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  1. Visualizing Protein Turnover In Situ

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    Jan. 16, 2018, 3:20 p.m.
    ... control the abundance of proteins in cells. Homeostatic regulation of protein abundance is essential ...of protein-protein interactions in situ. In the standard PLA assay, primary antibodies directed towards...microscope she likes to travel, discover new restaurants, go to concerts and bake. you can contact her...
  2. Lighting Up Cell Signaling with Photoswitchable Kinases

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    July 25, 2017, 1:20 p.m.
    ... pathway of interest, but there can be a lot of static since other signaling networks can also be non-....” Dronpa’s color thus indicates MEK1’s current state (Green when off, dark when on). Figure 1: Photoswitchable...turn off psRaf1). After this, the phosphorylation status of MEK1/2 was tracked at 5 minute intervals via...
  3. Teaching an Old DOG New Tricks: Controlling Protein Activity with GFP

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    Nov. 24, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...purpose. Tang wondered if he could use previously established mouse lines expressing GFP in specific cell types...of a single heavy chain, and they are small and stable inside cells. Nanobodies binding GFP were designed...GFP regulation to other types of proteins. They started with another biological workhorse, Cre recombinase...
  4. Career Coaching for Scientists: Why and Where Do I Find One?

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    Jan. 29, 2015, 1:25 p.m.
    ...for a successful outcome. How do I find a coach? Start with referrals. Are there scientists you know who...in this group have scientific backgrounds. For a stated purpose of transitioning a scientist from academia... to Life. She runs great tweet chats, has an outstanding blog and, while her PhD is in History, I think...
  5. Hot Plasmids - October 2020

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    Oct. 13, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...cell cycle attempt to understand development, regeneration, and certain disease states. However, it’s difficult... each tool expanding our ability to study and understand the complex interworking of the 86 billion neurons...
  6. Mouse Modeling, Part 2: Breeding and Crossing Mice

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    Aug. 6, 2019, 12:55 p.m.
    ... the F1 generation, your breeding scheme should start with parental mice that are each homozygous for ...chromosomes in the parental generation, they are likely to stay on separate chromosomes in future generations as...homozygous for both mutations. The shorter the distance between the two loci of interest on the chromosome...
  7. Open Resources and Plasmid Tools For Studying C. elegans

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    July 18, 2019, 12:55 p.m.
    ... Map & Network (CeNGEN) The CeNGEN goal is to establish a comprehensive gene expression atlas of every...elegans. To study the role of 3’UTRs, the Arizona State University (ASU) Biodesign institute developed a...opportunities to develop computational methods to better understand animal development (Kyoda et al., 2012).  C. ...
  8. Popular Retroviral Vectors and Their Uses in Scientific Research

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    July 24, 2018, 12:51 p.m.
    ...into the host genome and thereby enable long-term stable gene expression. Gamma-retroviral vectors are derived...Jacks. It carries CRE recombinase and a puromycin resistance cassette. No time to produce virus? Get the ...lentiCRISPR v1. Special note from the Zhang lab: We are constantly improving our CRISPR reagents. Please check www.genome-engineering.org...
  9. Hot Plasmids May 2018 - Optogenetics, Decaffeination, Biosensors, and Fluorescent Protein Tools

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    May 15, 2018, 12:43 p.m.
    ...coffee grounds could be economically repurposed as starting material for the bioproduction of therapeutic ...substrate, inducing a conformational change that placesTagRFP-T and Dronpa in close proximity. By monitoring...dark fluorescent proteins, it has good signal stability allowing for minimized basal FRET variability,...
  10. 7 Simple Strategies to Resolve Conflicts with Difficult Supervisors

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    Jan. 21, 2015, 1:30 p.m.
    ..., even if he or she is a difficult person: 1) Understand your supervisor’s expectations Every supervisor... details of your work. Describe the problem by stating the facts and explain how it is interfering with...is miscommunication. For example, you might misunderstand your supervisor’s suggestions and take your ...
  11. Degrading DNA with Cascade-Cas3

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    Feb. 11, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
    ...similar regions. This combination of chewing up one stand and cutting the template strand causes large deletions... to studying Cas3 and its Cascade partners to understand it and use it to its full potential. Hopefully...Makarova, K. S., Wolf, Y. I., Alkhnbashi, O. S., Costa, F., Shah, S. A., Saunders, S. J., Barrangou, R....
  12. Tips to Make the Most of a Scientific Conference

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    May 23, 2019, 12:26 p.m.
    ...questions. Practice your presentation for both instances. If your poster material is nearing publication... this is being used, it’s best to turn to an established social media platform. During the conference ...Connect with people on LinkedIn or Twitter, for instance. If you’ve had a particularly meaningful conversation...
  13. Plasmids 101: Degron Tags

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    March 14, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...degradation of the tagged protein. Degrons are destabilizing domains which will be identified by various ...protein must be expressed (inducibly, ectopically, stably… it’s your call). The TIR1 F-box protein will associate.... If your project also involves imaging at some stage, then choosing a HaloTag could pay dividends down...
  14. Chromoproteins: Colorful Proteins For Molecular Biology Experiments

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    Feb. 4, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...., 2000). Chromoproteins also enhance corals’ resistance to mass bleaching, the loss of their symbiotic...definitive, but visual identification is a good place to start before taking on more time consuming and expensive...use in bacteria, where most genetic manipulations start. Anthony Forster’s lab used codon optimization programs...
  15. Academic vs. Industry Postdocs

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    Nov. 13, 2018, 1:22 p.m.
    ...immersed in an industry environment, have a better understanding of the fast, deadline-driven pace of biotech...number of steps, decisions and people involved is staggering. The process is complicated. If you’re interested... decide what they’d like to work on later. For instance, AstraZeneca posts most of its positions all at...
  16. Golden Gate Assembly Upgrades: More Fragments, Faster Assembly, and Higher Fidelity

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    Oct. 11, 2018, 12:30 p.m.
    ...each step. Factors such as enzyme efficiency, stability, and buffer compatibility have placed practical...et al. at NEB (1, 2). While T4 DNA Ligase, the mainstay of most biotechnological cloning efforts for over...for all 3- and 4-base overhang sequences under standard reaction conditions. This data set allows quantitation...
  17. Plasmids 101: Protein Expression

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    June 7, 2018, 1:17 p.m.
    ...glycosylation and acetylation to create functional, stable proteins. Protein expression refers to the second...can express proteins both transiently or through stable cell lines. Both methods produce high protein yields...adapted to fermentation allowing for large-scale, stable production of proteins. In general yeast expression...
  18. Cloning Mammalian Cells with the Agarose Method

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    Sept. 7, 2017, 12:17 p.m.
    ...cloning rings to isolate colonies of antibiotic-resistant cells; during the time required to grease, place... below) is simple: After obtaining antibiotic-resistant colonies, use a Sharpie to circle 12-48 individual...cells did not seem to form discrete colonies but constantly migrated away from each other. In our experience...
  19. PITChing MMEJ as an Alternative Route for Gene Editing

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    Feb. 23, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...locus-specific gRNAs Step 4: Select for puromycin resistant cells Step 5: PCR amplify and sequence the locus...into the FBL locus. Upon sequencing of puromycin resistant clones, they found that 80% and 50% of clones ...using the nuclease Cpf1. Since Cpf1 cuts in a staggered pattern, it is thought to be ideal for HDR-independent...
  20. Tips for Screening with Yeast Two Hybrid Systems

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    Oct. 22, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...could be combined effectively (3). In Figure 1 for instance, the DBD of the fusion protein shown is still ...to yeast transformation protocols also helped establish the yeast two-hybrid (Y2H) system as a robust ...subset based on a cellular compartment or growth stage). A prey library can either be applied to the bait...
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