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  1. Plasmids 101: Terminators and PolyA signals

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    ...consensus sequence for the addition of a poly(A) tail, the addition of a poly(A) tail on a prokaryotic transcript...any 3’ regulatory elements, such as the polyadenylation or poly(A) signal. While many studies focus on ...eukaryotic polyadenylation signal directs cleavage at the cleave signal and addition of a poly-A tail to...in the RNA transcript followed by a weakly bound poly-uracil tract as shown in the figure to the right...eukaryotic-specific process, prokaryotes also add poly(A) tails to certain RNAs. Unlike the eukaryotic mechanism...added to any accessible 3' end. The presence of the poly(A) tail targets the RNA to the degradosome, which...protected by secondary structure. It is thought that poly(A)s are used to control the cellular concentration...
  2. Antibodies 101: Polyclonal Antibodies

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    ...makes polyclonal antibodies unique and what experiments you should choose them for. How polyclonal antibodies...cross-reactivity. When to use polyclonal antibodies One advantage of polyclonal antibodies is that they are...barrier to entry makes polyclonal antibodies a common reagent in many labs. Polyclonal antibodies also have...When to stay away from polyclonal antibodies The most prevalent issue with polyclonal antibodies is their...from the same species your polyclonal antibody was generated in or a polyclonal isotype control, to account...options to choose from. In this article we’ll cover polyclonal antibodies, one of the many different types of...antibodies are produced Polyclonal antibodies are a heterogeneous mixture of many antibodies that recognize...
  3. Polymerase Chain Reaction Overview and Applications

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    ...resistant DNA polymerase from the thermophilic bacterium, Thermos aquaticus (Taq). Taq polymerase is thus a...slightly to Taq polymerase’s ideal temperature (70-75oC). At this temperature Taq polymerase can synthesize...mutagenesis.  Quantitative polymerase chain reaction, qPCR Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) also...What is polymerase chain reaction? If you have ever worked in a molecular biology laboratory you have...have likely done a polymerase chain reaction (PCR). PCR is an in vitro method in which a small amount of...Yellowstone National Park.  In addition to Taq DNA polymerase, PCR requires free nucleotides (dNTPs), template... Primers are crucial for this process as DNA polymerases require an existing strand of DNA to add nucleotides...
  4. Finding Your Science Policy Path

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    ... science policy, there is often discussion of “big P” and “little p” policy.  “Big P” policy is what you...about where science policy happens.  When do you do science policy? Many science policy training programs... is science policy?”  I have been asked this many times throughout my short science policy career and ...importantly, how, of a science policy career.  Who does science policy? I’ve intentionally started with... many science policy professionals that entered the field from a more traditional policy background, learning...to start. What is science policy? THE IMPOSSIBLE QUESTION. Science policy is the work you do to creatively...pressures including economic, cultural, and political. Science policy looks differently depending on how and...
  5. Targeted Mutagenesis with EvolvR

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    ...Figure 1: EvolvR consists of an error-prone polymerase (PolI) that is fused to a nicking Cas9. A guide ...nicks its target DNA (left). Cas9 dissociates and PolI binds (middle) and extends from the 3' end of the...which was expected since the processivity window of PolI is 15-20 bp. EvolvR’s on-target mutagenesis rate...conditions. Expression of an error prone polymerase I (PolI3M) is capable of mutagenesis in E. Coli, but... error prone polymerase to introduce mutations. However, by using nCas9 to direct PolI3m to a particular...EvolvR: (1) two additional mutations to PolI3M generated PolI5M which increased EvolvR’s mutagenesis rate... from bacteriophage T7 DNA polymerase increased the processivity of PolI3M, and thereby increasing the...
  6. Special Delivery: Fluorophore Targeting for FRET Studies

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    ...Plasmid tRNA Synthetase Expression Host pMAH-POLY Polyspecific aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetase Mammalian Cells ...protein of interest: you just don’t know it yet! The poly-histidine tag often used for protein purification...Green Tc: CCPGCC 50 40-72 Intact Cells Cy3NTAc Poly His  44 35-63 Plasma membrane protein, permeabilized...Lumio Red Tc: CCPGCC 48 38-70 Intact Cells Cy3NTAc Poly His  63 50-90 Plasma membrane protein, permeabilized...Lumio Red Tc: CCPGCC 54 42-78 Intact Cells Cy3NTAc Poly His  65 52-94 Plasma membrane protein, permeabilized...
  7. Viral Vectors 101: Gamma-Retroviral Packaging Systems

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    ...transcription started by 5' LTR by the addition of a poly A tract just after the R sequence. This post... a structural precursor protein, and Pol is a polymerase. Envelope gene (may be pseudotyped to alter infectivity...Integrase components. Transfer cPPT Central polypurine tract; recognition site for proviral DNA synthesis...
  8. Back to Bacteria: CRISPR gRNA Multiplexing Using tRNAs

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    ...ends were modified slightly with either a 1-7 base poly(U)tail in tRNA-gRNA constructs or a 1-4 base tail...separated by 28 base Csy4 recognition sites from a polycistronic transcript. Although this method shortens construct...requires coexpression of Csy4 with Cas9 and the polycistronic transcript. As nucleases may have off-target... of gRNA cleavage.   Xie et. al constructed polycistronic glycine tRNA-gRNA genes (PTGs) in the forms ...Bacteria and viruses have illustrated the power of polycistronic gene organization, and its translation to CRISPR...
  9. Genetic Code Expansion

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    ...Mammalian TAA Simon Elsaesser 157925 pMAH-POLY-eRF1(E55D) POLY-eRF1(E55D) E. coli para-substituted phenylalanine...azidonorleucine (Anl) Mammalian ATG David Tirrell 64915 pMAH-POLY tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase E. coli pBof Mammalian TAG...proteins for various purposes from therapeutics to biopolymers. Tips for Success Before beginning to reprogram...
  10. Antibodies 101: Choosing the Right Isotype

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    ...secondary antibody depends on whether you are using poly- or monoclonal primary antibodies. Some secondary...question you may have is whether a monoclonal or polyclonal antibody is better for your experiment. Monoclonal...antibody clone and therefore a single isotype while polyclonal antibodies contain a mix of different isotypes...tend towards more reproducible results. Since polyclonal antibodies contain a variety of clones and thus...secondary antibodies instead (B).   Since a polyclonal primary antibody contains a mix of different ...reactive secondary antibodies when you’re using polyclonal primary antibodies.  I hope this post has explained...
  11. Plasmids 101: Protein tags

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    ...used for purification as elution requires low pH poly His HHHHHH  0.8 Affinity and Purification Very small.... Arguably the simplest affinity tag is the polyhistidine (His) tag. Small and unlikely to affect function...the tag size quickly – modifying the length a polyhistidine tract does not greatly alter the size of the...
  12. Tetracycline Inducible Expression

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    ...Expression of your gene of interest (MCS with a β-globin poly A) & EGFP from a bidirectional tet-responsive promoter...
  13. Plasmids 101: Using Transposons in the Lab

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    ...reading frames (ORFs) which often terminate with a poly(A). ORF2 encodes endonuclease and reverse transcriptase...They contain two genes: gag and pol. The pol polyprotein encodes the reverse transcriptase and integrase...
  14. CRISPR Pooled gRNA Libraries

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    ...Bradley 3rd ~9 pairs/exon 9,508 Mouse CRISPR Proximal Poly(A) Site Knockout Library 190744 Knockout Mouse Bradley...
  15. What is Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

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    ...resistant DNA polymerase from the thermophilic bacterium, Thermus aquaticus (Taq) . Taq polymerase can withstand...denature DNA polymerases from other species. In addition to the template DNA and the Taq polymerase, PCR requires... Taq polymerase has an optimal temperature around 70-75°C so this step enables the DNA polymerase to synthesize...elongation and synthesis. Taq DNA polymerase: Special DNA polymerase that can withstand radical temperature...Description of Polymerase Chain Reaction with protocol, tips and FAQ Protocols... Protocols Polymerase Chain Reaction...Reaction (PCR) Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) You may also like... Plasmid Cloning by PCR Restriction Digest...
  16. Immunocytochemistry

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    ...pipette Reagents 1X PBS Microcentrifuge tubes Sterile Poly-D-lysine coated coverslips HeLa cells 24-well plate...Procedure Section 1: Seeding cells Place a sterile poly-D-lysine coated coverslip in each well of a 24-well...
  17. Retrovirus Guide

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    ...transcription started by 5' LTR by the addition of a poly A tract just after the R sequence. Return to Top... a structural precursor protein, and Pol is a polymerase. Envelope gene (may be pseudotyped to alter infectivity...Integrase components. Transfer cPPT in cis Central polypurine tract; recognition site for proviral DNA synthesis...
  18. Lentiviral Guide

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    ...transcription started by 5' LTR by the addition of a poly A tract just after the R sequence. Return to Top...the LTR promoter. Transfer cPPT in cis Central polypurine tract; recognition site for proviral DNA synthesis...
  19. Minigenomes - a Safe Way to Study Dangerous Viruses Like the Ebola Virus

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    ... own RNA-dependent RNA polymerase into the infected cells. The EBOV polymerase replicates the viral genome...under control of a T7 RNA polymerase promoter sequence. Thus, T7 RNA polymerase also needs to be present...gene start) and a transcription termination/polyadenylation signal sequence (gene end). A minigenome is...replication and reporter gene transcription by the EBOV polymerase (reviewed in 2, 5). The minigenome is capable...nucleoprotein, NP. NP associates with the viral polymerase, which is formed by a complex of two proteins...sense, single-stranded RNA minigenome. The viral polymerase complex then recognizes the encapsidated minigenome... order to replicate the minigenome, the viral polymerase initiates RNA synthesis at the 3’ end of the ...
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