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TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 16, 2018, 1 p.m....range of characteristics (color, brightness, photostability, maturation, oligomerization), many of which...incorporation of biosensors, protein evolution lineages, 2-photon spectra, more elaborate spectrum analysis tools...better way to store and represent within-study photobleaching comparisons. We very much appreciate feedback...
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Why and how to start studying chromatin (with Addgene's help)
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 12, 2018, 11:40 a.m..... 2017 Aug 24;170(5):956-972.e23 Rapid and phosphoinositol-dependent binding of the SWI/SNF-like BAF complex... complex to chromatin after T lymphocyte receptor signaling. Zhao K, Wang W, Rando OJ, Xue Y, Swiderek... -
Q&A with Karen Katz and Carl Paratore, the Newest Members of the Addgene Board of Directors
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 19, 2019, 1:36 p.m.... up the phone and having a discussion. By only relying on email and never picking up the phone you don...advice someone has given you? Katz: Pick up the phone. I think that there is a tendency to go back and... -
How to Make Friends and Meet People at a Scientific Conference
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 7, 2014, 1:58 p.m....grow over time, but being interested in the same phosphate of your favorite kinase is a good start. Check...next to someone and introducing yourself. Put your phone away! This is a natural time to meet someone since...meals, sit with people you don’t know and put your phone away (did I say that already). Start with, “Is this... -
Seven Tips for Using LinkedIn as a Scientist
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 1, 2019, 1:21 p.m..... Use the "Contact info" link right below their photo. 2) Personalize all connection requests LinkedIn...invitation. Don’t try to connect from the LinkedIn phone app either as this also results in a generic invitation...for the picture. It tends to look like a police photo if you look straight at the camera. Pro tip: Turn... -
Antibodies 101: Selecting the Right Antibody
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 15, 2022, 1:15 p.m....conjugated to a detection substrate, such as a fluorophore, or a conjugated secondary antibody that will...of primary antibodies conjugated to different fluorophores or a panel of primaries that was raised in different...isotype or species, then you can choose different fluorophore-conjugated secondary antibodies specific to each... -
Announcing the Winners of the 2021 Michael Davidson and Roger Tsien Commemorative Conference Awards
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 5, 2021, 12:15 p.m....Because roGFP2 contains two cysteines near the chromophore that are susceptible to redox modification, the...excitable. The mutants are co-expressed with a photoconvertible fluorescent protein mEOS4a. Cells containing...sensor that shows a favorable outcome are then photoconverted, sorted, and sequenced to identify the mutants... -
Science communication: 9 Strategies to Get Your Foot in the Door
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 27, 2017, 1:23 p.m.... microbes? Try your hand at photography and participate in a science photo competition. Or nominate yourself...Indonesia. Since then, I have tried many things: photography, making videos, presenting in pubs and at science... -
The Materials Science of Optogenetics Experiments
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 17, 2015, 2:30 p.m....the opsins will receive sufficient quantities of photons to become activated. Light is able to penetrate...between patch cable and implant. A steady stream of photons from the laser to the patch cable to the ferrule...insensitive. If you deliver a continuous stream of photons, Chr2 will open but will not be given an opportunity... -
MXS Chaining
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 7, 2017, 3:30 p.m.... partner, which directed localization of the fluorophore, and thus enabled labeling of particular structures...with strong expression and detection of each fluorophore at the respective subcellular structure (Figure...for Labeling Cellular Structures Construct Fluorophore Excitation/emission maxima Tethering partner ... -
Sharing Your Lab Protocols: Using Apps to Save Time & Track Your Experiments
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 23, 2014, 3:05 p.m....further simplifies lab work if you like to bring your phone in the lab, though, honestly, this still grosses... out. Maybe it’s just me – I didn’t get a smart phone until after I had finished my PhD and left the lab...but is there a sterile, clean way to bring your phone into the lab? Maybe having a dedicated lab-use tablet... -
Neuronal labeling with Spaghetti Monster
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 14, 2018, 12:42 p.m.... FP scaffolds with either intact or darkened chromophores. These probes are both intrinsically fluorescent...The issue with these FPs is that they are less photostable than GFP. In addition, antibody-based amplification...contrast, smFP tags can be recognized by distinct, fluorophore-labeled antibodies with very specific reactivities... -
Sonic Hedgehog? Sleeping Beauty? Learn About the Genes Behind Addgene’s Conference Room Names
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 2, 2019, 1:44 p.m....as neural development. Specifically, SHH is a morphogen, a chemical signal that diffuses down a concentration...Roger Karess. "Myosin light chain–activating phosphorylation sites are required for oogenesis in Drosophila... -
Viral Production at Addgene
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 24, 2023, 1:15 p.m....preparations are subjected to polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) followed by silver staining or SYPRO...purified and non-purified AAV subjected to gel electrophoresis. Viral capsid proteins VP1, VP2, and VP3 are...transfection. PCR products are analyzed by gel electrophoresis to ensure the correct banding pattern and sizes... -
Getting the Most from Your Lentiviral Transduction
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 7, 2016, 2:30 p.m....that prefer a more economical mode of detection, Uphoff et. al. outline a do it yourself PCR-based approach...812-4. Pubmed PMID: 14579747. 3. Drexler, H.G., Uphoff, C.C. “Mycoplasma contamination of cell cultures...Cytotechnology 39.2 (2002). 75-90. Pubmed PMID: 19003295. 4. Uphoff, C.C., Drexler, H.G. “Detection of mycoplasma contaminations... -
Plasmids 101: E. coli Strains for Protein Expression
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 10, 2015, 3:06 p.m....multimer formation Δ(ara-leu)7697 ΔlacX74 ΔphoA PvuII phoR araD139 ahpC galE galK rpsL F′[lac+ lacIq ...not always achievable. Proteins which contain hydrophobic regions or multiple disulfide bonds may aggregate... -
Plasmids 101: The Promoter Region – Let's Go!
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 3, 2014, 8:05 p.m....General expression mRNA Mammalian promoter from phosphoglycerate kinase gene. Constitutive Widespread expression...yeast expression promoter from glyceraldehyde 3-phosphage dehydrogenase Constitutive Very strong, also ... -
Fluorescent Proteins 101: GFP Fusion Proteins - Making the Right Connection
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 9, 2019, 1:13 p.m....protein characteristics such as the brightness, photostability, maturation time, and acid sensitivity of various...sensors for cAMP feature exceptional brightness, photostability and dynamic range: characterization of dedicated...PMC490022. Shaner, Nathan C., et al. "Improving the photostability of bright monomeric orange and red fluorescent... -
March for Science
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 21, 2017, 2:30 p.m....Stephanie Hays, a scientist with a passion for photosynthetic communities, microbial interactions, and science...Institutes of Health endanger scientists’ ability to uphold their side of the bargain and do the research required...University. She is a scientist with a passion for photosynthetic communities, microbial interactions, and science... -
Filming Science Videos in the Age of Social Distancing
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 20, 2021, 1:15 p.m....after I’ve left the room. Microphone: Lastly, I needed to figure out a microphone situation. Generally, I...rules) to some volunteers, who filmed with their phones. Test: I loved the end result, but it was clear... -
RNA Interference in Plant Biology: New Tools for an Old Favorite
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 27, 2020, 1:15 p.m....visual reporter of RNAi, phenotypes, such as morphological parameters, can be easily scored. However, determining... a targeting sequence for the adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (APT) gene, which is conserved in many... -
Starter Guide to induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) Part 2: Reprogramming and Transdifferentiation
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 6, 2018, 1:12 p.m.... Adipocytes [28] Keratinocytes [29] Photoreceptors [30] Otic hair cells [31] Neurons [32, 33...Generation, purification and transplantation of photoreceptors derived from human induced pluripotent stem... Deaf Patient With MYO7A Mutation Results in Morphologic and Functional Recovery of the Derived Hair Cell-Like... -
Delivery Methods for Generating iPSCs
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 17, 2018, 1:37 p.m....the RNAs from cellular defenses against ssRNA: phosphatase treatment, substituting cytidine with 5-methylcytidine...pluripotency, but they also take less time to complete. Morphology is a simple and fast to evaluate. iPSCs should...little cytoplasm. Positive staining for alkaline phosphatase, expression of embryonic proteins, and promoter... -
#DeckTheLab to Win a Tasty Winter Treat This Holiday Season
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 30, 2015, 3:30 p.m....festivities! Help us spread some cheer by snapping a photo of you and your labmates celebrating the holidays...Festivus— you name it, we want to see it. All photos tagged with #DeckTheLab throughout the month of... -
Addgene's 20th Anniversary Party
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 11, 2024, 1:15 p.m....party, we shared memories of Addgene's past. Framed photos and slideshows shared some of the moments we captured...over the years, including an album of Addgenie pet photos. The famous Addgene jacket, home to a questionable... -
Using AAV for Neuronal Tracing
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 9, 2018, 1:04 p.m....of application and aid in visualization of the morphology of individual neurons, including dendritic and...vivo, microinjection, pressure injection or iontophoresis (applying small electric currents via inserted... project but neurons were traced with AAV2. Two-Photon imaging was used to generate a 3D finemap of neurons... -
Fluorescent Proteins 101: History of Fluorescent Proteins
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 7, 2017, 1:58 p.m....to isolate two proteins from the jellyfish’s photoorgans; the first, which he called aequorin, gives off...hunch paid off, and he was able to report new fluorophores like DsRed from Discosoma sp. and Katushka/mKate... -
Editor's Choice, September 2016
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 7, 2016, 4 p.m....and provides a brief rundown of Sean’s top five smartphone apps you can use in the lab. Whether you’re tired...Better Dyeing Through Chemistry & Small Molecule Fluorophores Addgene's Cancer Collection Pages Connect the... -
Three Tips to Organize Your Lab Notebooks in the New Year
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 2, 2014, 3:44 p.m....computer or smartphone. Evernote allows you to create notes directly from webpage clippings, photographs, and... -
Tag Your Favorite Yeast Genes with Ease
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 19, 2013, 2:37 p.m....of course—and start tagging! Yeast-optimized fluorophores for imaging Lee S, et al. (2013) PLoS ...requirements. Select from these yeast-optimized fluorophore tagging vectors for your single or multi-color... -
A Better Way to Get Customer Support: The Help Center
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 10, 2015, 3:30 p.m....a hassle. You finally make it through a 20-step phone tree, only to be left on hold for an hour. When ...the chance to stop what you’re doing and make a phone call or write out an email. You need help right ... -
Mapping the 4D nucleome with CRISPR/Cas9
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 11, 2015, 2:30 p.m....lower illumination settings, lowering photobleaching and phototoxicity concerns and extending the potential... -
The Michael Davidson Collection: One-Stop Shop for Fluorescent Proteins
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 29, 2014, 6:16 p.m.... Over 300 empty backbones with 100+ distinct fluorophores to choose from in the green, red, yellow, cyan... (e.g., apple, papaya, and tomato) and the photoactivatable fluors (e.g. Phamret and Dendra). It’s just... -
Using Ultrasound to Image Bacteria in vivo: Acoustic Reporter Genes
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 19, 2018, 1:38 p.m....developed in vivo bacterial reporters that use fluorophores and luciferases to track bacteria in real time...vesicles are primarily used by water-dwelling photosynthetic bacteria and archaea to regulate their buoyancy... -
Zebrafish as a Model for Behavior: Swimming into the Optogenetic Spotlight
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 16, 2019, 12:59 p.m....the overlap between groups. They found that photostimulating the Kolmer-Agduhr cells was sufficient to ...Kolmer-Agduhr cells on one side of the body required photostimulation in order to drive the full symmetrical response... -
Addgene-Seeding Labs Plasmid Grant: Accelerating Science Globally - 5 Scientists, 4 Countries & 3 Continents!
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 18, 2017, 12:41 p.m....affordable biosensors that detect herbicides, such as glyphosate, in water. He aims to leverage a glycine oxidase...oxidase reaction to indirectly detect glyphosate via H2O2, one of the reaction’s metabolites. One useful... -
An Addgene Summer Internship
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 8, 2024, 7:22 p.m....and undigested samples of the clones on an electrophoresis gel in order to differentiate which clone had...Once we had gotten our results back from the electrophoresis, my manager and I were unsure if there were... -
Understanding GPCR Signaling Using TRUPATH
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 14, 2020, 2:15 p.m....FRET), in which a donor fluorophore is used to excite an acceptor fluorophore. The difference for BRET... -
Oh, The Places You Can Go: Careers in Science Communication - Curriculum Development
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 1, 2017, 2:04 p.m.... to students, like how to pour a gel [for] electrophoresis or doing a dissection video. I did that in ...themselves. “You open up the box and there’s a gel electrophoresis tray in there. Or the dissection specimens.... -
Hot Plasmids June 2018 - Reverse transcriptase, nanobody, and protein-DNA interaction tools
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 27, 2018, 1:16 p.m....element (tyrosine sulfation consensus sequence, fluorophore, or APEX2), allowing for quantitative analysis...fused with GFP, YFP, mCerulean, or other related fluorophores. Find all of the nanobody toolkit plasmids here... -
RUBY-Red Siliques
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 1, 2022, 2:15 p.m.... Figure 1: An adult plant expressing RUBY. Photos by Andrew Willoughby Using RUBY as a selection...green tissues is slightly darker or slightly brown. Photos by Andrew Willoughby The ease of observing ... -
Antibodies 101: Chimeric Antibodies
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 25, 2023, 1:15 p.m....use a red fluorophore-tagged anti-rat IgG1 secondary to detect Protein A and green fluorophore-tagged anti-mouse... -
New and Upcoming Viral Vectors - September 2019
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 12, 2019, 1 p.m....scientists access to a wide array of promoters and fluorophores for validating and testing purposes. We will...specificity of influence measurements by reducing photostimulation of the axons and dendrites of non-targeted... -
Plasmids 101: Gram Negative and Positive Bacteria
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 2, 2022, 1:15 p.m....Image credit: Mark Perkins https://www.flickr.com/photos/occbio/7092385559 For more specific procedural...in marine biology and minoring in studio arts photography. References and resources References Silhavy... -
Multiplexed Overexpression of Regulatory Factors (MORF) collection
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 30, 2023, 1:15 p.m....these TFs to see if the differentiated cells had morphologies consistent with the predicted cell type (e.g...neuron predicted differentiation), and 15/17 morphologically aligned. Documentation of the network that ... -
Plasmids 101: Inducible Promoters
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 18, 2018, 2:34 p.m....sensing protein YFI. When light is absent, YFI phosphorylates FixJ, which binds to the FixK2 promoter to ... -
Hot Plasmids - June 2019 - Optogenetics, Acoustic Reporter Genes, microRNAs, and the CRISPR-Cas9 system CHIME
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 6, 2019, 12:41 p.m....transmission within minutes. Constructs using the photodimerizer system CRY2-CIB1 to regulate botulinum neurotoxin...gas-filled protein structure that water-bound photosynthetic organisms use for buoyancy. These proteins ... -
Enabling Precision Functional Genomics with the Target Accelerator Plasmid Collection
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 11, 2017, 2:30 p.m....tumorigenesis assays, drug epistasis assays, and morphological profiling can be used as generalizable strategies... are described in this paper Systematic morphological profiling of human gene and allele function ... -
Multiplex Genome Editing with CRISPR-Cpf1
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 9, 2017, 2:12 p.m....example of how this works. Make sure to order 5’ phosphorylated oligos or treat with T4 PNK. Delivery options... -
Antibodies 101: Flow Cytometry Controls
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 6, 2024, 1:50 p.m....should have a single color control for every fluorophore you intend to use in your panel. Using single...have the same Ig subclass, and be in the same fluorophore (e.g., if you are staining for anti-mouse Ly6C...