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  1. Transferable Skills Guide: Managing a Team

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    Jan. 30, 2018, 2:42 p.m.
    ...that many researchers feel that they lack formal training in a variety of transferable skills. At Addgene...about management skills during your scientific training. I never thought about management skills before...grad school. Both were hard-working scientists-in-training who got the job done, but I struggled with what... he graduated. Years later I attended a formal training for new managers and I had a “Eureka” moment while... people! More specifically, they had different learning styles. One was a “Doer” and the other was a “...different levels of experience), find out what their learning styles are and capitalize on them for the benefit...it so shouldn't it be faster to do it yourself? Training certainly takes time - so plan accordingly -  ...

  2. Interview: Nicola Patron on Plant Synthetic Biology, MoClo, and More

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    June 12, 2014, 3:30 p.m.
    ...Addgene: Tell me about the Golden Gate Modular Cloning (MoClo) Kit. What does it include? Patron: Sainsbury...already use. It makes the switch to Golden Gate Cloning easier because individual labs will not need to...make it easier for people to use the Golden Gate cloning system especially with plants in mind. When it’...There is no PCR, no gel purification; the whole cloning process is so simplistic once you have your parts... 30 constructs. They’ve never done any kind of cloning and they don’t have any prejudice about it. They... Sometimes it’s a good way to find out what’s happening in the office next to you. There is an active ... biology.  References: A Golden Gate Modular Cloning Toolbox for Plants. Carola Engler, Mark Youles,...

  3. Drew Endy Introduces the Biobrick Public Agreement Plasmid Collection

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    Dec. 12, 2013, 3:35 p.m.
    ...that we have the beginning of control around the central dogma. We have the beginnings of computational...program created as part of President Barack Obama's Winning the Future Initiative. Endy's team made news in... - enable? Endy: The BIOFAB collection is the beginnings of what we think of as an operating system for...expression levels. The BIOFAB project is seeding the beginnings of an operating system for programming life, ...'ve described the pieces in these kits as the beginnings of an operating system or language for programming...percent of the U.S. gross domestic product – equal to mining. There is an absolutely incredible hidden story...genetic elements that allow you to begin to imagine designing 10-gene systems with quantitative precision. There...

  4. CRISPR 101: Making a Knock-In Cell Line

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    Dec. 22, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...besides HR - Non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) and alternative end joining (alt-EJ). Inhibitors to essential...harnessing the homology-directed repair pathway, designing the best donor DNA, and avoiding common mishaps...’s no surprise then that these edits take more planning and finesse then their knock-out counterparts....strand break by homologous recombination.    Designing donors for HDR The basis of the HDR pathway relies...used as well. Below are some considerations for designing donor DNA for successful HDR events. CRISPR cut...reading up on validating genome edits to find screening strategies for your experiment. Also learn about...Featured Topic Page Learn about Non-Homologous End Joining Learn about Base Editing Read 3 Tips to Improve...

  5. CRISPR 101: RNA Editing with Cas13

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    July 31, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
    ...introduced through non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). Designing an RNA editor The Zhang lab envisioned...would convert adenine to inosine, which the translational machinery treats like guanine. This RNA editor...gRNA spacer, as ADAR will preferentially edit an adenine if the template has a cytosine mismatch at that... natural cytidine deaminases, they evolved the adenine deaminase ADAR2DD to deaminate cytidine and used...-U edits, the authors note that it retains its adenine deaminase ability. The authors then tested the ...around the targeted nucleotide. Introduction of guanine-mismatches in the guide across from these off-target...

  6. Droplet Digital PCR for AAV Quantitation

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    Jan. 16, 2020, 2:18 p.m.
    ...For these reasons, we are in the process of transitioning our titering method from qPCR to ddPCR. Droplet...ddPCR) does not require a standard or a reference, meaning saving on reagents (and time)! AAV titering using...droplet digital PCR Droplet digital PCR involves partitioning a PCR reaction mixture into approximately 20,000...ingredients for amplification of the target DNA. This partitioning reduces the number of PCR inhibitors per reaction...replicates are built into the technology. One well (containing thousands of droplets) can be sufficient to capture...dilutions, they are transferred to a new plate containing the mastermix which includes primers and a ddPCR...small channels to create a water-in-oil emulsion containing approximately 20,000 droplets. Each droplet contains...

  7. AAVs in Retinal Gene Therapy

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    July 31, 2018, 12:55 p.m.
    ...another genetic disease more prevalent or life-threatening (cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, muscular dystrophy... years ago when completing her PhD and medical training in Ophthalmology. Gene therapy was in its infancy...Importantly, it is an immune privileged compartment, meaning that it can tolerate the presence of antigens (... Congenital Amaurosis (LCA). Shortly after the cloning of the RPE65 gene, a naturally occurring animal...technology: engineering of new capsid variants, designing expression cassettes to regulate and optimize ...reports suggest that the first clinical study combining these tools may start as early as next year. Twenty... areas of science. This is hopefully only the beginning of a gene therapy revolution and the development...

  8. Deep Dive: Fixing and Permeabilizing for Immunofluorescence

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    Aug. 30, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...You want to halt degradative processes while maintaining the structure of your samples, the relationships... it is great for preserving your samples and maintaining cellular and tissue morphology. Formaldehyde ...detergents, such as Triton X-100, Tween-20, or saponin. Each detergent has different chemical properties... and membrane integrity (Fig. 2). For example, saponin interacts with cholesterol in cell membranes and...) Permeabilizing with the selective detergent, saponin, keeps membrane-associated proteins in place, while...fixing with formaldehyde and permeabilizing with saponin. However, if you are not worried about washing ...https://doi.org/10.1177/33.8.3894499    Im K, Mareninov S, Diaz MFP, Yong WH (2018) An Introduction to...

  9. Lentiviral Vector Uses and Overview

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    May 19, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Enable Genome-Scale, Knockout Screening Read about Genome-Wide Screening Using CRISPR/Cas9 Additional...these plasmids, 293T cells released transgene-containing lentiviral particles into the media, which could...eliminated through the addition of a chimeric 5’ LTR containing a Tat-independent promoter. Although safer, this...both for targeted modification and genome-wide screening.   Lentiviral vectors in the clinic Since lentiviral...HIV-1 were transduced with a lentiviral vector containing an antisense sequence against the HIV-1 envelope...lentiviral plasmid and biosafety guides before beginning your experiment. Let us know how you use lentivirus... vectors and genome-wide libraries for CRISPR screening. Sanjana NE, Shalem O, Zhang F. Nat Methods. 2014...

  10. Your Top Requested Plasmid in 2015!

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    Dec. 30, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...about pooled library screening, read our recent blog post on Genome-wide Screening Using CRISPR/Cas9. If...lentiCRISPR v2 is key to its efficient use in screening experiments; large amounts of virus are required...a single empty vector and in pooled libraries containing thousands of pre-cloned gRNAs. DNA aliquots of... If you need help cloning a gRNA into lentiCRISPR v2, you can take a look at the protocol kindly provided...Ophir, et al. "Genome-scale CRISPR-Cas9 knockout screening in human cells." Science 343.6166 (2014): 84-87... vectors and genome-wide libraries for CRISPR screening." Nature methods 11.8 (2014): 783-784. PubMed ...

  11. 15 Hot Plasmids from 2017

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    Jan. 9, 2018, 3:02 p.m.
    ...that have standard cloning sites or gateway compatible cloning sites for easy cloning of your genes of ...interneurons in mice as well as other organisms, opening the possibility of using these tools in virtually...ability to be coexcited along with EGFP while retaining an emission spectrum that is easily separable ...editing, Rees et al. created HF-BE3, a base editor containing high fidelity Cas9 variant HF-Cas9. They subsequently...reprogramming  Regulation of telomere length with TZAP Maintaining telomere length is important for cellular function...function and genomic stability, as telomere shortening leads to premature aging and cancer. The Denchi ... and repair templates of choice though modular cloning steps. The Voytas lab plans to update the toolkit...

  12. A Needle in a Base-Stack: Cas9 Structural Biology

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    June 4, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...species, explaining why they recognize different guide RNAs. Deep in the REC lobe, the arginine-rich bridge... we can see why: two arginines make base-specific hydrogen bonds to the guanines, but the N (a thymine...guide RNA is bound primarily by the REC lobe. An arginine-rich bridge helix connects the two lobes and helps...stem loops bind along the outside of the protein, spanning both lobes. Stem loop 1, nestled between the REC... (yellow) make base-specific hydrogen bonds to guanines of the PAM in the non-target DNA strand (dark ..., 2022; Sternberg et al., 2015). The correct positioning of the non-target DNA strand is important for...DNA strand, and Cas9 bends the DNA helix by transitioning between the open and closed conformations. This...

  13. Viral Production at Addgene

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    Oct. 24, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...electrophoresis (PAGE) followed by silver staining or SYPRO Ruby staining and the molecular weight and relative...after negative staining. Empty vector particles can be identified after negative staining and appear darker...of the AAV preparation. Figure 1: Silver staining of purified and non-purified AAV subjected to ...Microscopy The ratio of empty to full (i.e., genome-containing) AAV particles within representative vector preparations... Trono lab. Cell culture medium (OptiPro SFM) containing lentivirus is first cleared by low-speed centrifugation...followed by centrifugation. Precipitated pellets containing viral particles are then resuspended in PBS, ...

  14. New Acoustic Reporter Genes: Ultrasound Imaging of Gene Expression

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    Jan. 24, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...extract, and 5 g/L NaCl) or on LB-agar plates containing glucose and L-arabinose at 37oC for at least ...induced with arabinose and colonies on arabinose-containing plates will be visibly white, and gas vesicles...expression heterogeneity required single cell screening to isolate a clonal cell line capable of producing... gene silencing required addition of chromatic-opening agents to boost expression to appreciable levels...Anabaena GVs in mammalian cells without the shell stiffening protein GvpC, which allowed the GVs to be flexible...vesicle expression and robustness without chromatin-opening agents. It ended up being very straightforward ...cells for a several generations to dilute the unintegrated plasmids (Fig. 2b). Next, perform a short (12...

  15. New CRISPR Tools: Cas7-11 and PASTE

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    Feb. 17, 2022, 2 p.m.
    ... revolutionary discovery, including CRISPR, is turning potential into impact. In molecular and cellular... contradicting their initial assumption. Eugene Koonin and Kira Makarova, longtime collaborators of Omar... the project. Using computational observations, Koonin and Makarova found that Cas7-11 appeared to have...toxicity compared to other RNA editing methods — streamlining experimental design and its potential for clinical...reported no detectable effect on cell viability – meaning there was no measurable cell toxicity – using Cas7...integration was observed in non-dividing cells, meaning that this system wasn’t dependent on the cell’s...sequence and integrate it into any DNA sequence containing the 38-50 bp sequence recognized by the serine...

  16. Deciphering the Mysteries of Behavior with Viral Vectors

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    Sept. 17, 2019, 12:40 p.m.
    ...recordings and lesioning studies have been essential for this task. However, most lesioning methods destroy...destroy areas larger than intended and may unintentionally remove connecting pathways between other distant...function, with far fewer side effects compared to lesioning methods -  they may be the key to further unraveling... brain areas associated) compared to an animal running to escape a threat. Locomotion can thus be used...transgenic animals and viral vectors, scientists are combining genetic manipulations with the forced swim test... as sleep, food intake, mobility/coordination, learning, and memory. We’ll cover these in a  future blog... Vincent Jean Pascoli, and Christian Lüscher. "Refining deep brain stimulation to emulate optogenetic ...

  17. Bioinformatics at Addgene

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    July 14, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ... process and tested it by running the main Nextflow script file (containing our new process) on our local...From the beginning, one of Addgene’s goals was to ensure the scientific community obtained high-quality...pipeline. Benefits of Nextflow for bioinformatics pipelining In many use-cases, including ours at Addgene,...a container is sequestered from other programs running on a computer, so it safely operates in isolation... to the ease of jumping back and forth between running the pipeline locally and in the cloud. Creating...print statement at the end of the script or by opening the files. By working on one process at a time,...and decreased cost compared to purchasing and maintaining our own infrastructure. Our patchwork collection...

  18. Our Most Popular Blog Posts from 2019

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    Dec. 31, 2019, 2:26 p.m.
    ... and find plasmids containing these fluorescent proteins at Addgene. 7. Designing Your Chalk Talk for... Hot Plasmids - March 2019 - Anti-CRISPR, 2in1 Cloning, Fluorescent Voltage Indicators, and Photoswitchable...Proteins by Cary Valley, Shreya Vedantam, Michelle Cronin, and Angela Abitua Thanks to a team effort from...101: Positive and Negative Selection for Plasmid Cloning by Jennifer Tsang There are many strategies for...systems and sacB counter-selection) tools used in cloning. 8. Bright Monomeric Fluorescent Proteins: mNeonGreen...chalk talk for an academic job interview including defining your research vision, organizing your vision into...

  19. CRISPR Kinome Libraries Available: Pooled and Individual Plasmid Formats

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    Sept. 9, 2016, 2:43 p.m.
    ...at the Broad Institute, John Doench. A genetic screening project can be a tremendous undertaking, producing...sad. Learn More About CRISPR Pooled Library Screening Why the kinome? While properly designed perturbations...technology, gRNAs to knockout genes – are essential screening components, the model system and the assay are.... The individual plasmids will be useful when screening for phenotypes, such as cell-non-autonomous effects...effects, that do not lend themselves to screening in a pooled setting. The individual plasmids will also...imaging or gene expression assays necessitating the screening of individual plasmids separately. Additionally... will find these reagents to be useful. Happy screening! Many thanks to our guest blogger, John Doench...

  20. Working 9-5: an Addgene Co-op

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    June 2, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...provided with a detailed training schedule that helped me transition easily. Training and responsibilities...responsibilities Through this training, I was gradually introduced to Addgene as a company and given more details on...on what my position entailed. The official training process was lined out to span the first three months...months of my six month employment. In the beginning, I spent a lot of time shadowing members of my team ... what I was to do for my time at Addgene. This training prepared me for the independent work on the QC...concern to the plasmid function. The steps of the training process gave me enough time to become familiar...
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