...sequence in the way that they like, the design and engineering of fusion proteins is relatively straightforward...properties of the protein of interest can be challenging. In this blog I discuss strategies to generate...before generating a fusion protein, e.g. linker length, the specific fluorescent protein variant, and ... (catalytic activity or interactions) can be challenging. If a fusion can complement a knock-down or knock-out...

...natural inclination for this skill that you could strengthen. The right set of transferable skills, coupled...lack thereof): Information sharing gets more challenging the bigger an organization gets, and creating...conflict resolution is likely not one of your strengths. Empathizing with people, especially people with...recognize that conflict resolution may never be a strength for you. But if you are a problem solver, and ...

...double strand break repair, it has proven more challenging to develop high efficiency CRISPR-based approaches...Howes, Rob, and Christine Schofield. "Genome engineering using adeno-associated virus (AAV)." Chromosomal...Benjamin E., and David V. Schaffer. "Combining engineered nucleases with adeno-associated viral vectors...editing." Precision Medicine, CRISPR, and Genome Engineering. Springer, Cham, 2017. 29-42. PubMed PMID: 29130152...

... validated first through the production of full-length protein (the TAG codon should encode phosphoserine... instead of a stop codon, which will allow full length GFP to be translated), and second, through a gel...for parameters such as induction temperature and length of induction, which will vary between different...phosphorserine has actually been incorporated into the full-length protein. Up to 80% p-Ser incorporation into E17TAG...

...Today's postdoctoral fellows (PFs) face a number of challenges ranging from long periods of training to limited...for a successful postdoc fellowship. 1. Reverse engineer success On Day 1 of your postdoctoral experience...data needed to rule out alternative models or to strengthen your new model?  PFs need to be regularly thinking...and answering questions. Organizing a thoughtful engaging talk takes significant effort. It requires evaluation...

...possible by the light: when hit with the correct wavelength, microbial rhodopsins enable ions to flow across...a laser. The laser flashes light of specific wavelengths, selectively turning neuron activity on or off...1977): 237-243. PubMed PMID: 20882. Mei, Yuan, and Feng Zhang. "Molecular tools and approaches for optogenetics...28772120. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5830081. Zhang, Feng, et al. "The microbial opsin family of optogenetic...

...selection. Knock-in events tend to be rare, and the challenge with any experiment is in efficient recovery of...Toolkit and SapTrap-SEC kit for C. elegans genome engineering have also facilitated CRISPR editing in C. elegans...Higgins CD, Goldstein B (2015) Streamlined Genome Engineering with a Self-Excising Drug Selection Cassette.....113.156075 Ward JD (2014) Rapid and Precise Engineering of theCaenorhabditis elegansGenome with Lethal...

... genomic DNA to amplify the gRNA targets was challenging because you’re limited by the sequence of the...straightforward, and is a testament to how far genome engineering has come. For comparison, in 2007 it took about...lentiCas9-Blast (Plasmid #52962) was a gift from Feng Zhang and is described in Improved vectors and genome-wide... genome engineering...

...the nervous system, and vectors for zebrafish engineering. You can find additional hot plasmids in our ...Segment on mScarlet Special thanks to our sound engineer/producer, Eddy Page! Edward B. Page is a Digital...Production Specialist at Addgene. He is the audio engineer and producer for the Addgene Podcast.     Additional...

...-1 Wang R, Xiang S, Feng Y, Srinivas S, Zhang Y, Lin M, Wang S (2013) Engineering production of functional...are between 5-8 amino acids long, with a typical length of 5 or 6 amino acids (Cruse et al., 2004). Because...natural immune system production and many more engineered methods. Each type of antibody and production...

... cytokines like TGFβ and IL-6. However, when strengthened through efforts to boost the activity of the... form of immunotherapy in recent times. These engineered T cells are capable of recognizing targets like...the above therapeutics, techniques like genome engineering have played a huge role. For instance, researchers...at Binghamton University. She works on genome engineering and cancer immunotherapy, and is interested in...

...the recent Keystone Meeting "Precision Genome Engineering and Synthetic Biology". His reflections on the...example, the authors Patrick Hsu, Eric Lander, and Feng Zhang acknowledge the role of data and materials...online user forums such as http://www.genome-engineering.org and http://www.egenome.org." At the Keystone...

...joachimgoedhart.   Special thanks to our sound engineer/producer, Eddy Page! Edward B. Page is a Digital...Production Specialist at Addgene. He is the audio engineer and producer for the Addgene Podcast.      Additional... genome engineering...

...becoming an ever more ubiquitous tool for genome engineering, and studying its structure can help us understand... it’s the reason guide sequences have a maximum length of 20 bases: nothing longer will fit. Stabilization...structural insight also spurs the next generation of engineered CRISPR enzymes with their own tradeoffs. And ...the Addgene blog Components of CRISPR  xCas9: Engineering a CRISPR Variant with PAM Flexibility Cas9 vs...

...🎄🎁🎅🤶🎄 pic.twitter.com/rDaEjxTNZX— Heng Chooi (@YitHengChooi) December 4, 2021   I spent a year hoarding...used tip boxes for a lab supply tree and set a challenge to my lab mates. They did not disappoint. #deckthelab...

...completing her PhD in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering with Harry Gray at Caltech, Crystal moved on ... @ShihCrystal.     Special thanks to our sound engineer/producer, Eddy Page! Edward B. Page is a Digital...Production Specialist at Addgene. He is the audio engineer and producer for the Addgene Podcast.      Additional...

...synthetic biology, DNA assembly methods, and engineering cellulose degradation. 18:21 - 23:26 : Kwabena's...projects in Ghana.     Special thanks to our sound engineer/producer, Eddy Page! Edward B. Page is a Digital...Production Specialist at Addgene. He is the audio engineer and producer for the Addgene Podcast.     Additional...

...to face global challenges, we hope to empower those that need to face these challenges locally. We look...themselves on the front lines of emerging global challenges. However, these same researchers face significant...

....     Improved nucleic acid sequence detection Feng Zhang’s lab recently developed a platform called...efficiency and specificity of multiple wild-type and engineered variants of Cas nucleases. In doing so, they ...created a modular toolkit for Cas-mediated genome engineering in plants. Read the paper in bioRxiv Find...

... the Collins' lab at the time) got the idea to engineer bacteriophage (viruses that infect bacteria) for...grow with his help! Special thanks to our sound engineer/producer, Eddy Page! Edward B. Page is a Digital...Production Specialist at Addgene. He is the audio engineer and producer for the Addgene Podcast.     Additional...