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  1. Lentiviral Guide

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    ... activate transcription from the LTR promoter. Transfer cPPT in cis Central polypurine tract; recognition...centrifuged to concentrate virus. Crude or concentrated virus can then be used to transduce the cells of... can be used in transient transfections to achieve expression of the transgene, and those that can are.... Lentiviral transfer plasmids are not designed specifically for transient transfections. Therefore, there... spliced transcripts to facilitate nuclear export. Tat in trans Second generation only; Trans-activator...follows: Lentiviral transfer plasmid encoding your insert of interest. The transgene sequence is flanked...into the host genome upon viral transduction. Many lentiviral transfer plasmids are based on the HIV-1...
  2. Promoters

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    ... sense or coding strand of the transcribed gene. The coding strand is the DNA strand that encodes codons...to the mRNA transcript produced. The antisense strand is referred to as the template strand or non-coding...non-coding strand as this is the strand that is transcribed by the RNA polymerase. DNA sequences called response...initiation of transcription whereas transcription factors promote the initiation of transcription. The most...template for the translation of a protein. RNA polymerase III transcribes genes encoding transfer RNAs (tRNA...reference material covering promoters, transcription and the transcription complex. Plasmid... to DNA. RNA polymerase transcribes DNA to mRNA which is ultimately translated into a functional protein...
  3. CRISPR Guide

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    ...be a single-stranded oligonucleotide, double-stranded oligonucleotide, or a double-stranded DNA plasmid...For easy-to-transfect cell types (e.g. HEK293 cells), transfection with standard transfection reagents may...opposite strands of the target DNA. The end result of Cas9-mediated DNA cleavage is a double-strand break...HNH/RuvC groove and the non-target DNA strand, preventing strand separation and cutting at off-target sites...specificity. Browse Plasmids: Single-Strand Break (Nick) , Double-Strand Break (Cut) Making Precise Modifications...sequence. Early experiments demonstrated that targeting dCas9 to transcription start sites was sufficient...to repress transcription by blocking initiation. dCas9 can also be fused with transcriptional repressors...
  4. Molecular Biology Reference

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    ...coli lab strains and E. coli strains specialized for protein expression for additional strain-related ... culminated in the central dogma of molecular biology, that proteins are translated from RNA, which is...reference to any extrachromosomal heritable determinant. Plasmids are fragments of double-stranded DNA that typically...Region Drives transcription of the insert. The promoter is designed to recruit transcriptional machinery ... the intestinal tract of animals. There are many different naturally occurring strains of E. coli , some...commercial lab strains of E. coli used today are descended from two individual isolates, the K-12 strain and the...the B strain. K-12 has led to the common lab strains MG1655 and its derivatives DH5alpha and DH10b (also...
  5. Retrovirus Guide

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    ...γ-Retroviral transfer plasmid encoding a transgene, sgRNA, or shRNA of interest: The transgene sequence is...packaging and transduction are not encoded by the transfer plasmid, but instead are provided in trans by other...Pol in trans Precursor protein containing Reverse Transcriptase and Integrase components. Transfer cPPT ...cis Central polypurine tract; recognition site for proviral DNA synthesis. Increases transduction efficiency...integrated into the host genome upon viral transduction. Most transfer plasmids available from Addgene were ...packaging, and transfer) are supplied by three types of plasmids, which are cotransfected into the 293T...cell line. γ-retroviruses can transduce target cells, but the transduced target cell does not produce ...
  6. Adeno-associated virus (AAV) Guide

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    ...synthesis of the complementary DNA strand. Rep and Cap are translated to produce multiple distinct proteins...proteins). When constructing an AAV transfer plasmid, the transgene is placed between the two ITRs, and... replication. The transfer plasmid, Rep/Cap, and the helper plasmid are transfected into HEK293 cells,...typically processed into a double-stranded circular episome through double stranded synthesis. These episomes ...machinery to synthesize the complementary strand, transgene expression may be delayed. To overcome this... capacity of AAV, a longer transgene may be split between two AAV transfer plasmids, the first with a ...the full-length transgene can then be expressed. This method allows for longer transgene expression, but...
  7. Adenovirus Guide

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    ...36-Kb double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) molecule containing multiple, heavily spliced transcripts. At either ...recombination of the transgene into the adenoviral plasmid. One can also co-transform standard BJ5183 with...co-expression of GFP with the transgene of interest. With these plasmids, one can track the infection of 293/911...bi-directional transcription Ad5-based vector Most common type of adenoviral vector pAdTrack Class of transfer...are divided into early (E1-4) and late (L1-5) transcripts. There are 57 accepted human adenovirus types...Deletion of these two components results in a transgene packaging capacity of >8 Kb. Constructs contain...to facilitate homologous recombination of the transgene into the adenoviral plasmid. Please see our Biosafety...
  8. Optogenetics Guide

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    ...synthetic two-part transcription factors - Cry2 and CIB1 are fused to a transcriptional activation domain...inactivated transgene expression in neurons. Front Neural Circuits. 6:47. PMID 22866029 Wietek J, Beltramo R, ...mutations to alter the absorption spectrum or adding trafficking signals to localize opsins to the cell membrane...has higher conductance at physiological pH and trafficks well to the membrane. Excitatory (Depolarizing..., C1V1(t/t), ChrimsonR Red-shifted peak action spectra Examples: VChR1, C1V1(t/t), Chrimson, ChrimsonR...eNpHR, eNpHR2.0, eNpHR3.0 Red-shifted peak action spectra Example: Jaws Browse Halorhodopsin plasmids . Archaerhodopsins...Variants Opsin Type Variant Description Peak Response Spectra (nm) Channelrhodopsins: cation channels from Chlamydomonas...
  9. Chemogenetics Guide

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    ...neuronal signalling by increasing intracellular cAMP concentrations. There is currently one Gs-DREADD,...populations in Japan, making it an attractive option for translational studies, however, it has off-target...against hM4Di, and is especially attractive for use in translational studies because it is FDA and EMA...cell surface receptors, GPCRs are seven-pass transmembrane proteins that bind a specific ligand. Ligand...initiating signalling pathways in inflammation and neurotransmission. This, and the fact that GPCR ligands can ...important for dosing in animal studies, made them attractive targets for development into chemogenetic tools...stimulating phospholipase C, which releases intracellular calcium stores. There are currently three Gq...
  10. Antibody Guide

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    ...samples to extract proteins. Homogenize (tissues only), lyse, and then collect protein extract by centrifugation...hybridoma cells into plasmids. Plasmids are then transfected into cells and induced to express antibodies....to lot, as immune responses have high inter- and intra-individual variability. Other Affinity Reagents ...and therefore should be kept at 4 °C. Record and track lot numbers for all antibodies used in the lab. ...reaction in the presence of several different substrates. The luminescence produced by the reaction can... an SDS-PAGE gel to separate proteins by size. Transfer proteins from the gel to a membrane. Incubate ...and block the membrane. Activate the HRP with a substrate kit. Image the membrane using either X-ray film...
  11. Cloning

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    ...by certain bacteria and archaea, cleave double stranded DNA (dsDNA) at specific sequence sites in the ...into fragments containing precise 5' or 3' single-strand overhangs (sticky ends), or no overhang (blunt ...' end of dsDNA fragments to generate 3' single-stranded overhangs. DNA polymerases synthesize DNA molecules... 4 nucleotides and lastly DNA ligase fuses DNA strands together. In Gibson assembly DNA fragments with...nicks in the DNA to create one piece of double stranded DNA. A major benefit of Gibson cloning is that...enzyme or Gateway recombination sites). Any double stranded DNA fragments can be used, so if properly designed...custom overhangs, which is not possible with traditional restriction enzyme cloning. Scientists have utilized...
  12. Sequencing Primers

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    ...GGGCTGGCAAGCCACGTTTGGTG 3' end of glutathione-S-transferase, forward primer SP6 ATTTAGGTGACACTATAG SP6 promoter... CYC1 GCGTGAATGTAAGCGTGAC (Invitrogen) CYC1 transcription termination signal, reverse primer DsRed1-C ...forward primer Gal10pro-F GGTGGTAATGCCATGTAATATG (Stratagene) S. cerevisiae GAL10 promoter, forward primer...GGGCTGGCAAGCCACGTTTGGTG 3' end of glutathione-S-transferase, forward primer pGP704-R AACAAGCCAGGGATGTAACG... primer Tet-R GGCGAGTTTACGGGTTGTTA 5' end of tetracycline resistance gene, reverse primer TK-pA-R TTGTCTCCTTCCGTGTTTCA...primer Tn7-end GGGGTGGAAATGGAGTTTTT Bacterial transposon Tn7 TRC-F CAAGGCTGTTAGAGAGATAATTGGA (Root lab...primer Ubx-F AACTCGTACTTTGAACAGGC Drosophila Ultrabithorax gene, forward primer V5 Reverse ACCGAGGAGAGGGTTAGGGAT...
  13. Addgene's eBook Collection

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    ...First Edition, trans. About CRISPR 101 en español January 2024 | First Edition, trans. About Una traducción...and management, resources for identifying your transferable skills, and tips on the job application process...
  14. Educational Resources

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    ... Antibiotic Concentrations for Bacterial Selection What is a Plasmid? Genetic Code Strain Information ...virus, including: Gel Electrophoresis Bacterial Transformation Plasmid Cloning Creating Bacterial Glycerol...
  15. Guide to Using Pooled Libraries

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    ...Functional Screens New Tool for Lineage Tracing: The ClonTracer Library...that can be used for applications like lineage tracing or parsing the effects of expressing multiple genes...
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