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  1. Scientists Map the SARS-CoV-2-Human Interaction Network

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    April 9, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...one are in a pLVX vector background, so you can package them into lentiviral vectors if you need to. Additionally...the viral protease, Nsp5. Our set also includes a GFP construct as a control. For easier portability, all...
  2. Twenty Years of Sharing: Addgene's Viral Vector Service

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    July 30, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...for vectors in the “controls” category, which includes things like viral vectors that deliver GFP. ...released Viral Vectors 101 2nd edition — I was incredibly excited when we picked our viral vector service as...titer. Addgene’s Viral Vector Service Besides being complex to use, viral vectors are also difficult both... high quality viral vector service, making an array of ready-to-use viral vectors available to researchers...amount of vectors available and number of requests tell only part of the story. Viral vectors are, after...offering our viral vector service because we realized that having reliable ready-to-use vectors made from plasmids...our viral vector selection process to standardize our feedback and evaluation of viral vectors. This process...
  3. 27 Hot Plasmids from 2016

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    Dec. 22, 2016, 3:03 p.m.
    ...expression vectors with various promoters suitable for in vivo expression, and/or produce vectors to make...prototrophic strains. The vectors were based on the original EasyClone vectors (Jensen et al 2013) allow...CDC and cloned into a third generation lentiviral transfer vector. Each gene has been FLAG-tagged for convenient...donor vectors containing mAID and either Neo or Hygro resistance markers with CRISPR/Cas vectors targeting...the authors packaged it into lentivirus and used the resulting lentiviral library to generate a population..., Hess et al. successfully evolved wild type GFP to EGFP using CRISPR-X and subsequent FACS sorting. They...Science. 2013. PubMed PMID: 23328393 Wu lab human lentiviral CRISPR library     CRISPR pooled libraries enable...
  4. Plasmids 101: Multicistronic Vectors

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    Sept. 9, 2014, 8:20 p.m.
    ...PubMed. 3. Highly Efficient Multicistronic Lentiviral Vectorswith Peptide 2A Sequences. Ibrahimi et al. (... the creation of bicistronic or multicistronic vectors. Unlike promoters which will create unique mRNA...for each gene that is expressed, multicistronic vectors simultaneously express two or more separate proteins...blog post we’ll cover basics of multicistronic vectors: why they are useful, how they work, and how to...get started with them. Why Use multicistronic vectors? Detecting cells that are expressing your gene,...expressing your gene of interest at high levels. Unlike vectors that express screenable or selectable markers from... the same transcript. Of course multicistronic vectors do not have to exclusively be used as a means of...
  5. Hot Plasmids February 2024

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    Feb. 20, 2024, 2:45 p.m.
    ...facilitates endosomal escape. Combining Cas9-PAGE with lentiviral sgRNA expression yielded editing of 80–90% in..., Myc and SV40 Nuclear Localization Signals, and GFP. B) Workflow to assess Cas9-PAGE editing with viral...developed an engineered adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector named AAV.CAP-Mac for non-invasive systemic gene...N.C., Goeden, N. et al. Adeno-associated viral vectors for functional intravenous gene transfer throughout...region VIII of AAV9-X1.1 to that of AAV1. This viral vector has brain endothelial cell-specific tropism, with... by pre-existing antibodies against AAV9-based vectors (and vice versa), enabling repeat dosing. In a ...
  6. Plasmids 101: The Promoter Region – Let's Go!

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    April 3, 2014, 8:05 p.m.
    ... Learn about Mammalian Vectors Read about Reporter Gene like Luciferase and GFP Resources on Addgene.... as RNAP II promoters is commonly employed in lentiviral and retroviral constructs and we will discuss...discuss these in a future post on viral vector parts. Promoter specificity Aside from choosing a promoter based... Can be induced by IPTG. Commonly found in pET vectors. Very tightly regulated by the lac operators. Good...-inducer fucose Weaker. Commonly found in pBAD vectors. Good for rapid regulation and low basal expression...
  7. CRISPR 101: Epigenetics and Editing the Epigenome

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    June 24, 2020, 5:45 p.m.
    ...methylation and activate transcription. A lentiviral vector with the same modifier, Fuw-dCas9-Tet1CD, ...tools. pLV hUbC-dCas9-MQ1(Q147L)-EGFP is also available for lentiviral transduction. Lysine-specific Demethylase...Core, as well as pLV-dCas9-p300-P2A-PuroR for lentiviral expression. Figure 1: dCas9-p300 adds ...Tet-dependent (TetO-dCas9-D3A) constructs. For lentiviral expression, Fuw-dCas9-Dnmt3a and Fuw-dCas9-Dnmt3a-P2A-tagBFP... targeted enhancers. Although the lab used this vector in chick embryos, it also functions in mammalian...and this fusion allows for packaging into viral vectors and targeted delivery into hard-to-manipulate cell...targeting to a wider set of genomic targets. These two vectors are part of the larger pMVP/pMAGIC cloning system...
  8. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - July 2021

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    July 27, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...inducible CRISPR inhibition (CRISPRi). A) Lentiviral vector design. B) Strategy for leak-free transcriptional...highlights from the past couple months: A new lentiviral CRISPR library from Alec Kimmelman targets mouse...the new selection of ready-to-use AAV9 and AAVrg vectors. New red-shifted INTRSECT 2.0 calcium sensor available...your imaging experiments with the Cre-OFF/FLP-ON vector 137128-AAV8: Ef1a-Coff/Fon-sRGECO ...circularly permuted green fluorescent protein or cpGFP) to the petunia SL enzymatic receptor DAD2. SLs ...which modulates the fluorescence intensity of the cpGFP without altering that of the internal control (Fig...
  9. How to Deposit Your Plasmids with Addgene

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    Feb. 27, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ...categories (e.g., for a lentiviral vector to be used in mammalian cells, check Lentiviral and Mammalian Expression...the vector backbone you cloned your insert into and fill out the appropriate boxes with the vector backbone...backbone manufacturer, vector backbone size, total size of your vector + insert, any modifications you ...provide any full or partial plasmid sequences and any vector maps. The more sequence data available, the better... was a part of the insert (when cloned into the vector backbone). If your plasmid has more than one insert...you made to the backbone, and the vector type. Pro Tip! Reference the Addgene ID in the "Backbone Manufacturer...enter "Feng Zhang (Addgene plasmid # 52961)".   The vector type should describe how your plasmid is intended...
  10. Viral Vectors 101: Biosensors

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    July 6, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ...engineered into viral vectors, so if you want to use them, you’ll need to use the vectors (or redesign the ...interest (analyte), and accumulation of ATP activated GFP expression (receptor), then the transducer could ...plate reader, or any other instrument which measured GFP levels and converted that signal into a readable ...Biosensors Viral Service: Biosensor AAV Viral Vectors 101 eBook Resources on the Addgene blog An Overview...ready to deliver your sensor, whether you choose lentivirus, gamma retrovirus, or AAV as your vehicle, we...
  11. New Optogenetic Tools for Cytoskeleton and Membrane Control

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    Sept. 28, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...SspB-mCherry-p60 katanin module, which are also available as lentiviral plasmids if you want to make a stable cell line...activity can be monitored by phosphatidic acid probe GFP-PASS. B) Time series of HEK 293T cells expressing...membrane-targeted SuperPLDx30 (magenta) and PA probe GFP-PASS (green). After 30 minutes of blue light illumination...Additional resources on the Addgene blog Viral Vectors 101: Optogenetics Additional resources on Addgene.org...
  12. Minigenomes - a Safe Way to Study Dangerous Viruses Like the Ebola Virus

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    March 17, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Addgene.org Browse Our Viral Vector Plasmids Read Our Lentiviral Vector Guide Read Our AAV Guide  ...of producing infectious virus (similar to lentiviral vectors) because they do not encode all of the necessary...on the Addgene Blog Read Other Posts on Viral Vectors Check out Our Scientist's Guide to Ebola Contribute... viral vector...non-viral) reporter gene (e.g. firefly luciferase or eGFP) flanked by the EBOV-specific gene start and gene...
  13. Hot Plasmids September 2018 - Optogenetics, RNA Localization, Fluorescent Protein, and Base-editing Tools

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    Sept. 18, 2018, 1:33 p.m.
    ...in a mammalian expression vector (pcDNA3) and a bacterial expression vector (pRSETB). Fabritius A, et...like APOBEC. To achieve this they created a lentiviral vector system that monitors both APOBEC- and Cas9...real-time. The reporter constitutively expresses eGFP to indicate reporter abundance, and mCherry fluorescence...involves tracking the ratio of mCherry-positive to eGFP positive cells through fluorescence microscopy or...
  14. Viral Vectors 101: Virus Safety

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    June 22, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...researcher to come into contact with than GFP. Similarly, if the viral vector carries an shRNA to a gene essential... on the Addgene blog Viral Vectors 101: Types of Viruses Viral Vector Elements Tips for Preventing...cellular function, this would also be a higher risk vector. While it is unlikely that you, or anyone else ...viruses grown in the lab are gamma retrovirus, lentivirus, adenovirus, and adeno-associated virus (AAV)...humans, earning this virus a BSL-2 classification. Lentivirus (a type of retrovirus) and gamma retrovirus require...and required in BSL-2 labs. When working with lentivirus, many organizations require or recommend disposable...you have to work with BSL-2 materials, such as lentivirus. Most of this work will need to be done in a ...
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