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  1. To Codon Optimize or Not: That is the Question

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    Nov. 12, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...Synthesis NovoPro Labs Codon Optimization Tool (ExoOptimizer) Genewiz Codon Optimization  ATUM DNA2.0  IDT ...So when do you want to codon optimize your gene of interest? Codon optimization has become extremely useful...Caveats and concerns: When not to codon optimize? Although codon optimization increases protein production ...another? Let’s take a look at codon usage and when you might want to optimize codons for expression in a particular...A) The codon wheel depicts the 64 codons that encodes the 20 amino acids and three stop codons. (B) Example... be worth codon optimizing a human gene for expression in E. coli. Genes are also optimized for expression...the first codon optimized membrane protein expressed in mammalian cells. In this study, codon optimization...
  2. Plasmids 101: Codon usage bias

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    Sept. 27, 2018, 1:09 p.m.
    ...problem of codon usage bias - codon optimization and the expression of alternative tRNAs Codon optimization...in each codon. There are therefore 64 possible codons but only 20 amino acids and 3 stop codons to encode...GenScript host online codon optimization tools. Keep in mind that, just because you optimize a gene with one...encode leaving 41 codons unaccounted for. The result is redundancy; multiple codons encode single amino ...have molded which codons are used preferentially in which organisms - organisms have codon usage bias. You... You can find many codon tables showing which codons encode which amino acids (see example to the right...Unfortunately, codon preferences make it so you cannot choose among the possible codons at random and ...
  3. Using Phosphoserine to Study Protein Phosphorylation

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    June 23, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...amber stop codons (TGA) to encode phosphoserine, the Sep-tRNA synthetase, and EF-Sep – an optimized elongation...full-length protein (the TAG codon should encode phosphoserine instead of a stop codon, which will allow full...interest as possible, some optimization will be necessary. To begin, one should optimize protein production using...phosphoserine directly into recombinant proteins (5). Optimization of this system defined three components required...Figure 1): A tRNA that recognizes a specific ‘open’ codon and utilizes this triplet to incorporate phosphoserine... have worked most extensively worked with and optimized Sep-OTSλ and can recommend its use (6).  2. C321...phosphorserine OTS recognizes the TAG amber stop codon, using the OTS in an unmodified bacterial strain...
  4. GCE4All: Making Genetic Code Expansion Accessible

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    June 15, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ... While the codon used is often one of the three stop codons ­– most commonly the UAG codon – in some systems... systems, rare codons and four-amino acid frameshift codons are also used. Note that some systems have...introduce the gene of interest containing the chosen codon that will result in the incorporation of the non-canonical...along with the inherent trickiness of using and optimizing GCE, led to a large toolbox filled with systems...dubious enough that they don’t give it a try. Optimization Why is GCE so complicated? Well, while the techniques...growth temperature) may need to be individually optimized for each of the three factors: the ncAA, the tRNA... synthetases. And, naturally, rarely are the optimization parameters the same for all three components...
  5. Natural or synthetic? How Addgene’s dataset reveals trends in biological innovation

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    Nov. 8, 2018, 3:47 p.m.
    ...because of these different codon usage biases. But if a gene’s sequence was “optimized” so that it more closely...In designing and optimizing their algorithm, they found that  GC content and rare codon percentage were... there are not rare codons and many genes where there are instances of rare codons, sometimes intentionally...synthetic or natural? The answer to this lies in the codon usage biases of different organisms. Different species... species have different preferences for the codons they use; even if two species encode the same protein...looked at intrinsic properties (GC content or rare codon percentage) and comparative properties (percent ...work within a narrow range for GC content. Rare codons also are not good predictors because they are just...
  6. 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.
    ...promoter driving multiple combinations of WT, codon optimized, untagged, cleavage sites (thrombin and TEV...protein coding genes, tags, truncations, and codon optimizations similar to those found in the bacterial expression...expression plasmids Finally a set of wild type and codon optimized, full length and truncated versions of SARS-CoV...experiments and offer flexibility in tag, cleavage, codon usage, and expression system. Mammalian expression...
  7. Deep Mutational Scanning with One Pot Saturation Mutagenesis

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    Feb. 22, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ...FAQ What’s the maximum length of codons that can be mutated? 88 codons, or 264 basepairs, was the maximum...pool down to plasmids expressing variants with optimal function. High-throughput DNA sequencing is then... that contain variable bases (NNN) at any given codon site of interest can be cloned into an expression...uses mutagenic primers to introduce all desired codon changes (step 1 in the image above). A second universal...DNA. This results in the final product having a codon change present on both strands of the plasmid. The...three consecutive randomized bases (NNN) at a given codon site and multiple primer sets tile across the protein...at least 100-200 reads per variant, so the more codons you test in one library, the more sequencing reads...
  8. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - September 2021

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    Sept. 21, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...targeting start codons, splice acceptor and donor sites, and introducing premature stop codons.    New from...variety of natural products. Recently, this group optimized their initial system by using a stronger promoter... mCherry fluorescent protein followed by a stop codon and the coding sequence for a green fluorescent ...of the change in expression of GFP, for the stop codon should have changed from “TGA” to “TGG.”  After ...
  9. Four Base Editing Reporters to Monitor and Enrich Editing in Real-time

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    July 7, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...hypothesized that if they created an ATG codon from an ACG codon using a base-editor (C>T conversion) they...reporters the Harris lab individually mutated three codons in eGFP to eliminate fluorescence. This created...amino acid 66. This histidine is encoded by a ‘CAC’ codon that is converted to a ‘TAC’ or ‘TAT’ after a C-...proteins. Protein translation requires the start codon of AUG immediately downstream of a kozak sequence...silent GFP construct, that contains an ACG start codon mutation, and integrated it into human and mouse...mouse cells that expressed either Cas9 or an optimized cytidine base editor. The lab then introduced an sgRNA... initiation of protein translation at the start codon ATG is universal, the Dow lab successfully used ...
  10. Hassle-free 96-well Format Epitope Tagging Using Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein

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    June 28, 2018, 3:01 p.m.
    ... Stop codon; for N-terminus tagging, a crRNA cutting 8-15 bp upstream of your gene’s Start codon will ... You’ll need to optimize csRNP delivery for each cell type you work with (optimization includes selection...homology arms (Figure 1). In the first step of optimization, we started off by using custom synthetic two-part...type, the transfection/delivery step needs to be optimized to achieve high knock-in efficiency. To calculate...method for delivery of csRNP reagents into cells. Optimization of delivery methods (electroporation, lipofection...the insertion site (within ~8-15 bp from the stop codon for C-terminus tagging) GC content of the crRNA ...CRM), Edinburgh. His research interests include optimizing CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing methods and applying...
  11. Tag Your Favorite Yeast Genes with Ease

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    Nov. 19, 2013, 2:37 p.m.
    ...series of blue, green, and red FPs that are codon optimized specifically for expression in yeast. These...—in frame, of course—and start tagging! Yeast-optimized fluorophores for imaging Lee S, et al. (...Based on their findings, the authors recommend optimal FP combinations for use in yeast imaging, categorized... output requirements. Select from these yeast-optimized fluorophore tagging vectors for your single or...
  12. Identifying Sequence Elements with SnapGene's Feature Database

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    Dec. 21, 2017, 2:06 p.m.
    ...of gene synthesis, many researchers now use codon-optimized versions of common coding sequence features...genes, detection needs to occur even if one or two codons are missing at the beginning or end of the feature...
  13. pSiM24: Simplifying Plant Genetic Engineering

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    Sept. 29, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...switching the E. coli origin of replication and codon-optimizing the Agrobacterium ORI, they achieved much ...the host plant genome. Scientists have worked to optimize this system for gene transfer, studying the stability...
  14. Plasmids 101: E. coli Strains for Protein Expression

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    Feb. 10, 2015, 3:06 p.m.
    ...with proper protein folding, and deal with sub-optimal codon usage (Table 1) A few mutations are common to...translation; contains 7 additional tRNAs for rare codons not normally used in E. coli. Expression vector...many proteins, a rich media such as TB or 2XYT is optimal because of the high cell-density they support; ...
  15. Four Ways to Package Transgenes That Exceed the Size Limit of Adeno-associated Virus

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    Sept. 1, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...and this is likely a rate limiting step, but optimization of the exon-splitting site sequence can enhance...and acceptor sequences were tested and with the optimal sequences, the group achieved ~80% of muscle cells...level of transgene expression, and may need to be optimized for each unique application (Trapani et al., 2015...protein. This can be avoided by excluding a stop codon from donor A in any of the reading frames downstream...That Eliminates Transcripts Lacking Termination Codons. Science 295:2258–2261 . https://doi.org/10.1126...
  16. Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Free Online Molecular Biology Tools

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    Sept. 12, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...post-translational modifications and polymorphisms Codon optimization tool: To access this tool, set up an IDT ...estimation, and other primer characteristics. NEB Data-optimized Assembly Design (DAD): This tool designs overhang...
  17. Google Forums Round Up: First Impressions of NgAgo

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    Aug. 4, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ... a few months. More time is required for its optimization and development before it can truly be pitted...PAM sequence might not always be available at an optimal distance from the target site. For example, NGG...AT-rich regions of the genome or just after a stop codon (as required for C-terminus epitope tagging). NgAgo...method and 65% wanted to wait until someone else optimizes an NgAgo protocol for their favorite model system...respondents suggesting that NgAgo can indeed be optimized for genome editing in mammalian cells. However...indicates that it is very tricky to use and fussy to optimize. One reason could be the instability of the supposedly...Verdict", is that more time is required for NgAgo optimization before we can make any major conclusions: That...
  18. PITChing MMEJ as an Alternative Route for Gene Editing

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    Feb. 23, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...cassette into a given locus, just upstream of a stop codon. Briefly, the PITCh vector should be constructed...the risk of off-target effects, Sakuma et al. optimized the PITCh-gRNA for minimal off-target binding ...GFP-Puro will be inserted just upstream of a stop codon. One potential concern is if the GFP-Puro will alter...
  19. CrispyCrunch: High-throughput Design and Analysis of CRISPR+HDR Experiments

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    Feb. 7, 2019, 2:16 p.m.
    ...Furthermore, we did not find any tools which were optimized for HDR, except for TagIn. HDR requires the additional...enabled it to return guides and primers in batch, optimized for HDR. Compared to wealth of resources for guide...insert, the more poorly the guide performs HDR. Optimal mutation in-depth One the most sophisticated features...mind, we implemented the following algorithm for optimal mutation in CrispyCrunch: If the guide PAM resides...above are options, the algorithm silently mutates codons in the guide sequence, one by one, from the PAM...
  20. 28 Hot Plasmid Technologies from 2015

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    Dec. 23, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...resistance gene (missing the first two codons). Two stop codons are inserted between the truncated gene...removing the stop codons during backbone digestion and providing the missing codons for functional antibiotic...-specific reverse primer containing the missing codons from the antibiotic resistance cassette, a ribosome...formed from primer dimers and containing the missing codons from the antibiotic resistance gene is inserted...the mRNA since they are tethered AFTER the stop codon. Thus a non-translated mRNA will appear yellow, ...variety of bio-orthogonal UAAs via a re-assigned stop codon (TAG). This polyspecificity enables the site-specific...in constitutive splicing studies and has been optimized for high efficiency splicing. If intron splicing...
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