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TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 9, 2018, 3:02 p.m....highlight a subset of the new plasmids in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These brief articles...articles provide a synopsis of a plasmid or group of plasmids' functions and applications. We hope that... you to find and use the plasmids you need. You can find all the hot plasmids from 2017 below. With over...over 50,000 plasmids, we can't write posts for every great plasmid that comes into the repository, but...write about your plasmids in a future blog post. No time to read? Listen to our hot plasmids segment on the...editing for precise genome modification. Plasmid ID Plasmid Name Cas9 Variant Speacial Features 85169... to the Addgene blog to get all the latest hot plasmid updates! Tol2 Gateway-compatiable toolbox...
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The Michael Davidson Collection: One-Stop Shop for Fluorescent Proteins
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 29, 2014, 6:16 p.m....Molecular Expressions collection including some 3,300 plasmids along with image galleries and educational resources...resources to go with them. This collection of plasmids is available in an easily searchable format on Addgene...Fluorescent Protein Collection webpage. These plasmids are divided into the following categories: Over...list of cell markers all tagged with mEmerald. Plasmids to monitor protein-protein interactions through...Specialty constructs for biosensing. Over 300 plasmid backbones spanning a rainbow of fluorescent proteins...proposition, explained Michelle Baird, who has created plasmids as a technician in the Davidson lab for the last...Proteins - Making the Right Connection. mEmerald plasmids and many more! Baird has a helpful tip for anyone... -
Your Top Requested Plasmid in 2016!
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 11, 2017, 8:47 p.m....for sure, as is obvious from our most requested plasmid, SpCas9 is still going strong as the basis for ...experiments. So, without further ado, the most request plasmid in 2016 was... pSpCas9(BB)-2A-Puro (PX459) V2.0... Similar to last year, the top requested plasmid from 2016 is an expression vector for CRISPR nuclease... of mammalian cell types. Purpose SpCas9 This plasmid expresses Streptococcus pyogenes (Sp) Cas9 from...sequence as directed by a gRNA. 2A-Puro In this plasmid, SpCas9 is fused to the puromycin resistance gene...resistance gene enables selection of cells with the plasmid post transfection. The 2A "self cleaving" peptide... What's not in the name? Not included in this plasmid's name are some additional features. The first and... -
Addgene: The First Twenty Years
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 19, 2024, 2:15 p.m....frustrated by the difficulty of accessing published plasmids from other scientists. She, Kenneth Fan, and Benjie...nonprofit that would facilitate the sharing of plasmids between scientists. The service would allow people...Addgene before we were a “labhold” name. Our first plasmid request came on September 8, 2004, for pcDNA-p160MBP... our first major repository milestone — 10,000 plasmids deposited and available — and nearly seven before...possible for scientists to both deposit and request plasmids, was a major focus of our first decade. We did...work In March 2015, Addgene reached the 500,000 plasmids distributed milestone! We were thrilled to see...also made us think of all the depositors whose plasmids we were entrusted with. So in June 2016, we launched... -
Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - March 2021
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 23, 2021, 1:15 p.m....subset of the new plasmids and viral preps in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These articles...recent plasmid deposits and we hope they'll make it easier for you to find and use the plasmids you need...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...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...researchers custom design their own engineering plasmid tools in about a week. Taking advantage of Golden... -
Addgene Receives NIH BRAIN Initiative Grant to Create Open-Access Recombinant Antibody Resource
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 25, 2021, 2:29 p.m....Would you buy and use a plasmid if it didn’t include any plasmid sequence data? Of course not. Unfortunately...depositing your plasmids encoding antibodies, ScFvs, and nanobodies to Addgene! The plasmids will be made...Plückthun, 2015a, b). Recombinant antibodies are plasmid-based and offer numerous advantages, including ...antibodies that you have come to expect from our plasmid and viral services. The first step will be working...working with the community to build a resource of plasmids encoding recombinant antibodies as well as other...through our usual service (see our current antibody plasmid collection) and we plan to introduce affinity reagents...through distributions of research materials, such as plasmids and viral vectors. However, it typically takes... -
Hot Plasmids September 2018 - Optogenetics, RNA Localization, Fluorescent Protein, and Base-editing Tools
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 18, 2018, 1:33 p.m....highlight a subset of the new plasmids in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These articles ...recent plasmid deposits and we hope they'll make it easier for you to find and use the plasmids you need...about a recent plasmid deposit please sign up here. Listen this episode of Hot Plasmids! Light controls...Hahn's lab at the University of North Carolina (plasmids at Addgene). It consists of two domains, LOV2 ... the same number of fluorophores. You can find plasmids containing the cobalamin binding riboswitches ...the Reuben Harris lab has deposited a reporter plasmid that allows for rapid fluorescence-based quantification...editing complexes are more efficient than the BE3 plasmid containing rat APOBEC1. Finally, they show that... -
Delivery Methods for Generating iPSCs
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 17, 2018, 1:37 p.m....into cells as a donor plasmid containing the transposon, along with a helper plasmid that expresses the ...reprogramming factors. Non-replicating Plasmids: Generating iPSCs with plasmid-based expression requires serial... generating iPSCs by plasmid transfection where 2 of 11 clones tested had plasmid integration. Another...the dose of plasmid the cells receive over the whole reprogramming period and the plasmid will get diluted...larger plasmids have lower rates of transfection. Minicircles: Minicircles are like mini-plasmids. They...reflection of the large size of the plasmid or silencing of the plasmid by DNA methylation. Another downside...choose a strategy suited to their research. Find Plasmids for Stem Cell Research Delivery Method Mechanism... -
Fluorescent Tagging of Endogenous Genes with SapTrap
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 12, 2017, 2:26 p.m....as a universal donor plasmid. The CRISPaint toolkit includes several donor plasmids for protein tagging...The Jorgensen Lab recently developed a modular plasmid assembly toolkit called SapTrap to improve CRISPR...repair template. SapTrap includes a prebuilt donor plasmid library containing several types of fluorescent...tag and homology arms). Digestion of the donor plasmids with SapI allows the tag, selectable marker, and...to be released (Fig. 1, Step 2-3). Since donor plasmids of the same type will produce the same unique ...different combinations of connector and tag donor plasmids from the library can be used to generate functionally... of the targeting vector and a Cas9 expression plasmid will insert the desired genetic tag and marker ... -
Why and how to start studying chromatin (with Addgene's help)
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 12, 2018, 11:40 a.m....Chromatin-related genes with plasmids available from Addgene The links below pull up lists of plasmids containing the...containing lists of plasmids from the indicated publications. You can request all of these plasmids directly from...consolidate every conceivable chromatin-related plasmid in a collection that grows on a daily basis, the... does not have it. That said, if you know of a plasmid that we definitely don’t have that you really want...study chromatin and want to start sharing your plasmids through Addgene, don’t hesitate to start the process...these pages to learn when Addgene receives new plasmids containing these genes. As with the PIs above,... In-exhaustive Chromatin-related genes with plasmids on Addgene.org AGO1 BRCA1 CREBBP CUL1 H2AFX... -
Thanks to Addgene Depositors, We’re Now Sharing over 100,000 Reagents!
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 8, 2021, 7:25 p.m....100,000 different plasmids available from the repository (currently at 98,276 plasmids as of April 8, 2021...re now sharing over 100,000 reagents including plasmids, ready-to-use viral preps, pooled libraries, kits... 2021) 1.5 million plasmids shared in total (currently at 1,484,507 as of April 8, 2021) 5,000 depositing...addgene.org homepage! You can track the number of plasmids right below the search bar and more stats further... -
28 Hot Plasmid Technologies from 2015
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 23, 2015, 3:30 p.m....amazing plasmid technologies developed by our community of depositors. With over 40,000 plasmids avaliable...amazing new plasmid tools that have come through our doors in 2015. Do you have a favorite new plasmid tool ...system plasmids are available through Addgene and are already very popular. Use these plasmids to increase... can visualize: Cell Structure Plasmids: Cell Structure Plasmids: ER mCherry-Sec61 beta BFP-Sec61...luciferase reporter gene plasmid pGL3 pGL3 luciferase reporter gene plasmids have been used extensively...find all of our Hot Plasmid articles on our website. We update the our Hot Plasmids articles every quarter...Read Our CRISPR 101 Posts Read Our Plasmids 101 Posts Read All of Plasmid Technology Posts Resources at ... -
Production of Virus in Insect Versus Mammalian Cells
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 5, 2024, 8:32 p.m....three plasmids — a transfer plasmid containing your gene of interest plus two packaging plasmids (three...baculovirus plasmid. Production of baculovirus requires only two plasmids — your transfer plasmid and the ...three packaging plasmids for 3rd generation lentivirus production). The packaging plasmids are widely available...to worry about cloning your transfer plasmid. The transfer plasmids have different packaging capacities...called a bacmid. Like AAV and lentiviral packaging plasmids, bacmids are readily available, so the amount ...insect and mammalian systems. Baculovirus transfer plasmids have a much larger packaging capacity — up to ...can produce AAV and lentivirus if needed # of plasmids Three or four Two Packaging limit ~4.7 kb (AAV... -
Simplify Cloning with in vivo Assembly
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 18, 2018, 12:37 p.m....blog posts on plasmid cloning Resources on Addgene.org Read our protocols for plasmid cloning Find our... from the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology. Plasmid cloning is an essential part of any molecular biology... techniques involve the assembly of a circular plasmid in vitro, before transforming it into E. coli for... propagation. However, while not widely known, plasmid assembly can be achieved in vivo using a bacterial...can be encoded in the primer sequences. Multiple plasmids can be included in a single PCR, for example for...linear fragments are transformed into E. coli and plasmid assembly (re-circularization) occurs in vivo. We...Figure 2), IVA cloning can be used to perform any plasmid modification, from insertions, deletions, and point... -
CRISPR Antimicrobials
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 3, 2016, 2:30 p.m....genome is lethal. If this DSB occurs on a plasmid, the plasmid will be eliminated from the bacterium, which...sequence-specific, antimicrobial, plasmid-based, CRISPR systems (Find the Citorik Plasmids here). In both cases, ...genes in E. coli using plasmid and phagemid delivery systems. Phagemids are plasmids containing a phage origin...sequence results in cell death. Plasmid targeting may result in plasmid loss and antibiotic resensitization...this resistance gene being encoded by a high-copy plasmid. In the case of the genomically encoded quinolone...RNAs (crRNAs) targeting either genomic (blue) or plasmid-based sequences (red). Treating a mixed population...specifically targets bacteria with the given genomic or plasmid sequence from a mixed population without affecting... -
Sonic Hedgehog? Sleeping Beauty? Learn About the Genes Behind Addgene’s Conference Room Names
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 2, 2019, 1:44 p.m.... 1998). Interested in plasmids that contain the groucho gene? Check out plasmids deposited by the Shivdasani... several plasmids that contain SHH, you can find them all here! The most popular SHH plasmid however was... to see for yourself. We have one plasmid in our repository, plasmid 39624, that contains cmr. tinman...website for plasmids that contain tinman or the mammalian homolog Nkx2.5. We also have one plasmid, Addgene...Drosophila Read our Plasmids 101 blog series Resources on Addgene.org Find plasmids for your research ...the stories behind the names. We also have many plasmids in our repository that you can use to study these... Beauty (Ivics et al., 1997). We have a lot of plasmids that contain components of the SB transposon system... -
What's New in CRISPR - March 2020
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 10, 2020, 1:15 p.m....CRISPR plasmids available at Addgene. We will still periodically focus on specific CRISPR plasmid tools...CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids by function Find recently deposited plasmids ... Bioengineering Find the optogenetic repressor plasmids Cytosine base editors with minimized off-target...paper in Nature Biotechnology Find the base editor plasmids CRISPRi in Caulobacter crescentus Figure...once. Read the paper in mBio Find the CRISPRi plasmids A multiplexed gRNA piggyBac transposon system... Read the paper in Scientific Reports Find the plasmids Enhanced CRISPR-based DNA demethylation ...paper in Nature Communications Find Casilio-ME plasmids If you have a new CRISPR tool you’ve recently... -
pSiM24: Simplifying Plant Genetic Engineering
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 29, 2015, 2:30 p.m....stability of modified Ti plasmids during plant infection, as well as plasmid yield during preparation ...GreenGate Plasmids Interview: Nicola Patron on Plant Synthetic Biology, MoClo, and More Plasmids 101: Origin...Agrobacterium carries a “tumor-inducing” or Ti plasmid, which allows it to transfer genetic material into...in two species: Agrobacterium and E. coli. Like plasmids used in other systems, binary vectors are cloned...It’s a lot of information to fit into a single plasmid, so most first-generation binary vectors are quite...pSiM24 are suitable for many applications, the plasmid can also be customized due to its modular structure...Addgene Check out Addgene’s plant vectors! Find the plasmids from this paper at Addgene. Other relevant blog... -
Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - September 2021
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 21, 2021, 1:15 p.m....subset of the new plasmids and viral preps in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These articles...recent plasmid deposits and we hope they'll make it easier for you to find and use the plasmids you need... CRISPR plasmids are always being added to the repository. To find all of the CRISPR plasmids available... 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...Nasse We regularly add new viral aliquots from our plasmid collection to provide ready-to-use viral preps.... -
Providing Plasmids to Researchers in Developing Countries: Addgene and Seeding Labs Team Up
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 5, 2016, 2:30 p.m....about Global Plasmid Distribution Check out the List of Institutions that Deposit their Plasmids with Addgene...community and are always taking steps to increase plasmid distribution and disseminate knowledge around the... we will be working with Seeding Labs to award plasmids to research labs that have received Instrumental...Seeding Labs and that can demonstrate that these plasmids will effectively advance their research. The ...below shows all the countries that have requested plasmids from Addgene since our inception in 2004. In the...eliminate much of white space on this map and increase plasmid sharing across the globe! We hope that these awards... -
Reagent Repositories Are Speeding up Science During the Pandemic
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 4, 2020, 1:15 p.m....these plasmids from Addgene. This publication then resulted in the development of a new plasmid, pCMV14...continue having access to plasmids during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 7,000 plasmids for COVID-19 research...work to share plasmids to all scientists Resources on Addgene.org Find COVID-19 plasmids at Addgene Browse...Biological repositories that distribute mouse strains, plasmids, cell lines, and much more have been critical ...science is truly a global endeavor. Case study 2: Plasmids Another example of reagents that have broad applications...requested from Addgene. Figure 2: Total COVID-19 plasmids requested from Addgene from March 23, 2020 to ...to July 27, 2020. Browse Addgene's COVID-19 plasmids and resources! Case study 3: Mouse strains Reagents... -
Protein Tagging with CRISPR/Cas9: A Conversation with Mendenhall and Myers
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 28, 2015, 2:30 p.m....of the second plasmid can be done in one day in one assembly reaction. This second plasmid saves you a ...alerts when plasmids become available. We’ve also had some requests for variations on the plasmids we’ve developed...and Myers for speaking with us! Find the Plasmids: Plasmids for protein tagging with CRISPR Additional... available at Addgene. For more details on the plasmids that are currently available along with detailed...system, what we are doing is adding in a second plasmid to target an epitope tag onto the transcription...second vector is a homology directed repair donor plasmid with homology arms and a selection marker. If things... things work correctly, the second plasmid inserts a small epitope tag called FLAG at the end of the transcription... -
Plasmid-based Recombinant Monoclonal Antibodies: What They Are and Why You Should Be Excited About Them
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 4, 2021, 1:15 p.m....interest has been cloned into an expression plasmid, the plasmid can be introduced into host cells, such ...that the plasmids and sequences for antibodies are not shared. For instance, through open plasmid sharing...Recombinant monoclonal antibodies are encoded in plasmids and produce a single antibody recognizing one ...synthetic genes that are typically expressed from a plasmid or from an integrated sequence in a stable cell...heavy chain genes of the antibody are encoded in a plasmid. (Right) An assembled antibody protein binds an...laboratories and companies have already begun creating plasmids encoding affinity reagents. These include conventional...performed will be useful in perpetuity. Second, plasmids are easy to store and share, making recombinant... -
Open Resources and Plasmid Tools For Studying C. elegans
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 18, 2019, 12:55 p.m.... CRISPR plasmid can be created in a single tube. You can also find additional SapTrap plasmids used for...elegans Browse our Plasmids 101 blog posts Resources on Addgene.org Visit our worm plasmids and resources...discussed at the meeting, in addition to useful plasmids and toolkits available at Addgene. C. elegans... development (Kyoda et al., 2012). C. elegans plasmid tools at Addgene In addition to the wealth of open...open resources described above, there were many plasmid tools presented at the C. elegans meeting. Here... on new resources and tools for the community. Plasmids for the Auxin Inducible Degradation System (AID...and temporally knock-down proteins of interest. Plasmids for cGAL and split cGAL systems The Sternberg ... -
Viral Production at Addgene
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 24, 2023, 1:15 p.m....the transfer plasmid, a plasmid encoding rep and serotype-specific cap genes, and a plasmid encoding adenoviral.... coli. In addition, plasmids are typically prepared using endotoxin-free plasmid purification kits. ...contamination is minimized by using an endotoxin-free plasmid purification protocol. To minimize the immunogenic...offline and discarded. Confirmation of the transfer plasmid Addgene uses a rigorous barcode matching system...undergoes PCR with primers targeting the transfer plasmid used in the transfection. PCR products are analyzed...microbial contamination. Purity When possible, all plasmids used for viral production are propagated in the... system and PCR-based confirmation of transfer plasmids used in Addgene’s viral production. Barcoding ... -
Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - July 2021
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 27, 2021, 1:15 p.m....subset of the new plasmids and viral preps in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These articles...recent plasmid deposits and we hope they'll make it easier for you to find and use the plasmids you need... CRISPR plasmids are always being added to the repository. To find all of the CRISPR plasmids available...EasyTag workflow combines thoughtfully designed plasmid components with Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting...available from Addgene, head over to our CRISPR Plasmids and Resources page. Here are some highlights from the...Nasse We regularly add new viral aliquots from our plasmid collection to provide ready-to-use viral preps.... -
A New Optogenetic Tool Based on AraC Controls Gene Expression with Blue Light
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 17, 2021, 1:17 p.m..... pBLADEONLY: This plasmid contains only BLADE and is based on the pTRC99a plasmid. It does not include...AraC and other promoter systems, head over to our Plasmids 101: Inducible Promoters article.) Modifying AraC...reporter downstream of the PBAD promoter. To use this plasmid with your gene of interest, you would replace mCherry...PBAD promoter. If you already have a pBAD33-based plasmid expressing your gene of interest, all you have ... and shared with Addgene. You can find all the plasmids deposited from Di Ventura's lab, including the...nuclear export system (LEXY) here. Optogenetic plasmids from the Khammash lab can also be found here. ...Learn more about inducible promoters Visit the Plasmids topic overview page Resources on Addgene.org ... -
Addgene-Seeding Labs Plasmid Grant: Accelerating Science Globally - 5 Scientists, 4 Countries & 3 Continents!
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 18, 2017, 12:41 p.m....Addgene-Seeding Labs plasmid grant is a collaborative endeavor providing plasmids to researchers in developing...Addgene-Seeding Labs Plasmid Grant Check Out Previous Addgene-Seeding Labs Plasmid Grant Awardees Listen...scientists who were awarded the Addgene-Seeding Labs Plasmid grant this year. These scientists work on projects...as the pET GFP LIC cloning vector and the pOKD plasmids. The recombinant Cry proteins will then be screened...HyPer3 (2) which he will co-express together with a plasmid encoding glycine oxidase. The goal is to determine...excited to see how all of the Addgene-Seeding Labs Plasmid Grant awardees' projects progress. Subscribe to...Bacterial Expression Systems Learn about Global Plasmid Distribution ... -
Pushing the Limits of DNA Assembly
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 6, 2017, 1:01 p.m.... scarless plasmid inserts. Want to Learn More about DNA Assembly? Check Out Our Plasmids 101 eBook!...as easy as obtaining a plasmid with the gene of interest (search Addgene plasmids by gene here), designing...fragments (containing regions of homology) cut from plasmids via restriction enzyme digestion, and used directly...as simple as combining your favorite linearized plasmid with a synthetic oligo that contains a region of... desired edits to the target region. Assembled plasmids can be directly transformed into E.coli for plating...Other Long-Homology Based Cloning Methods Screen Plasmids by Colony PCR Addtional Resources on Addgene....Find Validated gRNAs Browse All Plasmids ... -
Plasmids 101: Methylation and Restriction Enzymes
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 30, 2016, 2:30 p.m....desired mutation into your plasmid of interest by PCR generates mutated plasmids with no methylation (there...Mutagenesis to Mutate Your Plasmids Resources on Addgene.org Check Out Our Plasmid Protocols Boost Your Molecular... for purposes other than cloning or confirming plasmids. It turns out that restriction enzymes are one...difficult to interpret or lead you to conclude your plasmid is not correct! Conversely, enzymes such as DpnI...methyltransferases in the PCR reaction). The template plasmid, on the other hand, should be derived from a dam...methylated adenines in any GATC sequences found in the plasmid. When the PCR products are digested with DpnI, ... is destroyed leaving behind a pool of mutated plasmids which can later be verified by Sanger sequencing... -
CRISPR 101: Engineering the Plant Genome Using CRISPR/Cas9
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 11, 2016, 2:30 p.m.... consists of a Ti plasmid, into which the GOI is inserted, and a Ti "helper" plasmid, which contains Vir...for creating plant expression plasmids, including plant CRISPR plasmids from the Yiping Qi lab and the...plant-specific modifications to commonly used CRISPR plasmids are necessary to use the CRISPR system in plant...et al., 2013). Addgene carries Cas9-containing plasmids for knockout, activation and repression of target...expression of both Cas9 and the gRNA off of the same plasmid. Delivering CRISPR components to plant cells Once...and insertion into the plant genome. B) The Ti plasmid and helper are transformed into agrobacterium tumefaciens...and exposed to plant cells. The region of the Ti plasmid between the T-DNA borders (yellow) are recognized... -
What's New in CRISPR - September 2019
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 10, 2019, 12:56 p.m....CRISPR plasmids available at Addgene. We will still periodically focus on specific CRISPR plasmid tools...CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids by function Find recently deposited plasmids ...vector sequence. Homology arms that flank the donor plasmid cargo are complementary to either side of the double-stranded...domain needed for DNA unwinding. They’ve deposited plasmids for active and inactive CasX for E. coli and human...expression. Read the paper in Nature Find the CasX plasmids Drug inducible transcriptional activation and... Acids Research Find the drug inducible Cas9 plasmids E. coli genome-wide inhibition library In the... -
Viral Vectors 101: Virus Safety
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 22, 2023, 1:15 p.m....transfer plasmid), the envelope (Env) gene on a separate plasmid (envelope plasmid), and the polymerase ...different plasmids. For a retroviral system this looks like the genetic cargo in one plasmid (the transfer...Gag structural protein on yet a third plasmid (packaging plasmid). Viral production then proceeds by transfection... transfection of all three plasmids into a producer cell line, such as HEK-293T, production of viral particles... and Pol genes are not encoded in the transfer plasmid, the component that physically integrates into ... retroviral packaging components onto distinct plasmids for safety. Viral cargo-specific safety...services Addgene Biosafety Guide Addgene Viral Plasmids Which Type of Virus Should I Use? Resources... -
Quick Guide to All Things Lentivirus
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 21, 2017, 2:30 p.m....virus (MoMLV) and consisted of two plasmids: the packaging plasmid containing all the structural genes...crossover event between the vector plasmid and the packaging plasmid caused the Psi sequence to be placed...expression of the transgene Transfer plasmids The transfer plasmid is the vector you clone your gene of...usually 293T cells, with your transfer plasmid and your packaging plasmids. For this, you can use the transfection...techniques are still used and efficiently transfer plasmid DNA efficiently into dividing immortalized cells... (Gag, Pol, Tat, Rev and Env) and the transfer plasmid encoding the insert of interest as well as sequences...the packaging signal Psi). Because the packaging plasmids lacked the psi signal, the genes encoding the ... -
Reflections and Looking Ahead
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 25, 2025, 2:15 p.m....accelerating scientific discovery. Over 150,000 plasmids empowering researchers worldwide. Countless breakthroughs...countries enriched our repository with 15,020 new plasmids — a testament to the scientific community's commitment...next-generation sequencing, setting new standards for plasmid quality control. Through our partnership with the... viral vector options. Almost any AAV transfer plasmid in our repository can now be packaged on demand...toward giving you more choice in how you receive plasmids — as DNA or bacterial stabs — and reinventing...sequences and characterization data for over 150,000 plasmids, empowering bioinformaticians, data scientists...developers to unlock the potential of our extensive plasmid database — because we believe that innovation flourishes... -
"Build Your Plasmid": The Game - Play to Teach
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 17, 2018, 12:23 p.m.... educational tools Playing BUILD YOUR PLASMID BUILD YOUR PLASMID is a game where you need to apply basic... videos to teach basic lab techniques Plasmid Land: The plasmid cloning game ... gene and Selection Markers) and one “Transfer Plasmid” game board. Once they agreed on each element to...minutes to develop a strategy and build a transfer plasmid that could be used to genetically manipulate human...disease someday! Accessing and modifying BUILD YOUR PLASMID You can find rules, suggestions, and more details... blog. As I wrote in the blog post, BUILD YOUR PLASMID has been developed to teach gamma-retrovirus or...different education levels. If you modify BUILD YOUR PLASMID or generate games like it, please freely share ... -
Hot Plasmids - September 2019 - CRISPR, Auxin Inducible Degradation, MerMAID Channelrhodopsins, and Genome Looping
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 3, 2019, 1:15 p.m....highlight a subset of the new plasmids in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These articles ...recent plasmid deposits and we hope they'll make it easier for you to find and use the plasmids you need...need. If you'd ever like to write about a recent plasmid deposit please sign up here. New toolkit... the Kanemaki lab has created a new toolkit of plasmids for the N- or C- terminal tagging of proteins ...previously difficult. Find SpCas9 and Target-AID-NG plasmids at Addgene! Nishimasu H et al., Science, 2018....datasets for research and innovation. Find MerMAIDs plasmids at Addgene Opperman J et al., Nature Communications...inducible and reversible nature. Find the LADL plasmids at Addgene Kim et al., Nat Methods. 2019, PubMed... -
Fluorescent Proteins 101: Luciferase
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 24, 2014, 3:59 p.m....Read More: All Plasmids 101 Articles Browse plasmids that contain luciferase ...choose from) is now a common feature in reporter plasmids. Learn How Luciferase Can Be Used In Concert ...hirtus) 630 64 Luciferin ATP No Common uses for plasmids expressing luciferase Luciferase reporter assay...assay The typical luciferase-containing plasmid is most often used to investigate the effect of regulatory... cloned upstream of the luciferase gene in the plasmid, which is then introduced into the desired mammalian...sequence. The gene of interest is cloned into a plasmid downstream of luciferase containing a stop codon.... Multiple response elements are cloned into a plasmid upstream of a minimal promoter linked to luciferase... -
Plasmids 101: Sequence and Ligation Independent Cloning (SLIC)
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 26, 2024, 1:15 p.m....hold the plasmid together, even if there are gaps or flaps remaining. This incomplete plasmid looks like...cloning uses short sticky ends to insert genes into plasmid backbones, base pairing between these ~4 base overhangs... overhangs isn’t strong enough to hold a plasmid together through transformation, so the cloned vector...longer single-stranded overhangs can hold a nicked plasmid together long enough to get it into cells and let... of LIC is often limited to specially designed plasmids. Sequence- and ligation-independent cloning: A...fixing up the “damage” and producing a complete plasmid. Besides being compatible with any vector, the ...into bacteria, which will efficiently repair the plasmid. Created with BioRender.com. SLIC also opened... -
Hot Plasmids - March 2020 - base editors, GEVI, MoClo, and optogenetics
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 3, 2020, 2:15 p.m....highlight a subset of the new plasmids in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These articles ...recent plasmid deposits and we hope they'll make it easier for you to find and use the plasmids you need...need. If you'd ever like to write about a recent plasmid deposit please sign up here. AAV delivery... Figure 1: The base editor is split into two plasmids and co-transfected into cells for reconstitution...overcome this overlap, Yiyang Gong’s lab created two plasmids containing a red-shifted Ace-mScarlet, a fusion...channelrhodopsins. Find the Ace-mScarlet voltage indicator plasmids at Addgene! Beck et al., Sci Report 2019. PubMed...fragments. This system has been used to construct plasmids for use in model organisms such as E. coli and...