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  1. Interview: Hodaka Fujii on enChIP, New CRISPR Tools, and More

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    Blog Post
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    Dec. 2, 2014, 7:23 p.m.
    ...functions such as epigenetic regulation and transcription by using locus-specific chromatin immunoprecipitation...worked extensively with enChIP systems. Can you describe this technology and its advantages? Fujii: In ...biochemical analysis of genome functions such as transcription and epigenetic regulation. To elucidate molecular...enChIP system using CRISPR technology. Can you describe this technology and some of its potential applications... any other technologies that you would like to describe?  Fujii: I believe that "Biology is Method", i.e...Hodaka Fujii lab's Addgene page and click the "Subscribe to Alerts" link in the Addgene Alerts box. ...
  2. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP)

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    Blog Post
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    May 15, 2014, 3:33 p.m.
    ...biochemical properties. In 1995, Roger Y. Tsien described an S65T point mutation that increased the fluorescence...backbones for constructing fluorescent fusions. Transcription Reporter: Placing GFP under the control of a...promoter in a given cell type. This type of transcription reporting was among the earliest uses of GFP... gene of interest, or expressed from the same transcript as the gene of interest, but after an internal... GFP are available. Others: We’ve really just scratched the surface of the potential applications for ...to identify particular cell populations in drug screens, to visualize micrometastases in nude mice in cancer...
  3. Save Time with Transient Plant Leaf Transformations

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    Blog Post
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    July 25, 2019, 12:03 p.m.
    ...expression method enables us to quickly screen and investigate transcription factor candidates and the regulation...technique that uses a virus and the plant's post-transcriptional machinery to silence genes of interest (Unver...use of introns, which will be removed from the transcripts in the plant but not from Agrobacterium. Test...transient leaf transformations are a great help in screening candidate genes and speeding up research. Certainly...Budak. "Virus-induced gene silencing, a post transcriptional gene silencing method." International journal...
  4. Hot Plasmids - August 2020

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    Aug. 18, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...protease allows a transcription factor to enter the nucleus and modulate transcription of the mCitrine ...your studies.  Find the plasmids to set up your screening systems at Addgene! Schematic of the evolution...their BioRxiv post, the authors generated and described several improved genetically encoded fluorescent...Takayuki Iwaki, Kimiko Hara, and Kazuo Umemura have described a simple method which alleviates the inclusion...activating expression of TCF4 while monitoring transcript and protein levels. Plasmids for multiplexed ...
  5. Plasmids 101: Codon usage bias

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    Blog Post
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    Sept. 27, 2018, 1:09 p.m.
    ...create secondary structures in RNA transcripts Effects on transcription (remember, it’s not all about translation...locations or fail to make it through the entire transcript resulting in the production of nonfunctional ...every amino acid I’d like to encode,” but, as described above, not every region of a protein should necessarily...translation - e.g. codon choice may interrupt transcription factor binding sites) As you might imagine,...algorithms and DNA synthesis companies such as IDT and GenScript host online codon optimization tools. Keep in ...
  6. Tips for Writing a Good Cover Letter

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    Blog Post
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    May 21, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
    ...experience and skills would help you do the job as described. Let’s imagine you’re applying to a job that ... your cover letter, you can expand on that by describing how you developed and used a ddPCR assay to answer...start by looking at the requirements in the job description. For each requirement, ask yourself if you have...exactly what you would want to talk about! You could describe your organizational system, your rationale for...company/organization]. I am a [adjective that describes you] scientist with over [number] years of experience...the university]” Include keywords from the job description to help the hiring manager quickly make the connection...
  7. Antibiotic Resistance: An Old Solution but a New Problem

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    Blog Post
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    Nov. 10, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...antibiotic’, very often we immediately imagine a prescription for a bacterial infection. While this post will...that the term ‘antibiotic’ can also be used to describe anti-parasitic drugs and anti-fungal drugs, because...development of resistance include (Figure 1): Over-prescription of antibiotics (for example, giving antibiotics...not finishing the whole course of antibiotics prescribed to them This may seem counter-intuitive considering...The take-home? Always take your medication as prescribed. How do we know which bacteria are resistant ...infection is still effectively treated. We can prescribe antibiotics for the shortest time period possible...
  8. Viral Vectors 101: Integrase-Deficient Lentiviral Vectors

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    Blog Post
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    May 13, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...They rely on a viral protein called reverse transcriptase to convert their RNA genomes into DNA to be ... larger protein: PR (protease), RT (reverse transcriptase), and IN (integrase). These viral packaging ...the retroviral life cycle for a more detailed description). Since the integrated portion does not contain... cycle initially proceeds as usual. Reverse transcription of the transgene occurs in the cytoplasm, then... McCray, 2010). However, IDLV genomes are transcriptionally active, leading to transient expression of...Lentiviral vectors tend to integrate into transcriptionally active regions of the genome (Schröder et ...
  9. Antibodies 101: Introduction to Gating in Flow Cytometry

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    Blog Post
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    April 4, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...SSC-H, or FSC-W/SSC-W, respectively. H, A, and W describe the shape of a histogram, which graphically represents... of the cell’s illumination (see Figure 2). H describes the maximum signal strength, while W results from...photocurrent vs. time. The resulting histograms is described through maximum current (H), the time the cell...depends on cell type and laser voltage. The voltage describes an electric potential that can be applied to the...comparing two markers simultaneously, we commonly describe the resulting populations as double positive (...that there are three parameters — H, W, and A — describing the intensity and duration of the detected signal...
  10. Antibodies 101: Single Chain Fragment Variables (scFvs)

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    June 3, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ... rounds of screening. Created with Biorender.com.   Some phage display libraries screen antibody genes...expression systems. scFvs are also small enough to be screened for with in vitro display methods such as phage...and VH sequences. Phage display also allows for screening scFv generated from the B cell antibody genes ...the ways antibodies are. scFvs are even used to screen for new antibodies. To do this, antibody variable...variable domain sequences are expressed as scFvs and screened with in vitro assays to select for strong binders...
  11. Site Directed Mutagenesis by PCR

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    Blog Post
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    Aug. 2, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ... are isolated from the resulting colonies, and screened for the desired modification. Finally, the positive...final circular plasmid product pictured here. B) Screening of recovered plasmids for the mutation of interest...mutation). Similar results can be obtained with PCR screening using the primers specified by the arrowheads ... vastly facilitates the subsequent process of screening for succesfully mutated clones. Forward and reverse...can also form colonies under these conditions. Screening If a restriction site was introduced (or ablated...ablated), bacterial colonies can be screened by identifying the presence (or absence) of that particular ...
  12. Viral Vectors 101: Systemic Capsids

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    Blog Post
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    Oct. 12, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ... Table 1 gives a brief overview of published descriptions of commonly used or emerging capsids. Selected...2017). AAV-PHP.eB has frequently been used for screening candidate regulatory elements such as enhancers...type-specific promoters or Cre lines. Spatial transcriptomics suggests that AAV-PHP.eB, when paired with ...capsid of choice for future promoter/enhancer screening. However, AAV-PHP.AX packages viral genomes at...target gene expression (EGFP, in the depositing manuscript) across the brain. AAV-BI-28 has been tested ...when using a ubiquitous CAG promoter. Spatial transcriptomics shows that its tropism is relatively more biased... Gradinaru lab. It was selected from a library screened in marmosets. AAV.CAP-Mac effectively transduces...
  13. Scientific Reproducibility - Focusing on Solutions at the Minisymposium on Reproducibility

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    Blog Post
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    May 18, 2018, 7:32 p.m.
    ...from the event can be found below along with a description of the program beneath it. You can jump to the...the different time stamps in the description to watch any sections you’re particularly interested in, ...abbreviated methods section found within a published manuscript. Luckily, many organizations have been working...JoVe, and Bio-protocol all work to provide more descriptive and interactive protocols that make it much easier...would get in-principle acceptance of the final manuscript regardless of whether the ultimate results were...Minisymposium on Reproducibility Booklet - Including descriptions of many organizations promoting reproducibility...
  14. Technique: Probe Phage Genomes for Host Binding Proteins

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    Sept. 29, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...identify possible gene function. In this post, I will describe a useful and cost-effective method that our lab...and probe with live cells The following is a description of a technique published by Simpson, Sacher, ...be cloned into E. coli and subsequent proteins screened for cell-binding abilities (6). This can be accomplished...long-term library storage. After overnight growth, scrape up, pool and extract plasmid DNA directly from ...construction for functional genomic and metagenomic screening." Applied and environmental microbiology 74.5 ...Protein-Protein Interactions Use CRISPR For Genome-Wide Screens Resources on Addgene.org Visit Our Microbiology...
  15. What's New in CRISPR - September 2019

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    Blog Post
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    Sept. 10, 2019, 12:56 p.m.
    ... fluorescent proteins, fusion proteins, or transcriptional regulators. In this system, Cas9 generates ... Find the CasX plasmids Drug inducible transcriptional activation and genome editing Yu Wang's lab...developed drug inducible CRISPR/Cas9 systems for transcriptional activation and genome editing by fusing Cas9...library with SpdCas9 to perform pooled CRISPRi screens to identify essential genes and phage host factors...metastasis cohorts and a prior mouse metastasis CRISPR screen. The Chen Mouse Tumor Suppressor Gene CRISPR Knockout...
  16. 6 Steps to Submitting a Resume That Gets Seen

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    Blog Post
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    July 9, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...experience. Most Addgene PhD level job descriptions clearly describe that the roles do not involve bench ...submission of a job application. 3) Read job descriptions carefully Be open minded and be bold. You don...qualifications to apply for a position.  A job description is usually a wish list and the hiring manager... way to a hiring manager. Learn to confidently describe your strengths in your resume and don't be shy...
  17. A Practical Guide to Optimizing AAV DIO and FLEx Vector Expression

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    Blog Post
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    Nov. 2, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...sequence prior to an ATG start codon to prevent transcription in cells where the recombinase was not present... transgene into the correct orientation for transcription. Upon recombination one of lox2272 sites will...expression. To test their hypothesis, they randomly scrambled one pair of lox sites and either used the same...transgene (homologous pairs) or used different scrambled sequences to flank the transgenes (non-homologous...amplification. On the left homologous pairs of scrambled cre-recombinase sites lead to greater frequency...leaky expression. On the right non-homologous scrambled recombination sights lead to reduced reversion...
  18. Scientific Peer-review: Providing Critical and Kind Feedback and Advocating for Open Science

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    Blog Post
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    Aug. 8, 2019, 1:19 p.m.
    ...the beginning of my review - "The manuscript by ZZZ et al., describes ... The authors share a wealth of... you can ask that data and resources described in the manuscript are accessible to the community, increasing...recognize the hard work that the authors put in the manuscript. As a non-native English speaker, I sometimes...
  19. Revamp Your Lab Meetings With Creative Virtual Collaboration

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    Blog Post
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    Feb. 9, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...make the screen-sharing experience more interactive. The button is on the right of the Share Screen control...control panel on the top of the screen and every participant get to annotate things as they come up in their...their minds. The final screen can also be saved and exported as a picture. I believe that showing something...pivotal in writing publications/grants too. As described by several works (Wuchty et al., 2007, Vicens ...
  20. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Luciferase

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    Blog Post
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    June 24, 2014, 3:59 p.m.
    ...emission at 560nm. Shortly after the initial article describing the cloning of firefly luciferase was published...luciferase, usually serves as an indicator of transcription within cells, where detection of the reporter...transfected into the desired cells. A hybrid mRNA transcript containing luciferase and the gene of interest...activity. This experimental protocol can readily screen miRNAs for effectiveness. Analyze Cell Signaling...pathways can be investigated in a high-throughput screen using luciferase activity as a measure of signaling...
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