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TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 10, 2020, 1:15 p.m....They generated these editors using the BE4max architecture. The new editors reported in this study have... levels relative to BE4max. Read the paper in Nature Biotechnology Find the base editor plasmids CRISPRi...CRISPRi in Caulobacter crescentus Figure 1: Serial dilutions of CRISPRi in Caulobacter cells for...Enhanced CRISPR-based DNA demethylation Figure 2: The components of Casilio-ME1. Image from Taghbalout... methylation-silenced genes. Read the paper in Nature Communications Find Casilio-ME plasmids If you...
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Working 9-5: an Addgene Co-op
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 2, 2022, 2:15 p.m....It was immediately clear that Addgene wanted to ensure applicants understood what the expectations were...responsible for helping other scientists on the team ensure the deposits we received are what the depositing...for me at Addgene. There is a clear effort to make sure people feel connected. As I became accustomed...aided by the efforts being put in by Addgene to ensure their employees are feeling comfortable. Lucie... Tips for Writing a Good Cover Letter 7 Tips to Secure a STEAM Internship This Summer ... -
New Norepinephrine Indicators: nLightG and nLightR
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 12, 2023, 2:15 p.m....nLightR (Kagiampaki et al., 2023). Figure 1: Properties of nLightG and nLightR. A, Structural.... Scale bars, 10 μm (HEK293T), 20 μm (neurons). Figure and caption adapted from Kagiampaki et al., 2023...enhanced response time allows for more precise measurement of norepinephrine uptake throughout the brain...indicators for monitoring norepinephrine in vivo. Nature Methods, 20(9), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.1038...ColabFold: Making protein folding accessible to all. Nature Methods, 19(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1038... -
A Better Way to Get Customer Support: The Help Center
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 10, 2015, 3:30 p.m....called “self-service.” The idea here is to build features that allow users to help themselves, saving time... will continually update the Help Center to make sure that, whatever your support needs are, we’ve got...to the Help Center, you may have noticed a new feature on our website; towards the bottom right corner...www.addgene.org. We’re excited to make these new features available to the Addgene community, and we’d love...Read other Inside Addgene Posts Learn about New Features on Our Plasmid Pages Resources at Addgene Visit... -
Celebrating Outstanding CRISPR/Cas9 Achievements at the Dr. Paul Janssen Award Dinner
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 15, 2014, 6:05 p.m....was delighted to be invited to the ceremony for surely what is one of many awards that will be bestowed...in markers on a whiteboard. The final image is pictured here…she started from a blank white slate and ...experimentation to the eventual translation to the clinic and cures. There is no doubt that companies are swarming to...computer to fight the known viruses. Bacteria have figured out how to download a bit of virus sequence to ...example, the technology is already available today to cure sickle cell anemia in stem cells but this can’t ... -
An “elegans” Approach to Better CRISPR/Cas9 Editing Efficiency
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 17, 2020, 1:30 p.m....facilitating recovery of edited animals. Figure 1: In the background are 504 restriction digests... demonstrated that selection for repair of a temperature-sensitive pha-1 mutation significantly enriches...making screening for knock-ins much more efficient. Pure PCR repair templates are critical for efficient ...editing efficiency improved by using more dilute mixtures (Doksin et al., 2018). The Mello lab also reported...visit Addgene’s C. elegans CRISPR plasmids page. Future perspectives It is interesting to note that recipients...and PCR-based homologous recombination donors in cultured Drosophila cells. Nucleic Acids Research 42:e89... -
Fostering communication in remote collaborations
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 21, 2020, 1:14 p.m....can be tricky, and it takes extra effort to make sure everyone in the meeting has an equal opportunity...emailing documents to one person at a time. Just be sure there is a point person responsible for incorporating...will come from the collaboration. Some things to figure out are timelines for experiments and manuscripts...from each other, access specialized equipment, or ensure that techniques are being performed the same way...feedback with everyone involved can speed up the future directions of the project. The state of research... -
Embracing Serendipity: A Crucial Element in the PhD Journey
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 25, 2024, 1:15 p.m....discoveries, the world of academia often emphasizes structured methodologies and rigorous research plans. However...strategy could entail immersing yourself in diverse literature. By delving into new topics and expanding your...taking field trips, and spending time outdoors in nature or visiting museums can be excellent methods to... times (or use the notes app on your phone) to capture fleeting thoughts and connections that emerge during...recognizes marvel in all things. Conclusion In the structured world of lab research and PhD studies, where ... -
Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Free Online Molecular Biology Tools
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 12, 2023, 1:15 p.m....molecular biology toolbox organized, today’s post features a list of free online molecular biology tools ...provides more tools for plasmid mapping and design (Figure 1). Benchling: While you might think of Benchling...Wayne Davis from the University of Utah. Figure 1: A plasmid map created in SnapGene of Blue Flame...tools Addgene's analyze sequence tool: Annotates features, BLASTs, aligns, digests, and translates a sequence...access this tool, set up an IDT account. Figure 2: Addgene's Analyze Sequence tool. DNA sequence... -
History of CRISPR Cas - A tale of survival and evolution
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 25, 2013, 10:12 p.m....invading phages but to also destroy the phage upon re-exposure (2, 3). More specifically, specialized Cas proteins... immune system seems like the winning ticket to ensure prokaryotic survival; however, viruses, too, are...strongest will to survive. Genome engineering and future directions CRISPR/Cas inspired genome editing was..., Mojica FJM, Wolf YI, Yakunin JvdO, Koonin EV. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 2011 Jun; 9, 467-477. Bondy-Denomy...Bondy-Denomy J, Pawluk A, Maxwell KL, Davidson AR. Nature. 2013 Jan; 493, 429–432. Cong L, Ran FA, Cox ... -
Fluorescent Biosensors for Measuring Autophagic Flux
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 22, 2019, 2:41 p.m....because it turns a dynamic process into a static measurement and it provides limited information about what...fluorescent autophagy reporters now allows for the measurement of autophagic flux, or the changes in autophagic...strength excited at 586 nm to 440 nm serves as a measure of autophagy induction: when Keima is in the cytosol...is high. When untargeted, Keima can be used to measure bulk autophagy, but the addition of a mitochondria-targeting...18094608. Sargsyan, A., et al. "Rapid parallel measurements of macroautophagy and mitophagy in mammalian... -
Why Add Sucrose? Improved Yields for Adeno-associated Virus Preparation
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 13, 2018, 1:14 p.m....2010). Rather than being released into the cell culture supernatant, the viral particles associate with.... Coroadinha, A. S., et al. "Effect of osmotic pressure on the production of retroviral vectors: Enhancement...overproduction of antibodies by applying osmotic pressure and sodium butyrate." Biotechnology and bioengineering...Shen, Chun Fang, and Amine Kamen. "Hyperosmotic pressure on HEK 293 cells during the growth phase, but ...serotype-dependent release of functional vector into the culture medium during adeno-associated virus manufacturing... -
Antibody Neutralization Response Against Pseudoviruses Expressing SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Variants
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 22, 2021, 1:15 p.m....we've been able to measure their relative ability to neutralize.” Figure 2: Sera used in the...was not tested at the time of this study. Figure 1: Neutralization levels against spike pseudovirus...mutations was surprising,” says Balazs. Figure 3: Neutralization outcomes of convalescent sera....V2 from neutralization by convalescent plasma. Nature 593:142–146. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021... -
A New Optogenetic Tool Based on AraC Controls Gene Expression with Blue Light
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 17, 2021, 1:17 p.m....🎶 “Bye bye L-arabinose drivePut your cultures in the shakerTurn the LEDs onAnd when you wantYou can ... a light-responsive domain that dimerizes upon exposure to blue light (Fig. 1). Another blue light-inducible...light-inducible dimerization domain, Vaucheria frigida aureochrome1 (VfAu1), led to functional BLADE variants, too...expression needed for most applications. Figure 1: With blue light, the VVD domains of the BLADE...how spatially precise the activation is. Figure 2: A bacteriograph of Michelangelo's "The Creation... -
Addgene Receives NIH BRAIN Initiative Grant to Create Open-Access Recombinant Antibody Resource
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 25, 2021, 2:29 p.m.... lines (hybridomas) that secrete antibodies in culture and provide renewable reagents with reliable and...plasmid-based and offer numerous advantages, including more secure archiving, unambiguous molecular definition, and...ready-to-use-proteins to facilitate use. Dr. Trimmer’s lab will ensure the quality of the antibodies using quantitative...Reproducibility: Standardize antibodies used in research. Nature 518:27–29 . https://doi.org/10.1038/518027a Bradbury... (2015) Antibodies: validate recombinants once. Nature 520:295–295 . https://doi.org/10.1038/520295b Bradbury... -
Summer SciComm: Science Storytelling
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 16, 2022, 1:15 p.m....introduction, and a resolution. Fig. 2: The structure of a story - not just for fiction! Image credit...more. This could be by outright stating the big-picture problem, by asking your audience a simple question...’t need to be anything fancy; it just needs to capture your audience’s attention enough to make them decide... new questions are next or how this will impact future research or policy. It is worth mentioning that...patients or other affected people, man/animal vs nature, anthropomorphized animals, or even seemingly unrelated... -
Another Pathway into Cells: iTOP
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 23, 2015, 8:37 p.m....CPP-tagged protein and an untagged control could enter cultured cells and activate expression of a luciferase ...After iTOP treatment, both primary (hESCs) and cultured cells showed up to 70% resistance to diphtheria...enter the nucleus and cleave the specified target. Figure adapted from D’Astolfo et al. In certain instances...elsewhere in the genome. Second, expression is by nature transient, which may lower nuclease toxicity or...Techniques: Introduction of macromolecules into cultured mammalian cells by osmotic lysis of pinocytic ... -
Custom CRISPR Screens & the Green Listed Software
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 11, 2017, 2:30 p.m....abilities, or other phenotypes that can be efficiently measured at the single cell level), are separated by, for...use ~400X more cells than gRNAs in a screen, to ensure that each gRNA has a good chance to contribute ...can be used: Design a screen with an easily measureable cellular phenotype (e.g. survival of a cancer...and minimize off-target effects of CRISPR-Cas9." Nature biotechnology 34.2 (2016): 184-191. PubMed PMID...and genome-wide libraries for CRISPR screening." Nature methods 11.8 (2014): 783-784. PubMed PMID: 25075903... parameters via a library-on-library approach." Nature methods 12.9 (2015): 823-826. PubMed PMID: 26167643... -
Addgene-Seeding Labs plasmid grant round 3: microbial drug resistance and biofilms, antidiabetic plant components, visualizing brain injury - and a glowing robot fish
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 27, 2018, 2 p.m.... susceptibility of biofilms formed on various structured surfaces. Plasmids expressing fluorescent proteins...deletions on biofilm formation and growth will then be measured to link the deleted genes to specific functions...several diseases. Her goal is to identify and isolate pure plant compounds with antidiabetic properties that...river, take water samples at specific locations, measure fluorescent signals from the sensor, and send a.... Subscribe to the Addgene blog for updates and future collaborations. Many thanks to all of the awardees... -
Crowdfight, a Platform to Boost Scientific Collaboration During COVID-19 and Beyond
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 1, 2021, 1:15 p.m....research group in Scotland, who had just the right infrastructure and offered to collaborate with them. The partnership...cutting-edge research, is still one of the most valuable features of modern science in our view. And it was this...that prompted us to create Crowdfight. Figure 1: Crowdfight is a community of scientists who ...collaboration and join efforts to shift scientific culture towards a more generous and rewarding way of making...receiving dozens of requests every day. Figure 2: When a researcher needs a collaborator for a...