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  1. Viral Vectors 101: Viral Applications

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    April 13, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...due to the ease of transduction in difficult-to-transfect cell types ranging from primary to embryonic stem...construct is also reliably higher than traditional transfection and random genomic integration of a plasmid.... is also generally less toxic to cells than transfections, preserving cell viability. Library delivery... with viral vectors instead of a traditional transfection method. This is because viral systems have a...
  2. Antibodies 101: Validation

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    March 24, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Interest (GOI), and transfect it into your favorite cell line. In parallel, you transfect cells with another...express your protein of interest endogenously and transfect them with a plasmid encoding your protein of interest...expect to see evidence of antibody binding in the transfected cells but not in control cells. But (there is...results show a lovely, strong band from the cells transfected with your protein of interest and show just the... the faintest band from the cells transfected with the other plasmid. Your antibody works! Multiple (Independent...
  3. Nanoblades: Tiny CRISPR Ninjas for Genome Editing Difficult Cells

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    Sept. 26, 2019, 12:50 p.m.
    ... Options for CRISPR delivery include plasmid transfection, RNP electroporation, and viral transduction... non-replicative. Nanoblades are produced by transfecting the following four components into 293T cells...lower off-target effects when compared to DNA transfection of gRNA and Cas9 expression plasmids. These ...having lower off-target edits compared to DNA transfection.  Homology directed repair (HDR) with Nanoblades...
  4. Tips for a 1st time AAV user (by a Rookie AAV user)

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    Oct. 23, 2018, 11:49 a.m.
    ...Overview: The first step in packaging AAV is transfecting HEK293 cells with AAV packaging plasmids. The...packaged into the virus. Two to five days after transfection, the AAV-containing cells and media are harvested...similar to this one to plan my AAV packaging PEI transfections. It saves me time and helps me figure out if...the PEI calculator for planning AAV packaging transfections Find tips for a first time CRISPR user Resources...
  5. PiggyBac-ing Through the Genome Editing Field

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    May 31, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...we have found that transfecting with PBx mRNA can boost efficiency over transfecting with plasmids in some...traditional method of making stable cell lines is to transfect, select, and isolate clones. This procedure is...integration efficiencies that are accomplished with transfections and are therefore virus-free. This is achieved...fully intact, while, with a standard DNA plasmid transfection, a double-stranded break may occur in your cargo...
  6. New Acoustic Reporter Genes: Ultrasound Imaging of Gene Expression

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    Jan. 24, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...transient cotransfection of the mARG plamsids into HEK293T cells using a chemical transfection reagent ...proteins. Excess gvpA plasmid added into the transfection mixture in HEK293T cells gave drastic improvement...These plasmids can be used directly in transient transfection in rtTA+ cell lines (such as HEK293-TETOn cells...visible under phase contrast starting day 2 after transfection.     Fig: 2: Expressing mARGAna in MDA-MB...they can also be integrated into the genome by cotransfecting them with a plasmid expressing PiggyBac transposase...saturate expression. When engineering a cell line, cotransfect the mARG cassettes 2:1 (A:N-V) with PiggyBac ...reagent (e.g. PEI-MAX). Simply cotransfect a mixture of 1248 ng of CMV-gvpA-IRES-BFP plasmid and 954 ng CMV-...
  7. Advanced Uses of Cre-lox and Flp-FRT - A Neuroscientist’s View

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    Oct. 19, 2017, 1:54 p.m.
    ...brain? Cells of a specific brain area can be transfected by in utero electroporation. To achieve sparse... could reduce the plasmids amounts to reduce transfection efficiency. However, if the cellular structure... it reduces the probability that neurons are transfected with both vectors. Flex vectors are the solution... FLEx vectors guarantees that most cells are transfected with all labeling plasmids and the low concentration...
  8. Fluorescent CRISPR Reporters: SRIRACCHA and GEmCherry2

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    May 26, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ..., you’re ready to edit. These cells are then transfected with several different constructs for the reporter... gRNAs by simply changing the gRNA used when transfecting your cells.  A plasmid that contains Cas9. The...plasmid.  With this set up, all successfully transfected cells will express RFP while cells containing...
  9. Plasmids 101: Protein Expression

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    June 7, 2018, 1:17 p.m.
    ... strategy for protein expression consists of transfecting cells with your DNA template of choice and allowing...SV40, CMV, and RSV) for robust expression post-transfection. Mammalian systems can express proteins both... Both methods produce high protein yields if transfection is successful. Some mammalian systems also ...
  10. Your Lentiviral Plasmid FAQs Answered

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    April 23, 2014, 1:08 p.m.
    ... how lentiviral particles are produced by co-transfecting three essential ingredients: the lentiviral ...the 3rd-generation system is that it involves transfecting four different plasmids into the producer cells...use lentiviral transfer vectors for transient transfections? A2: Technically, yes. Will it actually work...
  11. Viral Vectors 101: Preparing Pooled Libraries

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    July 13, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...sequencing to confirm library representation. Transfection of the DNA pooled library and appropriate packaging...Addgene.) This small aliquot is not enough to transfect producer cells, so your first step will be to ...in Lenti-X 293T cells using a polyethyenimine transfection protocol. I also recommend searching PubMed ...
  12. What the HEK?

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    April 18, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...replication. To generate a virus, you need only transfect the ‘helper’ plasmids (viral packaging machinery...Protein production  HEKs are extremely easy to transfect in bulk and produce recombinant proteins at high...
  13. Choosing Your Perfect Empty Backbone

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    Aug. 19, 2014, 3:39 p.m.
    ...mammalian selection cassette to screen for positive transfected cells. The addition of an in-frame fluorescent...you can get away with generating transiently transfected cells, you will not need a mammalian selection...
  14. Four Base Editing Reporters to Monitor and Enrich Editing in Real-time

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    July 7, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...constitutively expressed to identify successfully transfected cells. C-to-T editing by the APOBEC-Cas9 editosome... to cells segregated solely by a reporter of transfection, which only report the efficiency of plasmid...frequency of base edits of interest than solely transfected cells. “Gene On” (GO)- a functional reporter ...
  15. Antibody Validation for Flow Cytometry

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    Sept. 10, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...interference (RNAi). The most common method is transfection of short interfering RNA (siRNA). Knockdown .... This approach often involves the transient transfection of expression plasmids in a given cell line....antibody should be able to detect even in cells transfected with low efficacy. But since there can be large...differences between endogenous expression and transfected overexpression, this approach cannot confirm ...
  16. Viral Vectors 101: Gamma-Retroviral Packaging Systems

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    Aug. 6, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ... number of plasmids that are required in the transfection step of the viral packaging cell line. For example...resources on addgene.org Addgene Protocols: General Transfection The Addgene Retrovirus Guide  ...supplied by three types of plasmids, which are cotransfected into the 293T packaging cell line. This system...
  17. Plasmids for Endogenous Gene Tagging in Human Cells

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    April 6, 2017, 1:02 p.m.
    ...base pairs on each side, in fact. Later, when we transfect the cells, these large regions of homology enable...being cut and destroyed by CRISPR/Cas9 during transfection. Making the double strand break and introducing...
  18. Tips for Titering Your Lentiviral Preps

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    March 15, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ... your packaging cell line, prepped your DNA, transfected and harvested your lentivirus. Now it’s time ...the correct transfer plasmid was used in the transfection; if preparing several different lentiviruses...
  19. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Introduction to FRET

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    June 27, 2017, 1:03 p.m.
    ...ratio of acceptor to donor fusions varies with transfection efficiency and any unpaired fluorescent proteins...measure (overexpressing a gene or protein after transfection). Future of FRET The first genetically encoded...
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