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  1. Molecular Biology Reference

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    ...supE44 thi-1 gyrA96 relA1 tonA JM109 Addgene; Promega e14-(McrA-) recA1 endA1 gyrA96 thi-1 hsdR17(rK- ...galK2 lacY1 proA2 rpsL20 (StrR ) xyl-5 λ– leu mtl-1 Top10 Invitrogen F- mcrA Delta(mrr-hsdRMS-mcrBC) Phi80lacZM15...use, dilute your antibiotic into your LB medium at 1:1,000. For example, to make 100 mL of LB/ampicillin...molecular biology, that proteins are translated from RNA, which is transcribed from DNA. DNA is comprised of ...Region Drives transcription of the insert. The promoter is designed to recruit transcriptional machinery ... a base on one strand pairs with a particular base on the other, complementary, strand. Specifically, ... single stranded DNA adding nucleotides according to the sequence of the complementary strand. The replication...
  2. New Neuroscience Tool: The iGluSnFR3 Glutamate Sensor

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    ...sensing glutamate using both 1-photon and 2-photon imaging.   Figure 1: 1P and 2P excitation and ...hSynap: Human Synapsin-1 promoter. Good for neuronal expression. hSynap-FLEX: Synapsin-1 promoter, FLEXed for... v857. Image adapted from Aggarwal et al., Figure 1   Increased versatility through two different...expression in Cre-expressing cells. hSynap-FLP: Synapsin-1 promoter, FLP-dependent expression GFAP: Glial fibrillary...three different membrane-targeting flavors – PDGFR, GPI, and SGZ, to improve neuronal membrane trafficking...properties such as kinetics, ∆F/F0, SNR, dynamic range, photostability, quantum yield, and expression. ...segment (PDGFR TMD) that anchors the sensor to the membrane and displays it on the extracellular side. In ...
  3. A Needle in a Base-Stack: Cas9 Structural Biology

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    ...nucleotides 1-10 of the guide RNA, prearranged for base pairing with a complementary DNA strand. These 10...4CMP) with domains colored as in Figure 1. HNH, red; RuvC, orange; CTD, yellow; REC lobe, light blue; bridge...10.1146/annurev-biophys-062215-010822 Nishimasu, H., Ran, F. A., Hsu, P. D., Konermann, S., Shehata, S. I.... basic parts of the Cas9 enzyme.   Figure 1: A cartoon depiction of Cas9’s two major lobes, REC...the CRISPR system (Nishimasu et al., 2014). Table 1. Summary of Cas9 domains, the lobe each domain belongs... on itself at the bottom of the image. Stem loops 1 and 2 extend horizontally across both lobes. The guide...outside of the protein, spanning both lobes. Stem loop 1, nestled between the REC and CTD domains, is required...
  4. Four Ways to Package Transgenes That Exceed the Size Limit of Adeno-associated Virus

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    ...and drawbacks of four split AAV vector approaches. 1. Overlapping  Overview: The overlapping strategy has...Adeno-Associated Virus Capsids. Human Gene Therapy Methods 27:1–12 . https://doi.org/10.1089/hgtb.2015.140 Frischmeyer... successfully mediated transduction and expression of the full-length transgene in vitro and in vivo (...this, larger functional transgene products were produced following transduction.  So what’s going on here...between part A and B of the transgene to reconstitute the full-length transgene (Chamberlain et al., 2016...cells in mice. This vector transduced ~10% of cells, similar to the transduction rate of a single AAV. Odom...muscle physiological performance.  2. Trans-splicing Overview: For trans-plicing, splice site donor and acceptor...
  5. CRISPR-based Genome Editing Systems For Editing in E. coli

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    ... Then plasmids are cured from the cell. Steps 1-1 and 1-2 can be done simultaneously. Image from Li et...coli K-12 strains, 2 E. coli B strains, 1 E. coli W strain, and 1 Tatumella citrea, with a total of 70 sites...the pCas/pTargetF system.   Figure 1: The editing process begins with the addition of the sgRNA sequence...updates involved the following changes. In pCas9, we 1) replaced the promoter of gRNA-pMB1 with PrhaB, 2)...biosynthesis, we constructed a strain library with 1-11 copies of integrated genes. We obtained a stable...in E. coli BL21(DE3) as transformants failed to grow after the transformation of pTargetF into the BL21...pTnsABC expresses the transposases TnsA, TnsB, and TnsC pQCascade expresses the transposase TniQ, the Cas proteins...
  6. Hot Plasmids February 2024

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    ...Biotechnology, 10.1038/s41587-023-01756-1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-023-01756-1. PMID: 37095348. Breaking... for molecular fusion and membrane-targeting applications. Nature Methods, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1038...incubation, even with multiplexed guides. Figure 1: A) Cell-penetrating Cas9, fused to HIV TAT, Myc and...expressing COX8a-mStayGold. Scale bars 10 μm (main), 1 μm (inset). Image reused from Ando et al. 2023, under...StayGold fluorescent protein. Nature Biotechnology, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-023-02018-w. PMID...broad tropism in primates. Nature Communications, 14(1), 3345. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38582-7...StayGold variants AAV.CAP-Mac for systemic gene transfer in primate brains Endothelial-specific AAV delivery...
  7. Technique: Probe Phage Genomes for Host Binding Proteins

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    ...successfully identified using this method. Step 1: Prepare a random fragment library of phage DNA This first ...and leave for 1 h at room temperature. After this, it is helpful to subject your membrane to several freeze... the membrane itself or to any “sticky” proteins expressed by your library. After blocking for 1 h at ...it can really help to incubate the membranes overnight in 500 mM to 1 M NaCl in order to enhance folding...place to start) and add your membranes to the solution, shaking gently for 1 h at room temperature. This... on Twitter @JessicaSacher.   References 1. Nobrega, Franklin L., et al. "Revisiting phage therapy: new...which is also gaining a lot of new traction lately (1, 2), depends on knowledge of the structure(s) a given...
  8. FastCloning: A Newer, Simpler Cloning Technique

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    ... PCR leads to the most colonies after transformation. When a 1:1 vector:insert ratio is used in the DpnI... get tips for applying it in your own lab. Table 1: Comparison Between Standard Restriction Cloning and...Connecticut interested in protein science.     References: 1. Celie, Patrick HN, Annabel HA Parret, and Anastassis...PCR cloning method." BMC biotechnology 11.1 (2011): 1. PubMed PMID: 21992524. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3207894...products are then transformed directly into chemically competent E. coli and transformants selected with ... for further purification before transformation. After transforming cells, you should perform colony ...consisting of digestion, purification, ligation, and transformation. While restriction cloning is still routinely...
  9. History of CRISPR Cas - A tale of survival and evolution

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    ...Davidson AR.  Nature. 2013 Jan; 493, 429–432. Cong L, Ran FA, Cox D, Lin S, Barretto R, Habib N, Hsu PD, Wu...sequences were initially discovered in E. coli in 1987 (1), the concept that these clustered repeat sequences...neutralize CRISPR/Cas. Earlier this year, expression of 1 of 5 anti-CRISPR genes were found to inactivate the...and are not translatable to the other CRISPR subtypes. Still, the large and dynamic range of CRISPR systems...well-suited for various innovative biological and translative technologies. Addgene has empowered researchers...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Crispr.png Barrangou R, Horvath P. Science. 315, 2007 Jan; 1709–1712...CRISPRdb. Date: 2013-09-18. Makarova K, Haft DH, Barrangou R, Brouns SJJ, Charpentier E, Horvath P, Moineu...
  10. Antibodies 101: Designing Your First Flow Panel

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    ...marker. Looking at Table 1, we can recognize a couple of fluorophores from Figure 1. For example, the chart...called Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET).   Figure 1: Emission spectra and respective ...efficient (i.e., happen most of the time). Figure 1 shows a graph from the BD® Spectrum Viewer, outlining... the brightness of individual fluorophores. Table 1 describes the brightness of a few commonly used fluorophores...Brighter fluorophores have a stronger signal. Table 1: Degrees of brightness for a few commonly used fluorophores...blue laser excites at a wavelength of 488 nm (Table 1), which is near a local maximum of PE's excitation...Knowing that the red laser excites at 640 nm (Table 1), while comparing the two fluorophore's excitation...
  11. Addgene Depositors Get More Citations

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    ...of publication. Table 1 provides an example calculation of the weights. Table 1: Journal Weighting Example...amassed nearly 2,400 citations in its first four years (1). In addition to publishing in Science, Professor ...papers without plasmids deposited with Addgene (Figure 1). Even aggregated this much, you can see the 2013...(F) Weight (=F/E) (G) Weighted Citations (=C*G) 1 2010 3 Nature  3.3% 10.5%   3.2  9.6 2 2010...website at: http://www.neil-t.com/ .   References 1. Cong, Le, et al. "Multiplex genome engineering using...on a range of topics including biotech and research tools, computing performance, and randomized control...
  12. Cancer, Inflammation and Immunity - Harnessing the Body’s Defenses to Fight Cancer

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    ...aggregation, and potentiates the effect of PD-1 blockade.“ (Ref 4). PD-1 helps tumor cells evade the immune system...fasting has a positive effect on cancer treatment (Ref 1). As described in the presentation, starvation or ...of the immunosuppressive cell surface receptor PD-1. This immunosuppressive environment in turn may represent...  (Chimeric Antigen Receptors) CAR T cells and PD-1 modulators. An exciting development in immunotherapy...free deposit and distribution service! References: 1. Pietrocola, Federico, et al. "Caloric restriction...discussed and Professor Caetano Reis e Sousa from the Francis Crick Institute concluded “Aspirin promotes autophagy... Kettering Cancer Center. In contrast to using randomly integrating viral vectors, CRISPR/Cas9 genome ...
  13. An Integrin Antibody Toolkit from IPI

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    ...-Integrin alpha 5 beta 1 [IPI-ITGA5/ITGB1.2] Integrin alpha-5,Integrin beta-1 Human, Mouse IgG1 Rabbit...-Integrin alpha 5 beta 1 [IPI-ITGA5/ITGB1.4] Integrin alpha-5,Integrin beta-1 Human, Mouse IgG1 Rabbit...specific integrins in cellular processes.   Figure 1: Integrins can shape into three conformations: (A)...immunoprecipitation and immunohistochemistry. Table 1: IPI antibodies  Antibody Target Proteins Reactivity...Human IgG1 Rabbit Anti-Integrin alpha M [IPI-LM2/1] Integrin alpha-M Human IgG1 Rabbit Anti-Integrin...Human IgG2a Mouse Anti-Integrin alpha M [IPI-LM2/1] Integrin alpha-M Human IgG2a Mouse Anti-Integrin... β1 integrin mechanics. Nature Communications, 13(1), 7471. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35173-w...
  14. Plasmids 101: TOPO Cloning

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    ...between the cleaved 3′ DNA strand and a tyrosyl residue of topoisomerase I (1). If a 5′ hydroxyl group ...plating your transformation may allow you to see colonies within 8 hours. References: 1. Shuman S. "...Let’s break down the steps needed for TOPO cloning: 1. Create Your PCR Product: Design standard primers ...mind that Taq polymerase has an error rate of about 1 in 3,500 bases. Typically polymerases with proofreading...enzyme and Taq, with Taq used in an excess ratio of 10:1. Gel purify your PCR product and incubate it with ...different DNA strand comes along, it can attack this covalent bond thus joining the two DNA strands and releasing...planning to transform right away OR you can store the reaction at -20C overnight. 4. Transform TOPO Cloning...
  15. 5 Uncommon Ways to Gain Career Skills During an Uncommon Time

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    ...need a job. Start now. Informational interviews are 1:1 discussions with someone who has interesting experiences...conversation builds a relationship for the future and the 1:1 format is good for everyone including those that ...out-of-the-box ideas that might jump start your learning. 1. Create a peer mentoring group We don’t all get the... and not in academia is run by grant funding. Learning to write grants quickly, efficiently and effectively...apply to or offer to help with lab grant writing. You may not get the grant or your PI may edit everything...thinking about future career options. 5. Write a grant - even if you don’t need one A lot of science in...valuable skill. There are many different kinds of grants that you can apply for. If you are in a lab, your...
  16. Supporting Rare Disease Research with BeHeard 2017

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    ...estimated to affect anywhere from 1 in 6,000 to 1 in 19,000 live births (1).  While disruption of the smn1... funding opportunities. References 1. Jones, C., et al. "PP09. 1–2352: Systematic review of incidence...disease. This year, Addgene will be providing plasmid grants worth $2,000 each to two labs through the BeHEARD...
  17. Chemogenetics Guide

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    ...out our Chemogenetics Plasmid Collection . Figure 1: General overview of a chemogenetics experiment. Early...bidirectional control of neuronal activity. Table 1. Descriptions of DREADDs and their activity in neurons... while PSAMs and LMOs have an effect for only 0.5–1 hours after delivery. Chemogenetic ligand. The chemogenetic...cell surface receptors, GPCRs are seven-pass transmembrane proteins that bind a specific ligand. Ligand...initiating signaling pathways in inflammation and neurotransmission. This, and the fact that GPCR ligands can ...in Japan, making it an attractive option for translational studies, however, it has off-target effects....hM4Di, and is especially attractive for use in translational studies because it is FDA and EMA approved. ...
  18. Quickest Way to Deposit Plasmids: The Deposit Spreadsheet

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    ...spreadsheet to complete Step 1. Steps 2 and 3 are usually very easy — our tech transfer team will communicate...scientist, you will have the most involvement with Step 1, and, while data entry can be a chore, we’ve made ...Deposit” and “Download Deposit Spreadsheet” (see Figure 1). Please read our “How to Deposit Your Plasmids with...thorough guide to our online data entry process. Figure 1: Begin the deposit process by clicking “Submit Online...spreadsheet (Figure 2) and are described in Table 1. Some cells have drop-down options for you to choose...and are exceptions to our standard workflow.  Table 1: Guidelines for the data fields in the deposit spreadsheet... Send plasmid information to Addgene Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) approval  Send plasmids to Addgene...
  19. A Primer on Optogenetics: Introduction and Opsin Delivery

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    ...Jacqueline N Crawley  [et al]. 2012;Chapter 1:Unit 1 20 1-18. doi: 10.1002/0471142301.ns0120s59. PMID:...mutually exclusive) commonly used in optogenetics: 1) electrophysiology and 2) behavioral experiments. ...can be broken down broadly into three main steps: 1) Selection and expression of your opsin of choice ...reviews for a discussion of the different variants [1, 2, 4]. And, of course, the best way to learn about...monitor expression at various time points (e.g. every 1-2 weeks over 8 weeks) in order to determine the optimal...follow him on Twitter @derekpsimonphd.    References 1. Tye KM, Deisseroth K. Optogenetic investigation of..., Jacqueline N Crawley  [et al]. 2013;4(435):4 35 1-4  20. doi: 10.1002/0471142301.ns0435s65. PMID: 25429312...
  20. AAV Titers: Where Do They Come From And What Do They Mean?

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    ...near-perfect physical-to-infectious particle ratio of 1:1 (Zeltner et al., 2010). However, for recombinant ...preparations are genome-containing (Figure 1).    Figure 1: Electron micrograph of an Addgene AAV...reported a physical-to-infectious particle ratio of 50:1 (Zeltner et al., 2010). The specific infectivity of... lot (if we still have it available). References 1. Fagone, Paolo, et al. "Systemic errors in quantitative... Human Gene Therapy, Part B: Methods 23.1 (2011): 1-7. PubMed PMID: 22428975. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3640491...particles that can transduce cells. Infectious titers are typically quantified by cell transduction assays. Wild-type....qPCR...Digital droplet PCR...DNA dot blot...Transduction assay...SDS-PAGE...Electron microscopy… Any ...
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