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  1. Starter guide to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) part 1:  A renaissance in regenerative medicine

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    Blog Post
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    Oct. 30, 2018, 1:04 p.m.
    ...in an organism, including the embryonic and extraembryonic cell types. In mammalian development, cells...during ESC isolation. Low Chances of post-transplantation rejection when used therapeutically High Low...similar functional utility, iPSCs bypass the transplantation compatibility issues and ethical concerns of... used therapeutically, the chances of post-transplantation rejection are low. Further, as iPSC generation...somatic cell type to another, also known as transdifferentiation.   Many thanks to our guest blogger, Kusumika...and publishing after completing her postdoctoral training from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard...Beckmann, and W. Wurfel, Non-embryo-destructive Extraction of Pluripotent Embryonic Stem Cells: Implications...

  2. Addgene's Cancer Collection Pages Connect the Research Community

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    Blog Post
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    Sept. 6, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Screening Kit Learn How the Clon Tracer Library Can Be Used in Cancer Lineage Tracing Resources on Addgene.org...each year. Despite these grim statistics, new strategies for attacking cancer are yielding promising results.... What is cancer, really? While cancer is extraordinarily complex at the molecular level, at the cellular...threat, cancerous cells still need to successfully infiltrate the circulatory or lymph systems to spread, or...model When mutations do arise and cancer ensues, traditional chemotherapies have taken advantage of the universally-dividing...University in Nashville, Tennessee has already demonstrated that a number of novel small molecules can bind...lines. Further, for each plasmid in the kit, the transcript most commonly found across all TCGA tumor samples...

  3. Working 9-5: an Addgene Co-op

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    Blog Post
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    June 2, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...provided with a detailed training schedule that helped me transition easily. Training and responsibilities... was not as scary as it seemed. The transition into a traditional work environment was aided by the efforts...come without worry, as I had never worked the traditional “9-5” job. Prior to this, the only work experience...responsibilities Through this training, I was gradually introduced to Addgene as a company and given more details on...on what my position entailed. The official training process was lined out to span the first three months... what I was to do for my time at Addgene. This training prepared me for the independent work on the QC...concern to the plasmid function. The steps of the training process gave me enough time to become familiar...

  4. Future of Research Conference - Remarkable Opening Session

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    Blog Post
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    Oct. 7, 2014, 3 p.m.
    ...more “tractable” problems.  We must better define the postdoc (and even the grad student) trainee experience...such as new training programs (like at the Keck Graduate Institute), funding for training (such as the...speaking out and writing about issues in our science training infrastructure for some years.  He spoke eloquently... to choose institutions with allies engaged in training excellence to begin effecting change.  Panelists...Medical School, titled her presentation “How to Train Your PI”.   She focused her talk on the issues involved...advisors only know about academia and alternate training needs to be provided to take advantage of all ...journals.  He pushed for drastic change in the way we train scientists to start addressing this problem.  Finally...

  5. 9 tips for a successful postdoctoral experience

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    Blog Post
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    Oct. 9, 2018, 12:21 p.m.
    ...number of challenges ranging from long periods of training to limited job opportunities in academia - the...the main reason most people enter postdoctoral training. Similarly, there are several factors to consider...about how to get the most out of your postdoctoral training experience. If you're going to commit to doing...mentor is not always available for mentees due to travel, teaching, grant writing, etc. Also, it is unlikely...mentors. I found this beneficial for my projects, my training, and when I went on the job market. Additional... or that a reagent has not been convincingly demonstrated to work for your specific assay. "Quick and ...to replicate. Plan experiments logically and strategically to increase your rate of productive results ...

  6. Plasmids 101: Choosing an Antibiotic Resistance Gene

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    Oct. 10, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ...use of antibiotic resistance DNA plasmids are traditionally grown in bacteria as a way to produce more of...in a plasmid. During the propagation and/or transformation process, some bacteria will either never receive... is nifty because the recovery period after transformation (the dreaded 60 minutes shaking at 37 degrees... available, cost-effective, timesaving for transformations. Cons: Prone to satellite colony formation ..., interchangeable with Amp, timesaving for transformations. Con: Expensive.   Kanamycin Kanamycin, or...selection gene. However, it does require a slower transformation recovery period than amp or carb (60 minutes...confers mammalian resistance to G418. Con: Slow transformation   Spectinomycin/streptomycin Spectinomycin...

  7. Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs)

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    Blog Post
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    Feb. 9, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...disproportionately large number of honorees to have trained under a previous laureate (Zuckerman, 1977; Ma ...more than just technical knowledge, shaping their trainees’ very way of thinking too. Albert Einstein might... . . is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think something that cannot be ...). But is it possible to bring the kinds of transformative educational experiences afforded to those fortunate...apprentice with top scientists to larger groups of trainees at an earlier point in their careers? A CURE ... to identify regions of MDH that interact with citrate synthase and presented their findings at the American... actively involved in the learning process. As trainees become more comfortable with the open-ended nature...

  8. Cpf1: A New Tool for CRISPR Genome Editing

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    Blog Post
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    Oct. 14, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...the possibility of directional gene transfer, analogous to traditional restriction enzyme cloning. Sticky-end...and requires only one RNA rather than the two (tracrRNA and crRNA) needed by Cas9 for cleavage. In certain... Cas9’s shortcomings - namely its blunt double stranded cleavage and G-rich PAM requirement. Zetsche et...target. Cpf1 also does not require an additional tracrRNA. Once they had determined the minimal elements...Sticky-end mediated gene transfer would be particularly helpful for targeting non-dividing cells, which are...favored by SpCas9. Since Cpf1 doesn’t require a tracrRNA, crRNA guides are only ~42 nt long. Direct synthesis...significantly cheaper than that of the ~100 nt crRNA/tracrRNA hybrid guides needed for Cas9 function. Since ...

  9. Viral Vectors 101: Parts of the AAV Packaging Plasmid

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    Dec. 3, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...proteins needed for the virus to replicate,  and the transfer plasmid which contains the viral genome. In today...and cap are expressed from a separate plasmid in trans, freeing up space in the viral genome so that a ...Replication initiates from the AAV genome ITRs on the transfer plasmid, which contain regions of dsDNA. To generate...its endonuclease activity to generates a ssDNA substrate which is then nicked by its endonuclease domain...capsid. Rep proteins are also involved in the transcriptional regulation of the AAV p40 promoter which drives...into a capsid other than AAV2. This production strategy is called cross-packaging.  Capsid (cap) gene ...promoter. Alternative splicing and differing translational start sites generate the three VP proteins. ...

  10. Controlling for Off-target Effects with a New Genome-wide CRISPR Screen Design

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    Blog Post
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    Sept. 13, 2018, 1:55 p.m.
    ...Pubmed PMID: 24463574. Pubmed Central PMCID: PMC3988262. 4. Hart, Traver, et al. "Measuring error rates...flaws of RNAi screens are well characterized and strategies exist to control for these faults. However, it...to patterns seen in single-guide studies? Many strategies exist for reducing Cas9 off-target effects, but...DNase hypersensitivity, or are in an enhancer, transcription factor binding site, or a coding region. Targeting...on- and off-target effects, but also presents a strategy to control for these effects. By testing thousands...generalizable conclusions about off-target activity, demonstrate safe-targeting guides as a potential control,...8 (2017): 15178. Pubmed PMID: 28474669. Pubmed Central PMCID: PMC5424143. 2. Tsai, Shengdar Q., et al....

  11. Analyzing CRISPR Editing Results with ICE from Synthego

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    Blog Post
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    May 8, 2018, 1 p.m.
    ...difference. Traces The Traces tab shows the edited and control, non-edited Sanger traces in the region...as determined by comparing the edited trace to the control trace. In the ICE algorithm, potential editing...the targeted gene.   Analyze Complex Edits   Traditional Sanger sequencing-based analysis tools are unable...and Sanger sequenced. ICE compares these sequence traces to give a detailed analysis of CRISPR editing. ...result from single or multiplex CRISPR-Cas9 double-strand DNA breaks using SpCas9. More features will be ...three tabs - Contributions, Indel Distribution and Traces - provides particular details about the indel profile...the reference sequence derived from the control trace file. On the plot, the green (edited sample) and...

  12. Hot Plasmids: Fall 2024

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    Nov. 21, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
    ...abscessus is first transformed with Cas9 on an integrative plasmid containing tetracycline repressor TetR ...resistance selection marker KanR. This strain is then transformed with the sgRNA cassette on a plasmid ...luminescent reaction with the substrate furimazine. Right: Demonstration of PILATeS. Cell adhesion to ...multiple myeloma drug mezigdomide and ubiquitination substrate Ikaros (IKZF1ZF2) (B). Image adapted from Kroupova...9% of colonies (102 to 104 times higher than traditional homologous recombination methods). By using mCherry... mCherry for selection of sgRNA plasmid transformants, they avoid M. abscessus’ high rate of spontaneous...workflow in M. abscessus. A) Sth1Cas9 mediates double strand break at the target site, which results in either...

  13. Antibodies 101: Immunoprecipitation

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    Blog Post
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    Dec. 7, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ... protein of interest, such as a sample transiently transfected or stably infected with the protein of ...downregulated, examine a protein’s stability or post-translational modifications, or study how a target protein... two ways. Both methods utilize the same basic strategy: immobilize the antibody or antibody-target protein... two different approaches allow for optimized strategies for differing amounts of target proteins or antibody...strengths.    . Steps of an IP: 1) Protein extracts from cells or tissues contain a complex mix of... needed. Since many factors, including salt concentration, ionic strength and pH, affect binding the lysis...antibody and is immobilized. The ideal antibody concentration to use will vary between capture antibodies ...

  14. Changing Labor Laws Bring Increased Postdoc Wages

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    Blog Post
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    Oct. 25, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ... to the administration of postdocs, often at a departmental level rather than being centrally administered...research in the U.S. and postdoctoral training has not been demonstrated to be required for the jobs that ...scientists are paid above this threshold or for tracking the hours that these scientists work and paying...across academia). Increased postdoc wages, overtime tracking? What are institutions doing? Institutions are...exactly how postdoctoral salaries are changing. Transparent salary information for postdoctoral positions...their salary raised 101% if hours are not to be tracked. University of Buffalo and Ohio State both have...exemption level. Not only is this in direct contradiction to explicit policies set up other institutions...

  15. Why Add Sucrose? Improved Yields for Adeno-associated Virus Preparation

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    Blog Post
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    Dec. 13, 2018, 1:14 p.m.
    ...plasmids, investigating different viral production strategies or developing novel methods for data analysis...inhibitor sucrose. Previous work by Stoneham et al. demonstrated that the entry of AAV2 into target cells is ...formulation buffers, this sugar may be a more attractive choice for labs looking to improve their AAV ...wanted to be certain that this supplementation strategy would have no effect on the purity or infectivity...preparation. Through sugar detection assays, in vitro transduction, and silver stain approaches we show that there...effect on our overall yield, we were unable to demonstrate that these results were, in fact, due to impaired...test the endocytosis of a fluorescent dye and transduction of GFP-expressing AAV particles we did not observe...

  16. Antibodies 101: Introduction to Antibodies

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    Blog Post
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    Jan. 19, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...from the OD and concentration of the known samples is used to calculate the concentration of protein in ...cells. They bind to proteins on the surface of extracellular pathogens such as parasites or microbes, or ... methods. Each type of antibody and production strategy has advantages and disadvantages compared to each...from the animal is drawn and the antibodies are extracted. These antibodies recognize a variety of epitopes...Hybridomas are formed by fusing B cells that have been extracted from animals injected with protein antigen to ...molecular weight by SDS-PAGE, and are subsequently transferred to a membrane. A primary antibody recognizing...appropriate controls for normalizing the protein concentration. To get even more details, check out our article...

  17. Illuminating Choices: A Guide to Selecting Fluorescent Dyes and Ligands

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    March 21, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...challenging to stain intracellular compartments in in vivo model systems, so extra care must be taken to...target through binding of the molecular species. Administration of these dyes results in direct binding between...enzyme variant that covalently reacts with a small substrate ligand motif attached to a fluorophore or other...advantages to using these self-labeling proteins over traditional fluorescent protein tags, such as high specificity...on a protein, enabling the labeling of protein substrates/peptides and antibodies. Example applications...green, red, and far-red dyes is important for intracellular fluorescence live imaging ​​(Hayashi-Takanaka...fission, fusion, biogenesis, and mitophagy, can be tracked using dyes like Rhodamine 123 (R123) (Liu et al...

  18. 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.
    ...antibody stability, half-life, tumor penetration, inadequate concentration, mutation of cell surface targets...infections, or other strenuous biological changes. In contrast to the acute immune responses that eliminate early...associated with the onset of colorectal cancer. Strategic immune evasion mechanisms - The tumor microenvironment...relapse. Chemical and radiation therapies cause a transient shutdown of the immune system, hampering its ability...of even these conventional antitumor treatment strategies can be enhanced. Types of immunotherapeutics ...being injected back into the body in 3 doses intravenously. B cells and T cells activated ex vivo are also...susceptible to elimination by T cells. Immunotherapy strategies that synergize with these positive impacts on...

  19. Creating accessible biology activities in schools with BioBits

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    Blog Post
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    Aug. 2, 2018, 12:56 p.m.
    ...that green fluorescent protein through transcription and translation. Unfortunately, having live cells in...being able to actually hold all those seemingly abstract biological reactions that I learned about from... like gel electrophoresis to separate DNA or transforming cells with green fluorescent protein, these ... Making proteins outside of a cell - cell free extracts Typically, if you want to make a protein – say... into a host cell (through a process called transformation), essentially giving the cell all the instructions...perhaps consider using some elements of BioBits to transition your undergraduate students from the classroom...give your undergrads hands-on experience with the central dogma while also giving them practice with practical...

  20. Reagent Repositories Are Speeding up Science During the Pandemic

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    Blog Post
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    Aug. 4, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...the hACE2 transgenic mouse strain, for example, is sustained by the availability of this strain from The..., they remain accessible during these times. Centralized reagent repositories, also known as biobanks,... Biological repositories that distribute mouse strains, plasmids, cell lines, and much more have been ...19 plasmids and resources! Case study 3: Mouse strains Reagents developed during the SARS-CoV pandemic...University of Iowa (McCray et al., 2006), the hACE2 transgenic mice were designed after it was discovered that...appearing with regards to SARS-CoV-2, this mouse strain is regaining popularity. The Jackson Laboratory...institution, has been able to rapidly propagate this strain, making it available to scientists around the world...
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