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TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 17, 2019, 2:37 p.m....mixture of two base editor enzymes in mammalian cells. Read the paper in bioRxiv Find Target-ACE CRISPR...bionanoparticle Transient expression of CRISPR/Cas9 in cells has advantages like reduced off-target activity ...
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Modulate the Activity of 17 Signaling Pathways with One Kit!
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 22, 2016, 2:30 p.m....pathways that are frequently implicated in cancer cell proliferation, survival, differentiation, and apoptosis...pathway. “The idea is that if you introduce them into cells one at a time, you could identify those that confer... -
CRISPR 101: Multiplex Expression of gRNAs
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 10, 2020, 11:45 a.m.... GFP, enabling you to select cells with high GFP expression. These cells have the highest levels of Cas9... on the same plasmid, you’ll make sure that each cell that gets the plasmid contains all of the desired...gRNA, which causes hypopigmentation, thus marking cells that have undergone genomic modification. In this..., et al. “Multiplex genome engineering in human cells using all-in-one CRISPR/Cas9 vector system.” Scientific... -
Pathways Over Time Plasmids Engage Students in Functional Genomics Research
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 22, 2018, 1:38 p.m....lack uracil, but contain methionine. (This allows cells carrying nonfunctional as well as functional MET... is available at our Investigations in Molecular Cell Biology Website. Many thanks to our guest blogger...right) has taught courses in biochemistry, molecular cell biology and genetics at Boston College. She is particularly... -
Fluorescent Proteins 101: Introduction to FRET
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 27, 2017, 1:03 p.m.... monitoring sensitized emission in living plant cells." (2013). PubMed PMID: 24194740. PubMed Central ...-molecule FRET for imaging biomolecules in live cells (Sustarsic and Kapanidis 2015), which may lead to...understanding biomolecular structure and dynamics in live cells." Current opinion in structural biology 34 (2015...fluorescent proteins available. Fortunately, several excellent reviews have collated data from various papers... alters the FRET efficiency. Detecting certain cellular changes with an intermolecular probe is often ...Miyawaki et al., 1997), was designed to measure intracellular calcium and published in 1997. Since that time...of labs to answer sophisticated questions about cellular processes. Currently, FRET experiments can probe... -
Making CRISPR Plasmids Using Fragmid
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 29, 2024, 1:15 p.m....Drosophilia Plasmid pRDB_051 (for stable fly cell lines; attL and attR sequences for genome integration...Drosophilia Plasmid pRDB_052 (for stable fly cell lines; Hygromycin resistance gene; for genome integration...rapid assessment of emerging CRISPR technologies. Cell Genomics, 4(3), 100519. https://doi.org/10.1016/... -
Open Resources and Plasmid Tools For Studying C. elegans
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 18, 2019, 12:55 p.m....currently doing this using two approaches: single-cell RNA-sequencing to identify neuronal class and deep...WDDD aims to acquire quantitative data on all the cell divisions of the C. elegans embryo when all essential...Wang et al., 2018).” With the split system, only cells that have both halves of cGAL can drive expression... -
Editor's Choice, August 2016
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 2, 2016, 1:32 p.m....or G->A transitions in a target sequence in live cells. This technique uses catalytically inactive CRISPR...and other means of generating mutations in live cells are all discussed further in this informative post...Clearly we have all of our writers to thank for the excellent content they’ve churned out in the last month.... -
What's New in CRISPR - September 2019
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 10, 2019, 12:56 p.m....small Cas protein, is active in E. coli and human cells Two years ago, Jennifer Doudna’s lab discovered ...demonstrating that CasX is active in both E. coli and human cells. Using the structure of CasX at eight different ... -
AAV Vector Quality Control: Going the Extra Mile with NGS
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 12, 2017, 1:44 p.m.... check viral transgene expression in transduced cells whenever possible. This post will describe our workflow...fragments of DNA from the helper plasmids or the cell genome can be packaged inside the vectors during...earlier, it is common to find DNA from the packaging cell genome, bacterial genomes, cloning vectors, and ... -
Quick Guide to Working with Drosophila Part 1: Getting Started with Flies
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 13, 2017, 2:30 p.m....overexpress YFG in a Drosophila cell line. Knock downs in Drosophila cell lines are extremely effective....person. Animals are diploid except for their germ cells (sets of genomic material are contributed by mother... -
Plasmids 101: Degron Tags
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 14, 2024, 1:15 p.m....tag and small molecule. It does work in mammalian cells, mice, and even yeast, though (we have a kit!). ...and complete degradation of proteins in mammalian cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Dec 4;109(49):E3350...Tags Plasmids for Endogenous Gene Tagging in Human Cells Antibodies 101: Epitope Tags ...uses a small molecule, a tag, and the endogenous cellular degradation machinery to function. The dTAG is... -
Which Fluorescent Protein Should I Use?
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 20, 2014, 2:06 p.m.... localization of that biomolecule inside living cells. FPs classified by the emission color (emission ...proteins and their applications in imaging living cells and tissues” Physiol. Rev. 90:1103. Wu et. al. ... nuclear localization, and dynamics” Curr. Opin. Cell. Biol. 23:310. .... Therefore, these can be used as “timers” for cellular processes following their activation. The four...Biosensors: Throwing color lights on molecular and cellular processes” Curr. Protein. Pept. Sci. 9(4):338.... -
ReFigure: Save Scientific Figures into Dashboards and Share Your Insights
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 13, 2017, 3:20 p.m.... remember what happened when drug X was added to cell line Y, or the phenotype of a mouse with a specific...comparison of the same experiment from different cell lines/model systems ReFigure allows you to make... -
New CRISPR Web Resources and #12DaysofCRISPR Recap
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 12, 2017, 3:13 p.m....predict that we’d be able to edit RNA in mammalian cells with CRISPR? I certainly didn’t, but now we can ...Improve HDR Efficiency for CRISPR Editing in Human Cells Day 3: Cpf1: Cpf1: A New Tool for CRISPR Genome ... -
Plasmids 101: Codon usage bias
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 27, 2018, 1:09 p.m....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...reasons include: Metabolic pressures - it takes cellular resources to produce tRNAs that recognize different... -
Analyzing CRISPR Editing Results with ICE from Synthego
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 8, 2018, 1 p.m....score (KO-score) which represents the proportion of cells that have either a frameshift or 21+ bp indel. This...Following delivery of CRISPR components into target cells, genomic DNA from both edited and unedited (control... score. KO Score - Represents the proportion of cells that have either a frameshift or 21+ bp indel. This... -
Plasmids 101: Secondary Nanobody Toolbox
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 27, 2018, 2:04 p.m....triple colocalization is possible even when staining cells with three IgG1 antibodies. Antibodies were individually...workflow yields similar localization patterns as cells stained for one target (compare nanobodies staining...–rabbit IgG secondary nanobodies. The Journal of Cell Biology. PubMed PMID: 29263082 Find plasmids from... -
Designing Your Chalk Talk for the Academic Job Interview
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 12, 2019, 1:37 p.m....example, "while it is possible to grow liver stem cells and liver-like mini-organs or organoids, neither...combine bioengineered scaffolds with patient stem cells to generate compatible functional livers.” Why are... optimization of fluorescent proteins, and live cell imaging approaches. Erik is also an avid long distance... -
Antibodies 101: Immunoprecipitation
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 7, 2021, 2:15 p.m.... . Steps of an IP: 1) Protein extracts from cells or tissues contain a complex mix of proteins seen...common immobilization methods utilizes bacterial cell wall proteins, Protein A and Protein G, which bind...does not. Common negative controls include knockout cell lines or tissues that do not express the protein...