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  1. 6 Tips for Grant Writing

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    Oct. 18, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...improve your grant writing and hopefully increase your success rate. 1. Submit your grant early! First...involved so it’s important not to throw in the towel if 1 or 2 funding bodies say no. If possible, get feedback...in writing small travel grants to attend conferences and a seed funding grant for a proof-of-principal...www.assaygenie.com. No matter what facet of academia you are in, grant writing can be the lynch pin that results in your...to be much use. 2. Originality is essential for grant success The two most important things reviewers ...sure that comes across. Check out some in-depth grant writing tips at the Human Frontier Science Program's...Skills 5. Practice makes perfect, apply for small grants too There are actually quite a lot of different...
  2. Typing CRISPR Systems

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    March 18, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...   Class 1 versus class 2 There are two CRISPR classes: Class 1 and Class 2. Class 1 CRISPR systems...archaea, though Class 1 remains largely underutilized compared to Class 2. Class 1 Despite their incredible...optimal plasmids to harness the power of Class 1 systems. Class 1 CRISPR systems can be further broken down...6105. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gku241 Cong, L., Ran, F. A., Cox, D., Lin, S., Barretto, R., Habib, N....types, 33 subtypes, and 17 variants. Figure 1: Overview of the CRISPR classification hierarchy. ...effector complex after binding to a target. Class 1 is the most abundant of the two, comprising about ...incredible abundance, Class 1 CRISPR systems are less popular in the lab. This can be attributed to the multi-Cas...
  3. No Llamas Required - Synthetic Nanobodies Against Membrane Proteins

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    June 18, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...crevices proteins on the cell surface. Figure 1: Comparison of common antibody, HCab, and nanobody...Humana Press, pp 133–148. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-293-3_10 Walter J et al. (2020) Synthetic nanobodies...sybodies against membrane proteins Developing antibodies against proteins embedded in membranes is tricky because...develop antibodies against unstable targets like membrane proteins that may unfold due to camelid high body...synthetic nanobodies, called sybodies, against membrane protein targets in as little as 3 weeks (Zimmermann...lab can quickly select for sybodies targeting a membrane protein of interest using the Sybody Generation...have a concave, loop, or convex scaffold and are randomized with a defined set of different trinucleotides...
  4. When Fidelity Matters: A frank discussion about ligase fidelity

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    March 6, 2018, 1:49 p.m.
    ...phosphorylated DNA termini to 3 ́-OH DNA termini (1-4). In vitro, ligases (notably T4 DNA ligase) are ... enzymology of DNA repair enzymes.     References 1. Shuman, Stewart, and Christopher D. Lima. "The polynucleotide...thermostable DNA ligase-encoding gene." Gene 109.1 (1991): 1-11. PubMed PMID: 1756968. 7. Lauer, G., et al. "Cloning...19329793. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2719376. 5. Barany, Francis. "Genetic disease detection and DNA amplification...1986365. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC50775. 6. Barany, Francis, and David H. Gelfand. "Cloning, overexpression...Central PMCID: PMC208194. 8. Luo, Jianying, and Francis Barany. "Identification of essential residues in Thermus...(1989): 245-254. PubMed PMID: 2753355. 12. Barany, Francis. "The ligase chain reaction in a PCR world....
  5. pCXLE toolkit: Efficient episomal plasmid-based method to reprogram peripheral blood cells to iPSCs

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    Dec. 14, 2017, 2:08 p.m.
    ...expressing additional EBNA-1 transiently. The transiently expressed EBNA-1 increases protein expression...are based on the Epstein-Barr Nuclear Antigen-1 (oriP-EBNA-1) system where each vector contains a viral ...replication, OriP and the EBNA-1 sequence that encodes for the DNA binding protein EBNA-1 [7]. These two sequences...extra plasmid, pCXWB-EBNA-1 is used in the reprogramming cocktail. pCXWB-EBNA-1 lacks oriP and is unable...pCXLE vectors listed below in Table 1 are available at Addgene. Table 1: List of pCXLE episomal plasmids,... and shRNA against p53 pCXWB-EBNA1 37624 transient EBNA-1   Many thanks to our guest blogger, Kusumika...obtained and the subsequent reprogramming success [1]. Fibroblasts need to be cultured and expanded in ...
  6. Split Fluorescent Proteins for Studying Protein-Protein Interactions

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    May 3, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...between strand 10 and 11 to yield large (1–10) and small (11) fragments. In several cases an FP(1–10) fragment...General Design Figure 1: Two proteins are fused to the FP(11) and FP(1–10) fragments. When Protein... to Plasmids) PI Blue EBFP2 EBFP2(1–10) and Capri(1–10) for use with GFP(11) Multiplexed labeling...Commun. 2017 Bo Huang mNeonGreen3 mNG3K(1–10) and mNG3A(1–10) for use with mNG2(11) Improved yellow-...sfCherry2 sfCherry2(1–10) and sfCherry2(11), also photo-activatable variant PAsfCherry2(1–10) Improved split...brings the pieces of the FP back together (Figure 1). This method is generally known as Bimolecular Fluorescence...even from a different base FP (for example, EBFP2(1–10) can be used with GFP(11)). Some of the articles...
  7. CRISPR/Cas9 FAQs Answered!

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    March 13, 2014, 4:08 p.m.
    ...probably have better specificity. A good reference is Ran et al. (2013). As for target selection, we usually...fine based on new data). For general transfection, you could use 1 µl of 10 µM oligo stock for each well...well in 24-well plate. A good example/reference is Ran et al. (2013). In the case where you have intact...https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.112.005439  Cong, L., Ran, F. A., Cox, D., Lin, S., Barretto, R., Habib, N.... from Double-Strand Break Repair in Mammalian Cells. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 18(1), 93–101. https...https://doi.org/10.1128/mcb.18.1.93  Ran, F. A., Hsu, P. D., Lin, C., Gootenberg, J. S., Konermann, ...1389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2013.08.021  Ran, F. A., Hsu, P. D., Wright, J., Agarwala, V., Scott...
  8. Quick, Versatile Plant Transgenesis with GreenGate Plasmids

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    Jan. 23, 2014, 3:23 p.m.
    ...making it easier for us to do our work.” References 1. Athanasios Lampropoulos et al. "GreenGate - A Novel...terminators and resistance cassettes for selection of transgenic plants. The complete GreenGate toolkit, now available...the time required to generate multi-construct transgenic plants. In the most practical terms, what GreenGate...Versatile and Efficient Cloning System for Plant Transgenesis." PLoS ONE. 8(12): e83043 (20 December 2013)...
  9. DNA Purification Without a Kit

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    Feb. 11, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...just make their own buffers when the kits buffers ran out. Homemade buffers performed the same as those...series to increase binding capacity. Figure 1: Purify DNA using glass filters. Image: Kim and Morrison...a gravity-based column plasmid maxiprep kit takes 1-1.5 hours to complete, while this syringe-based method... solution. NaI has two purposes in this protocol: 1) it solubilizes both DNA and agarose, and 2) it helps...property and developed a protocol that uses Whatman No. 1 paper or even paper towels to purify DNA and RNA from...rather a glass powder slurry that has a milk-like appearance. To make DNA stick to the glass particles in ...the Patterson Protocol was shown to purify DNA ranging in size from 100 bp to 48 kb with high yields and...
  10. Great Results Start with Great Standard Curves

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    Aug. 15, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...    Figure 1: A 1 mg/mL control is diluted in a series ranging from 1:2 to 1:32. Each individual...series that ranges from 1:2–1:32. The specific dilution series used will depend on the expected concentration...the data points fit the trendline. R2 ranges from 0 to 1 with 1 being a perfect fit and 0 indicating that...example, Figure 1 depicts a 2-fold dilution series. Each step of the series dilutes by 1:2 for a series...individual step of the series is consistent at 1:2. When preparing a dilution series, use a new pipette tip for...concentration lies within the dynamic range of the curve. The dynamic range is the linear span between the lowest...the dynamic range of your standard curve, so if your sample does not fall within this range, it may be ...
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