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  1. DNA Purification Without a Kit

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    Feb. 11, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...alkaline lysis plasmid miniprep Starting material: 2 mL bacterial culture Product: plasmid DNA This kit-free...protocol: 1) it solubilizes both DNA and agarose, and 2) it helps DNA stick to the glass. After binding DNA... had a similar level of sensitivity. Figure 2: Steps to purify DNA using a cellulose dipstick. Image...Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 76 2, 615-9 . https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.76.2.615  Zhou...plasmid purification and DNA gel extraction method described in Kim and Morrison is nearly identical to that... Image: Kim and Morrison, 2009. This method provides DNA yield and quality similar to that obtained...
  2. 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   ...protocols, titering methods, and quality control are described below. AAV Production AAV distributed by Addgene...) are generated from lentiviral preparations (described above) that are subject to a concentration step...
  3. 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...purification is now a reality thanks to OptoNBs. Recently designed by the Toettcher Lab, OptoNBs are photoswitchable... put AsLOV2 because here it was less likely to destroy the nanobody’s function than if inserted into the...blue-light induced binding. The lab used this general design scheme to generate two more OptoNBs, one against...exciting because using light to control signaling provides greater spatiotemporal resolution than pharmacological...
  4. CRISPR 101: Epigenetics and Editing the Epigenome

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    June 24, 2020, 5:45 p.m.
    ...removal of H3K4me1/2 and H3K9me2 histone modifications. Like the TALE-LSD1 system described above, dCas9-LSD1...form or as ready-to-use lentivirus. Figure 2: dCas9-Tet1 demethylates cytosines at promoters and...oncogenic silencing in vivo by programmable and targeted de novo DNA methylation in breast cancer. Oncogene 34...approach for targeted DNA demethylation. Cell Discovery 2: . https://doi.org/10.1038/celldisc.2016.9 Find plasmids...which uses light to regulate transcription, also includes light-regulated histone methyltransferases and...certainly not the only CRISPR-based technology designed to alter gene expression. Fusing dCas9 to a transcriptional...epigenetic modifiers? As with any experiment, your desired outcome will determine the tool that you should...
  5. Plasmids 101: Repressible Promoters

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    Dec. 20, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...immediate early gene expression. Genes Dev. 1988 Jun;2(6):718-29. doi: 10.1101/gad.2.6.718. PMID: 2843425...Targeted Gene Expression in Drosophila.” Genetics 186(2) (2010): 735-55. PubMed PMID: 20697123. PubMed Central...2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-07852-7 De Boer, Herman A., Lisa K. Comstock & Mark Vasser. ... in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.” FEMS Yeast Res. 12(2) (2012): 197-214. PubMed PMID: 22129153. Additional...to the promoter and turning transcription OFF. Despite their bacterial origins, Tet systems function well...promoters can be used in the repressible manner described above, as well as the inducible manner detailed...30 years since the original Tet-Off system was described by Gossen and Bujard, both the promoter and transactivator...
  6. Recombinase-based State Machines Enable Order-dependent Logic in vivo

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    July 28, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...PubMed PMID: 27463678. 2. Green, Alexander A., et al. "Toehold switches: de-novo-designed regulators of gene...certain states of interest. For example, in Figure 2 below we present a two-input, five-state GRSM register...linking RSM inputs to endogenous gene expression (2). Our paper (1) explains how to arrange attB-attP...also be used to design primers to read states by qPCR or Sanger sequencing as described in the Material...hammerhead ribozyme parts are described in Nielsen et al (3) and Lou et al (4). Despite choosing proper register...machine design space is highly degenerate and often times there are multiple register designs that may...recognition sites from the register. If the RSM is designed in such a way that each possible order of inputs...
  7. Antibodies 101: ChIP

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    March 10, 2022, 3:25 p.m.
    ...to (1) run a DNA gel to confirm fragment size and (2)  incubate with RNAse and Proteinase K to purify the...proteins of interest to any DNA they were bound to (2) fragmented the DNA (3) used antibodies to specifically...adjustments, to get everything just right!  Fig. 2: Goldilocks is actually celebrating a successful ChIP...immunoprecipitation (ChIP) is an extremely useful technique that provides insight into protein:DNA interactions. ChIP works...up the DNA, or enzymatic digestion. Sonication provides a truly random digestion, but is harsher and requires...both tissue or cell type, amount of protein, and desired fragment length for your output assay. A longer...
  8. 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...needed for TOPO cloning: 1. Create Your PCR Product: Design standard primers (no need to add unique restriction...
  9. 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 ...In the case above, you can’t costain with your desired antibodies because the pair belong to the same ...
  10. Viral Vectors 101: AAV Serotypes and Tissue Tropism

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    Jan. 16, 2025, 3:42 p.m.
    ...). A Designer AAV Variant Permits Efficient Retrograde Access to Projection Neurons. Neuron, 92(2), 372...proteoglycan (HSPG)3 AAV receptor (not strictly required)2 Human fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1... AAV2, so they are formally called rAAV2/1, rAAV2/2, and so on, although we often use abbreviated nomenclature...suggest these serotypes as a good place to start. Table 2: AAV tissue tropism for mice in vivo. To target... tropism and axonal transport of AAV serotypes 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9 in the mouse brain. PloS One, 8(9),... capsid of another. Formally, pseudotypes are described with two numbers separated by a slash: the first...through our in-stock viral prep service.  AAV2 Despite being isolated second, AAV2 is the best studied...
  11. RNA Interference in Plant Biology: New Tools for an Old Favorite

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    Oct. 27, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ... analogs such as 2-fluoroadenine (2-FA), organisms with functional APT will convert 2-FA to cytotoxic ...cytotoxic nucleotides, resulting in death. In the presence of 2-FA, potent gene silencing of APT is required for...selection of plants undergoing RNAi, and LIIbeta F 1-2 RNAi, which allows assembly of intron-spliced hpRNAs...eukaryotic process where approximately 20-30 nucleotides of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) results in downregulation... of an RNAi-inducing transgene. Typically, the desired target of RNAi is expressed as inverted repeats... and quantify actively silencing plants. Non-destructive methods, most popularly with a fluorescent reporter...Fluorescent reporter-based RNAi constructs have been designed and widely implemented in plants, such as in the...
  12. The Importance of High Titer for AAV Transductions

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    March 1, 2018, 2:11 p.m.
    ...drastically with lower titers. As you can see in figure 2, the expression from the 5x1011 titer was essentially... roughly 6-fold increase in expression [3, Figure 2]. Note how expression increases exponentially with...international 61.1 (2002): S9-S15. PubMed PMID: 11841606. 2. Schultz BR, Chamberlain JS. Recombinant Adeno-associated...if you end up concentrating your AAV above your desired titer and want to dilute it, err on the side of...less buffer than you would to achieve the exact desired concentration to avoid over-diluting, and make ...
  13. Addgene Depositors Get More Citations

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    April 20, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ... 1 2010 3 Nature  3.3% 10.5%   3.2  9.6 2 2010 167  Nature 3.3%  10.5%  3.2  534.1 3...Microbiology  1.6% 1.2%  0.75   125.3 In figure 2, you can see the full impact from using these weighted...plasmids deposited at Addgene still accrue on average 2 to 3 times as many citations as other papers in the... Science. For each publication, Web of Science provides basic bibliographic information and uses its vast...citations due to the journal of publication. Table 1 provides an example calculation of the weights. Table 1...
  14. Addgene’s Newest Way to Speed Your Research: The Cloning Grade DNA Service

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    July 28, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ... be directly used in the research on the SARS-CoV-2. Nine of the overall plasmid selection will be open... cloning grade DNA beta project We will ship you  2 µg of DNA in 20 µl of Tris buffer suitable for molecular...Plasmids 101 blog series Learn about the different grades of DNA  Read about the various ways to quantify...
  15. 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... which results in neutralization or targeted destruction.  Antibodies are composed of two light chains...
  16. Troubleshooting Your Plasmid Cloning Experiment

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    Sept. 24, 2019, 12:55 p.m.
    ...correct. It's also best to use 1-2 ug of the vector for digestion. PCR Design primers that overlap at least...plasmid; a starting point could be a molar ratio of 1:2 (plasmid:insert), but this parameter has to be optimized...colonies (5-10) and grow them in a small culture volume (2 or 3 ml) containing the corresponding antibiotic, ...coveted plasmid with no substantial delays. Design, design, design Before diving into the experimental work...experimental work. Fragments generation After you’ve designed your cloning scheme, you’re now ready to generate...from a large genome, you can recheck your primer design or optimize your primers or PCR conditions. Purifying...second and more detailed look at your experimental design. Full lawn of cells. The antibiotic in your plate...
  17. Fluorescent CRISPR Reporters: SRIRACCHA and GEmCherry2

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    May 26, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...lab found that H2B-GFP expressing cells exhibited a 2-4 fold increase in the number of endogenous indel ...Denham lab made several other small changes creating 2 other versions but these did not surpass GEmCherry2...fluorescence and in-frame fluorescence.  Figure 2: The GEmCherry reporter. Image from Højland Knudsen...created SRIRACCHA in 2017 to enrich and identify desired CRISPR mutants (Wen et al., 2018). SRIRACCHA uses...constructs for the reporter to work and to make the desired genome edit:  A donor plasmid that contains a ...OH-T and doxycycline. A gRNA that targets your desired gene (whose sequence is also found in the reporter...well. The ratio of RFP to GFP expressing cells provides a real-time read out of Cas9 activity.  By using...
  18. CRISPR 101: Cytosine Transversion Editors

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    March 25, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Nature Cell Biology, 26(2), 294–304. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41556-023-01342-2 Koblan, L. W., Arbab, M...order to bind DNA, Cas9 requires (1) a guide RNA, (2) a complementary DNA sequence, and (3) a protospacer-adjacent...region of separate strands called an R-loop (Figure 2). This allows the guide RNA to base pair with the ...accessible on the outside of the enzyme. Figure 2: CRISPR R-loop. Created with BioRender.com. Base...), 35–40. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-020-0592-2 Additional Resources on the Addgene blog CRISPR 101...in the development of CBEs and ABEs. This post includes a lot of acronyms, so we’ve included a glossary... in different cell types, available at www.crisprbehive.design. CGBEs fused to pioneer factors to improve...
  19. A Practical Guide to Optimizing AAV DIO and FLEx Vector Expression

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    Nov. 2, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...one of lox2272 sites will now be sandwiched between 2 loxp sites and is excised by Cre (Figure 1). This ...flank the transgenes (non-homologous pairs) (Figure 2.). They found that almost all off-target expression...exercise caution when using them.    Figure 2. Schematic diagram showing the mechanism of spontaneous... Tropism and Axonal Transport of AAV Serotypes 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9 in the Mouse Brain. PLoS ONE 8:e76310... Pseudotyped with Viral Capsids from Serotypes 1, 2, and 5 Display Differential Efficiency and Cell Tropism...experiments to minimize it. Overview of DIO/FLEx vector design Recombinase-dependent vectors utilize pairs of ...between them. Early recombinase-dependent vector designs used a lox-STOP-lox (LSL) or frt-STOP-frt (FSF)...
  20. Important Considerations in Optogenetics Behavioral Experiments

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    Oct. 1, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ... will repeatedly nose-poke at the active hole [1, 2].    Place preference/place aversion also models reinforcement...spend most of its times in the opposite chamber) [2]. Laser activation is usually controlled automatically...two different ways 1) your hypothesis is wrong or 2) there is some problem with the technical implementation...PMID: 21716290. Pubmed Central PMCID: PMC3775282. 2. McDevitt, Ross A., et al. "Serotonergic versus nonserotonergic...other words, your optogenetic experiment should be designed around a behavioral test in which your circuit...of mouse transgenics. Everything that has been described is intended for the mouse; however, all the steps....Diester, Ilka, et al. "An optogenetic toolbox designed for primates." Nature neuroscience 14.3 (2011)...
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