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  1. Plasmids 101: Codon usage bias

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    ...choice, you should perform a functional assay to make sure your protein isn’t forming inclusion bodies ...
  2. Don’t FRET: Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation Makes Visualizing Protein-Protein Interactions Easy

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    ...protein interaction partners (PIPs), the FP fragments form the complete FP because the PIPs they’re tethered...to bring them into close proximity (Figure 1). Formation of the complete FP results in a fluorescent signal...selection of FP fragments and, preferably, some information about the structures of the tested PIPs. Many...fuse the FP fragments. In the absence of this information, you can fuse each FP fragment to the N- and ...your results. Unfortunately, without structural information, constructing appropriate controls may requires...
  3. Hot Plasmids - August 2020

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    ...synthetic oscillator, bistable network, stripe pattern-forming incoherent feed-forward loop. Find the plasmids...systems at Addgene! Schematic of the evolution platform to generate TEV protease variants. Catalysis by...the right places, which can provide misleading information on where exactly a structure or protein is located...dissolved at a higher concentration, and results in uniform NB biotinylation. Once induced, the NBs could be...developed fluorescently labeled piggyBac vectors for uniform and sustained expression of single or multiplexed...
  4. Multiplexed Capture of Promoter-enhancer 3D Chromatin Structures Using CRISPR

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    ...chromatin, the complex of DNA and proteins that forms chromosomes. These long range DNA interactions are... are often detected with chromosome conformation capture (3C) based methods, such as 5C or Hi-C (Han et...generated with current 3C methods provide useful information about chromatin interactions, they are grainy...for answering more questions about chromatin conformations. The Xu lab presented three ways to use CAPTURE... capture of chromatin interactions The Xu lab performed a proof-of-concept experiment to show that CAPTURE...original CAPTURE method. Both CAPTURE methods outperformed other 3D chromatin methods such as ChIA-PET ...is detection of temporal changes in chromatin conformation, like those that occur during development and...
  5. Antibodies 101: Producing Recombinant Antibodies

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    ...secreted into the periplasmic space to be oxidized and form disulfide bonds (Frenzel et. al., 2013). If you’...applications. An antibody that performs well in immunohistochemistry may not perform well in a western blot. ... than mammalian cells, but mammalian cells can perform human-like post-translational modifications that... If that’s the case, a buffer exchange can be performed using a desalting column or an ultrafiltration...ones, consider increasing the number of washes performed during your harvest. Validation Recombinant antibodies.... This can be due to conformational changes in the antigen or lower detection sensitivity of the assay...S. Sarangapani, Protein aggregation, particle formation, characterization & rheology, Current Opinion ...
  6. Viral Vectors 101: Producing Your rAAV

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    ...ultracentrifuge. During the spin, the virions will form a band due to their high density, which can be collected...   Pro tip! An optional media exchange can be performed 12–18 hours post-transfection to help remove toxic...
  7. Hot Plasmids - November 2023

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    ...best PE6 variant for your application. Image reused form Doman and Pandey et al., 2023 under CC-BY 4.0 License.... These variants use different RT enzymes and performed large edits with similar or better efficiency ...potential to reduce negative side effects. This platform offers a promising approach for experimental therapies...we began distribution and has been verified to perform well in standard IHC and western blot protocols...protocols. You can find more specific information on the Wu Lab’s use of Anti-PSD-95 [K28/43R] under the Application...
  8. Plasmids 101: Choosing an Antibiotic Resistance Gene

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    ... plates. This prevents satellite colonies from forming while effectively selecting plasmid-containing ...cost-effective, timesaving for transformations. Cons: Prone to satellite colony formation on agar plates, less ...in a plasmid. During the propagation and/or transformation process, some bacteria will either never receive... is nifty because the recovery period after transformation (the dreaded 60 minutes shaking at 37 degrees..., interchangeable with Amp, timesaving for transformations. Con: Expensive.   Kanamycin Kanamycin, or...selection gene. However, it does require a slower transformation recovery period than amp or carb (60 minutes...confers mammalian resistance to G418. Con: Slow transformation   Spectinomycin/streptomycin Spectinomycin...
  9. Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs)

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    ...partnered with colleagues at other institutions to form a support network called the MDH CUREs Community...). But is it possible to bring the kinds of transformative educational experiences afforded to those fortunate.... Therefore, he decided to adopt a more focused format, where all students work on malate dehydrogenase...hockey coach all shaped his teaching style, with the former offering excellent training in improvisation and...NADH production.   CUREs are beginning to transform undergraduate education in the sciences by making...
  10. CRISPR 101: Making a Knock-In Cell Line

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    ...location. HDR depends on resection at the break site to form ssDNA and uses the ends of the ssDNA to find a repair...increase HDR frequency by committing a break to performing HR before other factors were loaded onto the ...
  11. Negative Can Be Positive: Open AAV Data with Addgene

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    ...highlights the dearth of AAV vector information provided in openly accessible forms like publications. Why not ... two years testing and reformulating our AAV construct to optimize performance in our system and yet none...literature, and as a result can leave scientists under-informed with respect to how different serotypes, promoters...this one set of experiments didn’t provide any information on other important factors such as what is the...adjacent areas impacted the experiments we wanted to perform. It required a great deal of time and effort to...packaging viral particles (6), can influence vector performance. Open science initiatives, like Addgene’s Data...negative data and instead focus on getting this information out into the public where it can be utilized ...
  12. Degrading DNA with Cascade-Cas3

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    ...mechanism (see next section for details). The newly formed single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) is then pulled through...through Cas3. After these initial steps, Cas3 can perform its helicase and nuclease functions simultaneously... D. W. (2023). Structural snapshots of R-loop formation by a type I-C CRISPR Cascade. Molecular Cell, ...
  13. Magnetic Control of Proteins: More than a Dream

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    ...expressed in E. coli, in mammalian cells, or in purified form, and didn’t need any added cofactors.      ...future MagLOV-based tools, just as light-induced conformational changes are the basis of many optogenetic tools...have collected a variety of data that might help formulate some hypotheses. They are excited to see other...
  14. New Tools Enable CRISPRa for Neuroscience Applications

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    ...specify and assemble diverse arrays of neurons, forming the neuronal circuits that will later be refined...traditional cDNA overexpression: isoform-specific gene expression. Gene isoforms refer to mRNAs generated from...untranslated or coding regions. Typically, each gene isoform has a distinct transcriptional start site. Because...transcriptional start sites in order to better understand isoform-specific gene regulation — at least, more straightforward...straightforward than generating cDNA for each gene isoform individually. To highlight this advantage, they...neurons and synapses as well as long-term memory formation. The Bdnf gene possesses 9 distinct transcriptional...with CRISPRa, the Day lab singled out two Bdnf isoforms (I and IV) for investigation. Co-transduction ...
  15. Antibodies 101: Immunoprecipitation

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    ...antibody-target protein immune complexes are allowed to form. Following incubation, beads are used to immobilize...-40 or triton-X, to preserve native protein conformations and interactions. For difficult to release proteins... in the lysis buffer, keep samples on ice, and perform the IP at 4oC. When choosing the capture antibody... recognizes the target protein in its native conformation. Frequently, the antibodies used for a standard... are completely removed. Wash steps should be performed even with a pre-cleared sample.  Eluting the target...and negative controls for an IP. When possible, perform the IP in parallel with both a sample known to ...order to identify any non-specific interactions, perform parallel IPs with beads only and an isotype control...
  16. CRISPR 101: Targeting RNA with Cas13a (C2c2)

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    ... in spacer acquisition following infection, as a form of “bait” to identify new CRISPR-associated proteins...target binding and cleavage through a series of conformational changes in the Cas13a molecule. Like Cas9, ...
  17. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Fluorescent Protein Timers

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    ...changes in gene expression as new body sections are formed. In synthetic biology, FP timers might be able ...isolate particular organelles and their contents, or perform in situ hybridization experiments. In many cases...like the patterning of nascent tissues and the formation of limbs are correlated with changes in gene expression...and developmental timer of neural fiber bundle formation." Journal of Biological Chemistry 276.32 (2001...
  18. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Aptamer Fluorophores

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    .... For instance, the fluorophore and quencher may form the base of the stem in an RNA stem-loop structure...and detection - since they frequently undergo conformational changes after target binding, aptamers are ...fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) of E. coli transformed with aptamer libraries, the Jaffrey group selected...
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