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  1. To Each HIS Own

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    March 2, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...of interest and the metal ions.      Fig. 1: A sample containing a polyhistidine tagged protein...proteins within a system. This can be pretty complicated given that a single cell has tens of thousands...single protein? Oftentimes, they rely on protein purification. In this strategy a single protein can be isolated...this blog will focus on one of the most common, purification based on the polyhistidine tag. What is the ...purity (Janknecht 1991, Hochuli 1988). In this purification approach, the metal ions are immobilized on ... incorporation of a cleavage site and a post-purification cleavage step to remove the tag in order to ...2000).  One downside of polyhistidine tag-based purification, however, is the propensity for nonspecific ...
  2. Announcing the Winners of the 2021 Michael Davidson and Roger Tsien Commemorative Conference Awards

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    Aug. 5, 2021, 12:15 p.m.
    ... trafficking of these biosensors.   Figure 1: Schematic of iGluSnFR3 (left). GluSnFR3 in pMinDisplay... Haoyi Qiu He Tian Every two years, we seek applications for awards to early career scientists using ...virtual conference attendance. We also opened up applications to research technicians and undergraduate researchers...mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase (MPST) which catalyzes the desulfuration of 3-mercaptopyruvate and generates...the chromophore that are susceptible to redox modification, the MPST hydrosulfide can be transferred to... and CNO silencing. (D) Immunohistochemistry verification of the dual virus expression in CR neurons of...where she engineers genetically encoded voltage indicators. Tian developed a video-based high-throughput...
  3. RaPID Detection of RNA-protein Interactions

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    Aug. 16, 2018, 12:40 p.m.
    ...for RaPID is an RNA motif of interest. See figure 1 below for details on the key components of RaPID. ...methods Not in a native context. While native purification preserves RNA structure and naturally occurring...used the Contamination Repository for Affinity Purification (CRAPome), to identify highly biotinylated background...research groups that performed BirA*-based affinity purification mass spec experiments. These background proteins...subtracted from Ramanathan et al.’s RaPID datasets. Applications of RaPID RaPID sounds like a nifty technique...help answer? Ramanathan et al. outline three applications of RaPID: Discovery. To discover novel RNA-... that QKI is a host protein critical to Zika replication. Human genetic disease. RaPID can also be used...
  4. Antibodies 101: Affinity Reagents

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    April 14, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ... an entirely new affinity reagent.    Fig. 1: A comparison of an antibody (left) to several alternative...re used in a number of research and clinical applications. Most of the time, when someone speaks about...deeper penetration into a tissue, useful for applications like IHC, or be able to access an epitope folded...that would size-exclude an antibody. In imaging applications, smaller affinity reagents means higher resolution...antibody’s ‘Y’. They are often used in clinical applications. Fab fragments can be created in lab in situations...Shahied, 2004). They are often used for clinical applications, including imaging.  Diabodies are ~60 kDa proteins...antibodies are still an excellent option for many applications, and frankly, if ain't broke, don't fix it!  ...
  5. Teaching an Old DOG New Tricks: Controlling Protein Activity with GFP

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    Nov. 24, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...see how you use them in your research!  References 1.Tang, Jonathan C.Y., et al. “A nanobody-based system...repurpose popular GFP reporter lines for more sophisticated experimental manipulations, saving the time ..., 98% of TdTomato expressing cells were GFP+, indicating a robust, but specific system. T-DDOGs also successfully...systems are easily adaptable to neuroscience applications, including optogenetics, and they should make...Could Cas9-DOG be developed soon to allow genome modification only in a small subset of cells? Other proteins... PMCID: PMC4096992. Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 2. Tang, Jonathan C.Y., et al. “...PubMed PMID: 26258682. Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 3. Kirchhofer, A., et al. “Modulation...
  6. Viral Vectors 101: An Introduction to AAV

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    May 30, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...many of which are available in rAAVs!   Figure 1: Diagram of AAV components      Cargo capacity...experiments. Recombinant AAVs (rAAVs) The primary application of AAV is delivery of genetic cargo to a host...numerical designations, separated by a slash, that indicate the ITR and serotype, respectively. For example...transduced gene is episomal and does not divide and replicate in the same way the host DNA does. Because of ... since you don’t have to wait for the host to replicate the DNA before expression. Now that you’ve got... S., et al. “Various AAV Serotypes and Their Applications in Gene Therapy: An Overview.” Cells, 12(5),...
  7. Antibodies 101: Buffers, Storage, and Conjugates

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    Feb. 1, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...antibody for a…less sensitive moment.   Fig 1: Blugene fading into darkness because they accidentally...compensation.    Working with antibodies can get a bit complicated, but hopefully this helps you successfully select...
  8. GPCRs: How Do They Work and How Do We Study Them?

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    Feb. 11, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...internalization of two different receptors- angiotensin II type 1 receptor and the β2 adrenoceptor. GPCRs in chemogenetics...constructed plasmids that can be used in peroxidase-catalyzed proximity labeling to quantifiably measure GPCR...In this technique, the receptor fused to APEX2 catalyzes the biotinylation of proteins near the GPCR. These...Multidimensional Tracking of GPCR Signaling via Peroxidase-Catalyzed Proximity Labeling. Cell 169:338-349.e11 . https...Kadowaki S, Haga T, Takaesu H, Mitaku S (2002) Identification of G protein-coupled receptor genes from the...
  9. Getting Started with Behavioral Neuroscience: Standardizing Experiments and Using Viral Vectors

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    Aug. 20, 2019, 12:31 p.m.
    ..., there are two main decisions to make: 1. Which modification? and 2. Which viral vector should be used...excitation or inhibition upon light (or drug) application.  Genetic manipulation can also reduce expression...recombinase on transgenic flox animals to introduce modifications at the DNA level in a temporally and locally... brain area, avoiding side effects from such modification in other areas. An alternative strategy is to...
  10. What's New in CRISPR - November 2021

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    Nov. 18, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ... Science Find the SEND plasmids    Figure 1: SEND combines an endogenous Gag homolog, cargo RNA...AsCas12f1. They found that this system, without any modifications, is effective in genome editing in both bacteria...therapeutically relevant gene targets and expand the application to the possible treatment of genetic disease....
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