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  1. How Dry Ice Affects Viral Vector Sample pH & How to Avoid It

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    June 20, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ... the samples stored in our lentivirus tubes (Fig. 1). However, once thawed, there was a substantial reduction...in the pH of samples stored in our AAV tubes (Fig. 1). It’s important to note that the change in pH only...using the thawed virus within 24 hours. References 1. Murphy BM, Swarts S, Mueller BM, van der Geer P, ... However, the pH changes in our solutions are transient and return to normal once the tube is opened and...restored. We have no evidence to suggest that the transient change in pH affects AAV function. Furthermore...Furthermore, another study tested AAV infectivity after a range of pH exposures. They showed that AAV infectivity...MC, Fitchmun MI. Protein instability following transport or storage on dry ice. Nat Methods. 2013 Apr;10...
  2. Screening for Successful Genome Editing with Digital PCR

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    March 30, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...digital) signal at the end of the reaction (Figure 1). Partitions that did not contain any target DNA at...integrated through homology-directed repair (HDR) (1), or indel mutations resulting from non-homologous...Follow him on Twitter @AnotherLabRat.     References 1. Miyaoka, Y. et al. Isolation of single-base genome-edited...edit. Since exploitation of NHEJ to generate translational reading frame-altering indels for “functional... an unedited site distal tothe predicted double strand break, and a NHEJ/ “drop-off” probe designed to...to bind directly at the predicted double strand break site (Figure 2A). The single molecule resolution...PubMed PMID: 26914317. 4. Mock, U. et al. mRNA transfection of a novel TAL effector nuclease (TALEN) facilitates...
  3. Special Delivery: Fluorophore Targeting for FRET Studies

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    July 19, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...skeletal muscle contraction.   References 1. Degorce, François, et al. "HTRF: a technology tailored for..."Förster resonance energy transfer measurements of ryanodine receptor type 1 structure using a novel site-specific...standard for genetically-encoded FRET donors (Fig. 1). Scores of FP variants have been created, thereby...with finesse using tRNA suppression technology (Fig. 1) (Dumas, Lercher, Spicer, & Davis, 2015). By using...orthogonal labeling strategies are presented (Fig. 1) which can be carried out using Addgene plasmids. ...they cannot cross cell membranes, so they are best used either with plasma membrane proteins (such as GPCRs... minimum energy transfer values you can expect, thereby establishing the dynamic range of your FRET assay...
  4. Form Your Own Peer Mentoring Group: A How-To Guide for Scientists

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    Feb. 18, 2014, 4:22 p.m.
    ... experimented with a group mentoring format where 1 mentor met with a group of mentees to get more “bang...The groups in these programs typically consist of 1-2 mentors and 3-5 mentees who meet together for an...get together. If you all work at the same place, a 1-2 hour lunch on a regular schedule might work. If ...meeting at both the Fox Chase Cancer Center and Brandeis University. 5 easy steps to forming your own peer... of people who are all interested in making a transition. Schedule your first meeting and get organized... your successes and support each other as you transition to the next stage in your careers! Stay in touch...
  5. An “elegans” Approach to Better CRISPR/Cas9 Editing Efficiency

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    Dec. 17, 2020, 1:30 p.m.
    ...effective recovery of knock-ins, but did result in 1-2 kilobases of additional sequence being introduced...facilitating recovery of edited animals. Figure 1: In the background are 504 restriction digests of ...selection for repair of a temperature-sensitive pha-1 mutation significantly enriches for knock-in of 2x... 3xFLAG epitopes into other, non-linked loci; pha-1(e2123) mutant worms are perfectly viable at 15 ºC,... repair pathway. Reagents required to perform pha-1 co-conversion are available through Addgene. In 2019... technologies have transformed the palette of experiments possible in a wide range of organisms and cell...genomic locus (CRISPR-ChAP-MS) could further transform the range of experiments imaginable in C. elegans. ...
  6. Hot Plasmids April 2018 - Protein Degradation, Nanoscopy, FIRE-Cas9, and Yeast Expression Tools

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    April 23, 2018, 2 p.m.
    ... levels. That is, if transcription factor 1 controls expression of transcription factor 2, which directly...by modulating the induction of transcription factors 1 and 2. See Aranda-Díaz et al. for more information...difficult-to-manipulate primary cells, achieving knockdown within 1-2 hr of reagent delivery. TRIM-Away is suitable for...expression, Aranda-Díaz et al transformed yeast with both a GAL4/estradiol controlled transcription factor ... a broad pH range. The four biometric probes successfully targeted endosomes under a range of pH conditions...ligand binding domains and the MSN2 transactivation domain. Transcription factor activation via the appropriate...progesterone controlled transcription factor as well as reporters specific to each transcription factor. They then...
  7. Tagging Optogenetics and Chemogenetics Receptors: Fluorescent Proteins and Other Options

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    May 11, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ... help improve the transport of protein of interest the membrane.   Figure 1: Electron microscope...proportion were found on the plasma membrane (top panel in Fig. 1). Of course, this was problematic, because...expression of hM4Di in plasma membranes in both species (bottom panel in Fig. 1). Our results indicate that... the transgene of interest. In our studies, mCherry interfered with the transport to the membrane of the...the hM4Di might improve the transport of this DREADD to the plasma membrane. The haemagglutinin (HA) tag...the expression of the transgene of interest and its localization in the membrane. The lesson we learned... the plasma membrane. Note that the use of the HA tag significantly improves the transport of hM4Di to...
  8. Viral Vectors 101: Inverted Terminal Repeats

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    Oct. 19, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...) vector (Figure 1). Everything else outside the ITRs gets left behind.    Figure 1: Recombinant AAV ...reduces rAAV productivity but increases transgene expression. Sci Rep, 7(1), 5432. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598...containing transcription factor binding sites can increase transgene expression and transduction efficiency...as the gene that they package. In a transfer plasmid, the transgene is flanked by two ITRs, and the ITRs...vectors, modifications can affect gene transfer efficiency and transgene expression (Zhou et al. 2017). For...these mutations can affect transduction efficiency and subsequent transgene expression. Replacing the ...nucleotide sequences that flank the ends of the single stranded DNA genome of AAV in the native virus. Since the...
  9. Enhancing CRISPR Targeting Specificity with eSpCas9, SpCas9-HF1, & HypaCas9

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    Dec. 16, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ... Figure 1: Strand separation and target DNA binding to the Cas9 nuclease. Stable strand separation ...by 2 sets of interactions : 1. Interactions between the non-target strand and a positively charged groove... improvements in genome engineering! References 1. Slaymaker, Ian M., et al. "Rationally engineered ...increases when target DNA strand separation is stabilized (2,3). Stable strand separation is maintained...and therefore destabilize basal strand separation. This decreased strand separation combined with the weak...the non-target strand and the HNH/RuvC groove, and interactions between the target strand and the gRNA....nuclease domains 2. Interactions between the target strand and the gRNA (see figure below) Because off-target...
  10. Channelrhodopsins with improved light sensitivity for minimally-invasive optogenetics

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    Nov. 3, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...neuron which generates an action potential (Figure 1). This light-induced excitation can take place in ...channelrhodopsin activation to a small volume of brain tissue (~1 mm3). Current channelrhodopsins also need high-intensity...fiber-optic cables into the brain. Figure 1: With no blue light, the channelrhodopsin remains ... that determine membrane expression and plasma membrane localization of transmembrane proteins, like rhodopsins...capable of broad transduction of the nervous system which eliminates the need for intracranial injections. ... to perform in vivo optogenetic experiments. Intracranial injections of AAV are commonly used to deliver...channelrhodopsin-based optogenetics minimally-invasive, Frances Arnold’s lab and Viviana Gradinaru’s lab used machine...
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