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TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 30, 2021, 2:15 p.m....Support Team here at Addgene, so troubleshooting molecular biology experiments was in the job description...fuzzy or ill-defined. In this article, I try to clarify what people mean when they ask about “problem solving...result of resolving the issue. Depending on the particular problem, you might even be expected to write ...
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Tagging Optogenetics and Chemogenetics Receptors: Fluorescent Proteins and Other Options
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 11, 2021, 1:15 p.m....microscope showed us that, in monkey neurons, the large majority of the gold particles were in the cytoplasm...after it has been administered. Although we found a larger proportion on the membrane in mice neurons, most...the same cell, but not necessarily at the same subcellular compartment as the opsin or chemogenetic receptor... -
RNA Extraction Without A Kit
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 24, 2020, 1:15 p.m....Check out our molecular biology protocols Find protocol videos on our website Read our Molecular Biology Guide...many samples you may have, access to one or more large, expensive ultracentrifuge. Figure 1: An ... -
Hot Plasmids - March 2020 - base editors, GEVI, MoClo, and optogenetics
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 3, 2020, 2:15 p.m....packaging capacity of 4-5 kb limits the delivery of larger transgenes, such as base editors which have a gene...efficiency, the split editors transduced at levels similar to that of a single AAV expressing GFP. The lab...cyanobacteria Article contributed by Andrew Hempstead The Modular Cloning (MoClo) system allows synthetic biologists... -
Celebrating 15 Years of Scientific Sharing
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 14, 2019, 2:08 p.m....worry about getting support from depositors. We regularly hear how much they see the value in depositing...) and even on 60 Minutes. We are blessed with a large community of scientists who support us by depositing... I checked we were ranked as the 21,806th most popular website in the world. I know, right? Upgrades to... -
Pairing CombiGEM and CRISPR for Combinatorial Genetic Screening
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 12, 2016, 2:30 p.m....CRISPR guide RNAs (gRNAs) for genome editing in large-scale has led to the rapid generation of genome-...combinatorially modify the genome, screen for a particular phenotype, and quickly profile the resultant ...Sciences of the University of Hong Kong. He is particularly interested in developing and applying new technologies... -
Nanoblades: Tiny CRISPR Ninjas for Genome Editing Difficult Cells
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 26, 2019, 12:50 p.m....sequence ranging from a single nucleotide change to large insertions like the addition of a fluorophore or...components. However, this sometimes requires intracellular injections into the cytoplasm or pronucleus ... albino mice ranging from 11% to 100%, a level similar to other approaches. Nanoblades can also be used... -
CRISPR 101: Anti-CRISPR Proteins Switch Off CRISPR-Cas Systems
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 23, 2020, 1:20 p.m....., 2020). Some Acr proteins are specific to a particular Cas protein while others can inhibit CRISPR enzymes...can increase the chance of off-target editing particularly after the majority of on-target editing has ...Cas9 Toxicity in Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells. Molecular Therapy - Methods & Clinical Development 9:390... -
Cpf1 Update: Comparison to Cas9 and NgAgo
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 14, 2016, 2:30 p.m..... Sticky-end mediated gene transfer would be particularly helpful for targeting non-dividing cells, which... are 3.7 kb and 3.9 kb in length, respectively, larger than SaCas9 but smaller than SpCas9. These nucleases...et al. suggest that AsCpf1’s off-target rate is similar to that of high fidelity Cas9s eSpCas9 and SpCas9... -
Plasmids 101: FLEx Vectors
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 28, 2016, 2:30 p.m....point mutation or functional mutation in vivo: Similar to a conditional rescue experiment with a wildtype...sense (on) orientation in the presence of Cre. A similar strategy can be employed for "Cre-off" (i.e. your...for monitoring Cre-mediated recombination at the cellular level in the mouse. 2003 PubMed PMID: 12665802... -
Tips for Titering Your Lentiviral Preps
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 15, 2016, 2:30 p.m.... parallel, this approach should be considered. Similar to the p24 assay, titering via measurement of viral...serial dilutions of a viral prep. This method is particularly useful when vectors carrying fluorescent markers...In-Depth Fluoresence Titering Protocol Another popular approach utilizes the antibiotic resistance genes... -
Transferable Skills Guide: Managing a Team
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 30, 2018, 2:42 p.m....yourself anymore. Personally I found this to be particularly challenging. As PhD students and postdocs we...there is not a clear deadline. Finally check-in regularly, make yourself available, and encourage questions...manager for advice if you’re not sure how to face a particular situation. But keep in mind that a good manager... -
Cloning Mammalian Cells with the Agarose Method
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 7, 2017, 12:17 p.m....moist and hopefully aerated with a thin layer of molecular biology-grade agarose containing physiological... advantage of this technique is the potentially large number of single clones obtained (on occasion we...Maryland Medical School in Baltimore. She is particularly interested in signaling peptide maturation in... -
Truncated gRNAs for Regulating Gene Expression
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 10, 2017, 3:37 p.m....Cas9 technology has revolutionized the fields of molecular biology and bioengineering, as it has facilitated...gRNAs Importantly, the use of truncated guides has largely been demonstrated to result in decreased mismatch...technologies. To date his group has develop several popular CRISPR-based tools for altering DNA sequence or... -
Magnetic Control of Proteins: More than a Dream
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 24, 2024, 1:15 p.m....see if any other fluorescent proteins display a similar effect (many do). Fusing EGFP to the self-labeling... tools, they’re optimistic that MagLOV can be similarly adaptable into future magnetogenetic tools. Embracing...passive impact,” he says, noting that his team regularly shares troubleshooting tips and works with other... -
PRIDICT: Predicting Efficiencies of Prime Editing Guide RNAs
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 25, 2024, 1:15 p.m....editor experimentalist, and especially shines once large-scale prime editing experiments come into play. ...Kissling, L., Marquart, K. F., Schmidheini, L., Solari, C., Balázs, Z., Krauthammer, M., & Schwank, G....DNA double-strand break repair pathway balance. Molecular Cell, 81(10), 2216-2230.e10. https://doi.org/10.1016... -
Academic vs. Industry Postdocs
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 13, 2018, 1:22 p.m....drug to the market usually takes over a billion dollars and at least a decade of work. The number of steps... Where publication is expected, the process is similar to academia. The only difference is that your paper...could be laid off while you’re there. Of course, similarly, an academic advisor could also lose their funding... -
Tips for a 1st time AAV user (by a Rookie AAV user)
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 23, 2018, 11:49 a.m....cultures with intact ITRs. I use a spreadsheet similar to this one to plan my AAV packaging PEI transfections... This helps avoid multiple freeze/thaws of your larger aliquots of virus. AAV titration by qPCR Overview...in vitro and in vivo use. Current protocols in molecular biology, Chapter 16, Unit 16.25. PubMed PMID: ... -
PITChing MMEJ as an Alternative Route for Gene Editing
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 23, 2016, 3:30 p.m....figure below). The double-MMEJ strategy looks very similar to HDR, but it is accomplished using much smaller... of MMEJ. This double MMEJ strategy looks very similar to HDR, but it is completed using much shorter ...whole-plasmid integration if you’d like to integrate a larger amount of material into the genome. Open questions... -
Sharing Your Lab Protocols: Using Apps to Save Time & Track Your Experiments
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 23, 2014, 3:05 p.m.... being used. After learning of it's continued popularity, I decided this protocol would be a worthy first...Addgene has also cataloged a variety of useful molecular cloning protocols, including making LB agar plates...needs. At Addgene, we’ll continue to create new molecular biology educational resources, such as protocols...