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TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 19, 2014, 3:39 p.m....vectors (e.g. pBV-Luc) and gene silencing (e.g. pLKO.1 - TRC cloning vector). Check out our complete guide...vast collection of empty backbones that have been designed, tested, and published by academic scientists....find the vector that fits your experiments, I've described below some of the most frequently requested vectors...protein with a specific resin (e.g. 6xHis containing pDEST-HisMBP). After purification the protein can be released...vectors. Consider your applications and experimental design. You can create a new strain with a disrupted gene...
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Scientific Sharing in the Time of COVID-19: Databases and Resources
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 12, 2020, 1:15 p.m.... towards understanding this disease. Figure 1: Scientists are continuing to do essential research...internationally COVID-19 Resources Canada is a database that provides information about reagents, funding and volunteer... -
What's New in CRISPR - March 2020
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 10, 2020, 1:15 p.m....plasmids CRISPRi in Caulobacter crescentus Figure 1: Serial dilutions of CRISPRi in Caulobacter cells ... whose expression varies depending on transgene design and delivery. They generated hPSC lines with AAVS1... -
New Viral Vectors - Fall 2024
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 3, 2024, 1:15 p.m.... serotonin, and much more. Check them out! Table 1: New ready-to-use viral vectors in the Addgene repository...available in the Addgene viral vector repository! This includes the first Addgene prep packaged in the AAV9-X1.1... -
Fluorescent Proteins 101: Fluorescent Biosensors
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 18, 2017, 2:30 p.m....of experiments they are commonly used for. Table 1. Points to Keep in Mind When Performing Biosensor ...These sensors generally follow the same pattern described above - a sensing domain induces changes in a ... -
We're Updating Our Hold for Publication Policy
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 24, 2025, 1:15 p.m.... email in a busy inbox. Updated policy As of July 1, 2025, we are updating our Hold for Publication policy... release plasmids on hold if they are clearly described in a journal publication. Plasmids will be released... -
Sensing Neuronal Dopamine
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 30, 2019, 12:59 p.m....region of the brain where DA quantitation is desired (Figure 1). The probe perfuses liquid, which causes ...et al., 2018). These sensors also exhibit high magnitudes of fluorescent responses. Studies on the kinetics...Ultrafast neuronal imaging of dopamine dynamics with designed genetically encoded sensors." Science 360.6396... -
Understanding GPCR Signaling Using TRUPATH
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 14, 2020, 2:15 p.m....updated version of BRET called BRET2. Figure 1: TRUPATH measures heterotrimeric G protein dissociation...in the initiation of a vast number of signaling cascades, inducing different cellular responses. One of...localization of the Rluc8 insertion within the Gα. Despite exhaustive refinement, it was not possible to generate...protein signal transducers. The TRUPATH collection provides scientists with a toolkit to gain an understanding... -
Addgene Begins Distribution of Recombinant Antibodies
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 28, 2022, 4:30 p.m....ScFvs, based on community demand. Figure 1: Antibody against PSD-95 from the Trimmer Lab. Information...Addgene is building our antibody resource, which includes recombinant antibodies, educational materials,...California Davis School of Medicine. This deposit includes frequently cited antibodies for use in brain imaging...supporting hybridoma sharing within the community for decades. Educational Resources The Basics of Western Blotting... -
Antibodies 101: Epitope Availability
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 11, 2022, 2 p.m.... to just that particular assay. Fig. 1: A native protein (left) is denatured, allowing the...available for binding change as well. If this change hides the epitope that the antibodies used to recognize...conditions. In those cases, pay special attention to designing your controls in validation, as you may need to...help you avoid a great deal of frustration when designing and troubleshooting immunoimaging assays. It can... -
Why Add Sucrose? Improved Yields for Adeno-associated Virus Preparation
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 13, 2018, 1:14 p.m....materials to the research community. References 1. Coroadinha, A. S., et al. "Effect of osmotic pressure... to improve viral vector production. Whether redesigning viral packaging plasmids, investigating different...untreated and sucrose treated viral preparations. Despite observing a positive effect on our overall yield...due to impaired endocytosis. In parallel assays designed to test the endocytosis of a fluorescent dye and... -
Addgene's Top 10 Blog Posts of 2015
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 7, 2015, 6 p.m....year and happy reading! Top 10 blog posts of 2015 1. CRISPR 101: Homology Directed Repair Addgenie Chari...inversions, deletions, and translocations. It also provides researchers with many different ways to control...the right one. In this post, Addgenie Melina Fan guides us through the basics of the validation process...experiment? In this post, Addgenie Chari Cortez guides us through some common controls and why you might... -
Fluorescent Proteins 101: Monitoring Cell Mobility Using Fluorescent Proteins
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 15, 2017, 1:24 p.m....do researchers track fluorescently labeled cells? 1. Epifluorescence microscopy This technique uses a ...of the immune system and its dynamics. References 1. Peters, Nathan C., et al. "In vivo imaging reveals...their specificity or from the thymus to the lymph nodes. These methods gave researchers much more information...expressing cells. For example, by harvesting lymph nodes at different times after antigen challenge, scientists... cellular dynamics in lymphoid organs. In lymph nodes, for example, two-photon microscopy allowed scientists...extravasate from the bloodstream to invade lymph nodes and scan antigen presenting cells, but two-photon...interactions in diverse tissues, including lymph nodes, brain, liver, gut and skin. Two-photon intravital... -
CUT&RUN: An Improved Method for Studying Protein-DNA Interactions
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 13, 2018, 2:51 p.m....targeting MNase to antibody bound proteins (Figure 1). Importantly, since Protein A has weaker affinity...when a high degree of signal to noise is desired. It also provides an excellent additional measure of DNA... -
Hot Plasmids June 2018 - Reverse transcriptase, nanobody, and protein-DNA interaction tools
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 27, 2018, 1:16 p.m....approximately 20 nm of a specific DNA sequence in only 1 min. Using these lentiviral plasmids, catalytically...transport from the cell surface. Their toolkit includes a set of plasmids each containing an anti-GFP ...from A. victoria the functionalized nanobodies described here can be used to target any protein fused with... -
Rewiring Metabolic Circuitry with CRISPR RNA Scaffolds [Video]
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 7, 2015, 4:21 p.m.... 160(1), 339-350 (2015). PubMed. Find the Plasmids @Addgene: Plasmids for CRISPRi are described here...stepwise protocol on designing and using RNA scaffolds: Delebecque, C. J. et al. Designing and using RNA scaffolds...regulators allows a greater degree of control of desired expression levels dependent upon the type of transcriptional...transcriptional regulator or the number of designed scaffold binding sites. With hundreds of characterized...tunability of transcription is possible. From a design perspective, this is appealing since the RNA scaffold...pairing, allowing for rational, straightforward design. Since the technique relies on base pairing, it...and multidirectional multiplex control via scRNA design is readily apparent in metabolic engineering. The... -
Hot Plasmids - June 2020 - Barcoded CRISPR Library, Sparse Cell Labeling, Calcineurin Reporter, and DNA Staining Dye Alternative
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 2, 2020, 1:15 p.m....Article contributed by Susanna Bachle Figure 1: Initial steps in the CRISPR-pooled screening using...assign four different barcodes to each of the gRNAs and to embed these barcodes within the gRNA sequences...lab designed a calcineurin transcriptional reporter consisting of a quickly-degraded destabilized GFP ...method that makes use of guide RNAs with internal barcodes (iBARs) in their loop region. After infecting ...bioRxiv 2019. https://doi.org/10.1101/788679 A destabilized GFP reporter for calcineurin activity in yeast...intracellular Ca2+ (bottom panels) equipped with destabilized GFP calcineurin reporter (blue) and stained ... -
Viral Genome Sequencing - A One Stop Shop for AAV Identity and Serotype Confirmation
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 23, 2020, 1:15 p.m....and cost for AAV genome sequencing. Figure 1: The viral genome sequencing workflow. Using this...our AAV preparations. We recently published a description of the VGS process and use cases in Human Gene...ligation and tagmentation preparation approaches described previously require a preliminary double stranding... the expression cassette that we want, it also includes a small amount of spurious DNA from the packaging...plasmids. We decided to use this to our advantage by designing a Python script that looks for pre-defined serotype...signature sequences in the data. Unlike previously described thermodynamics-based methods of serotype confirmation... -
Hot Plasmids - September 2019 - CRISPR, Auxin Inducible Degradation, MerMAID Channelrhodopsins, and Genome Looping
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 3, 2019, 1:15 p.m....heterodimerizes with CIBN upon blue light exposure (see Fig 1*). When the group targeted the enhancer region of ...almost complete desensitization when exposed to continuous bright light. Desensitization is mediated by...discovered Marine, Anion-conducting and Intensely Desensitizing ChRs) differ from currently used ChRs in that...regulation of many genes. A number of groups have designed means of studying the effects of endogenous looping... they call the LADL Anchor. Using specifically designed gRNAs, they can then recruit these LADL Anchors... -
Antibodies 101: Epitope Tags
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 11, 2023, 1:15 p.m....net negative charge with 4 negatively charged and 1 positively charged amino acids. Myc tags are frequently... What are epitope tags? Epitope tags are short peptides introduced at the N or C terminus of a protein...purification or detection of the tagged protein. These peptides consist of as little as 8 or as many as several...need monoclonal GFP antibodies or guidance on designing a GFP tag Addgene has you covered! Potential...Protein folding issues, steric hindrances, and destabilization can be brought about by the tag so it’s important...