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...complex. So how exactly does this work? Figure 1: APOBEC- and Cas9-mediated editing (ACE) reporter ... affecting protein translation of different reporter proteins. Protein translation requires the start ...compared to CRISPR/Cas9 edits that rely on double strand DNA breaks. Due to this inefficiency it is crucial...constitutively expressed to identify successfully transfected cells. C-to-T editing by the APOBEC-Cas9 editosome...that results in the restoration of fluorescence. Transient reporter for editing enrichment (TREE) The Wang...Wang and Brafman lab developed a transient reporter for editing enrichment (TREE) to purify single base... to cells segregated solely by a reporter of transfection, which only report the efficiency of plasmid...

...therapies to clinical trials in 2021. Figure 1: Schematic of the human MECP2 locus and MECP2 protein...References: Amir RE, Van den Veyver IB, Wan M, Tran CQ, Francke U, Zoghbi HY (1999) Rett syndrome is caused...collection of molecular biology tools so that both veteran and new Rett researchers can find the reagents ...maturation (Tillotson & Bird, 2019) and is a global transcriptional regulator of thousands of genes. Studies have...have suggested roles in transcriptional repression, activity dependent de-repression, chromatin remodeling...groove of AT-rich DNA sequences to regulate transcription (Baker et al., 2013). Mutations that affect ...gene editing, MECP2 reactivation, RNA editing, RNA trans-splicing, and protein replacement to reverse the...

...levels of DnaA to get the job done.   Figure 1: DNA melting by DnaA and IHF is the first step of ...the proteins cooperatively can separate the DNA strands. Created with BioRender.com. Once DnaA breaks...it recruits helicases to continue unwinding the strands. This creates two replication forks that move in...elongation phase, a DNA polymerase synthesizes a new DNA strand at each replication fork. Termination sequences...act as a feedback mechanism to reduce further transcription. Replication is also regulated by the balance... concentration is controlled at the level of translation. RepZ mRNA must fold into a “pseudoknot” held...intramolecular base pairs for the protein to be translated. An antisense RNA called Inc, also encoded by...

...get more colonies if you use 1 μl of a 1:5 or 1:10 dilution rather than 1 μl directly.... 20-30 mins. Heat shock each transformation tube by placing the bottom 1/2 to 2/3 of the tube into a 42...and then (optional) incubate in 37°C incubator. Mix 1 - 5 μl of DNA (usually 10 pg - 100 ng) into 20-50 ...Introduction Transformation is the process by which foreign DNA is introduced into a cell. Transformation of bacteria... more easily transformed and that will help to maintain the plasmid without rearrangement of the plasmid...prepared for optimal transformation efficiencies upon thawing. For the highest transformation efficiency, we...Pro-Tips Commercial competent cells range significantly in their transformation efficiency. The lowest efficiency...

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...and biotin plasmids at Addgene!     Figure 1: Indirect detection of target markers can be achieved...can be motifs within transmembrane proteins, such as receptors, or post-translational modifications on those...diffuse through the cell membrane freely, while others require a permeabilized membrane to enter cells. Depending...label intranuclear proteins of interest, you can label cytosolic proteins alongside the intranuclear ones...Depending on the application, they can be membrane-permeant or membrane-impermeant, and the cells of interest...viability dyes are membrane-impermeant and can only enter cells with compromised plasma membranes — i.e., dead...conjugates are commercially available for a wide range of fluorophores, allowing for great flexibility ...

...mycoplasma can even escape 0.2-micron filters. Figure 1: Contamination! Tissue culture media often have indicators..., and effective for wide range of mycoplasma. These methods cannot guarantee complete removal of mycoplasma...the media after autoclaving hence, there is no assurance of the serum being contamination free. The aerosols...commonly infecting mycoplasmas are used. A broad range of primers encompasses almost all the infecting ...filters, for media filtration. There is no 100% assurance that this process can avoid contamination but ...

...halorhodopsins to silence neuronal activity (Figure 1) (Wiegert et al., 2017). How to get an opsin into...flow of electric charges across cell membranes and maintain membrane potential in response to visible light...across the axon's membrane: once a certain number of positive ions crosses the cell membrane, a threshold ...rhodopsins enable ions to flow across the axon’s membrane, thereby controlling neural activity (Bernstein...the opsin into the correct orientation to be transcribed (Figure 2) (Sharma and Zhu, 2014). How does FLEx... optogenetic FLEx vectors in combination with transgenic animals or rAAVs expressing Cre under a specific...the mechanisms of sleep and anesthesia. In Cre transgenic mice, they targeted the dopamine (DA) neurons...

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...Consortium A.2 Map of pLKO.1 A.3 Related plasmids B. Designing shRNA Oligos for pLKO.1 B.1 Determine the optimal...Order oligos compatible with pLKO.1 C. Cloning shRNA oligos into pLKO.1 C.1 Recommended materials C.2 Annealing... References H.1 Published articles H.2 Web resources I. Appendix I.1 Sequence of pLKO.1 TRC-Cloning Vector...marker encoded in pLKO.1 allows for convenient stable selection. Figure 1 : Map of pLKO.1 containing an shRNA...puromycin should be from 1-10 μg/mL in 1 μg/mL increments. d. Label plates from 1-10 and add appropriate...Appendix I.1. Sequence of pLKO.1 TRC-Cloning Vector Click here to see the sequence of pLKO.1 TRC-cloning...convenience. See “warranty information” in appendix. Table of Contents A. pLKO.1-TRC Cloning Vector A.1 The RNAi...

...ratios of 1:1, 1:2, 1:3 and 1:6. The 1:2 and 1:3 total DNA:PEI μg ratios provided high transfection efficiencies...possible range of ratios to test: Ratio of DNA:PEI μg of DNA μL of 1 mg/mL PEI 1:1 18.9 18.9 1:2 18.9 37.8... 37.8 1:3 18.9 56.7 1:4 18.9 75.6 1:5 18.9 94.5 1:6 18.9 113.4 Gently add the diluted PEI mixture to the...: Monday: Plate 1×10 6 cells in a T75 flask in 15 mL DMEM Complete. Wednesday: Plate 1×10 6 cells in a...packaging cells Day 1 (pm): Transfect packaging cells Day 2 (am): 18 h post-transfection. Remove media, replace...ratio of μg DNA:μg PEI is 1:3 (1000 μL total per 10 cm dish). Using transfer plasmid pHAGE TRE dCas9-KRAB...prepared, transfect cells with a fluorescent plasmid using a variety of ratios. Check the cells 1-2 days ...

...Dilution 1:10 100 of Stock Virus 900 150 1,350 1:100 1:100 100 of 1:10 900 150 1,350 1:1,000 1:1,000 100...100 of 1:100 900 150 1,350 1:10,000 1:10,000 100 of 1:1,000 900 150 1,350 1:100,000 1:100,000 100 of 1... 1:10,000 900 150 1,350 1:1,000,000 Mix the dilutions well Note: the 1:10 dilution can usually be omitted...with 1 mL of 0.1% crystal violet for 10 min at RT. Gently remove the stain. Wash cells 3x with 1 mL of...multiple dilutions. Sample Data Figure 1: A549 cells were transduced with the indicated serial dilutions ... media from the wells. Gently wash the cells with 1 mL of PBS and aspirate wash. Filter 0.1% crystal violet...volume in the well (mL) x dilution factor e.g., If the 1:100,000 well has 75 colonies, then there are 75 colonies...

...tissues: use 1 mL of Solution D per 100 mg of cells. For cultured cells: use 1 mL of Solution D per 1 X 10 7...tissues: use 1 mL of TRIzol® per 100 mg of cells. For cultured cells: use 1 mL of TRIzol® per 1 X 10 7 cells...Option A): Add 1 volume of Isopropanol to the extracted aqueous layer. Incubate at -20°C for 1 hour. Lithium.... Add 0.2 mL of Chloroform/Isoamyl alcohol (49:1) per 1 mL of TRIzol® used. Shake vigorously by hand for... sample(s).Transfer tissue/cell lysate to a 4 mL tube. Add the following sequentially to 1 mL of lysate... User Guide from ThermoFisher Scientific . Figure 1: A diagram of the different steps in RNA extraction...

...Dilution 1 (20X): 5 µL in 95 µL 1X PCR buffer (1:20) Dilution 2 (20X): 5 µL in 95 µL 1X PCR buffer (1:400)...95 10 2 1 Denaturation 95 0.5 2 50 Annealing/Extension 60 1 2 50 Signal Stabilization 98 10 2 1 Hold 4 ...Use a single channel 1–10 µL pipette to add 5 µL of each viral sample to Dilution 1 in the 48-well dilution... 95 µL 1X PCR buffer (1:8,000) Dilution 4 (20X): 5 µL in 95 µL 1X PCR buffer (1:160,000) Dilution 5 (20X...95 µL 1X PCR buffer (1:3,200,000) Dilution 6 (2X): 50 µL in 50 µL 1X PCR buffer (1:6,400,000) Dilution ...50 µL 1X PCR buffer (1:12,800,000) Dilution 8 (2X): 50 µL in 50 µL 1X PCR buffer (1:25,600,000) Use multichannel...pipettes for the dilution series. For dilutions 1–5, use the 1–10 µL multichannel pipette set to 5 µL. For...

... Proceed with transfection: Calculate the amount of each plasmid needed to have a 1:1:1 molar ratio with...7.5% Sodium Bicarbonate, 7.5 mL 1 M HEPES to 750 mL DMEM + 1 g/L glucose. 1 mg/mL polyethylenimine (PEI) ... determine the total μg/bp we need to achieve a 1:1:1 molar ratio of each plasmid: 2000 μg / 24,961 bp...deionized water + 100 mL of 1 M Tris HCl pH 8.5 + 60 mL of 5 M Sodium Chloride + 4 mL of 1 M Magnesium Chloride... adherent cells) 1 mg/mL Polyethylenimine (PEI) 25 kDa MW Pro-Tip Other transfection reagents may be used...high glucose, Corning 10-013-CV DMEM, low glucose (1 g/L) glucose, sodium pyruvate, Corning 10-014-CV (... sodium bicarbonate, Corning 25-035-CI (optional) 1 M HEPES, HyClone SH30237.01 (optional) L-alanyl-L-glutamine...

...NaH 2 PO 4 ∙H 2 O 1 L deionized water Adjust pH to 7.0 Autoclave or filter sterilize 1 M sodium phosphate...NaH 2 PO 4 ∙H 2 O 1 L deionized water Adjust pH to 7.0 Autoclave or filter sterilize 1 M of sodium phosphate...protease inhibitor cocktail. Add 1 part Protein A/G binding buffer to 1 part tissue culture supernatant...Choose Option 1 or Option 2 based on the concentration of the pooled sample above. Option 1: Buffer exchange...antibody to 1 mg/mL with PBS if needed. For long term storage, add sterile sodium azide to 1 mM. Option...purify recombinant antibodies. Workflow Timeline Day 1: Purify antibody Day 2 or later: Buffer exchange Equipment...°C bead bath Clamp stand and clamps Autoclave 0.1–1 mL single channel pipette 0.5–10 µL single channel...