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  1. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Visualizing Subcellular Structures & Organelles

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    June 22, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...and selected subcellular marker proteins, it’s possible to get an idea about the subcellular structures ...protein function. Getting ready to determine the subcellular localization of your protein of interest The ... vesicles via the secretory pathway to their subcellular or extracellular destination. At the end of their...proteins tagged with FPs to highlight various subcellular structures. Please see Figure 1 for commonly ...inert fluorescent protein fusions to visualize subcellular structures. For example, you might use your fluoresent...particular gene. For subcellular markers in yeast see our plasmid collection from...You can find more plasmids for labeling your subcellular structure of interest in the Allen Institute ...
  2. Building and Validating Recombinant Antibodies: A Case Study

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    April 5, 2022, 1:20 p.m.
    ...different subclasses, but there are also secondary antibodies that are specific to each subclass. Approximately...mouse mAbs are IgG1 subclass (Manning et al. 2012), which limits the use of subclass specific secondary...backbone to generate R-mAbs of different subclasses, including subclasses that were not produced by the original...original hybridoma. By using subclass specific secondary antibodies and subclassed switched R-mAbs, multiple...engineered. Like humans, mice express multiple subclasses of IgG antibody. Broad range secondary antibodies...  Fig. 2. Multiplex immunolabeling with subclass-switched recombinant antibodies in adult rat brain...KD, Engebrecht J, Trimmer JS. A toolbox of IgG subclass-switched recombinant monoclonal antibodies for...
  3. Plasmids 101: Secondary Nanobody Toolbox

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    Feb. 27, 2018, 2:04 p.m.
    ...different species, or at least from different IgG subclasses, so that secondary antibodies exclusively recognize...Must use different species and/or different IgG subclasses of 1° for multi-color staining Can be expensive...limited cross-reactivity between different IgG subclasses and different species, nanobodies are useful ...require using primary antibodies from different IgG subclasses. Instead, you can pre-incubate individual primary...antibody: species it was raised in and its IgG subclass. Once you know the answer to these two questions...right nanobody for your work. Species Antibody Subclass Nanobody Addgene Plasmid Rabbit N/A* TP897... (3x cysteines) *Rabbits have only one IgG subclass.   Express the Nanobody In Bacteria: Table 2 also...
  4. Antibodies 101: Isotypes

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    Oct. 19, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...and α. Some isotypes have different versions or subclasses that have minor differences in their heavy chain...the hinge region in IgM antibodies. IgM has no subclasses and is found mostly in blood. IgD While IgD is...monomer structure with a valency of two and has no subclasses. IgG IgG is the most abundant isotype in blood...monomer with a valency of two. There are four IgG subclasses, numbered based on their abundance in blood: ...involved in allergic reactions. There are no IgE subclasses and they are expressed as monomers with a valency...dimer with a valency of four. There are two IgA subclasses: IgA1 and IgA2.  You can learn more about isotype...
  5. Antibodies 101: Choosing the Right Isotype

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    April 6, 2023, 3 p.m.
    ...antibodies contain a mix of different isotypes and subclasses. They each have their own advantages. Since monoclonal...species, like an anti-mouse IgG antibody. Some are subclass specific, like an anti-mouse IgG2a antibody. When...    Figure 1: Broadly reactive versus subclass-specific antibodies. Only a fraction of the antibody... antibody (A). To boost signal, consider using subclass specific secondary antibodies instead (B). ...antibody contains a mix of different isotypes and subclasses, use a broadly reactive secondary antibody to...antibody you may wonder, “Will the isotype, and subclass affect my experiment?” Well, it depends on the...
  6. Mycoplasma Contamination: Where Does It Come From and How to Prevent It

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    Oct. 8, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...same bottle of serum again and again for each subculture can enhance the growth of mycoplasmas. The serum...generated will enter the culture medium during subculturing processes or from the air if the cell line remains...source of the problem is the media, used for subculturing, which is available in both liquid and powdered...contamination present in the serum to be used for subculturing. Avoid using expired products or reagents that...viability of cryopreserved cells decreases with every subculture. Equipment Fumigate the laminar airflow and...
  7. Hot Plasmids - May 2022

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    May 26, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ... own subclone, they were able to develop a 12-plex multiplex imaging system. Mixing the subclones within... a fluorescent protein coupled to a specific subcellular localization peptide. By combining three different...their work with the “signalome,” a 12-plex mixed-subclone system using mStrawberry, localization peptides...
  8. Don’t FRET: Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation Makes Visualizing Protein-Protein Interactions Easy

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    Aug. 27, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...BiFC studies used the method to interrogate the subcellular localization of interactions between basic leucine...fusion proteins it requires can lead to aberrant subcellular localization of the studied PIPs. The straightforward...endogenous counterparts using western blotting. The subcellular localization of BiFC constructs should also be...because their expression level, stability, and subcellular localization may differ from those of your BiFC...
  9. No Llamas Required - Synthetic Nanobodies Against Membrane Proteins

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    June 18, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...transcribed into cDNA fragments that are efficiently subcloned into the phagemid pDX_init plasmid, using the ...sybody pools from the phage display screens are subcloned (using FX cloning) into the expression vector ...for identification. All unique sybodies can be subcloned into pBXNPH3 or pBXNPHM3 expression plasmids for...
  10. MXS Chaining

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    Feb. 7, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ...generated with MXS-chaining were used to label subcellular structures in live cells. Four individual expression...detection of each fluorophore at the respective subcellular structure (Figure 1). Here, MXS Chaining gave...Excitation/emission maxima Tethering partner Subcellular localization 1 TagBFP 399nm/ 456nm histone ...
  11. Antibodies 101: Flow Cytometry

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    July 20, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ..., it cannot be used for subcellular analysis such as morphology or subcellular localization studies. For...raised in the same host species, of the same Ig subclass, and conjugated to the same fluorochrome as your...
  12. 28 Hot Plasmid Technologies from 2015

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    Dec. 23, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ... shown to be useful tools for light-mediated subcellular localization in mammalian cell culture and reversible...were used in a variety of experiments including subcellular visualization of 6 different organelles, a cell...dynamics. These fusion proteins have been used as subcellular markers to visualize the dynamics and interactions...proteins can act as markers for visualization of subcellular structure, for performing live-cell imaging experiments...
  13. Antibodies 101: Secondary Antibodies

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    Dec. 21, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...secondary antibodies generated against isotype subclasses, such as mouse IgG2 or IgG4. This can be important...secondary antibodies which recognize specific isotype subclasses of primary antibodies can increase the possible...
  14. Viral Vectors 101: Calcium Sensors

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    Aug. 10, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ... cells (e.g., a neuron subtype) and specific subcellular compartments for measurements. All of the sensors...Localization The calcium concentrations in different subcellular compartments can vary greatly. Additionally, ...
  15. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Fluorescent Protein Timers

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    May 4, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...lysosome-associated membrane protein, and following its subcellular localization overtime (Subach et al.) Monitor...particular biological event (trafficking to a subcellular location, start of gene expression, development...
  16. Simplify Cloning with in vivo Assembly

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    Oct. 18, 2018, 12:37 p.m.
    ... be included in a single PCR, for example for subcloning genes from different templates. All PCRs are ...can be included at the 5’ end of either primer. Subcloning - To move a gene from one vector to another simply...
  17. Avoiding the Dark Side of Fluorescent Protein Fusions with mOX FPs

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    Oct. 27, 2015, 3 p.m.
    ...eukaryotic) proteins localize to chemically distinct subcellular environments, including the organelles that compose...focused on optimizing fluorescent proteins for subcellular environment. Currently, she is a SPIRE postdoctoral...
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