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...familiar with the nuclease Cas9, but how does it stack up to the new Cas enzymes on the block? The Cas ...Best for: very large deletions.   Cas12a – The staggered cutter  Originally classified as Cpf1, Cas12’s...primary difference from Cas9 is that it generates staggered breaks, also known as sticky ends. Cas12a cleavage...

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... pathway of interest, but there can be a lot of static since other signaling networks can also be non-....” Dronpa’s color thus indicates MEK1’s current state (Green when off, dark when on). Figure 1: Photoswitchable...turn off psRaf1). After this, the phosphorylation status of MEK1/2 was tracked at 5 minute intervals via...

... miniature CRISPR-Cas system for mammalian use Stanley Qi’s lab has developed a miniature Cas system (...also created a miniature yet active Cas system starting with the same Un1Cas12f1 (Cas14). They noted that...and introduce epitope tags and RNA transcription start sites. The lab further demonstrated that PRIME-del...

...purpose. Tang wondered if he could use previously established mouse lines expressing GFP in specific cell types...of a single heavy chain, and they are small and stable inside cells. Nanobodies binding GFP were designed...GFP regulation to other types of proteins. They started with another biological workhorse, Cre recombinase...

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... Map & Network (CeNGEN) The CeNGEN goal is to establish a comprehensive gene expression atlas of every...elegans. To study the role of 3’UTRs, the Arizona State University (ASU) Biodesign institute developed a...opportunities to develop computational methods to better understand animal development (Kyoda et al., 2012).  C. ...

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..., even if he or she is a difficult person: 1) Understand your supervisor’s expectations Every supervisor... details of your work. Describe the problem by stating the facts and explain how it is interfering with...is miscommunication. For example, you might misunderstand your supervisor’s suggestions and take your ...

...degradation of the tagged protein. Degrons are destabilizing domains which will be identified by various ...protein must be expressed (inducibly, ectopically, stably… it’s your call). The TIR1 F-box protein will associate.... If your project also involves imaging at some stage, then choosing a HaloTag could pay dividends down...