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  1. AAVs CREATed for Gene Delivery to the CNS and PNS

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    Sept. 28, 2017, 2:01 p.m.
    ...infection and screening by PCR enrich for capsid variants with increased ability to infect the cell type...barrier can be identified by PCR later. The PNS presents a different problem: it’s spread throughout the...applications (mechanistic studies and gene therapy treatments for neurological diseases). The Gradinaru Lab... BP, et al. Cre-dependent selection yields AAV variants for widespread gene transfer to the adult brain...research. Visit Our AAV Guide Page for info on AAV components, common uses of AAV, and much more! Find ready-to-use...
  2. Antibodies 101: Producing Recombinant Antibodies

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    Aug. 13, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ... may be interested in using them in your own experiments. It is possible to produce your own recombinant... coli is often used for the production of Fab fragments where variable chains are secreted into the periplasmic... step, you’ll want to ensure that your buffer components are compatible with your conjugate and conjugation... options to choose from depending on the time, reagents, and equipment available to you. Whatever you ...Goldstein J. Comparison of predicted extinction coefficients of monoclonal antibodies with experimental values...
  3. Summer SciComm Series: Modes of Communication

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    July 1, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...accessible via web searches; likewise, most in-person events and venues will have a solid understanding of their...both!) will be a major limiting factor at multiple points. Before you embark on a project, do your best to... design a hands-on interactive activity using elephants than it is to design one demonstrating mitosis... communications below!   Format Resource Requirements Pros Cons Video Medium to high Uses visuals.... Easy access from smartphones with low data requirements.  No visuals. Variety of hosting platforms can...
  4. CRISPR Between the Genes: How to Experiment with Enhancers and Epigenomics

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    Aug. 9, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ... Quilt CTO Aneesh Karve, shows how to design experiments that work anywhere in the genome. Aneesh's research...the genome” to compute coordinates for genetic elements like protein, RNA, and DNA (Table 1). As with ...transform raw genomic coordinates into meaningful experiments. Table 1: An emerging family of "GPS for the ...of dark matter: enhancers, lncRNAs, repetitive elements, repressors, insulators, and more. We know that...Bedtools getFasta. These regions and their reverse complements were parsed for spCas9 PAM sites (NGG) and then...
  5. Tips from the Repository Trenches: Using Barcodes to Track Samples

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    Oct. 6, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Once a sample enters Addgene’s lab, a series of events is triggered. Each step is tracked through barcoded...journey begins First, each package is opened and the contents are carefully inspected to verify that the samples... some have been transported across oceans and continents. Each deposit may consist of anywhere from one...appropriate location. The barcode also identifies the contents of each individual tube.  If a plate of samples...people or even multiple labs. Careful tracking prevents us Addgenies from wasting hours of valuable time...
  6. CRISPR Methods for Bacteria: Genome Engineering, CRISPRa, CRISPRi, Base Editing, and More

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    Sept. 28, 2020, noon
    ...promote homologous recombination of linear DNA fragments. Since recombineering does not contain a selection... in the Cas9 or spacer sequence, and these rare events are easily detectable using PCR. The system also...can be also linearized with XbaI to insert extra elements, like a repair template, using Gibson Assembly...system called INTEGRATE (Insertion of Transposable Elements by Guide RNA-Assisted Targeting) and the Zhang...transposition. INTEGRATE consists of four major components including (1) a CRISPR RNA, (2) four proteins...transcription factors, phage proteins, and RNAP components (Dong et al., 2018). They found a transcription...
  7. Advanced Uses of Cre-lox and Flp-FRT - A Neuroscientist’s View

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    Oct. 19, 2017, 1:54 p.m.
    ...Cre-lox or one of the FLP-FRT systems in your experiments. Mutated FRT and loxP sites in Flex Vectors –... – inversion only once All recombination events mediated by FLP or Cre are reversible. Whereas the excision...individual neurons one could reduce the plasmids amounts to reduce transfection efficiency. However, if ...recombinase expression while proteins needed for later experiments (cellular tracking for instance) can be controlled... inducible Cre versions can be used in these experiments. This elegant combination of Cre, FLP, and inducible...
  8. Transferable Skills Guide: External Collaborations

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    April 19, 2018, 1:25 p.m.
    ...methods and equipment between lab groups and departments. You don’t have to get these types of projects...discipline. Getting companies to come to these types of events can be very tough. First I needed to find the right...-to-date on your collaborators’ professional developments without directly contacting them. One great ...professional updates. Whenever I see interesting events, articles and newsletters I make sure to share ...Reading "Collaborate: An Imperative for Graduate Students" from Inside Higher Ed Additional Resources on...
  9. Plasmids 101: Shuttle Vectors

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    May 20, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...’s convenient for researchers who want to do experiments in complex eukaryotic cells, but would prefer...resistance gene, so it isn’t a good fit for all experiments. And the list of antibiotic options doesn’t end...Auxotrophic selection is especially common in yeast experiments because yeast tend to spontaneously develop resistance... but it isn’t common for simple transfection experiments. Reporters Finally, in some cases a researcher...gene they simply can’t turn on! Wait, what even counts as a shuttle vector? Are viral vectors shuttle ...
  10. Plasmids 101: Stringent Regulation of Replication

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    June 20, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...produce lower amounts of protein, which can be useful if the product is toxic in high amounts. These plasmids...appropriate time—for example, the cell must have enough nutrients available to complete the entire round of replication... are efficient for the host, as no additional components are necessary. Iterons are not the only tool ...sequence forming this pseudoknot, so its binding prevents the mRNA from folding and blocks RepZ translation...
  11. Hot Plasmids Spring 2024

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    May 23, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...recombination and avoid separation of the multiplexed elements. The team designed sgRNAs that include an internal...by this tool as well as additional potential improvements to the editor. Find PE7 plasmids here!   ...in the rhodopsin domain conferred several new improvements. The new variant has increased signal-to-noise...voltage indicator Ace2N-mNeon also led to similar improvements in performance.      Figure 4: Structure...trans-splicing. By splitting a large gene into smaller fragments, delivering them by individual AAVs, and then ...
  12. Plasmids 101: Broad Host Range Plasmids

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    April 11, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...origin of replication (ori) contains structural elements that are versatile and adaptable. Variation in...bacterial hosts (Doran et al. 1998). Regulatory elements within the ori also control copy number and stability...differentiated from one another. Based on their structural elements, oris interact with various RNA polymerases and...Host range depends on whether the host has the components to recognize the ori and allow for replication...consist of a plasmid’s ori and all of its control elements, from broad host range plasmids can be used to...
  13. Antibodies 101: Immunoprecipitation

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    Dec. 7, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...approaches allow for optimized strategies for differing amounts of target proteins or antibody bonding strengths...target protein or if the target is present in low amounts. In this method, the free antibody is incubated...magnetic beads with commercially available chemical agents. Directly conjugating the primary antibody has ... a non-denaturing buffer containing non-ionic detergents, such as NP-40 or triton-X, to preserve native...than endogenous proteins. Data obtained from experiments using a tagged protein may not be translatable...
  14. Beyond the Blood Brain Barrier: PHP.B Enters the Central Nervous System Via the LY6A Receptor

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    July 23, 2019, 12:46 p.m.
    ... by first generating a diverse library of AAV9 mutants that had a small randomized peptide loop inserted...screened in vivo in C57BL/6J mice strains to identify variants that reached the CNS following IV injection. Compared...how the method used to select novel AAV capsid variants could unintentionally limit the utility of candidate...E., et al. "Cre-dependent selection yields AAV variants for widespread gene transfer to the adult brain...research. Visit Our AAV Guide Page for info on AAV components, common uses of AAV, and much more! Find ready-to-use...
  15. New Tools Enable CRISPRa for Neuroscience Applications

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    July 2, 2019, 12:51 p.m.
    ...approaches. Here, we’ll highlight these recent advancements and offer commentary on their application to...are needed to deliver all the protein and RNA components, and several sgRNAs must be screened to identify...robust and specific upregulation of the targeted variants without inducing expression of the non-targeted... between the Bdnf I and Bdnf IV overexpression variants were other immediate-early genes associated with...activity, such as Fos, Egr3, and Arc. Thus, CRISPRa represents a powerful method to dissect the individual and...
  16. Designing Your Chalk Talk for the Academic Job Interview

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    March 12, 2019, 1:37 p.m.
    ...academic job market? In addition to all of the documents you submit, you will need to present a "chalk .... Given this large sum, one might expect that applicants would work for months to hone a chalk talk. Yet... use the information. In contrast, a list of experiments or a laundry list of molecules to screen has ...is a significant need for healthy livers for transplants. Growth of new livers in culture could resolve...learned and/or now be possible to do? Research accomplishments are remembered for the problem solved, not ...
  17. Tips and Tricks for Using Golden Gate Modular Cloning (MoClo)

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    July 8, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...structure you want to achieve before starting your experiments. Don’t dive directly into the pipetting! MoClo...be used directly in your assemblies. Preparing reagents Keep it cool You’ve done all the learning and ...What really matters is the molar ratio of your fragments. To increase your ligation efficiency, we recommend...Calculation for the plasmid volume for MoClo experiments. The term ‘insert’ refers to plasmids carrying... but they also work with very small volumes of reagents which lowers experimental costs. If you are planning...
  18. CRISPR Activation: A Practical Guide

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    Aug. 18, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...upregulation of essentially any gene by fusing mutants of Cas9 deficient in DNA cutting activity to a ...cannot help you pass. In addition, activation experiments often require quite a bit of tuning before you...wide variety of activators you can use for your experiments. We have found that SAM (Konermann et al., 2014...be true given the results of previous RNA-seq experiments (Konermann et al., 2014, Chavez et al., 2014,...works reasonably well.  Best of luck on your experiments!  Many thanks to our guest bloggers Marcelle...
  19. New Optogenetic Tools for Cytoskeleton and Membrane Control

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    Sept. 28, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Researchers have designed a variety of photoswitchable elements into many other types of proteins. Here, we’ll...sword Microtubules are one of the most important components of the cytoskeleton. They provide cells with ... will surely be useful for a wide variety of experiments. Opto-RhoGEFs manipulate cell morphology and ...phospholipase D (PLD). Now they present a set of variants called SuperPLDs with 10, 30, 50, and 100 times... and cytotoxicity better than the 50x and 100x variants. But those super-high efficiency constructs are...
  20. Treating Muscular Dystrophy with CRISPR Gene Editing

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    Jan. 26, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...For such a therapy to be successful, multiple requirements must be met. First, CRISPR would need to be ...desirable. Should stem cell editing occur, the CRISPR components would only need to be expressed for a short period...skipping therapies would be applicable to 80% of DMD patients. Figure 1: Exon skipping strategies for...the technology is advancing, precision editing treatments may also be closer than we might expect.   References...expression in cells from Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients through genomic excision of exon 51 by zinc finger...
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