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  1. Viral Vectors 101: The Retroviral Lifecycle

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    July 27, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...can use Figure 1 to compare the genomes of these two family members.   Figure 1: Gamma-retrovirus...Retroviruses” is an umbrella term which encompasses 1.) the gamma-retroviruses — that have been developed...of retroviruses called the lentiviruses (like HIV-1) — that have been developed into lentiviral vectors...Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 54(1), 137–144. https://doi.org/10.1073/PNAS.54.1.137. ...1997). Functional RT and IN incorporated into HIV-1 particles independently of the Gag/Pol precursor protein...RNA as template. Journal of Molecular Biology, 79(1), 163–183. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-2836(73)90277...Aids Full-Length Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 DNA Synthesis. Journal of Virology, 82(5), 2376. https...

  2. An “elegans” Approach to Better CRISPR/Cas9 Editing Efficiency

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    Dec. 17, 2020, 1:30 p.m.
    ...perform pha-1 co-conversion are available through Addgene. In 2019, Farboud et al. described another similar...effective recovery of knock-ins, but did result in 1-2 kilobases of additional sequence being introduced...facilitating recovery of edited animals. Figure 1: In the background are 504 restriction digests of ...selection for repair of a temperature-sensitive pha-1 mutation significantly enriches for knock-in of 2x... 3xFLAG epitopes into other, non-linked loci; pha-1(e2123) mutant worms are perfectly viable at 15 ºC,...https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gku289 Chen C, Fenk LA, de Bono M (2013) Efficient genome editing in Caenorhabditis... DNA double-strand breaks up to 54 bp from the desired insertion site result in efficient editing. Repair...

  3. Hot Plasmids February 2024

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    Feb. 20, 2024, 2:45 p.m.
    ...Biotechnology, 10.1038/s41587-023-01756-1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-023-01756-1. PMID: 37095348. Breaking...minute incubation, even with multiplexed guides. Figure 1: A) Cell-penetrating Cas9, fused to HIV...expressing COX8a-mStayGold. Scale bars 10 μm (main), 1 μm (inset). Image reused from Ando et al. 2023, under... membrane-targeting applications. Nature Methods, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-023-02085-6. PMID...StayGold fluorescent protein. Nature Biotechnology, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-023-02018-w. PMID...broad tropism in primates. Nature Communications, 14(1), 3345. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38582-7... They fused the Cas enzyme to cell-penetrating peptides and co-incubate it with an “assist peptide” that...

  4. Plasmids 101: Repressible Promoters

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    Dec. 20, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...Claude Desplan. “Power tools for gene expression and clonal analysis in Drosophila.” Nat Methods 9(1) (2011...Bacillus. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2019 Jan;103(1):303-313. doi: 10.1007/s00253-018-9485-4. Epub 2018...Methods Mol Biol. 2016;1478:53-78. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6371-3_3. PMID: 27730575; PMCID: PMC5270762. ...2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-07852-7 De Boer, Herman A., Lisa K. Comstock & Mark Vasser. ... and lac promoters.” Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 80(1) (1983): 21-5. PubMed PMID: 6337371. PubMed Central...to the promoter and turning transcription OFF. Despite their bacterial origins, Tet systems function well...promoters can be used in the repressible manner described above, as well as the inducible manner detailed...

  5. Addgene Depositors Get More Citations

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    April 20, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...of publication. Table 1 provides an example calculation of the weights. Table 1: Journal Weighting Example...amassed nearly 2,400 citations in its first four years (1). In addition to publishing in Science, Professor ...papers without plasmids deposited with Addgene (Figure 1). Even aggregated this much, you can see the 2013...(F) Weight (=F/E) (G) Weighted Citations (=C*G) 1 2010 3 Nature  3.3% 10.5%   3.2  9.6 2 2010...website at: http://www.neil-t.com/ .   References 1. Cong, Le, et al. "Multiplex genome engineering using... Science. For each publication, Web of Science provides basic bibliographic information and uses its vast...

  6. Technique: Probe Phage Genomes for Host Binding Proteins

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    Sept. 29, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...which is also gaining a lot of new traction lately (1, 2), depends on knowledge of the structure(s) a given...RBPs successfully identified using this method. Step 1: Prepare a random fragment library of phage DNA This...first step involves digesting phage genomic DNA into 1-3 kb (approximately gene-sized) fragments so that ...in the bulk of resultant fragments falling between 1 and 3 kb results in optimal likelihood of capturing...solution-soaked filter paper (colony-side up) and leave for 1 h at room temperature. After this, it is helpful to...proteins expressed by your library. After blocking for 1 h at room temperature with gentle shaking, gently ... to incubate the membranes overnight in 500 mM to 1 M NaCl in order to enhance folding of the recombinant...

  7. CRISPR-based Genome Editing Systems For Editing in E. coli

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    April 13, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ... Then plasmids are cured from the cell. Steps 1-1 and 1-2 can be done simultaneously. Image from Li et...coli K-12 strains, 2 E. coli B strains, 1 E. coli W strain, and 1 Tatumella citrea, with a total of 70 sites... update the pCas/pTargetF system.   Figure 1: The editing process begins with the addition of the...updates involved the following changes. In pCas9, we 1) replaced the promoter of gRNA-pMB1 with PrhaB, 2)...biosynthesis, we constructed a strain library with 1-11 copies of integrated genes. We obtained a stable...CRISPR-associated transposases” or MUCICAT. Here, we’ll describe each of these CRISPR systems. The original pCas...by sacB counterselection.  The MUCICAT toolkit includes versions of plasmids with different induction ...

  8. Adenoviral Vector Production and Troubleshooting

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    June 14, 2018, 11:44 a.m.
    ...repeats (ITR) present at both ends.   Figure 1: A) The structure of an adenovirus: the virion is ... 5 key steps: Construction of the rAdV plasmid (~1 week): The AdEasyTM system is the most popular method...Addgene’s Adenoviral Guide webpage, and references 1, 2.*Pro-Tip*: once the correct recombinant pAdV plasmid...transfected with the AdV plasmid construct from step #1 and allowed to stay in culture for up to 20 additional... it will result in very low titer. Amplification (1-2 weeks) - The rAdV-S is used to infect more HEK293...-4 rounds) at increasing scale over the course of 1-2 weeks. Each round of amplification should result...CsCl are commercially available. Titer calculation (1 or 10 days) Physical titer (particle count, rAdV ...

  9. 22 Hot Plasmid Technologies from 2014

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    Jan. 6, 2015, 5:21 p.m.
    ...bacterial mutagenesis or gene targeting Victor de Lorenzo's lab has engineered a modular mini-Tn5 vector...on channelrhodopsins – Chronos & Chrimson Through de novo sequencing of 127 algal transcriptomes, as well...expression. Brown et al., Genesis 2014 Jan;52(1):39-48. APEX2 for proteomic mapping and electron...engineering cells that lack release factor one (RF-1; Bacterial strain EcAR7) and minimizing the set of... of human mitogen-activated ERK activating kinase 1 (MEK1) with either one or two phosphoserine residues...comprised of three sets of cloning vectors (Level 0, 1, or 2) which can be utilized in three successive assembly... vectors are directionally assembled into a Level 1 vector creating a single transcriptional unit (Ex:...

  10. Live and Let Dye: Self-Labeling Protein Tags

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    April 16, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...delivery by modular envelope design. Nature Communications, 14(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467...intracellular targets. Nature Communications, 7(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10778 Erdmann...molecules in vivo. Nature Biotechnology, 21(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt765 Lavis, L. (2016... capping protein. Nature Communications, 14(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39655-3 ...up linked to whatever molecule you choose (Figure 1). Just express the fusion protein and add a specific...proteins, opening up new applications.   Figure 1: Live-cell labeling strategies. The green structure...minimally-disruptive genetic tag on the protein of interest. Table 1: Summary of popular self-labeling tag systems ...

  11. The Breast Cancer Microenvironment: A Tumor’s Backstage Team

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    Jan. 31, 2019, 1:32 p.m.
    ...enzyme (among others): caveolin 1, also known as CAV 1. Usually, caveolin 1 promotes the cell life cycle ...caveolin 1, there’s less malignancy because there’s less proliferation. However, the lack of caveolin 1 in ...believes that miRNA may decrease the expression of TAK 1, an enzyme that controls apoptosis and regulates transcription...Agnieszka K., et al. "An absence of stromal caveolin-1 expression predicts early tumor recurrence and poor...to the development and spread of cancer cells. Besides these stromal cell modifications, stromal cells...

  12. Quickest Way to Deposit Plasmids: The Deposit Spreadsheet

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    March 8, 2017, 3:15 p.m.
    ...red in the spreadsheet (Figure 2) and are described in Table 1. Some cells have drop-down options for you...Table 1: Guidelines for the data fields in the deposit spreadsheet Data Field Description Plasmid...how to use our deposit spreadsheet to complete Step 1. Steps 2 and 3 are usually very easy — our tech transfer...scientist, you will have the most involvement with Step 1, and, while data entry can be a chore, we’ve made ...Deposit” and “Download Deposit Spreadsheet” (see Figure 1). Please read our “How to Deposit Your Plasmids with...thorough guide to our online data entry process. Figure 1: Begin the deposit process by clicking “Submit Online...lab. Plasmid Type Choose from: Encodes one insert, encodes gRNA/shRNA, or empty backbone. Purpose...

  13. Scientific Reproducibility - Focusing on Solutions at the Minisymposium on Reproducibility

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    May 18, 2018, 7:32 p.m.
    ... handed out at the event). Program 0 - 1:24 - Intro 1:24 - 29:31 - Reproducibility Overview - Jeffrey... 49:45 0 1:18:45 - Reagent Development - Steven C. Almo, Institute for Protein Innovation  1:18:45 - 2...reproducibility As Jeffrey Flier points out in his talk (1:24 - 29:31), there are a variety of ways of defining...enterprise towards greater reproducibility. Cause 1: Inability to repeat previously performed experiments...the Institute for Protein Innovation (IPI) (49:45 - 1:18:45), there are also initiatives to create more ...found. Consider the hypothetical situation in Figure 1 where many scientists are performing similar experiments...experimental designs and we need to be transparent about the reasons we alter these designs if we do so...

  14. REPLACR Mutagenesis: Replacing In Vitro Recombination Methods

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    Feb. 10, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...deletions, point mutations PCR Reactions 1 1 1 per fragment 1 per fragment In vitro Assembly No No Yes...methods for site directed mutagenesis   References 1. Trehan, Ashutosh, et al. (2016). “REPLACR-mutagenesis...discussed methods. As described above, you design two primers, each containing the desired mutations, to amplify...make a point mutation, you design two oligonucleotide primers with the desired mutation, then use those ... figure above shows guidelines for primer design; a desired insertion should be present in both primers...vitro recombination. Across all modifications described in Trehan et al., REPLACR-mutagenesis’ median ...

  15. Supporting Rare Disease Research with BeHeard 2017

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    July 20, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...estimated to affect anywhere from 1 in 6,000 to 1 in 19,000 live births (1).  While disruption of the smn1... funding opportunities. References 1. Jones, C., et al. "PP09. 1–2352: Systematic review of incidence...rare diseases. These underrepresented individuals deserve a voice. Check back with Addgene often to learn...

  16. New Neuroscience Tool: The iGluSnFR3 Glutamate Sensor

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    April 7, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...sensing glutamate using both 1-photon and 2-photon imaging.   Figure 1: 1P and 2P excitation and ...hSynap: Human Synapsin-1 promoter. Good for neuronal expression. hSynap-FLEX: Synapsin-1 promoter, FLEXed for... v857. Image adapted from Aggarwal et al., Figure 1   Increased versatility through two different...expression in Cre-expressing cells. hSynap-FLP: Synapsin-1 promoter, FLP-dependent expression GFAP: Glial fibrillary...characterization of the new variants is available here. Upgrades to iGluSnFR3 To improve upon the SF-iGluSnFR, ...

  17. Fluorescent Tagging of Endogenous Genes with SapTrap

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    Oct. 12, 2017, 2:26 p.m.
    ...template (Fig. 1, Step 1). There is no need for PCR or cloning, as digestion of the destination vector with...selectable marker, and connector to be released (Fig. 1, Step 2-3). Since donor plasmids of the same type ...correctly assembles the final targeting vector (Fig. 1, Step 4), and co-injection of the targeting vector...human cells. To use CRISPaint, users need 3 vectors:  1) a gRNA vector that targets the gene of interest, ... Tagging with Short Homology Donors.” Cell Rep.15(1) (2016):210-8. PubMed PMID: 27052166. Kunzelmann,...SapTrap, the user first designs either oligos or synthetic DNA for the desired gRNA target sequence, as...specified by a guide RNA (gRNA) sequence. Users can design gRNAs to induce the break at a specific genomic...

  18. Plasmids 101: Gateway Cloning

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    Jan. 12, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ...pLenti CMV Puro DEST (w118-1) or the doxycycline-inducible pLIX_403. The chosen attR destination vector will... our desired constructs: lentiviral expression of the human KRAS gene in mammalian cells. STEP 1: Generate...recombination sites (attL-left- and attR-right-, Figure 1). Under certain conditions, the attL and attR sites...regeneration of attP and attB sites.   Figure 1: Lambda phage integration and excision reactions. ...the generation of the expression construct in only 1 day, as opposed to 2+ days with traditional restriction... Find Gateway cloning plasmids here! References 1. Chee JY, Chin CF (2015) Gateway Cloning Technology...clone in their desired DNA sequences. Gateway technology relies on the two reactions described below: The ...

  19. High Complexity Golden Gate Assembly with NEB’s DAD

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    Aug. 1, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...reactions. (Need a refresher? The five rules are: (1) don’t use the same overhang twice; (2) avoid palindromes...Gate) pot (Pryor et al., 2022).     Figure 1: Workflow for high complexity Golden Gate Assemblies...different enzymes and cycling conditions (see Table 1).   Enzyme Temperature Incubation time/cycling...cycling Overhang length T4 DNA ligase 25 °C 1 hour 3-base or 4-base T4 DNA ligase 25 °C ...hours 3-base or 4-base T4 DNA ligase 37 °C 1 hour 3-base or 4-base T4 DNA ligase 37 °C ...Ligase MM 37-16 °C cycling 3-base Table 1: Enzyme and cycling conditions available in DAD tools...rules of thumb for designing your overhang sets. But are those rules the best way to design GGA overhang sets...

  20. Plasmids 101: Control Plasmids

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    April 9, 2015, 3:29 p.m.
    ... that includes the aforementioned internal control and is consistent with the result in Figure 1 could...Gene X using shRNA expressed from a plasmid   Figure 1: Expression Level of Gene X The results shown above...Referring back to the experiment associated with Figure 1, the independent variable is the shRNA. Therefore ...the protein.   In analysis of the result in Figure 1, an internal control, such as the GFP-expressing Plasmid...plasmid.  Let us now revisit our experiment. In Figure 1, it appeared as though the shRNA did not knock down...scientific inquiry and investigation. References: 1. The problem of pseudoreplication in neuroscientific...and should be designed accordingly. If you are trying activate a gene, you should design a control that...
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