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TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 3, 2016, 2:30 p.m....post, most bacteria have poor non-homologous end joining machinery, so a CRISPR-induced double-stranded ...phagemid delivery systems. Phagemids are plasmids containing a phage origin of replication that can be packaged...using phage-derived vectors to carry CRISPR, we’re turning the tables on the bacteria. Future research will...
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Minigenomes - a Safe Way to Study Dangerous Viruses Like the Ebola Virus
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 17, 2016, 2:30 p.m....control elements for each would be relatively large. Cloning the viral genes in this plasmid would be more difficult...is important that all of these plasmids (those containing NP, VP35, VP30, L, and the minigenome) are efficiently...ways: transfecting with an additional plasmid containing the T7 RNA polymerase gene or using cells that... -
Tips from the Repository Trenches: Using Barcodes to Track Samples
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 6, 2015, 2:30 p.m....barcodes can be purchased from many companies such as Corning. Tubes can even have specific barcodes etched or...barcode reader and an Excel spreadsheet. Start by scanning the sample barcodes into the cells in the same...corresponding Excel sheet.3. Be specific - When assigning a physical location to your samples, include as... -
Fluorescent Proteins 101: Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP)
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 15, 2014, 3:33 p.m....Victoria and expressed in any organism while still maintaining fluorescence. The protein structure, first reported...reported in 1996, is an eleven β-sheet-containing “barrel” shape, with the chromophore concealed at the...molecular biology. Scientists can easily utilize GFP-containing plasmids as a means to many functional ends. ... -
Your Lentiviral Plasmid FAQs Answered
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 23, 2014, 1:08 p.m....Addgene transfer plasmids are replication-deficient meaning they can be used to create virus that is capable...HIV-derived. Get Tips on Titering Your Lentivirus Concerning safety of lentiviral transduction Q8: You mentioned...our eBook: Plasmids 101 Learn about genome-wide screening with CRISPR and Lentivirus Read about the ClonTracr... -
Neuronal labeling with Spaghetti Monster
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 14, 2018, 12:42 p.m....antibodies. The most famous ones are influenza hemagglutinin (HA), myelocytomatosis viral oncogene (myc),...Looger’s lab have developed new molecular tags combining the advantages of both (Viswanathan, 2015). For... in better resolution images. Conclusion By combining advantages of FPs and epitope tags, smFPs appear... -
Sonic Hedgehog? Sleeping Beauty? Learn About the Genes Behind Addgene’s Conference Room Names
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 2, 2019, 1:44 p.m....determination, and anterior-posterior segmentation (Jennings and Ish-Horowicz, 2008). Fruit flies that contain...when she pricked her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel but also a biological transposon system....: 21314430. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3130349. Jennings, Barbara H., and David Ish-Horowicz. "The Groucho... -
Fluorescent Proteins 101: Aptamer Fluorophores
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 11, 2017, 2:30 p.m....eventually called aptamers, from the Latin aptus, meaning “to fit”. SELEX could be used to classify DNA aptamers... and tips from experts on FRET techniques. By combining standard donor/acceptor FRET know-how with aptamers...Chemistry 27(2):108-117 · February 2008. 11. Svensen, Nina and Jaffrey, Samie R. “Fluorescent RNA Aptamers ... -
Antibodies 101: Reading a Flow Plot
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 6, 2024, 3:13 p.m.... Flow data is messy, so learning how to gate takes a lot longer than learning how to read a gating strategy...often easier to identify different populations by imagining (or drawing) a quadrant over the dot plot. Created... -
Harnessing TnpB for Genome Editing: A Compact and Versatile Tool for Your Research
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 29, 2025, 1:15 p.m....structure is also reminiscent of sgRNAs, with reRNA containing two parts: a structural scaffold derived from... gene for bacterial selection. The process for cloning the 20-nt guide RNA is identical for both vectors... using your method of choice. Step 5: Colony Screening Use Primer 92F (5′-cattacgcaattggacgacaac-3′)... -
Plasmids 101: Shuttle Vectors
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 20, 2025, 1:15 p.m....transient transfection, the vector remains episomal, meaning it stays separate from the genome. One option for...replicate during the course of your experiment, meaning you don’t have to worry about vector replication...example, if you are using E. coli simply for easy cloning and quick DNA production, you probably don’t need... -
Twenty Years of Sharing: Expanding Accessibility
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 21, 2024, 10:47 p.m....their lab, in their experiments, to enable virtual learning during the pandemic. Feedback like that lets us... easier access to export-controlled items by streamlining permissions and paperwork. Through updating ...across the globe?” By asking this question, and by listening to the answers from our community, we’ll be able... -
Hot Plasmids: Fall 2024
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 21, 2024, 1:30 p.m....Construction of solid matrix-antibody-antigen complexes containing simian immunodeficiency virus p27 using tag-specific... revealing antigenic differences between human, canine and simian isolates. J Gen Virol., 68 (Pt 11), ...transformed with Cas9 on an integrative plasmid containing tetracycline repressor TetR and resistance selection... -
Viral Vectors 101: Pseudotyping
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 20, 2021, 2:30 p.m....neuronal tracing or peripheral gene delivery. Combining the rabies glycoprotein into the lentiviral envelope...Table 1 (Gutierrez-Guerrero et al., 2020) Table 1 (Cronin et al., 2005) References and Resources References...Viruses 12:513 . https://doi.org/10.3390/v12050513 Cronin J, Zhang X-Y, Reiser J (2005) Altering the Tropism... -
CRISPR-based Genome Editing Systems For Editing in E. coli
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 13, 2021, 1:15 p.m....this point, subsequent introductions of pTargetF containing another sgRNA targeting another site of interest...specific sequences on pTargetF with the ccdB gene containing BsaI restriction enzyme sites at its ends to ...chromosomal integration of cargo without using screening markers. Capability to construct a strain library... -
5 Reasons to Use Reddit for Science Communication
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 20, 2016, 2:30 p.m....to the AMA, we had discussed the possibility of joining the conversation on Reddit, but it wasn’t until... pleased to see graduate and postdoc programs beginning to support diverse career path development--but...resources. The internet content for scientists in training is abundant, helpful, and sometimes excellent.... -
CRISPR Activation: A Practical Guide
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 18, 2016, 2:30 p.m....activation experiments often require quite a bit of tuning before you know your system is working as expected...the best uses for Cas9 activators is in genetic screening. gRNAs targeting every gene in the human genome...Villalta JE, Chen Y, Whitehead EH, Guimaraes C, Panning B, Ploegh HL, Bassik MC, Qi LS, Kampmann M, Weissman... -
Data Freedom: The Expansion of Data Sharing in Research Publications
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 5, 2014, 6:51 p.m....highly technical and this has a natural, albeit unintentional, tendency to work against transparency. This...will be in danger of having to deliver on well-meaning but impractical requirements imposed by publishers...Toronto, Canada where he studies protein-serine/threonine kinases implicated in human diseases. His spare... -
Plasmids 101: The Promoter Region – Let's Go!
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 3, 2014, 8:05 p.m....factors, therefore promoters play a large role in determining where and when your gene of interest will be ... UAS General expression mRNA Yeast promoter containing Gal4 binding sites, commonly used in Drosophila...increases expression of the repressor 10x, thus tightening regulation of lac promoter. Good for modulating... -
SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Detection Methods Based on CRISPR/Cas
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 5, 2020, 1:15 p.m....world manifesting as a full-fledged pandemic. Containing the spread of this virus has become an utmost...earlier epicenters of the outbreak ultimately flattening the curve, it has become evident that widespread...beads. Fluorescently labelled dCas9 complexes containing sgRNA that have no mismatches bind to the immobilised...