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  1. Viral Vectors 101: Transductions

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    April 30, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...typically transfected along with viral packaging plasmids into a viral production cell line, usually HEK...HEK-293 cells. When all of these viral plasmids are expressed within the production cell line, viral particles...integrate (unless you used a transposon system, CRISPR targeted strategy, etc.) and episomal expression...
  2. Plasmids 101: 5 factors to help you choose the right cloning method

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    Aug. 21, 2018, 12:31 p.m.
    ... Read other Plasmids 101 blog posts New to plasmids? Read our article on What is a Plasmid? Download the... the Plasmids 101 eBook Resources on Addgene.org0 Check out protocols for plasmid cloning Find vector.... You’re going to engineer the best thing since CRISPR; you are ready to clone! But...how? Cloning is...
  3. Tips for Titering Your Lentiviral Preps

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    March 15, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...for expression of a gene carried on the transfer plasmid or quantifying the number of viral copies that ...beneficial as they ensure that the correct transfer plasmid was used in the transfection; if preparing several... that comes from amplification of the original plasmid which can over-inflate results. A packing vector...antibiotic resistance genes carried on transfer plasmids. Target cells are transduced with serial dilutions... Lentivirus FAQ Learn How Lentivirus is Used in CRISPR Genome-Wide Screening Learn How Lentivirus Has ...
  4. Visualizing Protein Turnover In Situ

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    Jan. 16, 2018, 3:20 p.m.
    ...Fluorescent protein plasmids Use FRET to study protein-protein interactions Deposit plasmids with Addgene! ...Tagged protein can easily be overexpressed from a plasmid but overexpression may interfere with the system...translation in living single cells. However, before CRISPR-Cas9 these techniques were quite tedious and, even...
  5. Adenoviral Vector Production and Troubleshooting

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    June 14, 2018, 11:44 a.m.
    ...down into 5 key steps: Construction of the rAdV plasmid (~1 week): The AdEasyTM system is the most popular...adenoviral vector constructs. It consists of 2 plasmids: a shuttle vector (in which the transgene of interest...how to generate the final recombinant adenoviral plasmid construct, please see Addgene’s Adenoviral Guide...2.*Pro-Tip*: once the correct recombinant pAdV plasmid is identified, re-transform into a bacterial strain...recombination for amplification. The final purified plasmid stock should be analyzed by endonuclease restriction...-S). HEK293 cells are transfected with the AdV plasmid construct from step #1 and allowed to stay in culture...- a primer for beginners Adenoviral delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 5 tips for troubleshooting viral transductions...
  6. Plasmids 101: Biotinylation

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    Nov. 15, 2018, 1:50 p.m.
    ...biotinylating proteins with BirA. You can find plasmids that contain both AviTag and BirA at Addgene! ... interactions Learn how biotin can be used with CRISPR Additional resources ThermoFisher Scientific...
  7. Adapting Toehold Switches to Detect Zika Virus

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    Aug. 30, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ... Check out All the Plasmids from the Collin's Lab Find Synthetic Biology Plasmids for Your Next Experiment... RNA amplification, new toehold switch designs, CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genotyping, as well as our electronic...Components." Cell (2016). PubMed PMID: 27160350. Find Plasmids from the publication at Addgene 2. Green, Alexander...Experiment Deposit Your Plasmids with Addgene ...
  8. Tips for arabidopsis transformation

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    Oct. 25, 2018, 1:23 p.m.
    ....org Find plant plasmids Visit our plant resource page Deposit arabidopsis plasmids with Addgene ...this method include: Cloning and transforming a plasmid into the bacterium Agrobacterium tumeficans - a...available (Weigel and Glazebrook, 2002). Find plant plasmid resources at Addgene  Choosing an expression system...options, but here are a couple of my favorites. Plasmids from the Tsuyoshi Nakagawa lab are binary gateway...prefer Golden Gate assembly, there are a series of plasmids from the Dinneny lab that additionally allow for...culture you are growing definitely contains your plasmid. Grow lots of Agrobacterium: The more agrobacterium...Addgene blog Engineering the plant genome using CRISPR/Cas9 Using pSiM24 for simplifying plant genetic...
  9. Save Time with Transient Plant Leaf Transformations

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    July 25, 2019, 12:03 p.m.
    ...page Find synthetic biology plant plasmids Find CRISPR plant plasmids ...transformation Read our Plasmids 101 blog posts Resources on Addgene.org Browse our Plant Plasmids and Resources...its function. In nature Agrobacterium contains a plasmid with a T-DNA (transfer-DNA) region. During infection...localization of your protein of interest. Find all plasmids from the Lee-Parsons lab. Test different leaf...
  10. Hot Plasmids: Summer 2024

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    Aug. 27, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...of the new plasmids, antibodies, and viral preps in our repository through our Hot Plasmids articles. ...be used for applications beyond cryo-EM.   Find plasmids for MagIC-Cryo-EM here!   Arimura, Y., Konishi...disease phenotype in an animal model. Find PE-eVLP plasmids here! The lab’s other recent deposit builds on...over the wild-type enzyme. Find optimized PASSIGE plasmids here!     Figure 3: Schematic of the PASSIGE...recombinase integrates a sequence from a donor plasmid containing a complementary site into the genome...without compromising their efficacy.   Find CHARM plasmids here!   Neumann, E. N., Bertozzi, T. M., Wu, E...Genome-wide programmable transcriptional memory by CRISPR-based epigenome editing. Cell, 184(9), 2503–2519...
  11. Five Popular Model Organisms

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    April 11, 2019, 12:39 p.m.
    ... eBook Read our plasmids 101 blog series Resources on Addgene.org Browse our plasmid collection pages... resistant to chemotherapy. You can find these plasmids at Addgene. Another advantage of mice as model... Mice can be easily manipulated with tools like CRISPR to make transgenic lines. The fruit fly (Drosophila... pancreas. They first tagged these cells using plasmids. Then using HOTcre, a method that uses heat induction... feeding the worm bacteria expressing specific plasmids (L4440) that contain your gene of interest (Fire...calcium signaling in the entire adult brain, using a plasmid that expresses a genetically encoded calcium sensor...al., 2015). If you are interested in C. elegans plasmids and resources check out Addgene’s Worm Expression...
  12. Technologies Enabled by NanoLuc® Luciferase

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    Feb. 8, 2018, 12:17 p.m.
    ...Turquoise (CeNL; Plasmid #85199), Yellow (YeNL; Plasmid #85201), Orange (OeNL; plasmid #85202) and Red ... Researchers have been sharing plasmids ever since there were plasmids to share. Back when I was in the...specific strategies and tactics for getting the plasmids he wanted. Addgene makes it so much easier to ...detect endogenous tagged genes generated through CRISPR/Cas9 knock-in. Finally, NLuc is very inviting for...kDa. An example is the CRISPaint-NLuc construct (Plasmid #67178) for use in the system outlined in Schmid-Burgk...CyOFP1-NLuc-CyOFP1; Antares). Direct injection of plasmids for Antares or firefly luciferase into mouse livers...Red (ReNL; plasmid #85203) NLuc fusions. The Nagai lab has additionally deposited more than 25 fusions of...
  13. How to Deposit Your Plasmids with Addgene

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    Feb. 27, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ...Unpublished or pre-publication plasmids": Unpublished plasmids or plasmids that will not be published are...and entering a plasmid name,plasmid type, and plasmid description/experimental purpose (right). On the...with your plasmids, and adding all the plasmids at once increases the likelihood that the plasmids are given...easy for you to share plasmids. To achieve this goal, we will archive any plasmids you've deposited with...Spreadsheet". Start your plasmid deposit There are two options to begin your plasmid deposit. Figure 2: Choose... Choose to submit plasmid(s) online or by using a spreadsheet. The plasmid information can be entered ...than 10 plasmids but we recommend using the spreadsheet option for deposits of 10 or more plasmids.   ...
  14. Quick Guide to All Things Lentivirus

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    March 21, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...virus (MoMLV) and consisted of two plasmids: the packaging plasmid containing all the structural genes...crossover event between the vector plasmid and the packaging plasmid caused the Psi sequence to be placed...expression of the transgene   Transfer plasmids The transfer plasmid is the vector you clone your gene of...usually 293T cells, with your transfer plasmid and your packaging plasmids. For this, you can use the transfection...vectors fantastic options for delivering shRNA, CRISPR/Cas9 components, and fluorescent sensors. Retroviral...techniques are still used and efficiently transfer plasmid DNA efficiently into dividing immortalized cells... (Gag, Pol, Tat, Rev and Env) and the transfer plasmid encoding the insert of interest as well as sequences...
  15. Common Injection Routes in Mice

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    Jan. 22, 2025, 9:42 p.m.
    ...Genome Engineering Guide CRISPR Mammalian Expression plasmids Cre-Lox plasmids References Prathipati, P...
  16. Lambda Red: A Homologous Recombination-based Technique for Genetic Engineering

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    Dec. 15, 2016, 3:57 p.m.
    ...background via P1 transduction. Plasmid Expressing lambda red genes from a plasmid allows for a mobile recombineering...Repair Use Knockout/Knockin Plasmids to Disrupt Genes in Mammalian Cells CRISPR Methods for Bacterial Genome... flexibility to modify the E. coli chromosome, plasmid DNA or BAC DNA.  To use the lambda red recombineering...bacteria with integrated defective prophage 2) from a plasmid, 3) from mini-λ or 4) from the lambda red phage...phage pL promoter.  It is a good idea to choose plasmids that also express the repressors associated with...limit leaky expression of the Red system.  Using a plasmid to express the lambda recombineering system is ... do this is to express lambda red genes from a plasmid with a heat sensitive origin of replication.  Once...
  17. Fluorescent Proteins 101: GFP Fusion Proteins - Making the Right Connection

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    April 9, 2019, 1:13 p.m.
    ...instance, Lifeact-mTurquoise2 (Plasmid #36201) or mScarlet-tubulin (Plasmid #85045). We often use restriction...revolution in genome editing methods (most notably CRISPR/Cas mediated HDR) enables the tagging of endogenous...advisable to first express the fusion protein from a plasmid-based system to assess whether the chimera is still...Download the fluorescent proteins 101 eBook Read our plasmids 101 blog series Resources on Addgene.org Browse...protein fusions Browse the fluorescent proteins plasmid kits ...measures homodimerization of FPs targeted to the endoplasmid reticulum based on the appearance of OSER whorls...
  18. 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...CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing may be the hot new way to manipulate gene expression, but other gene manipulation... of Cre-lox. Check out our previous blog post, Plasmids 101: Cre-lox, if you need a quick primer on how...
  19. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Aptamer Fluorophores

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    April 11, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Addgene.org Find the Spinach Plasmids at Addgene Find Broccoli Plasmids at Addgene View All Fluorescent... References 1. Ma, Hanhui, et al. “Multicolor CRISPR labeling of chromosomal loci in human cells.” Proc...
  20. Cancer and the Immune System: Deciphering the Relationship

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    March 14, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ... first ever CRISPR-based clinical trial in 18 lung cancer patients. This study used CRISPR gene editing... Blog Learn About Our Cancer Collection Pages Plasmid Grant to Aid Cervical Cancer Screening in Ghana...
  21. Viral Vectors 101: An Introduction to AAV

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    May 30, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...transient gene expression in a particular cell type to CRISPR genome editing, optogenetics, and chemogenetics...of both polarities are rescued from the vector plasmid and individually packaged into the AAV capsids....
  22. Evolution of Lab Techniques

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    June 21, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ... instance, the popular genome-engineering tool, CRISPR, may one day make techniques used to generate transgenic... on Analyzing DNA Sequencing Results Check out Plasmid Cloning by PCR Resources on Addgene.org Check...Pages Find Molecular Biology Tools Analyze Your Plasmids by Restriction Digest ...
  23. Viral Vectors 101: The Retroviral Lifecycle

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    July 27, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Addgene's Lentiviral Guide Most popular lentiviral plasmids γ-Retrovirus Guide References Cullen, B. R. (...Vectors for Delivery of Gene-Editing Systems Based on CRISPR/Cas: Current State and Perspectives. Viruses, 13...
  24. The Challenges of Cell Culture

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    May 5, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Blog Learn All about Mammalian Vectors Read up on CRISPR Delivery Systems for Mammalian Cells Learn about...Protein Localization Resources on Addgene.org Find Plasmids for Mammalian Cells ...
  25. Getting the Most from Your Lentiviral Transduction

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    April 7, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...after transfecting with the transfer and packaging plasmids. A benefit of the multiple harvest strategy is...Elements Learn How to Do Genome-Wide Screens with CRISPR Lentiviral Vectors Additional Resources on Addgene.org...
  26. Fluorescent Proteins 101: When GFP lets you down

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    Aug. 23, 2018, 12:05 p.m.
    ...genomic loci in living human cells by an optimized CRISPR/Cas system." Cell 155.7 (2013): 1479-1491. PubMed...protein fusions Browse the Fluorescent Proteins Plasmid Kits ...
  27. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Monitoring Cell Mobility Using Fluorescent Proteins

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    Aug. 15, 2017, 1:24 p.m.
    ...researcher can flank fluorescent proteins in a plasmid with loxP sites such that their expression is turned... of other technologies such as optogenetics and CRISPR/Cas9 will help immunologists create even better...Check out Our Fluorescent Protein Guide Pages Find Plasmids for Subcellular Localization Find Fluorescent ...
  28. Antibody Validation for Flow Cytometry

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    Sept. 10, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...expressed at endogenous levels (Laflamme et al., 2019). CRISPR-Cas9 approaches are commonly used to produce KO... (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...
  29. Hot Plasmids - March 2020 - base editors, GEVI, MoClo, and optogenetics

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    March 3, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...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...need. If you'd ever like to write about a recent plasmid deposit please sign up here.        AAV delivery... Figure 1: The base editor is split into two plasmids and co-transfected into cells for reconstitution...overcome this overlap, Yiyang Gong’s lab created two plasmids containing a red-shifted Ace-mScarlet, a fusion...channelrhodopsins. Find the Ace-mScarlet voltage indicator plasmids at Addgene! Beck et al., Sci Report 2019. PubMed...fragments. This system has been used to construct plasmids for use in model organisms such as E. coli and...
  30. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Fluorescent Biosensors

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    May 18, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Fluorophores Use CRISPRainbow for Genome Visualization Resources on Addgene.org Find Biosensor Plasmids Find Optogenetics...associated publication for the specifics of your chosen plasmid. Types of biosensors When choosing a biosensor... Optogenetics Plasmids Visit the Fluorescent Protein Guide Pages ...
  31. Viral Vectors 101: Systemic Capsids

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    Oct. 12, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...delivered: fluorescent proteins, optogenetic sensors, CRISPR elements, etc... *These are only starting recommendations...about that collection. Table 1: Systemic capsid plasmids available from Addgene Capsid Published ...re interested in. Then request your capsid (or plasmids) and let the real work begin — validation, validation...
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