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  1. Hassle-free 96-well Format Epitope Tagging Using Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein

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    June 28, 2018, 3:01 p.m.
    ...and PCR genotyping (Sanger sequencing); use primers flanking the tag sequence and expect a size-shift in...pulled-down and later coupled to high-throughput sequencing to identify genome-wide binding patterns of the...facilitates in-frame insertion of tag-encoding sequences at the intended target site. With the widespread...protein, and a donor DNA that contains the tag sequence flanked by homology arms (Figure 1). In the first...donor DNA (ssODN) that contains the tag-encoding sequence and short homology arms (60-70 bp) is added to...ID(s) as an input query, pick crRNA (guide RNA sequence targeting the gene of interest) and ssODN (tag-encoding... promoter region of both the alleles should be sequence-confirmed for "indel-free" knock-in. Another good...
  2. 27 Hot Plasmids from 2016

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    Dec. 22, 2016, 3:03 p.m.
    ...self-transcribing active regulatory region sequencing) that tests enhancer sequences outside of their endogenous chromatin..., and these sequence changes are subsequently identified through transcriptome sequencing. Importantly... due to the variable availability of enhancer sequences in different chromatin states. Alexander Stark...libraries are cloned downstream of a minimal promoter sequence. Should one of these random stretches of DNA contain...its enrichment over input levels using next gen sequencing. The STARR-seq backbone is available from Addgene... genome (the identity of the genes and target sequences can be found here). To use the library, the authors...cells and surviving “mutant” colonies were deep sequenced to identify the gRNAs that confer protection to...
  3. Google Forums Round Up: First Impressions of NgAgo

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    Aug. 4, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...target any sequence of DNA. Second, NgAgo target specificity is dictated by a DNA guide sequence rather than...the views of Addgene. Addgene performs Sanger sequencing on select regions of all distributed plasmids...First, unlike Cas9, NgAgo does not require a PAM sequence for target recognition, which gives a researcher...sites in a single experiment. Also, the NGG PAM sequence might not always be available at an optimal distance...
  4. CRISPR Activators: A Comparison Between dCas9-VP64, SAM, SunTag, VPR, and More!

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    Oct. 6, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...target specific sequences, CRISPR/Cas systems rely on a guide RNA complementary to the sequence of interest...recruits transcriptional machinery to specific sequences, causing targeted gene regulation. This can be...either initiation or elongation, depending on which sequence is targeted. Performance dCas9-VP64 activation...Repurposing CRISPR as an RNA-Guided Platform for Sequence-Specific Control of Gene Expression. Cell 152:...
  5. Custom CRISPR Screens & the Green Listed Software

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    July 11, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...separated cells are subsequently sequenced by next generation sequencing to identify which gRNAs are differentially...then be separated by sorting, and subsequently sequenced to identify which signaling molecules were involved...different “Options”, including adding adapter sequences for cloning purposes.  Press run and wait for...reference library, as well as GC%, reverse compliment sequences, and more. Output_Compact: A text file that describes...name for each gRNA, as well as the suggested gRNA sequence including adapters. Output_UserInputParams: Contains... into your vector of choice using the adapter sequences that you have specified.   Run your screen! ...differentially expressed in the separate groups and, as a consequence, which genes are good candidates for being involved...
  6. CRISPR-mediated Plant Base Editors

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    Jan. 3, 2019, 1:35 p.m.
    ...you are dealing with a defective gene, Xm, the sequence of which is identical to the correct gene, Xw,...window ranging from 1-17 bp relative to the PAM sequence (Zong et al., 2018) (see CBE-3 in Figure 3). ...versions of SpCas9 and SaCas9, which recognize PAM sequences other than NGG (Table-1). Type Nickase Cas9...location of your target base in the protospacer sequence. If you do not find a suitable ‘NGG’ PAM at your...editor variant from Table 1 depending on the PAM sequence. Avoid targeting a ‘C’ placed immediately after... ‘G’ base because CBE is inefficient in a ‘GC’ sequence context. If this cannot be avoided, select the...
  7. Targeting HIV-1 with CRISPR: Shock and Kill or Cut it Out?

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    May 10, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ... require DNA sequence-specific binding. Patients’ HIV-1 genomes will need to be sequenced to determine...-cell line 2D10. PCR amplification and Sanger sequencing of pooled samples showed that most of the HIV...sites with up to 7 mismatches to the gRNA target sequence. Kaminski et al. next tested their procedure in...second challenge for CRISPR HIV-1 therapies is sequence specificity. Whereas antiviral therapies target...resistance to CRISPR therapies through PAM or seed sequence mutations. Multiple gRNAs could be used to combat...
  8. Antibodies 101: Monoclonal Antibodies

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    June 29, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...peptide that represents a short, unique amino acid sequence found in the protein, or, are injected with the...epitope, so it’s less likely that this amino acid sequence will be shared across other proteins. Conversely...Genetic drift refers to changes in the nucleic acid sequence of the antibody-encoding genes over time as the...hybridoma. Any genetic drive can be identified by sequencing the heavy and light chains. To circumvent any...
  9. Synthesized by Ginkgo Bioworks, Shared by Addgene: SARS-CoV-2 Plasmids for Many Expression Systems

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    May 19, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Though we’ve confirmed the expected features and sequences in each plasmid, none of these constructs have...plasmids in our collection, we’ve relied on Sanger sequencing as a first pass QC. The lab team manually transforms...mixing this isolated plasmid DNA with appropriate sequencing primers, and hand deliver them to our Sanger ...plasmids we perform our standard full plasmid sequencing by NGS. Addgene’s QC scientists immediately screen...
  10. 5 Great Apps for Lab Life

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    Sept. 22, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...helpful aspect to this app; the user can search by sequence, category of enzyme, or name to discover all the...alphabet on the side of the screen to find the sequence for your enzyme of interest. Lastly, the Tm calculator... set up an optimal PCR depending on the primer sequence and the NEB polymerase used. Overall, while much...the NEB inventory only, the restriction enzyme sequence resource is universally useful. 4. Chemical Safety...
  11. Predicting Adverse Reactions to Monoclonal Antibody Drugs

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    Feb. 13, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ... origin; purity, mechanism, and stability; and sequence of biologic product, mode of administration, and...prediction of T cell epitopes based on the amino acid sequence of the antibody.  NetMHCPan is one of the more... is a former co-op and current Scientist, DNA Sequencing and QC at Addgene.  References and resources...2022). In silico Immunogenicity Assessment for Sequences Containing Unnatural Amino Acids: A Method Using...
  12. PRIDICT: Predicting Efficiencies of Prime Editing Guide RNAs

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    June 25, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...target-complementary spacer, a scaffold sequence, and an extension sequence containing a primer binding site ... and add the upstream and downstream flanking sequences to their input string (Figure 2). This string ...Chromatin-based prime editing efficiency prediction While sequence-based prediction models from self-targeting screens... of prime editing insertion efficiencies using sequence features and DNA repair determinants. Nature Biotechnology...
  13. Viral Vectors 101: Preparing Pooled Libraries

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    July 13, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...The amplified library is verified through NGS sequencing to confirm library representation. Transfection...then be used for genetic screening, followed by sequencing and further data analysis. Based on Figure 31.5.2...need to verify your library by next-generation sequencing (NGS). The representation of your amplified library...each library’s page, you can find protocols for sequencing, representative NGS results (read counts or another...whether selecting colonies and performing Sanger sequencing will suffice…and the answer is no. Due to the...
  14. Bacterial Toxin-antitoxin Systems as Molecular Biology Tools

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    Nov. 1, 2018, 12:35 p.m.
    ... MazF is a ribonuclease that cleaves specific sequences in RNA resulting in a blockage of protein synthesis...endonucleases cleave DNA at or near specific nucleotide sequences. To counter this, methyltransferases add methyl...methyl groups to bases at specific nucleotide sequences, preventing the cognate restriction enzyme from cleaving...coupled. Translation from the Shine-Dalgarno (SD) sequence of mok results in translation of Mok and Hok, ... death. However, the sok antisense-RNA binds a sequence downstream of the mok SD resulting in a double...
  15. Plasmids 101: Multicistronic Vectors

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    Sept. 9, 2014, 8:20 p.m.
    ...eukaryotic cells.1,2 Since then, a variety of IRES sequences have been discovered - many from viruses, but ...leading to separation between the end of the 2A sequence and the next peptide downstream.4 The "cleavage...experimental conditions.   Peptide  Amino acid sequence* T2A: (GSG) E G R G S L L T C G D V E E N P ...of translation of eukaryotic mRNA directed by a sequence derived from poliovirus RNA. Pelletier et al (...Multicistronic Lentiviral Vectorswith Peptide 2A Sequences. Ibrahimi et al. (Hum Gene Ther. 2009 Aug;20(8...
  16. Editor's Choice, August 2016

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    Sept. 2, 2016, 1:32 p.m.
    ...walkthrough of how you can use PCR to make small sequence changes to plasmid DNA. This an oldie but a goodie... generate C->T or G->A transitions in a target sequence in live cells. This technique uses catalytically...a deaminase to make the transitions at target sequences specified by gRNAs. Caveats, potential specificity...
  17. CasPEDIA: A Functional Classification of Cas Enzymes

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    Jan. 25, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ...without an adjacent PAM or protospacer-flanking sequence (PFS) in some cases. The resource displays these...these requirements in regard to their sequence (NGG, etc.) as well as their orientation relative to the...Adler et al.   You can also search by protein sequence with BLAST, using the homepage search bar. Once... other parameters, such as E-value for protein sequence searches. Additionally, the Phylogeny tool allows...
  18. All in a Twist: dsRNA

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    Feb. 2, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ... as a guide to complementary RNA sequence. Once a compatible sequence is found (typically RNA that the...purposes similar to that of vaccines. If you know the sequence of a virus, you could introduce some of its dsRNA...due to their abundance of R-loops and repetitive sequence. All of the R-loops described above play distinct...productive levels of R-loops and putting DNA at risk. Consequences of duplexed RNA Mammalian cells have multiple...sensing systems fail, diseases and steep cellular consequences arise. dsRNA An immune response is activated...Cellular origins of dsRNA, their recognition and consequences. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol, 23: 286-301 (2022). ...
  19. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - March 2021

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    March 23, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...easy enough to contemplate DNA in terms of its sequencing, in vivo studies should always take DNA’s chromatin...expression pattern and an auxin inducible degron (AID) sequence attached to your protein of interest. TIR1 interacts...of auxin, this TIR1 complex binds to the degron sequence ultimately leading to the degradation of the AID-tagged...(minimal 44 amino acids auxin inducible degron sequence) tagged proteins. Degradation of your protein ...
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