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  1. RNA Interference in Plant Biology: New Tools for an Old Favorite

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    Oct. 27, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...requires the presence of dsRNA. In plants, CRISPR technologies are predominantly used to disrupt function at ...from an easy method to identify and quantify actively silencing plants. Non-destructive methods, most popularly...silencing plants can be easily identified and have readily observable phenotypes quantified. Fluorescent...designed and widely implemented in plants, such as in the model flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana (Li et ...possible in plants outside of limited, single cell protoplast analysis. Instead, microscopic plants must be...consuming, as RNAi mutants with a reduced growth phenotype will require additional plants to have enough ...MicroRNA Screens for Effective Gene Silencing in Plants. Plant Cell 25:1507–1522 . https://doi.org/10.1105/...

  2. Plasmid Preps: Different Purity, Different Quantities, Different Uses

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    June 16, 2020, 1:25 p.m.
    ....  In conclusion, it is important for you to establish in advance how you want to utilize your plasmid...purifying a plasmid from a bacterial culture, it is important to consider your experiment.  It will dictate ... a set of techniques that are used to insert recombinant DNA from prokaryotes or eukaryotes into a synthetic...approach you choose ultimately will influence the quantity of DNA that is required and, as a consequence,...To allow efficient and flawless cloning it is important that the preparation is pure from other nucleic...(genomic DNA and RNA), proteins and chemical contaminants that have been used during the purification ...scientists an indication of purity versus protein contaminants. The 260 and 230 nm ratios should fall ~2 - ...

  3. CRISPR 101: Engineering the Plant Genome Using CRISPR/Cas9

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    Oct. 11, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...some plant-specific changes to CRISPR components are necessary to enable genome editing in plant cells... allow for the use of CRISPR in plants, and outline the various plant genome engineering tools that are...system in plant cells. Like other model systems, expression of S. pyogenes Cas9 or Cas9 variants (hereafter...question. In plant cells, gRNA expression is achieved by placing the gRNA downstream of a plant-specific ...optimized Cas9 variants have been created in an effort to increase translation in a particular plant species ...target genes in plant cells, respectively. Cas9 expression is commonly driven by plant-derived RNA pol... editors have been developed for plants and prime editing for plants has been developed for rice by Yiping...

  5. The Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank: Over 25 Years of Antibody Sharing

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    March 10, 2015, 2:25 p.m.
    ...a monoclonal antibody against a target antigen. This contrasts with polyclonal antibodies, which are mixtures...a repository for monoclonal antibodies, distributing over 3,000 antibodies and associated hybridoma cell...distributing monoclonal antibodies at cost. We distribute over 65,000 antibody units per year from our...monoclonal antibodies, which are each produced by a single B cell. To create a monoclonal antibody cell line... of monoclonal antibodies obtained from serum.  Our most popular monoclonal antibodies include those ...Monoclonal Antibody Research Institute dedicated to: 1) developing new ways of generating antibodies, for example...through the use of less toxic adjuvants; 2) generating complex antibody chips that allow assessment of...

  6. Interview: Nicola Patron on Plant Synthetic Biology, MoClo, and More

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    June 12, 2014, 3:30 p.m.
    ... genomes so as to make plants, and agricultural crops in particular, resistant to disease. They also devise...them. The MoClo Plant Kit makes it really easy to clone genes for expression in plant cells. Sylvester... lot. The problem in plant science is there is a paucity of resources. We wanted to expand the toolkit...also gives quantitative data for regulatory elements, which has not been available for plants. Addgene:...tools for editing plant genomes. We will definitely plan to share those tools with the plant community. We...Remember plants. Every time you look at your plate, think about how much that’s on it are plants, and the...animals you eat ate plants too. Think about how many people are starving. I think plant biology is massively...

  7. Stabilized Bacterial Promoters: Constant Gene Expression at any Copy Number

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    Sept. 4, 2018, 12:53 p.m.
    ...gene of interest and keeping its expression level constant. In the case of the stabilized promoters from ...expressed. What’s the use of stable gene expression? Constant gene expression can enable more confidence in ...Christopher A. Voigt. "Engineered promoters enable constant gene expression at any copy number in bacteria...

  8. Reaching out to China: Canton Nucleic Acids Forum (CNAF) 2015

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    Dec. 1, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ... address the growing clinical problem of antibiotic resistant bacteria. See the picture to the left for... drug resistantance genes in the bacteria thus making the bacteria sensitive to known antibotics. These... able to participate when the organizers of the Canton Nucleic Acids Forum (CNAF) 2015 conference invited...scientists still working at the bench. It was a fantastic opportunity to talk to so many scientists who ... of plasmid requests from Addgene. Addgene - Canton Nucleic Acids Forum 2015 from Joanne Kamens, PhD...mammals, expressed in neurons, and are especially abundant in neuronal synapses. shRNA silencing of one circular...his list of the bacterial species that “ESKAPE” antibiotic treatment resulting in major problems in hospitals...

  9. CRISPR 101: Anti-CRISPR Proteins Switch Off CRISPR-Cas Systems

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    July 23, 2020, 1:20 p.m.
    ...Jennifer Tsang. CRISPR-Cas technology is constantly evolving. Variants of Cas proteins can be used for genome...proteins. Discovery of anti-CRISPR proteins That is, until the discovery of anti-CRISPR proteins in 2012...DNA. Since these early anti-CRISPR studies, scientists have discovered over 50 anti-CRISPR proteins that...they block can be found here. How do anti-CRISPR proteins work? Anti-CRISPRs proteins are highly diverse...2012 (Bondy-Denomy et al., 2012). Anti-CRISPR (Acr) proteins are phage-derived small protein inhibitors...the Sontheimer and Davidson labs discovered three anti-CRISPRs for a type II system in Neisseria meningitidis...genome editing. In this study, the labs found that anti-CRISPR prevents Cas9 activity in HEK293 by reducing...

  10. Arabidopsis in Education: How the Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center Brings Plant Science to Life

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    April 12, 2018, 1:02 p.m.
    ...Couple that with a condition known to the plant community as ‘plant blindness’ - the tendency for students...resource or you want to introduce Arabidopsis to your class for the first time – we want to hear from you...classroom Engineering the Plant Genome Using CRISPR/Cas9 pSiM24: Simplifying Plant Genetic Engineering Resources...Addgene.org Find Plant Vectors at Addgene Find Simple Protocols for Introductory Lab Work MoClo Plants Parts Kit...Biological Resource Center and the Center for Applied Plant Sciences at The Ohio State University. Established...year. Introducing Arabidopsis Arabidopsis is an important model system for research and is used by scientists... to be more interested in studying animals than plants, and biology teachers’ preference for using animal...

  11. Addgene-Seeding Labs Plasmid Grant: Accelerating Science Globally - 5 Scientists, 4 Countries & 3 Continents!

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    July 18, 2017, 12:41 p.m.
    ...Plasmid grant this year. These scientists work on projects spanning from the identification of plant compounds... has worked with both animal and plant viruses. Now focusing on plant biology, she coordinates the Network...Cowpea, a knowledge database for this important agricultural plant. Her current research focuses on endophytes...reside within living plants and that produce compounds with various antimicrobial activities (1). She ...Optogenetic Tools Like pDawn  Making cassava plants resistant to cassava mosaic virus Dr. Fiona Robertson... to increase the potential for this drought tolerant plant, Dr. Robertson aims to make use of the CRISPR...technology to engineer plants that are able to destroy DNA viruses, similar to the anti-phage CRISPR effect...

  12. Fluorescent Protein Travel Awards - Protein Variants, a Serotonin Sensor, and an Artificial Leaf Replica System

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    June 4, 2019, 1:02 p.m.
    ...Bernach. Melissa Chiasson: Quantifying the abundance of thousands of protein variants simultaneously  With ...effects of sequence variants on abundance simultaneously called VAMP-seq, for Variant Abundance by Massively...the abundance of a protein variant library is monitored by fusing the variants to eGFP followed by an internal...the target of the anticoagulant drug warfarin. In past research, several VKOR variants have been found ...University of Canterbury where he studies how bacteria interact with each other and plant surfaces. His...individual’s genome. But when they find genetic variants, what does that mean? Previous research shows ...approximately 75% of all protein-coding pathogenic human variants are decreased in protein abundance, possibly due...

  13. Hot Plasmids - March 2019 - Anti-CRISPR, 2in1 Cloning, Fluorescent Voltage Indicators, and Photoswitchable Proteins

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    March 19, 2019, 1:31 p.m.
    ...contributed by Cary Valley  Listen to the anti-CRISPR podcast segment Anti-CRISPR (Acr) proteins potently inhibit...picking approach to select cells with variant characteristics they wanted, the team identified Archon1, a novel...CRISPR-Cas9 activity switching via a novel optogenetic variant of AcrIIA4.” CASANOVA responds to blue light quickly...indicator Archon Article contributed by Shreya Vedantam  Listen to the voltage indicator podcast segment...vectors (pUC57-L1L4 and pUC57-L3L2) that offer the advantage of using restriction digest cloning to introduce...for protein-protein interaction (PPI) studies in plants that rely on transient transfection systems using...Biotechniques 2012. PubMed PMID: 23066669.Hecker A et al, Plant Physiol 2015. PubMed PMID: 25971551. Discovery ...

  14. A Control for All Seasons

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    Oct. 5, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Recommended controls for antibody-based experiments Primary antibody specificity Antibody-based assays have ...Microscopy-based antibody experiments should include a primary antibody specificity control, secondary antibody specificity...species as your primary antibody, like if you are using an anti-mouse IgG antibody in mouse tissue. Such... signal from your anti-Mouse IgG2a secondary antibody, then that secondary antibody is reacting non-specifically...Addgene blog Antibodies 101: Validation Antibodies 101: Choosing the Right Isotype Antibodies 101: Selecting...confirm primary antibody specificity. The gold standard in demonstrating primary antibody specificity is...approaches discussed in the Antibodies 101: Validation post. The primary antibody control needs only to be...

  15. Tips for arabidopsis transformation

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    Oct. 25, 2018, 1:23 p.m.
    ...: Use healthy plants: Your plants should show no signs of stress, such as anthocyanin production, or ... more chances to recover a transformant. Use lots of plants: Lots of plants produce lots of seeds. I typically...select for transformants. It’s very important to select multiple T1 plants from each transformation. I like...process itself can affect the growth of resistant plants so you’ll want to know the effect of your insertion...of non-transformants and make finding true transformants more difficult. Don’t leave your plants on selective...dynamics of genes and proteins in living plants, to complementing mutant phenotypes. Arabidopsis is amenable...genomes of the plants it attacks Growing the transformed agrobacterium culture Dipping your plant’s flowers ...

  16. Plasmids 101: Secondary Nanobody Toolbox

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    Feb. 27, 2018, 2:04 p.m.
    ...smaller antibodies.They are derived from an unusual type of IgG antibody called a heavy chain antibody (HCab...traditional IgG antibody structures. Functional comparison Strong but Large: Advantages of Antibodies One of ...different epitopes of a primary antibody. B) Each arm of the antibody has an antigen binding site for a total... (DSHB). 1 ml of antibody-containing hybridoma supernatant is only $40, significantly cheaper than commercially...require secondary antibodies, frequently of the mouse or rabbit variety. While antibodies certainly aren’...their anti-mouse and -rabbit IgG secondary nanobodies toolbox. Nanobodies are like tiny antibodies which...be attached to each antibody. But being big is a double-edged sword. An antibody’s large size creates ...

  17. Troubleshooting and Optimizing a Western Blot

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    Sept. 17, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...10,000 for primary antibodies). You’ll want to run a protein gradient to test the antibody at the recommended...polyclonal or recombinant multiclonal antibodies to increase overall signal from the primary antibody.  Pro tip... Not enough antibody binding sites Polyclonal or recombinant multiclonal antibodies Protein not... your blocking, first check your antibody spec sheet. Some antibodies work better with specific blockers...issues.   If your antibody information doesn’t contain blocker recommendations, you may want to try different...make up a fresh batch.  Antibodies We always recommend either using an antibody validated for your protein...interest or validating an antibody yourself. But even with a validated antibody, it can still take time ...

  18. Technical Design of a Western Blot

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    Aug. 22, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...protocol video!  Antibodies The most important part of your western is your antibodies, particularly your...linearity within detection limits (important if you want to quantify your blots). Fluorescent proteins ...inherently “fuzzier” than gels. Quantification If you want to quantify the amounts of protein in your ...specificity Monoclonal antibodies Increased cost Recombinant antibodies Not always available;...your primary antibodies. We always recommend using an antibody validated for your target in your specific...polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies can work well for a western blot. Polyclonal antibodies, which bind to multiple... The highest reproducibility comes from recombinant antibodies (rAbs), which are produced from plasmids...

  19. RANbodies: Reporter Nanobody Fusions

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    April 10, 2018, 12:56 p.m.
    ...labeled anti- HA or -MYC antibody or with an anti-HA or -MYC primary and a labeled secondary antibody. While...scale production of antibodies. Problems with antibodies Conventional antibodies are a non-renewable...with a labeled anti-HA or -MYC antibody, approximately as sensitive as detecting antigen with a standard... cross-react with anti-rodent or -rabbit Detection with an anti-Chicken IgY antibody is approximately ... (DSHB). 1 ml of antibody-containing hybridoma supernatant is only $40, significantly cheaper than commercially...Genetic Tagging - Since antibodies are produced in animals instead of via recombinant DNA, they can’t be genetically...below. The HA tag can be stained for with an anti-HA antibody and serves as a backup means of detection ...

  20. Of Myc and Men

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    Jan. 19, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...providers have moved to producing anti-Myc [9E10] as a recombinant antibody. Researchers first sequenced the...blog Antibodies 101: Monoclonal Antibodies Plasmids 101: Peptide Tagging Plasmid-based Recombinant Antibody...? Why Myc? When did the commonly used anti-c-Myc [9E10] antibody come into play? We’ll dive into those...monoclonal antibodies. However, it was (and still is) infeasible to generate highly specific antibodies for ... peptide. One of these C-terminal antibodies was Myc1-9E10 (aka anti-c-Myc [9E10]). They noticed that ...found that the N-terminal half of the antigen differs significantly between human and the other species,...generated their Myc antibodies. At first, anti-c-Myc [9E10] was just one of several new tools for unraveling...
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