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  1. Plasmids 101: The protein expression toolbox

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    Feb. 16, 2023, 7:05 p.m.
    ...can be done by either plasmid or virus. A plasmid carrying your cDNA can be targeted for integration at...appropriate promoter to express your cDNA, depending on the level of expression you would like. Check out...permanently induce expression? Check out our Retro expression vector and Lenti expression vector. Turn it...ablate protein expression. If you need the ability to control when you turn off expression for good, the...inducible expression (more on this below) will both achieve temporary repression of protein expression. Addgene...turning on expression of a new protein is a cinch. Stably introducing the coding region of a gene (cDNA) can...help choosing. Viral expression is another mechanism to integrate your choice cDNA. Both lentivirus and...
  2. New Tools Enable CRISPRa for Neuroscience Applications

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    July 2, 2019, 12:51 p.m.
    ...CRISPRa over traditional cDNA overexpression: isoform-specific gene expression. Gene isoforms refer to ... for generating the SPH mouse. (B) AAV plasmids used to express CRE under neuron-specific promoters (aCaMKII... (i.e., how many sgRNA expression cassettes will fit). Cre-dependent expression of the SPH activator paired...neuronal populations.  The Yang Lab’s AAV plasmids used to express Cre under neuron-specific promoters, including... ubiquitous expression of sgRNA(s) and mCherry (vector 1) with neuron-specific expression of dCas9-VPR...system with ubiquitous expression of sgRNA (top) and neuron-specific expression of dCas9-VPR (bottom)....without inducing expression of the non-targeted variant. Moreover, isoform-specific expression of Bdnf resulted...
  3. Modulate the Activity of 17 Signaling Pathways with One Kit!

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    March 22, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...mutant complementary DNAs (cDNAs) representing core nodes that, when over-expressed, constitutively activated...finish. They cloned all the cDNAs into a single consensus lentiviral expression vector and attached a DNA...for Your Research View our Hot Plasmid Pages to See the Latest Plasmid Technologies ... drugs in specific contexts, so he assembled a plasmid kit designed to do exactly that. As described in...curate the perfect library, obtained the appropriate cDNAs from other researchers, and cloned them into lentiviral...It’s also possible you could make use of these plasmids in living animals, to explore pathways that confer...Be Used in Genome-Wide Screening Browse 28 Hot Plasmid Technologies from 2015 Additional Resources on...
  4. Enabling Precision Functional Genomics with the Target Accelerator Plasmid Collection

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    May 11, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...We've developed a new plasmid toolkit, the Broad Institute Target Accelerator Plasmid Collection, that we... used the cancer plasmid collections listed above to demonstrate how gene expression profiling, systematic...large scale, broadly available collection of mutant cDNA clones corresponding to cancer variants found in... genome sequencing studies (as well as reference cDNA clones mapping to well-annotated cellular pathways...phenotypes. Broad Institute Target Accelerator Plasmid Collections To overcome this first challenge, we...developed the Broad Institute Target Accelerator Plasmid Collections, now widely available to the scientific...Addgene. These include 634 sequence confirmed mutant cDNA clones corresponding to cancer variants derived ...
  5. Educational Planarian Tools for Teaching Developmental Biology Techniques

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    May 24, 2018, 1:20 p.m.
    ...RNAi) to knockdown expression of specific gene expression. The 49 deposited plasmids enable students to... DNA (cDNA), and then use PCR and molecular cloning to insert the cDNA into the desired plasmid backbone...experiments in planarians with their recent plasmid deposit. These plasmids enable two main types of experiments... cloned into plasmids to investigate for each of these planarian species. These plasmids all have a PR-T4...protocol resources. Find Sánchez lab Plasmids Visualizing gene expression via Whole Mount In Situ Hybridization...are transformed with the appropriate plasmid and dsRNA expression is activated through the  induction ...Ingestion of bacterially expressed double-stranded RNA inhibits gene expression in planarians." Proceedings...
  6. CRISPR Activation: A Practical Guide

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    Aug. 18, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ... (Pan et al., 2018). cDNA libraries, which consist of plasmids that over-express coding sequences from... to activate, we would recommend using a cDNA overexpression vector rather than going through all the ...used in therapeutics, as it can increase gene expression at certain loci to create changes in phenotypes...: once the environmental trigger leaves, gene expression is no longer activated. However, there are several...up-regulated. For instance, generally, the more highly expressed a gene is under native conditions, the less activation...and deliver when compared to gRNAs. Additionaly, cDNAs cannot be used to study in cis regulation and also... for altering DNA sequence or regulating gene expression.     References Behan FM, Iorio F, Picco G, Gonçalves...
  7. Polymerase Chain Reaction Overview and Applications

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    Aug. 10, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...requires RNA to be converted to cDNA using reverse transcription and the cDNA is subsequently quantified by...Digital PCR for AAV Quantification Plasmid cloning by PCR  Plasmids 101: Colony PCR Site Directed Mutagenesis...amplicon can be used in molecular cloning to create a plasmid of interest, for detecting the presence of an insert...used in a variety of applications including gene expression profiling, studying copy number variation, and...Quantify starting template DNA concentration Gene expression profiling Copy number variations Quantify RNA...
  8. Hot Plasmids June 2018 - Reverse transcriptase, nanobody, and protein-DNA interaction tools

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    June 27, 2018, 1:16 p.m.
    ...highlight a subset of the new plasmids in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These articles ...recent plasmid deposits and we hope they'll make it easier for you to find and use the plasmids you need...write about a recent plasmid deposit please sign up here. Listen to the Hot Plasmids Podcast!  MarathonRT...at Yale University recently deposited a plasmid for expressing a novel reverse transcriptase (RT), MarathonRT...these lentiviral plasmids, catalytically inactive Cas9 (dSpyCas9) fused to APEX2 is expressed from a Tet/Shield1...sequence of interest with an sgRNA expressed from a separate plasmid. When cells are treated with biotin–phenol..., reverse transcription of RNA such as long-read cDNA sequencing and RNA sequencing of complex heterogeneous...
  9. Building and Validating Recombinant Antibodies: A Case Study

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    April 5, 2022, 1:20 p.m.
    ...collection.  Creating the Plasmids To begin constructing the plasmids for expression of mAbs, the Trimmer ...R-mAb expression plasmids were DNA sequenced to determine the VH and VL sequence. These plasmids have ...separate elements of the R-mAb expression plasmid involved in coexpression of light (green) and heavy (blue...through NABOR are recombinant antibodies expressed from plasmids that have been deposited with Addgene. ...an amplicon that  was cloned into a plasmid backbone for expression of the mAb heavy and light chain, each... recombinant monoclonal antibody (R-mAb) expression plasmids, allowing for important reagents that could...was chosen because cells transfected with a plasmid to express the target antigen could be screened in a...
  10. Viral Vectors 101: Viral Vector Elements

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    July 25, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ...lentiviral plasmids Addgene's most popular retroviral plasmids Addgene's collection of AAV plasmids Addgene...split across several plasmids (often three), for safety purposes. The primary plasmid with the delivered...often a gene) is called the transfer plasmid while the other plasmids with packaging or replication components... cargo, typically an expression construct, to cells/organisms. This is often cDNA, shRNA, or something...similar, and is contained on the transfer plasmid. If expression is the goal, a promoter should flank this...what will be delivered and expressed in the host cell from the transfer plasmid. Viral packaging and entry...of adenovirus plasmids Resources on the Addgene blog Parts of the AAV packaging plasmid Overview of Lentiviral...
  11. Your Lentiviral Plasmid FAQs Answered

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    April 23, 2014, 1:08 p.m.
    ... of lentiviral plasmids created for a variety of applications including cDNA expression, shRNA-mediated...four different plasmids into the producer cells (two packaging plasmids, an envelope plasmid, and the lentiviral...majority of transfer plasmids use the weak viral LTR promoter to drive expression of the gene of interest...levels of protein expression tends to be much lower than those seen when using a plasmid backbone that was...generation systems consist of an envelope plasmid and a packaging plasmid encoding HIV proteins gag, pol, rev...generation systems require an envelope plasmid, and two packaging plasmids, one encoding gag and pol and a second...glycoprotein will be expressed on virus particles? A5: This depends on the envelope plasmid you use as the ...
  12. Plasmids 101: Gateway Cloning

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    Jan. 12, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ...reaction creates an expression clone with all of the components necessary for gene expression.     The ...(indicated here by plasmid color), allowing you to easily select for the expression clone. You will also...favorite gene! STEP 2: Generate an Expression Clone When making the expression clone, it is important to choose...organism, desired expression level, and experimental purpose. For mammalian lentiviral expression, we could use...clone to create the expression clone.    Figure 6: Generating an expression clone. The reaction...  STEP 3: Express your Gene of Interest! Be sure to verify the integrity of your expression clone via ...large variety of plasmids. Speed The Gateway system enables the generation of the expression construct in ...
  13. Tips for Titering Your Lentiviral Preps

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    March 15, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...your virus and assaying for expression of a gene carried on the transfer plasmid or quantifying the number...In this approach, viral RNA is first converted to cDNA and then quantified using qPCR primers targeting...beneficial as they ensure that the correct transfer plasmid was used in the transfection; if preparing several... that comes from amplification of the original plasmid which can over-inflate results. A packing vector...that are positive for vector encoded transgene expression following transduction with serial dilutions ...antibiotic resistance genes carried on transfer plasmids. Target cells are transduced with serial dilutions...addition, promoter choice can also impact transgene expression. The most accurate method of lentiviral titration...
  14. Tips for Screening with Yeast Two Hybrid Systems

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    Oct. 22, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...transforming both fusion plasmids, or mating two single haploid yeast fusion plasmid transformants into a ...Addgene Browse Our Yeast Expression Vectors Find Bacterial Two Hybrid Plasmids Read our Blog Post About...activation. Vary the expression levels of bait and prey proteins - overexpression can lead to false interactions...During this period, proteins were successfully expressed as fusions that retain their individual activities...see Figure 2a) (4). These fusions are then co-expressed in a yeast strain that also contains a reporter...bait”, Figure 2b) cannot activate reporter gene expression on its own, but, if the two POI’s interact, this...the promoter of the reporter gene to activate expression (Figure 2c). The reporter gene then allows detection...
  15. MXS Chaining

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    Feb. 7, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ...Gibson Assembly Learn About Other Plasmid Cloning Techniques Plasmids 101: Green Fluorescent Protein Resources...Fluorescent Protein Collection Find Plasmid Kits at Addgene Find Plasmid Cloning Protocols References 1....combination of different genetic sequences into plasmid DNA. In high throughput cloning techniques, although...localization, as well as cellular processes like gene expression and cell migration (Sladitschek and Neveu, 2015...MXS chaining MXS-chaining was designed to create plasmids for fluorescence imaging or flow cytometry applications...enhancers, polyadenylation signals, inducible gene-expression sequences, and more. By combining these components...cell cycle dynamics, titrate inducible transgene expression, or a variety of other clever applications. ...
  16. No Llamas Required - Synthetic Nanobodies Against Membrane Proteins

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    June 18, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...size, nanobodies can be synthetically expressed off of plasmids in bacteria, and they can target epitopes...transcribed into cDNA fragments that are efficiently subcloned into the phagemid pDX_init plasmid, using the...can be subcloned into pBXNPH3 or pBXNPHM3 expression plasmids for the production of tag-free proteins for...Fusions Plasmids 101: Secondary Nanobody Toolbox Resources on Addgene.org View the Antibody plasmid collection...The Seeger lab found a way around this by using plasmids to generate sybodies, synthetic nanobodies against...form of mRNA for academic research. The template plasmids for generating your own libraries are also available...available in the Sybody Generation Toolbox plasmid kit: SB_concave, SB_loop, SB_convex. These scaffolds...
  17. Cloning Mammalian Cells with the Agarose Method

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    Sept. 7, 2017, 12:17 p.m.
    ...to select both over- and under-expressing clones. If GFP-encoding cDNA is co-transfected at a favorable... Pages Browse Fluorescent Protein Plasmids Find Mammalian Expression Vectors ...and PCR, depending on the level of endogenous expression. We highly recommend the use of an electronic...ampules each of 4 clones with different levels of expression of our gene of interest. Advantages of the agarose...isolate individual cell clones with different expression characteristics from a population of transfected...Time CRISPR User) The Challenges of Cell Culture Plasmids 101: Mammalian Vectors Resources on Addgene.org...the Lindberg Lab we often make cell lines that overexpress genes of interest; more recently we have also...
  18. PITChing MMEJ as an Alternative Route for Gene Editing

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    Feb. 23, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ... The ready-made PITCh plasmids available from Addgene are perfect for expressing GFP from a given promoter...Guide Pages Find CRISPR Plasmids for Your Experiments Deposit Your New Plasmid Tools with Us  ...Integration into Target Chromosomes). Using their PITCh plasmids, GFP knock-in cell lines can be created in about... knock-ins, some labs have used NHEJ for whole plasmid integration; however, since NHEJ is error-prone...cloning. An overview of PITCh. The PITCh plasmid contains a GFP-Puro cassette flanked by 5' and ...sites. This PITCh plasmic is cotransfected with a plasmid carrying Cas9, the PITCh-gRNA, and the locus-specifc.... The PITCh-gRNA creates two DSBs in the PITCh plasmid to release the cassette, and an insertion-locus-specific...
  19. Minigenomes - a Safe Way to Study Dangerous Viruses Like the Ebola Virus

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    March 17, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...encoded on separate plasmids and are co-transfected into cells alongside a plasmid encoding the minigenome...four viral genes in the same plasmid (as opposed to four separate plasmids), there are a few reasons arguing...separate (and thus smaller) plasmids. Finally, having four separate plasmids allows researchers to partially... 2 μg minigenome plasmid per well (in a 6 well plate format). However, since plasmid quality and transfection...additional plasmid containing the T7 RNA polymerase gene or using cells that stably express T7 (e.g. BSR...Minigenome System). From a more technical standpoint, a plasmid with all four genes and necessary control elements...relatively large. Cloning the viral genes in this plasmid would be more difficult compared to if each gene...
  20. Plasmids 101: Modular Cloning Applications and Kits

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    May 14, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...conditional gene expression, multiplexed CRISPR, and chromosomal integration of larger expression cassettes ...chromosomal integration and gene expression, the system includes a toolkit to express recombinant proteins within...comparisons between CRISPR components expressed from different plasmid backbones. They noted that backbone...or distance in the placement of plasmid elements can impact expression levels and consequently convolute... tools can be used in bacterial and cell-free expression systems, mammalian cells, yeast, flies, and even...from individual transcription units (TUs) used to express your favorite gene-of-interest, all the way to ..., solubility and purification tags, connectors, cDNAs, and more to find the perfect combination. The EcoFlex...
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