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  1. Tips for a 1st Time CRISPR User (by a 1st Time CRISPR User)

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    March 7, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ...editing. A virus encoding GFP plus a gRNA targeting GFP (pXPR_011, 59702-LV) was used to assay Cas9 activity...from BRAF-edited and GFP-edited amplification products (BRAF-GFP duplex) and from GFP-edited amplification...pools. Using this virus, it’s expected that Cas9 activity, guided by the virally-delivered GFP gRNA, will...Pro-Tips 1. To quantify Cas9 activity using this assay, you really need to use FACS (like they did in the original...I thought I could see GFP expression with a fluorescence microscope, but the GFP expression was so low...expressed GFP) that I couldn’t get a good image. You could probably also do Western blotting against GFP expression...76480-LV) or control GFP gRNA (BRDN0000561167) (80034-LV) were individually used to transduced stable ...
  2. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - September 2021

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    Sept. 21, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...find and use the plasmids you need. Here's what you'll find in this article: An improved cell-free system... The CRISPR Corner New ready-to-use viral preps   Improved cell-free transcription/translation system...successfully reconstituted in this cell-free system. In summary, this cell free system allows for a relatively ...vectors and flow cytometry is used to sort populations by mCherry and GFP expression to check for ABE’s...biosynthetic pathways  By Gabrielle Clouse Recently, cell-free transcription/translation systems (also referred...understand bacterial gene clusters that produce useful natural materials, such as antibiotics. Simon Moore...Recently, this group optimized their initial system by using a stronger promoter and different biochemical secondary...
  3. Multiple Plasmids at a Low Price: Kits from Addgene

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    Sept. 14, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...can be used, and how they’ve been used to date . If you have any questions, please write to us in the ...Gagoski used SITS to create the pCell-Free vectors, Gateway-compatible backbones that enable cell-free expression...found at the 3’ end of the leader sequence. Using a variety of GFP and RFP fusions as their test genes, the...sequences used in this so-called bicistronic design (BCD). The 49 vectors in this kit can be used to drive...protein of interest. The plasmids used to generate these fusions all use the same restriction enzymes for...Purification Process with pCri Cell-free protein expression kit Cell-free expression systems have been improved...and comparison of different cell-free expression systems; the Cell-free expression test kit represents ...
  4. Hot Plasmids - May 2022

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    May 26, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...2021.    BLITZ uses the biotin ligase TurboID fused to a conditionally stabilized GFP-nanobody rather...line expressing a GFP-tagged version of a protein of interest. The binding of the GFP nanobody to its target... proximity to the GFP-tagged protein (albeit slightly offset due to the nanobody-GFP interaction). The...Fig. 3: Development of a cleavage-free dCas9-based gene editor using microbial SSAPs. Image from Wang,...be deconvoluted using freeware.    Fig. 4: Images of 12 visual barcodes in use in A375 cell line... hope they'll make it easier for you to find and use the plasmids you need. If you'd ever like to write...proximity labeling Increased neuronal expression using Cre-mediated AAV Targeted Evolution method (M-CREATE...
  5. Our Most Popular Blog Posts from 2019

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    Dec. 31, 2019, 2:26 p.m.
    ...Toolbox: Free Tools for Making Scientific Graphics by Beth Kenkel Find a round-up of tools you can use for...scientific graphics. PS: they’re free. 3. Fluorescent Proteins 101: GFP Fusion Proteins - Making the Right...you’d like to see more of? Let us know by leaving a comment or emailing us at [email protected].  Thank you...toxin-antitoxin systems and sacB counter-selection) tools used in cloning. 8. Bright Monomeric Fluorescent Proteins...Morgan There are many model organisms people are using for their research. In this blog post, we’ve covered...Joachim Goedhart shares some strategies for generating GFP fusion proteins. From considering protein size and...more control and flexibility to CRISPR editing. Using a fusion between Cas9 and reverse transcriptase ...
  6. Viral Production at Addgene

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    Oct. 24, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...titers obtained using ddPCR are generally two to three fold higher than those achieved using the standard...Endotoxin contamination is minimized by using an endotoxin-free plasmid purification protocol. To minimize... later, Cre-dependent GFP expression was detected with direct fluorescence. GFP was not detected in the...addition, plasmids are typically prepared using endotoxin-free plasmid purification kits.     Figure... our lentiviral preps.   Viruses are generated using standard methods that have been optimized for each...Pennsylvania Vector Core. Transfections are performed using the transfer plasmid, a plasmid encoding rep and...facility that produced the viral vector lot. Contact us to determine which facility produced your viral vector...
  7. 28 Hot Plasmid Technologies from 2015

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    Dec. 23, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...tool from the past year? Let us know about it in the comments or shoot us an e-mail at [email protected] cas9 approach can also be used for activation of specific genes using dCas9-VP64 activator fragments...both the GFP and the RFP proteins in the nucleus. During the first round of translation, the GFP proteins...a specified order using Multisite Gateway cloning. A desired insert is cloned using traditional restriction...further chaining. Plasmids constructed using MXS-chaining were used in a variety of experiments including...plasmids for use in high-throughput screening of pre-mRNA splicing. This reporter system can be used for identifying...antibodies against them, fused them to GFP, and compared them to popularly used epitopes tags such as HA and MYC...
  8. PITChing MMEJ as an Alternative Route for Gene Editing

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    Feb. 23, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...Integration into Target Chromosomes). Using their PITCh plasmids, GFP knock-in cell lines can be created ... the GFP-Puro will be inserted just upstream of a stop codon. One potential concern is if the GFP-Puro... you follow CRISPR research, you know all about using non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) to make deletions...template with flanking sequence homology for error-free DSB repair. NHEJ joins the ends of a DSB in an error-prone...insertions and deletions common. In contrast, MMEJ uses regions with 5-25 bp of microhomology flanking a...inefficiency of HDR for knock-ins, some labs have used NHEJ for whole plasmid integration; however, since...should be lower than that observed with NHEJ. PITCh: Using MMEJ for gene knock-in Building on the lab’s previous...
  9. Hot Plasmids: Fall 2025

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    Nov. 11, 2025, 2:14 p.m.
    ...protein of interest or targeted to a GFP fusion protein using an anti-GFP nanobody (Figure 4). Once incorporated...fused to GFP forms fluorescent biomolecular condensates. A GFP-nanobody fused to the killswitch (GFP-nb–KS... Plus, the tools used here (also available as AAV Packaged on Request) will be useful for related studies...their results.  Figure 6: CRISPRkit uses a cell-free system to carry out transcription and translation... TEV protease. Created with BioRender.com. Using this system, the team tracked the delivery of mitochondria... MitoTRACER, as it is a diverse tool that can be used in many different systems, both in vitro and in ...Zhu, Eom, Fang, et al., 2025). These new sensors use quite different designs, leading to unique advantages...
  10. Hot Plasmids June 2018 - Reverse transcriptase, nanobody, and protein-DNA interaction tools

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    June 27, 2018, 1:16 p.m.
    ...for quantitative analysis using different detection methods. Since the anti-GFP nanobody is able to bind...nanobodies described here can be used to target any protein fused with GFP, YFP, mCerulean, or other related... hope they'll make it easier for you to find and use the plasmids you need. If you'd ever like to write...facilitating techniques that are dependent on long, error-free, reverse transcription of RNA such as long-read ...includes a set of plasmids each containing an anti-GFP nanobody fused with a different functional element...that associate with specific genomic loci. He made use of catalytically inactive dCas9 by fusing it to an...developed a group of plasmids (here) that can be used to label all proteins within a radius of approximately...
  11. Negative Can Be Positive: Open AAV Data with Addgene

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    Sept. 6, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...literature, scientists can use the Data Hub to compare different methods and vectors, and use this data to guide...when others have already answered this question and used it to publish!  Working with AAV vectors in neuroscience... I started working with AAV vectors. I wanted to use an AAV vector to express ChR2(H134R) in A2 norepinephrine... cassette with an ubiquitous promoter to express GFP in a group of young rats. We found that, in this ...important factors such as what is the best promoter to use, or if and how much the spread of the virus to adjacent...label norepinephrine (NE) expressing neurons and GFP (green) to label neurons transduced by each serotype... (3,5,8), injection titers (1,2), and cell types used for packaging viral particles (6), can influence...
  12. Delivery Methods for Generating iPSCs

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    April 17, 2018, 1:37 p.m.
    ...minicircle RNA Delivery DNA-Free High High Transgene-free and vector-free Multiple transfections required...required Protein Delivery DNA-Free Low High Transgene-free and vector-free. Slow and inefficient Difficult...Excisible Medium Medium Generates transgene-free and vector-free cells Genome integration Need to sequence...Non-integrating Low Medium Generates transgene-free and vector-free cells No genomic integration Inefficient...Non-integrating Medium Medium Generates transgene-free and vector-free cells No genomic integration Can be difficult...usually Medium Medium Generates transgene-free and vector-free cells Limited genomic integration Multiple...Non-integrating Medium Medium Generates transgene-free and vector-free cells No genomic integration Inefficient...
  13. Hot Plasmids: Summer 2024

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    Aug. 27, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...capture module (SpyTag-GFP nanobody) assembled on beads. C) Micrograph of H1.8-GFP nucleosomes collected...many future variations using nanobodies or scFvs for other targets or could be used for applications beyond...In MagIC-cryo-EM, target proteins (expressed as a GFP fusion in this proof-of-concept study) are captured...SpyTag-SpyCatcher linkers and spacer proteins ending with a GFP nanobody (Figure 1). This enrichment streamlines ...) 3D model of the obtained structure of the H1.8-GFP-bound nucleosome. Images adapted from Arimura et ...CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.  Arimura et al. used MagIC-cryo-EM to determine several structures (at...structures at comparable or higher resolution than using more complex protective methods or detergents like...
  14. Hot Plasmids May 2018 - Optogenetics, Decaffeination, Biosensors, and Fluorescent Protein Tools

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    May 15, 2018, 12:43 p.m.
    ... hope they'll make it easier for you to find and use the plasmids you need. If you'd ever like to write...Institute for Basic Science (IBS) has developed another useful optogenetic tool that enables robust and efficient...stimulation with blue light.  Similarly, light can also be used to control homo-oligomerization of a protein fused...without the extra peptide. CRY2clust should prove a useful tool to further probe cellular function. The CRY2clust...segment Optogenetic stimulation is a powerful tool used by neuroscientists to interrogate neuronal networks...are absent in soCoChR-expressing cells. Finally, using synaptic receptor blockers to distinguish real and...plasmids described in this work including the soCoChR-GFP plasmid as well as several derivatives encoding alternative...
  15. Antibodies 101: Single Chain Fragment Variables (scFvs)

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    June 3, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ... are scFvs used for? scFvs are used in many of the ways antibodies are. scFvs are even used to screen ...clearance, which is useful for imaging applications; better tissue penetration which is useful for therapeutic...immunized animals, but it's possible to avoid animal use by using semi-synthetic or entirely synthetic VL and ...binding scFv that’s fused to GFP. When the multiple copies of the scFv-GFP fusion bind the SunTag scaffold... this, one or more of these approaches are often used for scFv expression in bacteria:  targeting to ...Sandomenico et al., 2020). conversion to a cysteine free format that’s easier to express in the cytoplasm..., makes them better suited than antibodies to be used as building blocks for engineered proteins. This...
  16. Save Time with Transient Plant Leaf Transformations

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    July 25, 2019, 12:03 p.m.
    ... We used the disarmed Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain GV3101(pMP90), which works well for us. Use a well...can be used to develop stable hairy root lines in tissue culture. This method is commonly used in C. roseus...rLUC-I::pMAS. Fluorescent proteins (FP, e.g. GFP) can be used in many ways. Often a FP is fused to a protein...the commonly used CaMV 35S promoter in Agrobacterium. This can be easily avoided by the use of introns,...or plants, our transient expression method enables us to quickly screen and investigate transcription factor...gene silencing (VIGS) is a transient technique that uses a virus and the plant's post-transcriptional machinery...Mortensen et al., 2019). Our method might provide some useful guidelines for the development of transient transformation...
  17. Plasmids 101: Protein tags

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    Dec. 11, 2014, 4:26 p.m.
    ...Plasmids 101 has covered GFP and its related fluorescent proteins, which are sometimes used as tags for detection... proteins can be purified using metal-affinity chromatography, usually using a Ni2+ column. Like other...Affinity Frequently used for western blots, IP, co-IP, IF, flow -cytometry, but rarely used for purification...various mutations used to increase its stability activity, can be readily purified using plasmids found ...Fluorescent Protein Should I Use? Plasmids 101: Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) Fluorescent Protein Guide...the accompanying cartoon, they have a multitude of uses including (but not limited to) purification, detection... to insolubility, and aggregated protein is not useful protein. MBP tags can help with solubility issues...
  18. Better Dyeing Through Chemistry & Small Molecule Fluorophores

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    Sept. 8, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...chemistry! The discovery of green fluorescent protein (GFP) sparked a renaissance in biological imaging. Suddenly...advances lead to an obvious question: In this age of GFP and its ilk, why should cell biologists talk to chemists...encoded tetracysteine (Cys4) peptide tag could be used to label proteins in cells (Figure 1a). Other strategies...e.g., SNAP-tag, HaloTag, TMP-tag) – These widely used systems consist of a genetically encoded enzyme ...be incorporated into a protein structure and then used with the growing toolbox of bioorthogonal chemical...meaning the ligand exhibits low fluorescence when free in solution, but high fluorescence upon binding ...fluorogenic and several others can be made fluorogenic using environmentally sensitive fluorophores. Overall,...
  19. Antibodies 101: Immunoprecipitation

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    Dec. 7, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...which can be used for most antibodies compatible with either Protein A or G.  While commonly used, Protein...the antibody used for IP is derived from the same species as the antibody that will be used for detection...such as this, an epitope such as c-Myc, GFP or V5 can be used to tag the protein of interest on the C-...will need to be verified using alternative methods.  Finally, IP can also be used to study proteins that...Immunoprecipitation (IP) uses immobilized antibodies, or immunoglobulins, to isolate a specific protein...protein out of a complex mix. Using this technique, users can look for the presence or absence of a protein...target is present in low amounts. In this method, the free antibody is incubated with the protein mix and antibody-target...
  20. New Acoustic Reporter Genes: Ultrasound Imaging of Gene Expression

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    Jan. 24, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...genes are widely used to study gene expression in cells. But these reporters have limited use in vivo because...genes gvpNJKFGWV marked with Emerald GFP. These plasmids can be used directly in transient transfection ...higher) of BFP and GFP producing cells. After FACS, return the cells to doxycycline-free media and expand...bacteria The first-generation bacterial ARGs (bARGs), used in bacteria, expressed poorly at body temperature...tissue unless destructive ultrasound imaging was used. We set out to develop next-generation bARGs that... not require a booster cassette, either, allowing us to reduce the genetic footprint yet again. This ...the cell line with rtTA, then integrate the mARGs using PiggyBac. Gas vesicles are detectable under ultrasound...
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