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  1. Tips for a 1st Time CRISPR User (by a 1st Time CRISPR User)

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    March 7, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ...with Lentivirus Isolating a Monoclonal Cell Population by Limiting Dilution Lentivirus Production Websites...cells (the PCR product should contain the wild-type BRAF sequence). Then, mix the PCR products and use temperature...the middle of the PCR product. If the mismatch is in the middle of the PCR product, you would expect two...digestion products (that would co-migrate on a gel) instead of two different sized digestion products (which...middle of the PCR product, you would still be able to identify the cleavage product. 3. The Surveyor kit...what confirms it’s a real digestion product and not another PCR product. Figure 5: gRNA-targeted...GFP-edited amplification products (BRAF-GFP duplex) and from GFP-edited amplification products (GFP-GFP duplex)...
  2. Tips for a 1st time AAV user (by a Rookie AAV user)

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    Oct. 23, 2018, 11:49 a.m.
    ... with these tools, I found myself writing AAV production tricks into the margins of my protocol. While...life easier!  In this post, I’ll share some AAV production, purification, and titration tips, while also... and analyses needed for packaging AAV. AAV production Overview: The first step in packaging AAV is ...expand the HEK293 cells. Check out the Addgene AAV Production protocol for more details. Pro tips I’m not ...always make more AAV than I think I need. Unlike lentivirus, AAV requires a higher number of viral particles... have enough AAV. Compared to the Addgene AAV Production protocol, I take a lazier approach for harvesting...then the viral suspension generated during AAV production is overlaid. Following ultracentrifugation, the...
  3. Alex Chavez on MD PhDs, CRISPR, Gene Drives, & More

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    Nov. 15, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ... Eddy Page! Edward B. Page is a Digital Media Production Specialist at Addgene. He is the audio engineer...Our CRISPR Guide Pages Find Ready-to-Use CRISPR Lentivirus Learn about Other Members of the Addgene Leadership...
  4. Addgene’s Viral Service - Why Virus? Why Now?

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    March 23, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...about virus production protocols and quality control can be found on Addgene’s Viral Production webpage)....consistent, high-quality protocols for lentiviral production. Bryan Roth’s lab from the University of North...Campus have provided valuable insight into AAV production. Finally, we are blessed to have an incredibly... team took the lead on operationalizing viral production and distribution, this project involved every...Software Engineering Team (and, added in 2018, our Product Team) continues to make improvements to our website...management systems to enable efficient, tracked production and distribution of viral samples. The Office...the Addgene Blog Check Out the Top Requested Lentivirus and AAV of 2016 Learn How You Can Use the Viral...
  5. Your Top Requested Plasmid in 2015!

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    Dec. 30, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...backbone for their many gRNAs. The high titer lentivirus production afforded by lentiCRISPR v2 is key to its...
  6. Viral Vectors 101: The Retroviral Lifecycle

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    July 27, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ... the lentiviruses (like HIV-1) — that have been developed into lentiviral vectors. Lentiviruses are sometimes...the full wild-type viral genome can direct the production, packaging, and release of progeny viral particles...and viral vectors. Key to the wild-type virus’ reproductive cycle is the fact that the virus must have its...inside of the capsid . This is useful for viral reproduction, and for causing contagious infection; however...
  7. Viral Vectors 101: Producing Your rAAV

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    July 16, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...diligently throughout the production process.  Helper-free production Unlike lentivirus, AAV does not possess...For more details on the production process, check out the Addgene AAV Production protocol. Titering Once...experience. Here, we’ll go over the basics of rAAV production.  Of course, you will want to make sure that...facilitate efficient replication. The most common production system, however, is a “helper-free” system, in...).    Figure 1: Overview of key steps of AAV production, iodixanol gradient purification, and AAV titration...remove residual plasmid DNA carried over from the production process. For more details on the qPCR titering... capsid ELISA: Packaging of genomes can limit production of recombinant AAV-2. Gene Therapy, 6(7), Article...
  8. AAV Vector Quality Control: Going the Extra Mile with NGS

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    Sept. 12, 2017, 1:44 p.m.
    ...What if bacteria snuck into the prep during the production process? These questions are especially important...genome can be packaged inside the vectors during production. These impurities cannot be removed during the...during plasmid growth in bacteria or during viral production. This recombination produces a minor pre-recombined...Sequences during Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus Production and Their in Vivo Persistence after Vector Delivery....org Find Ready-to-Use AAV Find Ready-to-Use Lentivirus Browse Viral Plasmids ...
  9. "Build Your Plasmid": The Game - Play to Teach

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    July 17, 2018, 12:23 p.m.
    ... observe, answer questions, and guide them to productive strategies while noting any gaps in their knowledge...has been developed to teach gamma-retrovirus or lentivirus-based ex-vivo gene therapy’ strategies to undergraduates...
  10. Adeno Associated Virus (AAV) for Cell and Gene Therapy

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    Nov. 7, 2017, 1:59 p.m.
    ...technologies have been investigated including lentiviruses, adenovirus, and inorganic delivery tools such...co-infection of helper viruses like adenovirus for productive infection. AAV vectors are engineered to provide... in Addgene's Viral Service Check out our AAV Production Protocol Check out our AAV Purification Protocol...
  11. Delivery Methods for Generating iPSCs

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    April 17, 2018, 1:37 p.m.
    ...transgene reactivation, residual expression Lentivirus Integrating High Low Efficient and Stable Genome...iPSC-transplanted mice. Cre-deletable or Tet-inducible lentiviruses address some of these concerns, but overall ...reprogramming factors driven by one promoter. While lentivirus has similar rates of reprogramming when compared... implement and doesn’t require time-consuming production of virus. In theory this is a non-integrating...
  12. 15 Years of Addgene: The Top 15 Plasmids

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    Jan. 8, 2019, 1:54 p.m.
    ...transcription, and integration needed for the production of lentiviral particles. It’s capable of inducible...posts Read our viral vector blog posts Read our lentivirus guide Resources on the Addgene website Browse...
  13. Deciphering the Mysteries of Behavior with Viral Vectors

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    Sept. 17, 2019, 12:40 p.m.
    ...neuroinflammation and anxiety by modulating the production of the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin ...closed arm (safe). Mice with higher IL-1 beta production spent more time in the open arm and were less...floating. In the same paper, the authors used lentivirus to introduce an shRNA to downregulate expression...
  14. Viral Vectors 101: An Introduction to AAV

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    May 30, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...PMC2957237. Okada, T. (2013). Efficient AAV Vector Production System: Towards Gene Therapy For Duchenne Muscular...? Check out Our Primer for Beginners Read Our Lentivirus FAQ Learn about Viral Vector Elements Resources...
  15. CRISPR 101: Mammalian Expression Systems and Delivery Methods

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    Sept. 24, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...more appropriate? If you already have an end product in mind, steps 1 and 2 will generally be straightforward...Difficulty Very easy Very hard Viral delivery   Lentivirus Retrovirus AAV Cells Dividing or nondividing...
  16. 27 Hot Plasmids from 2016

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    Dec. 22, 2016, 3:03 p.m.
    ...Saccharomyces cerevisiae, as a key host for the production of their products, including fermented beer and wine, ...use the library, the authors packaged it into lentivirus and used the resulting lentiviral library to ...applications. First, GMAP-compatible backbones for lentivirus LV 1-5 and retrovirus RV 2-5 were constructed...ingredients, and recombinant proteins. In order to keep production yields high and costs low, and to deal with the...dCas9-VPR limits one’s ability to package it into lentivirus and later create stable cell lines expressing... system has a much larger cargo capacity than lentivirus and is capable of efficiently creating stable...
  17. Targeting HIV-1 with CRISPR: Shock and Kill or Cut it Out?

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    May 10, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...people worldwide are currently infected with the lentivirus HIV-1. Today, HIV-1 can be controlled with antiviral...this approach could permit some viral protein production, so researchers are also interested in precisely...only after stable expression of Cas9/gRNA. Viral production is higher in this model than in latent HIV-1 ...
  18. Plasmids 101: Modular Cloning Applications and Kits

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    May 14, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...precursors, biofuels, and natural products without the undesirable side products generated during chemical synthesis...these molecules. To make large amounts of pure product in an affordable way, researchers test many different... resistance through gene stacking, increasing production of a protein of interest, and improving the nutrient...expand the Fragmid toolkit to facilitate other lentivirus- and AAV-based studies. Unified MoClo Systems...Modular Assembly Toolkit for the Rapid Design and Production of Diverse Expression Vectors.” ACS Synthetic...
  19. Lab to Office Culture Shock

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    Feb. 5, 2019, 1:04 p.m.
    ...on my technical skills with cloning and lentivirus production, I didn’t really start to recognize my transferable...
  20. Hot Plasmids - November 2023

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    Nov. 14, 2023, 3:35 a.m.
    ... to target multiple delivery systems, such as lentivirus and MMLV gag, to specific cell types. It can ...cell therapy more accessible by simplifying the production process and could even enable the creation of...
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