...This post was contributed by the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance. We have learned much about the causes ...techniques are currently being tested in clinical trials to detect mesothelioma earlier than ever. From ...been banned in the United States and many other countries, and it is still imported, exported, and used ...from this dangerous material. This post was contributed by the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance. Additional...

...new AAV approach using regulatory elements that restrict expression to this cell type. To this end, they...the size of DNA fragments. Depending on which restriction enzyme is used to cut the plasmids encoding the...are shared through Addgene without licensing restrictions. Use these instructions to prepare the PSU ... of telomere length regulation called telomere trimming and have proposed a role for TZAP, a Kruppel-like...regulating the upper-bound of telomere length. Telomere trimming can be assayed by looking for the production of...

... be captured on streptavidin affinity beads or matrices. The bait protein can even target BirA* to specific...identify the proteomic map of the human mitochondrial matrix (Rhee et al., 2013) and determine the topology ...of mitochondria in living cells via spatially restricted enzymatic tagging." Science 339.6125 (2013): ...Biotinylation Other resources Proximity labeling review: Trinkle-Mulcahy, L. (2019). Recent advances in proximity-based...

... and frameworks contribute to the disulfide bond independent folding of intrinsically stable scFv. PLoS...there are many scFv-based therapies in clinical trials or already in the clinic (Bates and Power., 2019... antibodies for neuroscience research from the Trimmer lab Check out Addgene's latest project to develop...

...building and testing new products or methods, using metrics and feedback, taking a look at what works and what...partially reopened. But there were still many restrictions in place, most importantly, masks.  Besides ...Addgene. It’s why we exist, storing plasmids, and distributing them to labs that need them. The lab re-opened...very early in the pandemic with some incredibly strict safety protocols to keep Addgenies safe. Space ...

...is far from perfect. One of the most limiting attributes of rats is their difficult to manipulate genome...making them useful for in vivo studies. These attributes make frog eggs some of the most useful tools ...utilization, Arabidopsis has made significant contributions to understanding plant and crop science alike...). E. coli as a Model Organism. News-Medical. Retrieved on September 18, 2020 from https://www.news-medical.net...

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...development, and the shaping of the extracellular matrix. During immune responses, this same conformation...resulting in cells that elongated and morphed asymmetrically (Jo et al., 2022). By contrast, LVDP-binding...conferred less force, leading cells to spread into symmetrical circles. While elucidating the role of tension...Addgene to accelerate biomedical research by distributing antibodies developed by IPI. Our integrin antibodies...

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...This post was contributed by guest blogger Natalie Niemi, a postdoctoral fellow at the Morgridge Institute...researchers with a valuable tool for understanding the contribution of phosphorylation to enzyme function. The development...recognizes a specific ‘open’ codon and utilizes this triplet to incorporate phosphoserine A Sep-tRNA synthetase...-through translation of many stop codons and detrimental effects on cell growth. The C321.ΔA strain was...

...This post was contributed by Damien Wilpitz founder and lead consutant at Experiment Designs Consulting...funding source. Major equipment includes large centrifuges, sequencers and analyzers, and any ultra sensitive...all of your minor tools, like pipets, or mini-centrifuges, etc. Be sure to capture as many of these tools...they don’t have the money. If the department has a strict budget, or a lack of resources, then ask for suggestions...

...AAV vectors in complex biological systems can be tricky at best, and downright infuriating at worst. While... 2013, Figure 1. Used under Creative Commons Attribution License. Within the nervous system, remember... 2019, Figure 4. Used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.   Inducible promoters...Engineered AAV Capsids Improve Transduction and Volumetric Spread in the CNS. Molecular Therapy - Nucleic...

...by chemical treatment or photobleaching or by stripping out the antibodies, then start over with the next...IF labeling of rat brain samples from the James Trimmer Lab, using recombinant antibodies with different... If you have questions or any favorite tips and tricks, leave a comment below. Happy imaging! References...Der List, D., Murray, K. D., Engebrecht, J., & Trimmer, J. S. (2019). A toolbox of IgG subclass-switched...

...This post was contributed by guest blogger, Jessica Sacher, a microbiology PhD student at the University...abilities (6). This can be accomplished using a restriction enzyme with a short recognition sequence (like...probing for cell-binding activity.  First, cut out 20 Petri dish-sized circles of nitrocellulose membrane and...inhibitor cocktail. Line the bottom of 20 empty Petri dishes with thick filter paper and saturate each...

... genetics of Wilms Tumour, which is a type of pediatric kidney cancer. This was particularly interesting...company. This particular company carries out clinical trials of drugs and treatments for external companies....else. During the interviews, I asked if I could contribute more towards the scientific aspects of the company...grateful for some help.  I also get the chance to contribute content to the Addgene’s Website and travel to...

...and last updated Dec 17, 2020. This post was contributed by Jordan Ward who is an assistant professor .... Figure 1: In the background are 504 restriction digests of PCR products used to identify a single..., which makes screening extremely rapid. This stringent selection allowed me to optimize a range of editing...these improvements from the Mello lab resulted in strikingly high editing efficiencies, obtaining as many ...

...parts in a specific orientation using Type IIS restriction enzymes (Weber et al., 2011). It can be performed...express recombinant proteins within the mitochondrial matrix.     Figure 1: A chart with MoClo kit recommendations...production of a protein of interest, and improving the nutrient profiles within given crops are all possible through...applications (gene insert = Cas9 + gRNA), Addgene distributes specialized CRISPR kits too. The AspFlex Kit ...

...This post was contributed by guest blogger Derek Simon. Optogenetics is spreading through the neuroscience...series, I’m happy to share some of the tips and tricks and I’ve learned from numerous scientists at NIDA... to use optogenetics for? The technique is non-trivial; you don’t want to spend months doing surgeries...promoters and other genetic manipulations to help restrict expression to a specific neuronal subtype. However...

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...Group, for these plasmids for the majority of the countries we ship to, first on a temporary and now on a ...information Edward Callaway   For researchers in countries with applicable export control exceptions for ...is accurate as of writing (Feb. 6, 2025), and we strive to keep our information updated, export controls...