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  1. Genetically-encoded Sparse Cell Labeling - A SPARC of Innovation

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    May 21, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...system along with precisely truncated attP sites to control recombination of the gene construct. A predictable...gene. Effector genes, any gene that you want to control the expression of using the SPARC system. The effector...rest of the SPARC components and expression is controlled by the upstream recombination outcome. Find ...Find SPARC plasmids at Addgene To more precisely control the amount of labeling, you can alter the attP site...effector position, as well as to optogenetically control the depolarization of R2 neurons using CsChrimson...genome engineering in flies Learn more about controlling gene expression in flies Resources on Addgene.org...
  2. AAV Vector Quality Control: Going the Extra Mile with NGS

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    Sept. 12, 2017, 1:44 p.m.
    ...highest quality, we undertake a rigorous quality control process. In 2016, we launched our viral service...our scientists perform all the standard quality control assays for AAVs. These steps include measuring ...Addgene is also conducting more rigorous quality control, including next generation sequencing (NGS) of ...VGS). Why should you care about viral quality control? AAV vectors are produced by scientists - not robots...Lecomte et al., 2015). This higher level of quality control is recommended but not yet required for clinical-grade...addgene.org to answer your questions about our quality control process! The images in this blog post were created...2011) Vector Characterization Methods for Quality Control Testing of Recombinant Adeno-Associated Viruses...
  3. Mouse Modeling, Part 2: Breeding and Crossing Mice

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    Aug. 6, 2019, 12:55 p.m.
    ...opposed to ordering control mice from a stock center. This serves as a better control since the experimental...knockout lines and Cre-lox lines, and how to properly control for genetically engineered mice in your experiment...not a waste. Best practice is to use littermate controls in your experiment - use mice that were bred in...experimental and control mice will have been raised in the same environment and will harbor similar epigenetic... in a tissue-specific manner (with expression controlled by a tissue-specific promoter). And, Cre may ...result of recombination at the floxed site, your control should be littermates that express Cre but not ...
  4. Plasmids 101: Repressible Promoters

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    Dec. 20, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...Promoters control the binding of RNA polymerase and transcription factors. Since the promoter region ...promoters can be regulated via positive or negative control. Positive Repressible: An activator protein is ...pJKR-H-tetR from the Church lab uses this system to control expression of GFP.)  To turn this inducible system...system, Gossen and Bujard created the tetracycline-controlled transactivator (tTA). They fused TetR with the...interest to be expressed. These permit exquisite control of gene expression and tracing of gene expression...that sometimes it is necessary or desirable to control or look at multiple genes at the same time.  The... genetic analysis in Drosophila or for precise control over multiple genes in synthetic systems. Recent...
  5. Magnetic Control of Proteins: More than a Dream

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    Sept. 24, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ... of a magnetoresponsive fluorescent protein. Controlling an optogenetic or fluorescent tool with magnets... 2016), and some previous attempts at magnetic control of biological systems (Wheeler et al., 2016; Duret...T., York, A. G., Ingaramo, M. (2024). Magnetic control of the brightness of fluorescent proteins. Zenodo...Güler, A. D. (2016). Genetically targeted magnetic control of the nervous system. Nature Neuroscience, 19(...
  6. Synthetic Photobiology: Optogenetics for E. coli

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    Sept. 8, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ... to neuroscience. In fact, precise light-based control of biological processes is highly useful in other... to be optimized by Tabor’s lab, making light-controlled gene expression in E. coli easier and more robust...engineered to deliver precise, consistent, and controllable pulses of light. Complicated patterns of light...new pathways with sophisticated gene expression controls. Most cell types do not respond to low-intensity...two systems can be coexpressed for sophisticated control of gene expression. An E. coli light-sensitive...from this publication at Addgene. Multichromatic control of gene expression in Escherichia coli. Tabor JJ...
  7. Filming Science Videos in the Age of Social Distancing

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    May 20, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...video making.   Cycle One: The Ironing Board Control Center With the pandemic in full swing and everyone...Ironing boards. Good as a WFH desk, and as a video control center.   Cycle 2: Zooming Forward Design: ...me to set up a camera in a room, but still have control over focus, zoom, stop/start record, and allow ...focus system. Follow focus systems allow you to control the focus or zoom on a camera lens without having...door (connected via bluetooth to the camera, to control some basic functions, including starting and stopping... complete with wireless video receiver, camera control, and extra hand sanitizer.    Cycle 4: Venturing...mount a battery to it if necessary. I could still control the camera from a distance if I needed to be close...
  8. Antibodies 101: Flow Compensation

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    May 16, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ... APC control, with APC and APC-CY7 plotted against each other. Since it is a single-color control, you...example with single color control. Flow plots showing an APC single-color control sample before (A) and after...recommended to start compensating with single-color controls before moving onto your experimental samples. ...samples without needing to use your single-color controls as a starting point. Applying compensation to ...experimental samples as they did with your single control samples: if the population needs to be shifted ...
  9. 6 Tips for Analyzing and Troubleshooting Sanger Sequencing Results

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    June 26, 2014, 2:23 p.m.
    ...always include proper controls like uncut DNA and the proper ladder. These controls help you properly visualize...sequencing the chromatogram is your visual control. And, like all controls, missing out is a big mistake. Chromatograms...
  10. Analyzing CRISPR Editing Results with ICE from Synthego

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    May 8, 2018, 1 p.m.
    ...derived from the control trace file. On the plot, the green (edited sample) and orange (control sample) lines...cells, genomic DNA from both edited and unedited (control) populations is PCR-amplified and Sanger sequenced...determined by comparing the edited trace to the control trace. In the ICE algorithm, potential editing ...summary table. You can also use your browser’s Control+F or Command+F functionality to search for a particular...disagreement between the non-edited wild type (control) and the edited sample in the region around the...difference. Traces The Traces tab shows the edited and control, non-edited Sanger traces in the region around ...
  11. Viral Production at Addgene

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    Oct. 24, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...subunit (RPP30) as a control for normalization purposes are being used. Quality Control Mycoplasma Our 293T...virus preps are titered and subjected to quality control by Addgene before being distributed to customers...production protocols, titering methods, and quality control are described below. AAV Production AAV distributed...probes targeting the ITR elements and an internal control of known titer (protocol modified from Lock et ... April 2016) also performed by ddPCR.  Quality Control Addgene ensures high quality viral vectors by optimizing...production protocols and performing rigorous quality control (QC). The specific QC experiments performed varies...
  12. Great Results Start with Great Standard Curves

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    Aug. 15, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...unknown sample. To do this, you serially dilute a control sample of known concentration and measure a specific...example, a BCA assay uses a serial dilution of a control protein, incubated alongside an unknown sample ... a standard curve by serially diluting a known control sample, called a standard. The ideal standard curve...curve accordingly.    Figure 1: A 1 mg/mL control is diluted in a series ranging from 1:2 to 1:32... for each run. To validate, include a positive control of known concentration in the experiment and use...  Include both a standard curve and a positive control in every run.  When setting up your dilution series... ELISAs The Four ELISAs and When to Use Them A Control for All Seasons More resources on addgene.org Addgene's...
  13. Antibodies 101: Immunoprecipitation

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    Dec. 7, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...protein. With this control set, you should see your target protein IP’d in the positive control sample but not...permanently altering the structure of the protein.  Controls As with any experiment, it is critical to include...include proper positive and negative controls for an IP. When possible, perform the IP in parallel with ...interest and a sample that does not. Common negative controls include knockout cell lines or tissues that do... not in the negative control, confirming that the capture antibody is functioning as expected. In order...perform parallel IPs with beads only and an isotype control antibody. Alternative applications Oftentimes, ...
  14. New and Upcoming Viral Vectors - September 2019

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    Sept. 12, 2019, 1 p.m.
    ...will continue to add more controls, and have recently released these controls: pAAV-hSyn-DIO-EGFP (50457...sensors Optogenetics Recombinases And more! Control AAV For many AAV experiments, we recommend validating...entire collection! We are expanding our entire control AAV inventory to give scientists access to a wide... Email us or check our website to access them! Controls pAAV-hSyn-hChR2(H134R)-EYFP (26973-AAVrg) pAAV-hSyn-hChR2...
  15. Plasmids 101: In-house NGS Plasmid Quality Control Now at Addgene

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    April 6, 2021, 12:30 p.m.
    ...Addgene - we had used Sanger sequencing for quality control for over ten years. Now, thanks to a generous donation...The first step we take when performing quality control of newly deposited plasmids is to align the NGS... by the depositing lab, we call these “quality control (QC) issues.” We then ask the depositing laboratory...
  16. Split-BioID: An Improved Method for Studying Protein-Protein Interactions

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    May 1, 2018, 1:57 p.m.
    ... No spatiotemporal control. Many PPI detection methods lack spatiotemporal control or an “on/off switch... by creating Split-BioID, a spatiotemporally controllable version of the proximity-dependent biotinylation...method Enter Split-BioID, a spatiotemporally controllable version of the BioID protocol. The critical ...interaction partners if they are enriched relative to controls using Split-BioID-GFP and BioID run on six unrelated...methods, including BioID, is its spatiotemporal controlled labeling of interacting proteins; nearby proteins...
  17. Addgene Depositors Get More Citations

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    April 20, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...same correlation, but it wouldn’t be causal. To control for a number of differences between those papers...methodologies, or qualities of research our adjustment controls for them.   So, for example, in 2010, 10 percent...are lots of other factors that could still be controlled for. As an example, plasmid-related areas of ...see such a big difference in citations after controlling for journal. And so, while our quantitative analysis...research tools, computing performance, and randomized control trials in innovation. Visit his website at: http...
  18. Quick Guide to Working with Drosophila Part 2: Controlling Gene Expression in Flies with Gal4/UAS

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    July 21, 2017, 12:48 p.m.
    ...systematically study gene function with temporal control and cell-type specificity! The Gal4/UAS system...you mate your fly line containing YFG under the control of the UAS with a fly line expressing Gal4 in your...promoter each time a new hypothesis is tested. Controlling multiple genes with Gal4/UAS system One can also...to drive expression of multiple genes under the control of UAS enhancer sequences. For example, if you ...them individually or simultaneously. Do note for control purposes that there are dosage effects. For example...
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