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  1. Antibodies 101: Flow Cytometry

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    July 20, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ..., it cannot be used for subcellular analysis such as morphology or subcellular localization studies. For...cell? Or perhaps, you need to analyze a specific subset of cells in a complex population. Have you spent...this technology can be used to isolate a specific subset of cells in a population in a procedure termed ...not, however, permeabilize cells and requires subsequent permeabilization with detergents such as triton-x...instruments have specialized components that can divert a subset of cells. During FACS, the sample stream oscillates...each well allowing users to easily isolate and subsequently expand monoclonal cultures.  Interpreting flow...they are interested in and further analyze that subset of cells. An immunologist, for example, might be...
  2. Advice on Career Paths and the Green Card Process for International Researchers and Entrepreneurs

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    Dec. 20, 2017, 2:33 p.m.
    ...follows: Cap Subject Industry H1B Academic H1B National Interest Waiver EB-1A EB-1B Cap subject industry...companies to submit an application on their behalf.  If an individual obtains a cap subject H-1B (last ...numerically limited visas are referred to as “cap” subject H-1Bs. The H-1B allows U.S. employers to employ...numerical quota. Four types of employers are not subject to the H-1B cap: institutions of higher education...national’s proposed work endeavor must have both substantial merit and national importance; (2) The foreign...show that you serve the national interest to a substantially greater degree than the majority of your peers...Addgene Blog Transferable Skills Guide 6 Steps to Submitting a Resume That Gets Seen Tips for Writing a Good...
  3. Understanding GPCR Signaling Using TRUPATH

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    Dec. 14, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...combinations of different Gα, Gβ, and Gγ subunits. When inactive, these subunits are found in a trimeric complex...transducer complex consists of a trimer of three subunits: alpha, beta, and gamma (Gα, Gβ, and Gγ), collectively... the GPCR, leading to the activation of the Gα subunit. The activated Gα exchanges bound GDP with GTP,...GTP, resulting in the disassociation of the Gα subunit from the Gβγ dimer, activating downstream signaling.... With binding of the drug, the alpha and beta subunits dissociate resulting in decreased BRET2 signal... are then treated with the luminescent enzyme substrate coelenterazine, followed by the addition of the...
  4. Antibodies 101: Isotypes

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    Oct. 19, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...and α. Some isotypes have different versions or subclasses that have minor differences in their heavy chain...the hinge region in IgM antibodies. IgM has no subclasses and is found mostly in blood. IgD While IgD is...monomer structure with a valency of two and has no subclasses. IgG IgG is the most abundant isotype in blood...system encounters  an antigen for a second or subsequent time. It is expressed as a monomer with a valency...valency of two. There are four IgG subclasses, numbered based on their abundance in blood: IgG1, IgG2, ...involved in allergic reactions. There are no IgE subclasses and they are expressed as monomers with a valency...dimer with a valency of four. There are two IgA subclasses: IgA1 and IgA2.  You can learn more about isotype...
  5. 7 Tips to Secure a STEAM Internship This Summer

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    Feb. 2, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    .... Application submission  Set a calendar reminder for every deadline and shoot to submit your application...deadline. The day of submission, review your application with a fine comb and hit submit. Check your email...find internships and scholarships in different subject areas!    2. Resume and cover letter know-how...your network to polish the final draft prior to submission. When in doubt, consult the web to find the tools...email for confirmation of submission. If you do not receive such a notice within 24 hrs, send a note to the...
  6. Antibodies 101: Choosing the Right Isotype

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    April 6, 2023, 3 p.m.
    ...antibodies contain a mix of different isotypes and subclasses. They each have their own advantages. Since monoclonal...species, like an anti-mouse IgG antibody. Some are subclass specific, like an anti-mouse IgG2a antibody. When...    Figure 1: Broadly reactive versus subclass-specific antibodies. Only a fraction of the antibody... antibody (A). To boost signal, consider using subclass specific secondary antibodies instead (B). ...antibody contains a mix of different isotypes and subclasses, use a broadly reactive secondary antibody to...antibody you may wonder, “Will the isotype, and subclass affect my experiment?” Well, it depends on the... to reduce off-target signals. Use isotype- or subtype-specific secondary antibodies when staining multiple...
  7. Plasmids 101: Secondary Nanobody Toolbox

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    Feb. 27, 2018, 2:04 p.m.
    ...different species, or at least from different IgG subclasses, so that secondary antibodies exclusively recognize...Must use different species and/or different IgG subclasses of 1° for multi-color staining Can be expensive...limited cross-reactivity between different IgG subclasses and different species, nanobodies are useful ...require using primary antibodies from different IgG subclasses. Instead, you can pre-incubate individual primary...antibody: species it was raised in and its IgG subclass. Once you know the answer to these two questions...right nanobody for your work. Species Antibody Subclass Nanobody Addgene Plasmid Rabbit N/A* TP897... (3x cysteines) *Rabbits have only one IgG subclass.   Express the Nanobody In Bacteria: Table 2 also...
  8. The Addgene Antibody Data Hub

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    Sept. 12, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...encourage you to submit data showing how the antibody worked in your application. The submission process is ...Antibody Data Hub. Data reports  Each antibody submission is used to create a data report, which contains...data showing how the antibody performed in the submitted application, along with a brief description of...reports Just like our AAV Data Hub, each data submission we receive is checked by Addgene's curation team...so you can work through it at your own pace. To submit, simply click "Contribute Data."    Figure 6: ...
  9. Oh, The Places You Can Go: Careers in Science Communication - Curriculum Development

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    Nov. 1, 2017, 2:04 p.m.
    ...s do it!'" Working as a subject matter expert Caitlin started out as a subject matter expert (SME) at ...more about Caitlin Runne-Janczy and her job as a Subject Matter Expert/ Product Development Manager at eScience...is often like being a jack-of-all-trades. “As a subject matter expert in the educational sphere, it can...it is researching the different aspects of the subject you're writing and then condensing that and making...Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. And make sure to subscribe to the Career Channel of the blog so you don’t...
  10. Celebrate Open Data Day with Addgene’s AAV Data Hub!

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    March 5, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...serotype did you use and what animal subject did you use? For animal subjects it is helpful to report the genetic...location, titer dose (Example: 1E13 GC/mL) and subject age at time of injection. How long post-injection.... Image: The final and required step requires submission of an experimental image result that you generated...this provides a clear overview of what you need to submit data. Please note that the data hub is currently...viewing or data deposition experience. If after submitting or viewing the data you have any feedback at ...
  11. Scientific Peer-review: Providing Critical and Kind Feedback and Advocating for Open Science

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    Aug. 8, 2019, 1:19 p.m.
    ...if not for this specific submission, then for the submission to the subsequent journal.  As a postdoctoral...Saudi Arabia. From the perspective of an author submitting a paper, the peer-review seems like another dragon...tolerance, I have been peer-reviewing journal submissions since 2015 for a wide variety of journals. Since...routine that works well for me to evaluate the submitted paper in addition to the journal-specific guidelines...
  12. Mobile-CRISPRi: Bringing CRISPRi to Diverse Bacteria

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    April 4, 2019, 12:53 p.m.
    ...introduced into the B. subtilis genome. Mobile-CRISPRi is then transferred from B. subtilis to the bacterium...CRISPRi into a single bacterial strain, such as a B. subtilis, or a narrow range of bacterial species, such ...integrative and conjugative elements in Bacillus subtilis (ICEBs1) system. ICEBs1 carries the genes needed...bi-parental mating. Following excision from the B. subtilis genome, the Mobile-CRISPRi ICE element forms a...integrative and conjugative element in Bacillus subtilis." Plasmid 86 (2016): 14-25. PubMed PMID: 27381852...
  13. Our New Antibody Mascot is....

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    Feb. 24, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...please!)... Abi! Thank you so much to everyone who submitted names*, voted, and helped us on our arduous quest... antibody launch in late March!      *If you submitted the names Abi, Lin, or Blottie (our top 3 choices...joining us on our scientific adventures.  You can submit your name suggestions here or by using the hashtag...and it can’t hurt if it’s also a great pun.) Submissions are open until Feb. 3, 2022.  The Addgenies will...choose the new name! Additionally, anyone whose submission is included in the final four will receive some...
  14. SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Detection Methods Based on CRISPR/Cas

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    May 5, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...heat block Approach: Viral RNA is extracted and subject to isothermal amplification by primers that target...cleaves the supplied fluorescently labelled ssDNA substrates. Upon cleavage, the fluorescence is no longer...bath Approach: RNA is extracted from a sample and subject to isothermal recombinase polymerase amplification...-2 in the samples. First, RNA is extracted and subject to reverse transcription. This is then amplified...Polymerase and then transcribed to provide RNA substrates for Cas13. Cas13, upon finding complementarity...between the gRNA and a given fluorescently labelled substrate, gets activated and performs non-specific collateral...
  15. Recombinase-based State Machines Enable Order-dependent Logic in vivo

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    July 28, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...possible to build gene regulatory RSMs (GRSMs, the subset of RSMs that regulate gene expression) that uniquely...attB-attP pairs on a register to record all permuted substrings of a set of chemicals. Specific examples of arrangements...arrangements that should be able to record all permuted substrings of up to seven chemical inputs are given in Table...population to correctly record each possible permuted substring of the inputs, and that five hour inductions were...cells to correctly record each possible permuted substring of inputs (see Figure S9 of our paper (1)). We...described in the literature (5, 6) and may be substituted for one another in an RSM. The predictability...
  16. Searchable and Sortable gRNAs for Your Next CRISPR Experiment

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    May 17, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...from scientists’ submissions, either their deposited gRNA plasmids or from submission of a spreadsheet... the validated gRNA sequences alone. Sequence submission is welcomed for validated gRNAs that are not ...them to this list. Access the spreadsheet for submitting your gRNA sequences here. Features of the validated...develop and confirm new gRNAs, please consider submitting their sequences (and plasmids!) so that this ...
  17. Easing the Protein Purification Process with pCri

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    June 19, 2015, 3:08 p.m.
    ...activities. Working with proteins requires a substantial amount of properly folded, relatively pure protein...doing some research, notably determining the subcellular localization and the number of disulfide bonds...Tags. Beyond E. coli: purifying from Bacillus subtilis and Pichia pastoris pCri also includes plasmids...than E. coli, specifically the bacterium Bacillus subtilis and the yeast Pichia pastoris. The improved secretory.... pCri vector pCri-13a, designed for use in B. subtilis, contains the MISTIC (membrane-integrating sequence...
  18. Addgene is Expanding Our Viral Vector Service!

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    Oct. 15, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...updated! Subscribe to the Addgene newsletter for updates on all things Addgene; or subscribe to the Addgene...available for Packaged on Request service. A small subset of AAV plasmids will have technical or legal restrictions...of choice, pick what size prep they’d like, and submit the request. Request details can be accessed within... 100 µL (2.5 mL), or 50x 100 µL (5 mL).  Once submitted, the request will be reviewed by Addgene for legal...
  19. Deep Dive: Statistical Tests (Comparisons)

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    March 7, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...with a paired t-test, because they eliminate subject-to-subject variation (the test assesses the sum of differences...an unpaired t-test, which does account for subject-to-subject variation in its analysis (the test assesses...unpaired t-tests Samples that come from the same subject or population - before and after a treatment, for...between pairs). Samples arising from different subjects or populations (a treatment group vs. a control...
  20. FLEx Technology and Optogenetics: Flipping the switch on gene expression with high spatial and temporal resolution

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    Oct. 17, 2019, 12:28 p.m.
    ...regions. The resulting viral-infected neurons are subsequently photo-stimulated through fiberoptic cannulas...ability to specifically infect defined neuronal subpopulations, and this represents a major downside in optogenetics...electroencephalography evidences of arousal in mice previously subjected to steady-state general anesthesia (Taylor et ...ago, however, it was completely unclear which subpopulation of DA neurons could activate appetitive rather...recorded the electrical impulses of discrete subpopulations of this brain area, demonstrating that it is...and Jamie Maguire. "Characterization of a novel subtype of hippocampal interneurons that express corticotropin‐releasing...
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