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TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 9, 2016, 2:30 p.m....gene-editing protein - a DNA-cleaving Argonaute from Natronobacterium gregoryi, or NgAgo for short. Addgene has ... Han. “DNA-guided genome editing using the Natronobacterium gregoryi Argonaute.” Nat Biotechnol. Epub ...
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Even more elegant: Single injection CRISPR/Cas9 in C. elegans
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 7, 2015, 3:36 p.m....elegans, they inserted the SEC into a synthetic intron between a fluorescent protein (FP) and a 3xFLAG...resulting loxP scar is located in this synthetic intron, and only the fluorescent protein and 3xFLAG-tag... -
Viral Vectors 101: Inverted Terminal Repeats
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 19, 2023, 1:15 p.m....high GC content and hairpin structures, ITRs are prone to replication errors and disruptive mutations and...improvements unrelated to capsid protein modification. Front Med, 10, 1106085. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1106085... -
K. phaffii: Rising to the Occasion
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 4, 2023, 1 p.m....generating knock-in mutations, and NHEJ is an error-prone pathway frequently introducing frameshift knockout...Emerging Model Organisms in Fundamental Research. Front. Microbiol. 11-2020, 2021. DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.607028... -
Visualizing Genomic Loci with CRISPR-Sirius
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 18, 2019, 12:53 p.m....CRISPRainbow. Both tools were targeted to the FBN3 intronic repeat which contains 22 copies of the gRNA target...distances of loci pairs from intergenic regions, intronic regions, and a pericentromeric region. All pairs... -
Improving Transduction Efficiency with Exosome AAVs
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 14, 2019, 1:54 p.m....cells (as demonstrated in different cellular environments such as retina or glioblastoma). They also found.... Exo-AAV9 was successfully shown to transduce neurons in the brain after systemic (i.v.) delivery in ... -
The Importance of High Titer for AAV Transductions
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 1, 2018, 2:11 p.m....for successful transduction. In another example, neuronal gene expression by an anterograde AAV was shown...input-defined neural pathways for defense behaviors." Neuron 93.1 (2017): 33-47. PubMed PMID: 27989459. PubMed... -
Hot Plasmids - December 2019 - CRISPR pooled library, LipoGlo, CRISPRa, and Voltage Imaging Tools
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 10, 2019, 1:58 p.m....concentration of ApoB-LPs has been shown to have a strong correlation with cardiovascular disease and indirect... (GEVIs) change fluorescence in real time when neurons or muscle cells transmit electrical information... -
Pushing the Limits of DNA Assembly
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 6, 2017, 1:01 p.m....Assembly method from New England Biolabs® has minimal upfront requirements and allows you to expediently join...-executed cloning endeavor, NEBuilder requires upfront planning. This cloning methodology requires that... -
Quick Guide to Working with Drosophila Part 2: Controlling Gene Expression in Flies with Gal4/UAS
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 21, 2017, 12:48 p.m....genes and wanted to express them within a specific neuronal compartment, you could express them individually...Z. Marka, I. Bartos, S. Marka, J. C. Kagan, Environmental Stress Causes Lethal Neuro-Trauma during Asymptomatic... -
How Dry Ice Affects Viral Vector Sample pH & How to Avoid It
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 20, 2017, 2:30 p.m....shipped), where they would be exposed to a closed environment containing CO2 (from the dry ice). After 48 hours...PMID: 23538862. 2. Potter M, Lins B, Mietzsch M, Heilbronn R, Van Vliet K, Chipman P, Agbandje-McKenna M,... -
Addgene Depositors Get More Citations
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 20, 2017, 2:30 p.m....10.5% 3.2 534.1 3 2010 3 Applied and Environmental Microbiology 1.6% 1.2% 0.75 2.3 4 2010... 2010 167 Applied and Environmental Microbiology 1.6% 1.2% 0.75 125.3 In figure 2, you can... -
Using CRISPR/Cas9 to Edit Disease Out of the Genome
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 23, 2022, 1:15 p.m....disease mutation in basal forebrain cholinergic neurons derived from iPSCs. From Rohn et al. 2018; see ... Limitations, and Implications for the Future.” Front. Oncol. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2020.01387 ... -
Optimizing Donor DNA for Enhanced CRISPR Genome Editing
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 24, 2016, 2:30 p.m....number, but it was attained without any of the error-prone repair that normally accompanies Cas9 cutting. We... holds some kind of fitness advantage but error-prone repair of the gene would be disastrous (i.e. if ... -
Management for Scientists: Delegating is Key
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 20, 2015, 8:30 p.m....effective delegation skills: The team will be stronger and less dependent on the manager to succeed. ... your team and take responsibility if things go wrong. Here are some important criteria for delegating... -
Viral Vectors 101: Viruses as Biological Tools
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 21, 2023, 1:15 p.m....immunogenicity, which means they do not stimulate a strong immune response when introduced into an organism...Harbor, NY, USA: 1997. PubMed PMID: 21433340. 4. Cronin J, et al. “Altering the tropism of lentiviral vectors... -
Plasmids 101: Transformation, Transduction, Bacterial Conjugation, and Transfection
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 25, 2019, 12:54 p.m....Transformation is the uptake of genetic material from the environment by bacterial cells. In nature, this genetic material...plasmid DNA or fragmented DNA released into the environment. Various factors promote natural transformation... -
Hot Plasmids December 2018 - C. elegans RNAi, TurboID, Detecting Viral Outbreaks, and Protein Binding Specificity Tools
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 6, 2018, 1:34 p.m....improved RNAi vector that leads to significantly stronger phenotypes than standard RNAi protocols without...Recently, the Sidhu group at the University of Toronto expanded the specificity landscape of the SH3 proteins... -
A Novice's Perspective on Neuroscience - SfN2017
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 15, 2017, 2:07 p.m....biosensing technique can be applied to an important neuronal signalling pathway - if you’ve got a useful tool...genes to specific cell types in the brain, mapping neuronal networks, and selectively activating signaling... -
Expanding the Targeting Scope and Editing Efficiency of Adenine Base Editors
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 17, 2020, 1:32 p.m....go of the DNA. ABEs are somewhat slow and need a strong Cas9 domain to “hold on” long enough to the DNA...Richter MF, Zhao KT, Eton E, Lapinaite A, Newby GA, Thuronyi BW, Wilson C, Koblan LW, Zeng J, Bauer DE, Doudna... -
AAV Q&A with Tim Miles
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 17, 2022, 1:15 p.m.... use amplicons in ITR as we have found this to strongly bias titer. We are also adopting ddPCR, which ...microglia? I have been using the AAV.PHP.eb for neuron, oligodendrocyte, and astrocyte specificity and... -
Antibodies 101: Monoclonal Antibodies
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 29, 2021, 1:15 p.m.... S, Bladen CL, Jones B, Aldred SF, Bestagno M, Burrone O, Maynard J, Ferrara F, Trimmer JS, Görnemann ...doi.org/10.1093/ilar.46.3.258 Mould AP, Askari JA, Byron A, Takada Y, Jowitt TA, Humphries MJ (2016) Ligand-induced... -
CRISPR 101: Non-Homologous End Joining
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 16, 2015, 3:45 p.m....make a knockout in your gene of interest, as it is prone to generating indel errors. Indel errors generated...Non-Homologous End-Joining Really an Inherently Error-Prone Process? PLoS Genet 10:e1004086 . https://doi.org... -
3 Challenges in Plant Synthetic Biology
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 22, 2014, 5:46 p.m....other than to sustain those techniques. We feel strongly that the scientific and the agricultural community...themselves if they want this beautiful flower in their front yard or not. By developing plant aesthetics with... -
Advice for Starting a Biotech Company from a Grad Student turned Entrepreneur
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 10, 2014, 7:17 p.m....and a specialist. Notably, the team must have an upfront conversation about its goals and vision for the...us about the biotech startup process and work environment! Interested in Synthetic Biology? Read On! Synthetic... -
Kiran Musunuru on the Newest TALEN Genome-Editing System
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 10, 2013, 3:13 p.m....disease in question – cardiomyocytes, adipocytes or neurons, for instance – to see how those mutations influence...TALENs may be cleaner than CRISPR/Cas9. Reference: Quirong Ding et al. "A TALEN genome-editing system for ... -
Antibodies 101: Fab Fragments
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 5, 2024, 1:15 p.m.... means that F(ab’)2 fragments may have overall stronger interaction with their antigens than a Fab or ... Ashley Waldron... -
Viral Vectors 101: An Introduction to AAV
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 30, 2023, 1:15 p.m....particularly helpful when wanting to target specific neuron subtypes, since AAVs tend to be very neuro-permissive...Postdoctoral Fellow in Connie Cepko’s Lab investigating neuronal circuits of the retina using viral tools. References... -
All in a Twist: dsRNA
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 2, 2023, 2:15 p.m....Transcription, translation, and prone to degradation – those are the words that describe RNA! Double ...telomeres and centromeres. These genomic regions are prone to persistent R-loop formation, presumably due to... -
Supporting Rare Disease Research with the 2020 BeHEARD Awards
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 8, 2020, 2 p.m.... psoriasis Generalized pustular psoriasis is a chronic autoinflammatory skin disease estimated to affect...genetically-encoded biosensors and iPSC-derived cortical neurons from patients with GNB1 mutations, the lab hopes... -
RNA Extraction Without A Kit
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 24, 2020, 1:15 p.m....degraded. To effectively isolate intact RNA, a fast, strong protein denaturant would be required- something...late 1970’s, Chirgwin and colleagues showed that a strong protein denaturant, guanidinium thiocyanate, did... -
Teaching an Old DOG New Tricks: Controlling Protein Activity with GFP
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 24, 2015, 3:30 p.m....more useful! From FPs optimized for oxidizing environments to photoconvertible variants, it seems like ... cells infected with AAV-Cre-DOG retain normal neuronal function, this system may make optogenetics in... -
Writing Scientific Manuscripts: Literature Searching, Reading, & Organizing
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 5, 2015, 3:54 p.m....automate the process as well. Sign up for eTOC (electronic table of contents) alerts from journals you read...useful papers. For many, this collection is purely electronic. Gone are the days of file cabinets filled to... -
Working with Nuclear Receptors
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 15, 2014, 4:03 p.m....for endocrine steroids (i.e., corticosteroids, progesterone, androgens, and estrogens), fat-soluble vitamins... the genome to sense the impact of the total environment on the cell. The NURSA Consortium Now in its ... -
5 Steps to Writing Grant Proposals for Grad Students
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 11, 2014, 12:13 p.m....institution. Moreover, avoidance of ‘to be’ verbs creates strong, well-directed meaning and delivers strength to...will convince the reviewers that the proposal is strong, well-thought out, and will be successful when ... -
CRISPR 101: Targeting Non-Coding RNAs with CRISPR/Cas9
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 14, 2024, 2:15 p.m....effective as it can result in the retention of introns or the removal of exons. Disrupting promoter or... Technology is a Challenge yet Worth Accepting. Front Plant Sci. 2015;6. doi:10.3389/fpls.2015.01001 Ho... -
Antibodies 101: Stripping and Reprobing Western Blots
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 1, 2024, 1:15 p.m....isn’t too different, consider antibody affinity: stronger binding antibodies will require harsher stripping...depend on your blot — antibodies that bind more strongly or that have saturated the blot may need longer... -
High Complexity Golden Gate Assembly with NEB’s DAD
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 1, 2023, 1:15 p.m.... fidelity, while the 52-piece assembly of a lac operon dropped to 49% fidelity, with significant lot-to-lot...Assembly, a great place to start is the 24-piece lac operon assembly deposited by NEB – and don’t forget to... -
Antibodies 101: Choosing the Right Isotype
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 6, 2023, 3 p.m....sites on the target protein they tend to have a strong signal and to work in a variety of applications...Postembedding Immunocytochemical Techniques for Light and Electron Microscopy. In Methods in Cell Biology (pp. 283... -
A Look Back at One Year of Plasmid Sharing for COVID-19 Research
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 12, 2021, 1:15 p.m....started out as a small collection of plasmids for coronavirus research, including a handful of plasmids that... Find COVID-19 resources on our COVID-19 and Coronavirus Plasmids & Resources page Stay up-to-date on ...