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  1. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - March 2021

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    March 23, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ... to modify chromatin. A fluorescent protein can still be included for visualization purposes, but the ...flexibility of the single-pot system will allow investigators to rapidly create multiple synthetic chromatin-modifying...CRISPR plasmids for Borrelia burgdorferi from Christine Jacobs-Wagner’s lab produce different levels of...pooled library from Keith Joung’s and Benjamin Kleinstiver’s labs are now available. These libraries encode...
  2. Antibodies 101: Choosing the Right Isotype

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    April 6, 2023, 3 p.m.
    ...and application should be considered The first question you may have is whether a monoclonal or polyclonal... 1998). Consequently, if you find yourself in a sticky species-on-species situation, and other antibody...that users choose antibodies that are easily distinguishable from each other. In a direct approach, that... species or isotype that can be probed with a distinctly conjugated secondary antibody. Consider too that...
  3. Corralling and Cornering the Goldilocks Antibody

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    Aug. 9, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...pattern of the antibody binding “distinct imaged pattern.” The distinct imaged pattern should align with...comparison on the antibody signal’s location. If a distinct imaged pattern does NOT align with the atlases...through their own analysis of the background noise, distinct imaged pattern, and exposure times. To test the...
  4. Academic vs. Industry Postdocs

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    Nov. 13, 2018, 1:22 p.m.
    ...have specific web sites for postdoc listings, so the method of posting varies between companies. Like most...that they were having a positive experience, I was still incredibly nervous about leaving academia. A lot...seen listed as a requirement on some industry job postings. Also, if you work in industry for any length ...
  5. Tips for a 1st time AAV user (by a Rookie AAV user)

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    Oct. 23, 2018, 11:49 a.m.
    ...Restriction digest screening for ITR deletion is still necessary. To save time and money, I like to miniprep...Production protocol, I take a lazier approach for harvesting my AAV. I skip the PEG precipitation of the HEK293...PEG solution. PEG takes several hours on a heated stir plate to dissolve and requires monitoring so that...autoclaving, which also takes time. Rather than investing all of this effort in preparing reagents, I choose...
  6. 3D Printing Meets CRISPR Cas9

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    Oct. 17, 2017, 12:55 p.m.
    ...impressive, full-color images of proteins. But they are still flat. To truly appreciate the 3D structure of these...models function as thinking tools – eliciting questions like “what does this model representt?" ... "how...creating physical models of proteins that are being investigated in their labs. Soon after we began working with...of the night dreaming about the conformational gymnastics that this protein must undergo as it interrogates...
  7. Quick Guide to Working with Drosophila Part 1: Getting Started with Flies

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    July 13, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...important to isolate females from males while they are still virgins. Females begin mating ~6 hours after hatching...the Classical Genetics Simulator website. One interesting thing to know is that males do not recombine ... of Fly Pushing by Ralph J. Greenspan. It’s a fantastic book for newbies on how to work with flies. ... convince him to use Twitter @jonchowphd but he still reads “#” as a “pound symbol”. Additional Resources...
  8. Transferable Skills: Negotiation

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    March 3, 2022, 2 p.m.
    ...as a creative problem-solving exercise? Asking questions like the below can help you understand the perspective... related to the actual data collection task but still be beneficial to both.  Coming up with creative ...with the company so they know I’m excited while still being able to take my vacation? I want to learn ... How can I negotiate to show the company that investing in me is also beneficial to them? I have an idea...
  9. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - May 2021

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    May 18, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...within a multi-tRNA synthetase complex, the team investigated whether the generated antibodies could bind ...myo-inositol oxygenase), providing enzyme protection while still allowing substrates and products to diffuse freely...encapsulated enzyme produced 20% more D-glucaric acid, suggesting that MPyV system can improve metabolic pathway... a ready-to-use viral prep in serotype AAV1. Distinguish dendritic neurites from axonal neurites with ...
  10. Twenty Years of Addgene Sharing: CRISPR

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    April 18, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...kinds of CRISPR tools people were depositing and requesting each year (Figure 2). We did a similar analysis...2012 to 2023; data are smoothed using locally estimated scatterplot smoothing. (C) Number of requests ...continue to develop and share new tools, while our requesting labs continue to request and use new tools. Because... each country. Countries shown are the top 10 requesting countries. FR=France; KR=South Korea; CH=Switzerland...
  11. Sharing Your Lab Protocols: Using Apps to Save Time & Track Your Experiments

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    Sept. 23, 2014, 3:05 p.m.
    ... vector (deposited by David Root of the Broad Institute) has consistently been one of the repository’s...have used the protocol for this plasmid, and if it still being used. After learning of it's continued popularity...is the creation of ZappyLabs. Currently in beta testing, the software aims to be a life science protocol...bring your phone in the lab, though, honestly, this still grosses me out. Maybe it’s just me – I didn’t get...
  12. Tips for Using BLAST to Verify Plasmids

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    May 29, 2014, 1:29 p.m.
    ... the “Align two or more sequences” option to drastically reduce waiting time for search results. Optimizing...with the "Align two or more sequences" option and pasting your expected protein sequence into the Subject...webservices/#pairwise_sequence_alignment_psa Happy BLASTing! Do you have any tips for using BLAST to confirm...plasmid sequencing results or comments on our suggestions? Share your thoughts here to help other labs ...
  13. Simplify Cloning with in vivo Assembly

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    Oct. 18, 2018, 12:37 p.m.
    ...is currently investigating the molecular biology of synaptic transmission and plasticity.     Javier García-Nafría...co-transformation with linearized vector backbone. DpnI digestion - 1 μl DpnI is added to the PCR mix to remove ... García-Nafría is an investigator scientist at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology. He is interested...
  14. New Optimized Genome-wide CRISPRko, CRISPRi, and CRISPRa Libraries

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    Oct. 4, 2018, 12:44 p.m.
    ...-wide screens to effectively and efficiently investigate gene function. CRISPR libraries can be used to...labs of David Root and John Doench at the Broad Institute have developed human genome-wide CRISPRko (knock...lowly expressed genes or genes that are more drastically affected by gene activation rather than depletion...resistance in A375 cells. The SAM system (CRISPR/Cas9 Synergistic Activation Mediator) uses an improved activator...
  15. Introducing Addgene's New Search - Find Plasmids More Easily For Your Research!

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    Dec. 3, 2019, 11:38 a.m.
    ...clicking the ‘Search’ button a new content-aware suggestion dropdown list will let you jump directly to the...types of searches including depositing labs and institutions. For example, search for “Melina Fan” and you... in Parkinson’s disease. Knowing the primary investigator where the plasmid was created can narrow your...plasmids specifically designed for this purpose: Still stumped? Ask an Addgenie The newly launched search...
  16. Antibodies 101: Producing Recombinant Antibodies

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    Aug. 13, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...2020). Harvest and purification At its core, harvesting recombinant antibodies consists of separating...Created with biorender.com   Another method of harvesting uses magnetic beads. In this method, beads are... the efficacy of our antibodies through stress testing. An aliquot of our recombinant antibodies is stored...assays showed that the majority of antibodies are still equally effective compared to those aliquots frozen...
  17. CRISPR 101: RNA Editing with Cas13

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    July 31, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
    ...editor, the lab started with the Cas13 scaffold, testing a whopping 21 Cas13a orthologs, 15 Cas13b orthologs... the plasmids for the RESCUE RNA editors here! Testing and improving RNA editing from the Cas13b REPAIR...knockdown is more precise than shRNA knockdown, it still displays substantial off-target activity. By mutating...Addgene. East-Seletsky, Alexandra, et al. "Two distinct RNase activities of CRISPR-C2c2 enable guide-RNA...
  18. CRISPR 101: Making a Knock-In Cell Line

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    Dec. 22, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    .... To kick off a knock-in experiment the first questions are where, which, and what. Identify where in ...like to introduce the edit. Finally, you must stipulate what sequence to introduce, which is done through...HDR edit, you can try one or more of the below suggestions. Disable the other repair mechanisms Mammalian...! Cas12a is a Cas family member which generates sticky ends upon cutting. Cas12a may promote HDR by generating...
  19. Better Dyeing Through Chemistry & Small Molecule Fluorophores

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    Sept. 8, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Chemistry is dead, long live chemistry! The discovery.... These impressive advances lead to an obvious question: In this age of GFP and its ilk, why should cell...Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He would rather be in the lab making new fluorophores...PubMed PMID: 26575238. 5. Crivat, Georgeta, and Justin W. Taraska. "Imaging proteins inside cells with...
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