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... development. Paula Videira: Congenital disorders of glycosylation Paula Videira is an Assistant Professor...been working with the Rare Genomics Institute to provide plasmid grants to researchers working on rare diseases...through the BeHEARD Award. Congratulations to Paula Videira, Michael McMurray, and Richard Gronostajski who...steps in the glycan biosynthetic pathway and have a wide range of clinical manifestations. PMM2-CDG is the...) activity due to mutations in the PMM2 gene. Videira’s group recently reviewed and reported that PMM2...studied and understood.  In line with this, Prof. Videira and collaborators will use Addgene plasmids to ...altered in PMM2-CDG. These studies are expected to identify new therapeutic targets/solutions and enable scientists...

...DNA edits and to perform functional screens to identify genes involved in a phenotype of interest. This...discuss differences between these approaches, and provide updates on how best to design gRNAs. A more extended...module_attribute "style" is_json="true" %}{% raw %}{"override_default_style":true,"button_font":{"color":"#FFFFFF",...gRNAs! Comic by Maya Kostman.   Important considerations before you start an experiment with CRISPR ...expression. Location and sequence are important considerations for designing your gRNAs. For indels, it's ...off targets. For CRISPRa and CRISPRi, these considerations are of roughly equal importance (target should...since potential target sites occur ~1 in every 8 nucleotides, restricting gRNAs to 5 – 65% of the protein ...

...the bulk of the peptides identified to be from the target protein. This approach is ideal for validating...the sample was identified as your target protein, allowing you to proceed with confidence.  Share your ...experiments that you’ve been planning, it is a good idea to pause and make sure that your antibody has been... appropriately validated so that you can have confidence in your results. But what is appropriately validated... This post will go over some of the general considerations you should review before using an antibody.... that your antibody is not binding to proteins outside of your target protein. Show suitability for an...There are a number of resources available that provide in-depth discussions on strategies for antibody...

...If you have a wide variety of protein amounts on the same blot, you may want to consider using a different...online/ask an expert Review protocol videos for a visual guide to good technique High background ...lightly marked on the membrane (1) using the gel as a guide. The gel is then removed from the membrane (2) and... buffers and strengths. If that’s not working, consider using a subcellular fractionation kit or a lysing...re seeing protein aggregation, you may want to consider changing your incubation temperature. Some proteins...aggregate at 95 °C, a common lysis temperature, so consider a longer incubation (10–20 minutes) at 70 °C, ...If you need very accurate protein measurements, consider using an unstained protein ladder, which will ...

...Cas9 orthologs to identify a more efficient, well tolerated, Cas enzyme. They identified the Cas9 orthologue... essential genes in a wide variety of bacteria including in pooled, genome-wide, formats. Interested in...dCas9 variant as well. Furthermore, they provide a high-fidelity (HF) variant of the BE3 that further improves... Then, pCRISPR is introduced along with an oligonucleotide repair template. Through recombineering, the...in Streptomyces  Streptomyces bacteria produce a wide variety of bioactive natural products. To easily...INTEGRATE (Insertion of Transposable Elements by Guide RNA-Assisted Targeting) and the Zhang lab's system...select genes in E. coli. Furthermore, to demonstrate wider applicability they demonstrated success of Cas9 ...

...our CRISPR guide for a refresher on CRISPR/Cas9.  Figure 1: Cpf1 is a single RNA-guided endonuclease...crRNA/tracrRNA hybrid guides needed for Cas9 function. Since both Cpf1 and its guide RNAs are smaller than...Cpf1 functions differently. Since Cpf1 loci are widely distributed across bacterial species, Zetsche et... crRNAs for Cpf1-mediated cleavage are 42-44 nucleotides in length, about the same size as Cas9’s, but... cleaves in a staggered fashion, creating a 5 nucleotide 5’ overhang 18-23 bases away from the PAM. With...SpCas9. Since Cpf1 doesn’t require a tracrRNA, crRNA guides are only ~42 nt long. Direct synthesis of these...and off-target efficiency When Cpf1 was first identified, we didn't know much about its on-target and ...

...a march in support of science, I loved the idea and decided to go. At my local March for Science in Albany...advocate for scientist participation in government, evidence to inform policies, a protected place to work,...hired hinges on performing near miracles. When evidence does not affirm our perception of how things are...scientists are tempted to seek out alternative evidence and discard inconvenient findings. Yet, we cannot...scientists to rally in Ottawa to protest the “death of evidence,” and to speak out in unprecedented force during... and actions beyond marches, as well as allies outside the scientific community. Vanessa Sung is currently...Centre at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.  Outside the lab, she dabbles in science policy, public ...

...cloning the 20-nt guide RNA is identical for both vectors. Here, we provide a step-by-step guide for using a...and a 20-nucleotide (nt) guide sequence that is complementary to the DNA target. The 20-nt guide region ... or omega RNA (ωRNA) guide the TnpB to its DNA target, much like the single guide RNA (sgRNA) used in ... a Dra2TnpB. Step 1: Design the 20-nt Guide Sequence Identify a TAM site (5′-TTGAT-3′) in your target...single experiment (Karmakar et al., 2024). Practical Guide: Using pK-TnpB1 and pK-TnpB2 Vectors The vectors...plant-specific tools for predicting efficiency of guides are currently unavailable, you can use TEEP — a...Oligo 1: Add 'tcaa' to the 5′ end of your forward guide sequence (see Figure 1). Oligo 2: Add 'ggcc' to ...

...changes. Base-calling software can then identify the nucleotide that passed through based on these characteristic...used for either guided or new de novo assembly. If a full anticipated sequence is provided, it’s used as...our QC process if there is a 100% nucleotide match to base identity and plasmid length. Any mismatch or...Previously, we provided a general overview of the QC process at Addgene. All plasmids go through this...developed in 1977 by Fred Sanger, was the first widely used DNA sequencing technology. The process relies... bases (A, C, T, or G) is supplied as a dideoxyribonucleoside triphosphate (ddNTP) so that after its addition... reads a fluorescent label on the terminating nucleotide and records it in a “trace” file to determine...

...usually pick 3–6 guides around the region to find the most efficient guide (most guides would work, but...and the concentration of Cas9 and guide RNA (gRNA). These considerations only matter if the PAM sequence...HR template vector design guidelines? A7: A few notes below are considerations for designing HR donor. ...plasmid, clone in your target guides, test run them, and then select the best guide to co-transfect in HR donor...100 bp away, ideally less than 10 bp away. For small (<50 bp) changes, you should consider using ssDNA...for your CRISPR genome engineering experiments, consider that wildtype Cas9 with optimized chimeric gRNA... drive expression, is it necessary to add a G nucleotide to the start of my target sequence? A3: The human...

...programmable guide sequence as the spacer and the remaining sequence as the scaffold. gRNA: "Guide RNA" is ...between the guide and target in order to cut DNA, whereas some mismatches can be tolerated outside this region...CRISPR array. The CRISPR array is composed of identical repeat sequences and variable spacer sequences...includes the crRNA and tracrRNA sequences in a “single-guide RNA” that performs both functions. Cas9 cuts both...all have in common is the ability to use an RNA guide to target other nucleic acids—usually DNA—to cut... sequences in the CRISPR array that will become guides for future targeted degradation. Before integration...foreign DNA that Cas proteins recognize using an RNA guide. Non-target strand: The paired strand of foreign...

...do you identify the actively silenced ones? Here, I’ll cover some screening methods to identify them. ...RNAi-trigger type you decide, any RNAi experiment benefits from an easy method to identify and quantify actively... example, while gene knockouts have long been considered the “gold-standard” for LOF studies, the high...eukaryotic process where approximately 20-30 nucleotides of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) results in downregulation...the importance of using orthogonal methods to confidently conclude the function of a gene of interest. ...RNAi activation. A typical RNAi experiment can be divided into three fundamental steps: creation of the ...Consequently, I will focus on different approaches and considerations present at the first stage of an RNAi-based...

...with Peptide-Assisted Genome Editing (PAGE). They fused the Cas enzyme to cell-penetrating peptides and...gene delivery capsids previously identified in rodents have not been widely successful in primates. The authors...articles.  Here's what you'll find in this post: Peptide-assisted genome editing for primary cells Monomeric...delivery Recombinant anti-FLAG tag antibodies Peptide-assisted genome editing for primary cells By Susanna...and co-incubate it with an “assist peptide” that facilitates endosomal escape. Combining Cas9-PAGE with...with a 30-minute incubation, even with multiplexed guides. Figure 1: A) Cell-penetrating Cas9, fused...reporter (mChe), with co-incubation with assist peptide (AP). C) Workflow for Cas-RNP-PAGE editing of primary...

...putting these into slide format. You want people to focus on you and your ideas. Slides will be     distracting...also be a slide deck, markers, etc. Chalk or markers force people to be more succinct. Slide decks leads...is vague. Instead, consider "A mechanistic understanding of this system will provide the first defined ...avoid the temptation to provide too many details. Reverse engineer your talk. Identify the key points you ...original blog post below! --Ed.  Eight years ago, I decided to write a "how to" manual on applying for faculty...the trials and tribulations of the process, I’ve provided guidance and mentoring to several people that ...failure to clearly articulate one's talents and ideas. Some key points from my ebook, "Applying for a ...

...programs provide support for academic career development, it's often left to students to identify and build... design variables need consideration? Enrich your knowledge and skills outside of the lab Effective verbal...you build a network outside of the academic world Participating in activities outside of the lab expands...and government. This great resource allows the undecided to learn about a variety of science professions...on their skills and interests. Once scientists identify potential career pathways, education and mastering...mastering new skill sets must occur by doing work outside of the lab. Extracurricular activities don't have...tool and technique development. However, careers outside of the lab highlight “transferable” skills such...

...specificity is dictated by a DNA guide sequence rather than an RNA guide as with Cas9. Third, it can be ...with an ssDNA guide. Therefore, researchers must co-transfect cells with 5’-P-ssDNA guides and an NgAgo...Cas9/gRNA complexes or with guide RNA- and Cas9-expression plasmids. Cas9 guide RNA delivery does however...sharing the stage with much-lauded CRISPR-Cas9 is DNA-guided endonuclease NgAgo! We'll discuss how NgAgo is ...have their own pros and cons (2). The NgAgo DNA guide is inexpensive and can be 5’-phosphorylated in house...modified from a company. However, unlike an RNA guide, it cannot be produced from a plasmid in cells. ...Try NgAgo for Yourself On the other hand, the widespread success of CRISPR-Cas9 across multiple model ...

...Yiqun, et al. "CRISPR Cas9-guided chromatin immunoprecipitation identifies miR483 as an epigenetic modulator...system, consisting of dCas9 and targeting gRNA, to identify molecular interactions at this site (Fujita and...Subsequent mass spectroscopy studies allowed for the identification of proteins associated with the IRF-1 locus...different fields of study. In addition to the identification of DNA binding proteins, this method can characterize...sensitive and specific and allowed the Xu lab to identify protein and nucleic acid binding partners at numerous...various biological fields. In 2015, the Fujii Lab identified non-coding RNAs associated with telomeres by ... malignancies. Additionally, the Tapscott Lab identified regulators of DUX4, a transcriptional regulator...

...skills guide Resources on Addgene.org Learn more about Careers at Addgene Watch out career videos  ...training. Similarly, there are several factors to consider when selecting a postdoc mentor and lab. These...Depending on the position, you may also want some evidence of teaching experience. How do you get there... having sufficient data to write a manuscript. Consider questions like: What figures are missing? For ...explore your system more, you will have a better idea of how to leverage it to ask new and interesting... grad school, you searched for and eventually identified a postdoctoral mentor. A good mentor typically...typically writes the grants that fund your research, guides the research directions of the lab, gives you constructive...

...to a target polypeptide. Multimerization in the SunTag system occurs via antibody-peptide labeling; specifically...they righlty deserve, but, in this post, we'll provide a small sampling of the many amazing new plasmid...-2xNLS-VP64 and dCas9(N)-FRB-NES). This system provides users greater temporal control over CRISPR/Cas9...successful in regulating gene transcription using DNA-guided optogenetic tools; however, targeting the necessary...overcome many of the limitations intrinsic to DNA-guided systems such as TAL effectors or Zinc Finger Nucleases...Nucleases, the Gersbach lab has modified the RNA-guided CRISPR-Cas9 system to create a tool that is quick...flexibility of the LACE technology makes this system widely accessible for many potential applications. Polstein...

...go wrong. We hope that we have provided you with a few ideas to consider if you do run into a roadblock... faced with a roadblock. In this post, we will provide an overview of some of the common challenges associated...such events, newer lentiviral packaging systems divide the viral elements among multiple plasmids. Second...packaging systems please see Addgene’s Lentiviral Guide. While the third generation packaging systems offer...experiments a bit more challenging. With these considerations in mind, when planning an experiment users ...transgene, and downstream applications should all be considered when choosing the correct system. Recently, ...transfer plasmids with small inserts (such as CRISPR guides) while a single 72h harvest is best for larger ...