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  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 15 Hot Plasmids from 2017

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    Jan. 9, 2018, 3:02 p.m.
    ...interneurons across species and will undoubtedly constitute a valuable tool for the research community. You...CaMKII and RhoA during induction of structural plasticity in single dendritic spines. The set of CyRFP ...variants to develop five new base editors with distinct PAM sequences, expanding the number of available...xylose-inducible dCas9 paired with a single, unique, and constitutively expressed sgRNA targeting the 5’ end of each...to premature aging and cancer. The Denchi lab investigated an aspect of telomere length regulation called...
  6. Technical Design of a Western Blot

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    Aug. 22, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ... It can be so overwhelming that you might just stick with the protocol your labmate handed you — after... contain any denaturing agents. However, you’ll still have to lyse your proteins. For this post, we are...stronger reducing agent than BME and has a less… distinctive smell. BME smells like rotting eggs but has a...However, these systems are expensive, generate plastic waste, and limit the amount of optimization that... may only have access to one or another. Most institutes have moved towards CCD cameras over the past ...
  7. Supporting Reproducibility with a Connected ELN

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    Jan. 17, 2019, 1:38 p.m.
    ... delve deeper and look specifically at the characteristics and capabilities an ELN needs to facilitate...Goettingen, and several other large research institutions. The following graphic depicts the ways in which...banks and sequencing files is likely stored in institutional and lab servers specifically designed to hold...illustrated in this video, and to data stored on institutional and lab servers. Connectivity to other tools...
  8. CRISPR 101: Any Base Transversion Editors

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    April 1, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...with a different editing window than existing CGBEs. This distinct approach means researchers can now select...the adenine transversion editor AYBEv3. This tool still retained considerable A → G editing activity at ...rates ranging from 4.7% to 30% at tested sites. Still, it opened a new avenue for base editor development...
  9. CRISPR Activation: A Practical Guide

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    Aug. 18, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. CRISPR/Cas9 is an enormously plastic tool and... University and former researcher at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering.     Alejandro....2014.09.039 Wong N, Liu W, Wang X (2015) WU-CRISPR: characteristics of functional guide RNAs for the CRISPR/Cas9...
  10. AAV Titers: Where Do They Come From And What Do They Mean?

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    Nov. 15, 2017, 3 p.m.
    ...methods measure different characteristics of the solution. These characteristics give us information on ... tries to get the other to guess a category by listing off things that fall into that category? Okay, ...do our best to send you a particular lot (if we still have it available). References 1. Fagone, Paolo...
  11. Plasmids 101: Broad Host Range Plasmids

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    April 11, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Understanding the characteristics of natural plasmids and how they function in nature can inform us on...other hosts. For example, the pJD4 plasmid harbors distinct origins (ori1, ori2, ori3) and replication initiation...these plasmids are compatible with.  Table 1: Non-exhaustive list of common broad host range plasmids and ... P. C., & Wong, H. L. (2023). Development of constitutive and IPTG-inducible integron promoter-based expression...
  12. CRISPR-mediated Plant Base Editors

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    Jan. 3, 2019, 1:35 p.m.
    ... PMC5726555. 4. Xie, Kabin, Bastian Minkenberg, and Yinong Yang. "Boosting CRISPR/Cas9 multiplex editing... a single base. If you heard about CRISPR, one question probably comes to mind: can CRISPR be applied ...Ag-biotechnologist in the National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India. Currently Kutubuddin ...
  13. Plasmids 101: Codon usage bias

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    Sept. 27, 2018, 1:09 p.m.
    ...there are still many more features to consider when designing a full gene. A non-exhaustive list includes...be many possible ways to encode them and what constitutes the “appropriate” codon is not necessarily obvious...PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2970903. 6. Pechmann, Sebastian, and Judith Frydman. "Evolutionary conservation...
  14. Rett Syndrome: A History of Research and Therapeutic Outlooks

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    Nov. 19, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...cardio-respiratory dysfunction, distinctive hand movements, and show autistic-like behaviors.  The role of...animal models results in rapid symptom onset, suggesting that MECP2 is also essential after development...). Beam Therapeutics, co-founded by Harvard Investigators and Addgene depositors David Liu, PhD, Keith...
  15. An Inside Look into Addgene's Dev Team

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    Jan. 23, 2020, 2:45 p.m.
    ...same blind spots, and there wouldn’t be anyone to question these blind spots. Blind spots often result in...collaborates with stakeholders to resolve the questions.  After the code is written, it is reviewed by...these libraries as ingredients to a recipe. It’s unrealistic to plant, grow, and harvest grains every time...news Resources on Addgene.org Check out our job postings Learn more about Addgene's mission ...
  16. Transferable Skills Guide: Conflict Resolution

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    Jan. 4, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...customer support, but there are eight other teams who still retain a customer support element amongst their ...manager to explicitly assign the responsibility in question to a specific person or team. What Makes You ... will not be great at resolving conflicts.  Institutional Knowledge: Of the tools I’m mentioning here,...have used your empathy, listening skills, and institutional knowledge to resolve conflicts. Conflict in ...
  17. Antibodies 101: Introduction to Immunofluorescence

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    Nov. 16, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...cellular world. The technique allows you to ask questions like: “Where does my protein of interest live ...corresponding secondary antibodies conjugated to distinct fluorophores to visualize multiple targets at ...Even with all of the resources available, it may still be difficult to find an antibody in which you are...not only answers to your most pressing research questions, but also stunning images (am I the only one with...
  18. Plasmids 101: Expressing shRNAs for RNA Interference

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    June 17, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...something that has fallen out of fashion but is still useful and most importantly, effective. In the research...silencing. RNA interference RNAi is a useful tool to investigate the roles of specific genes or to knock down ...the backbone, shRNAs are most often expressed constitutively, either in lentiviral or retroviral backbones...valuable tool for your research arsenal, and there is still a dedicated field of study for improving these tools...
  19. Using Phosphoserine to Study Protein Phosphorylation

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    June 23, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Niemi, a postdoctoral fellow at the Morgridge Institute for Research in Madison, Wisconsin. It is commonly...events on its activation loop, but can be made constitutively active through phosphomimetic mutation of these...phosphoserine) to control for effects of the amino acid substitution. Alternatively, you can express the completely...Ph.D., is a postdoctoral fellow at the Morgridge Institute for Research in Madison, Wisconsin. She is particularly...
  20. March for Science

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    April 21, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...of the world functions. Experiments come next, testing the correctness of the hypothesis. The results ...Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Institutes of Health endanger scientists’ ability to uphold...and inclusion through funding and at their own institutions, while many also seek to honor and credit women... funding is required. This is by no means an exhaustive list and every marcher is not necessarily marching...
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