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  1. Antibodies 101: Producing Recombinant Antibodies

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    Aug. 13, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ... great collection of ready-to-use rAbs and rAb plasmids!). Since recombinant antibodies conveniently allow...production, reliable expression, and easy distribution as DNA (Trimmer, 2020), you may be interested in using them...antibodies can be produced through a single or dual-plasmid transfection, depending on whether the heavy and...and light chain genes are contained to one plasmid or if they’ve been separated onto two. You’ll first...first transfect your cells with your plasmid(s), and then wait 7-14 days (in mammalian cells) to collect ...on the Addgene blog Introduction to Antibodies Plasmid-based Recombinant Antibodies Polyclonal Antibodies...
  2. Cpf1 Update: Comparison to Cas9 and NgAgo

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    July 14, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...distant cousins of well-known Cas9. Cpf1 cleaves DNA in a staggered pattern and requires only one RNA ... is well suited for genome editing.  Find Cpf1 Plasmids at Addgene   Image attribution: Zetsche...Biotechnol. 2016 Jun 6. PubMed PMID: 27272384 Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 2. Kleinstiver...Biotechnology (2016). PubMed PMID: 27347757. Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 3. Zetsche ....cell.2015.09.038. PubMed PMID: 26422227 Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 4. Makarova...Our CRISPR Guide Pages Check Out MpAgo from the Doudna Lab Find Validated gRNAs ...
  3. CRISPR 101: Validating Your Genome Edit

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    Nov. 3, 2022, 12:15 p.m.
    ... uses a 3rd sequencing trace file from the donor DNA. This method can precisely estimate editing frequency...clones. The drawback is that you must generate a DNA molecule with homology to your genome edit to mimic...Tools Read other CRISPR blog posts Find CRISPR Plasmids at Addgene  ...
  4. Synthetic promoter AAVs for cell-type specific expression in retinal cells

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    March 12, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...epigenetic analysis and designed using stretches of DNA that were transcriptionally active in retinal cell... GFP marker (CatCH-GFP). The lab deposited AAV plasmids containing the active promoters at Addgene. Performance...of the retina.  Find the AAV synthetic promoter plasmids! Comparing synthetic promoters performance in ...blog posts Resources at Addgene.org Find AAV plasmids Find ready-to-use AAV viral preps Browse all viral...
  5. Viral Vectors 101: Biosensors

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    July 6, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ...receptor could be something like an antibody, enzyme, DNA, etc. The receptors job is to generate a quantitative...genetically encoded, and luckily, we have pre-designed plasmids for these systems! Ion sensors One common biosensor... vehicle, we’ve got you covered with packaging plasmids! References and Resources References  Bhalla ...
  6. Top Requested Lentivirus and AAV of 2016

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    Jan. 6, 2017, 3:56 p.m.
    ... Cas9 nuclease, which introduces double stranded DNA breaks, can be expressed from lentiCas9-Blast. Purpose...typically express Cas9 and a gRNA from the same plasmid. LentiCas9-blast virus can be used to generate ...with a single-vector system). Tips for using this plasmid Cas9 expression is typically cytotoxic, which makes...
  7. Choosing a CRISPR Nuclease: Site Accessibility, Specificity, and Sensitivity

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    Nov. 5, 2019, 1:28 p.m.
    ...Visit our CRISPR plasmids and resources page Read our CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids for mammalian systems...Cas9 variants with broad PAM compatibility and high DNA specificity." Nature 556.7699 (2018): 57. PubMed ...relative to Cas9. Since then, the Joung and Jennifer Doudna Labs used targeted mutagenesis to generate hyper...example is CasX, characterized by the Oakes and Doudna Labs, which is both small and potentially less ...
  8. Pooled CRISPR Libraries Offer Genome-Wide Control for Large-Scale Functional Screens

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    Feb. 24, 2015, 7:50 p.m.
    ...Konermann, the first generation of CRISPR-Cas9 plasmids were not designed with gene activation in mind...tetraloop and stem-loop 2; 3. The MS2-P65-HSF1 plasmid which expresses the activation helper protein. ...structure of Cas9 in complex with guide RNA and target DNA. Nishimasu H, Ran FA, Hsu PD, Konermann S, Shehata...
  9. Proximity Labeling: A Powerful Tool for Protein Complex Purification and Proteomic Mapping

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    Dec. 2, 2019, 2 p.m.
    ... resources on the Addgene blog Plasmid 101 Protein Expression Plasmid 101 Biotinylation Other resources...vivo studies (Che and Khavari, 2017). Find APEX plasmids at Addgene! Since the development of BioID and... biotin ligase from A. aeolicus, which lacks the DNA-binding domain (233 amino acids) found in the E. ... specific locations in the cell.   Find BioID2 plasmids here APEX2: A more sensitive ascorbate peroxidase... They named this mutant APEX2.  Find the APEX2 plasmids! TurboID and minturbo: Rapid and non-toxic proximity...allowing for more precise temporal control.  Find plasmids for TurboID and miniturbo Split-BioID: A conditional...streptavidin and separated via flow cytometry.  Find plasmids for EXCELL here! Since BioID was developed in ...
  10. Plasmids 101: Repressible Promoters

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    Dec. 20, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...Tet-Off system.  For more information on Addgene Tet plasmids, see our Tetracycline resource page. Cumate Switch...binding to the lexA operator (lexAop). Fusing the LexA DNA-binding domain (DBD) to GAL4 or VP16 activation domain...20697123. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2942869. Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. del Valle Rodriguez...20434990. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2883883. Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. Wei, Xing, ...22406855. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3846601. Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. Riabinina, ...25581800. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4344399. Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. Riabinina O...Hill, C. et al. A LexAop > UAS > QUAS trimeric plasmid to generate inducible and interconvertible Drosophila...
  11. CRISPR 101: Cas9 Nickase Design and Homology Directed Repair

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    March 15, 2018, 12:59 p.m.
    ...In this post, we’ll summarize how IDT (Integrated DNA Technologies) first demonstrated how CRISPR nickases...Check out CRISPR Topic Page Find CRISPR Nickase Plasmids Browse the CRISPR Guide ...insertions (long ssDNA; IDT Megamer® ssDNA Fragments) Test both bottom and top strand ssDNA donors (if possible...longer insertion (mCherry) using IDT Megamer long ssDNA with 100 nt homology arms. Schubert and Yan next...
  12. Split Fluorescent Proteins for Studying Protein-Protein Interactions

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    May 3, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...popular split-FP plasmids from our catalog to help you find the right split-FP plasmid for your experiment...below, and click the Article link to find all the plasmids from the associated paper:   Color Base FP...Constant rate of p53 tetramerization in response to DNA damage controls the p53 response. Gaglia G, Lahav...and experimental design. We hope you find these plasmids useful. Good luck, and happy experimenting! References...
  13. Illuminating Choices: A Guide to Selecting Fluorescent Dyes and Ligands

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    March 21, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ... brightness and high degree of overlap. Dyes for DNA/RNA staining should have high affinity and specificity...specifically to the AT-rich regions of double-stranded DNA and exhibits a blue-fluorescent light when excited...cell and protein analysis products. You can find plasmids deposited by Promega here.    References and ...More resources from Addgene Fluorescent protein plasmids and resourcesA practical approach to choosing ...
  14. Fluorescent Proteins 101: When GFP lets you down

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    Aug. 23, 2018, 12:05 p.m.
    ...fusion proteins are made by connecting its DNA code to the cDNA encoding for another protein. Effectively...cells, but not other biomolecules of interest e.g. DNA, RNA, and lipids. Still, these molecules can be indirectly...protein fusions Browse the Fluorescent Proteins Plasmid Kits ...
  15. The Crispr Babies Saga Shows the Need for Action, Not More Delays

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    Dec. 20, 2018, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Novel techniques for the prevention of mitochondrial DNA disorders.” This document is about the popular technique...Addgene.org Read our CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids by function Check out our genome engineering guide...scientific possibility, safety, and efficacy of the mtDNA transfer options being investigated; A UK regulatory...
  16. Another Pathway into Cells: iTOP

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    June 23, 2015, 8:37 p.m.
    ...transducing primary cells. What if, instead of supplying a DNA construct, they could simply induce cells to take...10.1016/j.cell.2015.03.028. PubMed. Find the Plasmids @Addgene: iTOP-tested proteins and reporters...
  17. Deep Dive: qPCR

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    Sept. 29, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...single-stranded) DNA. As the temperature drops, single intensity should smoothly increase as the DNA amplicon ... are produced by the presence of double-stranded DNA, when temperatures are high, signal intensity should...dyes that are not dependent on amplification of the DNA; they are, however, affected by bubbles in wells,...LightCycler qPCR optimisation for low copy number target DNA. Journal of Immunological Methods 270 (2002) 119 ...is a smooth, single-step transition between ssDNA and dsDNA. This is not true for all amplicons; if your... probes (which you probably know as TaqMan) and dsDNA dyes (commercial name: Sybr). However, there are... Yes Yes Agarose gel or uMelt analysis dsDNA dye (Sybr)  High No No No Melt curve ...
  18. Common Injection Routes in Mice

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    Jan. 22, 2025, 9:42 p.m.
    ...Engineering Guide CRISPR Mammalian Expression plasmids Cre-Lox plasmids References Prathipati, P., Rodriguez-Aguayo...substances can be injected, including cells, drugs, DNA, viral vectors, and viruses. All researchers must...
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