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  1. How to Design Your gRNA for CRISPR Genome Editing

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    Sept. 24, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...absence of dsDNA breaks (Rees et al., 2018). For C>T and A>G base editors, the intended edit must be in... Dempster JM, Pacini C, Pantel S, Behan FM, Green T, Krill-Burger J, Beaver CM, Younger ST, Zhivich V,...latter would likely be more effective, so long as care is taken in the interpretation of results by requiring...use of CRISPR technology will always depend on careful experimental design, execution, and analysis. ... P-Y, Daley G, Church G (2013) Optimization of scarless human stem cell genome editing. Nucleic Acids ...
  2. Antibodies 101: Antibody Engineering and Directed Evolution

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    Aug. 5, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...10.1038/nrg3927 Wang, Y., Xue, P., Cao, M., Yu, T., Lane, S. T., & Zhao, H. (2021). Directed Evolution: Methodologies...References and Resources References Chan, A. C., & Carter, P. J. (2010). Therapeutic antibodies for autoimmunity...
  3. RNA Interference in Plant Biology: New Tools for an Old Favorite

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    Oct. 27, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ... https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3567 Nakaoka Y, Miki T, Fujioka R, Uehara R, Tomioka A, Obuse C, Kubo M, ...Jakob P, Michon A-M, Sun H, Tessmer K, Bürckstümmer T, Bantscheff M, Steinmetz LM, Drewes G, Huber W (2019...protein level. The “correct” choice of tool requires careful balancing of the inherent advantages and limitations...
  4. Viral Vectors 101: Transductions

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    April 30, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...The triple T’s of biology are transformations, transfections, and transductions! In this blog we will... genetic cargo — the viral genome — is swapped, at least partially, for a nucleic acid cargo of your choice...virus! The constructed viral vector containing the cargo of interest is then typically transfected along ...genome has been swapped for alternative genetic cargo, they can’t reproduce more functional viruses later...achieve? For example, do you want the nucleic acid cargo to be integrated into the host genome? Expressed...
  5. Antibodies 101: Affinity Tags

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    Sept. 19, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ...E., Dunn, B. M., Speicher, D. W., & Wingfield, P. T. (Eds.). (2001). Current Protocols in Protein Science... are some of your favorite proteins purified to carry out your plan. With a little thoughtful planning...
  6. Three Tips for Preventing Viral Plasmid Recombination in Your Samples

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    Sept. 14, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...466–470. https://doi.org/10.2144/000112585   Ding T, Huang C, Liang Z, Ma X, Wang N, Huo Y-X (2020) Reversed...LTRs). After recombination, one resulting plasmid carries the transgene of interest (aka the viral genome...picking the smaller colonies which are more likely to carry the full plasmid. Chakiath & Esposito (2018) noticed...
  7. Even more elegant: Single injection CRISPR/Cas9 in C. elegans

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    July 7, 2015, 3:36 p.m.
    .... Paix A, Wang Y, Smith HE, Lee CY, Calidas D, Lu T, Smith J, Schmidt H, Krause MW, Seydoux G. Genetics...Bob Goldstein’s lab at the University of North Carolina has made CRISPR in C. elegans even easier - now... below.) After self-excision, the resulting loxP scar is located in this synthetic intron, and only the...
  8. Viral Vectors 101: Viruses as Biological Tools

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    March 21, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Resources at Addgene! References and Resources 1. Roe T, et al. “Integration of murine leukemia virus DNA ...easily deliver their “cargo” to target cells and organisms, and when that cargo is designed to make you...tools. As scientists, we can manipulate what this cargo is and where it goes, turning these pesky germs ...Once inside the host cell, the virus unleashes its cargo – its own genome.   Fig. 1: Viral particle...Depending on the type of virus used, the DNA (or RNA) cargo will either permanently integrate into the host ...cells with a high efficiency and deposit a DNA/RNA cargo into their targets makes them attractive and tractable...viruses to target specific cell types and deliver any cargo you fancy (size limits do apply, however.) Why ...
  9. Viral Vectors 101: Types of viruses

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    June 6, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...43-63. DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2017.04.001 Maetzig T, Galla M, Baum C, Schambach A. Gammaretroviral vectors...permanently integrate a genetic cargo into a cell. These viruses have a cargo capacity of ~ 8 kb, ample room... transient expression of a genetic cargo or have a very large cargo. Fast fact: All viruses discussed...itself to direct application of virus. However, the cargo capacity of AAV is ~4.7 kb, almost half that of ...doesn’t require genomic integration to express its cargo, in fact its viral life cycle does not include genomic...integration. While the expression of adenovirus cargo is high, it’s generally not as long lasting as AAV...some adenoviruses pack up to ~35 kb of space for cargo! Adenovirus is an effective option if you need high...
  10. Viral Vectors 101: Viral Applications

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    April 13, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Addgene! References and Resources References Travieso T., et al. The use of viral vectors in vaccine development...materials to specific destinations, haul a variety of cargo, and even handle a variety of terrains. They are...infection) and delivering a genetic payload. This cargo is typically their own genome, but this step can...cell) can be tuned so that the copies of library cargo delivered are controllable. For many screening applications...essential to deliver a single copy of your library cargo to isolate the effects of each variable being manipulated...
  11. Plasmids 101: Blue-white Screening

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    June 4, 2015, 1:03 p.m.
    ...contains the α-complementation cloning MCS): pGEM-T, pUC18 and pUC19, and pBluescript are a few common...differentiation between blue and white colonies. Take care in making your plates: X-gal is light and temperature...
  12. Summer SciComm: Preprints

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    Aug. 16, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ....org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000151 Sever R, Roeder T, Hindle S, Sussman L, Black K-J, Argentine J, Manos...confidential process among a few individuals.  Early-career researchers especially enjoy the ability to post...Puebla I (2022) A guide to preprinting for early-career researchers. Biol Open. https://doi.org/10.1242...Hensel Z (2019) On the value of preprints: An early career researcher perspective. PLoS Biol. https://doi....
  13. CRISPR Methods for Bacteria: Genome Engineering, CRISPRa, CRISPRi, Base Editing, and More

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    Sept. 28, 2020, noon
    ...requires only 2-3 hours incubation. E. coli and T. citrea scarless editing plasmids Sheng Yang’s lab describes...cytidine and adenine base editors that enable C-to-T and A-to-G base substitutions respectively. Substitutions...two plasmids: pCas9: carries Cas9 and chloramphenicol resistance pCRISPR: carries a spacer targeting the... of interest and kanamycin resistance E. coli carrying the phage recombineering machinery are first electroporated...recombineering with CRISPR to create a system for scarless, iterative genome engineering (Jiang et al., 2015...Gram-positive bacteria Jason Peters, Oren Rosenberg, and Carol Gross used two different genetic systems, targeting...10.1021/sb500351f Dong C, Fontana J, Patel A, Carothers JM, Zalatan JG (2018) Synthetic CRISPR-Cas gene...
  14. Viral Vectors 101: An Introduction to AAV

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    May 30, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...20649475. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2957237. Okada, T. (2013). Efficient AAV Vector Production System: Towards...Diagram of AAV components      Cargo capacity Empty rAAV has a cargo capacity of ~ 4.7 kb, meaning that...primary application of AAV is delivery of genetic cargo to a host cell. In order to make room for a gene... (rAAVs) with maximum “trunk” space for genetic cargo. Typically, when researchers speak about AAVs, they...switches placed in your cell type of interest. Careful combination of promoters, gene switches, and/or...second strand of DNA before expression of their cargo can begin, which all takes time. Though the time...standard ballpark estimation. Once expressed, viral cargo is usually quite stable and in some mammalian tissues...
  15. 27 Hot Plasmids from 2016

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    Dec. 22, 2016, 3:03 p.m.
    ...hard-to-study genes in hard-to-study cell types. Natsume T, et al. Cell Rep. 2016. PubMed PMID: 27052166 Nishimura...containing ten guides against each of the 8,158 predicted T. gondii protein-coding genes). Dr. Lourido’s studies...are conserved among apicomplexans and important for T. gondii fitness. Sixteen of these genes were investigated...was shown to be important for the initiation of the T. gondii infection, and necessary for the asexual cycle...Vectors Available at Addgene: Lab Plasmids Dan Carlson RCIscript-GoldyTALEN, pC-GoldyTALEN Tom Ellis...target cells. The piggybac system has a much larger cargo capacity than lentivirus and is capable of efficiently...there are some drawbacks with this technique. Great care needs to be taken with common S288c strains since...
  16. Plasmids 101: Yeast Vectors

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    Feb. 25, 2014, 7:11 p.m.
    ...require a well defined ORI. Instead, the size and A-T content of the DNA (apparently independent of a known... die unless they have incorporated the plasmid carrying the required gene.  The table below lists some...
  17. Plasmids 101: Golden Gate Cloning

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    Aug. 27, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...effector-based constructs for DNA targeting. Cermak T, Doyle EL, Christian M, Wang L, Zhang Y, Schmidt C...recombination scar encoding eight amino acids, but Golden Gate assembly can be designed to be scarless. Golden... in the final construct, allowing for precise, scarless cloning. The cloning scheme is as follows: the...
  18. Supporting Rare Disease Research with the 2020 BeHEARD Awards

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    Sept. 8, 2020, 2 p.m.
    ...trigger the activation of dendritic cells, macrophages, T cells, and the recruitment of neutrophils. Though ... disease. “My mentors Dr. Dianna Milewicz, Dr. Carolyn Bondy, and Dr. Angela Lin got me interested in ...is abnormally deregulated in TS and can lead to cardiac developmental defects. Eight genes from the X chromosome...
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