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  1. Viral Vectors 101: Optogenetic Tools

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    ... the same pathways. Additionally, as GPCR signaling is amplified in successive steps along a pathway, ...controlling GPCR activation have been developed to selectively study individual types of GPCRs with greater...be used for lower frequency stimulation. GPCR signaling GPCR signaling is a complicated process involving...change the membrane potential. OptoXRs are modified GPCRs. When exposed to light, they activate downstream... coupled receptors  G-protein coupled receptors (GPCR) regulate cellular function through multiple intra-cellular...have been developed for utilizing light to control GPCR activation and downstream signaling cascades (reviewed...Levitz, 2020), including light-sensitive chimeric GPCRS (OptoXRs) (Tichy et al., 2019), photoswitchable ...
  2. Tips for Titering Your Lentiviral Preps

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    ...you to quantify the amount of PCR product that comes from amplification of the original plasmid which ... titer are direct p24 measurements via ELISA and qPCR for viral RNA. Measuring p24 levels in a viral prep... based off of p24 quantification tend to be overestimates since they can include free p24 and defective...first converted to cDNA and then quantified using qPCR primers targeting specific viral components such...assay, titering via measurement of viral RNA can overestimate the amount of infectious virus in a prep as ...assays depending on the vector backbone. When using qPCR based methods for viral titration consider using...physical titer, there is a risk that they may underestimate viral titer as these assays cannot distinguish...
  3. Cloning

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    ...is also easy to add restriction sites to any piece of DNA during PCR amplification, allowing for it to...dissimilar from restriction enzyme cloning). To do this your DNA fragment must first be amplified with specific... rapid cloning of PCR products into donor plasmids without the need for restriction enzyme cloning. For...the PCR primers for the insert, based on the destination vector sequence and choice of restriction site...molecular cloning scientists can amplify and manipulate genes of interest and then insert them into plasmids...a single adenosine (A) overhang on the 3' end of PCR products. The complementary thymine (T) comes from... incredibly quick and easy way to clone a fresh PCR product into a plasmid. The major disadvantage of ...
  4. Guide to Using Pooled Libraries

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    ...surviving cells are collected, their plasmids are PCR-amplified and sequenced using NGS to identify their cDNA...see if it should be amplified before you conduct your screen. If you need to amplify the library, please...Overview of what pooled libraries are; how to amplify and use a pooled library; and what types of screens... 175,000 different gRNA-containing plasmids). Amplifying and Using the Library Once you receive your library...general steps to take in the screening process. Amplify the library (electroporation and maxiprep). If ... Pooled Library Amplification Protocol for Addgene's generalized library amplification protocol. Read ...: Pooled Library Guide Introduction Library Amplification Types of Screens Resources An Introduction to...
  5. CRISPR References and Information

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    ...Sanger sequencing reads from PCR amplicons that cover your locus of interest and correspond to edited and...PDF 125.6 KB Marraffini Bacteria: pCRISPR new spacer cloning pCRISPR PDF 106.7 KB Mendenhall & Myers Mammalian...-EGFP PDF 2.3 MB Zhang GeCKO pooled library amplification 1 vector system: lentiCRISPR v2 2 vector system...
  6. Targeting HIV-1 with CRISPR: Shock and Kill or Cut it Out?

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    ... along with Cas9 in the T-cell line 2D10. PCR amplification and Sanger sequencing of pooled samples showed...viral protein production, so researchers are also interested in precisely excising the HIV-1 genome from infected...
  7. Lentiviral Guide

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    ...simply add restriction sites onto the insert of interest using PCR. This is accomplished by PCR amplifying...or appending compatible restriction sites onto the insert of interest using PCR. The process of subcloning...of R, is capped, and proceeds through U5 and the rest of the provirus. Third generation vectors use a ...containing only one restriction site? If a lentiviral transfer plasmid contains a single restriction site, one ... basically shuffling restriction sites between vectors until the gene of interest is flanked by sites ...using primers that contain the restriction sites needed. Functional restriction sites must be a certain number...Lentiviral transfer plasmid encoding your insert of interest. The transgene sequence is flanked by long terminal...
  8. Molecular Biology Reference

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    ... sequence used as an initiation point for PCR amplification or DNA sequencing of the plasmid. Primers ... for the ability of the plasmid to be copied (amplified) by bacteria, which is an important characteristic...pieces, labeled with a short DNA barcode, and amplified. These DNA fragments are attached to a glass slide... other. These attached DNA templates are then amplified again producing ~1,000 copies of each template... using bacteria, which can uptake plasmids and amplify them during cell division. Because bacteria are...contains several restriction enzyme sites, enabling easy insertion of DNA by restriction enzymes digestion...used for cloning by restriction enzyme digestion. For more information about restriction enzymes check out...
  9. Hot Plasmids: Winter 2025

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    ...activation kinetics and high responsivity near the resting membrane potential, ASAP5 is a great new option... an enhanced pU6cm promoter, viral replicon amplification of cargo, and heat treatment.  Figure...CLAP) with a flexible linker where a protein of interest can be inserted. B) Protein expression and labeling...studies of kinesins but for many other proteins of interest too! Find CLIP, CLAP, and SNAP plasmids here! ...biosensors kit By Mike Lacy G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are critical components of many physiological pathways...targets. To enable large-scale profiling of many GPCRs, Mikel Garcia-Marcos’ lab recently developed a collection... detection of activation triggered by endogenous GPCR. Example applications include large-scale pharmacological...
  10. CRISPR Guide

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    ...enzymes to bind target DNA PCR P olymerase C hain R eaction; Used to amplify a specific sequence of DNA...experiments and must be amplified before use (Figure 8C), following the amplification protocol specified by...conditions: The sequence is unique compared to the rest of the genome The target is present immediately ...verify that the composition of your amplified library matches that of the original library. Next, you’... copies of the aptamer improves stability and amplifies the signal for better imaging of genomic loci,...Publications CRISPR Overview Bacteria have an interesting adaptive immune response that detects and eliminates... Cas enzyme and a gRNA specific to the gene of interest. The genomic target of the gRNA can be any ~20...
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