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TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 9, 2014, 8:20 p.m....along with a reporter, such as a fluorescence gene or a resistance gene. These reporters allow you to easily...you could replace one of the reporter genes above with your gene or genes of interest. Some of the plasmids...the reporter gene). Addgene's collection offers a variety of plasmids to express two or more genes, some... that are expressing your gene, especially if you are studying a novel gene, is not always a straightforward... your gene of interest, scientists have instead developed novel methods to co-express your gene along ...express more than two genes at a time using IRES elements. Further, scientists have reported lower expression...multicistronic element and reporter cloned in. In these plasmids you would simply clone your gene of interest into...
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Minigenomes - a Safe Way to Study Dangerous Viruses Like the Ebola Virus
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 17, 2016, 2:30 p.m....Figure 1). All viral genes are removed and replaced by a single (non-viral) reporter gene (e.g. firefly luciferase...transcribe the reporter gene (e.g. firefly luciferase). The polymerase recognizes the gene start signal ...transcription of the reporter gene. The polymerase will elongate the mRNA until it reaches the gene end signal,...luciferase or eGFP) flanked by the EBOV-specific gene start and gene end sequences. Thus, the minigenome...replication and viral gene transcription (6). The EBOV genome contains seven viral genes, each flanked by ...sequence (gene start) and a transcription termination/polyadenylation signal sequence (gene end). A minigenome...necessary to direct minigenome replication and reporter gene transcription by the EBOV polymerase (reviewed... -
Hot Plasmids: Summer 2025
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 28, 2025, 1:15 p.m....recombinase payload activates a floxed reporter gene (genetically encoded or delivered separately). ...Libraries are available with T-Sapphire, EGFP, or mScarlet reporters, so you can choose a color compatible...plasmids from Addgene By Meghan Rego Attention AAV users: in an effort to expand your gene delivery toolkit...broad tissue tropism for gene therapy and ex vivo cell engineering applications and is especially well-...and AAV11 tropism and applications. A) AAV6 is reported to have broad tissue tropism, including skeletal...hematopoietic cells, and immune cells. B) AAV11 is reported to target skeletal muscle, kidney, spleen, lung...editing LARRYv2 pooled libraries for cell barcoding Addgene’s own AAV6 and AAV11 packaging plasmids Mapping ... -
Special Delivery: Fluorophore Targeting for FRET Studies
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 19, 2016, 2:30 p.m....protein, permeabilized cells Cy5NTAc 32 25-45 GFP (fluorescein is similar) Lumio Red Tc: CCPGCC 48...protein kinase dynamics in living cells with FRET reporters." Methods 40.3 (2006): 279-286. PubMed PMID: 16908183...in setting up a FRET-based assay or screen (the Addgene blog has an excellent primer on FRET and how to...Fluorescent proteins (FPs) are the gold standard for genetically-encoded FRET donors (Fig. 1). Scores of FP variants...presented (Fig. 1) which can be carried out using Addgene plasmids. His-tag labeling reagents You may already...Gradia Lab has deposited a gateway vector with Addgene, where you can insert your protein of interest,...PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4380784. Resources on the Addgene Blog Get Tips for Using FRET in Your Experiments... -
Magnetic Control of Proteins: More than a Dream
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 24, 2024, 1:15 p.m....other labs have reproduced their EGFP findings since the initial report in 2023.) Figure 1:...Andrew and Maria were encouraged by previous reports that described magnetic responses of cryptochrome ...magnetic responses: EGFP, mScarlet, and AsLOV2. After several rounds of semi-random mutagenesis and screening.../nn.4265. Additional resources on addgene.org Find Optogenetics Plasmids Find Biosensor Plasmids Visit... al., 2024). They deposited their plasmid with Addgene, hoping to inspire others to explore the phenomenon...Although a wide range of fluorescent proteins and optogenetic tools exist, humans (like many organisms) are...magnetoresponsive fluorescent protein. Controlling an optogenetic or fluorescent tool with magnets would enable... -
Adenoviral Delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 Aims to Expand Genome Editing to Primary Cells
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 10, 2020, 1 p.m....a gRNA designed to target a mutated gene. In a Scientific Reports paper introducing the delivery method...been used for many years for in vivo delivery and gene therapy and represent one of the most studied viruses...CRISPR-Cas. Figure 1: Schematic of targeted gene knock-out (left) and targeted DNA knock-in (right...binds to target DNA. In the final step of targeted gene knock-out (left), a fragment is deleted from two... This capacity is large enough to carry the Cas9 gene and a gRNA expression cassette in one single viral...Joining (NHEJ) DNA repair mechanism to knock out genes as a result of an insertion, a deletion or a frameshift...method in 2014, Manuel Goncalves lab report that AdV-mediated transduction of gRNA:Cas9 ribonucleoprotein... -
Antibody Validation for Flow Cytometry
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 10, 2024, 1:15 p.m....measurable through an epitope tag such as FLAG/His/GFP. Fluorescent protein tags, which correlate closely...procedure and application to the major ALS/FTD disease gene C9ORF72. eLife, 8, e48363. https://doi.org/10.7554... specific detection of human TRPA1. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 18500. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019...101: Validation Resources on addgene.org Addgene's Antibody Guide Addgene's Antibody Protocols... outlined below. Knockout cell line approach Genetic knockout-based validation can conclusively prove...you are working with cells that are amenable to genetic knockout, this represents a very robust approach...to start with a screening procedure in easily genetically modified cell types (top). The specific approach... -
New Viral Vectors - Summer 2024
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 9, 2024, 1:15 p.m....services collection or check out Addgene's Data Hub to see viral vector reports from other users. And don't...promoter. Use this for doxycycline inducible (tet-off) gene expression! We've also added AAV1 and AAV5 preparations...variants of a new optogenetic tool called PdCO, deposited by the Yizhar lab. Addgene is now offering AAV1... pAAV_hSyn-SIO-stChrimsonR-EGFP-P2A-PdCO-miniWPRE AAV1, AAV5 Optogenetics Yizhar New viral service with...AAV1, AAV5 Optogenetics Yizhar New viral service with multiple serotypes pAAV_hSyn-PdCO-EGFP-WPRE AAV1... Brian O'Neill. More resources on the Addgene blog Addgene's Data Hub What is a Virus (and a Viral Vector...What's new in Addgene's ready-to-use viral vectors repository? Quite a bit! In this post, we'll share... -
New Viral Vectors - March 2024
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 5, 2024, 2:15 p.m....services collection or check out Addgene's Data Hub to view viral vector reports from other users. And don't...AAV9 Optogenetics Adesnik New viral vector pAAV-nEF-Con/Foff DREADD Gi-mCherry AAV8 Chemogenetics Deisseroth... pENN.AAV.EF1a.eGFP.WPRE.rBG AAV PHP.eB Controls Wilson New serotype pAAV-CaMKIIa-EGFP AAV PHP.eB Controls...latest in Addgene's viral vectors services and resources! More resources on the Addgene blog Addgene's...What's new in Addgene's ready-to-use viral vectors repository? Quite a bit! In this post, we'll share...Table 1: New ready-to-use viral vectors in the Addgene repository Name Serotype Category Depositor...Deisseroth New viral vector pAAV.CMV.PI.EGFP.WPRE.bGH AAV PHP.eB Controls Wilson New viral vector ... -
Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - July 2021
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 27, 2021, 1:15 p.m....for doing gene targeting, reporter generation, controllable gene knockouts, and inducible gene inactivation...Alec Kimmelman targets mouse metabolic genes with ~6 gRNAs per gene. CRISPR-Act3.0, developed by Yiping... Shirley Liu's lab targets all mouse genes with 10 gRNAs per gene. The guides are optimized to maximize... to develop CRISPR-based approaches for studying gene function in these systems. As a part of this effort...Yiping Qi's lab, allows simultaneous gene activation in plants. FnCas12a, unlike other Cas12a nucleases identified...opportunities for investigating genetic mechanisms related to morphogenesis, cell fate specification, and...Lab have compiled a new toolkit for performing genetics studies in organoids. The Organoid EasyTag System... -
Choosing the B(right)est Fluorescent Protein: Aggregation Tendency
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 15, 2017, 2:30 p.m....research. But be aware that the fluorescent proteins reported in publications are only characterized under a...victoria, AvGFP forms a homodimer. In corals, the red fluorescent proteins form tetramers. In general, fluorescent... develops genetically encoded FRET based biosensors. Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Which...detect weak dimerization tendency, as is present in EGFP. Constantini et al, (2012) developed a cell-based... properties of new fusions can be compared with mEGFP or mTurquoise2, which are established true monomeric...Amsterdam). He develops, characterizes and uses genetically encoded fluorescent probes. You can follow him... Protein Biosensors Additional Resources on Addgene.org Find Empty Backbones with Fluorescent Tags Find... -
A Practical Approach to Choosing the B(right)est Fluorescent Protein
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 1, 2017, 2:30 p.m....of posts explains how to critically assess the reported properties of fluorescent proteins, how to do ...observed in mammalian cells is to tag an endogenous gene. By imaging cells (or tissues) that produce an endogenous...fluorescent proteins or using endogenous tagged genes) can be used to verify performance under different... develops genetically encoded FRET based biosensors. Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Which... QY (EC*QY, sometimes normalized to the value of EGFP). The higher the number, the higher the theoretical...mVenus as a reference protein is available from Addgene. Another way to dodge cellular variation observed...Amsterdam). He develops, characterizes and uses genetically encoded fluorescent probes. You can follow him... -
Tips for CRISPR Gene Editing in Mice
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 28, 2016, 10:59 a.m.... this gene. Should you cut it at the beginning of the coding sequence to delete the entire gene? Perhaps... in vitro, and using it in mouse embryos to generate gene modified mouse lines. Hopefully this post will...they have been generated (more on that later). Find Validated gRNAs to Target Mouse Genes To begin the ...chances of gene modification in vivo. Find Plasmids for Testing Your gRNAs in vitro at Addgene CRISPR/Cas9...decide to do a gene modification experiment in mice to the day you have your F0 generation (barring life...Haoyi, et al. "One-step generation of mice carrying mutations in multiple genes by CRISPR/Cas-mediated ...blogger Samantha Young. The use of CRISPR/Cas9 for gene editing has expanded since its adaptation for use... -
Easi-CRISPR: Generating Knock-In and Conditional Mouse Models
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 5, 2018, 12:42 p.m.... Figure 1: In conventional gene targeting (A), you must first generate your desired mutation in mouse...References Yang, Hui, et al. "One-step generation of mice carrying reporter and conditional alleles by CRISPR...mutations, the 8-10 month process of conventional gene targeting is lowered to about 2-3 months. But certain...example of inserting a 2A-FlpO cassette into the Fgf8 gene. Miura et al. (2018) suggest using a 50-80 bp sequence... mouse model generation easi-er! Generating mice before CRISPR The process of generating knock-in mice...process of mouse model generation simpler, as described in an earlier post on generating CRISPR mouse models...after editing. How to use Addgene plasmids for Easi-CRISPR You can use Addgene plasmids to create a repair... -
Viral Vectors 101: Systemic Capsids
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 12, 2023, 1:15 p.m....in neurons. (b) Genetic cargo can be customized to control transgene expression. Gene regulatory elements... relatively even distribution of target gene expression (EGFP, in the depositing manuscript) across the.... Figure 1: AAV toolkit for targeted gene delivery to the brain. The AAV (a) capsid, (b) cargo...Abbreviations: AAV, adeno-associated virus; GRE, gene regulatory element; NHP, non-human primate. ...Systemic AAV vectors for widespread and targeted gene delivery in rodents. Nature Protocols;14, 379–414...2017). Engineered AAVs for efficient noninvasive gene delivery to the central and peripheral nervous systems...Gradinaru, V. (2022). Engineered AAVs for non-invasive gene delivery to rodent and non-human primate nervous...