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  1. CRISPR/Cas9 FAQs Answered!

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    March 13, 2014, 4:08 p.m.
    ...extraction solution, runs the protocol, then uses around 2–4 µl in each 50 µl PCR reaction. The gDNA extracted... early onset Parkinson Point mutations. Cell, 146(2), 318–331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2011.06.019...with the newest CRISPR technologies and their applications can be exhausting. A quick search for "CRISPR... the target site sequence (protospacer+PAM) is located? If there are other PAMs in the region, will they...puromycin selection. You could then confirm this purification by performing a genotyping assay (such as Sanger...genomic DNA as template after performing gDNA purification and have tried conditions with 5% DMSO or without...very robust in this case for EMX1. Since the publication of our paper, we have two new optimized primers...
  2. 27 Hot Plasmids from 2016

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    Dec. 22, 2016, 3:03 p.m.
    ...biological applications. First, GMAP-compatible backbones for lentivirus LV 1-5 and retrovirus RV 2-5 were...backbone, which expresses the gRNA from a Drosophila U6:2 promoter and Cas9 from the actin 5C promoter. Addgene...engineering (MAGE) (1). MAGE uses recombineering (2) to simultaneously incorporate multiple single-strand...number of tandemly expressed gRNAs respectively) and 2) the size of the deletion. Smaller deletions generally...FAIRE-seq, and CHIP-seq), genome-wide identification and quantification of enhancer activity have remained...compartments (cytosol, Addgene catalog #71245; mitochondria, Addgene catalog #71247) Rosella provides an ...CpG methylation by fusing catalytically inactive Cas9 (dCas9) with the catalytic domain from DNA methyltransferase...
  3. Antibodies 101: Buffers, Storage, and Conjugates

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    Feb. 1, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...with abundance whenever possible.      Fig 2: Try to inversely pair fluorophore strength with protein...compensation.    Working with antibodies can get a bit complicated, but hopefully this helps you successfully select...
  4. Plasmids 101: Screening Strategies Used in Plasmid Cloning

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    Sept. 15, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...about colony PCR in this blog post.   Figure 2: The steps of colony PCR.   Sanger sequencing Sanger... of the entire plasmid. Please note that NGS verification is more time-intensive than Sanger sequencing...
  5. Plasmids 101: The protein expression toolbox

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    Feb. 16, 2023, 7:05 p.m.
    ... the transcriptional level.     Fig. 2 Tetracycline on/off promoters and modes of action ...that! CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) targets a catalytically dead Cas9 fused to a transcriptional repressor...
  6. To Each HIS Own

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    March 2, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...take care when using this method.      Fig 2:  A, The polyhistidine tag is a string of histidine...proteins within a system. This can be pretty complicated given that a single cell has tens of thousands...single protein? Oftentimes, they rely on protein purification. In this strategy a single protein can be isolated...this blog will focus on one of the most common, purification based on the polyhistidine tag. What is the ...purity (Janknecht 1991, Hochuli 1988). In this purification approach, the metal ions are immobilized on ... incorporation of a cleavage site and a post-purification cleavage step to remove the tag in order to ...2000).  One downside of polyhistidine tag-based purification, however, is the propensity for nonspecific ...
  7. Announcing the Winners of the 2021 Michael Davidson and Roger Tsien Commemorative Conference Awards

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    Aug. 5, 2021, 12:15 p.m.
    ...inside the cell,” says Pedre Pérez. Figure 2: Micrographs of the biosensor expressed in the human... Haoyi Qiu He Tian Every two years, we seek applications for awards to early career scientists using ...virtual conference attendance. We also opened up applications to research technicians and undergraduate researchers...mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase (MPST) which catalyzes the desulfuration of 3-mercaptopyruvate and generates...the chromophore that are susceptible to redox modification, the MPST hydrosulfide can be transferred to... and CNO silencing. (D) Immunohistochemistry verification of the dual virus expression in CR neurons of...where she engineers genetically encoded voltage indicators. Tian developed a video-based high-throughput...
  8. Plasmids 101: Golden Gate Cloning

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    Aug. 27, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...plasmid (Option 1) or added using PCR-based amplification (Option 2). Advantages of Golden Gate cloning Golden... work around this is to "domesticate" your fragment: PCR-based amplification can be used to create silent...and exciting applications, this system is an incredibly powerful tool for cloning complicated constructs...Type IIS sites (such as BsaI or BbsI), that are located on the outside of the cleavage site. As a result...restriction sites that may not be amenable to "domestication", you might want to consider using an alternative...high-efficiency step. References: Sequential amplification of cloned DNA as tandem multimers using class-IIS...
  9. Antibodies 101: Affinity Reagents

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    April 14, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Antibody Fragments. Antibodies (Basel). 2019 Apr 9;8(2):28. doi: 10.3390/antib8020028. PMID: 31544834; PMCID...re used in a number of research and clinical applications. Most of the time, when someone speaks about...deeper penetration into a tissue, useful for applications like IHC, or be able to access an epitope folded...that would size-exclude an antibody. In imaging applications, smaller affinity reagents means higher resolution...antibody’s ‘Y’. They are often used in clinical applications. Fab fragments can be created in lab in situations...Shahied, 2004). They are often used for clinical applications, including imaging.  Diabodies are ~60 kDa proteins...antibodies are still an excellent option for many applications, and frankly, if ain't broke, don't fix it!  ...
  10. Plasmids for Endogenous Gene Tagging in Human Cells

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    April 6, 2017, 1:02 p.m.
    ...this year. Designing the donor plasmid Figure 2: Donor plasmid design strategy. A donor plasmid contains...visit the Cell Catalog on the Allen Cell Explorer, where you can also find the certificate of analysis provided...signal that makes it hard to visualize the precise location of the protein or structure of interest. Endogenous...technology, inserting large tags into a precise location in the genome is still inefficient, particularly...from these cell lines can be found in the Cell Catalog on our data portal. The plasmids should be functional...
  11. RNA Extraction Without A Kit

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    March 24, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...156–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/0003-2697(87)90021-2 Chomczynski P, Sacchi N (2006) The single-step method...of DNA that can potentially complicate results of a downstream application such as quantitative PCR to...easier. Recently, we published a blog on DNA purification without a kit that outlined several reasons ...take care whenever doing any type of DNA or RNA purification to avoid contamination, take extra care when..., that isn’t the case for RNA extraction and purification. There is one simple method that works, and ...
  12. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - March 2021

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    March 23, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...neuron-astrocyte, and cancer-stromal cell pairs.   Figure 2: Schematic of the interaction between the sender cell...2021.   The potential tools fall into two categories: probes and editors. A probe array may consist...and should be varied as it can have important implications for the fusion protein effectivity), and a fluorescent...to visualize DNA, an editor targets DNA (via catalytically inactive dCas9) to modify chromatin. A fluorescent...both spatiotemporal protein degradation and quantification of this depletion using imaging-based measurements...BioTag, which can be used in protein affinity purification studies.    Duong et al., Genetics 2021. https...
  13. Mouse Modeling, Part 1: Genetically Engineered Mice

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    July 11, 2019, 1:26 p.m.
    ...strain (which will be covered in more detail in part 2 of this blog series) controls the cell types in which...stimuli. Cre recombinase catalyzes the recombination of DNA sequences located between two loxP sites. ...in research can fall under one of two broad classifications: inbred or outbred. Inbred strains share a ...Knockout mice Knockout mice have undergone genetic modification that alters or eliminates the expression of ...can be used to invert a segment of DNA or to translocate a piece of DNA from one region of the genome ...
  14. Getting Started with Behavioral Neuroscience: Standardizing Experiments and Using Viral Vectors

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    Aug. 20, 2019, 12:31 p.m.
    ...are two main decisions to make: 1. Which modification? and 2. Which viral vector should be used? Modifying...excitation or inhibition upon light (or drug) application.  Genetic manipulation can also reduce expression...recombinase on transgenic flox animals to introduce modifications at the DNA level in a temporally and locally... brain area, avoiding side effects from such modification in other areas. An alternative strategy is to...
  15. Addgene: The First Twenty Years

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    Dec. 19, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ...beginning Let’s take a quick flash back to 2004. “Shrek 2” was the most popular movie in theaters, the Razr ...as well as developing and sharing supportive educational resources. By 2017, we had distributed 1,000 ...We also created a growing library of antibody educational resources, including our new Antibodies 101 eBook...community by depositing, ordering, or using our educational resources. And we look forward to twenty more...
  16. Seven Tips for Using LinkedIn as a Scientist

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    Oct. 1, 2019, 1:21 p.m.
    ...the "Contact info" link right below their photo. 2) Personalize all connection requests LinkedIn is a... example, I will often see a whole bunch of notifications “a postdoc from this Uni viewed your profile...look straight at the camera. Pro tip: Turn off notifications to your network of profile changes. If you are...
  17. Channelrhodopsins with improved light sensitivity for minimally-invasive optogenetics

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    Nov. 3, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...still depolarize neurons at lower MOIs. Figure 2: ChRgers are delivered by intravenous injection into...tegmental area (VTA) of the brain. Since the VTA is located in the midbrain, fiber-optic cannulas were still...right secondary motor cortex (M2). Since M2 is located on the surface of the brain, to deliver light to...
  18. Antibodies 101: ELISA (Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay)

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    Aug. 24, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ... adapted to a competitive format. Figure 2: Overview of using Competitive ELISA to quantitatively...the most common type of competitive ELISA is a modification of the sandwich ELISA as described here, the...ELISA, the only difference being the additional amplification step, which helps to visualize low-abundance...
  19. How to Prepare for an Industry Interview

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    July 9, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...company culture.  It’s also a good idea to prepare 1-2 unique questions for each interviewer by looking at...accomplishments and demonstrate your science communication skills. Know your audience. Connect your prior...codes for interviews. You can also ask HR for clarification on the dress code for the interview. Greet each...
  20. Tips for Titering Your Lentiviral Preps

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    March 15, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...protocols 4.4 (2009): 495-505. PubMed PMID: 19300443. 2. Geraerts, Martine, et al. "Comparison of lentiviral...particle. Consequently, titers based off of p24 quantification tend to be overestimates since they can include...quantify the amount of PCR product that comes from amplification of the original plasmid which can over-inflate...
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