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  1. CRISPR 101: Cas9 vs. The Other Cas(s)

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    Dec. 8, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ... is smaller than the traditional SpCas9 enzyme (about a third of the size) and does not require a tracrRNA...Cas12a to further optimize it for therapeutic and laboratory usage. Fast facts – PAM requirement: TTN or ... the lack of collateral cleavage). You can read about Cas7-11 in our blog post on its development and ...
  2. Giving gRNAs a Facelift - Synthetic and Beyond

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    Oct. 20, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...“I hope it isn’t degraded” when scientists talk about their precious RNA samples. RNA is inherently less...efficacy as well as the unnecessary stress of worrying about the status of your RNA. gRNAs modifications are ...Some of the RNA stabilizing modifications listed above were developed before CRISPR-Cas9, for use in applications...
  3. Enhancing CRISPR Targeting Specificity with eSpCas9, SpCas9-HF1, & HypaCas9

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    Dec. 16, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...With this new found structural knowledge, in collaboration with the Joung Lab, they used targeted mutagenesis...edits in mammalian cells and may decrease worries about off target effects in applied and/or therapeutic...at Addgene. Resources on the Addgene Blog Read about Cas9 Homolog Cpf1 Read How Non-Homologous End Joining...
  4. New Tool for Lineage Tracing: The ClonTracer Library

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    Sept. 22, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...process.” The ClonTracer library originally came about as Bhang and co-workers were trying to develop a...particularly interested in applying what we have learned about tumor heterogeneity to drug discovery and the development...Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Learn about the Sabatini and Wood Drug Screening Kit Find Out...
  5. Writing Scientific Manuscripts: Literature Searching, Reading, & Organizing

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    May 5, 2015, 3:54 p.m.
    ...interpretation of the results? Then think deeper about the data they are showing. Are those experiments...points of the protocols. Are there any red flags about how the work was performed that could influence ...University. She is a fan of photosynthesis and writes about autotrophs and biochemistry on her blog. Follow ...
  6. Mouse Modeling, Part 2: Breeding and Crossing Mice

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    Aug. 6, 2019, 12:55 p.m.
    ...homozygous alleles at both of your genes of interest. About 1 in 4 mice will be homozygous for the mutation ...Find our Plasmids 101 blog posts Read blog posts about using Cre-lox Read our genome engineering blog posts... posts Resources on Addgene.org Find more about Cre-lox Read our Genome Engineering Guide Learn more...
  7. Simple CRISPR-based Epigenetic Editing: dCas9-directed DNA Demethylation

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    Dec. 14, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...Daniel M. Sapozhnikov, a graduate student in the laboratory of Dr. Moshe Szyf at McGill University. Some ...expression, confounding any potential conclusions about the role of methylation (Hrit et al. 2018, Kaas ...Daniel M. Sapozhnikov is a graduate student in the laboratory of Dr. Moshe Szyf at McGill University, working...
  8. Viral Vectors 101: Chemogenetics

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    July 11, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...posts Read blog posts about neuroscience Resources on addgene.org Learn more about chemogenetics in our...as a DREADD agonist due to its ability to be metabolized into clozapine (CLZ). While some scientists argue...
  9. Quickest Way to Deposit Plasmids: The Deposit Spreadsheet

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    March 8, 2017, 3:15 p.m.
    ...streptomycin, tetracycline, combinations of the above, or other. High or Low Copy Choose from: high...the “Purpose” field. If you ever have a question about what should go into a cell, hover over the cell ...Addgene and contact your technology transfer office about the MTA. Pro Tip! Download a new spreadsheet each...
  10. Design Tips for Prime Editing

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    Jan. 23, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
    ... primer binding site, starting with a length of about 13 nt (Anzalone et al., 2019). Primer binding sites...of reverse transcriptase template, starting with about 10–16 nucleotides. For longer templates, it is even.... Test multiple nick sites, starting with sites about 50 bp upstream and downstream from the prime editing...
  11. Plasmids 101: The Wide World of Natural Plasmids

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    Oct. 8, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...inducible expression systems that allow tuning of metabolic pathways. Fertility (F) plasmids: microbial sharing...available in the Addgene repository. To learn more about some other common plasmid features, such as origins...Auriol, P., Vogel, T. M., & Simonet, P. (2001). Laboratory-scale evidence for lightning-mediated gene transfer...
  12. Popular Retroviral Vectors and Their Uses in Scientific Research

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    July 24, 2018, 12:51 p.m.
    ...of their choice in mammalian cells.  Learn more about Mammalian shRNA Tools for RNAi! Cre-Lox technology...knockdown. Vector provided by the Qi lab. Learn more about CRISPR plasmids for transcriptional inhibition. .... Check our CRISPR guide and blog to learn more about CRISPR and the most recent developments in the genome...
  13. BeHeard Award 2018: Diseases of Glycosylation, Arginine Mutagenesis, & Neural Development

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    June 26, 2018, 1:33 p.m.
    ...glycosylation (CDG) are a group of rare inherited metabolic diseases with severe and life-threatening consequences...understood.  In line with this, Prof. Videira and collaborators will use Addgene plasmids to immortalize CDG...discovery led them to investigate the use of a common laboratory chemical, guanidine hydrochloride, as a potential...
  14. Adeno Associated Virus (AAV) for Cell and Gene Therapy

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    Nov. 7, 2017, 1:59 p.m.
    ...Vectors Featured Topic Page Learn about CRISPR-AAV vectors Learn about Addgene AAV Quality Control Process...viral infections. She is particularly passionate about HIV cure research and science communication.     ...
  15. Plasmids 101: Modular Cloning

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    March 12, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...specifically refers to the organizational schema described above, and not any particular cloning technique. Though...imagine, there is an array of distinct goals within metabolic engineering, synthetic product production, and...MoClo strategy and kit if you want to learn more about this cloning technique! Many thanks to Rob Hurt ...
  16. Adapting Toehold Switches to Detect Zika Virus

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    Aug. 30, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...allowed gene circuits to be deployed out of the laboratory in a cell-free and biosafe format that was stable...circuit-based sensors to be used outside of the laboratory. The detection threshold for these RNA sequences...sequences (3 nM), however, was quite high and above what would be expected in patient samples (e.g.: blood...
  17. 5 Tips for Troubleshooting Viral Transductions

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    Aug. 11, 2016, 2:23 p.m.
    ...grown at 30 °C instead of 37 °C. If you’re unsure about the integrity of your virus, perform a diagnostic...Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Learn All about Adenovirus Associated Virus New to Virus? Check ...Check out Our Primer for Beginners! Learn All about Lentiviral Vectors Additional Resources on the Addgene.org...
  18. Plasmids 101: FLEx Vectors

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    April 28, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ... Blog  Read about Other Means of Genome Engineering Using FLEx AAV Vectors? Learn about Viral Vector ...12665802. 2. Branda, CS and Dymecki, SM. Talking about a Revolution: The Impact of Site-Specific Recombinases...
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