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  1. 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 ...selection of plants undergoing RNAi, and LIIbeta F 1-2 RNAi, which allows assembly of intron-spliced hpRNAs...nucleotides, resulting in death. In the presence of 2-FA, potent gene silencing of APT is required for survival...degradation, blocking translation, or chromatin modifications of complementary gene sequences (Figure 1). ...silencing can be easily induced by exogenous application of long or short dsRNA. However, it is important...unmodified dsRNA elicits immunogenic reactions that complicate the effectiveness and interpretation of RNAi....have benefited from the ease of use in dsRNA applications. Figure 1: Schematic of an RNAi-inducing...
  2. Tips and Tricks for Using Golden Gate Modular Cloning (MoClo)

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    July 8, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...promoter and terminator flanking the CDS, and a Level 2 multigene vector with two other independently regulated...the sequence you are trying to clone. Figure 2: MoClo assemblies depend on compatibility of four-...sequentially for your Level 0, Level 1, and Level 2 assemblies using the plasmid sequence files provided...after each transformation. This could be as few as 1–2 colonies if you’re an experienced MoClo user, but ...efficiency. This can be done through domestication, which is the modification of a DNA sequence to remove a ...with every Addgene MoClo kit through their online catalog pages. We guarantee this will save you a lot of... the synonymous mutation of a codon. You can domesticate the sites yourself using PCR, but gene synthesis...
  3. 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...EthoVision. Consult the literature to find all the applications of optogenetics relevant to your field. Ultimately...Inhibition of neuronal activation is a little more complicated since basal neuronal activity in your brain region...technology is improving and may one day reach the sophistication of mouse transgenics. Everything that has been...
  4. Advanced Uses of Cre-lox and Flp-FRT - A Neuroscientist’s View

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    Oct. 19, 2017, 1:54 p.m.
    ...FLP and Cre for additional control   Figure 2: Expression of a morphological marker (eYFP) and synaptic...Sternson. 2008. “A FLEX Switch Targets Channelrhodopsin-2 to Multiple Cell Types for Imaging and Long-Range ...PMID: 18614669. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2593125. 2. Buchholz, F, P O Angrand, and A. Francis Stewart....The FLP Recombinase of the Saccharomyces Cerevisiae 2 Micron Plasmid Attaches Covalently to DNA via a Phosphotyrosyl... gives you a single level of control without modification - either Cre is there or it’s not. Cre-mediated... sites can lead to excision, inversion, and translocation of DNA in a similar fashion as between loxP ...37 °C). Smart molecular evolution led to the identification of FLPe which has a temperature optimum of ...
  5. How Dry Ice Affects Viral Vector Sample pH & How to Avoid It

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    June 20, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ... thaw (Fig. 2). Before thawing, all the samples were at the control pH of 7.4 as indicated by color (data...showed that AAV infectivity was not altered by a short 2-hour exposure to pH as low as 2.5 (Potter et al., ...Methods. 2013 Apr;10(4):278-9. PubMed PMID: 23538862. 2. Potter M, Lins B, Mietzsch M, Heilbronn R, Van Vliet...improve our shipment processes. After reading a publication describing how short term storage on dry ice ...medium, which is buffered and contains the pH indicator phenol red. We froze samples in a -80°C freezer...closed dry ice storage container for 48 hours (to replicate how our viruses are shipped), where they would...exposed to CO2/dry ice. All samples were tested in duplicate. What we found Not all tubes (or rather, not ...
  6. Easing the Protein Purification Process with pCri

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    June 19, 2015, 3:08 p.m.
    ...PMID: 25386923. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4227841. 2. Young, Carissa L., Zachary T. Britton, and Anne S. ...protein purification. For a more thorough introduction to pCri, please see the original publication cited...expression and purification: a comprehensive review of affinity tags and microbial applications." Biotechnology... Protein purification can be one of the most stressful lab activities. Working with proteins requires...interest can save a lot of time later. Protein purification specialists recommend doing some research, notably...Gomis-Rüth, aims to take the guesswork out of protein purification through simple and efficient multiplexing. pCri...sites should one need to remove the tag post-purification. A sample of pCri constructs: pCri-1a, -4a ...
  7. Starter Guide to induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) Part 2:  Reprogramming and Transdifferentiation

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    Nov. 6, 2018, 1:12 p.m.
    ...revert back to a pluripotent stage (iPSC formation) [2, 3]. The iPSCs then proliferate and redifferentiate... more common delivery methods include retrovirus [2], lentivirus [4], adenovirus [5], Sendai virus [6]...2006. 441(7097): p. 1061-7. PubMed PMID: 16810240. 2. Takahashi, K., et al., Induction of pluripotent stem... Pluripotent Stem Cells. Cell Stem Cell, 2015. 17(2): p. 178-94. PubMed PMID: 26189426. 15. Si-Tayeb, ...induced pluripotent stem cells. Stem Cell Rev, 2015. 11(2): p. 242-53. PubMed PMID: 25578634. PubMed Central... to regeneration. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol, 2011. 12(2): p. 79-89. PubMed PMID: 21252997. 37. Merrell, A....joined Cell Press to pursue a career in science communication and publishing after completing her postdoctoral...
  8. 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... Protocols for Work with Virus Watch Our AAV Purification Video ...
  9. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Luciferases

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    July 22, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...pyralis, catalyzes a chemical reaction in its abdomen to produce yellow-green light (Figure 2). Despite...reaction takes place. Figure 2: Simplified chemical reaction catalyzed by luciferase, releasing light... has a detailed list of luciferase options. Table 2: Properties of luciferase enzymes Name Natural ...NanoBiT, are expressed in two subunits and only catalyze a luminescent reaction when they come together...
  10. Photosensitizer Induced Cell Ablation with FAP-TAP MG-2I-dL5**

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    Sept. 19, 2017, 1:20 p.m.
    ...fluorogen activating protein - dL5** in this case), and 2) a fluorogen (the TAP - targeted and activated photosensitizer...cells present 96 hours post treatment (see figure 2). Induced cell death was confirmed by TUNEL staining...PMID: 26808669. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4916159. 2. Jacobson, K., Rajfur, Z., Vitriol, E., & Hahn, K....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...
  11. Quick Guide to Working with Drosophila Part 3: Genome Engineering in Flies

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    July 28, 2017, 1:30 p.m.
    ...are many docking sites available for integration. 2. How soon would you like your flies ready for use?...beautiful immunofluorescent images like in this paper (2). Metabolic assays such as Seahorse can be employed...PMID: 16547094. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1526508. 2. H. Jiang,  et al. Cytokine/Jak/Stat signaling mediates...beforehand on which chromosome your docking site is located). This amounts to a small difference of two or ...throughout the lifespan of the fly to determine the implications of your genetic manipulations. You can produce...
  12. Live and Let Dye: Self-Labeling Protein Tags

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    April 16, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...fluorescent protein) enables applications like multi-color imaging (Figure 2). If you’re working with purified...super-resolution or single-molecule techniques.   Figure 2: Two-color super-resolution imaging of ER and mitochondria...stimulated emission depletion (STED) nanoscopy. Scale bar, 2 μm. Inset shows comparison with standard confocal ...Labeling in Living Cells. Chemistry & Biology, 15(2), 128–136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chembiol.2008.01.007...conjugates: A flexible chemical tag. Nature Methods, 2(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth749  Strebinger...Few Complicated Non-natural amino acids 1 Various Many Complicated   Applications Organic...new green fluorescent protein, some affinity purification tags, another version with that same red fluorescent...
  13. Antibodies 101: Flow Cytometry

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    July 20, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...termed fluorescence activated cell sorting or FACS (2). By analyzing single cells instead of the population...expression. A routine flow cytometry experiment uses 2 or 3 different fluorescent colors each measuring a...distinct populations on a FSC versus SSC plot (Figure 2).  A user can then “gate” around the specific population...cell and T cell into distinct populations (Figure 2). An immunologist who studies B cells, might then ... B cells, plasma cells or others.   Figure 2: Due to differences in their size and complexity, ... it passes through and scatters in different directions. The degree of scatter is captured by detectors...Light that scatters sideways to the path that it was initially traveling is called side scatter (SSC) and...
  14. 5 Steps to Writing Grant Proposals for Grad Students

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    Feb. 11, 2014, 12:13 p.m.
    ... that universities require application submission in-house approximately 2 weeks before the RFA due date...requested in the call. Step 2: Develop a research plan Most grant applications restrict the space available...proposal typically lists the deliverables, explains 1-2 potential pitfalls of the intended protocol, and offers...the grant application process. When my PhD advisor first asked me to write a grant application due the ...in a previously funded grant application to see how funds were allocated. Step 3: Get feedback from your...the next round of applications. Step 5: Keep writing! Each written grant application builds upon the ... project grant application" by the NIH Still want more information on the application process? What types...
  15. Viral Vectors 101: Inverted Terminal Repeats

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    Oct. 19, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...ITR, which can either be “flip” or “flop” (Figure 2). Additionally, the ITR contains a 4-nucleotide Rep...site for Rep proteins (Savvy et al. 2013). Figure 2: AAV2 wild type ITR in flip and flop orientation. ...Packaging, and Potency of AAV Vectors. Microorganisms, 12(2), 310. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms1202031038399714... ITRs serve as the origin of replication and are required for replication, packaging, and vector persistence...viral rep (replication) and cap (capsid) proteins, which bind to the ITRs and initiate replication. ITRs are...structures, ITRs are prone to replication errors and disruptive mutations and truncations that can make vector ...binding site for Rep78 and Rep68 to initiate replication and a terminal resolution site that serves as...
  16. Viral Vectors 101: Calcium Sensors

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    Aug. 10, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ...2021 Aug 1;169:2-8. Suzuki J, Kanemaru K, Iino M. Genetically encoded fluorescent indicators for organellar...calcium biosensor, so that the (1) binding of calcium, (2) allosteric rearrangements of the sensor, and (3) ...user-controlled illumination with violet light and (2) exposure to increased intracellular calcium. It has... a calcium sensor Genetically encoded calcium indicators (GECIs) are fluorescent proteins linked to calcium...in living cells and organisms. Unlike chemical indicators, these DNA constructs can be delivered to intact...the sensors discussed below fall into this GECI category.   For calcium sensors, one size doesn...:509-18. Inoue M. Genetically encoded calcium indicators to probe complex brain circuit dynamics in vivo...
  17. Hot Plasmids April 2018 - Protein Degradation, Nanoscopy, FIRE-Cas9, and Yeast Expression Tools

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    April 23, 2018, 2 p.m.
    ...difficult-to-manipulate primary cells, achieving knockdown within 1-2 hr of reagent delivery. TRIM-Away is suitable for ...factor 1 controls expression of transcription factor 2, which directly controls expression of a reporter ...modulating the induction of transcription factors 1 and 2. See Aranda-Díaz et al. for more information. The ...changes in expression of TRIM21-associated genes, indicating that TRIM21 overexpression does not aberrantly...light microscopy, comes from his recent Nature Communications article “SRpHi ratiometric pH biosensors for...250 nm), and studying endocytosis is further complicated by the reliance on pH-based biosensors used to...the Hell lab designed their super-resolution pH indicators (SRpHi) biosensors to meet all of them. These...
  18. Enhancing CRISPR Targeting Specificity with eSpCas9, SpCas9-HF1, & HypaCas9

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    Dec. 16, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...PMID: 26628643. Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 2. Nishimasu, Hiroshi, et al. "Crystal ... (2,3). Stable strand separation is maintained by 2 sets of interactions : 1. Interactions between the...formed by the Cas9 HNH and RuvC nuclease domains 2. Interactions between the target strand and the gRNA...As evidenced by all the CRISPR publications, press, and plasmids out there, it’s obvious that CRISPR ...nickase variant, lowering Cas9 expression, and truncating gRNA sequences used for targeting; however, these...on-target and off-target activity at multiple genomic locations in HEK cells. Further testing of two of the mutants...PubMed PMID: 26735016. Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 5. Chen, JS, et al. "Enhanced proofreading...
  19. Cutting Once Is Harder Than It Sounds: Your Guide to Minimizing Off-Target Effects

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    March 31, 2026, 1:15 p.m.
    ... these variants are located in different ranges of the activity spectrum (Figure 2). Identify the least...CRISPRecise set located between the last active and the first inactive one from step 2. (In the example...preliminary risk reduction at a minimal cost. Step 2: Rough screening of nuclease variants by next-generation...test if you want further refinement.  Figure 2: Schematic representation of the two-step screening...a given nuclease (indicated at the top of each column) on a given target (indicated at the beginning of...required level of specificity is for a given application — and how we can achieve that efficiently. Here...identify the target-matched variant for a given application. Here, I give you a step-by-step guide that can...
  20. Using Phosphoserine to Study Protein Phosphorylation

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    June 23, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...phosphorylation events in the proteomes of higher mammals (2). How can we begin to understand the importance of... the open reading frame (ORF) of interest (Figure 2). 1. The phosphoserine OTS The backbone of the phosphoserine...optimized Sep-OTSλ and can recommend its use (6).  2. C321, a specialized bacterial host strain for pSer-incorporation...biology4.5 (2002): E127-E130. PubMed PMID: 11988757. 2. Hornbeck, Peter V., et al. "PhosphoSitePlus, 2014...most inclusive databases of post-translational modifications, identifies a staggering ~250,000 phosphorylation...steric and charge-based nature of the phosphoryl-modification; they are both much smaller, and carry only ...thus cannot reflect the true state of protein modification within the context of its appropriate regulation...
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