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  1. The Fluorescent Vegetables in Aptamer Soup

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    Jan. 29, 2019, 2:27 p.m.
    ...of 3,5-difluoro-4-hydroxybenzylidene-imidazolinone-2-oxime (DFHO), a fluorophore modified from DsRed. DFHO...occurring regions in the 5’ UTR of mRNA that bind metabolites, leading to conformational changes that control...Spinach-based riboswitches can be used as stable metabolite sensors for imaging in live cells. By placing...placing Spinach downstream of a riboswitch, metabolite binding to the riboswitch instead activates Spinach ...Dimerization of Broccoli increases its fluorescence by about 1.8-fold, and may be a better choice for imaging...modification that reduces nonspecific binding with RNA by about 7x). Mango fluoresces nearly as brightly as Spinach...Additional resources on the Addgene blog Learn more about aptamer fluorophores Investigate other fluorescent...
  2. Transferable Skills Guide: Creativity

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    Jan. 18, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...to the break room for a sip of water.  Fig 2: Blugene likes to spark creativity in out on the open...brainstorming sessions.  Allow the group time to think about the problem before you meet. This holds the dual... meetings run smoother when people have thought about the issue ahead of time. Encourage dissent. The ... decisions while encouraging the group to think about alternative options. When a devil’s advocate is ...a few minutes every month dedicated to thinking about the future will improve your ability to innovate...to be able to continue our experiments. Thinking about these plans before you’ve run out of consumables...
  3. Thoughts on the Future of Research 2015 Boston Symposium

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    Nov. 25, 2015, 4 p.m.
    ...Postdoctoral Associations around Boston - From Panel Session 2: Defining the Postdoc: An Institutional Perspective...compile more comprehensive demographic information about the postdoc work force, problems start with the ...by Paula Stephan is $40,000) Increase Knowledge about Postdoc and Graduate Student Career Outcomes University...through many iterations read by your PI, your collaborators, others you know in the field, and even people...important questions that still need to be answered about the makeup and welfare of the many researchers out...
  4. Plasmids 101: E. coli Strains for Protein Expression

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    Feb. 10, 2015, 3:06 p.m.
    ...gene1 [lon] ompT gal sulA11 R(mcr-73::miniTn10--TetS)2 [dcm] R(zgb-210::Tn10--TetS) General protein expression...How does inducible expression work? As mentioned above, many expression plasmids utilize inducible promoters...see protein overexpression? The strains described above should generate sufficient expression levels for...may help with solubility issues. We want to hear about your favorite protein expression tips and tricks...
  5. Four Base Editing Reporters to Monitor and Enrich Editing in Real-time

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    July 7, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...positive cells (Martin et al., 2019). Figure 2: Editing efficiencies using base editing reporters...for base-editing activity The reporters mentioned above all rely on GFP fluorescence and cell sorting using... Additional resources on the Addgene blog Read about other CRISPR reporters Browse our CRISPR blog posts...
  6. Getting the Most from Your Lentiviral Transduction

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    April 7, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Nature 339 (1989). 487–488. PubMed PMID: 2725683. 2. Miller, C.J., Kassem H.S., Pepper S.D., Hey Y., Ward...Lentiviruses are a powerful laboratory tool often employed to establish cell lines that stably express...Get Tips for Titering Your Lentivirus Learn All About Viral Vector Elements Learn How to Do Genome-Wide...
  7. Proximity Labeling: A Powerful Tool for Protein Complex Purification and Proteomic Mapping

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    Dec. 2, 2019, 2 p.m.
    ...There are approximately 2-4 million proteins per cubic micron in bacteria, yeast, and mammalian cells...bind the RNA motif will be biotinylated. Read more about RapID in this blog! Find plasmids for RapID EXCELL..., S. C., Noble, K. A., KC, B., Roux, K. H., Motamedchaboki, K., & Roux, K. J. (2016). An improved smaller...
  8. Site Directed Mutagenesis by PCR

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    Aug. 2, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...PubMed PMID: 3459152. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC323600. 2. Chester, Nicholas, and Daniel R. Marshak. "Dimethyl... Brush up on Your Cloning Techniques Learn More about Plasmids in Our Plasmids 101 Series Use CRISPR to...
  9. Viral Vectors 101: Systemic Capsids

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    Oct. 12, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...start selecting and testing systemic capsids! Figure 2 contains a decision tree for selecting a capsid, while... highlighted below the table.     Figure 2: This decision tree can help guide your choice on ...transfer to the adult brain. Nature Biotechnology, 34(2), 204–209. https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3440 Goertsen... for their use. Then, we’ll provide information about commonly used and emerging capsids to help you decide...our Caltech Systemic Capsids page to learn more about that collection. Table 1: Systemic capsid plasmids...slices Several of the systemic capsids mentioned above have also been tested on ex vivo brain slices obtained...experiments and Addgene’s AAV Data Hub to learn more about the capsid you’re interested in. Then request your...
  10. Transferable Skills Guide: Conflict Resolution

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    Jan. 4, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...become a valuable asset yourself.     Fig 2: A diagram of the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Model, courtesy...rely on what I know about those particular teams at that given time. I think about how previous iterations...disagreements. In fact, conflict resolution isn’t just about resolving conflicts between other people, but resolving...normally get along well with each other disagree about a specific decision, direction, or goal. Resolving...of lapsed communication. Making some assumptions about how something should be communicated is necessary...confusion around... Ownership: Misunderstandings about who is responsible for what tasks or projects is...conflicts.  Transitioning a conflict into a collaboration may not be the easiest resolution to accomplish...
  11. Building Global Connections with the International Mentorship Program USA-EUROPE

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    Nov. 6, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...15.4%) 46 (59%) of these students were in the last 2 years of their degree. Students filled in a pre-program...USA-Europe professional collaborations, setting up bases and contacts with Spanish laboratories to start working...where individuals can exchange ideas, network, collaborate, and innovate internationally. Why an International...needs, and came from the universities mentioned above. The initial IMP cohort of 78 mentees included: ...    Other Resources Visit the IMP website Learn about the Mentor Circle Program at Brigham and Women's...Networking for Scientists Series Read our Blog Post about Choosing a Mentor      ...
  12. Five Popular Model Organisms

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    April 11, 2019, 12:39 p.m.
    ...variety of environmental conditions, and double every 2 hours. Yeast are also the first eukaryotic genome ...the time between being born and giving birth - of about 10 weeks. Adult mice reproduce as often as every...are great model organism not only for the reasons above but because they actually share many biological ...cells, yeast DNA is packaged into chromosomes and about 23% of yeast genes have a counterpart in humans ... become an important model organism. They share about 70% of their genes with humans and 85% of human ...in the popular model organisms series, and read about new systems being developed for emerging model organisms...
  13. A Control for All Seasons

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    Oct. 5, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...as the protocol remains the same.    Figure 2: Microscopy-based antibody experiments should include...subjected to the experimental condition. In the example above, a negative control could be a third group of mice...in the experimental protocol. In the experiment above, you could repeat the tau western blot several times...Baseline secondary signaling levels In addition to the above-mentioned safeguards, you’ll need to test the secondary...Flow cytometry In addition to the controls listed above, viability and compensation controls are recommended...technique before starting. For more information about antibodies and antibody-based experiments, check...
  14. Hot Biosensors 2022: Year-End Roundup

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    Dec. 6, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ... more from the authors in this blog post. Figure 2: iGluSnFR3 displays enhanced brightness, expression...screen (Koveal et al. 2022). Lactate is a key metabolite in glycolysis, so this sensor will be a valuable...valuable tool to study cellular physiology and metabolism under various conditions. LiLac has improved response...going viral! In addition to the viral preps noted above for iGluSnFR3 and JEDI-2P, several biosensors already...innovation next year! Did we miss any? Let us know about your favorite new biosensor plasmids in the comments...
  15. Plasmids 101: Biotinylation

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    Nov. 15, 2018, 1:50 p.m.
    ...Nutr, 129 (2009a): 477–484. PubMed PMID: 10064313. 2. Chapman-Smith, A., & Cronan, J. E. “The enzymatic...uses of biotinylation in molecular biology! Learn about in vivo biotinylation of bacterial fusion proteins...covalently attached to the active site of key metabolic enzymes including biotin carboxylase and decarboxylases... organic acids to produce important cellular metabolites. Biotin acts as a carboxyl carrier from one compound...such as gluconeogenesis, lipogenesis, amino acid metabolism and energy transduction. Biotinylation is the...
  16. CRISPR 101: Any Base Transversion Editors

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    April 1, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...of concept for further development. Figure 2: Mechanisms of deaminase-based adenine transversion...In our last post, we talked about the first base transversion editors: CGBEs, or C → G Base Editors. ...apyrimidinic sites and abbreviated as AP sites. A collaborative team from the David Liu and Dali Li labs reported... CRISPR 101: Cytosine Transversion Editors Read about four base editor reporters Resources on Addgene.org...
  17. Quick Guide to Near-Infrared Fluorescent Proteins

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    Oct. 5, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ... iRFP713, % Oligomeric state Photo-stabilityc, t1/2, s pKa Brightness in HeLa cells vs. iRFP713, % d ...in eukaryotic cells as an intermediate of heme metabolism (Shemetov et al, 2017). Modern state-of-the-art...reporters and biosensors NIR reporters can tell us about cellular events via  fluorescence changes occurring...NIR-GECOs were developed based on mIFP6. Learn more about the characteristics, performance, and applications...
  18. Harnessing Bacterial Toxins for Allelic Exchange

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    Aug. 15, 2019, 12:30 p.m.
    ...two visible blue or magenta chromoproteins (Figure 2) (Liljeruhm et al., 2018). This system is a nice confirmation... a sucrase that converts sucrose into a toxic metabolite. Cells that have undergone a double crossover...confirmation of successful single crossover – after about 48 hours, the resulting colonies turn subtly blue...blog posts Find our CRISPR blog posts Learn more about Lambda Red recombineering Resources on Addgene....
  19. Plasmids 101: Gibson Assembly and Other Long-Homology Based Cloning Methods

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    March 1, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ... Methods 2009; 6, 343-345. PubMed PMID: 19363495. 2. Wang JW, Wang A, Li K, Wang B, Jin S, Reiser M, Lockey...the annealed and filled-in gaps The great part about this mix of enzymes is that they can all work at...the standard Gibson assembly techniques described above, this resulted in the direct and seamless cloning...Blog Browse All of Our Plasmids 101 Posts Read About Other Cloning Techniques Additional Resources on...
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