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  1. Form Your Own Peer Mentoring Group: A How-To Guide for Scientists

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    Feb. 18, 2014, 4:22 p.m.
    ...The groups in these programs typically consist of 1-2 mentors and 3-5 mentees who meet together for an 8... together. If you all work at the same place, a 1-2 hour lunch on a regular schedule might work. If not...do once you are in a mentoring relationship.  Celebrate your successes and support each other as you transition...
  2. 28 Hot Plasmid Technologies from 2015

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    Dec. 23, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ... Zetsche et al., Nat Biotechnol. 2015 Feb 2;33(2):139-42. doi: 10.1038/nbt.3149. Light-inducible ...and on your favourite signalling pathways (Figure 2). They are all available now at Addgene. 1 Lungu...20;19(4):507-17. 10.1016/j.chembiol.2012.02.006. 2 Guntas et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2015 Jan 6; ...Nihongaki et al., Chemistry and Biology. 2015 Feb 19; 22(2):169-74. High efficiency cloning for enzyme screening...inducible, gene knockdown with shRNA or shRNA-miR30, (2) tamoxifen-inducible CreERT2 gene deletion, (3) simultaneous...different fluorescent proteins, 8 constitutive promoters, 2 includible promoters, 3 polyA terminators and various...of plasmids required for each input/output system; 2) removing all chemically inducible promoters; 3) improving...
  3. 5 Tips for Troubleshooting Viral Transductions

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    Aug. 11, 2016, 2:23 p.m.
    ...Central PMCID: PMC3760253. 2. Rohwer, Forest. "Global phage diversity." Cell 113.2 (2003): 141. PubMed ... digest and compare it to some reliable controls. 2. Viral stocks may be sensitive to freeze thaw cycles...contaminating your transduction with the packaging cells. Packaging cell debris can be removed either by filtration... you can reduce the volume of cell culture medium on the packaging cells immediately following transfection...efficiency in cells that are sensitive to the toxicity of polybrene (e.g., hematopoietic or primary cells), and... the packaging cells after 1–3 days of selection. A lower percentage of surviving cells may be the result...adeno-associated virus transduction of cells." American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology 291.2 (2006): C386...
  4. Viral Vectors 101: Voltage Indicators

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    Jan. 30, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ...Indicators GEVIs can be divided up structurally into 2 main groups: voltage sensitive domains and Rhodopsin...depending on your experimental system.   Figure 2: General overview of chemigenetic tools. A genetically...Cellular communication and function depend on potential energy. Cellular activities like action potentials...Indicators As previously mentioned, cellular voltage is measured at the cell membrane, and this voltage is ...endocrine cells. It follows that the specific targeting of these voltage indicators needs to be cell type ...electrical events! Voltage indicators are voltmeters for cells! In this blog we will review how these indicators...related to the electrical impulse of the cardiac cells. To study this phenomenon you will likely want to...
  5. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP)

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    May 15, 2014, 3:33 p.m.
    ...from GFP and the mutation definitions found in Table 2 may not apply. Table 1: The specific mutations comprising..., V163A EBFP F64L, S65T, Y66H, Y145F   Table 2: Functional role of specific mutations in GFP derivatives...measure, and control molecular signals, cells, and groups of cells in order to understand their activity...Fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS): This is a type of flow cytometry that separates mixtures of cells into distinct...Thus, FACS can be used to separate cells expressing GFP from cells that are not. Developmental/transgenic... localization profiles, acting as a biosensor or cell marker, studying protein-protein interactions, visualizing... was non-toxic and could be expressed in living cells, enabling the study of dynamic, physiological processes...
  6. Deep Dive: Fixing and Permeabilizing for Immunofluorescence

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    Aug. 30, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...membrane integrity (Fig. 2). For example, saponin interacts with cholesterol in cell membranes and leaves ... at too high a concentration.      Figure 2: Examples of different permeabilization strategies...holes in the cell membranes of your sample to allow antibodies better access to intracellular targets. If...allowing antibodies into the cell where they could bind to intracellular epitopes. C) Permeabilizing with...method for visualizing molecules of interest within a cell or tissue. In that introduction, we broke down the...structure of your samples, the relationships between cellular components, and the accessibility of your target...cross-linkers work by (as the name suggests) cross-linking cellular proteins. Cross-linking is a chemical reaction...
  7. Google Forums Round Up: First Impressions of NgAgo

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    Aug. 4, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ... PMID: 27136078. 2. Burgess, Shawn., et al. "Questions about NgAgo." Proteins & Cell (2016). 3. "NgAgo...engineering methods have their own pros and cons (2). The NgAgo DNA guide is inexpensive and can be 5’...degraded by the cellular machinery, leaving a small amount of active NgAgo/ssDNA complex in the cell. As proposed...results of Gao et al 2016 in a letter to Protein & Cell. Update (August 3rd, 2017) THE ORIGINAL NgAgo ARTICLE... guide, it cannot be produced from a plasmid in cells. Additionally, in vitro assembly of NgAgo/ssDNA ...dangerous, non-physiological temperature for mammalian cells and one which diminishes the endonuclease activity...guide. Therefore, researchers must co-transfect cells with 5’-P-ssDNA guides and an NgAgo expression plasmid...
  8. Chromoproteins: Colorful Proteins For Molecular Biology Experiments

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    Feb. 4, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...amilCP, tsPurple, and gfasPurple) (Figure 2). Figure 2: Chromoprotein expression from bacteria on... them into your cells, you can simply look for blue colonies to determine which cells have taken up the... that the cellular fitness cost varied greatly between chromoproteins. In some cases, cells containing... mScarlet as the donor in HeLa cells.   Find ShadowR for mammalian cell expression here   Now that you...cloning experiment worked just by looking at the cells on the plate. For example, if your plasmid contains...Here, the chromoprotein is expressed and gives the cell a magenta (amilCP) or purple (tsPurple) color. Though...added which induces expression of the toxin. Any cells that grow after this point will be those that have...
  9. Pooled Library Amplifications

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    May 30, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
    ...estimate transformation efficiency (Figure 2).    Figure 2: Example of a serial dilution to estimate...Genome-wide Inhibition Library. DNA and cell amounts After deciding on a cell type, you will need to determine...DNA and how many cells to use for your transformation(s). The amount of competent cells you need total ... generally electroporated into electrocompetent cells to ensure the highest possible transformation efficiency...efficiency. Using Stbl4 or other ultra-high efficiency cells ensures that plasmid diversity in the library is...transformation may vary depending on the particular type of cells you are using, as well as other factors, such as...transformations, such as splitting 400 ng of DNA in 100 μL of cells over four individual electroporations. The specifics...
  10. CRISPR Activators: A Comparison Between dCas9-VP64, SAM, SunTag, VPR, and More!

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    Oct. 6, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...gene activation, with some genes experiencing around 2-fold activation levels. Although other methods have.... This method has been shown to activate genes at 2- to 3-fold higher than SAM, SunTag, and VPR (Zhou ...Control of Gene Expression. Cell 152:1173–1183 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2013.02.022 Sajwan S, Mannervik...and Fluorescence Imaging. Cell 159:635–646 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2014.09.039 Zhou H, Liu J,...from when looking to activate genes across diverse cell lines.   dCas9-VP64 Description CRISPR activation...large and are not expressed consistently throughout cells. VPR Description VPR fuses a tripartite complex ...activation levels than SAM in some loci across Drosophila cell lines (Sajwan et al., 2019). SPH SPH combines components...
  11. Imaging Tools and Following a Passion for Basic Biology: Interview with Joachim Goεdhart

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    March 9, 2018, 2 p.m.
    ...Joachim ended up at the University of Amsterdam Chapter 2 - Joachim’s Academic and career goals. Career advice...Fluorescent Protein Plasmids 101: Visualizing Subcellular Structures and Organelles Resources at Addgene.org...Plasmids Find Plasmids for FRET Find Plasmids for Subcellular Localization ...
  12. Twenty Years of Sharing Science!

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    Jan. 8, 2024, 3:25 p.m.
    ... anniversary! We've done so much in the past two (2!) decades that it's hard to summarize, but we wanted...into the Addgene website search bar?   We'll be celebrating all year long, so keep an eye on our blog and...
  13. 6 Tips for Grant Writing

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    Oct. 18, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...days before the deadline isn’t going to be much use. 2. Originality is essential for grant success The two... it’s important not to throw in the towel if 1 or 2 funding bodies say no. If possible, get feedback from...research (either because of expertise, equipment, or excellence of the institution). Likewise, if you’re staying...Cambridge University where he studied mechanisms of cell division. Recently Seán got the entrepreneurial ...
  14. PITChing MMEJ as an Alternative Route for Gene Editing

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    Feb. 23, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ... PITCh vector via In-Fusion or SLIC cloning. Step 2: Design an insertion locus-specific gRNA The gRNA ...Find the plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 2. Dalvai, Mathieu, et al. (2015). “A Scalable Genome-Editing... for Mapping Multiprotein Complexes in Human Cells.” Cell Rep. 13: 621-633. PMID: 26456817. Find plasmids...Chromosomes). Using their PITCh plasmids, GFP knock-in cell lines can be created in about a month and a half...locus-specific gRNAs Step 4: Select for puromycin resistant cells Step 5: PCR amplify and sequence the locus to verify...crispr.mit.edu. They tested their system in HEK293 cells, integrating the GFP-Puro cassette into the FBL ...
  15. Plasmids 101: Degron Tags

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    March 14, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...required components are 1) a SMASh-tagged protein and 2) asunaprevir (small molecule). dTAG The degradation...gone through an additional round of evolution (AID-2) to reduce some of the leakiness associated with the...uses a small molecule, a tag, and the endogenous cellular degradation machinery to function. The dTAG is...tag and small molecule. It does work in mammalian cells, mice, and even yeast, though (we have a kit!). ...and complete degradation of proteins in mammalian cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Dec 4;109(49):E3350...Tags Plasmids for Endogenous Gene Tagging in Human Cells Antibodies 101: Epitope Tags  ...
  16. With an Eye Towards the Future, We Look Back at the March for Science

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    Oct. 24, 2017, 1:54 p.m.
    ...Vanderbilt University. She studies beta-cell function and failure in Type 2 Diabetes. Birmingham, AL, USA 33.5207...scientists have 1) the courage to make mistakes and 2) the integrity to recognize these mistakes quickly...available to people who want to join the dialog and 2) remember that science should not be partisan: everyone...of high profile people denying science, from celebrities falsely claiming vaccines cause autism to politicians...worried the march would be a simple, unquestioning celebration of science, at a time when scientists must rise...BC (Canada). She works in a lab that uses yeast cells to study how DNA damage promotes cancer. She is ...
  17. Better Dyeing Through Chemistry & Small Molecule Fluorophores

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    Sept. 8, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...26000849. 2. Grimm, Jonathan B., et al. "A general method to improve fluorophores for live-cell and single-molecule...expressed as a fusion with your favorite protein and (2) a synthetic fluorophore-contianing “ligand” that ...). These cell-permeable Janelia Fluor (JF) dyes have excellent properties inside living cells, especially... fluorescent proteins. In-cell labeling strategies The majority of in-cell labeling strategies have two...and oligonucleotide labels for fixed-cell imaging, not for live-cell applications. Thus, these fluorophores..."Imaging live-cell dynamics and structure at the single-molecule level." Molecular cell 58.4 (2015): 644...sparked a renaissance in biological imaging. Suddenly, cell biologists were no longer beholden to chemists and...
  18. Plasmids 101: Choosing an Antibiotic Resistance Gene

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    Oct. 10, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ...suppress Zeocin-induced DNA cleavage in human cells. Mutagenesis, 20(2), 111–114. https://doi.org/10.1093/mutage...antibiotic selection. Essentially, this gene is a 2-in-1 providing both bacterial and eukaryotic selection...prevent cell death. One of the cool things about amp is that it's exclusively toxic to dividing cells. The... continuous cellular processes (e.g., protein synthesis), while amp only affects the cell wall synthesis...Check icon" %} Spectinomycin Excellent No Just bacteria Not SHuffle cells {% icon icon_set="fontawesome...icon" %} Zeocin Excellent No Bacteria, plants, and eukaryotes Not Tn5-containing cells {% icon icon_set..., penicillin, and is a beta-lactam that inhibits cell wall synthesis. The AmpR (amp resistance) gene produces...
  19. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Fluorescent Protein Timers

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    May 4, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...linear region to solve for total expression time. 2. Timer functionality with a single gene Although it...290.5496 (2000): 1585-1588. PubMed PMID: 11090358. 2. Tsuboi, Takashi, et al. "Age-dependent preferential...to monitor cell, organelle, and protein localization. For instance, you might dye your cells and look at...either in whole cells or as a pool of fusion proteins localized to a specific region of the cell. For example...the relationship between the age of a cell, protein, or cellular structure and a particular biological...trafficking to a subcellular location, start of gene expression, development of a cell structure, etc)....timers, researchers can look at a single image of a cell and understand how protein localization changes ...
  20. Antibodies 101: Producing Recombinant Antibodies

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    Aug. 13, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...detection, and control. Int J Pharm. 2018 Oct 25;550(1-2):251-268. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2018.08.043. Epub...and particle formation. J Pharm Sci. 2015 Feb;104(2):602-11. doi: 10.1002/jps.24259. Epub 2014 Nov 21....and yeast cells are cost-effective and faster-growing than mammalian cells, but mammalian cells can perform...your cells with your plasmid(s), and then wait 7-14 days (in mammalian cells) to collect the cell culture...production system, cell lines typically used include Human Embryonic Kidney (HEK) cells and Chinese Hamster...recombinant antibodies with some molecular biology and cell culture experience. Let’s go over the basics of ... place in bacterial, yeast, plant, or mammalian cells. Each of these systems has their advantages and ...
  21. New Tools Enable CRISPRa for Neuroscience Applications

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    July 2, 2019, 12:51 p.m.
    ...with neuron-specific expression of dCas9-VPR (Figure 2), a popular Cas9 activator developed by the Church...ubiquitous ones such as EF-1α and CAG. Figure 2: Dual lentivirus system with ubiquitous expression...fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS) to isolate differentiated from undifferentiated cells at the end of ...these cell types are used. The lack of good flow cytometric antibodies for many CNS-resident cell types...that drive neuronal fate and reprogramming." Cell stem cell 23.5 (2018): 758-771. PubMed PMID: 30318302...CRISPRa screening approach in embryonic stem (ES) cells to determine which transcription factors promote...antibodies, downstream of the TUJ1 coding sequence. ES cells that stably express the dCas9-Suntag activator were...
  22. Tips for Screening with Yeast Two Hybrid Systems

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    Oct. 22, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...retain their individual activities when separated (2), and that DBD and TAs from different systems could... Enzymol. 1983;100:293-308. PubMed PMID: 6312261. 2. Keegan, L., Gill, G., and Ptashne, M. Separation ...entire proteome of a particular cell type, or a subset based on a cellular compartment or growth stage)....extensively to screen for molecular interactions in the cell, including protein-protein, protein-DNA and protein-RNA...field of eukaryotic transcriptional activation and cell biology. During this period, proteins were successfully...The reporter gene then allows detection of those cells where binding between the proteins of interest has...alternative fungi (C. albicans, pC2HB) (7) and mammalian cells. If the problem is that your proteins are not post-translationally...
  23. Getting to Know Expansion Microscopy

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    June 20, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...maybe label) your sample (i.e. cultured cells or tissues).  Step 2: attach anchors to your sample that will...quite so much. Created with biorender.com Steps 2-4 are not found in standard IHC/ICC protocols and ... for EM is not something you find in the average cell and molecular biology lab, and EM is limited in ...ultrastructural relationships that influence everything from cell division to memory, but don’t have access to the...properties of the sample itself. For example, cultured cells are typically easier to expand than mouse brain ..., Mohar B, Eddison M, et al (2022) Visualizing cellular and tissue ultrastructure using Ten-fold Robust... Zwettler FU, Guennec ML, et al (2019) Imaging cellular ultrastructures using expansion microscopy (U-...
  24. An Interview with Connie Cepko - Gene Therapy, Plasmid Tools and Insights to Success

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    Dec. 8, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...from this publication at Addgene. 2. Tang, Jonathan C.Y., et al. “Cell type-specific manipulation with ...fluorescent proteins as scaffolds for cell-specific gene manipulation.” Cell 154(4) (2013): 928-939. PubMed ...Cepko Interested in Working on the Eye 9:05-10:16 : Cell Targeting in Retinal Gene Therapies 10:17-14:34 ...28:39 : Methods for Delivering Multiple Genes to Cells for Gene Therapy 28:40-35:10 : GFP Activatable Tools...
  25. Antibiotic Resistance: An Old Solution but a New Problem

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    Nov. 10, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...diffusion test or Kirby-Bauer susceptibility test (Figure 2), and requires at least 18-24 hours to obtain results...." London: Wellcome Trust & HM Government (2016). 2. CDC Information Pages on Antibiotics 3. WHO Antimicrobial... attack the cell wall of bacterial cells; however, Mycoplasma species do not possess cell walls. As a ...bacteriophage (viruses that only infect bacterial cells), or a bacterium picking up resistance genes from...conserved, non-negotiable process within the bacterial cell, antibiotic resistance is very likely to develop...
  26. Antibodies 101: Choosing the Right Isotype

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    April 6, 2023, 3 p.m.
    ... reduce the background staining (Table 2).      Table 2: Secondary antibody selections for a four-antibody...for Light and Electron Microscopy. In Methods in Cell Biology (pp. 283–310). Elsevier. https://doi.org...
  27. Performing In Vivo CRISPR Screens Using the FITS Approach

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    May 2, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...enables efficient knockout (KO) of genes in immune cells; (2) is not immunogenic, a necessity for in vivo studies...activated T cells, precluding analyses of T cell differentiation beginning with naïve T cells. The Framework...screens have been used to interrogate T cells, an important immune cell type, in more complex and physiological...naïve T cells. More broadly, this system can be used to perform in vivo screens in other cell types. A...screens to assess T cell responses and clonal dynamics in lymph nodes (LN) and tumor cells. Figure used with...FITS In vitro CRISPR screens in immune cells have identified many putative regulators of immunity. However...screens cannot faithfully model the complex spatial, cellular, metabolic, and cytokine microenvironment that...
  28. INTEGRATE: Bacterial Genome Engineering Using CRISPR-Transposons

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    Dec. 7, 2020, 2:53 p.m.
    ...ability to easily cure cells of the plasmid after integration. Figure 2: (A) Streamlined VchINT...et al., 2020). Genomic targets require an upstream 2-bp PAM sequence for recognition by QCascade; although...into the mini-transposon Transform plasmid(s) into cells and plate overnight Screen colonies phenotypically...distinct biological elements, CRISPR-transposons excel at programmable insertions of even very large genetic...
  29. Antibodies 101: Immunoprecipitation

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    Dec. 7, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...green squares, purple circles and blue triangles. 2) An antibody immobilized on a bead binds specifically...protein G, a novel IgG-binding reagent. J Immunol 133(2):969-974. Hjelm H, Hjelm K, Sjöquist J (1972) Protein... . Steps of an IP: 1) Protein extracts from cells or tissues contain a complex mix of proteins seen...common immobilization methods utilizes bacterial cell wall proteins, Protein A and Protein G, which bind...does not. Common negative controls include knockout cell lines or tissues that do not express the protein...
  30. 5 Science Rap Videos & Their Creator: Tom McFadden

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    Feb. 9, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ...important role in solving the structure of DNA. 2. The Immortal Rap of Henrietta Lacks Students in Oakland...the African American woman whose cervical cancer cells became a mainstain of biological study without her...
  31. #DeckTheLab with Tinsel and Test Tubes, Fa La La La La La La La La

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    Dec. 2, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...Institute (@BTCInstitute1) December 23, 2020 Contest 2: Deck the Lab - Home Edition This edition of the contest...festivities - however you celebrate! And if you want to see how Addgene celebrates and decorates, follow ...
  32. Plasmids 101: How to Name Your Plasmid in 3 Easy Steps

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    Feb. 13, 2014, 1 p.m.
    ...available empty backbones, visit Vector Database. Step 2: Insert name  Include information about the insert...selection markers (for use in other cell types, e.g. eukaryotic cells). pBACKBONE-XXXXX Tip: For a catalog...
  33. CRISPR 101: Validating Your Genome Edit

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    Nov. 3, 2022, 12:15 p.m.
    ...faster when using a dual guide system.   Fig. 2: Size screening for large deletion events.   ... Biol 17: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-016-1012-2 Find more CRISPR Resources at Addgene: Read our CRISPRGuide...number of cells have been edited. For many experiments, the end goal is to generate a clonal cell line, so...designed your gRNA and introduced it into your target cells with Cas9. Hooray! Now it’s time to make sure your...blog post we’ll explain how to verify that your cells were appropriately edited for your desired mutation...important to know a few things about your target cells and the desired edits. First, you will need to know.... Validating knockout mutations When a knockout cell line is desired, any mutation that introduces a ...
  34. Plasmids 101: Stringent Regulation of Replication

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    June 20, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...the chromosome, ending replication.   Figure 2: Prokaryotic chromosomal replication. Adapted from...Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews: MMBR, 62(2), 434–464. https://doi.org/10.1128/MMBR.62.2.434-464.1998...replicating too quickly can slow cell growth or even kill the host cell. For stringently controlled plasmids...All plasmids rely on their host cell's replication machinery in order to replicate—but not always to ...be synchronized with the replication of the host cell's chromosomal DNA.  Plasmids are said to be under... stringent control when they depend on the host cell’s initiation proteins to start their own replication... occurs at the appropriate time—for example, the cell must have enough nutrients available to complete...
  35. Your Top Requested Plasmid in 2015!

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    Dec. 30, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ... 24336571. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4089965. 2. Sanjana, Neville E., Ophir Shalem, and Feng Zhang. "Improved...both Cas9 and your gRNA of interest to mammalian cells. It was designed to have increased lentiviral titer...knock-out thousands of genes in mixed population of cells as part of pooled library screens (1,2). The human...pooled libraries targeting both mouse and human cells are avaliable for distribution. To learn more about... includes work probing mTOR signaling in cancer cells, deciphering the mechanism of matrix metalloproteinase...of the many plasmids being distributed to and accelerating research in labs all around the world. We thank...Genome-scale CRISPR-Cas9 knockout screening in human cells." Science 343.6166 (2014): 84-87. PubMed PMID: 24336571...
  36. CRISPR 101: Which Cas9 Do I Choose for My CRISPR Experiment?

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    Oct. 13, 2022, 1:45 p.m.
    ...sequence is unique compared to the rest of the genome.  2) The target is present immediately upstream of a Protospacer...utilized allowing for PAM flexibility. Fig. 2: Prime editor engaging target DNA. The reverse transcriptase...Generating a no-fuss genetic knockout  Knock-out cells or animals are engineered by introducing Cas9-mediated...transcription by blocking its initiation. In mammalian cells, robust repression requires targeting dCas9 along...study essential genes whose knockout would cause cell lethality. The Krüppel associated box (KRAB) is ...repressing target genes in a variety of species and cell types can be found on Addgene’s website. Activating...activating target genes in a variety of species and cell types can be found on Addgene’s website. ...
  37. Podcast: Interview with Addgene's Founders

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    April 13, 2018, 12:51 p.m.
    ...Intro Chapter 1 - Who are Addgene's Founders? Chapter 2 - The process of founding Addgene, where the idea ...co-founder of Addgene. Melina received her Ph.D. in Cell Biology from Harvard University, where she studied...Plasmids Find Plasmids for FRET Find Plasmids for Subcellular Localization ...
  38. Inntags: Innovative Protein Epitope Tagging

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    Nov. 10, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...tagging." Nature methods (2015). PubMed PMID:26322837. 2. Stadler, Charlotte, et al. "Immunofluorescence and...that inntags IT5, IT6, and IT10 expressed well in cells and did not form undesirable aggregates. Using budding...tags. Impressively, IT6-GFP did not reduce yeast cell size or viability compared to untagged GFP overexpression...multiple other proteins. Again, little to no change in cell morphology was observed with IT5 and IT6 fusions...and HA tags had especially detrimental effects on cell size and growth rate, indicating that they compromised...correlation for protein localization in mammalian cells." Nature methods 10.4 (2013): 315-323. Pubmed PMID...
  39. Advice on Career Paths and the Green Card Process for International Researchers and Entrepreneurs

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    Dec. 20, 2017, 2:33 p.m.
    ... both substantial merit and national importance; (2) The foreign national must be well positioned to advance...outstanding achievements in your specific academic field, (2) that you have three 3 years of research experience..., Casseus Law suggests a mix of experts including 2 dependents –people who have worked with you i.e. your...This post was contributed by guest bloggers Lauren Celano of Propel Careers and Rachel Casseus, Esq. Founder...below. An international or national award for excellence in your field. Membership in a professional organization...counsel. Many thanks to our guest bloggers Lauren Celano of Propel Careers and Rachel Casseus, Esq. Founder...resident green cards and citizenship.   Lauren Celano, CEO Propel Careers. Lauren is passionate about...
  40. Countdown to Halloween @Addgene

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    Oct. 29, 2014, 5:26 p.m.
    ...Halloween is only 2 days away and here at Addgene we couldn’t be more excited! As a small, tight-knit...teamwork, and competition. And our Halloween celebration this Friday will combine all of these. Addgenies...
  41. Magnetic Control of Proteins: More than a Dream

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    Sept. 24, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...mammalian cells, or in purified form, and didn’t need any added cofactors.      Figure 2: Fluorescence...of ~75% in response to the magnetic field (Figure 2); they named this variant MagLOV. Andrew was thrilled...
  42. Prime Editing: Adding Precision and Flexibility to CRISPR Editing

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    Jan. 13, 2025, 9:49 p.m.
    ...double strand break), increasing editing efficiencies 2-3-fold. However, the process of double nicking increases... editing as efficient as possible. Figure 2: Decision tree for selecting a PE6 variant. PE = prime...using paired prime editing. Nature Biotechnology, 40(2), 218–226. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-021-01025...editing systems by manipulating cellular determinants of editing outcomes. Cell, 184(22), 5635-5652.e29. https...efficient prime editors. Cell, 186(18), 3983-4002.e26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.07.039 Lin, Q.,...correct only a minority of those variants in most cell types. But prime editing, a CRISPR technique developed...unedited DNA. The heteroduplex is resolved by the cell’s mismatch repair system, and more recent prime editing...
  43. Deciphering the Mysteries of Behavior with Viral Vectors

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    Sept. 17, 2019, 12:40 p.m.
    ...of these neurons via the channel Channelrhodopsin 2 (ChR2) reduced glutamate transmission from the mPFC...deliver Cre-dependent expression of  Channelrhodopsin 2 (ChR2), a modified receptor protein that activates...the mesocorticolimbic system in addiction. Front Cell Neurosci. 2014;8:466. PubMed PMID: 25653591. PubMed...
  44. Twenty Years of Sharing: Addgene's Viral Vector Service

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    July 30, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...’re delivering their payload to.   Figure 2: Numbers of AAV tools, by category, available from... substrates, light, or engineered ligands (Figure 2). Biosensors, which include calcium and voltage sensors...As part of Addgene’s 20th anniversary celebration, we’ve been finding and sharing stories unique to our... be safely used to deliver a genetic payload to cells, and the complexity of effectively deploying them... can be to use. AAVs, which can target different cell types depending on their serotype, are particularly...
  45. Using Video to Share Your Science: We Share Science

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    Nov. 3, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Information Science and Technology 60.4 (2009): 858-862. 2. Van Noorden, Richard. "Interdisciplinary research...Librarianship and Scholarly Communication 2.2 (2014): 2. Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog 6 Tools... the 926 video abstracts identified. The journal Cell had the largest average view count per video abstract.../wesharescience.com/pin/7472 Article: http://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(16)30873...
  46. Let There Be LITE Plasmids

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    Nov. 21, 2013, 3:56 p.m.
    ...First, the light-responsive molecules of cryptochrome 2 are the chromophores flavin-adenine dinucleotide and... vectors and genetically target them to specific cell populations. They demonstrated use of the LITEs ...non-invasively, its use is not restricted to cultured cells but extends to freely moving animals, as established...novel mode of optogenetic control of endogenous cellular processes." The LITE system can now be applied...no means limited to particular model organisms or cell types. “This tool is really flexible and modular...
  47. Antibodies 101: Beyond Surface Labeling

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    June 27, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...which would label everything but the CD8+ T cells (Figure 2). Even better, we can use the same fluorophore...population.     Figure 2: Dump gating labels all unwanted cell lineages with the same fluorophore...out all CD8+ T cells from a mix of CD8+ T cells, CD4+ T cells, B cells, and dendritic cells. In this case...+ T cell, dendritic cell, CD8+ T cell. Created using biorender.com.   Intracellular labeling Oftentimes...in flow cytometry are cell proliferation and cell viability. Unlike intracellular labeling, dye staining...be done on live cells. For cellular proliferation, esterified dyes that can enter cells freely are typically...amines on the cell surface, which yields a much weaker signal on live cells compared to dead cells. As a result...
  48. New Optogenetic Tools for Cytoskeleton and Membrane Control

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    Sept. 28, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...chosen SspB-tag-GEF and your cells will be ready for the spotlight.    Figure 2: Opto-RhoGEFs to control ...to a specific area at the plasma membrane (Figure 2). Just express the plasma membrane-localized iLID ... target to specific subcellular regions, laser ablation can damage other cellular structures, and genetic...demonstrated its use to probe cell mechanics, vesicle transport, and cell division, but given the long ... expressed in a monolayer of endothelial cells, showing cell protrusions and overlaps (arrows) after blue...2016). Rho GTPase signalling in cell migration. Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 36, 103–112. https://doi.org...Optogenetics gives you the power to control cells or organisms with the flip of a switch. You may be ...
  49. Fluorescent Proteins 101: When GFP lets you down

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    Aug. 23, 2018, 12:05 p.m.
    ...microdomains of live cells." Science 296.5569 (2002): 913-916. PubMed PMID: 11988576. 2. Tsien, Roger Y. ...phosphoinositides (Varnai and Balla, 2008) (Figure 2). RNA production can be detected by using a MS2 coat...proteins to study mRNA trafficking in living cells." Methods in cell biology 85 (2008): 273-292. PubMed PMID...genomic loci in living human cells by an optimized CRISPR/Cas system." Cell 155.7 (2013): 1479-1491. PubMed... fluorescent protein in almost all organisms and cell types, (ii) no need to add a co-factor, (iii) easy... the bathing solution and require uptake by the cells. Which of these strategies works best for a specific...showing that its acid tolerance is maintained in cells.   GFP is big GFP is a 28 kDa protein that resembles...
  50. Multiple Plasmids at a Low Price: Kits from Addgene

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    Sept. 14, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...using a 2-step PCR-based protocol and are compatible with single-end or paired-end read flow cells. FREQ-Seq...wheat germ, HeLa, and Leishmania (Gagoski, et al 2015[2]). The proteins encoded in this set range in size ...Purification Process with pCri Cell-free protein expression kit Cell-free expression systems have been...SITS to create the pCell-Free vectors, Gateway-compatible backbones that enable cell-free expression of...testing and comparison of different cell-free expression systems; the Cell-free expression test kit represents...: FX Cloning Kit BIOFAB Plasmid Set pCri System Cell Free Protein Expression Kit FREQ Seq PUF Assembly...facilitate gene expression in bacteria, yeast, mammalian cells, insects, and even Xenopus oocytes. The expression...
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