...homology-directed repair (HDR) pathway which occurs in cells at low frequencies and relies on the efficient delivery...Later the resultant U-G pair is either repaired by cellular mismatch repair machinery making an original C-G...’ to ‘I’ (inosine), which is treated as ‘G’ by cellular polymerases. Subsequently, an original genomic... is converted to a G-C pair (Figure 1). As the cellular inosine excision repair is not as active as uracil...

...reasons include: Metabolic pressures - it takes cellular resources to produce tRNAs that recognize different...mismatched translation rates and potential effects on cell growth, even hosts producing alternative tRNAs may...inclusion bodies that will generally segregate with the cell pellet during purification procedures. Even if you...a means to fine-tune gene expression." Molecular cell 59.2 (2015): 149-161. PubMed PMID: 26186290. PubMed...

...patterning of cells and tissues is fundamental to development. I'm interested in how cells find their way...competitive CV You don't necessarily need a Nature/Cell/Science paper. You do need multiple first/corresponding... optimization of fluorescent proteins,  and live cell imaging approaches. Erik is also an avid long distance...

...commonly cited that approximately one-third of cellular proteins are modified through phosphorylation ...translation of many stop codons and detrimental effects on cell growth. The C321.ΔA strain was genomically recoded...is particularly interested in the intersection of cell signaling, metabolism, and the mighty mitochondrion..."The origins of protein phosphorylation." Nature cell biology4.5 (2002): E127-E130. PubMed PMID: 11988757...

...experiments possible in a wide range of organisms and cell lines. In C. elegans, one of the model organisms... efficiency. Finally, as shown in Drosophila S2 cells (Böttcher et al., 2014), inactivation of non-homologous... community. Developments in mammalian and yeast cells using modified Cas9 proteins to regulate gene expression...homologous recombination donors in cultured Drosophila cells. Nucleic Acids Research 42:e89–e89 . https://doi.org...

...of high profile people denying science, from celebrities falsely claiming vaccines cause autism to politicians...worried the march would be a simple, unquestioning celebration of science, at a time when scientists must rise...fellow at Vanderbilt University. She studies beta-cell function and failure in Type 2 Diabetes. Birmingham...BC (Canada). She works in a lab that uses yeast cells to study how DNA damage promotes cancer. She is ...

...ImagingResearchers: Andrea Radtke, Ziv YanevCellosaurus: A Cell Line Information DatabaseResearcher: Amos...officially the start of Addgene's winter holiday celebrations! We're kicking it off by sharing all the incredible...

...Guide RNA and Target DNA. Cell, 156(5), 935–949. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2014.02.001 Osuka, S., Isomura...efficiency and are important for robust activity in cells (Jiang & Doudna, 2017). Within an interior cavity...it, so many researchers think the enzyme needs cellular recycling factors to release its handiwork (Sternberg...

... Immune cells Flow cytometry (potentially others) Data repository From the Human Cell Differentiation...repository   HuBMAP Consortium Healthy human cells Imaging (IHC, ICC, IF, etc.)  Data repository...

...nuclease target multiple genes in a cell population. The resulting mutant cells are screened for phenotypes of...range. CRISPR can be difficult to deliver. Not all cells efficiently take up plasmids used to produce CRISPR...

... ranging from new tools you can use to monitor cellular perturbations to how CRISPR has made it much easier...2016 Click on the links below to read all of our excellent posts from July: Addgene at the ASM Microbe 2016...Studies Gendered Innovations: Why Does Sex of the Cell Matter? AAV: A Versatile Viral Tool for Gene Expression...

...chimeric cellulases that enable E. coli and Citrobacter freundii to generate sugars from cellulosic biomass...inspire new Ghanaian scientists to continue to do excellent work in the biological sciences. Future awardees...

...more about. Our post on “Making Your Own Competent Cells” has been extremely popular, generating many additional... We’re happy to see scientists making their own cells to save money and create the tools that work best...Save Time and Money by Making Your Own Competent Cells By Melina Fan Plasmids 101: The Promoter Region...

...Multiplex genome engineering demonstrated in human cells They used the Golden Gate cloning method to ligate...successfully to target multiple sites in cultured human cells. While it has not yet been demonstrated, they say...Reference: Multiplex genome engineering in human cells using all-in-one CRISPR/Cas9 vector system. Sakuma...

...This post was contributed by guest bloggers Lauren Celano of Propel Careers and Rachel Casseus, Esq. Founder...below. An international or national award for excellence in your field. Membership in a professional organization...counsel. Many thanks to our guest bloggers Lauren Celano of Propel Careers and Rachel Casseus, Esq. Founder...resident green cards and citizenship.   Lauren Celano, CEO Propel Careers. Lauren is passionate about...

...genome-wide deamination of RNA cytosines in human cells. Thus, they engineered two CBE variants with mutations...RNA edits by >390 fold and >3,800 fold in human cells with no significant reduction in editing efficiency...mice and in zygotes. Read the paper in Molecular Cell Find the Nme2Cas9 All-in-One AAV constructs CRISPR...

... how it works. The findings in a recent issue of Cell demonstrate how PGC-1a1, a transcriptional coactivator... in a commentary about the new work published in Cell Metabolism. But, they note, there is plenty more...JR, Erhardt S, Lindskog M, Ruas JL. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.07.051. PMID: 25259918 Muscle over mind. Moon...

...RNA-Mediated Gene Targeting in One-Cell Embryos. Niu Y, et al. Cell. 2014 January 30. (Pubmed) Programmable...correct disease mutations, both in mice and in human cells. But that important advance was quickly followed...

...transferable skills while you are also learning to be an excellent scientist. Leadership and management Take a lead...supportive editors so your first drafts are always excellent Technical knowledge and creativity Become a “...local networking and trade organizations Another excellent perspective on this topic can be found on the ...

... (iPS) Cells - 2008 was marked by the influx of plasmids for reprogramming differentiated cells into pluripotent... pluripotent stem cells. Plasmids from Shinya Yamanaka's lab and James Thomson's lab were the most frequently...