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  1. Plasmids 101: Codon usage bias

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    Sept. 27, 2018, 1:09 p.m.
    ...blog Plasmids 101: protein expression Plasmids 101: E. coli strains for protein expression Plasmids 101...for the codons they use to encode specific amino acids. This is possible because there are 4 bases (A, ... therefore 64 possible codons but only 20 amino acids and 3 stop codons to encode leaving 41 codons unaccounted...redundancy; multiple codons encode single amino acids. Evolutionary constraints have molded which codons... tables showing which codons encode which amino acids (see example to the right). With such simple rules...and charge the tRNAs with the appropriate amino acids. If an organism uses only a subset of codons, it... genes of interest codon optimized by ordering plasmids containing them from Addgene. If a plasmid at ...
  2. Celebrating One Million Plasmids Shared!

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    Sept. 25, 2018, 2:39 p.m.
    ...a million plasmids would fill? Two weeks ago, Addgene edged passed our one million plasmids shared milestone...ending the day with 1,000,002 plasmids shipped. Reaching one million plasmids shared might have you wondering...how many plasmids leave Addgene headquarters every day. That would be an average of 673 plasmids each day...to packing and shipping. Every single day. 673 plasmids shipped daily may be easy to picture (see the ...celebratory lunch, it’s hard to picture one million plasmids. How much space would one million bacterial stabs...Leadership team in all their photo booth glory! #1millionplasmids On to the next million! @CarolineBME @AllostEricSite... possible without the scientists who deposited plasmids to the repository and for the scientific sharing...
  3. Plasmids 101: Golden Gate Cloning

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    Aug. 27, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Addgene’s plasmids are used with a wide variety of restriction enzyme-based cloning methods. Each method...an attB recombination scar encoding eight amino acids, but Golden Gate assembly can be designed to be ...fragments to create TAL effector nucleases. These plasmids were designed to utilize the BsaI and BsmBI Type...create CRISPR/Cas9 constructs, assemble standard plasmids parts in different combinations, or other new ... JA, Somia NV, Bogdanove AJ, Voytas DF. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jul;39(12):e82. Epub 2011 Apr 14. PubMed...PubMed. More Resources at Addgene:  Check out more Plasmids 101 Posts! Check out Addgene’s restriction cloning... plasmids...
  4. Plasmids 101: Blue-white Screening

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    June 4, 2015, 1:03 p.m.
    ...This post is part of our ongoing Plasmids 101 series. Plasmids 101 will provide you with an overview ...of the Plasmids 101 posts here. Now that we have covered antibiotic selection here at Plasmids 101, we...far, so good, but how does this help us screen plasmids? Blue-white screening in the lab Scientists discovered...enzyme. Providing DNA encoding this section of amino acids (called the α-peptide) to a lacZΔM15-mutant bacterial...antibiotic resistance), but also confirm those plasmids have your insert (blue-white screening). Other...probably the most widespread way to select for plasmids containing an insert, there are other methods....genes supplied on the transformed plasmid. Such plasmids may contain genes that allow for the use of a ...
  5. Tips for Using BLAST to Verify Plasmids

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    May 29, 2014, 1:29 p.m.
    ...Resources on the Addgene Blog: Plasmids 101: How to Verify Your Plasmid Plasmids 101: An Inside Look at NGS...helps us compare the sequencing results of the plasmids in our repository with known reference sequences...provided by the laboratories that deposit their plasmids with us or other entries in NCBI’s numerous databases... grown over the years (we now have over 60,000 plasmids!), the number of sequencing results we analyze...busy week, we may need to analyze more than 200 plasmids as part of our quality control process. Consequently...yourself frequently on the BLAST website to verify plasmids or validating your new clones, try these tips ...verification steps and free up more time for using your plasmids instead! All BLAST images are modified screen...
  6. Hot Plasmids: FRET-Based Biosensors

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    May 6, 2014, 1:07 p.m.
    ...popular & newly available plasmids at Addgene. If you're interested in plasmids for in vivo imaging, check...the greatest challenges of neuroscience.”  Hot plasmids: Twitch sensors Griesbeck’s recent contribution...journal.pone.0082009. (PubMed) Interested in More Hot Plasmids from Addgene? Check out our Hot Plasmid page,...
  7. Plasmids 101: The Promoter Region – Let's Go!

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    April 3, 2014, 8:05 p.m.
    ...origin of replication are necessary to replicate plasmids and make sure the cells maintains it. Here, we'll.... Chicken version is commonly used in promoter hybrids. CAG General expression mRNA Strong hybrid mammalian...development-specific promoters available to scientists. Plasmids are oftentimes put to therapeutic uses, and in...Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Browse All Plasmids 101 Posts Learn about Mammalian Vectors Read about...Luciferase and GFP Resources on Addgene.org Find Plasmids for Your Research     ...
  8. Plasmids 101: Antibiotic Resistance Genes

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    Jan. 30, 2014, 3:29 p.m.
    ...Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Read other Plasmids 101 Posts Learn How to Use Blue White Screening...
  9. Plasmids 101: Choosing an Antibiotic Resistance Gene

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    Oct. 10, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ...Over-Agar Antibiotic Plating Plasmids 101 eBook Resources on the Addgene blog Plasmids 101: Antibiotic Resistance...Plasmids need antibiotic resistance genes so that you can specifically isolate bacteria containing your...antibiotic. The use of antibiotic resistance DNA plasmids are traditionally grown in bacteria as a way to...produce more of the plasmid, isolate individual plasmids, or express a gene contained in a plasmid. During...your experiment — to grow, express, or isolate plasmids. The presence of an antibiotic resistance gene...bacterial and eukaryotic selection, whereas other plasmids must carry both a bacterial and a mammalian antibiotic...Resistance Plasmids 101: Blue-White Screening Choosing Your Perfect Plasmid Backbone  ...
  10. Plasmids 101: Gene, enhancer, and promoter trapping

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    May 2, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ...in the Lab Plasmids 101: Screens vs. Selections Plasmids 101: Knockout /Knock-In Plasmids ...the Lab Bench Plasmids 101 e-book Additional resources on the Addgene blog Plasmids 101: Using Transposons...
  11. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - September 2021

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    Sept. 21, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...subset of the new plasmids and viral preps in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These articles... CRISPR plasmids are always being added to the repository. To find all of the CRISPR plasmids available...'ll make it easier for you to find and use the plasmids you need. Here's what you'll find in this article... Xiao Wang Lab has recently deposited a set of plasmids that helps identify base edited cell populations...populations without end-point sequencing assays. These plasmids use “Cas9-mediated adenosine transient reporter...available from Addgene, head over to our CRISPR Plasmids and Resources page. Here are some highlights from the...selectively control parvalbumin interneurons from the Dimidschstein Lab More GCaMP8 ready-to-use AAV preps  ...
  12. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - July 2021

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    July 27, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...subset of the new plasmids and viral preps in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These articles... CRISPR-based genome editing in organoids By Ashley Waldron Organoids are three-dimensional cultures that... CRISPR plasmids are always being added to the repository. To find all of the CRISPR plasmids available...'ll make it easier for you to find and use the plasmids you need. Here’s what you’ll find in this article...new toolkit for performing genetics studies in organoids. The Organoid EasyTag System is a straightforward...system, the approach is intended to be amenable to organoids derived from other tissue-types. By bringing together...available from Addgene, head over to our CRISPR Plasmids and Resources page. Here are some highlights from the...
  13. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - May 2021

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    May 18, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...subset of the new plasmids and viral preps in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These articles...highlights from recent CRISPR plasmids. To find all of the CRISPR plasmids available from Addgene, head...'ll make it easier for you to find and use the plasmids you need. Here's what you'll find in this post...head over to our CRISPR Plasmids and Resources page.  A new system uses light to deactivate photocleavable... accumulation of indels to measure time. These plasmids with different promoters driving expression of...containing vectors developed in the Jordane Dimidschsteind lab provide expression selectively in Parvalbumin...
  14. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - March 2021

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    March 23, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...subset of the new plasmids and viral preps in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These articles...highlights from recent CRISPR plasmids. To find all of the CRISPR plasmids available from Addgene, head...head over to our CRISPR Plasmids and Resources page.  Plasmids for delivering CRISPRi components by a single...'ll make it easier for you to find and use the plasmids you need. Here's what you'll find in this post...inducible degron system for C. elegans New CRISPR plasmids New items from the viral service Epigenetic ... Haynes at Emory recently contributed a set of plasmids to the repository that will help epigenetic researchers...proteins (FPs) fused to the AID* (minimal 44 amino acids auxin inducible degron sequence) tagged proteins...
  15. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - January 2021

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    Jan. 5, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...subset of the new plasmids and viral preps in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These articles...highlights from recent CRISPR plasmids. To find all of the CRISPR plasmids available from Addgene, head...'ll make it easier for you to find and use the plasmids you need. If you'd ever like to write about a ...mGold, a new yellow fluorescent protein New CRISPR plasmids New items from the viral service A fast blue-light...head over to our CRISPR Plasmids and Resources page.  CDDR (CRISPR–Cas9-based Dual-fluorescent DSB Repair... two DSBs in a fluorescent reporter. Find the plasmids here Yongsub Kim’s lab engineered prime editors...the plasmid here Jesse Zalatan’s lab deposited plasmids for a chemically inducible CRISPRa system in yeast...
  16. Plasmids for Endogenous Gene Tagging in Human Cells

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    April 6, 2017, 1:02 p.m.
    ... the tag. Created with BioRender.com. Plasmids, plasmids everywhere To find out more about gene edited...expensive for many labs. We’ve created and tested plasmids that use CRISPR/Cas9 to endogenously tag a wide...wide variety of genes with GFP. These plasmids are available through Addgene, and the stem cell lines we...found in the Cell Catalog on our data portal. The plasmids should be functional in many different human cell...constructs below. Read on to find out how these plasmids work and to discover more resources for your genomic...BioRender.com. The first step in creating the plasmids was to identify the gene of interest and decide...this manner, we have created an initial set of 10 plasmids representing 10 human genes and will add more ...
  17. Quickest Way to Deposit Plasmids: The Deposit Spreadsheet

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    March 8, 2017, 3:15 p.m.
    ...possible, we propagate plasmids in the standard cloning strain DH5α. For plasmids with highly repetitive...lentiviral, retroviral, and AAV plasmids, choose the NEB Stable strain. For plasmids containing the ccdB gene...username. In order for the plasmids to appear in your Addgene account under My Plasmids, we need to know your...quickest ways to submit deposits with more than 10 plasmids is to use our deposit spreadsheet?  Our plasmid...Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) approval  Send plasmids to Addgene  Quality control  In this post, we...to send liquid DNA or bacterial streaks of your plasmids back to us. Our scientists will contact you if...Figure 1). Please read our “How to Deposit Your Plasmids with Addgene” blog post for a thorough guide to...
  18. Plasmids 101: E. coli Strains for Protein Expression

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    Feb. 10, 2015, 3:06 p.m.
    ... for More Plasmids 101 Articles?  Find them all here: http://blog.addgene.org/topic/plasmids-101   ...In a previous Plasmids 101 blog, we reviewed the salient features of several popular strains of E. coli...strain? Protein expression from high-copy number plasmids and powerful promoters will greatly exceed that...BLR (DE3) Tetracycline RecA-deficient; best for plasmids with repetative sequences.  F- ompT lon hsdSB... strains is not recommended as these auxillary plasmids may be isolated during the prepping process. How...expression work? As mentioned above, many expression plasmids utilize inducible promoters, which are 'inactive...replication, making it incompatible with other p15A plasmids. pLys comes in two flavors—pLysS and pLysE—the...
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