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  1. Finding and Joining Your Dream Lab

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    April 8, 2014, 2:50 p.m.
    ...choosing direction of a project. If you expect more 1:1 time with the advisor, you should choose accordingly...potential hire visits the lab for a full day, gives a 1 hour talk about his or her interests, and spends one-on-one...that supports both paths – you won't know in year 1 what you will want in year 6. Have lab alumni taken... next.” Connie Cepko looks for people who are dedicated and interested in science. “Postdoc hires are ...
  2. Treating Muscular Dystrophy with CRISPR Gene Editing

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    Jan. 26, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...X-linked recessive disorder affecting approximately 1 in 5000 males. DMD is caused primarily by frameshift... applicable to 80% of DMD patients. Figure 1: Exon skipping strategies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy...needed. First, CRISPR delivery must be optimized to: 1. Reach a high percentage of muscle cells throughout...also be closer than we might expect.   References 1. Kaiser J. CRISPR helps heal mice with muscular dystrophy...neurogenetic diseases. Nucleic Acid Ther. 2014 Feb;24(1):69-86. PubMed PMID: 24506781. PubMed Central PMCID...);186-91. doi: 10.1038/nature14299. Epub 2015 Apr 1. PubMed PMID: 25830891. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4393360...setting. CRISPR is often used for animal germline modification, to repair or add in disease-causing mutations...
  3. Photosensitizer Induced Cell Ablation with FAP-TAP MG-2I-dL5**

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    Sept. 19, 2017, 1:20 p.m.
    ...photosensitizer used in this work is composed of two parts: 1) an activatable protein (the FAP - fluorogen activating...reaching greater than 75% photobleaching after just 1 minute of exposure. MG-2I-dL5** experienced minor ...photosensitizers in the comments below!   References 1. He, J., Wang, Y., Missinato, M. A., Onuoha, E., Perkins... encoded photosensitizer. Nature Biotechnology,24(1), 95-99. doi:10.1038/nbt1175. PubMed PMID: 16369538...generation when bound by the dL5** FAP.  The iodine-modifications also shift MG-2I’s excitation wavelength to ...FAP-TAP system works. Find the Plasmids from the Publication Here Light-induced cell ablation with MG-2I-dL5...
  4. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Photoactivatable Fluorescent Proteins

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    April 25, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...discovered such as Kaede and PS-CFP2 (see Table 1). Table 1: Properties of Selected Irreversible Photoactivatable...) by mutating Threonine 203 to Histidine (T203H) (1). wtGFP normally contains a mixed population of neutral...in fluorescence when illuminated with blue light (1). Similar to PA-GFP, scientists later developed red...fixation conditions to preserve cellular structures (0.5-1% osmium tetroxide). These conditions destroy most ...with extraordinary molecular detail.   References 1.Patterson, George H., and Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz...is believing." Annu. Rev. Biomed. Eng. 10 (2008): 1-38. PubMed PMID:18647110. Additional Resources on ...up. Applications of photoactivatable fluorescent proteins Some of the most important applications for ...
  5. Viral Vectors 101: Parts of the AAV Packaging Plasmid

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    Dec. 3, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ... The three VP proteins assemble into capsid at a 1:1:10 ratio (VP1:VP2:VP3). There are eleven naturally... Figure 1. The RepCap plasmid and its products. Created with BioRender.com   Replication (rep) gene...Rep78/68 play a key role in AAV genome replication. Replication initiates from the AAV genome ITRs on ...contains the proteins needed for the virus to replicate,  and the transfer plasmid which contains the ...aka the RepCap plasmid encodes two genes: the replication (rep) gene and the capsid (cap) gene. In wild-type... proteins that are required for viral genome replication and packaging: Rep78, Rep68, Rep52, and Rep40... generate a 3’ hydroxyl group needed for DNA replication, Rep78/68 binds the Rep binding element (RBE)...
  6. An Introduction to Adenovirus

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    Oct. 3, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...that the culprit for these unusual cases was either 1) a physiological effect of SARS-CoV-2 toward destabilizing...an AdV transfer plasmid with the E1 and E3 (Early 1 and Early 3) genes deleted. These genes’ functions...certain contexts (Bauzon et al., 2003).        Figure 1: The adenovirus life cycle. Image reused from Kremer... review of the evidence. Emerg Microbes Infect, 8(1), 1679–1687. https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2019.1690953...574–580. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-05949-1. PMID: 36996871. Tatsis, N., Fitzgerald, J. C., Reyes-Sandoval...and late gene transcription) is demarcated by viral genome replication (Harrach, 2014). Given that the...encapsidate new virions) are not expressed. Note that replication-competent AdV vectors also exist and are used...
  7. New Acoustic Reporter Genes: Ultrasound Imaging of Gene Expression

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    Jan. 24, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...origin of replication (p15A) worked best under a wide range of inducer concentrations (0.1-1% L-arabinose...bacteria have colonized (Fig. 1c).     Fig. 1: Expressing bARGSer in E. coli. (a) Plasmid diagram...ultrasound contrast. In all the cell lines we tested, 1 µg/mL doxycycline was sufficient to saturate expression...engineering a cell line, cotransfect the mARG cassettes 2:1 (A:N-V) with PiggyBac transposase and outgrow the ... tumors and tumor-homing bacteria. Nat Biotechnol 1–13 (2023) doi:10.1038/s41587-022-01581-y  ... they are based on light which is very easily scattered by tissue. Ultrasound, on the other hand, is a...protein nanostructures called gas vesicles, which scatter sound waves and thereby produce ultrasound contrast...
  8. Plasmids 101: Modular Cloning

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    March 12, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    .... Level 1: Assembly of multiple Level 0 parts into TUs. Level 2: Assembly of multiple Level 1 TUs into...: promoter, gene, and terminator.     Fig 1. MoClo enables individual parts to be assembled into... peptide can easily be tested by generating Level 1 TUs with unique promoters, and the ideal phosphatase...most obvious example of an individual part, this category also includes promoters, UTRs, terminators, etc...multi-purpose it can be. Let’s review a list of MoClo applications. Genetic circuits Most things in biology are...performing production and subsequent necessary modification of these chemical products. The flexible nature...genotype and phenotype is best described with “it’s complicated.” Applying MoClo Interested in using MoClo? You...
  9. Easi-CRISPR: Generating Knock-In and Conditional Mouse Models

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    April 5, 2018, 12:42 p.m.
    ...much more favorable than previous methods yielding 1-10% knock-in. Read on to learn how you can make CRISPR...one NHEJ-repaired indel, often occur. Figure 1: In conventional gene targeting (A), you must first... drug induction systems (ttA or rtTA) are between 1 to 2 kb in length. There are plenty of Addgene plasmid...CRISPR ribonucleoproteins.” Genome Biol. 18 (2017) (1):92. DOI: 10.1186/s13059-017-1220-4 PubMed PMID: 28511701... using long ssDNA donors.” Nat Protoc. 13 (2018) (1):195-215. DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2017.153 PubMed PMID:...engineering using CRISPR nucleases. Genome Biol. 19 (2018) (1):25. DOI: 10.1186/s13059-018-1400-x PubMed PMID: 29482575... allele To design a knock-in allele at a given location, you’ll need to design only a single guide and...
  10. Plasmids 101: Using Transposons in the Lab

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    July 6, 2021, 1:28 p.m.
    ...2008) Transposons: The jumping genes. Nature Education 1(1):204. https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage... They transpose by a ‘copy-paste’ mechanism (Fig. 1). They first copy themselves as RNA transcripts and...their host’s genome.   There are two types of Class 1 TEs: those with long terminal repeats (LTRs) and those...reverse transcriptase activities.    Figure 1: Overview of retrotransposon transposition. Retrotransposons...CRISPR-Cas system. This system has four major components: 1) a CRISPR RNA (crRNA), 2) four proteins (TniQ, Cas8... It generally stays put, which makes it easy to locate in a genome. But there is a type of mobile DNA,... hyperactive and likes to jump around from one location in the genome to another. This jumping is what...
  11. CRISPR Protocol for Genomic Deletions in Mammalian Cell Lines [Video]

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    Feb. 18, 2015, 3:09 p.m.
    ...harness non-homologous end joining repair (NHEJ) [1]. Our initial work was with TALENs, in collaboration...from the University of Pennsylvania.     References: 1. Lee HJ, Kim E, Kim JS. Targeted chromosomal deletions...using zinc finger nucleases. Genome Res. 2010 Jan;20(1):81-89. PubMed. 2. Bauer DE, Kamran SC, Lessard S,... of Visualized Experiments (JOVE). The video publication by Stuart Orkin and Daniel Bauer's labs details... size and frequency [3]. There are several applications in which the production of deletions by paired...useful to study haploinsufficiency. Subsequent modifications at the remaining allele within the deletion ...
  12. RNA Interference in Plant Biology: New Tools for an Old Favorite

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    Oct. 27, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...translation, or chromatin modifications of complementary gene sequences (Figure 1). As a result, gene silencing...benefited from the ease of use in dsRNA applications. Figure 1: Schematic of an RNAi-inducing transgene...dsRNA via an RNase III enzyme named Dicer (Figure 1). The plant kingdom has expanded its repertoire of...in the biogenesis of different small RNAs (Figure 1). These siRNAs can exert their gene silencing effect...complementary to your gene target as inverted repeats (Figure 1). With this technique, multiple genes can be simultaneously...selection of plants undergoing RNAi, and LIIbeta F 1-2 RNAi, which allows assembly of intron-spliced hpRNAs...silencing can be easily induced by exogenous application of long or short dsRNA. However, it is important...
  13. The Materials Science of Optogenetics Experiments

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    Sept. 17, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ... different steps and materials required for each [1, 2]. This protocol [3] provides, in exquisite detail...follow him on Twitter @derekpsimonphd.    References 1. Gutierrez DV, et al. Optogenetic control of motor...manipulation of neural circuits. Nature protocols. 2012;7(1):12-23. doi: 10.1038/nprot.2011.413. PubMed PMID: ...freely moving mice. Neuroscience research. 2011;70(1):124-7. doi: 10.1016/j.neures.2011.01.007. PubMed ...There are several important considerations with fabrication of the fiber optics needed for optogenetics. ... for the implant depends on the dorsal/ventral location of your region of stimulation (the z-axis bregma...emitted from the end of the fiber optic implant scatters a great deal once it enters tissue, placement ...
  14. Rosella: A Fluorescent pH-Biosensor for Studying Autophagy

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    April 13, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...’s fused to the C-terminus of DsRed.T3. See Table 1 for a summary of Rosella’s excitation and emission...fluorescence Rosella emits based on its localization. Table 1: Summary of Rosella’s excitation and emission spectra... variants are available from Addgene. References 1. Rosado, C., Mijaljica, D., Hatzinisiriou, I., Prescott...single fluorescent biosensor. Scientific Reports,5(1). doi:10.1038/srep12397. PubMed PMID: 26215030. PubMed...radioactivity in the culture supernatant (this is indicative of protein degradation). To control for protein...studying autophagy. This method relies on the identification of autophagic structures based on morphology...
  15. Antibodies 101: Antibody Engineering and Directed Evolution

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    Aug. 5, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...versatility of the basic antibody structure (Figure 1). Antibodies can be broken up into smaller parts, ...antibodies for a specific purpose. Figure 1: Overview of antibody engineering methods. (A) Basic...,"rgb":"rgb(0, 82, 169)","rgba":"rgba(0, 82, 169, 1)"},"button_font":{"size":19,"styles":{"font-family...:"rgb(255, 255, 255)","rgba":"rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"}}{% endraw %}{% end_module_attribute %}{% module_attribute...Molecular Biology, 29–62. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2285-8_2 McMahon, C., Baier, A. S., Pascolutti...by PCR. Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, 51(1). https://doi.org/10.1002/0471142727.mb0803s51 Additional...equipment on a lab bench. The best part? Less complicated math. Bioengineering is a field that has been...
  16. Antibodies 101: Affinity Tags

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    Sept. 19, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ...118). Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-301-1:99 Resources on Addgene.org Addgene antibodies...antibody for that!   Fig. 1 - Diagram of His-tagged protein purification work flow by nickel column....cleaved after purification, so as not to perturb protein function for downstream applications. Tag cleavage...thoughtful planning, affinity tags can make protein purification a cinch. Types of affinity tags, the proteins... Affinity tags are used primarily as protein purification tools (and can have secondary functions as detection...single protein is expressed, with the intent of purification, it will be expressed along with all other cellular...available antibodies, resins, beads, and other purification aids readily available. Choosing the best tag...
  17. Expanded Access to Rabies Plasmids

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    Feb. 1, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ...requestors. We also offer export license applications for VSV and SARS-COV-1 plasmids. Export control license...  We have offered VSV and SARS-COV-1 plasmids under this application process since May 2020. We find this...excited to announce we now offer an export license application for rabies materials! Some of the materials in...export-controlled materials in the USA, where Addgene is located.  The export license, if granted, allows us to ... applied to cover processing costs. Once the application is approved, Addgene then ships the material ...whenever possible, as we cannot expedite the application process.  More information about export control...
  18. Nanoblades: Tiny CRISPR Ninjas for Genome Editing Difficult Cells

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    Sept. 26, 2019, 12:50 p.m.
    ...following four components into 293T cells. Figure 1: The key components of Nanoblades. Image from Mangeot...protein. A single Nanoblade particle can be loaded with 1-4 different gRNAs. Viral envelope proteins To alter... between ~50-70% for these four cell types (Table 1). Additionally, hiPSCs and mouse BM cells still behaved...hepatocytes  Myd88  ~50% Human HSCs  Myd88  ~50% Table 1: Nanoblades editing efficiencies of primary cells....including RNPs for indel formation via NHEJ, precise modification with Homology Directed Repair (HDR), CRISPR ...potential to be used for other types of CRISPR applications. Let’s take a look at the key components of ... which means they are non-infectious and non-replicative. Nanoblades are produced by transfecting the ...
  19. Mouse Modeling, Part 1: Genetically Engineered Mice

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    July 11, 2019, 1:26 p.m.
    ...stimuli. Cre recombinase catalyzes the recombination of DNA sequences located between two loxP sites. ...in research can fall under one of two broad classifications: inbred or outbred. Inbred strains share a ...Knockout mice Knockout mice have undergone genetic modification that alters or eliminates the expression of ...can be used to invert a segment of DNA or to translocate a piece of DNA from one region of the genome ...
  20. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Introduction to FRET

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    June 27, 2017, 1:03 p.m.
    ...spectral overlap, the fluorophores must be located within 1-10nm of each other and be oriented appropriately... to make the decision easier. 1. Müller, Sara M., et al. "Quantification of Förster resonance energy transfer...acceptor fluorophore. The typical steps in FRET are: 1. Donor fluorophore excitation by absorption of a photon...diseases and even assist in drug discovery. References 1. Baird, Geoffrey S., et al. "Circular permutation ...have enhanced the ability of labs to answer sophisticated questions about cellular processes. Currently...PMC18018. 2. Miyawaki, Atsushi, et al. "Fluorescent indicators for Ca2+ based on green fluorescent proteins ...
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