...MO, Trono D, Aebischer P. Nat Methods. 2006. Feb;3(2):109-16. PubMed . In vivo RNA interference demonstrates...functionally silence genes in primary mammalian cells, stem cells and transgenic mice by RNA interference. Rubinson...gene silencing mechanism. As a tool in mammalian cell systems, silencing is achieved through the delivery...expression; Designed for inducing RNAi in a wide range of cell types, tissues and organisms Luk Parijs 11619 pLB...Hacohen N, Hahn WC, Lander ES, Sabatini DM, Root DE. Cell. 2006. 124:1283-1298. PubMed . A versatile tool ...Lentivirus-delivered stable gene silencing by RNAi in primary cells. Stewart SA, Dykxhoorn DM, Palliser D, Mizuno H,...

...that have been developed into retroviral vectors and 2.) a subclass of retroviruses called the lentiviruses...effectively. Retroviral structure   Figure 2: Structure of a retrovirus. Image re-used from Dong...Dong & Kantor, 2021 under CC-BY license. Figure 2 gives a detailed view of the structure of a retroviral...transfer of RT, which would actually occur in step 2 during uncoating. After uncoating, reverse transcription...one of the two strands’ DNA counterparts from step 2 will be integrated by the viral integrase protein ... Air. Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 2(4), 84. https://doi.org/10.1021/ACS.ESTLETT.5B00050...synthesized inside of what is called the “target cell” (or host cell) by the viral protein reverse transcriptase...

...reviewed in 2, 5). The minigenome is capable of being replicated and transcribed in the cell when the appropriate...study aspects of the EBOV replication cycle under BSL-2 conditions (4). What is a minigenome?   The EBOV ...nonsegmented negative sense RNA viruses (reviewed in 2, 3). Other important components of the Zaire ebola...as it would for a full-length viral genome (Figure 2). While it is technically possible to encode all four...500 ng NP, 500 ng VP35, 100 ng VP30, 100 ng L, and 2 μg minigenome plasmid per well (in a 6 well plate ...PubMed PMID: 9847328. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC103829. 2. Conzelmann, K. K. "Reverse genetics of mononegavirales...choose cell lines that are highly transfectable.  The amounts of each plasmid transfected into cells are ...

...University of Manitoba due to their Biosafety Level-2 or 2+. Please Note: Despite the fact that AAVs themselves...Location (1): What tissue? Location (2): Where in the tissue/which cell type? Location (3): Traveling from...in very specific cell populations. Find Ready-to-Use Retrograde AAV Preps at Addgene 2) Comparison of genetically...long and stable expression (up to 9 months in mice [2]). Low Immune Response: Compared to other viral vectors...may be sufficient to overcome the transport issues. 2. Failure to plan (for storage) Is planning to fail...Therapy 15.10 (2007): 1740-1743. PubMed PMID: 17882145. 2. Zincarelli, Carmela, et al. "Analysis of AAV serotypes... tropism and axonal transport of AAV serotypes 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9 in the mouse brain." PloS one 8.9 (...

...fluorescent state make them useful for 2-color imaging with green PA-FPs. Table 2: Properties of Selected Reversible...PA-FPs come in 2 flavours- monomeric and tetrameric. Tetrameric PA-FPS are better for whole cell imaging and... of proteins and cells." Science 297.5588 (2002): 1873-1877. PubMed PMID:12228718. 2.Subach, Fedor V.,... conventional FP imaging. PA-FPs are divided into 2 main categories - those with irreversible and reversible... forms of the chromophore which contribute to the 2 peaks of wtGFP’s excitation spectrum- a major 397 ... / N99K / S148L / I165V / Q167P / L169V / I203R) (2) and PA-mRFP1(S146H / I161V / I197H) (3) were derived...with two distinct wavelengths of light (see Table 2). The best known reversible PA-FP is the naturally...

... (details in [2]) and can be used to quantify rates of mutation in a bulk or single cell-derived genomic...resulting from non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) (2-5), depending on your desired genome edit. Since exploitation... have been reported for mismatch nuclease assays (2, 6, 7). Ability to distinguish between mono-allelic...assays, in addition to testing their performance (2). Remember that although digital PCR is a great screening...PMID: 24509632. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4063274. 2. Findlay, S. D., Vincent, K. M., Berman, J. R. & Postovit... successfully analyzed gDNA from a few thousand cells from single wells of a 96-well plate without prior... that they are easily able to distinguish single-cell derived samples with mono-allelic mutations versus...

...Cas enzymes? CasPEDIA is an encyclopedia of Class 2 CRISPR systems with wiki entries describing enzyme...BclI-SwaI none S. pyogenes URA3 Wyrick pCRISPomyces-2 61737 Bacteria BbsI yes, cut S. pyogenes Apramycin... S. pyogenes Zhang gRNA Cloning Vector Bbs I ver. 2 85586 Mammalian BbsI None S. pyogenes H Fujii pX601...Cas protein and a target-specific gRNA in the same cell at the same time. Single plasmids containing both...Alternatively, gRNA-only plasmids can be used in cells or organisms in which Cas9 has been integrated into...

...Diverse Class 2 CRISPR-Cas Systems. Molecular Cell 60:385–397 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2015.10.008...Endonuclease of a Class 2 CRISPR-Cas System. Cell 163:759–771 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2015.09.038 Additional... can be used to diagnose the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA, but inadequate access to reagents and equipment...named this system SHERLOCKv2 for SHERLOCK version 2. Here are some of the improvements: SHERLOCKv2 uses... a protocol for using SHERLOCK to detect SARS-CoV-2 RNA. The test is started using RNA purified from patient...recently adapted the DETECTR platform to detect SARS-CoV-2 using a lateral flow strip format. They published ...CY (2020) CRISPR–Cas12-based detection of SARS-CoV-2. Nature Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587...

... of 2 components: 1) an SB transposase, the enzyme required for catalysis of transposition; and 2) a transposon...stable transgenic cell lines. Biotechnol J. 2015 Feb 4. doi: 10.1002/biot.201400821. PubMed. 2. Mates L, et... gene (red) for expressing the transposase enzyme.2.) The transposase enzyme is expressed (red stars) ...to infect and replicate in host cells, but they are susceptible to cells’ defense mechanisms. The use of... transposon; the plasmid is then degraded by the cell.4.) The transposase creates a double strand break...improve its gene insertion efficiency in primary cells. In 2009, Zsuzsanna Izsvak’s lab screened many SB...tranposase variants for hyperactivity in mammalian cells. Their efforts resulted in a new and improved SB...

...Addgene. 2. Ma, Hanhui, et al. “Multicolor CRISPR labeling of chromosomal loci in human cells.” Proc. ...two genes over time, at a range of distances from 2-75 Mbp. Labeling multiple, intrachromosomal loci Building...successfully resolved loci with physical map distances of 2 and 75 Mbp, with the calculated fluorescent distances...established physical map. In comparing pairs of targets ~2 Mbp apart, they noticed that they could evaluate the...dCas9 supplied by a separate vector. Figure 2: CRISPRainbow generates 6 unique colors and a white...Genomic Loci in Living Human Cells by an Optimized CRISPR/Cas System.” Cell 155 (2013): 1379-1491. Pubmed...of 6 chromosome-specific loci in the U20S cancer cell line./ Each color represents a gRNA targeting a ...

...TUs. Level 2: Assembly of multiple Level 1 TUs into multigene constructs. Figure 2: The three ...can be queried by testing any number in the Level 2 assembly. These pathways can require a lot of optimization... of multigene constructs. PLoS One. 2011 Feb 18;6(2):e16765. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0016765.  Hahn,... (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-020-02388-2 Resources on Addgene.org Addgene’s Modular Cloning...complex cellular behaviors requires making complex manipulations to cells. For example: in a cell there ... yield a cellular phenotype, translational output, etc., which can support a larger cellular engineering...TU, or even an individual part, will behave in a cell. For unpredictable cases, MoClo provides two answers...

...illustrated in the schematic below.   Figure 2: gRNA target sequences (colored rectangles) are cloned... plasmids: This plasmid set allows you to express 2-4 gRNAs, with four being the ideal number. First you...the total number of gRNAs you wish to clone, from 2-7. For example, if you’re expressing 4 gRNAs, you’...gRNAs into spectinomycin-resistant plasmids pX330S-2 to pX330S-(last gRNA number). The 5’ most gRNA is ...Multiplexing Plasmids: These plasmids allow you to assemble 2-4 gRNAs through Golden Gate or Gibson Assembly. gRNAs...Multiplex Plasmids: These plasmids allow expression of 2-5 gRNAs in zebrafish. Custom destination vectors are...and a subsequent curing protocol that requires only 2-3 hours incubation. Kondo Lab multiplexed base editing...

...specific control of activity. Read More CRISPR Class 2 C lustered R egularly I nterspaced S hort P alindromic...receptors to selectively control and investigate cell signaling pathways. Receptors are remotely controlled...and genetic engineering to measure and manipulate cells (frequently neurons) and their governing biomolecular...detect, measure, and control molecular signals and cells in order to understand their functions. Read More...

...expression and needing to work with a transfectable cell line. 2) They require larger expression vectors which...Single RNA-Guided Endonuclease of a Class 2 CRISPR-Cas System. Cell,163(3), 759-771. PubMed PMID: 26422227...are also larger than their Cpf1 counterparts. Table 2. Cas9 Multiplexing Options  Multiplexing Method... Cpf1 expression vector.  See the graph in figure 2 for a comparison of editing frequency resulting from...Biotechnology 35.1 (2016): 31-34. Pubmed PMID: 27918548. 2. Zetsche, B., Gootenberg, J., Abudayyeh, O., Slaymaker... of 4 crRNAs in vitro and when expressed in 293 cells. This allows for a single promoter to drive expression... were used.  With transfection, 6.4% of HEK293T cells had edits at 4 of 4 targets when an array of 4 crRNAs...

...Table 2, Figure 5) for a hypothetical experiment in the lab. Let's say I am culturing HEK 293T cells in ... weak. Table 2: A simple flow panel to detect live, transduced, and CD45-expressing cells. Marker .... To understand why that is, let's look at Figure 2. The blue laser excites at a wavelength of 488 nm ... of PE's excitation spectrum (dotted line, Figure 2). The yellow/green laser, however, excites at 561 ... stronger — or brighter — signal.   Figure 2: Excitation and emission spectra for PE. The excitation...efficiency (eGFP expression).     The first item in Table 2 is a standard and should always be included—the live...from the other fluorophores to avoid bleeding and 2) BV421 is a very bright fluorophore, which makes it...

...8661 p4455 FLAG-hPLIC-2 UBQLN2 Flag CMV ALS Peter Howley 8662 p4456 FLAG-hPLIC-2 NTF UBQLN2 Flag CMV ALS...196208 GB1-A11(2-196)-Strep ANXA11 His, Strep, Tev T7 ALS Lalit Deshmukh 196209 GB1-A11(2-196, G38R)-Strep...196210 GB1-A11(2-196, D40G)-Strep ANXA11 His, Strep, Tev T7 ALS Lalit Deshmukh 196211 GB1-A11(2-196, G175R...196212 GB1-A11(2-196, G189E)-Strep ANXA11 His, Strep, Tev T7 ALS Lalit Deshmukh 196213 GB1-A11(2-52)-Strep ...TLS 1: hTLS.pBSKS(+) FUS T7 ALS David Ron 21828 TLS 2: hTLS.pCDNA1 FUS CMV ALS David Ron 21829 TLS 3: TLS.pRSET.C...ApoE Alzheimer's Sohail Tavazoie 51436 pGL3Basic-ME.2/ApoEpromoter APOE ApoE Alzheimer's Sohail Tavazoie...T7 ALS Nicolas Fawzi 127195 RP1B FUS 1-163 QQ4xSS #2 FUS His T7 ALS Nicolas Fawzi 127196 pJ411 FUS 1-163...

...: PMC3337962. 8. Zhao S, et al. Cell type-specific channelrhodopsin-2 transgenic mice for optogenetic ...commonly used in optogenetics: 1) electrophysiology and 2) behavioral experiments. I’m not an electrophysiologist...choice in the brain region you wish to stimulate 2) Fabrication and implantation of the optical fiber...thoroughly elsewhere (here and here for instance) [2], [3]. Karl Deisseroth of Stanford University , one...reviews for a discussion of the different variants [1, 2, 4]. And, of course, the best way to learn about the...monitor expression at various time points (e.g. every 1-2 weeks over 8 weeks) in order to determine the optimal...(4):251-66. doi: 10.1038/nrn3171. PMID: 22430017. 2. Fenno L, et al. The development and application of...

...AAV2 vectors in the mouse retina. Mol Ther . Feb;19(2):293-301. PMID: 21045809 Other citations include: ...adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells into pluripotent stem cells by a mutant adeno-associated viral...serotype also demonstrates enhanced transduction of cells in culture for ex-vivo conditioning. The AAV2(trpYF...displays enhanced transduction of hematopoietic stem cells and microglia. The AAV6(dbY-F+T-V) serotype was ...AAV-mediated transduction and targeting of retinal bipolar cells with improved mGluR6 promoters in rodents and primates...human gene therapy of glaucoma and their reversed cell entry characteristics. Gene Ther . 2020 Apr;27(3...delivery of a novel AAV vector targets ON bipolar cells and restores visual function in a mouse model of...

... H. J. (2009). Rats! Disease Models & Mechanisms, 2(5–6), 206–210. https://doi.org/10.1242/dmm.002733 ...are often used to study vertebrate embryology and cell development. One major resource for frog research...Organism to Study and Model Human Genetic Disease. Cells Tissues Organs, 205(5–6), 303–313. https://doi.org...

...Optogenetic control of intracellular signaling pathways. Trends in Biotechnology, 33(2), 92–100. https://doi.org...for controlling neuronal activity, channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2), a blue light-activated cation channel, from...used in tandem with the opsin.      Figure 2: Diagram of excitatory (ChR2) activation by light ...) domains, phytochrome B (PhyB), and cryptochrome 2 (CRY2) (Zhang & Cui, 2015). When stimulated with light...comparative analysis of microbial opsins. Nature Methods, 9(2), 159–172. https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.1808 References...comparative analysis of microbial opsins. Nature Methods, 9(2), 159–172. https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.1808 Nagel...Hegemann, P., & Bamberg, E. (2003). Channelrhodopsin-2, a directly light-gated cation-selective membrane ...