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  1. Antibodies 101: Chimeric Antibodies

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    April 25, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...use 2 different secondaries for your antibody pair and visualize both targets in parallel (Fig. 2). For...successfully visualize both proteins.     Figure 2: Two primary antibodies with the same isotype can ...flexibility needed for multiplexing. In the case above, you can’t costain with your desired antibodies ...multiplexing with chimeric antibodies. In the case above you should use an anti-rat IgG1 secondary antibody...this blog post has answered all of your questions about the utility of isotype conversions and chimeric ..., Bright, S. M., Robinson, M. K., Graham, E. T., Sabo, J. P., Owens, R., King, D. J., Norris, S. H., &...
  2. 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...Additional resources on the Addgene blog Read about Brainbow Learn about using AAVs for neuronal tracing Visit...page Additional resources on Addgene.org Learn about Addgene's viral service See our fluorescent protein...
  3. Simplify Cloning with in vivo Assembly

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    Oct. 18, 2018, 12:37 p.m.
    ...procedure to be performed using a simple two-step, 2 hr protocol prior to transformation (Figure 1). As...Primer design Using specific primer design (Figure 2), IVA cloning can be used to perform any plasmid modification... for each type of modification is shown in Figure 2, and is discussed in more detail below. The main requirement...Biotechniques 10.1 (1991): 62-66. PubMed PMID: 2003926. 2. Bubeck, Peter, Monica Winkler, and Wilfried Bautsch... Watson and Javier García-Nafría from the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology. Plasmid cloning is an essential...with successful recombination reported in all laboratory E. coli strains tested so far. The use of this...low cost and can be immediately adopted by any laboratory. All procedures are performed using the same...
  4. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Aptamer Fluorophores

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    April 11, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Fig.2). Spinach eventually evolved into Spinach2, a more stable and brighter version of the aptamer, but...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...target metabolite creates an aptamer that will only bind to DFHBI in the presence of that metabolite (Fig...approach less sensitive in most applications. Learn About Fluorescent Biosensors Light-up aptamers (or, fluorescing...fluorophore protein. Years later, Samie Jaffrey’s laboratory took advantage of their deep knowledge of the...
  5. Optogenetics + CRISPR, Using Light to Control Genome Editing

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    Sept. 3, 2020, 12:15 p.m.
    ...the light-inducible heterodimerizing cryptochrome 2 (CRY2) and calcium and integrin-binding protein 1 ...inactive, dead Cas9 protein (dCas9) fused to CIB1; and 2) the activator - the CRY2 photolyase homology region... fused to both the N- and C-termini of dCas9; and 2) CRY2FL-VP64, a fusion of full-length CRY2 and the...researchers saw an 11-fold increase in mRNA levels after 2 hr and a 400-fold increase after 30 hr. The system...authors fragmented Cas9 into N-terminal (residues 2-713, N713) and C-terminal (residues 714-1368, C714...nMagC714 instead of nMagHigh1-C714, generating paCas9-2. This change did not significantly alter the system...prior work, the Sato lab also showed that the paCas9-2 system could be spatially controlled and reversibly...
  6. 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...
  7. Addgene’s Newest Way to Speed Your Research: The Cloning Grade DNA Service

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    July 28, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...plasmid tools. Details about the cloning grade DNA beta project We will ship you  2 µg of DNA in 20 µl of... be directly used in the research on the SARS-CoV-2. Nine of the overall plasmid selection will be open...Plasmids 101 blog series Learn about the different grades of DNA  Read about the various ways to quantify...quantify DNA Resources on Addgene.org Learn about our other beta projects Read our Molecular Biology Reference...
  8. CRISPR 101: Making a Knock-In Cell Line

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    Dec. 22, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ... However, if you have a larger knock-in (200 bp – 2 kb), a dsDNA donor will need to be used due to synthesis...accidentally change your protein of interest.   Fig. 2: Stop re-cutting with PAM and guide RNA disrupting... the other repair mechanisms Mammalian cells have 2 primary repair mechanisms besides HR - Non-homologous.... Com., 8(2024), (2017). 10.1038/s41467-017-01836-2 Charpentier, M., Khedher, A. H. Y., Menerot, S., Brion...CRISPR Featured Topic Page Learn about Non-Homologous End Joining Learn about Base Editing Read 3 Tips to ... post on increasing HDR efficiency to read more about optimizing this distance. Homology arms and types...screening strategies for your experiment. Also learn about Addgene’s knock-in plasmids for reagents to help...
  9. Lentiviral Vector Uses and Overview

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    May 19, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...create the 2nd-generation lentiviral system (Figure 2). The HIV genes that do remain are very important ...1996 Apr 12;272(5259):263-7. PubMed PMID: 8602510. 2. A third-generation lentivirus vector with a conditional...CH, Humeau LM, Rebello T. J Gene Med. 2013 Feb;15(2):78-82. PubMed PMID: 23322669. 6. Genetic treatment... Banasik MB, McCray PB Jr. Gene Ther. 2010 Feb;17(2):150-7. PubMed PMID: 19847206. Additional Resources...gene therapy applications. Read on to learn more about the current (and future) applications of lentiviral...do both, Addgene depositor Didier Trono and collaborators turned to the lentivirus HIV-1, well-known to...Libraries Enable Genome-Scale, Knockout Screening Read about Genome-Wide Screening Using CRISPR/Cas9 Additional...
  10. Deep Dive: Statistical Tests (Comparisons)

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    March 7, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...typically, normal (bell curve) or skewed (see Fig. 2). Assumptions – characteristics of a data set; ...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  ...a summary snapshot without telling you anything about outliers or data spread within those data sets. ...the rules” and which we have certain information about. The assumptions and requirements that need to be...
  11. 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...
  12. Tips for a 1st time AAV user (by a Rookie AAV user)

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    Oct. 23, 2018, 11:49 a.m.
    ...then packaged into AAV’s protein shell, or capsid; 2) the pHelper plasmid which expresses adenovirus genes...takes ~3 hours to complete: 1 hours hands-on time and 2 hours for the qPCR run and data analysis. Refer to...quantification of adeno-associated virus serotype 2-derived inverted terminal repeat sequences. Human ...therapy methods, 23 1, 18-28. PubMed PMID: 22428977. 2. Choi, V.W., Asokan, A., Haberman, R.A., & Samulski...a workspace with plasmid, not that I would know about this… A no template control (NTC) should always ... variability. Check out this post to learn more about different ways to titer AAV. Do you have any AAV...at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center for teaching me about AAV production and purification! References 1. Aurnhammer...
  13. Viral Production at Addgene

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    Oct. 24, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...digital PCR. Human Gene Therapy Methods, 25(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1089/hgtb.2013.131 Wang,...(see maps section for images).     Figure 2: AAV Pro cells were transduced with either pAAV-Ef1a-mCherry-IRES-Cre...Digital PCR Method. Human Gene Therapy Methods, 29(2), 96–103. https://doi.org/10.1089/hgtb.2017.198   ... before being distributed to customers. Details about our production protocols, titering methods, and ...either in-house by Addgene scientists or through collaboration with viral vector manufacturing facilities, ...generated from lentiviral preparations (described above) that are subject to a concentration step prior ...
  14. Hot Plasmids: Spring 2025

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    June 3, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...cell-attached recordings in primary visual cortex (V1) layer 2/3 (L2/3). B) Fluorescence from axonal boutons of neurons... generation and stable cell line creation (Figure 2). Looking for more? Explore our empty and EGFP retroviral... Lentiviral backbone plasmids here! Figure 2: Addgene cloned EGFP into pAG Lenti CMV N-HA Puro ...Glypicans are proteoglycans composed of a protein core, 2–4 glycosaminoglycans (GAG), and are (typically) tethered...either the optogenetic activator channelrhodopsin-2 or fluorescent reporter dTomato under the control ...insert your genetic cargo of choice. After hearing about researchers' favorite features and limitations of...development and cancer. But there is still much to learn about their myriad functions and therapeutic potential...
  15. Twenty Years of Addgene Sharing: CRISPR

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    April 18, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ... were depositing and requesting each year (Figure 2). We did a similar analysis with CRISPR pooled libraries...different categories (Figure 2C). Note that in Figure 2, the numbers on the X axis refer to distribution and...rather than a cumulative total.    Figure 2: Addgene CRISPR deposit and distribution by function...rapid adoption of new tools, illustrated in Figure 2, and the longevity of tools seen in Figure 3, indicates...with Addgene by year. (C) Cumulative number of laboratories that have deposited CRISPR plasmids by year....
  16. The Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank: Over 25 Years of Antibody Sharing

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    March 10, 2015, 2:25 p.m.
    ...human transcription factors such as PAX7, PAX6, AP-2 alpha and ISLET-1. In addition, we distribute monoclonal... example through the use of less toxic adjuvants; 2) generating complex antibody chips that allow assessment...antibodies to be used as a powerful reagent in the laboratory.   The DSHB focuses on monoclonal antibodies,...Hybridoma Bank (DSHB) since 1996.       More Blog Posts about Scientific Sharing: The 10 Most Distributed Plasmid...
  17. AAVs in Retinal Gene Therapy

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    July 31, 2018, 12:55 p.m.
    ...therapy had fallen - plummeted really -  from grace 2 years prior with the death of Jesse Gelsinger in an... the whole field to a grinding stop and only now, 2 decades later, is it finally back in the limelight...the other hand, have broad tropism in the eye. AAV-2, the first identified serotype and the one used in...reading 1. FDA approves gene therapy for blindness 2. Gene Therapy emerges from disgrace to be the next...famously visited Congress to help increase awareness about the potential of gene therapy!). It would take another...muscular atrophy, neurodegenerative diseases and metabolic diseases are also underway and reported results...
  18. Plasmids 101: Gateway Cloning

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    Jan. 12, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ...is excised from the donor vector.   Figure 2: The Gateway system adopts phage integration into ...our website to search for your favorite gene! STEP 2: Generate an Expression Clone When making the expression...expression construct in only 1 day, as opposed to 2+ days with traditional restriction and ligation cloning...Clon Transgen 4:138. doi:10.4172/2168-9849.1000138 2. Hartley JL. Use of the Gateway System for Protein... expression systems. Keep reading to learn more about the Gateway cloning method and its advantages. An... on the Addgene Blog Try Out FastCloning Learn About Methylation and Restriction Enzymes Use Colony PCR...
  19. Plasmids 101: TOPO Cloning

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    Oct. 27, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ... the two DNA strands and releasing topoisomerase (2).  These days commercially available TOPO kits provide...Taq polymerase using your favorite PCR protocol.  2. Set Up TOPO Cloning Reaction: Mix together the PCR...PubMed PMID: 1658796. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC52876. 2. Novel approach to molecular cloning and polynucleotide...in mind that Taq polymerase has an error rate of about 1 in 3,500 bases. Typically polymerases with proofreading...
  20. Opto-Nanobodies: Using Light to Manipulate Cell Signaling and Protein Purification

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    Nov. 19, 2019, 2:08 p.m.
    ...non-specific proteins, and then elute YFP.  Option #2: Opto-Nanobodies (OptoNBs) purification You skip adding...blue lights. Which option do you choose?  Option #2 may sound like fiction, but light-controlled protein...experiments.  AsLOV2 Inertion Site mCherry #1 mCherry #2 GFP Loop 1 dark-induced dark-induced dark-induced...Addgene blog Learn about using nanobodies to control protein activity Read about RANbodies, reporter ...reporter nanobody fusions Learn more about using the secondary nanobody toolbox for immunodetection Resources...Find nanobody expression plasmids here Learn more about optogenetics in Addgene's optogenetics guide ...
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