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  1. Unique and persistent IDs for improved reproducibility: Addgene now supports RRIDs and compact identifiers for all plasmids

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    Nov. 20, 2018, 8:17 p.m.
    ... contain the Addgene ID # and the information necessary to indicate that this ID is managed by Addgene...Addgene IDs in published work allows readers to quickly track down the specific plasmids used. RRIDs and ...use in our labs, including plasmids. All plasmids at Addgene have unique ID numbers associated with them...them, which serve as unique PIDs within the Addgene catalog. These IDs allow you to unmistakably identify...the “Articles Citing this Plasmid” section. Having IDs linked to these metadata and publications help to...about each plasmid item. Given a specific Addgene ID # listed in a publication, you can quickly pull up...look at lenti-Cas9-VQR-Blast, which has the Addgene ID #87155. The resolvable compact identifier format ...
  2. Plasmids 101: Control Plasmids

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    April 9, 2015, 3:29 p.m.
    ...plasmid-based experiments. What are control plasmids? Generally, control plasmids help to ensure that the observed...delineate its requisite control plasmids, and discuss why these control plasmids are critical for the correct...proper control plasmids would address and answer these questions. Types of control plasmids Part of planning... and not some other unintended factor. Control plasmids are used to minimize any effects of the non-independent...variables.  To illustrate the importance of control plasmids, we will take a step beyond discussion in the ...non-targeting control Negative control conditions and plasmids should produce a null effect (i.e., no phenomenon...target cells. Positive controls Positive control plasmids should produce the expected phenomenon. One example...
  3. Plasmids 101: Environmental Plasmids

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    Jan. 31, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ... biology tools for the lab. Natural plasmids Plasmids found in nature often give their hosts beneficial...environments. Plasmids derived directly from the environment are sometimes called ‘natural’ plasmids, to distinguish...natural plasmids enable horizontal gene transfer, allowing beneficial traits encoded by these plasmids to ... be passed around on plasmids like a “get out of jail free card.” These plasmids were historically called... are plasmids that allow Salmonella and E. coli to infect the human intestine, and other plasmids that...virulence plasmids, as they help make an otherwise harmless bacterium pathogenic. While these plasmids can ...Here at Addgene, we often refer to plasmids as lab or experimental tools. They certainly are very handy...
  4. Plasmids 101: Knockout/Knock-In Plasmids

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    Dec. 1, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...DNA designed in the lab. Specially constructed plasmids can be used to replace genes in yeast, mice, or...gene. Here, we'll describe the techniques and the plasmids used to inactivate specific genes in mammalian...mind when choosing a knockout strategy! Knockout plasmids Homologous recombination is a mechanism to accurately...Cre-mediated recombination.   Knockout/Knock-in plasmids Gene targeting methods also make it possible to....   Conditional knockouts The methods and plasmids described in the preceding sections are simple... of Cre recombination.  The future of knockout plasmids Although these methods have been used to create...Find Mammalian Expression Vectors Find Cre-Lox Plasmids Learn More about CRISPR  ...
  5. Plasmids 101: Broad Host Range Plasmids

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    April 11, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...host range in plasmids? Not all plasmids were created equally. Only a handful of plasmids have been identified...Addgene blog Plasmids 101: Origin of Replication Plasmids 101: What is a Plasmid?  Plasmids 101: Transformation...within different host organisms. pBBR1-based plasmids and plasmids in incompatibility groups N, P, Q, and W...Understanding the characteristics of natural plasmids and how they function in nature can inform us on...of the features that confer broad host range in plasmids in nature, and provide tips on how we can harness...transfer to, replicate in, and persist in. Some plasmids have a narrow host range, while others have a ...Recombinant vectors that are made from broad host range plasmids are more stable, can be easily cloned in different...
  6. Plasmids 101: A Brief History of Plasmids and an Improved eBook!

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    Oct. 29, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...“plasmid” derived as a hybrid of "cytoplasm" and "id" (Latin for 'it'), as “a generic term for any extrachromsomal...Learn more about the history of plasmids and cloning: CSHL Meeting: Plasmids: History & Biology The Joshua...factors played within an organism.  So how did plasmids get their name? In 1952, Joshua Lederberg set...in the early 1950s, it took until the 1970s for plasmids to gain prominence in the scientific community...eventually mammalian) species were cloned into plasmids and new cloning vectors such as pBR322, pACYC,...be used in these cloning experiments. Although plasmids started as a somewhat niche area of research, ... research! Since their discovery in the 1950s, plasmids have greatly impacted many areas of biological...
  7. Let There Be LITE Plasmids

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    Nov. 21, 2013, 3:56 p.m.
    ... (blue) light switch. Zhang’s team devised the plasmids now available in Addgene’s repository for use ...biological processes and disease states. While LITE plasmids have clear application to anyone with an interest...
  8. Plasmids 101: Biotinylation

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    Nov. 15, 2018, 1:50 p.m.
    ...catalyze the transfer of carboxyl groups to organic acids to produce important cellular metabolites. Biotin...biotinylating proteins with BirA. You can find plasmids that contain both AviTag and BirA at Addgene! ...becomes reactive and forms a link with nearby nucleic acids (McInnes et al., 1990).  Photobiotinylation is sometimes...dsDNA, ssDNA or RNA–protein interactions.” Nucleic Acids Research, 23.18 (1995): 3792–3793. PubMed PMID: ...
  9. Plasmids 101: Degron Tags

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    March 14, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...on Addgene.org CRISPR Plasmids – Protein Tagging CRISPaint Gene Tagging Plasmids 101 eBook Resources ...Resources on the Addgene blog Plasmids 101: Protein Tags Plasmids for Endogenous Gene Tagging in Human Cells ...
  10. Plasmids 101: Modular Cloning

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    March 12, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...NEB’s DAD Interview with Nicola Patron on MoClo Plasmids 101: Golden Gate Cloning ...
  11. Hot Plasmids February 2024

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    Feb. 20, 2024, 2:45 p.m.
    ...of the new plasmids, antibodies, and viral preps in the repository through our Hot Plasmids articles.  ... al. 2023 with permission.   Find Cas-PAGE plasmids here!   Zhang, Z., et al. (2023). Efficient engineering...inspired and informed this section.  Find mStayGold plasmids at Addgene here!   Ando, R., et al. (2023). StayGold... primate (NHP) brains.  Systemic gene delivery capsids previously identified in rodents have not been ...Addgene’s plasmid collection includes over 10,000 plasmids with a FLAG tag (!), but did you know that we ...
  12. Expanded Access to Rabies Plasmids

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    Feb. 1, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ... ship rabies plasmids and viral vectors containing genetic elements from rabies plasmids to international... materials in our repository, including rabies plasmids, are export-controlled materials in the USA, where...export license applications for VSV and SARS-COV-1 plasmids. Export control license process    An export ...license, once approved, allows Addgene to ship plasmids or viral vectors containing sequences from rabies...  Timelines  We have offered VSV and SARS-COV-1 plasmids under this application process since May 2020....at [email protected].  Curious about how rabies plasmids are used in the lab? Check out our “Rabies and...browse tools for AAV tracing, made from rabies plasmids deposited by Ian Wickersham’s lab.   ...
  13. Hot Plasmids - November 2023

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    Nov. 14, 2023, 3:35 a.m.
    ...of the new plasmids, antibodies, and viral preps in the repository through our Hot Plasmids articles. .... Today, it's time for another edition of Hot Plasmids!  Here's what you'll find in this post:  New...., 2023 under CC-BY 4.0 License. Find PE6 plasmids here!  Doman, J.L., Pandey, S., et al. (2023)....therapies and medical applications.  Find DIRECTED plasmids here! Strebinger, D., et al. (2023). Cell type-specific...pulse-chase experiments, and more. Find LOV-Turbo plasmids here! Next, Qin and Cheah et al. described TransitID...LOV-Turbo into TransitID experiments.  Find TransitID plasmids here! These two developments open up new possibilities... promoter activity in single cells. Find iPAK4 plasmids here! Lin D., Li X., et al. (2023). Time-tagged...
  14. 500,000 Plasmids Shipped and Counting!

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    March 26, 2015, 3:24 p.m.
    ... here at Addgene – 500,000 plasmids shipped! That's a 1/2 million plasmids sent to happy scientists around... you all the plasmids you need. We're focused on our mission – documenting your plasmids, storing them...500,000 plasmids go? Far and wide – that's where! Check out the map below which depicts where plasmids have...Sidney Street. Then the plasmids travel to labs around the world. We've shipped plasmids to more than 90,000...providing quality control and customer support, making plasmids easy for you to find and request in our online... workings in Addgene's lab. We ship individual plasmids as transformed bacteria in stab culture format...packing area.Using the barcode system, the correct plasmids are packed into their boxes with shipping labels...
  15. Plasmids 101: Cre-lox

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    Jan. 13, 2015, 3:47 p.m.
    ...Resources on Addgene.org Find Cre plasmids Find loxP plasmids  ...In previous posts for our Plasmids 101 series, we examined a number of important plasmid elements – promoters...  plasmids 101...
  16. Plasmids 101: Protein tags

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    Dec. 11, 2014, 4:26 p.m.
    ...localization, or protease protection. Thus far Plasmids 101 has covered GFP and its related fluorescent... generally a relatively small sequence of amino acids, is basically a molecular leash for your protein...stability activity, can be readily purified using plasmids found in this paper (available at Addgene).   ...interest: Which Fluorescent Protein Should I Use? Plasmids 101: Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) Fluorescent...   plasmids 101...
  17. Plasmids 101: Protein Expression

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    June 7, 2018, 1:17 p.m.
    ...modifications Learn more molecular biology in our Plasmids 101 eBook! Researchers use various techniques ...RNA polymerase, tRNAs, ribonucleotides and amino acids. Cell-free expression systems are ideal for fast...assemble proteins with labelled or modified amino acids that are useful in different downstream applications...being able to help the scientific community share plasmids.   Additional Resources Thermofisher Protein ...Addgene.org Bacterial expression systems Search for plasmids by expression system ...
  18. Plasmids 101: Inducible Promoters

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    Jan. 18, 2018, 2:34 p.m.
    ...Resources on the Addgene Blog: Plasmids 101: The Promoter Region Plasmids 101: Cre-lox Light-Switchable...Systems for E. coli Browse other blog posts from our Plasmids 101 series Resources on Addgene.org: Inducible...Expression Systems at Addgene Cre-lox Guide and Plasmids     ...
  19. 15 Hot Plasmids from 2017

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    Jan. 9, 2018, 3:02 p.m.
    ...editing for precise genome modification. Plasmid ID Plasmid Name Cas9 Variant Speacial Features 85169...highlight a subset of the new plasmids in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These brief articles... you to find and use the plasmids you need. You can find all the hot plasmids from 2017 below. With over...write about your plasmids in a future blog post. No time to read? Listen to our hot plasmids segment on the...articles provide a synopsis of a plasmid or group of plasmids' functions and applications. We hope that these...over 50,000 plasmids, we can't write posts for every great plasmid that comes into the repository, but...this cell type. To this end, they constructed AAV plasmids bearing one of the distal-less homeobox 5 and ...
  20. Plasmids 101: Origin of Replication

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    Nov. 11, 2020, 2:23 p.m.
    ...compatibility with one or more other plasmids. Generally speaking, plasmids with the same ori are incompatible...a rule, plasmids from the same group should not be co-transformed, so if you need two plasmids for an ...into phage particles. Plasmids with phage-derived ori's are referred to as phagemids.   Other factors ... used to propagate plasmids, but endA- E. coli are best for high yields of plasmids. Growth conditions...must to survive within cells. The replicons of plasmids are generally different from the those used to...amounts? It is always good to keep in mind that plasmids with low to medium copy numbers can still express...compatibility grouping is an arbitrary designation, and plasmids from the same incompatibility group should not...
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