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  1. Simple CRISPR-based Epigenetic Editing: dCas9-directed DNA Demethylation

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    Dec. 14, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...: it’s dCas9… with no modifications). Ready to get started?   Figure 1: Break free from the ball...?  Dividing cells depend on DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) to copy methylation marks from parental to... when DNMT1 methylates the genome during DNA replication, it doesn’t methylate sites blocked by dCas9....for dCas9 to interfere with DNMT1 even through replication. The dCas9 also needs to be removeable, otherwise...vivo using dCas9–peptide repeat and scFv–TET1 catalytic domain fusions. Nat Biotechnol 34, 1060–1065. ...
  2. Antibodies 101: Fab Fragments

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    Sept. 5, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Fragment? Consider the classic IgG antibody (Figure 1): it is composed of four peptide chains (two identical...that actually bind antigens.      Figure 1: IgG antibody structure with important features labeled...fragments described above can be used for similar applications and have similar advantages, though with some...
  3. Antibodies 101: Stripping and Reprobing Western Blots

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    Aug. 1, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Glycine-HCl 25–200 mM SDS 0.1%–1% (w/v) Tween 20 (optional) 1% (v/v) HCl Adjust to pH 2.0... tool to identify a protein of interest in a complicated solution like cell lysate. But they can be a ...
  4. 5 Science Rap Videos & Their Creator: Tom McFadden

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    Feb. 9, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ...forms of science communication. Click here to listen to the interview with Tom McFadden!   1. Rosalind Franklin... from Addgene.      Check out more science education tools like Verse Two and Fill in the Planck at...with us. Tom McFadden is a YouTuber and science educator looking for creative ways to implement the next...next generation science standards and communicate science. Learn more about Tom on his youtube channel ...Community Check out All of Our Podcasts Find Great Educational Content in our Plasmids 101 Series Additional...
  5. Imaging Tools and Following a Passion for Basic Biology: Interview with Joachim Goεdhart

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    March 9, 2018, 2 p.m.
    ... Joachim Goedhart Podcast breakdown Intro Chapter 1 - How Joachim ended up at the University of Amsterdam...Twitter and has helped us update many of our educational resources. Listen to hear all about Professor...speeds science. Chapter 8 - The importance of communicating research findings through social media and other...
  6. 3 Challenges in Plant Synthetic Biology

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    July 22, 2014, 5:46 p.m.
    ...found climbing mountains or playing with his two cats. Keira Havens grew up in Hawaii where she was fascinated...challenges involved in plant synthetic biology. Challenge #1: Public perception of synthetic biology One of the...biotechnologists face is public perception of genetic modification (GM) and synthetic biology. The mistrust and...cannot build what we do not understand, and the complicated and unique metabolic processes of plants are ...
  7. 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...or DNA base pair mismatches (8-11). For some applications, there cannot be any end-joining activity, and...regions. Why use a high fidelity ligase? Numerous applications have been developed to take advantage of the...Taq and other thermostable DNA ligases. These applications detect specific nucleotide sequences with high...rounds of melting and annealing allows linear amplification of the probe ligation product. With the right...
  8. Twenty Years of Addgene Sharing: CRISPR

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    April 18, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...CRISPR tools.  Distributing and depositing In Figure 1, you can see cumulative numbers of CRISPR plasmid ...new CRISPR depositors each year.    Figure 1: Addgene CRISPR distribution and deposits. (A) Cumulative...estimated scatterplot smoothing. (C) Number of requests per year for pooled libraries, categorized by function...insertion via a chemical modifier. We used these categories to see what kinds of CRISPR tools people were... pooled libraries, although we used different categories (Figure 2C). Note that in Figure 2, the numbers...Cumulative number of deposited CRISPR items, categorized by CRISPR function, by year. (B) Number of requests... years.  Libraries are divided into different categories based on function: knockout (KO), activate, inhibit...
  9. Antibodies 101: Flow Cytometry

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    July 20, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...interrogated by the optical system (Figure 1).   Figure 1: Cells expressing a particular surface ...populations of cells in a complex tissue or sample (1). When combined with cell sorters, this technology... it passes through and scatters in different directions. The degree of scatter is captured by detectors...Light that scatters sideways to the path that it was initially traveling is called side scatter (SSC) and...granulocytes in a plot of forward scatter (FSC) versus side scatter (SSC). Users can gate around their...protein composition. It is used for a variety of applications such as measuring target protein expression ...expression levels, assessing post-translational modifications, determining cell health, analyzing cell cycle stages...
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