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TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 18, 2023, 1:15 p.m....Ever wondered where human embryonic kidney (HEK) cells originated from? Or why they are such a commonly...cell line model for cancer-specific research. Membrane receptors and ion channels are often exogenously...
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RUBY-Red Siliques
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 1, 2022, 2:15 p.m....These convert the amino acid tyrosine to betanin, a member of a class of pigments primarily found in plants...skill that takes practice and is difficult for new members of the lab or collaborators unfamiliar with these... -
Fluorescent Biosensors for Measuring Autophagic Flux
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 22, 2019, 2:41 p.m....useful for monitoring mitophagy. It’s important to remember that because Keima’s fluorescent relies on lysosomal...phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) and recruited to autophagasomal membranes, which leads to its degradation by autophagy. ... -
Why Add Sucrose? Improved Yields for Adeno-associated Virus Preparation
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 13, 2018, 1:14 p.m.... AAV2 interacts with the packaging cell's cell membrane When packaging adeno-associated viral vectors ...supernatant, the viral particles associate with the cell membrane and are taken into the cell via endocytosis. In... -
Science Careers: Unruly Interests Feed Many Paths
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 26, 2017, 12:12 p.m....the stochasticity of molecular interactions and embedding individual diversity to get from gamete to a visibly...replication and gene transcription during vertebrate embryogenesis. My interests, though, have proven unruly. Instead... -
10 Great Guest Posts We're Thankful For
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 18, 2016, 3 p.m.... your research, check out this post! R Bodies: Membrane-Rupturing Microscopic Tools In this post, Jessica...also showed that R-bodies can rupture E. coli membranes. Read the full post for potential applications... -
Plasmid Cloning by PCR
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 29, 2016, 2:30 p.m....overhangs to your insert of interest for Gibson assembly. The steps following primer design and the PCR...to ligate our cDNA into the recipient plasmid. Remember to insert your DNA in the correct orientation ... -
The Importance of High Titer for AAV Transductions
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 1, 2018, 2:11 p.m....make sure to rinse off the surface of the filter membrane with the surrounding solution to ensure excess...excess viral particles do not remain adhered to the membrane. Be careful when diluting - if you end up concentrating... -
Visualizing Translation at the Single Molecule Level
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 1, 2017, 1:15 p.m....a CAAX sequence to bind the mRNA to the plasma membrane; this sequence prevents diffusion of the mCherry...SunTag-based system tethers mRNAs to the plasma membrane, it’s not appropriate for use with mRNAs usually... -
Hot Plasmids - June 2019 - Optogenetics, Acoustic Reporter Genes, microRNAs, and the CRISPR-Cas9 system CHIME
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 6, 2019, 12:41 p.m....of reporter plasmids is amenable to Golden Gate assembly for turning the single-input reporters into multi-input...multi-input cell classifiers in one assembly step. Find the miRNA reporter collection at Addgene! Gam ... -
A Quick Guide to a Career in Software Product Management
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 24, 2020, 2:15 p.m....customers, software developers, as well as team members in automation, sales, marketing, and more! This... up. Finish any communications with my UK team members before they log off for the day. 1:45 PM--Write... -
Communicating Your Science With Help From ComSciCon
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 19, 2018, 1:12 p.m.... is important and how it should change how the members of your audience think or act. To address that...substitute for feedback from others. Seek out members of your target audience and ask for their feedback... -
Antibodies 101: ChIP
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 10, 2022, 3:25 p.m....that has been validated in multiple assay types. Remember that ChIP uses native proteins (so antibodies ...extra-methodical approach" to the top of your protocols when embarking on your ChIP journey! References and Resources... -
7 Tips to Secure a STEAM Internship This Summer
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 2, 2021, 2:15 p.m....your network, which includes your friends, family members, and professional network such as co-workers, professors...narrative that is positive, and forward-looking. Embrace it, and let your personality leap out of the page... -
Behind the scenes: Addgene’s new search engine and more
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 12, 2019, 2:22 p.m....findability from multiple angles We assembled a cross-team team, with members from the Customer Service, Data... -
Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Social Media for Scientists
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 11, 2018, 12:46 p.m....rmmAkm6PQd — Elizabeth Kenkel (@ElizabethKenkel) December 5, 2018 How social media has helped me in science... researcher’s work day. It’s also important to remember that it’s not the amount of time you spend on ... -
CasPEDIA: A Functional Classification of Cas Enzymes
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 25, 2024, 2:15 p.m....now, it’s time to cast aside those concerns and embrace a new resource to solve the problem: CasPEDIA, ...collection for plasmids containing that enzyme, and embedded in the References lists on every page you can ... -
Quick Guide to Working with Drosophila Part 3: Genome Engineering in Flies
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 28, 2017, 1:30 p.m....where you want to express multiple transgenes, remember that you’ll need to integrate them all at different...dollars, they will inject the plasmid into fly embryos and pick out flies where your transgene has been... -
Pooled CRISPR Libraries Offer Genome-Wide Control for Large-Scale Functional Screens
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 24, 2015, 7:50 p.m....pooled library In a paper published in Nature in December, Konermann and her colleagues in Feng Zhang’s ...was on the right track. The next insight was to assemble a synthetic transcription activation complex consisting... -
How to Make Friends and Meet People at a Scientific Conference
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 7, 2014, 1:58 p.m....you give someone a card they are more likely to remember you if you follow up and if you give someone your... online to follow up with in person. Email lab members that have moved on to see if they will attend. ... -
Kiran Musunuru on the Newest TALEN Genome-Editing System
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 10, 2013, 3:13 p.m....use in stem cells. (See the complete protocol at StemBook). Addgene: How are you now using this tool? Musunuru...includes 834 plasmids for the pieces you need to assemble. Our system for CRISPR/Cas9 (also available from... -
Antibodies 101: Fab Fragments
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 5, 2024, 1:15 p.m....between one heavy chain and one light chain. When assembled, the four chains make a Y-shaped protein that ...antib8020028 Wessel GM, McClay DR (1986) Two embryonic, tissue-specific molecules identified by a double-label... -
CRISPR 101: Cas9 vs. The Other Cas(s)
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 8, 2022, 2:15 p.m....and targeting abilities of the other Cas family members make for useful implements in the scientist toolbox...Spectrum of Long-Range Genomic Deletions in Human Embryonic Stem Cells Using Type I CRISPR-Cas. Molecular ... -
Reproducibility for Everyone: Lessons from an Open Science Collaboration
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 28, 2019, 1:34 p.m...., the “Reproducibility for Everyone” team was assembled when it was realized that interactive workshops...connected, this diverse and international team assembled the right people at the right time. Be inclusive... -
dTAG - You're it!
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 21, 2018, 2:06 p.m....proliferation of basal-like breast cancer cells. eLife. September 2017. 6: e26693. PubMed PMID: 28926338. PubMed...Structural Regulator of Enhancer-Promoter Loops. Cell. December 14 2017. 171(7):1573-1588.e28 PubMed PMID: 29224777... -
Transferable Skills Guide: Cross-team Communication
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 21, 2019, 1:53 p.m....going to pour these plates now” to a fellow team member. But, at Addgene, we use seven different types ... professional life, let me know that, too. And remember, if you discover during grad school or during ... -
Lighting Up Cell Signaling with Photoswitchable Kinases
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 25, 2017, 1:20 p.m..... Protein kinases deliver messages to the next members of their pathways, but where the kinases are located...nucleus. But if the inhibitor targeted upstream members of the pathway (Raf1, EGRF), the KTR localized ... -
Rosella: A Fluorescent pH-Biosensor for Studying Autophagy
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 13, 2017, 2:30 p.m....Autophagosomes are relatively easy to identify: double-membraned structures containing undigested cytoplasmic contents...stands for protein) associates with autophagosomal membranes, so tagging it with GFP allows for tracking the... -
Plasmids 101: CcdB - The Toxic Key to Efficient Cloning
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 8, 2016, 3:30 p.m....ligase-mediated method, the more recently developed Gibson Assembly Cloning and Gateway® cloning technologies, as ...resources and protocols! We invite feedback from all members of the research community to help us develop these... -
Developing Lab Management Software for Biology
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 25, 2016, 2:30 p.m.... lab members. We can set ourselves up for success by giving explicit instructions to lab members through...