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  1. Popular Retroviral Vectors and Their Uses in Scientific Research

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    July 24, 2018, 12:51 p.m.
    ...Transfer Vectors   Expressing your gene of interest pMKO.1 GFP (Plasmid #10676) Retroviral vector for cloning...GFP expression.  Cloning and expressing RNAi pMKO.1 puro (Plasmid #8452) RNA interference (RNAi) is an...information and a detailed protocol on how to use the pLKO.1 vector can be found here. Cre-Lox technology Puro....-humanized (Plasmid #44246) Expression of a catalytically inactive (dead), human codon-optimized Cas9 ...be used to construct complex lentiviruses for modification of mammalian cells with a single viral infection...Gammaretroviral Vectors: Biology, Technology and Application. Viruses. 2011. PubMed PMID: 21994751. PubMed...
  2. 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 ...This is a chance to practice leadership and communication skills. The leader also provides materials such...
  3. 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 ...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...
  4. Open Resources and Plasmid Tools For Studying C. elegans

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    July 18, 2019, 12:55 p.m.
    ...point mutations with unc- 119 + selection." MicroPublication 1 (2018): 2–3. Wang, Han, et al. "cGAL, a temperature-robust...Zhang et al., 2015). In this system a modified TIR-1 protein can degrade degron-tagged proteins in an auxin...splitting cGAL4 in two and binding each half to a gp41-1-N-intein. Split inteins are protein domains that naturally...the OpenWorm website. microPublication microPublication is a unique publication for the worm community...into larger publications and would otherwise be lost in lab notebooks forever. microPublications are peer-reviewed...aims and approach of CeNGEN, check out their publication.   3’UTRome The 3’UTRs of mRNA are important ...normally one figure and can be negative and/or even replicated studies to show reproducible results. This a ...
  5. Sharing Your Lab Protocols: Using Apps to Save Time & Track Your Experiments

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    Sept. 23, 2014, 3:05 p.m.
    ...Recently I learned that Addgene’s pLKO.1 cloning protocol is viewed around 3,000 times each month. I ...on the Addgene website in December 2006, the pLKO.1-TRC cloning vector (deposited by David Root of the...would the thousands of other scientists using pLKO.1 variants learn about those updates? This is a problem...manuscript to get reviewed and edited prior to publication, and this will delay the dissemination of your...deposited by George Church’s lab). Addgene has also cataloged a variety of useful molecular cloning protocols...bacterial transformation. And more plasmid-related educational resources can be found in our Plasmids 101 blog...bring your phone into the lab? Maybe having a dedicated lab-use tablet? The software also makes it easy...
  6. Synthetic promoter AAVs for cell-type specific expression in retinal cells

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    March 12, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...targeted expression. Surprisingly, <1% of synthetic promoters replicated the expression specificity of the...used four different design strategies: Strategy #1 (ProA): Create promoters with sequences upstream of...active in retinal cell types in mice. Figure 1: The four strategies used to design synthetic promoters...channelrhodopsin, fused to a fluorescent GFP marker (CatCH-GFP). The lab deposited AAV plasmids containing ...reproducibly labeled retinal cells can be found here.  Applications for synthetic promoter AAVs Besides restricting...synthetic promoters have a few other potential applications: Using promoter combinations for targeted expression... promoters expressed in. The lab tested this application using one promoter to drive expression of Cre-mCherry...
  7. Progress Towards a PAM-Free CRISPR

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    March 7, 2024, 2:39 p.m.
    ...nucleotides are represented equally, that’s only a 1/16 chance of having a PAM at a given site. While it... NYN/NRN NYN is less effective than NRN Table 1 - Summary of PAM-flexible Cas enzymes Are we truly...editable with CRISPR technology.     Fig. 1: SpCas9 has sparse PAM coverage in the human genome...flexibility in the location of the cut and subsequent edit. In these applications, location takes priority...make a choice about what is your top priority: location or efficiency. If you are just trying to shred...still leave you choosing between efficiency and location.   Nearly PAM-less editing   The Kleinstiver lab...in double stranded cleavage and base editing applications, with high editing capacity in both contexts...
  8. Genome-wide Screening Using CRISPR

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    Aug. 18, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ..., check out Addgene's CRISPR Guide. Figure 1: Like this jar of jellybeans, a pooled CRISPR library... selecting a CRISPR library for your experiments. 1.  What species are your cells derived from? Currently...a different gene. Libraries may be available in a 1-plasmid system, in which Cas9 is included on the gRNA-containing... unique compared to the rest of the genome and located immediately 5’ to a protospacer adjacent motif ...coli, and T. gondii genes.  2) What genetic modification are you trying to make? Addgene carries CRISPR...next-generation sequencing to check the quality of your amplification. If you've obtained a ready-to-use lentiviral... As such, sequencing CRISPR libraries after amplification and after a screen requires the use of next-...
  9. The 10 Most Distributed Plasmid Technologies in Addgene's First 10 Years

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    Jan. 8, 2014, 3:10 p.m.
    ...backbones for shRNA expression, such as pLKO.1 puro and pLKO.1 – TRC cloning vector. Lentiviral Plasmids ...they were added to the repository, including beta-catenin reporter M50 Super 8x TOPFlash, scramble shRNA ... GCaMP6 series of genetically encoded calcium indicators were the hot technology of the year in our collection...
  10. Corralling and Cornering the Goldilocks Antibody

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    Aug. 9, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...unlimited supply of identical antibodies (See Fig 1.). rAbs are a relatively new technology that takes...conveniently modified and engineered.   Fig. 1: Antibody production methods    NeuroMab and others... the signal. If the exposure time is long (e.g. > 1/7s) then the signal is weak and vice versa for a strong...the best, or even which one will work for your application? Like many scientists, I have spent hours sifting...produced from a new set of animals), and wrong application (different experiments/conditions can change ...differently over time), compatible with the desired applications (such as immunohistochemistry (IHC) or western...colleagues! Dr. Wu and his lab members (like me!) are dedicated to creating a public and accessible database for...
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