... TALEN plasmids targeting 48 sites in the EGFP reporter gene.... for EGFP Engineered TALENs for the EGFP Reporter Gene The Joung Lab recently used their high-throughput...engineered TALENs targeted to 48 sites in the EGFP reporter gene ( Reyon & Tsai et al., Nat Biotechnol. 2012...active at their target sites on an integrated EGFP reporter gene in cultured U2OS cells. EGFP TALEN Plasmid...

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...protocol and/or import and convert it into RSpace. The reverse flow is also supported, so it’s possible...searchable and shareable, but some ELNs provide better support for reproducibility than others. Unfortunately,...connected approach in action: how the RSpace ELN supports reproducibility RSpace was designed in response... principles have been implemented by providing support for connectivity to external data sources, tools...tool like an ELN. It is nevertheless critically important to be able to conveniently reference specific ...impossible to reproduce. As the graphic depicts, RSpace supports linking to all of the most commonly used online...research captured in the ELN is incomplete. Thus, to support reproducibility an ELN should have integrations...

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... CRISPR reporters in the near future.  SRIRACCHA (stable, but reversible, integrated reporter for assaying...histone)-GFP reporter into the genome of mammalian cells.  Figure 1: The SRIRACCHA reporter construct...Find GEmCherry2 reporter plasmids at Addgene Overall SRIRACHA and GEmCherry2 reporter systems provide ...Recently scientists have created CRISPR fluorescent reporter assays to quantify targeted Cas9 cleavage, and...and non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). In these reporters, editing typically results in a change in the ...this blog we will focus on two fluorescent CRISPR reporter methods, SRIRACCHA and GEMCherry2. We will cover... the Piggybac transposon to stably integrate a reporter gene that contains a puromycin resistance gene...

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...fluorescent executioner caspase reporters. Several apoptosis reporters have been developed, such as the...transfer (FRET)-based executioner caspase reporters. In these reporters, the FRET pair is linked by a caspase...FlipCherry: Red fluorescence protease reporter To add to the fluorogenic reporter toolkit, the Shu Lab also designed...novel fluorogenic reporter that has a large dynamic range and high brightness. This reporter achieves approximately...Elmore, 2007). This reporter will allow scientists to observe both the spatial and temporal dynamics of apoptosis...fluorescence emission. FRET and fluorescence based reporters however have several limitations. First, FRET ...study apoptosis in vivo scientists need a protease reporter that has a large dynamic range and high brightness...

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...real time, but each of these reporters has its drawbacks. Acoustic reporter genes (ARGs) overcome these...existing bacterial reporters Limited Depth of Signal/Imaging: Fluorescent reporters are not as well suited...fluorescent or bioluminescent reporters usually only detects the signal of the reporter and fail to pinpoint what...signal is coming from.   Acoustic reporter genes (ARGs) Acoustic Reporter Genes (ARGs) are engineered gene...imaging tools The luciferase reporter gene The green fluorescent protein reporter gene Resources on Addgene.org... researchers have developed in vivo bacterial reporters that use fluorophores and luciferases to track...these limitations by using gas vesicle reporters that are detectable by an inexpensive and widely available...

...What are Acoustic Reporter Genes (ARGs)? Fluorescent and bioluminescent reporter genes are widely used... to study gene expression in cells. But these reporters have limited use in vivo because they are based... penetration depth as well as high spatial and temporal resolution, making it ideal for visualizing gene...expression in vivo.  But what ultrasound lacked was reporter genes that could produce ultrasound contrast. ...our lab - the Shapiro Lab - developed Acoustic Reporter Genes (ARGs), which are sets of genes that, when...5202–5209 (2017). Bourdeau, R. W. et al. Acoustic reporter genes for noninvasive imaging of microorganisms... Hurt, R. C. et al. Genomically mined acoustic reporter genes for real-time in vivo monitoring of tumors...

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