog Post
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    May 9, 2017, 2:12 p.m.
    ...et al   Multiplexed Lentiviral Expression Cassettes lentiviral transduction One vector expresses... own promoter   Kabadi et al Csy4-Cleavable Cassettes transfection gRNAs expressed from a polycistronic...co-transfection of Cas9 Nissim et alTsai et al PTG Cassettes transfection gRNAs expressed from a polycistronic...
  9. AAV Q&A with Tim Miles

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    May 17, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...re-administration but I do not think the field has settled on ‘best practices’ for model organisms.    Q11...expression is when injecting CAP-B10 or CAP-B22 in marmosets, from an individual to another individual perspective...CAP-B10 and CAP-B22 were tested individually in 4 marmosets each. Brain potency for each individual is reported...
  10. Deciphering the Mysteries of Behavior with Viral Vectors

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    Blog Post
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    Sept. 17, 2019, 12:40 p.m.
    ... activating chemogentic receptor (hM3Dq) into a subset of neurons within the LC of mice. When those neurons...harbouring a Cre-dependent IL-1 beta overexpression cassette. Expression of Cre in these neurons turns on overexpression...further and showed that the activity of a particular subset of excitatory neurons (Drd1) in mPFC is responsible...
  11. Supporting Reproducibility with a Connected ELN

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    Blog Post
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    Jan. 17, 2019, 1:38 p.m.
    ...and deposit individual documents or more complex datasets into the desired repository. They also support...experiment documented in RSpace using the RSpace datasets deposited in Figshare or Dataverse has access ...electronic lab notebook. Rory is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and feels privileged to be part of the vibrant...
  12. Rett Syndrome: A History of Research and Therapeutic Outlooks

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    Blog Post
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    Nov. 19, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...in adult animal models results in rapid symptom onset, suggesting that MECP2 is also essential after development... gene was disrupted and silenced by a Lox-Stop cassette, resulting in the neurological deficits observed...Restoring the MECP2 gene by excision of the Stop cassette using tamoxifen-inducible Cre not only halted ...
  13. Plasmids 101: Codon usage bias

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    Blog Post
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    Sept. 27, 2018, 1:09 p.m.
    ... an organism uses only a subset of codons, it only needs to produce a subset of charged tRNAs and therefore...increase their abundance. For example, the commercial Rosetta E. coli strains express a variety of tRNAs that...
  14. An Integrin Antibody Toolkit from IPI

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    Blog Post
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    March 28, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...courtesy of IPI. IPI anti-integrin toolset IPI’s anti-integrin toolset comprises 26 recombinant antibodies... that bound an amino acid region displayed by a subset of the RGD-binding integrins containing the αV ...
  15. Cancer and the Immune System: Deciphering the Relationship

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    Blog Post
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    March 14, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...responses to viral infections have resulted in the onset of cancer. Similar patterns of cancer development...inflammatory bowel disease is associated with the onset of colorectal cancer. Strategic immune evasion mechanisms...cytotoxic effector T cells, and targeting specific DC subsets in vivo using specific antigens to activate them...
  16. Addgene's Top Blog Posts from 2020

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    Dec. 29, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...Experiments by Jennifer Tsang Chromoproteins are a subset of the fluorescent protein family and they generate...molecular biology tools out there! Here, we highlight a subset of these tools for plasmid mapping, DNA/protein...
  17. CRISPR 101: Drug discovery and CRISPR

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    Blog Post
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    May 4, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ... (a specific mutation in a known gene = disease onset) may be best served by this type of targeted design...hits’ - genes that affect disease progression or onset. These hits can reveal individual genes or sometimes...
  18. The Stingy Scientist: How the Baby Gel Box Was Born

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    Blog Post
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    April 15, 2014, 3:11 p.m.
    ...recycle our discards according to the Cambridge, Massachusetts guidelines and wear an extra sweater so we don... for smaller and smaller gel apparatus until I settled on using glass slides. With just the right amount...
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