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  1. Plasmids 101: The protein expression toolbox

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    ...transiently induce expression? Check out Addgene's Lentiviral dCas9 SAM vector and Piggybac dCas9 SAM vector...promoters and modes of action Check out Addgene's Lentiviral Tet-on and AAVS1 targeted Tet-on transgene vector...Adapted from Nabet et al. Check out Addgene's Lentiviral dTAG cloning vector and SMASh degron tagging ...Addgene website Promoter Guide CRISPR Guide Lentiviral Guide  ...mechanism to integrate your choice cDNA. Both lentivirus and retrovirus can package cDNAs for genomic ...
  2. New Tool for Lineage Tracing: The ClonTracer Library

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    ...individually label millions of mammalian cells through lentiviral infection and to monitor their abundance and ...optimize protocols for in vivo screening with lentiviral pooled shRNA libraries. Later, Bhang says, “When... treatment. The library consists of a pool of lentiviral vectors with roughly 73 million semi-random, ... Find the ClonTracer Library at Addgene Find Lentiviral Plasmids at Addgene Check out Our Cancer Resources...infection. When using the ClonTracer system, lentiviruses containing these barcodes infect the target ...
  3. Delivery Methods for Generating iPSCs

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    ...considered safe for clinical applications.     LentiviralLentiviral vectors infect dividing and nondividing...Excisable Cre-lox lentiviral vectors: This approach is the same as using a standard lentiviral vector, but ...available from Addgene. Another drawback is that lentiviral vectors insert in different genetic locations...could be affected by the location of insertion. Lentiviral insertion can also disrupt the expression of ...phenotype in infected cells. Like retroviruses, lentiviral delivery is not considered safe for clinical ...plasmids if you’re interested in Tet-inducible lentiviral expression of OSKM reprogramming factors: ...transgene reactivation, residual expression Lentivirus Integrating High Low Efficient and Stable Genome...
  4. CRISPR 101: Mammalian Expression Systems and Delivery Methods

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    ...efficiency. Lentiviral transduction Cas9 and gRNA can be present in a single lentiviral transfer vector...plasmids provide the necessary components to make lentiviral particles. Stable, tunable expression of Cas9...: Traffic Light Reporter System: Can evaluate lentiviral component delivery as well as genome repair by...Difficulty Very easy Very hard Viral delivery   Lentivirus Retrovirus AAV Cells Dividing or nondividing...
  5. Top Requested Plasmid of 2017 - pMD2.G

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    ...2015 and 2016 were CRISPR plasmids), but so are lentiviral vectors, many of which are used to deliver Cas9...Transductions Getting the Most from Your Lentiviral Transduction Additional Resources on Addgene.org Check out... of 2017 is the lentivirus envelope plasmid pMD2.G from Didier Trono’s lab! Lentivirus envelope vector... producing our ready-to-use lentivirus preps. You can find our lentivirus production protocol on our website...titering your lentivirus in another blog post. If you need a quick primer on how lentiviruses work, check...promoter. Envelope proteins are a key component of lentiviruses. These proteins coat the virus and help determine...widely used and requested because it enables lentiviruses to infect many different types of cells. This...
  6. Introducing Addgene's New Search - Find Plasmids More Easily For Your Research!

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    ...parentheses.  In this example I wanted to find a lentiviral plasmid to express ubiquitin under control of...300+ plasmids. Under ‘Vector Types’ I selected ‘Lentiviral’ which eliminates most of the plasmids designed...this filter will allow to refine by serotype or lentiviral prep Requests: Only see plasmids with more than... cell type Serotype: Choose the AAV capsid or lentiviral prep needed Tags: Identify a specific marker ...
  7. The AAVantages of AAV in CRISPR Screens

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    ... screens rely on lentiviral systems, a fact supported by the wide array of lentiviral-based CRISPR libraries...vector delivery methods. Lentivirus has limited packaging options, with most lentiviral vectors being packaged...large packaging capacity and stable expression of lentiviral vectors make them an attractive option. However... while both AAV and lentivirus have low immunogenicity, AAV still beats lentivirus. In mice, AAV is almost...made at high titers equal to those achieved with lentivirus but offer an improved safety profile, customization...expression in many mouse tissues. Safety AAV and lentivirus have different safety profiles that often affect...experiments. AAV can be safely handled at BSL-1, while lentivirus requires a BSL-2 setup. This requires a less ...
  8. Multiplexed Overexpression of Regulatory Factors (MORF) collection

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    ...Blog Learn More about Lentivirus Figure out How to Get the Most from Your Lentiviral Transduction Additional... individually overexpressed and available for lentiviral packaging and delivery to target cells as a pooled... Fig. 1: Barcoded TF library was packaged in lentiviral particles and used to transduce human embryonic...
  9. Hot Plasmids Spring 2024

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    ...within the lentiviral 3’ long terminal repeats (LTR). The 3’ LTR is duplicated during lentiviral integration...license. In this iteration, the size of the lentiviral insert was minimized to reduce recombination ...III transcript, the sgRNAs were encoded on the lentiviral minus strand in the 3’ LTR. These optimizations...
  10. Viral Vectors 101: Gamma-Retroviral Packaging Systems

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    ... well as the viral LTRs, differ. As a result, lentiviral and γ-retroviral packaging plasmids are not interchangeable...using 293T cells This method is very similar to lentiviral packaging methods. The three components described...found within both the 5' and 3' LTRs of retro/lentiviral plasmids. U5; Unique 5'; region at the 5' end... cells a virus can infect. Note: While both lentiviruses and γ-retroviruses use the same gene products...How do engineered γ-retroviruses differ from lentiviruses? There are a few important differences between...between engineered γ-retroviruses and lentiviruses. First, these viruses were derived from different genomes...genomes (MoMLV and MSCV for γ-retrovirus; HIV for lentivirus). Additionally, γ-retroviruses can only transduce...
  11. Pooled CRISPR Libraries Offer Genome-Wide Control for Large-Scale Functional Screens

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    ...conducted earlier by the Zhang lab for GeCKO, a lentiviral CRISPR library enabling genome-scale, knockout...that you review the steps for how to use pooled lentiviral CRISPR libraries and keep the following in mind... sequencing technology. These libraries are lentiviral in nature, so please ensure that you are equipped...equipped and authorized to make and use lentivirus. Also, note that due to the size of the backbone, transformations...
  12. Plasmids 101: Common Lab E. coli Strains

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    ... NEB Stable   For cloning into and storage of lentiviral and retroviral vectors or cloning or repeated...JM109-derived. For cloning into and storage of lentiviral and retroviral vectors or cloning or repeated...Derived from HB101. For cloning into and storage of lentiviral and retroviral vectors or cloning or repeated...cells for cloning and storage of unstable DNA and lentiviral/retroviral vectors. Used by Addgene for pooled...
  13. Virus Protocol - Generating Stable Cell Lines

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    ...cells that have taken up the lentiviral transgene. Note that not all lentiviral vectors deliver antibiotic...Thaw the lentiviral aliquot on ice prior to use. Prepare a range of dilutions of the lentivirus in DMEM.... This is because lentiviral integration is random. Given the MOI of the lentivirus used, cells may also...an integrated lentiviral vector. Protocols...expressing a gene of interest from an integrated lentiviral vector. Unlike the short-term protein expression...transfection approaches, generating cell lines using lentiviral vectors enables long-term protein expression ...associated with repeated transient transfection. Some lentiviral vectors deliver mammalian antibiotic resistance...
  14. Fluorescence Titering Assay

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    ...rapidly thaw the lentiviral aliquot on ice prior to use. Prepare dilutions of the lentivirus into DMEM complete...Protocol that can be used to titer lentiviral preparations carrying a fluorescence marker. Protocols...Introduction This protocol can be used to titer lentiviral preparations that carry a fluorescence marker...marker. Determining the titer of your lentiviral vector allows you to control the multiplicity of infection... cell lines. It is not recommended to subject lentiviral supernatants to multiple freeze-thaw cycles. ...polyethersulfone filter to remove cells and debris. Lentiviral titer can decrease during cycles of freeze-thaw..., this protocol was developed using low titer lentiviral vectors (10 5 TU/mL). If you anticipate that ...
  15. dTAG - You're it!

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    ...available from Addgene. These plasmids enable lentiviral expression of N- or C-terminally FKBP12F36V-tagged...unclear which terminus should be tagged, the dTAG lentiviral plasmids can serve as a rapid means of comparing...multiple FKBP12F36V-tagged proteins using our lentiviral expression platform, to assess selective degradation...
  16. Hot Plasmids - October 2020

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    ... The Human GlycoGene CRISPR Library is a new lentiviral CRISPR library that targets human glycosyltransferase...inhibition pooled library is now available as lentiviral preps in addition to the pooled library format...library inhibits over 18,000 human genes. Find the lentiviral preps at Addgene hSyn1-SIO-stGtACR1-FusionRed...
  17. CRISPR 101: Epigenetics and Editing the Epigenome

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    ...Core, as well as pLV-dCas9-p300-P2A-PuroR for lentiviral expression. Figure 1: dCas9-p300 adds ...decrease methylation and activate transcription. A lentiviral vector with the same modifier, Fuw-dCas9-Tet1CD...Tet-dependent (TetO-dCas9-D3A) constructs. For lentiviral expression, Fuw-dCas9-Dnmt3a and Fuw-dCas9-Dnmt3a-P2A-tagBFP...hUbC-dCas9-MQ1(Q147L)-EGFP is also available for lentiviral transduction. Lysine-specific Demethylase 1 (...Jaenisch’s lab in plasmid form or as ready-to-use lentivirus. Figure 2: dCas9-Tet1 demethylates cytosines...with the former also available as ready-to-use lentivirus. Figure 3: dCas9-DNMT3A methylates cytosines...
  18. X-CHIME: Context Dependent Germline Knockout in Immune Cells

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    ...(Rosa26-Cas9) hematopoietic stem cells with a lentiviral vector containing a gRNA. These transduced stem...systems which utilizes custom mouse strains and lentiviral expression vectors (Table 1). The four systems...pXPR_071, a plasmid that leads to higher titer lentivirus preparations than the first generation CHIME ...
  19. Colony Formation Titering Assay

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    ...thaw the lentiviral aliquot on ice prior to use. Prepare 10-fold serial dilutions of the lentivirus into ...This protocol can be used to titer lentiviral preparations that confer antibiotic resistance. Protocols...resistance. Determining the titer of your lentiviral preparation allows you to control the multiplicity of infection...between cell lines. It is not recommended that lentiviral supernatants be subjected to multiple freeze-...polyethersulfone filter to remove cells and debris. Lentiviral titer can decrease during cycles of freeze-thaw...transduced with the indicated serial dilutions of the lentiviral vector pRosetta . The following day, cells were...transduced with the indicated serial dilutions of the lentiviral vector pHAGE EF1α dCas9-KRAB . The following ...
  20. Protocol - pLKO.1 – TRC Cloning Vector

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    ...Producing Lentiviral Particles E.1 Recommended materials E.2 Protocol for producing lentiviral particles...optimal puromycin concentration F.3 Protocol for lentiviral infection and selection G. Safety H. References...of pLKO.1 pLKO.1 is a replication-incompetent lentiviral vector chosen by the TRC for expression of shRNAs...direct transfection, or can be converted into lentiviral particles for subsequent infection of a target...analog). Due to the long terminal repeats found in lentiviral plasmids, Addgene currently recommends using ...the hairpin sequence. Back to Top E. Producing Lentiviral Particles Before this step, you must contact ...experiments, Addgene recommends that you generate lentiviral particles and infect the target cells. Addition...
  21. Plasmids 101: Gateway Cloning

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    ...Gateway cloning to generate our desired constructs: lentiviral expression of the human KRAS gene in mammalian...level, and experimental purpose. For mammalian lentiviral expression, we could use a vector like pLenti...available at Addgene, including the Frew Lab Multiple Lentiviral Expression Systems (MuLE) Kit, the MultiSite ...
  22. Production of Virus in Insect Versus Mammalian Cells

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    ...-293T cells. If you titrate your viral preps, lentiviral titration requires an additional couple of days...require cloning specific AAV or lentiviral machinery into a baculovirus plasmid. Production of baculovirus...baculovirus construct, called a bacmid. Like AAV and lentiviral packaging plasmids, bacmids are readily available...cells Viruses AAV and lentivirus Baculovirus; can produce AAV and lentivirus if needed # of plasmids...Overcoming the Challenges of Lentivirus Production Tips for Titering Your Lentivirus Preps More resources on...fast-growing, and widely available. The viruses Lentiviruses, AAV, and adenoviruses can all be produced in...cells. However, it is much more common to make lentiviruses and AAV in-house. High-titer adenoviruses are...
  23. New Optimized Genome-wide CRISPRko, CRISPRi, and CRISPRa Libraries

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    ...Brunello CRISPRko sgRNA library as pooled library or lentiviral prep! Dolcetto: human CRISPRi sgRNA library While...the Dolcetto library! Now also available as a lentiviral prep. Calabrese: human CRISPRa sgRNA library ...function. Find the Calabrese pooled library and lentiviral prep here! Applications for the Root and Doench...
  24. A Look Back at One Year of Plasmid Sharing for COVID-19 Research

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    ...19 pandemic, the Krogan lab at UCSF generated lentiviral vectors expressing SARS-CoV-2 open reading frames...all but one are cloned into pLVX vectors (for lentiviral packaging) and contain an IRES-Puro marker for...(2020) Protocol and Reagents for Pseudotyping Lentiviral Particles with SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein for Neutralization...published a protocol and reagents for pseudotyping lentivirus with the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. They deposited...
  25. Plasmids 101: Multicistronic Vectors

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    ...MSCV-IRES-Luciferase IRES Retroviral pWPI IRES Lentiviral AmCyan-P2A-mCherry P2A Mammalian pC5Kan-P2A...-P2A P2A Insect pUltra P2A and T2A Lentiviral Ac5-STABLE2-neo T2A Insect   For the co-expression....) PubMed. 3. Highly Efficient Multicistronic Lentiviral Vectorswith Peptide 2A Sequences. Ibrahimi et...
  26. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - July 2021

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    ...for inducible CRISPR inhibition (CRISPRi). A) Lentiviral vector design. B) Strategy for leak-free transcriptional...highlights from the past couple months: A new lentiviral CRISPR library from Alec Kimmelman targets mouse...
  27. Twenty Years of Sharing: Expanding Accessibility

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    ...their options for tools such as empty backbones, lentiviral packaging systems, and luciferase expression.... Top Five by Views Guides CRISPR Guide Lentiviral Guide AAV Guide Optogenetics Guide γ-Retrovirus...a Liquid Bacteria Culture Collections Lentiviral Plasmids Tetracyline Inducible Plasmids Empty...help users get started with tools like CRISPR, lentivirus, and optogenetics — and shared the protocols ...
  28. Lentivirus Production

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    ...This protocol can be used to produce lentivirus from a lentiviral vector transfected into 293T cells using... Protocols Lentivirus Production Lentivirus Production You may also ...this protocol to generate lentivirus Protocols...lines or transfection reagents. Once produced, lentivirus can be used for a variety of downstream applications...
  29. Lentivirus ddPCR Titration

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    ...be close to zero (A01). In this protocol, the lentiviral particles are serially diluted and used to transduce...Y, Bergelson S, Feschenko M. Determination of Lentiviral Infectious Titer by a Novel Droplet Digital PCR... of Lentivirus Vectors You may also like... Lentivirus Colony Formation Titration Assay Lentivirus Fluorescence... PCR (ddPCR) for lentivirus vector titration. Protocols... Protocols ddPCR Titration of Lentivirus Vectors ddPCR Titration...Assay AAV Titration by qPCR Addgene Viral Service Lentivirus Guide Virus Blog Posts Introduction This protocol...how to use droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) to titer lentivirus vectors. This protocol specifically uses primers...
  30. Addgene’s Viral Service - Why Virus? Why Now?

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    ...small but growing catalog of ready-made AAV and Lentiviral preps. This new Viral Service represents Addgene...establish consistent, high-quality protocols for lentiviral production. Bryan Roth’s lab from the University...the Addgene Blog Check Out the Top Requested Lentivirus and AAV of 2016 Learn How You Can Use the Viral...
  31. Hot Plasmids - December 2019 - CRISPR pooled library, LipoGlo, CRISPRa, and Voltage Imaging Tools

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    ... CRISPR pooled libraries have been created in lentiviral systems for mammalian screens, which enables ...for screening of cells that are refractory to lentiviral transduction, now enabling forward genetic screens...However, some cell types are poorly transduced by lentivirus, and thus screening with available CRISPR libraries...Primary murine T cells cannot be transduced by lentivirus and have been difficult to manipulate genetically...
  32. Viral Vectors 101: Viruses as Biological Tools

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    ... 4. Cronin J, et al. “Altering the tropism of lentiviral vectors through pseudotyping.” Curr. Gene. Ther... AAV Figure out How to Get the Most from Your Lentiviral Transduction Additional Resources on Addgene.org...viruses used in mammalian research: 𝛄-retrovirus, lentivirus, adenovirus, and adeno-associated virus (AAV)...mitosis. The most well-known retrovirus is HIV. Lentiviruses are a genus of the retroviral family that can...Immunogenicity Insertional Mutagenesis Possible Lentivirus Infects non-dividing cells Insertional...Resources on the Addgene Blog Learn More about Lentivirus Listen to Connie Cepko Discuss Gene Therapy with... lentivirus...
  33. Qi Lab CRISPR Page

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    ...CRISPR imaging 51024 pSLQ1651-sgTelomere(F+E) Lentiviral vector with sgRNA targeting human telomeres 46913...dCas9 fused to N 51025 pSLQ1661-sgMUC4-E3(F+E) Lentiviral vector that contains sgRNA targeting repetitive...
  34. Zhang Lab CRISPR Page

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    ...#61425 - #61427 are intended for lentivirus production : 61425 : lentiviral vector encoding dCAS9-VP64 with... top GeCKO Screening Library GeCKO are pooled lentiviral CRISPR libraries (both human and mouse) for performing...with 2A Blast resistance marker 61426 : lentiviral vector encoding the MS2-P65-HSF1 activator helper complex...complex with a 2A Hygro resistance marker 61427 : lentiviral sgRNA cloning backbone with MS2 loops at tetraloop...
  35. Fluorescent Protein Guide: Empty Backbones

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    ... mRFP Tsoulfas Lab Lentiviral Plasmids - Fluorescently tag your gene for lentiviral expression Verkhusha...Prone to dimerization pLV-Azurite - Mammalian Lentiviral expression pB18cmBFPAzurite - Bacterial Expression...pCAG-GFP - Mammalian Expression pLV-eGFP - Mammalian Lentiviral Expression Ac5-STABLE1-neo - Insect Expression... Mammalian Expression pLV-mCherry - Mammalian Lentiviral Expression pCS2+8CmCherry - Zebrafish/Xenopus...
  36. Quickest Way to Deposit Plasmids: The Deposit Spreadsheet

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    ...: mammalian expression, bacterial expression, lentiviral, retroviral, AAV, RNAi, luciferase, cre/lox, ... (prone to recombination in bacteria) such as lentiviral, retroviral, and AAV plasmids, choose the NEB...
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