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  1. Plasmids 101: Gateway Cloning

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    Jan. 12, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ... the excision of the phage from the bacterial chromosome and the regeneration of attP and attB sites. ...include the proper protein expression elements (ribosome recognition sequences, start codon, stop codons...attL2 only with attR2, and so on. Take a look at some of the Gateway Multisite plasmids available at Addgene...
  2. The Challenges of Cell Culture

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    May 5, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...surrounding cell culture over the last few decades some pharmacologists have tended to avoid cell culture... stored in liquid nitrogen long term, preferably some of these vials will be stored in a separate backup...changing but yet more is needed to convince people of some of the basic tenets of responsible cell culture ...
  3. Getting the Most from Your Lentiviral Transduction

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    April 7, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...difficult, and lacking in reproducibility. Read on for some tips for getting the most out of your lentiviral...virus is the second. When harvesting lentivirus, some labs prefer to collect and pool the harvests from...divided into single-use aliquots, and stored at -80°C. Some reports suggest rapidly freezing virus in a dry ...
  4. Plasmids 101: E. coli Strains for Protein Expression

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    Feb. 10, 2015, 3:06 p.m.
    ...potential pitfalls of recombinant protein expression and some of the most popular commercial strains designed ...cell thus leading to slowed growth. Additionally, some protein products may be toxic to the host when expressed...within a reasonable time-frame. For these cases, some strains carry an additional measure of control such...
  5. Plasmids 101: Expressing shRNAs for RNA Interference

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    June 17, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...oldie but a goodie — a phrase used to refer to something that has fallen out of fashion but is still useful...either in lentiviral or retroviral backbones. On some occasions, shRNAs are transiently expressed using...strong promoters with no tissue specificity, so in some cases they can lead to toxicity and off target effects...
  6. Antibodies 101: Introduction to Gating in Flow Cytometry

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    April 4, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Based on personal preference, some people like to make stricter gates while some like to make looser ones ... your cells on a flow plot, you might have to do some testing or ask experienced colleagues.   ...
  7. CRISPR 101: Validating Your Genome Edit

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    Nov. 3, 2022, 12:15 p.m.
    ...knock-ins Are you introducing a large insertion, something 20 base pairs or bigger? Then screening by PCR... pairs modified? In these cases, it’s best to do some planning in the design phase of your experiment ...effects with Sanger sequencing, provided you have some idea of where in the genome you might expect off...
  8. Targeting HIV-1 with CRISPR: Shock and Kill or Cut it Out?

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    May 10, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...replication. However, this approach could permit some viral protein production, so researchers are also...Cas9 cut site, leading Wang et al. to conclude that some Cas9-derived indels may not ablate viral function...would open up many new therapeutic possibilities for some of the world’s most common diseases. References...
  9. Plasmids 101: Common Lab E. coli Strains

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    Nov. 7, 2014, 2:56 p.m.
    ...different naturally occurring strains of E. coli, some of which are deadly to humans. The majority of all...for growth rpsL Mutation in subunit S12 of 30S ribosome Confers resistance to streptomycin Tn10   Confers...Additionally, Table 2 provides a quick reference for some of the popular strains, their genotypes, and their...
  10. Plasmids 101: Repressible Promoters

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    Dec. 20, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ... Drosophila or development studies, you may hear some transcription factor and promoter pairs referred...behave very similarly?” The simple answer is that sometimes it is necessary or desirable to control or look...Conclusion This post contains only a brief overview of some of the most common repressible promoter systems,...
  11. Recombinase-based State Machines Enable Order-dependent Logic in vivo

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    July 28, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...enables the design of primer pairs that PCR amplify in some states but not others. Because samples of many registers...output plasmid (single copy, bacterial artificial chromosome backbone) contains the register. Depending on... that, depending on the context and application, some inducible recombinase systems may work faster or...
  12. Generating Mouse Models Using CRISPR/Cas9

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    July 12, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...offspring. Although powerful, this technology is cumbersome to use, not that efficient, often takes more ...must beware that not all gRNAs are created equal. Some work better than others. There are a variety of ...other gRNA design tools available and you can get some additional advice from John Doench’s gRNA design...
  13. PiggyBac-ing Through the Genome Editing Field

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    May 31, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...select, and isolate clones. This procedure is cumbersome and inefficient, as it relies on random integration...there is no selection, you will need to screen somewhere between one hundred and one thousand clones to...boost efficiency over transfecting with plasmids in some cell lines, most likely due to DNA toxicity. More...
  14. Antibodies 101: Antibody Engineering and Directed Evolution

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    Aug. 5, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...goal, and some engineering projects will be easier and quicker than others. We’ve covered some methods ...machinery. But not all engineering is at a large scale — some is done on much smaller equipment on a lab bench...
  15. When Fidelity Matters: A frank discussion about ligase fidelity

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    March 6, 2018, 1:49 p.m.
    ...containing gaps or DNA base pair mismatches (8-11). For some applications, there cannot be any end-joining activity...those containing one or more mismatches. However, some ligases can ligate mismatches to a significant degree...pyrimidine:purine mismatches. Helix stability also plays some role, and mismatches with more hydrogen bonds are...
  16. Plasmids 101: Using Transposons in the Lab

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    July 6, 2021, 1:28 p.m.
    ... themselves from one location and then insert somewhere else (Fig. 2). Class II TEs have LTRs on both ...Applications of transposons Now that you’ve learned about some of the popular transposon systems, let’s take a ...and cell therapy, and have potential to overcome some of the limitations of viruses. TEs have a large ...
  17. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Monitoring Cell Mobility Using Fluorescent Proteins

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    Aug. 15, 2017, 1:24 p.m.
    ...swarming around S. aureus and eating the bacteria. Some of the many questions scientists have been able ...used in your experiments, experience has shown that some are more reliable and more efficient at tracking... Tips on Choosing Your Fluorescent Protein Learn Some of the Pitfalls of Working With Fluorescent Proteins...
  18. Cancer and the Immune System: Deciphering the Relationship

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    March 14, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...therapies themselves can be made more effective. Some important factors researchers are beginning to focus...broadly activate the immune response against tumors. Some chemotherapeutic agents induce immunogenic tumor...deaths that help activate tumor responses. Similarly, some radiotherapies have caused increased death receptor...
  19. Antibody Validation for Flow Cytometry

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    Sept. 10, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...approaches are commonly used to produce KO cell lines, some of which are commercially available. Various proteomic...multiple techniques. For example, we have found that some antibodies perform well in a PFA-saponin fixation...). The approach maps onto the five pillars, with some specific recommendations for how to use these in...
  20. CRISPR/Cas9 FAQs Answered!

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    March 13, 2014, 4:08 p.m.
    ...–4 bp upstream of the PAM sequence. There can be some off-target DSBs using wildtype Cas9. The degree ...efficient guide (most guides would work, but they sometimes have different efficiency). And it is best if ...polymerase or Kapa Hifi Polymerase work very well. Some groups have successfully used Herc II or Kapa Hifi...
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