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  1. Tips for Using BLAST to Verify Plasmids

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    May 29, 2014, 1:29 p.m.
    ...Addgene Blog: Plasmids 101: How to Verify Your Plasmid Plasmids 101: An Inside Look at NGS Plasmid Quality ...results of the plasmids in our repository with known reference sequences, such as full plasmid sequences provided...up their plasmid and cloning verification steps and free up more time for using your plasmids instead!...Snapgene-powered plasmid maps. Resources on Addgene.org Sequence Analysis of your Addgene Plasmid Addgene Plasmid...provided by the laboratories that deposit their plasmids with us or other entries in NCBI’s numerous databases... grown over the years (we now have over 60,000 plasmids!), the number of sequencing results we analyze...busy week, we may need to analyze more than 200 plasmids as part of our quality control process. Consequently...
  2. Tips for CRISPR Gene Editing in Mice

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    June 28, 2016, 10:59 a.m.
    ... target plasmid and pX330-sgRNA plasmid (Mashiko et al. 2013). The pCAG-EGxxFP target plasmid contains...pCAG-EGXXFP plasmid along with the individual gRNAs in their PX330 plasmids (or similar plasmids for gRNA... (c) The pCAG-EGxxFP target plasmid was co-transfected with pX330 plasmids containing sgRNA sequences ... system floating around, and many pre-designed plasmids containing these variants ready for purchase. ...multi-cloning site (MCS) between EGFP fragments. The pX330 plasmid contains humanized Cas9 expression cassette and... you can insert this region into a pCAG-EGXXFP plasmid using standard cloning techniques (The XX indicates...the EGFP fluorescent signal, for details on this plasmid, see Mashiko et al., 2013). Testing the efficacy...
  3. Plasmids 101: E. coli Strains for Protein Expression

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    Feb. 10, 2015, 3:06 p.m.
    ...your expression plasmid from these strains is not recommended as these auxillary plasmids may be isolated...control such as the pLys plasmid, which suppresses basal T7 expression. The pLys plasmid contains a chloramphenicol...arabinose-inducible plasmid will not express in an IPTG induction strain for example, nor will a p15 plasmid be compatible... for More Plasmids 101 Articles?  Find them all here: http://blog.addgene.org/topic/plasmids-101   ...In a previous Plasmids 101 blog, we reviewed the salient features of several popular strains of E. coli...strain? Protein expression from high-copy number plasmids and powerful promoters will greatly exceed that...BLR (DE3) Tetracycline RecA-deficient; best for plasmids with repetative sequences.  F- ompT lon hsdSB...
  4. Top Requested Plasmid of 2017 - pMD2.G

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    Jan. 10, 2018, 4:13 p.m.
    ...example (the top requested plasmids from 2015 and 2016 were CRISPR plasmids), but so are lentiviral vectors...reason, the top requested plasmid of 2017 is the lentivirus envelope plasmid pMD2.G from Didier Trono’...Plasmid technologies are constantly evolving, but sometimes a technology is so useful it forever enhances...’s lab! Lentivirus envelope vector pMD2.G This plasmid has been requested nearly 6,000 times (over 800...the broad usefulness of pMD2.G and VSV-G. This plasmid has been used in studies of the secretome, ubiquitin...to check out the Trono Lab website. If you have plasmids you’d like to deposit with Addgene, be sure to...Who knows, maybe yours will be the top requested plasmid of 2018! Additional Resources Quick Guide to ...
  5. Kwabena Duedu on Public Health, Biofuels, and Doing Science in Ghana

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    Dec. 20, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ... awarded plasmids from Addgene as a successful applicant to the Addgene, Seeding Labs Plasmid Grant. For...Learn about the Addgene, Seeding Labs Plasmid Grant Read about Plasmid Grant Recipient, Gladys Kaba Resources... fellow nonprofit, Seeding Labs, to distribute plasmids to researchers in developing regions and thereby...accelerate their research. Kwabena came across the plasmid grant in Seeding Lab’s Newsletter and recently ...plans to use his research experiences as well as plasmids from Addgene to bring new opportunities to Ghanaian... Kwabena applied for the Addgene, Seeding Labs plasmid grant. 7:12 - 7:11 : Kwabena's work in Christopher... recent recipient of the Addgene, Seeding Labs Plasmid grant and is working on a variety of projects in...
  6. Easing the Protein Purification Process with pCri

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    June 19, 2015, 3:08 p.m.
    ... As reviewed in our Plasmids 101 series, proteins are overexpressed from a plasmid construct, most often...multiplexing. pCri plasmids are divided into two sets, each of which includes plasmids with different varieties...on the Addgene Blog Plasmids 101: E. coli strains for protein expression Plasmids 101: Protein tags ...varieties of tags, both N- and C-terminal. Each set of plasmids uses the same restriction enzymes for cloning ...for one protein quickly and easily. These tagged plasmids also include cleavage sites should one need to...other tags used in the pCri system, please see Plasmids 101: Protein Tags. Beyond E. coli: purifying ...subtilis and Pichia pastoris pCri also includes plasmids designed for protein expression in systems other...
  7. The Power Behind NGS Plasmid Validation: seqWell

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    April 19, 2017, 3:25 p.m.
    ... circularized plasmids from plexWell™ NGS data. Once Addgene produces plates of plasmid DNA, they are ...blogger Joe Mellor, Founder and CEO of seqWell Inc. Plasmids and PCR products are the bread and butter of molecular...using these methods for routine processes like plasmid validation. At seqWell, Inc., our mission is to...Addgene’s large and growing collection of curated plasmids from all over the world. The rest of this piece...partnership with Addgene to sequence large numbers of plasmids. plexWell™ technology overview For any NGS experiment...individual input DNA samples (e.g. a collection of 96 plasmids on a plate) will typically have a wide range of...to, for example, assemble hundreds of different plasmids from a single Illumina MiSeq® run. As shown in...
  8. New and Upcoming Viral Vectors - June 2019

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    June 18, 2019, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Chemogenetics Plasmid Serotype Name 119472  AAV5  AV SYN PSAM4 GlyR IRES EGFP   Biosensors Plasmid Serotype...inventory of serotype testing AAV New control AAVs Plasmid Serotype Name 105530  AAV1 pAAV.CMV.PI.EGFP.WPRE.bGH...biosensor AAV inventory New glutamate sensors Plasmid Serotype Name 106176  AAV1  pAAV.hSynapsin.SF-iGluSnFR.S72A...pAAV.hSynapsin.SF-iGluSnFR.S72A New calcium sensors Plasmid Serotype Name 104496  AAV1 pGP-AAV-CAG-FLEX-jGCaMP7f-WPRE...pAAV-hSynapsin1-FLEx-axon-GCaMP6s New voltage sensors Plasmid Serotype Name 119036  AAV1  pAAV-hsyn-flex-Voltron-ST...of DREADDs / Chemogenetics AAVs New DREADDs Plasmid Serotype Name 75033  AAV1 pAAV CD68-hM4D(Gi)-...pAAV SYN1 HA-hM3D(Gq) New chemogenetics AAV Plasmid Serotype Name 119741  AAV5  AAV SYN flex PSAM4...
  9. Addgene's Top Blog Posts from 2020

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    Dec. 29, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...service features 210 plasmids: empty backbones, fluorescent protein tags, SARS-CoV-2 plasmids, etc. It is our...to Elute and Store Your Plasmid DNA? by Paolo Colombi Should I store my plasmid in TE, Tris, or water?...Here we cover five methods to do this. 5. Plasmids 101: Plasmid Incompatibility by Leah Schiesow If you're... We've had 11 blog posts on COVID-19 featuring plasmid tools from depositors who quickly shared their ...you're thinking about hosting multiple plasmids in one cell, it might be that you can't stably maintain...This blog post features two mechanisms that cause plasmids to be incompatible. 4. RNA Extraction Without...CRISPR to detect SARS-CoV-2, including many with plasmids deposited at Addgene! 2. DNA Purification Without...
  10. Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Free Online Molecular Biology Tools

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    Sept. 12, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ... in one place. Plasmid mapping These tools are for viewing, editing or making plasmid maps, but can also...make plasmid maps. Free for academic users. Serial Cloner: Free desktop-based software for plasmid design...design and mapping. ApE (A plasmid Editor): A free, donation-based plasmid analysis tool including editing...Utah.   Figure 1: A plasmid map created in SnapGene of Blue Flame plasmid pET21a-BirA.   DNA / ...Primer design. Plasmid mapping. DNA sequence analysis. We all have our favorite tools for tackling these...The free SnapGene Viewer is great for looking at plasmid maps and viewing sequencing traces, while the paid... paid version provides more tools for plasmid mapping and design (Figure 1). Benchling: While you might...
  11. Hot Plasmids: Winter 2025

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    March 11, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...of the new plasmids, antibodies, and viral preps in the repository through our Hot Plasmids articles.  ...selectivity. With 10 plasmids available as a kit, plus 21 optional accessory plasmids, the collection targets...precise plant breeding. Find dicot prime editing plasmids here! Vu, T. V., Nguyen, N. T., Kim, J., Song... proteins for mammalian cell expression. These plasmids will be useful not only for future studies of ...proteins of interest too! Find CLIP, CLAP, and SNAP plasmids here! Smith, E.R., Turner, E.D., Abdelhamid, ...al., 2024. The authors have deposited AAV plasmids for Cre-dependent and -independent versions that...potential, ASAP5 is a great new option. Find ASAP5 plasmids here! Hao, Y. A., Lee, S., Roth, R. H., Natale...
  12. Hot Plasmids: Fall 2024

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    Nov. 21, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
    ...of the new plasmids, antibodies, and viral preps in the repository through our Hot Plasmids articles.  ... or want to swap out the constant domains, the plasmids for the heavy chain and light chain are also available...ubiquitination and degradation.   Find the CRBNmidi plasmid here!   Kroupova, A. et al. (2024). Design of ...minimal background.   Find these C. elegans mScarlet plasmids here!   Cao W.X., Merritt D.M., Pe K., Cesar ...disruption in Mycobacterium abscessus using a dual-plasmid CRISPR/Cas9 system By Aryana Khosravani Deborah...Deborah Hung’s lab has developed a novel dual-plasmid CRISPR/Cas9 system for gene disruption in Mycobacterium...methods). By using mCherry for selection of sgRNA plasmid transformants, they avoid M. abscessus’ high rate...
  13. Hot Plasmids: Summer 2024

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    Aug. 27, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...of the new plasmids, antibodies, and viral preps in our repository through our Hot Plasmids articles. ...be used for applications beyond cryo-EM.   Find plasmids for MagIC-Cryo-EM here!   Arimura, Y., Konishi...disease phenotype in an animal model. Find PE-eVLP plasmids here! The lab’s other recent deposit builds on...over the wild-type enzyme. Find optimized PASSIGE plasmids here!     Figure 3: Schematic of the PASSIGE...recombinase integrates a sequence from a donor plasmid containing a complementary site into the genome...without compromising their efficacy.   Find CHARM plasmids here!   Neumann, E. N., Bertozzi, T. M., Wu, E...
  14. Hot Plasmids Spring 2024

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    May 23, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...of the new plasmids, antibodies, and viral preps in our repository through our Hot Plasmids articles.  ...2 nucleocapsid protein (Plasmid #141391-LV [+N]) or membrane protein (Plasmid #141386-LV [+M], negative... over the original CROPseq. Find CROPseq-multi plasmids here Walton, R.T., Qin, Y., Blainey, P.C. (2024...potential improvements to the editor. Find PE7 plasmids here!     Figure 2: PE7 improves prime...conjugated with its HaloTag domain.  Find Voltron2 plasmids here! Abdelfattah, A.S., et al. (2023) Neuron...therapeutic applications.  Find microglia-targeting AAV plasmids here! Serrano, C., et al. (2023). Simple and ...potential for therapeutic success. Find REVeRT plasmids here! Riedmayr, L.M., et al. (2023). mRNA trans-splicing...
  15. Plasmids 101: Colony PCR

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    May 12, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...the correct orientation or even if it’s in your plasmid backbone. Backbone-specific primers: A second...orientation of your insert or if the insert is in your plasmid Have to make a new primer pair for each insert ...about the size of the insert and if it's in the plasmid Can be used to screen clones that were created ...created with the same backbone because primers are plasmid dependent Doesn't provide information about the...insert Tells you if the insert is present in the plasmid Great for blunt end cloning You have to make...thermocycling program. One key difference is the plasmid DNA must be released from the bacteria in order... just need to lyse the bacteria to release the plasmid DNA by either briefly boiling the sample before...
  16. Plasmids 101: FLEx Vectors

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    April 28, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...In a previous post from our Plasmids 101 series, we learned how the Cre-loxP recombination system can... even in the presence of Cre recombinase. This plasmid now specifically drives expression of mCherry instead...2286602. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3406316. Find FLEx plasmids from these Addgene depositors: Ed Boyden Bernardo... plasmids... plasmid... plasmids 101... flex plasmid...
  17. Plasmids 101: Protein Expression

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    June 7, 2018, 1:17 p.m.
    ...modifications Learn more molecular biology in our Plasmids 101 eBook! Researchers use various techniques ...for your protein of interest is inserted into a plasmid expression vector that is then transformed into...being able to help the scientific community share plasmids.   Additional Resources Thermofisher Protein ...Addgene.org Bacterial expression systems Search for plasmids by expression system ...
  18. Plasmids 101: Inducible Promoters

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    Jan. 18, 2018, 2:34 p.m.
    ...Resources on the Addgene Blog: Plasmids 101: The Promoter Region Plasmids 101: Cre-lox Light-Switchable...Promoter Subtype Promoter Example Activator Addgene Plasmid/Kit Alcohol-regulated AlcA promoter AlcR pGGA008...use light to regulate transcription. Red flame plasmid pDawn contains the blue-light sensing protein YFI...Systems for E. coli Browse other blog posts from our Plasmids 101 series Resources on Addgene.org: Inducible...Expression Systems at Addgene Cre-lox Guide and Plasmids     ...
  19. Plasmids 101: Gateway Cloning

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    Jan. 12, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ...to find Gateway plasmids for your organisms of interest: Find Gateway cloning plasmids here! References...antibiotic resistance markers (indicated here by plasmid color), allowing you to easily select for the expression...desired, recombined construct. Read our recent Plasmids 101 Post on CcdB for more information. How to ...Method A: recombination of an attB-PCR product or plasmid with an attP donor vector. In this case, we would... to use the Snapgene program to design Gateway plasmids.    Figure 3: Method A to create an entry...entry clones can be used with a large variety of plasmids. Speed The Gateway system enables the generation.... Take a look at some of the Gateway Multisite plasmids available at Addgene, including the Frew Lab Multiple...
  20. Plasmids 101: TOPO Cloning

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    Oct. 27, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Deletions in a Plasmids Learn How to Verify Your Plasmid Resources on Addgene.org Find More Plasmid Cloning...
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