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  1. Getting the Most from Your Lentiviral Transduction

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    April 7, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Biotechniques 35.4 (2003). 812-4. Pubmed PMID: 14579747. 3. Drexler, H.G., Uphoff, C.C. “Mycoplasma contamination...positively charged polycation, polybrene. Interestingly, one study found that alternative polycations such as DEAE-dextran... freshly collected lentivirus for downstream applications. While this ensures that the highest titer virus...lentivirus may want to consider testing a variety of cation and serum sources to ensure the best possible transduction...establishes the best conditions for specific applications, stick with them! Changes in such variables ...efficiency of lentiviral vectors: effect of sera and polycations.” Molecular Biotechnology 53.3 (2013). 308-14...

  2. Advanced Uses of Cre-lox and Flp-FRT - A Neuroscientist’s View

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    Oct. 19, 2017, 1:54 p.m.
    ...biotechnology 16(7): 657–62. PubMed PMID: 9661200.  3. Cardin, Jessica A. et al. 2009. “Driving Fast-Spiking... gives you a single level of control without modification - either Cre is there or it’s not. Cre-mediated... sites can lead to excision, inversion, and translocation of DNA in a similar fashion as between loxP ...37 °C). Smart molecular evolution led to the identification of FLPe which has a temperature optimum of ...-LDB domains of the fusions allowing Cre/FLP translocate to the nucleus where they exert their recombinase...

  3. Four Base Editing Reporters to Monitor and Enrich Editing in Real-time

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    July 7, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...visualized and sorted via flow cytometry. Figure 3: Targeting pEF-BFP with a cytidine deaminase base ...2019). TREE is a real-time, fluorescent based identification system for the isolation of base-edited cell...to BFP Conversion: A Versatile Assay for the Quantification of CRISPR/Cas9-mediated Genome Editing. Molecular...Harris RS (2018) A fluorescent reporter for quantification and enrichment of DNA editing by APOBEC–Cas9...

  4. Plasmids 101: Biotinylation

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    Nov. 15, 2018, 1:50 p.m.
    ...Sciences, 24.9 (1999b): 359–363. PubMed PMID: 10470036. 3. Said, H. M. “Biotin: The forgotten vitamin.” American...molecular biology applications for biotin and avidin. A short list of some other common applications and links...downstream application. Biotin labelled oligonucleotides can be used in a multitude of applications including... carboxylase and decarboxylases. These enzymes catalyze the transfer of carboxyl groups to organic acids...this highly specific post-translational protein modification. Most organisms have less than five enzymes ...uses of biotinylation in the lab are protein purification and immunoprecipitation experiments. Biotinylated...sites found on avidin are also ideal for signal amplification during these experiments. During detection, ...

  5. Transferable Skills Guide: Conflict Resolution

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    Jan. 4, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...thomas-kilmann-conflict-resolution-model/, accessed Jan. 3, 2022.     Additional Resources on the Addgene blog...conflict is not always what was communicated but how it was communicated. The next step is to come up with...of lapsed communication. Making some assumptions about how something should be communicated is necessary...skill in and of itself. Conflict can also be categorized as either “personal” or “substantive”. A personality-based...traced back to one of a few trouble spots:  Communication (or lack thereof): Information sharing gets ...organization gets, and creating new avenues of communication can create as many problems as it can solve....meeting? Different teams frequently prefer to communicate in different ways, so the source of the conflict...

  6. Finding nucleic acids with SHERLOCK and DETECTR

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    April 16, 2020, 1 p.m.
    ...recognizes a different PAM site and generates 5’ and 3’ staggered ends after dsDNA breaks. The Doudna lab...activated” Cas13 produces a quantifiable signal that indicates the presence of your targeted nucleic acid. To...amplified using RPA (recombinase polymerase amplification) or reverse transcriptase (RT)-RPA, respectively...RNA for subsequent detection by Cas13. This amplification step in combination with the ssRNA reporter ... introduced in 2017 so the lab made further modifications to improve their detection system. They named... SHERLOCKv2 uses far less primer in the pre-amplification step allowing for greater quantitation without...hour. Find the SHERLOCK plasmids at Addgene! Applications of the SHERLOCK detection system The Zhang lab...

  7. Fluorescent Proteins 101: GFP Fusion Proteins - Making the Right Connection

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    April 9, 2019, 1:13 p.m.
    ...predict which one will work as illustrated in figure 3 (Mastop et al., 2018). Unbiased, random insertions...study its function is one of the most popular applications of fluorescent proteins. These fusion proteins...steric hindrance. For instance, GFP may occlude catalytic sites or obstruct binding sites or motifs that...that are necessary for post-translational modifications. Despite these potential issues, GFP has been used...linker sequence short In the early days of GFP applications, many were concerned with steric hindrance by...N-terminus of the donor fluorescent protein can be truncated to increase the FRET efficiency. Creating fusions...fluorescent protein and protein of interest (POI). To indicate the sequence, people often use terminology like...

  8. Plasmids 101: Gibson Assembly and Other Long-Homology Based Cloning Methods

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    March 1, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...BioTechniques 2015; 58:161-170. PubMed PMID: 25861928. 3. Jiang W, Zhao X, Gabrieli T, Lou C, Ebenstein Y, ...neighboring fragments can be created via PCR amplification with primers that contain the appropriate homologous... tools that help you design primers for PCR amplification of fragments to incorporate such regions of ...assembly meets CRISPR Gibson can be adapted to more complicated cloning schemes, such as those where the vector...CRISPR technology and is described in a recent publication by the Lockey lab (Wang, et al. 2015). In this...aspects of the SLIC methods. First, it uses a dedicated 5’ exonuclease instead of using the exonuclease...DNA fragments contain these sites at the correct location and NOT in the middle of your insert. Gateway ...

  9. Viral Vectors 101: Integrase-Deficient Lentiviral Vectors

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    May 13, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...without the risks associated with prolonged expression. 3. Stable expression in non-dividing cells IDLVs can...decades. Widely used across various research applications, they have become indispensable tools for manipulating... easily, without the need for time-consuming purification processes, and are powerful, due to their ability...-lasting changes in cells. However, for some applications, integration might be considered a double-edged...dividing cells because they lack an origin of replication (Banasik and McCray, 2010). However, IDLV genomes... certain types of clinical or basic research applications. Considerations for IDLV use If you’re reading...Integrase-defective lentiviral vectors: progress and applications. Gene Therapy, 17(2), 150–157. https://doi.org...

  10. CRISPR 101: Any Base Transversion Editors

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    April 1, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...base editor development going forward. Figure 3: Mechanism of gGBE. Created with BioRender.com. ...Red arrows indicate a conversion directly catalyzed by the base editor. Black arrows indicate natural cellular...researchers can now select the best tool for their application from among many options.  Conclusion With these...engineered human uracil DNA glycosylase. Nature Communications, 15(1), 4897. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467...via engineered uracil-DNA glycosylase. Nature Communications, 15(1), 6397. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467...

  11. Five Popular Model Organisms, Part 2

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    Sept. 29, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Model for Regeneration and Aging. Gerontology, 66(3), 212–222. https://doi.org/10.1159/000504294 Wang,...studying genetic modification for their ease of manipulation and their ability to be replicated. Because E...., 2004). Additionally, breakthroughs in gene modification tools and methods such as CRISPR have vastly...Escherichia coli as a Model Organism and Its Application in Biotechnology. In Escherichia coli - Recent...Physiology, Pathogenesis and Biotechnological Applications. InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/67306 Koornneef... bacteria with superior performance. Nature Communications, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04899...

  12. Fluorescent Proteins 101: When GFP lets you down

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    Aug. 23, 2018, 12:05 p.m.
    ...protein." (1998): 509-544. PubMed PMID: 9759496.  3. Buckley, Anthony M., et al. "LOV-based reporters ... proteins.Therefore, GFP is not suitable for applications that require anaerobic conditions. In experiments...an additional protein module that can report on location. This approach enables the study of proteins in...fusion with GFP allows for detection of genomic locations (Chen et al., 2013). GFP fluorescence overlaps...case when proteins undergo post-translational modification with fatty acyl chains. For instance, myristoylation...C-terminal consensus sequence (-CaaX). Both modifications are disrupted when GFP is fused to these sequences...

  13. Plasmids 101: Common Lab E. coli Strains

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    Nov. 7, 2014, 2:56 p.m.
    ...strain. F- Δ(ara-leu)7697 [araD139]B/r Δ(codB-lacI)3 galK16 galE15 λ- e14- mcrA0 relA1 rpsL150(strR) spoT1...that carried out the labor-intensive process of replicating your new plasmid: the Escherichia coli bacteria...conjugation. Genes listed on F´ are wild-type unless indicated otherwise fhuA (formerly tonA) ferric hydroxamate...vectors. Used by Addgene for pooled library amplification. F' mcrA Δ(mcrBC-hsdRMS-mrr) recA1 endA1 gyrA96...typically standard; just having the gene listed indicates it is non-functional. If a gene is deleted, it... Most Popular Plasmids 101 Posts: Origin of Replication The Promoter Region – Let's Go! Mammalian Vectors...

  14. Antibodies 101: The Basics of Western Blotting

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    March 8, 2021, 2:41 p.m.
    ...separated by size, (2) transferred to a membrane, and  (3) detected using antibodies.   Figure 1: Overview...post-translational modifications, quantify protein levels relative to standards, detect the cellular location of proteins...pull-down assays.  Westerns are divided into two categories, native and denaturing. In a native western, ...matrix, the blotting membrane, the gel, a copper cathode/iblot gel matrix, and filter paper. Pretty much...search, first pay attention to the validated applications listed on the vendor’s website and choose an...western and vice versa.  In addition to validated applications, pay close attention to the controls listed ...and incubation times. If the vendor includes publications that cited the antibody, consider reviewing ...

  15. Scientific Reproducibility - Focusing on Solutions at the Minisymposium on Reproducibility

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    May 18, 2018, 7:32 p.m.
    ...scientific enterprise and not just impact. Cause #3: Poor experimental design It’s easy to get excited...someone has replicated it precisely. You can find a great discussion of different types of replication in Nosek...perfect story for a “high impact” publication can lead to the publication of rare flukes showing positive...that fall into this category include performing experiments with too few replicates leading to suspect ...these positive results will be published. The publication record will then show that the tested hypothesis...reproducible publishing practices. One example is the publication of peer reviews so we can see how and why papers... also means that you’re more likely to get a publication (for better or worse, the currency for success...

  16. How to Design Your gRNA for CRISPR Genome Editing

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    Sept. 24, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Originally published May 3, 2017 and last updated Sep 24, 2020 This post was contributed by guest blogger...the optimal location. It is also important to have good information on the exact location of the TSS. ...appreciable levels of modification. Whole-genome sequencing of cells modified by CRISPR indicates that the consequences...specific base edit, or modulation of gene expression. Location and sequence are important considerations for ... gRNAs. For indels, it's not so important what location in the gene you target, but it is important that...fewer sequences to choose from). Finally, for HDR, location is much more important because you have to target...target site is far more constrained by the desired location of edit; efficiency decreases dramatically when...

  17. Is this the right place for me? 8 tactics for choosing a lab

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    Oct. 2, 2018, 12:56 p.m.
    ...spend the next 6 years. Know yourself I rotated in 3 labs before choosing a graduate school lab. All the...honestly evaluate your own style of work and communication before making this important decision. I’ll ...Prepare by going sleuthing on the lab website, publication records, LinkedIn, ResearchGate or Twitter. Be...the appropriate first authorship position on a publication of her project and made another lab member first...– including failure to acknowledge good work, allocation of meaningless tasks, removal of responsibility...connections such as serving on Boards? Does the publication record show evidence of industry collaboration...skills guide Learn about careers in science communication Read posts on mentoring for scientists Resources...

  18. Antibodies 101: Multiplex Immunofluorescence

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    May 23, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...image-based figures for scientific publications. PLOS Biology, 19(3), e3001161. https://doi.org/10.1371...protein is (localization) and how much there is (quantification). But what if you’ve got several interesting...primary antibodies that have been validated in IF applications (find IHC validated or ICC validated antibodies...Immunocytochemistry Protocols for other antibody applications...

  19. A Practical Guide to Optimizing AAV DIO and FLEx Vector Expression

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    Nov. 2, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...and can exhibit recombination levels as high as 1-3%. In light of this finding, we now include guidance...promoter, such as the truncated tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) promoter for catecholamine neurons or glial fibrillary... Flp), to either flip or excise a gene that is located between them. Early recombinase-dependent vector...expression profile at multiple steps from plasmid amplification in bacteria to transgene expression in vivo.... the level of spontaneous recombination. This indicates that the amount of leaky expression can largely...are typically employed during viral plasmid amplification (Fischer, KB. 2019). This means that all DIO...of spontaneous reversion during AAV plasmid amplification. On the left homologous pairs of scrambled cre-recombinase...

  20. Finding Your Perfect Job After University

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    Jan. 12, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...about roles in this field, most jobs needed at least 3 months experience working in a developing tropical...at the Institute of Cancer Research in Sutton, located on the edge of London to gain relevant experience...recession. As each advertised job received many applications, employers were requesting that only scientists...commercial company. In my particular situation, communication between departments was sometimes difficult ... order to have meetings between teams. This communication is vital because otherwise I’d lose touch with...
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