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  1. Evolution of Brainbow: Using Cre-lox for Multicolor Labeling of Neurons

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    April 24, 2015, 2:39 p.m.
    ...research? Check out Brainbow plasmids available from Addgene! Find Brainbow Plasmids @Addgene: Brainbow 1.0...1.0, 1.1, 2.1 plasmids Brainbow 3.0, 3.1, 3.2 plasmids References: Transgenic strategies for combinatorial...most important ways to spatially and temporally control gene expression, especially in in vivo models, ... of Cre-lox. Check out our previous blog post, Plasmids 101: Cre-lox, if you need a quick primer on how...-2.1 construct can express one of four colors (n-GFP, RFP, YFP or M-CFP.) The construct contains two tandem...functionally similar to Cre-based Brainbow, but is controlled by FLP/FRT recombinase. When placed under different.... The use of AAV provides spatial and temporal control without the need for germline modification, and...
  2. Twenty Years of Sharing: Addgene's Viral Vector Service

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    July 30, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...vectors in the “controls” category, which includes things like viral vectors that deliver GFP.   Figure...realized we could apply the lessons learned from our plasmid lab to develop a reliable and robust high quality...offer many resources for producing vectors from plasmids — including the protocols we use in our lab — ...while viral vectors are not as easy to ship as plasmids, they still have a global reach. From 2016–2023...vectors in our repository are produced from only 413 plasmids containing a genetic payload. While AAV9 and AAV1...having reliable ready-to-use vectors made from plasmids in the Addgene catalog would be broadly useful...conditions. Sharing our experiences Addgene’s plasmid repository gave us the experience to launch a high-quality...
  3. Another Pathway into Cells: iTOP

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    June 23, 2015, 8:37 p.m.
    ...both purified CPP-tagged protein and an untagged control could enter cultured cells and activate expression...Neuronal stem cells transduced with iTOP resulting in GFP expression. Image courtesy of Diego D'Astolfo. ...10.1016/j.cell.2015.03.028. PubMed. Find the Plasmids @Addgene: iTOP-tested proteins and reporters...
  4. CRISPR 101: Multiplex Expression of gRNAs

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    Sept. 10, 2020, 11:45 a.m.
    ...containing plasmids. Each destination vector contains GFP, enabling you to select cells with high GFP expression...multiple gRNAs on the same plasmid, you’ll make sure that each cell that gets the plasmid contains all of the...rectangles) are cloned into various plasmids using oligonucleotides. These plasmids contain Type IIS restriction...different purposes.   Gersbach Lab multiplexing plasmids: This plasmid set allows you to express 2-4 gRNAs, with...assembled to produce a plasmid encoding the gRNAs and Cas9. As with the Gersbach lab plasmids, multiple Cas9 ...Golden Gate/Gibson Assembly Multiplexing Plasmids: These plasmids allow you to assemble 2-4 gRNAs through...Golden Gate/Gibson Assembly Multiplexing Plasmids: These plasmids can be used to express up to 8 gRNAs after...
  5. Special Delivery: Fluorophore Targeting for FRET Studies

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    July 19, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Resources on Addgene.org Find Plasmids for FRET Browse Empty Plasmids to Fluorescent Protein Fusions ...needed and when is it not? What are the proper controls needed to pressure-test your FRET assay to make...oocytes, mainly). Nevertheless, tRNA suppression plasmids are available from depositing labs that have mastered...the potential rewards could be substantial: Plasmid tRNA Synthetase Expression Host pMAH-POLY Polyspecific...Fig. 1) which can be carried out using Addgene plasmids. His-tag labeling reagents You may already have...molecular distances (see Table). However, proper control experiments are needed to establish the dynamic...These experiments include producing a positive control construct where the donor and the acceptor fluorophore...
  6. Chromoproteins: Colorful Proteins For Molecular Biology Experiments

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    Feb. 4, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...coli BioBrick plasmids (meffRed, eforRed, asPink, spisPink, scOrange, fwYellow, amilGFP, amajLime, cjBlue...contrast, the widely used green fluorescent protein (GFP) gives a bright green fluorescence when exposed to...at the cells on the plate. For example, if your plasmid contains a gene encoding a blue chromoprotein, ...colonies to determine which cells have taken up the plasmid. Of course, other follow up methods like sequencing...chromoproteins. In some cases, cells containing high-copy plasmid-borne chromoproteins lost color overnight in liquid...problem. There is no single “ideal” chromoprotein plasmid that combines the most desirable features: intense...Chromoproteins for allelic exchange Figure 3: pTOX plasmids expressing amilCP and tsPurple genes. Image: Lazarus...
  7. Bacterial Toxin-antitoxin Systems as Molecular Biology Tools

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    Nov. 1, 2018, 12:35 p.m.
    ...cells to retain plasmids - if a cell does not inherit plasmid due to improper plasmid partitioning, it...unstabilized plasmids were retained in less than 10% of cells while plasmids containing the plasmid addiction...ensure that plasmids are passed down through generations (Figure 1). These so called “plasmid addiction ...only survive if they retain the plasmid. Since their discovery, plasmid addiction systems have been used...found that if a mini-F plasmid carried a specific 700 bp segment of DNA, the plasmid was propagated better...selection in one plasmid, they were able to create an efficient cloning tool. The plasmid pKSCTMF contains...restriction-modification systems onto plasmids allowed cell populations to retain more of these plasmids as compared to those...
  8. Delivery Methods for Generating iPSCs

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    April 17, 2018, 1:37 p.m.
    ...into cells as a donor plasmid containing the transposon, along with a helper plasmid that expresses the ...reprogramming factors. Non-replicating Plasmids: Generating iPSCs with plasmid-based expression requires serial... generating iPSCs by plasmid transfection where 2 of 11 clones tested had plasmid integration. Another...multiple transfection makes it difficult to control the dose of plasmid the cells receive over the whole reprogramming...larger plasmids have lower rates of transfection. Minicircles: Minicircles are like mini-plasmids. They...reflection of the large size of the plasmid or silencing of the plasmid by DNA methylation. Another downside...choose a strategy suited to their research. Find Plasmids for Stem Cell Research Delivery Method Mechanism...
  9. Targeting HIV-1 with CRISPR: Shock and Kill or Cut it Out?

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    May 10, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...with the lentivirus HIV-1. Today, HIV-1 can be controlled with antiviral therapies such that the virus ...activated HIV-1, measured via HIV-1 promoter-driven GFP expression. In cell lines that can produce HIV-1 ...infection period rather than the ART-induced viral control found in most HIV-1 patients. Obstacles for CRISPR...26538064. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4633726 Find SAM plasmids used in this publication at Addgene. Kaminski...PMC4778041. Find CRISPR and lentiviral packaging plasmids used in this publication at Addgene. Wang Z, ...Addgene’s newly updated CRISPR Guide! Find CRISPR Plasmids for Your Research Browse gRNA Design Tools  ...
  10. Tips for Using FRET in Your Experiments

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    Nov. 5, 2014, 3:41 p.m.
    ...used pairs to measure FRET. The table below lists plasmids that can be used to create your choice of fluorescent... fusion protein with your gene of interest: Plasmid Color Expression Description pPROEX Aqua Cyan...SYFP2 Clover Green Mammalian Expresses Clover (a GFP variant) commonly used with mRuby2 pLSSmOrange-...world and corrective approaches and appropriate controls are required to make this method useful for dynamic...
  11. New and Upcoming Viral Vectors - December 2019

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    Dec. 19, 2019, 2:40 p.m.
    ...26973 AAVrg pAAV-hSyn-hChR2(H134R)-EYFP   Control AAV Control AAV allow researchers to not only interpret...service has now expanded to offer many of our control plasmids in new serotypes. See our Serotype Testing...  AAV1 pAAV-hSyn-DIO-hM4D(Gi)-mCherry Controls Plasmid Serotype Name 50459 AAV1 pAAV-hSyn-DIO-... Nuc-flox(mCherry)-EGFP 50457 AAV2 pAAV-hSyn-DIO-EGFP Recombinases Plasmid Serotype Name 87306...the entire collection! Plasmid Serotype Name 51502 AAV5 pCAG-FLEX-EGFP-WPRE 114471 AAV1, AAV5 pAAV-Ef1a-fDIO...inventory. Our new AAVs include: Optogenetics AAV Control AAV Biosensor AAV And more! Optogenetics Optogenetics...more efficient tools for light mediated neuronal control and we are expanding our viral service to make ...
  12. The Fluorescent Vegetables in Aptamer Soup

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    Jan. 29, 2019, 2:27 p.m.
    ...Browse fluorescent protein plasmids and resources See all Jaffrey lab plasmids ... cellular processes by transforming cells with plasmids encoding aptamer-tagged RNA and later introducing...aptamer downstream of a known promoter. Addgene’s Plasmids 101: Aptamer Fluorophores describes the enrichment...aptamers able to bind to a small molecule derivative of GFP called 3,5-difluoro-4-hydroxybenzylidene imidazolinone...metabolites, leading to conformational changes that control the expression of coding RNA. Spinach-based riboswitches...
  13. Overcoming the AAV Size Limitation for CRISPR Delivery

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    Sept. 16, 2020, 1 p.m.
    ...injury markers were not increased compared to a control AAV-GFP. Not only did the AAV-SaCas9-sgRNA constructs...capabilities of full-length SpCas9. This set of plasmids includes AAV-Cas9C-VPR for targeted gene activation...bacterial immune system cleaves bacteriophage and plasmid DNA. Nature 468:67–71 . https://doi.org/10.1038...Addgene.org Check out our CRISPR Guide Find CRISPR Plasmids ...
  14. 15 Hot Plasmids from 2017

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    Jan. 9, 2018, 3:02 p.m.
    ...highlight a subset of the new plasmids in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These brief articles...articles provide a synopsis of a plasmid or group of plasmids' functions and applications. We hope that... you to find and use the plasmids you need. You can find all the hot plasmids from 2017 below. With over...over 50,000 plasmids, we can't write posts for every great plasmid that comes into the repository, but...write about your plasmids in a future blog post. No time to read? Listen to our hot plasmids segment on the...editing for precise genome modification. Plasmid ID Plasmid Name Cas9 Variant Speacial Features 85169... to the Addgene blog to get all the latest hot plasmid updates!     Tol2 Gateway-compatiable toolbox...
  15. The Challenges of Cell Culture

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    May 5, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Dangers of Using GFP for Protein Localization Resources on Addgene.org Find Plasmids for Mammalian Cells... laboratories to carry our independent quality control for a range of testing, from animal doping to forensics...
  16. Magnetic Control of Proteins: More than a Dream

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    Sept. 24, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...resources on addgene.org Find Optogenetics Plasmids Find Biosensor Plasmids Visit the Fluorescent Protein Guide...Frank Hayward et al., 2024). They deposited their plasmid with Addgene, hoping to inspire others to explore... of a magnetoresponsive fluorescent protein. Controlling an optogenetic or fluorescent tool with magnets... 2016), and some previous attempts at magnetic control of biological systems (Wheeler et al., 2016; Duret...Lab is eager to hear from you. Find the MagLOV plasmid here!   References and resources References Duret...T., York, A. G., Ingaramo, M. (2024). Magnetic control of the brightness of fluorescent proteins. Zenodo...Güler, A. D. (2016). Genetically targeted magnetic control of the nervous system. Nature Neuroscience, 19(...
  17. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - July 2021

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    July 27, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...subset of the new plasmids and viral preps in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These articles...recent plasmid deposits and we hope they'll make it easier for you to find and use the plasmids you need... CRISPR plasmids are always being added to the repository. To find all of the CRISPR plasmids available...internal control and a SL-sensitive fluorophore (circularly permuted green fluorescent protein or cpGFP) to...fluorescence intensity of the cpGFP without altering that of the internal control (Fig 1). Because this method...for doing gene targeting, reporter generation, controllable gene knockouts, and inducible gene inactivation...design. B) Strategy for leak-free transcriptional control. C) Iterative transduction workflow overview. Image...
  18. Tips for CRISPR Gene Editing in Mice

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    June 28, 2016, 10:59 a.m.
    ...(4; brighter than control, 3; same as control (Cetn1/sgRNA1), 2; darker than control, 1; very dark). Brighter...pCAG-EGXXFP plasmid along with the individual gRNAs in their PX330 plasmids (or similar plasmids for gRNA...reconstituted the EGFP expression cassette. (b) pCAG-EGxxFP target plasmid and pX330-sgRNA plasmid (Mashiko et... (c) The pCAG-EGxxFP target plasmid was co-transfected with pX330 plasmids containing sgRNA sequences ...2013). The pCAG-EGxxFP target plasmid contains overlapping 5′ and 3′ EGFP fragments under the ubiquitous... multi-cloning site (MCS) between EGFP fragments. The pX330 plasmid contains humanized Cas9 expression...inserted, disrupting the EGFP fluorescent signal, for details on this plasmid, see Mashiko et al., 2013...
  19. Antibody Validation for Flow Cytometry

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    Sept. 10, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...parental cell line, but not in the iso-genic knockout control. This can involve cell surface labeling and/or ... target of interest, you can add an additional control containing treated cells. The expected change in... (tagged or untagged) protein When expression plasmids are available, or the necessary expertise to clone...involves the transient transfection of expression plasmids in a given cell line. For flow cytometry, it is...measurable through an epitope tag such as FLAG/His/GFP. Fluorescent protein tags, which correlate closely...
  20. Hot Plasmids September 2018 - Optogenetics, RNA Localization, Fluorescent Protein, and Base-editing Tools

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    Sept. 18, 2018, 1:33 p.m.
    ...recent plasmid deposit please sign up here.   Listen this episode of Hot Plasmids! Light controls the activity...highlight a subset of the new plasmids in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These articles ...recent plasmid deposits and we hope they'll make it easier for you to find and use the plasmids you need...Hahn's lab at the University of North Carolina (plasmids at Addgene). It consists of two domains, LOV2 ...studying cellular dynamics. The photoinducible control of protein function is more specific and much faster... the same number of fluorophores. You can find plasmids containing the cobalamin binding riboswitches ...the Reuben Harris lab has deposited a reporter plasmid that allows for rapid fluorescence-based quantification...
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