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  1. Generating Mouse Models Using CRISPR/Cas9

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    July 12, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ... Find CRISPR Plasmids for use in Mammals Check out Our CRISPR Guide Pages Find Plasmids for Mouse Targeting...CRISPR/Cas system makes use of 3 components, a guide RNA (gRNA) of about 125 nt that specifies the target,...online to guide you in gRNA design. We have been using Benchling, but there are many other gRNA design tools... create a mouse model, the gRNA, Cas9, and donor oligonucleotide or plasmid components are brought together...John Doench’s gRNA design blog post. Finally, always remember that you are working with RNAs, which are ...the target site, and a donor oligonucleotide or plasmid as the repair material if needed (for knock in ...provided (in the form of an oligonucleotide or plasmid), precise changes can be made in the genome via...
  2. The AAVantages of AAV in CRISPR Screens

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    Feb. 4, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
    ...addgene.org CRISPR pooled libraries Guide to pooled libraries CRISPR guide AAV guide ... to use a multi-plasmid system, where you have one AAV vector dedicated to expressing Cas9, while the ...Addgene. The large packaging capacity and stable expression of lentiviral vectors make them an attractive...attractive option. However, safety requirements and expression limitations may be too constraining for some experiments...improved safety profile, customization, and enhanced expression in many mouse tissues. Safety AAV and lentivirus...significant degree using different types of AAV. Expression Another advantage of AAV vectors is how the cargo...cargo — in this case, the CRISPR components — are expressed. Unlike lentivirus, cargo delivered by AAV does...
  3. Quickest Way to Deposit Plasmids: The Deposit Spreadsheet

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    March 8, 2017, 3:15 p.m.
    ...retroviral, AAV, RNAi, luciferase, cre/lox, yeast expression, worm expression, insect expression, plant expression...how your plasmid is intended to be used. Choose from: mammalian expression, bacterial expression, lentiviral...account username. In order for the plasmids to appear in your Addgene account under My Plasmids, we need...Addgene Plasmids Searchable and Sortable gRNAs for Your Next CRISPR Experiment Suggest A Plasmid You'd ...deposits with more than 10 plasmids is to use our deposit spreadsheet?  Our plasmid deposit process can be... Send plasmid information to Addgene Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) approval  Send plasmids to Addgene...our “How to Deposit Your Plasmids with Addgene” blog post for a thorough guide to our online data entry...
  4. Plasmids 101: A Brief History of Plasmids and an Improved eBook!

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    Oct. 29, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...cloning, and plasmid tags, addtional content added to the "Plasmids that Glow" and "Viral Expression Vectors...tetracycline resistant plasmid, pSC101, and a newly developed kanamycin resistant plasmid, pSC102, with EcoRI...topology, and cloning and gene expression. Just released: Addgene's Plasmids 101 (2nd Ed.) eBook And now...Addgene's Plasmids 101 eBook! In keeping with our goal of creating a one-stop reference guide for plasmids...Learn more about the history of plasmids and cloning: CSHL Meeting: Plasmids: History & Biology The Joshua...factors played within an organism.  So how did plasmids get their name? In 1952, Joshua Lederberg set...inheritance factors. He proposed the catch-all term “plasmid” derived as a hybrid of "cytoplasm" and "id" (Latin...
  5. Targeted Mutagenesis with EvolvR

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    Feb. 21, 2019, 1:15 p.m.
    ...specific mutations in your plasmids Use REPLACER Mutagenesis to mutate your plasmid Resources on Addgene....Addgene.org Browse our CRISPR guide pages Find bacterial CRISPR plasmids ...Require stringent bacterial growth conditions. Expression of an error prone polymerase I (PolI3M) is capable...polymerase (PolI) that is fused to a nicking Cas9. A guide directs Cas9 to a site of interest, where it nicks...single starting cell. Additionally, multiplexing of guides allows EvolvR to target more than one genomic site... targeted mutagenesis experiments? Find EvolvR plasmids at Addgene! References Gaj, Thomas, and Pablo...PMC6154929. Halperin, Shakked O., et al. "CRISPR-guided DNA polymerases enable diversification of all nucleotides...
  6. CRISPR-based Genome Editing Systems For Editing in E. coli

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    April 13, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...inducing expression of the sgRNA that targets the pMB1 replicon, resulting in cutting of the plasmid. At this...beneficial for plasmid clearance. It is more convenient to update the spacer(20nt) on pEcgRNA plasmid as only... alternative versus plasmid-based expression which can be unstable and lack precise control over copy ...original pCas/pTargetF system consists of one plasmid that expresses the S. pyogenes Cas9, a temperature-sensitive...protein expression) (Zhang et al., 2020). Multicopy chromosomal integration for gene expression is an alternative...left end) pTnsABC expresses the transposases TnsA, TnsB, and TnsC pQCascade expresses the transposase TniQ.... pCutamp cures the plasmids by targeting the ampR promoter in all three plasmids. pCutamp is then removed...
  7. 5 Tips for Troubleshooting Viral Transductions

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    Aug. 11, 2016, 2:23 p.m.
    ... or resistance marker expression following transfection, higher-level expression after approximately 72...hepatitis C virus RNA quantification as measured with branched-DNA technology." Journal of clinical microbiology...percentage of surviving cells may be the result of plasmid integration via recombination during transfection... blog and be sure to check out our viral vector guide pages to get up-to-date tips for your virus experiments... on the Addgene.org Check out Our Viral Vector Guide Pages Find Virus Protocols Order Virus ...rinsed and resuspended in cold sterile PBS.  Alternatively, to concentrate a virus solution without ultracentrifugation...necessarily indicate the production of virus. Alternatively, if the virus encodes a fluorescent protein,...
  8. Multifunctional Neural Fibers: Modulation from Gut to Brain

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    Aug. 31, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ...Addgene.org Optogenetics guide Chemogenetics guide BRAIN initiative plasmid collection More resources.... They started by delivering an AAV construct expressing channelrhodopsin 2 (ChR2), a blue light sensitive...potential afterwards. This measurement trended with expression of the opsin in the target neurons, validating...resources on the Addgene blog Plasmid tools for microbiome studies Channel rhodopsins for optogenetics Viral...expand the tool to different brain-organ axes. Alternatively, the system could be used to deliver or measure...Neuromodulation During Free Behavior. 2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine...
  9. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - May 2021

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    May 18, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...targets S. cerevisiae genes with 6-12 guides per gene where gRNA expression is induced by anhydrous tetracycline...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...highlights from recent CRISPR plasmids. To find all of the CRISPR plasmids available from Addgene, head...indels to measure time. These plasmids with different promoters driving expression of Cas9 were used in this...CRISPR Plasmids and Resources page.  A new system uses light to deactivate photocleavable gRNAs within...Hutchinson Cancer Research Center developed a pooled plasmid library encompassing all possible amino acid mutations...
  10. Hot Plasmids: Fall 2024

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    Nov. 21, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
    ...selection. Using an inducible Cas9 expression and removing the sgRNA plasmid after identifying successful knockouts...strain is then transformed with the sgRNA cassette on a plasmid expressing mCherry and resistance selection...of the new plasmids, antibodies, and viral preps in the repository through our Hot Plasmids articles.  ...methods). By using mCherry for selection of sgRNA plasmid transformants, they avoid M. abscessus’ high...the target gene. Lastly, curing the mCherry-sgRNA plasmid leaves an edited strain carrying Cas9 to allow...additional sgRNAs. Image reused from Neo et al., 2024 under CC-BY license.   Find plasmids for CRISPR... or want to swap out the constant domains, the plasmids for the heavy chain and light chain are also available...
  11. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP)

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    May 15, 2014, 3:33 p.m.
    ...taken up the plasmid. This can serve as an alternative to antibiotic selection. Plasmids of this type ...Addgene. Cell marking/selection: Expression constructs like plasmids often include GFP as a marker to ...microscopy. Read More: All Plasmids 101 Articles Addgene's Fluorescent Protein Guide Note: A. Max Juchheim...domain being tested. Find FRET plasmids here. Split EGFP: An alternative to FRET, split EGFP has also been...interest, or expressed from the same transcript as the gene of interest, but after an internal ribosome entry...including: tagging genes for elucidating their expression or localization profiles, acting as a biosensor... could be taken directly from A. Victoria and expressed in any organism while still maintaining fluorescence...
  12. Plasmids 101: Protein tags

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    Dec. 11, 2014, 4:26 p.m.
    ...Should I Use? Plasmids 101: Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) Fluorescent Protein Guide Expression Vectors from...localization, or protease protection. Thus far Plasmids 101 has covered GFP and its related fluorescent...box of tags and fusion proteins to aid in the expression and purification of recombinant proteins. Tags...stability activity, can be readily purified using plasmids found in this paper (available at Addgene).   ...residues   This article is not a comprehensive guide to all tags, but rather a quick overview of why ...   plasmids 101...Biochemists and molecular biologists who need to overexpress and purify proteins can face any number of technical...
  13. Which Fluorescent Protein Should I Use?

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    May 20, 2014, 2:06 p.m.
    ...interested in everything related to gene expression, particularly at the RNA level. He maintains the greenfluorescentblog.wordpress.com...of these FPs are fluorescent when ectopically expressed in most organisms. Furthermore, fusing FPs to ... The two most common uses are: 1) to test the expression level in a specific system (by measuring the ... parameter is important if you are planning to express the FP in acidic environments (e.g. yeast cytosol...greenfluorescentblog.wordpress.com.   More Helpful Websites & Resources: FP guide at Addgene Interactive Visualization of Fluorescent... comprehensive data sheets on many FP variants Plasmids 101: Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) Three Review...proteins and imaging technologies to study gene expression, nuclear localization, and dynamics” Curr. Opin...
  14. Illuminating Choices: A Guide to Selecting Fluorescent Dyes and Ligands

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    March 21, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...tags, such as GFP, may interfere with protein expression or function in live cells. Fluorophore properties...brightness and high degree of overlap. Dyes for DNA/RNA staining should have high affinity and specificity...cell and protein analysis products. You can find plasmids deposited by Promega here.    References and ... L. D. (2022). Caveat fluorophore: an insiders’ guide to small-molecule fluorescent labels. In Nature ...More resources from Addgene Fluorescent protein plasmids and resourcesA practical approach to choosing ...imaging. PLoS ONE, 9(9). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0106271 Heinrichs, A. (2009). Stains and fluorescent...
  15. With Our New Viral Service, We're Taking CRISPR Further!

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    Dec. 6, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...receive transfer plasmid DNA that you can use along with lentiviral packaging plasmids to create your own...their proper use; after receiving a pooled gRNA library in plasmid format, a researcher must amplify the library... only deliver gRNA and therefore, must be used to infect a cell line already expressing Cas9. As John ...rough approximations of the total number of CRISPR plasmids for that particular organism available at Addgene...helped distribute many of these technologies in plasmid form and are proud to have facilitated their fast...fast adoption. However, in many cases the plasmids themselves are only the starting point for the production...infections with all of our viral preps and host our expression data (western blots or fluorescent microscopy...
  16. What's New in CRISPR - Spring 2019

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    March 21, 2019, 12:47 p.m.
    ...Read our CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids by function Find recently deposited plasmids ...CRISPR plasmids available at Addgene. We will still periodically focus on specific CRISPR plasmid tools... paper in Science Find the anti-CRISPR expression plasmids CRISPR-based method for cell lineage tracing...SaCas9 genome editing plasmids String assembly gRNA cloning (STAgR) String assembly gRNA cloning (STAgR),...between the gRNA and target. Read the paper in Development Find the Valcyrie plasmids If you have...paper in Nature Communications Find the Cas12b plasmids  Plant base editing with a Cas9-adenosine deaminase...wheat. Read the paper in Genome Biology Find plasmids containing these base editors Spatially and ...
  17. Hot Plasmids February 2024

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    Feb. 20, 2024, 2:45 p.m.
    ...of the new plasmids, antibodies, and viral preps in the repository through our Hot Plasmids articles.  ...all applications. Addgene’s plasmid collection includes over 10,000 plasmids with a FLAG tag (!), but did...escape. Combining Cas9-PAGE with lentiviral sgRNA expression yielded editing of 80–90% in human cell lines...with a 30-minute incubation, even with multiplexed guides. Figure 1: A) Cell-penetrating Cas9, fused... al. 2023 with permission.   Find Cas-PAGE plasmids here!   Zhang, Z., et al. (2023). Efficient engineering...structured illumination microscopy in HeLa cells expressing COX8a-mStayGold. Scale bars 10 μm (main), 1 μm...inspired and informed this section.  Find mStayGold plasmids at Addgene here!   Ando, R., et al. (2023). StayGold...
  18. Plasmids 101: Golden Gate Cloning

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    Aug. 27, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...create a single gRNA-expressing plasmid, but it can also be adapted to express multiple gRNAs. Addgene has...  Check out more Plasmids 101 Posts! Check out Addgene’s restriction cloning guide! CRISPR 101: Multiplex...oligonucleotides specifying a gRNA target sequence into a Cas9-containing plasmid such as pX330. This cloning...Multiplex Expression of gRNAs Choosing a Molecular Cloning Technique  ...Addgene’s plasmids are used with a wide variety of restriction enzyme-based cloning methods. Each method...Entry DNA overhangs may be present in the original plasmid (Option 1) or added using PCR-based amplification...fragments to create TAL effector nucleases. These plasmids were designed to utilize the BsaI and BsmBI Type...
  19. Antibodies 101: Affinity Tags

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    Sept. 19, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ... single protein is expressed, with the intent of purification, it will be expressed along with all other...Addgene’s antibody guide Antibody protocols  Resources on the Addgene blog Plasmids 101: Protein tags...other cellular proteins within the expression system (bacteria, yeast, mammalian, etc.). To individually...about that protein that no other protein in the expression system has. This is where affinity tags come ...peptides which do not naturally exist in most expression systems that can be added to the N or C terminus...on: The protein you are trying to purify The expression system If you want the tag to remain on your ...MBP tag, although large, can actually increase expression and solubility of the tagged protein (Fox and...
  20. X-CHIME: Context Dependent Germline Knockout in Immune Cells

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    Jan. 16, 2024, 6:13 p.m.
    ...and lentiviral expression vectors (Table 1). The four systems Name Function Plasmid Transduction...Cas9-expressing (Rosa26-Cas9) hematopoietic stem cells with a lentiviral vector containing a gRNA. These... Your gRNA for CRISPR Genome Editing CRISPR Cheat Sheat Resources from Addgene.org CRISPR Guide CRISPR...  The X-CHIME deposit also includes pXPR_071, a plasmid that leads to higher titer lentivirus preparations...first generation CHIME (pXPR_053). Find X-CHIME plasmids here!   Marty LaFleur is a Postdoctoral Fellow...
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