...remove the tag post-purification. A sample of pCri constructs: pCri-1a, -4a and -9a. 6xHis tags enable affinity...of interest is purified using an affinity tag. Additional tags may be used to improve protein stability...researcher to test multiple tags for one protein quickly and easily. These tagged plasmids also include cleavage...remove these tags from the purified protein. For more detailed information on these and other tags used in ...integral-membrane protein constructs) protein tag. MISTIC drags tagged proteins into the membrane and may improve...which includes plasmids with different varieties of tags, both N- and C-terminal. Each set of plasmids uses...solubility and stability. TRX and signal peptide tags help proteins with disulfide bonds fold properly...

...strep-tag and, more recently, OLLAS (Escherichia coli OmpF linker and mouse langerin) and Sun Tag (Viswanathan...antibodies can have low affinity for these tags and even multimeric tags are frequently insufficient for detection...FP and epitope tags, researchers in Loren Looger’s lab have developed new molecular tags combining the ...antibody recognition of epitope tags. Thus they have created antigenic protein tags called “spaghetti monster...interest (POI), that facilitate immunohistochemistry (IHC) experiments with tag-specific antibodies. The most...Viswanathan, 2015). The principal advantage of epitope tags for IHC is the availability of reliable primary... are unavailable entirely. The other advantage is that these tags are small (8-12 amino acids) and neither...

... TACCCATACGACGTCCCAGA HA tag, forward primer HA-R TCTGGGACGTCGTATGGGTA HA tag, reverse primer HAT GAGGAGCACGCTCATGCCCAC...(BD Biosciences) Histidine affinity tag, forward primer hGH-PA-R CCAGCTTGGTTCCCAATAGA Human growth hormone...Myc GCATCAATGCAGAAGCTGATCTCA (BD Biosciences) Myc tag, forward primer Neo-F CGTTGGCTACCCGTGATATT 3' end...GGTGGTAATGCCATGTAATATG (Stratagene) S. cerevisiae GAL10 promoter, forward primer Gal4 N-term GAGTAGTAACAAAGGTCAA 3' end...in pRS vectors Pry1 CTTAGCATGTCCGTGGGGTTTGAAT PZ P-element, reverse primer pTrcHis Forward GAGGTATATATTAATGTATCG...GAGGTATATATTAATGTATCG (Invitrogen) 5' of MCS in pTrcHis vector, forward primer pTrcHis Reverse GATTTAATCTGTATCAGG (Invitrogen... primer T7 TAATACGACTCACTATAGGG T7 promoter, forward primer T7 Terminal GCTAGTTATTGCTCAGCGG T7 terminator...

...Twelvetrees Lab took advantage of the self-labeling tags SNAPf and CLIPf. These tags rely on synthetic dye...single- and double-tagged constructs (including "CLAP", combining an N-terminal CLIPf tag and a C-terminal...dicots Self-labeling tags for single-molecule biophysics Fast and responsive voltage indicator ONE-GO biosensors...2024.02.11.579803).  CLIP, CLAP, SNAP! Self-labeling tags for single-molecule biophysics By Mike Lacy In order...C-terminal SNAPf tag; see Figure 2), the authors developed a cost-effective expression and labeling approach ... The team deposited an array of constructs for tagging the kinesins KIF5A and KIF5B as well as backbones...backbones for generating other SNAPf-, CLIPf-, and CLAP-tagged proteins for mammalian cell expression. These plasmids...

...Roux lab has deposited HA tagged BioID2 for N-terminal fusions and Myc tagged BioID2 for C-terminal fusions...for an individual tagging event. Commonly used sequences, including fluorescent tags, a floxed Cbr-unc...proteins are tagged with Protein A-Renilla luciferase and the “prey” proteins are tagged with Firefly ...expression screen that can be used to generate His-tagged human kinase constructs that express well in ...blotting and immunohistochemistry, and are summarized in the table below:   ID Cv (Capsid) FLAG Tag Terminus...technology. To streamline CRISPR/Cas9-based genetic tag insertion in the C. elegans genome, Erik Jorgensen...119 selectable marker, and “connectors” that link tags to the targeted gene are supplied to the reaction...

...Mammalian Sato 123128 pET-His-Cre 6xHis-Cre T7 Bacterial Liu 123131 pET-His-VCre 6xHis-VCre T7 Bacterial Liu...hSyn-Cre-2A-EGFP-KASH-WPRE-shortPA-ITR Cre, KASH-tagged EGFP, and sgRNA expression hSyn AAV Zhang 60820...9xGGS-Cre-6xHis Cre fused to highly cationic GFP variant T7 Bacterial Liu 62939 pET-Cre-6xHis Cre-6xHis T7 Bacterial...73472 RabV CVS-N2c(deltaG)-mCherry-P2A-Cre Cre CMV RABV Jessell 73474 RabV CVS-N2c(deltaG)-Cre Cre CMV RABV...Simpson 106368 pCMV-Tag2B-NCre N-terminal split-Cre CMV Mammalian Hirrlinger 106369 pCMV-Tag3B-CCre C-terminal...106370 pCMV-Tag2B-NCreERT2 N-terminal split-Cre-ERT2 CMV Mammalian Hirrlinger 106371 pCMV-Tag3B-ERT2CCre ...homology arms Mammalian Heller 113837 pCAGGS-mTagBFP2-T2A-iCre TagBFP, iCre CAG Mammalian Capecchi 113849 pCAGGS-pac-T2A-iCre...

...the single-cell level with CellTag CellTagging is a lentiviral based tagging method that labels cells with...Each cell is labeled with 3-4 tags to increase the diversity of the CellTag library. The fixed region acts...library-specific identifier and allows cells to be tagged with different CellTag libraries at multiple timepoints during...inefficient. Cells were sequentially tagged with different CellTag libraries at three time points during...reprogramming outcomes. For example, cells with shared CellTagD13 tags often had similar gene expression pattern changes...expression patterns. The lab has also used CellTags for tagging two cell populations in a competitive transplant....    Find CellTag libraries here!  Applications of CellTag The Morris Lab developed CellTag to track the...

... the mutagenesis reaction. Alternative approaches to site directed mutagenesis Point-mutagenesis is fairly...  Site-directed mutagenesis of Plasmids. A) Generation of mutagenized plasmids. PCR primers (green...Laursen from Cornell University. Site directed mutagenesis is a highly versatile technique that can be used...analysis of proteins (to perform alanine scanning mutagenesis or targeted substitution of key residues), and...relevant in this age of CRISPR; site-directed mutagenesis generally applies to plasmids, but may also facilitate...plasmid contains the template, site-directed mutagenesis can be used to mutate the PAM sequence (an NGG...Cas9 induced cleavage. Summary of Site Directed Mutagenesis In brief, point-mutations can be introduced to...

...supplement of this paper), help each person organize his or her thoughts to facilitate honest conversation...technique are beneficial for researchers at all stages. Rather than succumbing to academic inertia, it...

...not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own." -Benjamin Disraeli Mentor, Sponsor, Advisor...being coddling, to listen without being taken advantage of, and to respect my students as developing colleagues...

...guest blogger Robert Orr! Robert Orr recently earned his Ph.D. in Biology and Biotechnology from Worcester...polarized cell growth in the lab of Luis Vidali. For his next adventure, he will join the lab of Darren Gilmour...tool requires careful balancing of the inherent advantages and limitations of any technique in the context...technologies, one might incorrectly relegate RNAi to history. The straightforwardness of RNAi is unmatched—unlike...cannot be used to investigate essential genes. Historically, gene silencing methods were thought to be afflicted...interest. Tools for RNAi Arguably the greatest advantage of RNAi is the straightforward nature of the technique—all...approaches and considerations present at the first stage of an RNAi-based investigation. Creation of the ...

... well as additional useful tags, including 3xFLAG epitopes, TEV and BioTag, which can be used in protein... protein effectivity), and a fluorescent protein tag for visualization (Fig. 1b). While the probes target...ultimately leading to the degradation of the AID-tagged protein. To quantify protein degradation the Ward...44 amino acids auxin inducible degron sequence) tagged proteins. Degradation of your protein interest ...Gibson and Saptrap cloning systems to generate AID* tagged CRISPR knock-in repair constructs. These repair...repair constructs can be used to integrate the tagged AID* into genomic sites of interests via CRISPR techniques...a nucleus -> DNA compaction around histones -> Examples of histone-modifying enzymes and reader-effector...

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...epitope tag (6xHis or GST) to affinity purify the expressed protein with a specific resin (e.g. 6xHis containing...protein available – you can always add an epitope tag or a fusion protein. Mammalian vectors One of our...popular studies involve using a reporter vector to tag YGOI with lacZ and/or GFP (e.g. pPD80_08) and following...& Other Plasmid Protocols List of common epitope tags ...level expression? Finally, you can add bells and whistles to your construct. If you are planning to track...be a more robust expression system and has its advantages; however, remember that you will need accessory...containing pDEST-HisMBP). After purification the protein can be released from the resin and used for various...

...development, teaching, etc. Church also encourages his mentees to follow their passion. “There are many ...interviewed Addgene depositors who are at various stages in their careers to get advice on choosing a lab...

...analogs Mammalian TAG Huiwang Ai 160041 pRaGE Pyl TAG GFP Y35TAG PylRS M. mazei Bacterial TAG Lital Alfonta...DiZHSeC Mammalian TAG P. Chen 92047 pCOTS-pyl-GFP(35TAG) PylRS M. mazei Cyanobacterial TAG Lital Alfonta ...Alfonta 160089 pPaGE Pyl TAG FliC T248TAG PylRS M. mazei Bacterial TAG Lital Alfonta 160377 pDule-Mb haloTyrRS... Bacterial TAG Peter Schultz 48696 pANAP AnapRS E. coli fluorescent AA, Anap Mammalian TAG Peter Schultz...coli pBof Mammalian TAG Huiwang Ai 68292 SepOTSλ SepRS9 E. coli Sep Bacterial TAG Jesse Rinehart 71403...Bacterial TAG Dieter Söll 104069 pTECH-chAcK3RS(IPYE) AcK3RS Chimeric Nε-acetyl-L-lysine Bacterial TAG David...Bacterial TAG David Liu 104071 pTECH-MmAcK3RS(IPYE) AcK3RS M. mazei Nε-acetyl-L-lysine Bacterial TAG David...

...EF199844 Hexahistidine tag, FLAG tag with TEV cleavage, KanR 26106 pNH-TrxT GU269914 Hexahistidine tag, thioredoxin...EF456736 Hexahistidine tag with TEV cleavage, AmpR 26093 pET15-MHL EF456738 Hexahistidine tag with TEV...pNIC-CH EF199843 Hexahistidine tag, AmpR 26103 pNIC28-Bsa4 EF198106 Hexahistidine tag with TEV cleavage...GU452710 Hexahistidine tag , Z-basic, TEV cleavage, AmpR 26108 pFB-LIC-Bse EF199842 Hexahistidine tag with... EF442785 Hexahistidine tag with Thrombin cleavage, KanR 26101 pET28GST-LIC EF456739 GST-tag and hexahistidine...hexahistidine tag with Thrombin cleavage, KanR 26096 pET28-MHL EF456735 Hexahistidine tag with TEV cleavage...pCW-LIC EF460848 No tag, double ptac promoter, AmpR 26099 pFBOH-LIC EF456740 Hexahistidine tag with Thrombin...

...the sdAb, or by using a secondary against a tag, such as His, incorporated in the sdAb. sdAbs can have ...location. Includes: Immunofluorescence (IF) Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Immunocytochemistry (ICC) Cell Sorting...in these assays. This method is suitable for DNA:histone modifier interactions, which have strong binding...methods such as immunofluorescence (IF), immunohistochemistry (IHC), and immunocytochemistry (ICC) use... they only have one protein of interest. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and immunocytochemistry (ICC) IF can... can refer to both immunohistochemistry and immunocytochemistry when fluorescent signaling molecules (...

... Several adaptations of this method have been to tag, cage, uncage, and trap the chemical fluor with the...research tools for studying voltage within a cell are genetically encoded voltage indicators (GEVIs) and chemigenetic...Types of Voltage Indicators GEVIs can be divided up structurally into 2 main groups: voltage sensitive...earliest developed voltage sensor with a genetic component. The VSD components have historically come from a ...occurring voltage indicator. To give an example, a genetically encoded phosphatase (voltage sensing) hydrolyzes...form of fluorescence or voltage indicators.   Viral Vectors and Voltage Indicators As previously...previously mentioned, cellular voltage is measured at the cell membrane, and this voltage is particularly physiologically...