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  1. Tips for a 1st Time CRISPR User (by a 1st Time CRISPR User)

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    March 7, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ...and GFP-edited amplification products (BRAF-GFP duplex) and from GFP-edited amplification products (GFP-GFP... wanted to inactivate the gene BRAF (a kinase implicated in several human cancers) in A549 cells (a human...via transduction with Cas9 lentiviral vector, lentiCas9-Blast (52962-LV, Figure 1). Some cells were then...Cas9 expression in A549 cells transduced with lentiCas9-blast. Anti-Cas9 Western blotting was performed...transduced with Cas9 expressing lentivirus at the indicated multiplicity of infection (MOI). Anti-vinculin...lines generated from A549 cells transduced with lentiCas9-blast. A549 cells were transduced (MOI = 37) and...need to use FACS (like they did in the original publication). I thought I could see GFP expression with a...
  2. A History of Genome Engineering in Popular Culture

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    Feb. 25, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...revolves around synthetic humans called replicants which are genetically engineered by a powerful corporation...fused a catalytically impaired Cas9 protein to a DNA-editing enzyme to generate the prototypical base editor...genetic code of living organisms and its societal implications even before the discovery of genes themselves...explores the concepts of animal testing and modifications. The premise of the novel involves Dr. Moreau...technology led to the development of many important medical and agricultural products. But it also made SciFi...2018) were highly successful in the box office, indicating the insatiable appetite of the moviegoers for...a theme park.  Released in 1997, GATTACA is an American SciFi film starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and...
  3. The CRISPR Software Matchmaker: A New Tool for Choosing the Best CRISPR Software for Your Needs

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    Nov. 3, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...prior publications to go on, a submitted manuscript could only have been viewed as a significant improvement...causes malaria). I attribute their success to technical expertise, thoughtful single guide RNA (sgRNA)...the piñata builders - the reviewers. After some physical exertion on the part of the party goers, the piñata... solutions that facilitate most experimental applications in CRISPR engineering. When compared to that...easy to fault the lack of features in a single application. The question is then, should we use all tools...those engaging in CRISPR design, but it is a significant hurdle made worse by an ever increasing marketplace...the other hand some software tools make use of empirically derived and/or prior knowledge to inform on the...
  4. Back to Bacteria: CRISPR gRNA Multiplexing Using tRNAs

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    June 2, 2015, 6:06 p.m.
    ...natural redundancy of biological pathways;  to observe a phenotype, the modification of multiple genes is...recognition and cleavage. This sequence flexibility indicates that gRNAs could be incorporated into these constructs...the 5’ end. PTG construct schematics. Scissors indicate cleavage sites. After confirming gRNA cleavage...) How many loci can Cas9 modify? To test the application of this system to gRNA multiplexing, Xie et al...deletion with 4-20% frequency at the four loci, indicating that Cas9 can be guided to at least 8 distinct...multiplexing further illustrates the potential of PTGs. Applications of PTGs The major advantage of the PTG system.... Though the plasmids made by Xie et. al are specifically designed for plant expression, PTGs will likely...
  5. Gendered Innovations: Why Does Sex of the Cell Matter?

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    July 21, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Stanford University. Sex and gender are critical components of biological research that are often forgotten ...provide a table indicating the sex of the most commonly used cell lines appearing in American Journal of Physiology-Cell...the past decade. For more practical help, there are numerous methodological articles to consider—we have... that of human clinical trials. And, as Janine Clayton points out, late-stage clinical studies that draw...effects of using all female cells and tissues, specifically in stem cell therapies. Let’s go back to why... disease being treated, and other hormonal, immunological, and environmental factors. How to include sex... (NIH) now requires that sex be included as a biological variable in all NIH-funded research. Janine Clayton...
  6. Antibodies 101: Beyond Surface Labeling

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    June 27, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...proteins, such as receptors, or post-translational modifications on those proteins, like glycosylation patterns...Depending on the research question and downstream application, one or several of those techniques can be used...populations; for example, CD8+ T (“T killer”) cells. Typically, you would label the CD8 co-receptor protein on...your flow analysis. However, certain downstream applications, like an in vivo adoptive transfer of those ...cell membrane but inside the cell. Due to their chemical nature, antibodies cannot penetrate the cell membrane...intracellular labeling with antibodies requires chemically pre-treating the cells to allow for entry of ...but preserving the cellular state (think of mummification). Permeabilization, as the name suggests, perforates...
  7. Antibodies 101: Introduction to Gating in Flow Cytometry

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    April 4, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...exclude duplicate events, and the Live/Dead gate to focus your analysis on what’s biologically active....exclude all duplicate events (two cells stuck together) from your single cells, as duplicates can’t be reliably..., you’ll first need to learn a little bit of theoretical background on the different parameters that your...and W describe the shape of a histogram, which graphically represents the time and intensity of the cell... fully depend on your individual experiment. Practical example: lymphocytes in a mouse tumor sample You... You made it! So much about the theoretical background. Let’s dive into the praxis of gating strategies...show up in a straight line one the plot, while duplicates deviate from that pattern. A.                                                                                                         ...
  8. Antibodies 101: Normalization and Loading Controls for Western Blots

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    April 8, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...normalization and loading controls needed for relative quantification of a western blot — and why you might want ...accurately compare different lanes? In relative quantification, the POI bands are normalized to the loading...other errors in experimental design and gel quantification. Figure 3: In a perfect world, protein...On this gel, the protein of interest band is significantly lighter in “condition 1” than “condition 2.”...and it’s also problematic for computational quantification. Outside the linear detection range, band intensity...common error associated with Western blotting quantification” (Gilda & Gomes, 2013). To address this source... Gilda & Gomes, 2013. Figure 7: Semi-quantification of liver lysate using different loading controls...
  9. CRISPR 101: Engineering the Plant Genome Using CRISPR/Cas9

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    Oct. 11, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...current CRISPR research focuses on its potential applications for human medicine (Waltz, 2016), the potential...engineering, on the other hand, allows for targeted modification of known or suspected genes that regulate a ...commonly used model organisms like Arabidopsis and Medicago truncatula and several crop species including ...engineering using CRISPR, highlight the specific modifications to CRISPR machinery that allow for the use of...CRISPR principles). However, plant-specific modifications to commonly used CRISPR plasmids are necessary...selected the correct CRISPR components for your application, it is time to deliver these components to your...detergent, Polyethylene Glycol (PEG), although the application of this approach is limited to protoplast cells...
  10. Optogenetics + CRISPR, Using Light to Control Genome Editing

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    Sept. 3, 2020, 12:15 p.m.
    ...strategies Publication System nickname Photoactivatable moiety Cas9 variatn CRISPR protein application Split...improvements to CRISPR technology since its initial applications for genome engineering in 2012.  Many of these...temporal and spatial control. Optogenetics uses genetically encoded tools, such as microbial opsins, to control...enzymatic activity. Photoactivatable genome modifications by NHEJ and HDR using split systems Later in...mutations via NHEJ (frequency of 20.5%) and induced modifications by HDR (frequency of 7.2%). The authors additionally...C714, generating paCas9-2. This change did not significantly alter the system’s efficiency at generating ...particular interest since blue light has limited applications in vivo. UV and blue light is readily absorbed...
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