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  1. TALEN Plasmids and Kits

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    ...Validated in multiple organisms. Dan Voytas Adam Bogdanove Joung Lab TAL Effector Engineering Reagents Assembly...destination vectors for the Golden Gate TALEN kit (Bogdanove/Voytas) in order to generate TALORs (TAL Orthongal...
  2. CRISPR References and Information

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    ...created and maintained by the Doudna Lab at the Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California,...). CRISPR MultiTargeter Can be used to identify novel gRNA target sites in a single gene, as well as a...
  3. Hot Plasmids - October 2022

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    ...this post: Improved voltage indicator: JEDI-2P Novel class of light-gated potassium channelrhodopsins...https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2022.07.013.   Novel class of light-gated potassium channelrhodopsins...labs of Mingshan Xue and John Spudich identifies a novel class of light-gated potassium channelrhodopsins...fungus-like protist Hyphochytrium catenoides (Govorunova et al. 2022). The authors show that HcKCR1 and...photoactivation of HcKCR1. Images adapted from Govorunova et al. 2022.     HcKCRs represent a long-...performance of HcKCRs. Find HcKCR plasmids here!   Govorunova EG, et al. Kalium channelrhodopsins are natural...
  4. Deisseroth INTRSECT Collection

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    ...How-to guide for the molecular design and testing of novel INTSRECT plasmids for groups interested in producing...Wick ZC, Tetzlaff MR, Krook-Magnuson E. 2019. A novel population of long-range inhibitory neurons. bioRxiv...
  5. Viral Vectors 101: Viruses as Biological Tools

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    ...mammalian research: 𝛄-retrovirus, lentivirus, adenovirus, and adeno-associated virus (AAV). While each...higher end. Adeno and adeno-associated viruses Adenoviruses infect non-dividing cells but they do not permanently...integration causing mutagenesis in the host. Adenoviruses can deliver relatively large cargo inserts (...non-dividing cells. AAVs primary advantage over adenovirus is their low immunogenicity, which means they...cells Insertional Mutagenesis Possible Adenovirus Remains Episomal (Little Risk of Insertional... adenovirus...
  6. Special Delivery: Fluorophore Targeting for FRET Studies

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    ...Dumas, Lercher, Spicer, & Davis, 2015). By using a novel aminoacyl tRNA synthetase/tRNA pair, a researcher...engineered into a desired site. During translation, the novel tRNA/unnatural amino acid finds the UAG codon in...continually being developed, so don’t be afraid to try novel, unpublished combinations of labeling strategies...experimental design lends itself to creativity and innovation, valuable commodities in any NIH grant application... understanding of your protein that can lead to novel insights about its biology and its behavior. See...in Boston, MA. His interests include developing novel fluorescent tools for labeling reagents and structurally... of ryanodine receptor type 1 structure using a novel site-specific labeling method." PloS one 4.10 (2009...
  7. The CRISPR Software Matchmaker: A New Tool for Choosing the Best CRISPR Software for Your Needs

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    ...did we get here in the first place? How CRISPR innovation affected software development CRISPR, like the...it, offers an interesting view into how rapid innovation affects the research community. I’ve likened ...That’s just 3 to 4 years ago. It is a bubble of innovation (a piñata), and software development has caught...separate sgRNA design tools into database and de novo solutions. Database tools allow us to view and get...community in order to succeed. With respect to de novo sgRNA design, I again separate it into two categories...future of CRISPR software is promising. Rapid innovation in this space has put us in a good position to...
  8. Delivery Methods for Generating iPSCs

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    ...Non-integrating iPSC delivery methods Viral Vectors Adenovirus: Adenoviral vectors infect dividing and nondividing...verify excision didn’t introduce mutations Adenovirus Non-integrating Low Medium Generates transgene-free...polycistronic transgene or with four different adenoviruses, each expressing one factor. These vectors don...less likely to cause insertional mutagenesis, adenoviral vectors are considered a safer way to express...Minoru Iijima, Manami Ohtaka, and Mahito Nakanishi. "Novel Strategy to Control Transgene Expression Mediated...
  9. Plasmids 101: Plasmid Incompatibility

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    ...replication when copy number in the cell falls too low (Novcik, 1987).  Antisense RNAs encoded on the plasmid ...plasmid for replication or partitioning machinery (Novick, 1987). In cases where one plasmid outcompetes ...incompatibility to combat antimicrobial resistance. Using novel plasmids based partly on plasmid incompatibility.../j.1472-765x.2008.02426.x Pubmed PMID: 19241516 Novick RP (1987) Plasmid incompatibility. Microbiology... 25873913 Uraji M, Suzuki K, Yoshida K (2002) A novel plasmid curing method using incompatibility of plant...
  10. A History of Genome Engineering in Popular Culture

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    ...animal testing and modifications. The premise of the novel involves Dr. Moreau who creates human-animal hybrids... writer Jack Williamson who used it in his 1951 novel Dragon’s Island. In 1976, the world’s first genetic...against a genetically engineered superhuman Khan. The novel, Inferno (2013) and the movie version (2016) stars...editors which can help accelerate the engineering of novel base editor proteins. She is particularly interested...Leung E, Meng X, Zhang L, Rebar EJ, Gregory PD, Urnov FD, Meyer BJ (2011) Targeted Genome Editing Across...
  11. Michael Koeris' Journey from Grad Student to Entrepreneur: The Story of Sample 6

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    ... changed its name from Novophage to Sample 6. To learn more about Novophage's successful transformation...Koeris and Lu founded the biotech startup company, Novophage. As you'll hear Dr. Koeris explain however, the...firm, Flagship Ventures, Koeris helped change Novophage's focus. The company went from developing therapeutics...
  12. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - July 2021

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    .... https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.04.076067    Novel fluorescent enzyme biosensors provide direct, specific...optimization. Claudia Vickers’s lab has designed novel SL fluorescent biosensors by integrating a SL-insensitive...parasitic Striga hermonthica SL receptor HTL7. This novel type of biosensors could be used in high throughput...As a result, agricultural applications of these novel biosensors could have a major economic impact.   ...
  13. Meet the New Addgene Board Members!

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    ...of the company.  Ultragenyx’s goal is to develop novel products for the treatment of rare and ultra-rare...was the Head of Oncology Target Discovery at the Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research. Drug development...are less common, they can be very impactful. At Novartis, Stegmeier deposited the ClonTracer Barcoding ...built create inefficiencies that ultimately make innovation and science slow,” Vandenberghe says. “The continuous...
  14. The Crispr Babies Saga Shows the Need for Action, Not More Delays

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    ..., founding bioethicist of Rogue Bioethics. On November 25, the MIT Technology Review dropped a bombshell...forward” is the June 2012 report on the ethics of “Novel techniques for the prevention of mitochondrial DNA...Nuffield Council began their research into both novel and previously established ethical issues raised...industry to inform her work on emerging issues in novel technologies, including self-driving vehicles, synthetic...
  15. Addgene-Seeding Labs plasmid grant round 3: microbial drug resistance and biofilms, antidiabetic plant components, visualizing brain injury - and a glowing robot fish

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    ...activity after ischemic brain injury Dr. Gohar Tsakanova, Institute of Molecular Biology of the NationalAcademy...Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, Armenia Gohar Tsakanova is a Senior Researcher who investigates the molecular...become blocked, resulting in reduced blood flow. Novel treatment options, as well as non-pharmacological...two-photon laser scanning microscope will allow Tsakanova to image cortical neurons and study changes in...
  16. Fluorescent Protein Guide: Empty Backbones

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    ...Stepanenko et al. : BioTechniques, Vol. 51, No. 5, November 2011, pp. 313–327 Scholarpedia : Entry by Robert...741-6 Shemiakina et al. : Nature Communications, November 2012, Vol. 3 No. 1204 Wiedenmann et al. : Journal...
  17. Optogenetics + CRISPR, Using Light to Control Genome Editing

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    ...CRISPR–Cas9 activity switching via a novel optogenetic variant of AcrIIA4 (CASANOVA). As shown in the figure below...release of Cas9. A noteworthy application of the CASANOVA system was its use in light-mediated CRISPR labeling...minutes and red foci formed 20-40 min later. The CASANOVA system is versatile in that it can be adapted ...Light-Dependent Anti-CRISPR Bubeck et al., 2018 CASANOVA LOV2 from A. Sativa AcrIIA4 anti-CRISPR protein...
  18. Adeno Associated Virus (AAV) for Cell and Gene Therapy

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    ...have been investigated including lentiviruses, adenovirus, and inorganic delivery tools such as nanoparticles... AAV was first discovered as a contaminant of adenovirus preparations. It is an icosahedral, non-enveloped... requires co-infection of helper viruses like adenovirus for productive infection. AAV vectors are engineered... have slight variations in their viral capsids. Novel forms of AAV capsids are discovered frequently and...
  19. Hot Plasmids May 2018 - Optogenetics, Decaffeination, Biosensors, and Fluorescent Protein Tools

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    ...Commun. 2017. PubMed PMID: 28646204. soCoChR: A novel opsin that enables single-cell optogenetics Article...system. Taken together, Shemesh et. al. describe a novel system for the precise mapping of neuronal networks...developed two new FLIM-FRET acceptors, ShadowG, a novel dark green fluorescent protein (GFP) with an absorption...absorption peak of 486 nm and ShadowY, a novel dark yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) with an excitation...
  20. Finding nucleic acids with SHERLOCK and DETECTR

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    ... Cox DBT, Shmakov S, Makarova KS, Semenova E, Minakhin L, Severinov K, Regev A, Lander ES, Koonin EV, ...Wolf YI, Gootenberg JS, Semenova E, Minakhin L, Joung J, Konermann S, Severinov K, Zhang F, Koonin EV (...
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