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TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 5, 2023, 2:15 p.m....universities stressful or simply not feasible. Through the virtual systems created and promoted during COVID...fit for you without the financial and logistical stress that accompanies traveling for campus visits. This...have to worry about traveling during an already stressful time, and I was more relaxed during both sets ...their end. Though the quick changes in plans was stressful in and of itself, the flexibility allowed through...using the virtual world to your advantage can strengthen your application and help you decide if a program...
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Truncated gRNAs for Regulating Gene Expression
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 10, 2017, 3:37 p.m....complexed with a gRNA that directs them to the promoter of a gene of interest, they have been shown to...conventionally used SpCas9 (derived from the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes). Consequently, fewer genetic tools...complex. When this complex is directed to a target upstream of the transcriptional start site (TSS) of a gene...competent to cut DNA. When directed to a site downstream of the transcriptional start site of a gene of... -
dTAG - You're it!
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 21, 2018, 2:06 p.m.... al. YY1 Is a Structural Regulator of Enhancer-Promoter Loops. Cell. December 14 2017. 171(7):1573-1588.... Test dTAG molecule toxicity in new cell lines Treat parental cells (or cells expressing a control --... -
Educational Planarian Tools for Teaching Developmental Biology Techniques
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 24, 2018, 1:20 p.m....plasmid harbors a multi-cloning site flanked by T7 promoters to allow for bidirectional transcription to create...to the worms. The phenotypes of RNAi knockdown treatment should be apparent after three dsRNA feedings.... -
Simple CRISPR-based Epigenetic Editing: dCas9-directed DNA Demethylation
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 14, 2021, 2:15 p.m....functional role of DNA demethylation at specific promoters by targeted steric blockage of DNA methyltransferase...understand mechanisms and, eventually, develop treatments, we need tools to specifically edit methylation... -
Open Resources and Plasmid Tools For Studying C. elegans
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 18, 2019, 12:55 p.m....gene expression in C.elegans. In this system a promoter controls the expression of a GAL-4 driver that...that can bind to activation sequences upstream of genes to stimulate expression (Wang et al., 2016). In ... -
Hot Plasmids - October 2020
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 13, 2020, 1:15 p.m....express hybrid Cas9-Cas12a gRNAs under a single U6 promoter. The paralog and dual-targeting hybrid gRNA library...Addgene Sc++ is a codon-optimized, engineered Streptococcus canis Cas9 nuclease that has a broad 5′-NNG-... -
CRISPR 101: Anti-CRISPR Proteins Switch Off CRISPR-Cas Systems
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 23, 2020, 1:20 p.m....activity Regulating Acr proteins by inducible promoters, light, or small molecules could achieve rapid...meningitidis (Nme) (Pawluk et al., 2016). While Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 (SpyCas9) is the most used and...system. 5. Phage therapy Phage therapy uses phage to treat bacterial infections as an alternative to antibiotics... -
Antibiotic Resistance: An Old Solution but a New Problem
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 10, 2016, 3:30 p.m....walk into any supermarket now without seeing a promotion for antibiotic-free, farmed meats. We can focus...antibiotics. When we use antibiotics to treat infections, we are treating microbes with compounds similar to...will be more difficult to treat later. A similar situation can occur if you treat a bacterial infection with...more different classes, or types, of drugs used to treat them. Very often, this is what it means to be a ...often very difficult and very time consuming to treat. Learn How Antibiotic Resistance Genes Are Used ...antibiotics in livestock farming Lengthy courses of treatment with antibiotics These scenarios expose bacterial...the population and making them more difficult to treat in the future. Patients not finishing the whole... -
Plasmids 101: Control Plasmids
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 9, 2015, 3:29 p.m....on the Addgene Blog Origin of Replication The Promoter Region – Let's Go! Browse All of Our Plasmids ...in cells treated with Plasmid A is similar to the expression level of Gene X in the untreated cells—but...be determined empirically. Negative controls: untreated cells, empty vector control, and non-targeting...is observed). In any plasmid-based experiment, untreated cells should be included as these provide the ... -
Hot Plasmids: Winter 2025
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 11, 2025, 1:15 p.m....an enhanced pU6cm promoter, viral replicon amplification of cargo, and heat treatment. Figure 1...dynamics of the motor protein kinesin-1, the Twelvetrees Lab took advantage of the self-labeling tags ...Turner, E.D., Abdelhamid, M.A.S., Craggs, T.D., & Twelvetrees A.E. (2024) Kinesin-1 is highly flexible and ... -
CRISPR Between the Genes: How to Experiment with Enhancers and Epigenomics
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 9, 2016, 2:30 p.m....regulatory regions in the genome, including enhancers, promoters, insulators, and more. I then identified valid...and stop. For instance (chr3, 1, 10) indicates a stretch of DNA at the very beginning of the third chromosome... Let’s now examine how we can locate powerful stretches of DNA known as enhancers with the help of genome...light on dark matter Precise knowledge of which stretches of the genome are pillars for stem cells, or metastasized... -
AAVs CREATed for Gene Delivery to the CNS and PNS
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 28, 2017, 2:01 p.m....shown in tables 1 and 2, with a cell-type specific promoter or enhancer now allows for cell-type-restricted...special CREATE cap plasmid, loxP sites flank the downstream polyA sequence. When viruses produced from this...site of the injection. IV injection into the bloodstream allows for dispersion of the virus but it has...applications (mechanistic studies and gene therapy treatments for neurological diseases). The Gradinaru Lab... -
xCas9: Engineering a CRISPR Variant with PAM Flexibility
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 28, 2018, 6:52 p.m....continuous outflow of phage, increasing stringency and promoting survival of only the broadest-targeting variants..., also has a strict editing window about 15 nt upstream of the PAM. Even if there’s a PAM near your insertion... -
Academic vs. Industry Postdocs
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 13, 2018, 1:22 p.m....a requirement. Your manager: Unlike academia, promotions in industry are based on people’s ability to ...afford to spend too much time working on something extremely risky or exploratory. Getting a job afterwards... -
Capturing a Moment with Marc Zimmer’s “The State of Science”
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 30, 2020, 1:15 p.m....skills. This is an era of social media and self-promotion, and personality is playing an increasingly important...from mildly surprising to genuinely shocking. Mainstream media outlets have addressed CRISPR frequently... -
Tips for arabidopsis transformation
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 25, 2018, 1:23 p.m....are binary gateway vectors and can be used for promoter swapping and generating N and C terminally tagged...healthy plants: Your plants should show no signs of stress, such as anthocyanin production, or disease, such...When your T1 is on soil and has recovered from the stress of selection you can clip a leaf and extract genomic... -
Using AAV for Neuronal Tracing
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 9, 2018, 1:04 p.m....toxicity. AAV vectors can be equipped with strong promoters for high and neuron-specific transgene expression...AAV2-retro vectors with a variety of transgene/promoter combinations. Check out our retrograde AAV blog...forming a neuronal loop which is activated and strengthened during memory formation and memory retrieval..., causes neurotoxicity, and is lethal if left untreated (for review see Dietzschold et al., 2008). Herpes...PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3275419. Maday, S., Twelvetrees, A.E., Moughamian, A.J., and Holzbaur, E.L.F....Roberts, T. F., Hisey, E., Tanaka, M., Kearney, M., Chattree, G., Yang, C. F., Shah, N.M., and Mooney, R. (... -
Transferable Skills Guide: Managing a Team
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 30, 2018, 2:42 p.m....skills guide: managing a team. You’ve just been promoted, congratulations! You’re now a manager with your...motivates you!), know their unique skills and strengths (you will likely have reports with different levels... -
Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs)
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 9, 2023, 2:15 p.m....while also broadening access to experiences that promote professional success (many of my students include...1977; Ma et al., 2020). Many have interpreted this trend as evidence that the best teachers and mentors pass...