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  1. AAV Titers: Where Do They Come From And What Do They Mean?

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    Nov. 15, 2017, 3 p.m.
    ...PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3640491. 2. Grimm, D., et al. "Titration of AAV-2 particles via a novel capsid ELISA...report the physical titer of a viral solution (Figure 2). Because physical titers are used for dosing purposes...mean and how they can be compared.   Figure 2: Label that comes on Addgene’s AAV aliquots. Our titer...of genomes can limit production of recombinant AAV-2." Gene therapy 6.7 (1999). PubMed PMID: 10455443. ...Characterization of a recombinant adeno-associated virus type 2 Reference Standard Material." Human gene therapy 21.10...titrating each lot of AAV in vivo to determine the optimal dosage. At Addgene, we don’t reserve lots, but ...
  2. Antibodies 101: Designing Your First Flow Panel

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    May 28, 2024, 1:45 p.m.
    .... To understand why that is, let's look at Figure 2. The blue laser excites at a wavelength of 488 nm ... of PE's excitation spectrum (dotted line, Figure 2). The yellow/green laser, however, excites at 561 ... stronger — or brighter — signal.   Figure 2: Excitation and emission spectra for PE. The excitation...this example, I will describe a basic panel (Table 2, Figure 5) for a hypothetical experiment in the lab...efficiency (eGFP expression).     The first item in Table 2 is a standard and should always be included—the live...from the other fluorophores to avoid bleeding and 2) BV421 is a very bright fluorophore, which makes it...case the CD45 expression turns out to be weak. Table 2: A simple flow panel to detect live, transduced, and...
  3. Technical Design of a Western Blot

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    Aug. 22, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    .... The most common options are 4 °C overnight or 1–2 hours at room temperature (RT). Most people choose...overnight at 4 °C and their secondary antibody for 1–2 hrs at room temperature, which allows them to reduce...Tris-glycine 6–400 kDa Tris-glycine 100 V, 1–2 hours Easy and cheap to handcast Short shelf-life...–40 kDa Tris-tricine 30 V, 1 hour or 100 V, 1–2 hours Good separation, quality, and stability ...separation of proteins of different sizes.  Table 2: Recommended gel percentages for various protein sizes...are consistent and stable at room temperature for 1–2 years and are available in formulas specific to your...response over a broad dynamic range that typically spans 2–5 orders of magnitude, which includes a wide dynamic...
  4. An Introduction to Adenovirus

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    Oct. 3, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...either SARS-CoV-2, Adenovirus type 41 (AdV-41), or Adenovirus-Associated Virus type 2 (AAV2) – or some... was either 1) a physiological effect of SARS-CoV-2 toward destabilizing one’s natural immune response...response to Adenovirus (and/or to its partner, AAV) or 2) a sociological effect of the COVID-19 lockdowns causing...… Chiu, C. Y. (2023). Adeno-associated virus type 2 in US children with acute severe hepatitis. Nature...combination of the three (Servellita et al., 2023). Normally when children have acute viral hepatitis it is...commonly derived from the mastadenovirus members (mammalian-infecting members) of the Adenoviridae family,... adenoviral vectors in Addgene’s repository is smaller than for other vector types, we hope that this ...
  5. Using AAV for Neuronal Tracing

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    Aug. 9, 2018, 1:04 p.m.
    ...for retrograde transport has been found for AAV1, -2, -5, -7, -8 (Taymans et al., 2007), AAV1 (Hollis et... tropism and axonal transport of AAV serotypes 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9 in the mouse brain. PLoS One 8:e76310...reveal novel hippocampal CA2 circuits. Nat Neurosci 17(2), 269–279. PubMed PMID: 24336151. PubMed Central PMCID... Mechanisms of Motility and Regulation. Neuron 84(2), 292–309. PubMed PMID: 25374356. PubMed Central PMCID...transduction efficiency of recombinant AAV serotypes 1, 2, 5 and 8 in the rat nigrostriatal system. J Neurochem...analysis of adeno-associated viral vector serotypes 1, 2, 5, 7 and 8 in mouse brain. Hum Gene Ther 18, 195–...retrograde access to projection neurons. Neuron 92(2), 372–382. PubMed PMID: 27720486. PubMed Central PMCID...
  6. 15 Hot Plasmids from 2017

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    Jan. 9, 2018, 3:02 p.m.
    ...NGG)  Editing window ~2 nt  85175  pBK-EE-BE3  SpCas9 (NGG)  Editing window ~2 nt  85176  pBK-YE2-... SpCas9 base editors with editing windows as small as 1-2 nucleotides! To reduce off-target effects associated...quantum yield of 0.54) and mScarlet-H with M164H (2-fold improvement in photostability compared to mScarlet...pBK-YE2-BE3  SpCas9 (NGG)  Editing window ~2 nt  85177  pBK-YEE-BE3  SpCas9 (NGG)  Lower on-target activity...activity than BE3; editing window ~1-2 nt  87438  pET42b-HF-BE3  HF-Cas9 (NGG)  Very low off-target activity...Ladders Are Awesome Tools: They are comprised of 2 plasmids, pPSU1 and pPSU2, that can be amplified affordably...libraries The Gross Lab at UCSF recently deposited 2 Bacillus subtilis libraries with Addgene – the B. ...
  7. Year of the Camelid: Antibody Style

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    May 9, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...and a source of sdAbs (Figure 2) (Xu, et al., 2021).      Figure 2: Genetically modified mice offer... from camelid mice and llamas neutralize SARS-CoV-2 variants. Nature 595:278–282. https://doi.org/10.1038... the economic and cultural importance of these animals to human populations around the world. Here at ...take a moment to revisit some of the ways these animals have impacted humans through biomedical research... time, researchers were already on a quest for smaller forms of antibodies and had begun developing Fab...fragments and scFvs. But the potential for an even smaller, single-domain antibody fragment was exciting, ...  Excellent tissue penetration, thanks to their small size of 12–15 kDa Ease of cloning and expression...
  8. Delivery Methods for Generating iPSCs

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    April 17, 2018, 1:37 p.m.
    ...plasmid-based expression requires serial transfection of 1 or 2 plasmids that express the reprogramming factors of...for generating iPSCs by plasmid transfection where 2 of 11 clones tested had plasmid integration. Another...understanding the mechanisms of reprogramming, and 2) studies with clinical endpoints. In the first scenario...PubMed PMID: 27764162. PubMed Central PMCID: 5072705. 2. Sommer, Cesar A., and Gustavo Mostoslavsky. "The ...challenges." Journal of Cellular Physiology 228, no. 2 (2012): 267-75. PubMed PMID: 22767332.  3. Kim, Dohoon...PubMed PMID: 23546745. PubMed Central PMCID: 4176696. 2. Yusa, Kosuke, Roland Rad, Junji Takeda, and Allan...generation. Expert opinion on biological therapy, 10 2, 231-42. PubMed PMID: 20088717. PubMed Central PMCID...
  9. Flow Cytometry Readouts: Yes, No, and Everything in Between

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    Aug. 20, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...low expression, and everything in between (Figure 2). These smears tend to occur when you are looking ...based on your experiment. You can see from Figure 2 that determining where to place your gate based on...the dot plot would be complicated.  Figure 2: (A) a smeary dot plot showing a range of antibody...plot in Figure 4 compared to the dot plot in Figure 2. Quantification using MFI makes it easier to identify...still continue gating populations of interest with normal gates, just based on a histogram plot instead of...
  10. No Llamas Required - Synthetic Nanobodies Against Membrane Proteins

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    June 18, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...through 3 major steps to select for optimal sybody candidates. Figure 2: Outline of the process for selection...identify and isolate sybodies targeting the SARS-CoV-2 Receptor Binding Domain found on the membrane-bound...Generation Toolbox kit. Find the Seeger lab's SARS-CoV-2 sybodies! References Geertsma ER (2013) FX Cloning...2020) Synthetic nanobodies targeting the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain. BioRxiv.  https://doi.org...immunization has its drawbacks: it requires a camelid animal facility which can be expensive to gain access ...advantages of synthetic nanobodies Nanobodies are small (12-15 kDa) single-domain proteins that can bind...because it contains two large heavy chains and two small light chains that stick out to form the “arms” holding...
  11. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - January 2021

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    Jan. 5, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    .... In addition, Casɸ has a minimal PAM requirement. For instance, for Casɸ-2 the PAM sequence is 5’-TBN... Opto-Cre-Vvd is fast and can cut in as little as 2 hours.  Sheets, MB, et al., ACS Synth Biol. 2020....they investigated three Casɸ orthologs, Casɸ-1, Casɸ-2, and Casɸ-3. This system is notable for several reasons...deposited by Leopold Parts. This library delivers 2 randomly paired guides per construct and allows a ...Repair) is a double-strand break repair assay for mammalian cells. It's based on the introduction & resolution...linked SaCas9 ABE variants. It's also one of the smallest AAV-deliverable ABE.  Find the plasmid here ...
  12. Tips for Getting a Faculty Position

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    July 20, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ... this problem? (2-3 sentences) What will be the focus of your first grant? (1-2 sentences) ...of scientific success is publications and grants. 2. Write succinct and easy to understand documents A...consideration. 3. Present an easy to follow seminar See item 2. Attendees will include grad students (that are solicited...people would agree is important to understand. (1-2 sentences). For example: Distinguishing correctly ... my expensive habits of running shoes and single malt whiskies, but I remember the days of modest postdoc... very hoppy pint of IPA or a few drams of single malt (preferably from Islay or Skye). Good luck with ...
  13. CRISPR-mediated Plant Base Editors

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    Jan. 3, 2019, 1:35 p.m.
    ...satisfactorily accepts DNA as its substrate (see figure 2).          The artificially evolved adenosine deaminase...editing platforms for plant systems.  Figure 2: Plant base editor platforms and their molecular components...available for plant systems. Target-AID based (CBE-2)-  and rAPOBEC based (CBE-1)-  CBEs are successful...based CBEs are known to deaminate cytosine placed in 2-6 bp and 4-8 bp, respectively, of the protospacer....PMID: 27096365. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4873371.  2. Nishida, Keiji, et al. "Targeted nucleotide editing...studies demonstrated successful base editing in mammals, but there is a lack of base editors for plant ...PAM). ABE7.10 can edit target 'A' if it lies in a small genomic window: at protospacer position 4-8 counting...
  14. Viral Vectors 101: AAV Variables That Matter

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    June 1, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...testing your AAV.  Figure 2: Comparison of AAV serotypes 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, and 9 in two different ...) your experimental conditions and measurements; (2) the cells you’re targeting; (3) how much expression... Tropism and Axonal Transport of AAV Serotypes 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9 in the Mouse Brain. PLOS ONE, 8(9),... Comparison of four promoters. Gene Therapy, 28(1–2), 56–74. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41434-020-0169-1...analyses of adeno-associated viral vector serotypes 1, 2, 5, 8 and 9 in marmoset, mouse and macaque cerebral...), but there are differences in tropism between animal species or even strains of the same species. What... to define high titer, then, is this: It’s the optimal number of viral particles per volume required to...
  15. How-to: 5 Steps to a Great Panel Discussion

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    Oct. 22, 2014, 1:57 p.m.
    ... let the panelists introduce themselves. I do a 1-2 minute introduction. If you chose good panelists, ...take 5 minutes to introduce themselves and, voila, 1/2 of your time is gone with no interesting discussion...introductions. The moderator asks questions, calling on 1-2 panelist for each question in a way that elicits those...shift, they are checking out. If you can, plant 1-2 good questions with trusted audience members. A good...'t do it unless you can do it well" – even the smallest program. I don't mean have fancy food or a fantastic... put your panelists behind a table. It adds a formality and distance that prevents interaction with each...
  16. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Aptamer Fluorophores

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    April 11, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ... to DFHBI in the presence of that metabolite (Fig.2). Spinach eventually evolved into Spinach2, a more...PMID: 25713381. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4364232. 2. Baker, Monya. “RNA imaging in situ”. Nature Methods...emerging environmental pollutants.” Front Chem. 2014; 2: 41. PubMed PMID: 25019067. PubMed Central PMCID: ...biosensors.” TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 27(2):108-117 · February 2008. 11. Svensen, Nina and Jaffrey...these small ligands. References 1. Ma, Hanhui, et al. “Multicolor CRISPR labeling of chromosomal loci...cleavage and an RNA aptamer that bound the compound malachite green (MG) to create a non-protein based visualization...Broccoli cassettes, thereby extending their use into mammalian cells. They’ve also dimerized Broccoli to further...
  17. Truncated gRNAs for Regulating Gene Expression

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    Jan. 10, 2017, 3:37 p.m.
    ...the absence of genome editing (Fig. 2 and 3) (5, 3). Figure 2: Gene activation with nuclease-competent...shown to exhibit more limited activity than SpCas9 (2). In many cases this is due both to lower relative...PMID: 24076762. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3844869. 2. Chari, Raj, et al. "Unraveling CRISPR-Cas9 genome...locus when complexed with an appropriately designed small RNA, or guide RNA (gRNA). The gRNA conventionally... need to generate new cell lines or transgenic animals expressing dCas9 as a means of modulating gene ...: 26344044. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4666719. 4. Mali, Prashant, et al. "RNA-guided human genome engineering...
  18. Deep Dive: Statistical Tests (Comparisons)

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    March 7, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ... - spread of data; typically, normal (bell curve) or skewed (see Fig. 2). Assumptions – characteristics...levels of variance among data.     Fig. 2: Examples of data distribution profiles.   Parametric... positive is much higher than if you only look at 2 or 3 pairwise comparisons. Similar to family-wise ...statistical facets of reproducibility. Adv Physiol Educ. 40(2): 248-252 (2016). 0.1152/advan.00042.2016 Finch, W...Simulation Study. Front. Appl. Math. Stat. Volume 2 (2016). doi.org/10.3389/fams.2016.00002  ...calculated p values from smallest to largest and ranking them (1 being the smallest value). It calculates...   Parametric test assumptions: Distribution – Normal Variables – Independent Variance – Approximately...
  19. Tetbow: Bright Multicolor Labeling for Neuronal Tracing

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    Jan. 24, 2019, 2:24 p.m.
    ...possible when each of the XFP genes is introduced at ~2 copies per cell per color, following a Poisson distribution...(prepared with Addgene #104110 - #104112) (Figure 2). We’ve also created constructs with containing chemical...AAV titer - The XFP genes have to be introduced at ~2 copies per cell per color to achieve the highest color...Then at your preferred time points, sacrifice the animals and fix the samples. When you use AAVs, it typically...typically takes a few weeks to achieve optimal expression of XFPs. Any longer and the cells may start to...to show morphological abnormalities due to the excessive amount of XFPs expressed. Then, clear the samples...suppressing transcription. It is critical to express a minimal amount of tTA to achieve highest expression levels...
  20. Viral Vectors 101: What is a Virus (and a Viral Vector)?

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    Aug. 18, 2023, 4:15 p.m.
    ...developed around how they replicate (Figure 2). Figure 2: Baltimore replication classes. Image credit...safer viral vectors that can be used in BSL-1 or BSL-2 labs. Viral vectors are viruses that have been genetically...decide if they’re alive or not. Yet these simple, small particles have quite the outsized impact — and not...of viral vectors (which many researchers will informally refer to as viruses) are named after the viruses...
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