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  1. Plasmids for Endogenous Gene Tagging in Human Cells

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    April 6, 2017, 1:02 p.m.
    ...alleninstitute.org. A classic challenge in cell biology is making sure that what we observe through the microscope...whole segment—a GFP tag and 1kb of homologous DNA flanking both sides (about 2.7kb total)—is inserted into...and destroyed by CRISPR/Cas9 during transfection. Making the double strand break and introducing the tag...
  2. Savvy Advocates Needed to Navigate a Scientific Enterprise in Flux

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    Sept. 13, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Advancement of Science, Rush Holt, followed by a networking reception. Saturday’s workshop will be an advocacy...laid out by a 2014 National Academy of Sciences working group (National Academy of Sciences. “The Postdoctoral... Advancement of Science, Rush Holt, PhD and a networking reception. Saturday’s workshop will progress ...
  3. 5 Tips for Troubleshooting Viral Transductions

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    Aug. 11, 2016, 2:23 p.m.
    ... me troubleshoot some technical obstacles when working with virus: 1. Viral vectors undergo DNA rearrangements...cells for infection If your transductions aren’t working, you can check if virus is being generated by your...template. Regardless of the type of virus you’re working with, there’s a lot that goes into virus design...
  4. Plasmids 101: FLEx Vectors

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    April 28, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...recombination events, and that the orientation of the flanking loxP sites directs the Cre recombinase to invert...placement of the two pairs of target sites. By flanking the reporter with one loxP site and one lox511...PMID: 12665802. 2. Branda, CS and Dymecki, SM. Talking about a Revolution: The Impact of Site-Specific...
  5. Tips for Titering Your Lentiviral Preps

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    March 15, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...The day has arrived; you’ve painstakingly cared for your packaging cell line, prepped your DNA, transfected...amount of virus you actually have in your prep. Taking time to properly titer your virus will not only...original plasmid which can over-inflate results. A packing vector deficient in reverse transcriptase will ...
  6. 7 Simple Strategies to Resolve Conflicts with Difficult Supervisors

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    Jan. 21, 2015, 1:30 p.m.
    ... who keep changing their minds and have trouble making decisions. In my work as a thesis coach for graduate...categories. In addition, I also learned about two other kinds of difficult supervisors: Hands-off super busy ...explain how it is interfering with your work. Avoid talking about your emotions, such as frustration or anger...
  7. PRIDICT: Predicting Efficiencies of Prime Editing Guide RNAs

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    June 25, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...in brackets and add the upstream and downstream flanking sequences to their input string (Figure 2). This...prediction models. In addition, we provide options for nicking gRNAs (used for PE3 and PE5 prime editing strategies...strategies) based on a DeepSpCas9 score ranking (Kim et al., 2019). PRIDICT saves time and resources by ...
  8. Tips for a 1st time AAV user (by a Rookie AAV user)

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    Oct. 23, 2018, 11:49 a.m.
    ... I’m not going to lie, AAV transfer plasmids are kind of a pain to work with. These plasmids contain ITRs...the viral particles of the AAV serotype you’re working with are primarily found in the culture media, .... If you’re new to creating gradients, practice making the iodixanol layers before doing your first purification...
  9. Fluorescent Tagging of Endogenous Genes with SapTrap

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    Oct. 12, 2017, 2:26 p.m.
    ... localization, cell structure, intracellular trafficking, and protein turnover rates. Additionally, by...fission/fusion, nuclear import, and neuronal trafficking. Although FPs have enabled discovery of many ...cellular mechanisms, there are some limitations to working with FPs. Overexpression of fluorescently tagged...
  10. Viral Vectors 101: Voltage Indicators

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    Jan. 30, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ...components of the indicator, which can make the kinetics of voltage sensing to signal output slightly slower...fluorescent signaler. The pro of this system is the kinetic response time from signal input to readable output...FP-rhodopsin GEVIs have been engineered to have kinetics comparable to its one component counterpart and...
  11. Which Fluorescent Protein Should I Use?

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    May 20, 2014, 2:06 p.m.
    ...the FP (fused to the protein of interest), thus tracking the localization of that biomolecule inside living...eel was shown to mature independently of oxygen, making suitble for use in anaerobic conditions. Maturation...fluorescent protein should I use?" And if you're looking for more fluorescence microscopy tools and techniques...
  12. Droplet Digital PCR for AAV Quantitation

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    Jan. 16, 2020, 2:18 p.m.
    ...our samples 1:6 million to 1:25 million.  After making the dilutions, they are transferred to a new plate...performing ddPCR Clean everything You must have a clean working area to titer your AAV by ddPCR. Droplet digital...generator, you should avoid pipetting too quickly when making your virus dilutions. This will reduce aerosols...
  13. Viral Vectors 101: The Retroviral Lifecycle

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    July 27, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...does not do). Furthermore, molecular biologists working with vectors are, in most cases, interested in ... the viral integrase protein (IN) during step 3 (King et al., 2008) (Hu & Temin, 1990). At step 3, the....1016/0022-2836(73)90277-5. PubMed PMID: 4355596 King, S. R., Duggal, N. K., Ndongmo, C. B., Pacut, C....
  14. Plasmids 101: Secondary Nanobody Toolbox

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    Feb. 27, 2018, 2:04 p.m.
    ...domain proteins, they can be expressed in bacteria, making nanobodies a recombinant and renewable anti-IgG...available nanobodies from Pleiner et al. Before picking a secondary nanobody, it’s important to review ...expression plasmids here Additional Resources Looking for monoclonal primary antibodies to use with the...
  15. Better Dyeing Through Chemistry & Small Molecule Fluorophores

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    Sept. 8, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...dye, mauvine, was discovered in 1856 by William Perkin. His discovery set off a flurry of activity and...labeling strategies and improved fluorophores are making chemical dyes increasingly attractive and accessible...Medical Institute. He would rather be in the lab making new fluorophores for advanced imaging modalities...
  16. "Hall of Fame" AAV Enhancers from the Allen Institute for Brain Science

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    Sept. 9, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...enhancer candidates. To use these sequences for making functional genetic tools, enhancers were nominated...Institute are committed to just that, and their painstaking efforts towards screening thousands of enhancer...Hooper, M., Omstead, V., Vargas, S., Lerma, M. N., Taskin, N., Weed, N., Laird, W. D., Bishaw, Y. M., Bendrick...
  17. Twenty Years of Sharing: Addgene's Viral Vector Service

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    July 30, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...reliable and robust high quality viral vector service, making an array of ready-to-use viral vectors available.... I would be remiss to talk about them without looking at what they’re delivering and where they’re delivering...of our most popular ready-to-use viral vectors, making up almost 10% of our requests by 2019 (Figure 5A...
  18. Plasmids 101: Stringent Regulation of Replication

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    June 20, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ... replication and regulation in bacteria Before looking at an example plasmid, let's review how E. coli...different ways: methylating newly synthesized DNA, blocking binding sites, or trading out ADP for ATP to re-activate...mRNA and prevent this pseudoknot from folding, blocking replication. Created with BioRender.com. Plasmids...
  19. Tips for Writing a Good Cover Letter

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    May 21, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
    ...information to explain why you are interested in working for that organization or group. This is particularly... of what to put in your cover letter, start by looking at the requirements in the job description. For... good place to state why you are interested in working for this lab and/or company. Remember to proofread...
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