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  1. In Vivo Biotinylation of Bacterial Fusion Proteins

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    Jan. 25, 2018, 2:09 p.m.
    ... the fusion protein includes an AviTag and a 6X HisTag for affinity purification (see plasmid map and ...dramatically increased accessibility of the AviTag and HisTag, which were “buried” in a few of our proteins that...proteins - but it would remove both the AviTag and HisTag. We were surprised that we couldn’t find an all-in-one...
  2. Fluorescent Biosensors for Measuring Autophagic Flux

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    Jan. 22, 2019, 2:41 p.m.
    ...limitations because it turns a dynamic process into a static measurement and it provides limited information...mammalian dual-emission autophagy biosensor. Its resistance to lysosomal proteases is key to its pH-dependent...in acidic environments, while mRFP is relatively stable and fluorescences even at the acidic pH found in...
  3. Hot Plasmids June 2018 - Reverse transcriptase, nanobody, and protein-DNA interaction tools

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    June 27, 2018, 1:16 p.m.
    ...high processivity enzymes and the structural understanding thereof have the potential to provide improvements...conventional antibodies: they are small (12-15 kDa), stable, highly soluble, and non-immunogenic yet are still...telomere, and hope it can be used to expand our understanding of proteome localization in future studies of...
  4. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - September 2021

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    Sept. 21, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...biology tool. These systems allow researchers to understand bacterial gene clusters that produce useful natural...selection marker, Thy1.1, in addition to puromycin resistance.  The MYC-CRISPR library targets E-boxes genome-wide...base editors to disrupt gene function by targeting start codons, splice acceptor and donor sites, and introducing...
  5. Science Careers: Unruly Interests Feed Many Paths

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    Sept. 26, 2017, 12:12 p.m.
    ...alone.  And a longstanding inclination to be a teacher was looking for an outlet. I started asking people... and data with authors and referees. And I am constantly teaching – often explaining a technical piece...
  6. Addgene's Top 10 Blog Posts of 2015

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    Dec. 7, 2015, 6 p.m.
    ...the 3rd edition has now been released), and have started providing recorded interviews with Addgene community...and actionable content in the coming years as we stay on top of the many developments in science and the...give researchers the background they need to get started using plasmids and the revolutionary CRISPR technology...
  7. New Neuroscience Tool: The iGluSnFR3 Glutamate Sensor

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    April 7, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...such as kinetics, ∆F/F0, SNR, dynamic range, photostability, quantum yield, and expression. Create yellow...modified form of the cytosolic C-terminal domain of Stargazin including a terminal PDZ ligand. The researchers...PMCID: PMC4469972 Marvin, Jonathan S., et al. “Stability, affinity and chromatic variants of the glutamate...
  8. FlipGFP, a novel fluorescence protease reporter to study apoptosis

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    May 21, 2019, 12:10 p.m.
    ... treated HeLa cells expressing FlipGFP with staurosporine, which induces apoptosis by activating caspase...retina. This pattern was consistent with TUNEL staining, a popular method to observe apoptotic cells. ...vitro and in living organisms to better study and understand these diseases and disorders. You can find the...
  9. The Crispr Babies Saga Shows the Need for Action, Not More Delays

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    Dec. 20, 2018, 1:15 p.m.
    ...their research into both novel and previously established ethical issues raised around mitochondrial replacement...reasonably safe and effective. We do that through a standardized process of good research practice: computer ..., in vitro research, animal models, and several stages of human clinical trials. This model also demonstrates...
  10. Reagent Repositories Are Speeding up Science During the Pandemic

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    Aug. 4, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...hACE2 transgenic mouse strain, for example, is sustained by the availability of this strain from The Jackson...Laboratory. Originally developed and characterized by Stanley Perlman, of the Carver College of Medicine and ...and SARS-CoV with implications for clinical manifestations, transmissibility, and laboratory studies of...
  11. Creating accessible biology activities in schools with BioBits

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    Aug. 2, 2018, 12:56 p.m.
    ...about biology in high school, it wasn’t until I started working in my first molecular biology lab in college...into pellets (FD-CF pellets), leaving them shelf-stable until water is added and protein production proceeds... 30083608. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6070312. 2. Stark, Jessica C., et al. "BioBits™ Bright: A fluorescent...
  12. "Build Your Plasmid": The Game - Play to Teach

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    July 17, 2018, 12:23 p.m.
    ...help me get the engagement I wanted. I therefore started planning a game that would force my students to...and strategy skills to apply those concepts and understand how therapeutic strategies work. Find Addgene...Promoters, Inserts, Tags, Origins of Replication, Resistance gene and Selection Markers) and one “Transfer...
  13. Fluorescent Protein Travel Awards - FLiPs and Fluorescent Protein Biosensors

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    July 27, 2017, 1:11 p.m.
    .... In her graduate work in Michael Lin’s lab at Stanford, Xin Zhou greatly expanded that list by using ...graduate student in Thomas J. Mansell’s lab at Iowa State University where she is developing fluorescent protein-based...throughout her training and wants to make her work understandable to people both inside and outside the scientific...
  14. Clear and Accessible Writing

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    Feb. 15, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ...simple goal… and we had no idea how much our understanding of what accessibility is would change over the...information? This can be physical or digital. For instance, you would present information differently in ...paper accessible to even more people.  Whether you start small with alt text or immediately dive into applying...
  15. Viral Vectors 101: Viral Applications

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    April 13, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ... turn it down, knock it out, etc. It’s how we understand what genes do! Viruses have several options to...of each variable being manipulated. Thus, the adjustable nature of viral libraries makes them the ideal...services and even a Viral Vectors eBook to get you started. Ready to plan your next (or maybe first!) viral...
  16. Plasmids 101: Screens vs. Selections

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    Nov. 10, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...begin and end with the same steps as screens – they start with manipulations (CRISPR, etc.), and finish with...trying to identify genetic conditions which convey resistance to a drug. You could culture cells in the drug...answer your experimental question. Now that you understand the difference between the two, it’s time to ...
  17. Hot Plasmids - May 2022

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    May 26, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...nanobody to its target stabilizes the TurboID-nanobody protein and allows TurboID to start labeling proteins...biotin ligase TurboID fused to a conditionally stabilized GFP-nanobody rather than a specific protein of...
  18. AAV Q&A with Tim Miles

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    May 17, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...promoter using the AAV-BR1 capsid? A: It is our understanding that AAV-BR1 has the same genome size restrictions.... We are also adopting ddPCR, which does not a standard curve and somewhat more reliable quantitation....outlier for PHP.eB (1x1011 - 1x1012 vg/mouse is more standard) and reflects a desire for very high MOI on top...
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