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  1. Addgene's Top Blog Posts from 2020

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    Dec. 29, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...service features 210 plasmids: empty backbones, fluorescent protein tags, SARS-CoV-2 plasmids, etc. It is our...to Elute and Store Your Plasmid DNA? by Paolo Colombi Should I store my plasmid in TE, Tris, or water?...Here we cover five methods to do this. 5. Plasmids 101: Plasmid Incompatibility by Leah Schiesow If you're... Based on CRISPR/Cas by Shravanti Suresh Guest blogger Shravanti Suresh who studies CRISPR at Iowa State...five methods for using CRISPR to detect SARS-CoV-2, including many with plasmids deposited at Addgene! ... We've had 11 blog posts on COVID-19 featuring plasmid tools from depositors who quickly shared their ...you're thinking about hosting multiple plasmids in one cell, it might be that you can't stably maintain...
  2. 28 Hot Plasmid Technologies from 2015

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    Dec. 23, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...Addgene Blog Read Our CRISPR 101 Posts Read Our Plasmids 101 Posts Read All of Plasmid Technology Posts ...amazing plasmid technologies developed by our community of depositors. With over 40,000 plasmids avaliable...amazing new plasmid tools that have come through our doors in 2015. Do you have a favorite new plasmid tool ... control over CRISPR/Cas9 mediated genome modification and gene expression. The plasmids associated with...system plasmids are available through Addgene and are already very popular. Use these plasmids to increase...Nature Methods. 2015 Aug 31. CRISPR-Display: A novel CRISPR technology for targeting RNA cargos...technique, called CRISPR-Display, that may help answer this difficult question. CRISPR-Display uses the...
  3. Hassle-free 96-well Format Epitope Tagging Using Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein

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    June 28, 2018, 3:01 p.m.
    ...Resources on Addgene.org Browse CRISPR plasmids Check out our CRISPR guide pages Find ready-to-use Cas9...on the Addgene Blog Plasmids for endogenous gene tagging in human cells Plasmids 101: Protein Tags Fluorescent...intended target site. With the widespread adoption of CRISPR/Cas9 technology and rapid improvements in the field...from many pitfalls: they require construction of plasmid vectors and/or rely on cumbersome in vitro synthesis...delivery Epitope tagging of mammalian genes using CRISPR depends on successful delivery of three reagents...using custom synthetic two-part cr/tracrRNAs for CRISPR experiments (in collaboration with Integrated DNA...directly purchased and there is no need to construct plasmid vectors or synthesize/purify IVT sgRNA in the lab...
  4. An “elegans” Approach to Better CRISPR/Cas9 Editing Efficiency

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    Dec. 17, 2020, 1:30 p.m.
    ...). To see more CRISPR tools for C. elegans, visit Addgene’s C. elegans CRISPR plasmids page. Future perspectives...also facilitated CRISPR editing in C. elegans. These modular toolkits build single plasmid targeting vectors...learn more about genome editing with CRISPRs? Check-out Addgene's CRISPR Resources Learn about gRNA design...regulate gene expression (CRISPRi/CRISPRa), visualize specific genomic loci (CRISPR-imaging), or to find the... University of California, Santa Cruz. Emerging CRISPR/Cas9 editing technologies have transformed the ...gene regulation during developmental processes, CRISPR/Cas9 allows us to delete sequences and introduce...to remain in the edited animal. Development of CRISPR/Cas9 editing strategies in C. elegans As brilliantly...
  5. SciComm: Taking Science to Elementary and Middle Schools

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    July 9, 2019, 12:52 p.m.
    ....org Check out our comprehensive CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids and resources ...vocabulary--DNA, protein, plasmid, gene, etc. Though I talked about CRISPR’s molecular mechanism, I was...on the Addgene blog Browse our CRISPR blog posts Download our CRISPR cheat sheet Read our science communication... we’d already discussed the idea of my giving a CRISPR presentation to their students. I didn’t think ...(which could be adapted for any topic--not just CRISPR): Who am I? Where do I work? The teachers emphasized...this area. What is genome engineering? How does CRISPR work? This section was essentially background slides...teachers and other science communicators.  What can CRISPR do? I spent more time on this section of the presentation...
  6. Lentiviral Vector Uses and Overview

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    May 19, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...consisted of three plasmids: the packaging, envelope, and transfer plasmids. The packaging plasmid carried a mutated... Many CRISPR plasmids are designed for lentiviral use, including Addgene’s top requested plasmid in 2015... packaging and envelope plasmids are two of Addgene’s most requested plasmids! Lentiviral particles with...Addgene Blog Your Lentiviral Plasmid FAQs Answered Learn How Lentiviral CRISPR Libraries Enable Genome-Scale...Lentiviral vectors are the vector of choice for many CRISPR applications, and they’ve also had success in clinical...itself due to a few missing proteins. The envelope plasmid contained a viral envelope to dictate the tropism...the vector could infect. Finally, the transfer plasmid encoded the desired transgene flanked by HIV-1 ...
  7. Performing In Vivo CRISPR Screens Using the FITS Approach

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    May 2, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...FITS In vitro CRISPR screens in immune cells have identified many putative regulators of immunity. However...exists in vivo. Over the past five years, in vivo CRISPR screens have been used to interrogate T cells, ... Figure 1: Using FITS to perform in vivo CRISPR screens to assess T cell responses and clonal dynamics...FITS deposit also includes pLX_305_Ovalbumin, a plasmid that enables introduction of the model antigen,...to study antigen-specific responses. Find FITS plasmids here! Marty LaFleur is a Postdoctoral Fellow in...Knockout in Immune Cells Genome-Wide Screening Using CRISPR Cancer and the Immune System: Deciphering the Relationship...
  8. Finding nucleic acids with SHERLOCK and DETECTR

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    April 16, 2020, 1 p.m.
    ... DNA Endonuclease Targeted CRISPR Trans Reporter Cas12a (Cpf1) is a CRISPR Cas variant that can also cleave...Resources on Addgene.org Checkout our CRISPR guide page Browse the CRISPR Collection ...In the last few years, scientists have utilized CRISPR-Cas9 protein variants, Cas13, and Cas12a, to develop...develop the method termed DNA Endonuclease Targeted CRISPR Trans Reporter (DETECTR) (Chen et al., 2018). Both...Together SHERLOCK and DETECTR demonstrate the power of CRISPR-based diagnostics. SHERLOCK- Specific High Sensitivity...Abudayyeh et al 2016). Cas13 can be guided by a single CRISPR RNA (crRNA) to cleave ssRNA or mRNA. It also exhibits...reporters for each enzyme. In addition, Csm6, a CRISPR type-III effector nuclease, can be used in conjunction...
  9. Why and how to start studying chromatin (with Addgene's help)

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    June 12, 2018, 11:40 a.m.
    ...Chromatin-related genes with plasmids available from Addgene The links below pull up lists of plasmids containing the...containing lists of plasmids from the indicated publications. You can request all of these plasmids directly from...Chromatin Interactions: Using CRISPR-dCas9 to Study Gene Regulation CRISPR 101: Epigenetics and Editing...Studying Protein-DNA Interactions CRISPRainbow and Genome Visualization CRISPR Between the Genes: How to Experiment...or DNA repair, or replication, or any number of CRISPR applications and thought “OK, but how does this...consolidate every conceivable chromatin-related plasmid in a collection that grows on a daily basis, the... does not have it. That said, if you know of a plasmid that we definitely don’t have that you really want...
  10. RNA Interference in Plant Biology: New Tools for an Old Favorite

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    Oct. 27, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...RNAs.   RNAi vs. CRISPR: Complementary techniques It is fair to say that CRISPR has revolutionized ...our CRISPR blog posts Resources on Addgene.org Find tools for mammalian RNAi Browse all plasmids for...unprecedented ways. With the meteoric rise and diversity of CRISPR technologies, one might incorrectly relegate RNAi...straightforwardness of RNAi is unmatched—unlike CRISPR experiments that require exogenous protein, successful...only requires the presence of dsRNA. In plants, CRISPR technologies are predominantly used to disrupt ...function at the level of DNA, thereby limiting CRISPR’s effectiveness at high copy numbers and genomic...prevalent assumption into question. Specifically, CRISPR-generated mutants believed to be knockouts can ...
  11. Plasmids 101: Modular Cloning

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    March 12, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...assemble and test many variables all at once. CRISPR CRISPR arrays and libraries depend on many gRNAs delivered...As a plasmid repository, we are no strangers to cloning. If you’re reading this, then chances are you...etc. MoClo is especially useful for more complex CRISPR experiments (e.g., many guides/parts delivered)...delivered) in certain model organisms. In mammals, most CRISPR libraries are assembled and delivered virally, ...NEB’s DAD Interview with Nicola Patron on MoClo Plasmids 101: Golden Gate Cloning ...
  12. The Crispr Babies Saga Shows the Need for Action, Not More Delays

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    Dec. 20, 2018, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Resources on Addgene.org Read our CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids by function Check out our genome engineering...the Addgene blog Find all of our CRISPR blog posts Download the CRISPR 101 eBook Read our genome engineering... report. A scientist working in China was using CRISPR/Cas9 in an attempt to create gene-edited babies...overlapping, valid critiques being offered of He’s work: CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing is not far enough along, scientifically... as research published on December 13 shows us, CRISPR/Cas9 techniques are continually being refined; ...manipulate an embryo—even if it’s not necessarily via CRISPR/Cas9. This leaves us with the second critique. ...agreed-upon international moratorium on utilizing CRISPR/Cas9 in humans. This topic was to be revisited ...
  13. CRISPR Activators: A Comparison Between dCas9-VP64, SAM, SunTag, VPR, and More!

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    Oct. 6, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Most popular methods for CRISPR activation CRISPR activation uses dCas9, a CRISPR protein variant lacking... blog Browse our many CRISPR blog posts Get the basics of CRISPR in the CRISPR 101 blog series Resources...Resources on Addene.org Read Addgene's CRISPR Guide Find CRISPR plasmids for your research ...making it a common choice for CRISPR activation. Newer methods for CRISPR activation While SAM, SunTag,...compared to other CRISPR activators, but their initial results show promise for CRISPR-based gene activation...Prior to the discovery of CRISPR/Cas systems, gene activation across multiple loci was an arduous process...activation seem next to impossible. The development of CRISPR/Cas systems, however, greatly improved the simplicity...
  14. Addgene: The First Twenty Years

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    Dec. 19, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ...And when CRISPR arrived in 2012, our repository was rapidly able to support sharing of CRISPR constructs....org/guides/crispr/” — SirHamhands, responding to a request for “any suggestion for CRISPR online course...frustrated by the difficulty of accessing published plasmids from other scientists. She, Kenneth Fan, and Benjie...nonprofit that would facilitate the sharing of plasmids between scientists. The service would allow people...Addgene before we were a “labhold” name. Our first plasmid request came on September 8, 2004, for pcDNA-p160MBP... our first major repository milestone — 10,000 plasmids deposited and available — and nearly seven before...possible for scientists to both deposit and request plasmids, was a major focus of our first decade. We did...
  15. Hot Plasmids - June 2020 - Barcoded CRISPR Library, Sparse Cell Labeling, Calcineurin Reporter, and DNA Staining Dye Alternative

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    June 2, 2020, 1:15 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.  Human whole genome...Susanna Bachle Figure 1: Initial steps in the CRISPR-pooled screening using sgRNAiBAR. Image from Zhu...'s lab at Peking University has developed a new CRISPR screening method that makes use of guide RNAs with...false-positive rate discovery rate, conventional CRISPR screens require a low multiplicity of infection...attached fluorescent protein to the DNA. They created plasmids for purification of tTALE-eGFP and tTALE-mCherry...
  16. CRISPR-mediated Plant Base Editors

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    Jan. 3, 2019, 1:35 p.m.
    ...Find all CRISPR plasmids and resources at Addgene Find CRISPR base editors Find CRISPR plasmids for plants...base. If you heard about CRISPR, one question probably comes to mind: can CRISPR be applied to fix the defective..., Y. Multiplex CRISPR-mediated base editing in rice. In Genome Engineering: The CRISPR-Cas Revolution,...Addgene blog Read all of our CRISPR 101 blog posts Download the CRISPR 101 eBook Read our blog posts ... to facilitate repair. Since the development of CRISPR-mediated base editing (BE), these types of repairs...et al., 2016 and Nishida et al., 2016) invented CRISPR-base editors by tethering cytosine deaminase with...adenine (A) to a guanine (G)? You may wonder if a CRISPR-base editor can perform this change. However, there...
  17. CRISPR 101: Making a Knock-In Cell Line

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    Dec. 22, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...Efficiency for CRISPR Editing in Human Cells Resources on Addgene.org Browse All CRISPR Plasmids Find Validated...for successful HDR events. CRISPR cut site location Position your CRISPR cut site as close as possible...experiment. Also learn about Addgene’s knock-in plasmids for reagents to help you knock your knock-in experiment...s41589-019-0432-1 Mehdi Banan. Recent advances in CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knock-ins in mammalian cells. J Biotechnol... homology-directed repair choice in response to CRISPR/Cas9 Induced-double strand breaks. Int J Mol Sci...human genome engineering by controlled timing of CRISPR/Cas9 delivery. eLIFE. (2014) 10.7554/eLife.04766...Fernandez, J. P., Rouet, R., Vejnar, C. E., et al. CRISPR-Cpf1 mediates efficient homology-directed repair...
  18. Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Free Online Molecular Biology Tools

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    Sept. 12, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ... in one place. Plasmid mapping These tools are for viewing, editing or making plasmid maps, but can also...make plasmid maps. Free for academic users. Serial Cloner: Free desktop-based software for plasmid design...design and mapping. ApE (A plasmid Editor): A free, donation-based plasmid analysis tool including editing...Utah.   Figure 1: A plasmid map created in SnapGene of Blue Flame plasmid pET21a-BirA.   DNA / ...blog: Learn how the CRISPR software matchmaker can help you choose the best CRISPR software for your needs...Primer design. Plasmid mapping. DNA sequence analysis. We all have our favorite tools for tackling these...The free SnapGene Viewer is great for looking at plasmid maps and viewing sequencing traces, while the paid...
  19. Prime Editing: Adding Precision and Flexibility to CRISPR Editing

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    Jan. 13, 2025, 9:49 p.m.
    ....org Read the CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids by function Browse our entire plasmid collection ...Guide RNAs Visit our CRISPR topic page Learn the basics of CRISPR Download the CRISPR 101 eBook Resources...this evolving field! Find prime editing plasmids! Find plasmids from David Liu's lab! This post was originally...variants in most cell types. But prime editing, a CRISPR technique developed in David Liu’s lab in 2019,...considerably more precision and flexibility to the CRISPR editing world. The approach, originally published... location The prime editor extends the reach of CRISPR genome editing, as it can edit near to or far from...brief discussion of some of these strategies in our CRISPR guide. Some examples include: TwinPE: two prime...
  20. Addgene Welcomes John Doench to the Advisory Board

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    Aug. 13, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...days.” Working with CRISPR Recently Doench has been working on developing CRISPR pooled libraries for...technology at the start of the CRISPR craze, but he says, “In the case of CRISPR, the hype was completely justified...biological process X, you can do with CRISPR technology...” and “with CRISPR, just the results are so much cleaner...Podcast.       Resources at Addgene Find CRISPR resources Find CRISPR pooled libraries Learn about other members...understanding, curation, and explanation of our CRISPR resources. We recently sat down with Dr. Doench...and has contributed much of his knowledge to the CRISPR resources at Addgene. His background in history... technology.” Doench thinks that the future of CRISPR will be in high throughput functional characterization...
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