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  1. Plasmids 101: The Promoter Region – Let's Go!

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    April 3, 2014, 8:05 p.m.
    ...ubiquitous. human beta actin General expression mRNA Mammalian promoter from beta actin gene Constitutive  ...Constitutive  Contains CMV enhancer, chicken beta actin promoter, and rabbit beta-globin splice acceptor...expression mRNA Strong insect promoter from Drosophila Actin 5c gene Constitutive  Commonly used in expression...
  2. Sonic Hedgehog? Sleeping Beauty? Learn About the Genes Behind Addgene’s Conference Room Names

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    April 2, 2019, 1:44 p.m.
    ...cellular contraction. This network is composed of actin and myosin which interact with each other to generate...necessary for myosin activity and thus interaction with actin in nonmuscle systems in the fly. Spaghetti squash... an idea: sqh mutant fly ovaries had “squiggly” actin fibers that resemble spaghetti. We have two plasmids...7915669. Dominguez, Roberto, and Kenneth C. Holmes. "Actin structure and function." (2011). PubMed PMID: 21314430...
  3. Live and Let Dye: Self-Labeling Protein Tags

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    April 16, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Micrographs of a fluorescently-labeled actin filament (488-Actin, cyan), with formin (649-mDia1, magenta...   Figure 3: Single-molecule tracking of actin filament assembly-regulating proteins in vitro reveals...mDia1 or 549-CP (upper, middle) and the effects on actin filament length (lower). d) Intensity and filament...Shekhar, S. (2023). Multicomponent regulation of actin barbed end assembly by twinfilin, formin and capping...became known as SNAP-tag. There is also a fast-reacting version of SNAP-tag called SNAPf. eDHFR: The Virginia...
  4. New Optogenetic Tools for Cytoskeleton and Membrane Control

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    Sept. 28, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...most-important component of the cytoskeleton – actin? Actin dynamics control cell morphology, movement, ...endothelium, but they could be applied to study other actin-dependent processes in cells and tissues. And, this...
  5. MXS Chaining

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    Feb. 7, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ... Membranes 3 mCherry 587nm/ 610 nm human β-Actin Actin 4 Citrine 516nm/ 529nm human α-Tubulin Tubulin...
  6. Antibodies 101: The Basics of Western Blotting

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    March 8, 2021, 2:41 p.m.
    ...detects a ubiquitously expressed protein, such as actin. Actin levels should be consistent across all samples...horseradish peroxidase (HRP), that emits light upon reacting with a specific substrate. The emitted light, ...
  7. Antibodies 101: Epitope Tags

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    May 11, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...use a tag? If you are fortunate enough to study actin, then you may not need to read this - but for many...
  8. Visualizing Protein Turnover In Situ

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    Jan. 16, 2018, 3:20 p.m.
    ...Adina R., Bin Wu, and Robert H. Singer. "Single β-actin mRNA detection in neurons reveals a mechanism for...
  9. Hot Plasmids - February 2022

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    Feb. 22, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...4x-FLAG-mCherry-H2B), cytoskeletal (middle, 4xFLAG-mCherry-β-actin), and mitochondrial (mito-mCherry-1xFLAG) localization...
  10. RANbodies: Reporter Nanobody Fusions

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    April 10, 2018, 12:56 p.m.
    ...: GFP, RFP,  the histone protein H2A2B, and the actin-binding protein gelsolin, but any nanobody sequence...
  11. Simplify Cloning with in vivo Assembly

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    Oct. 18, 2018, 12:37 p.m.
    ...plasmids, or promoters such as the chicken beta-actin promoter of the pHLsec vector. In this scenario,...
  12. Getting to Know Expansion Microscopy

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    June 20, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...doesn’t mean we should start re-conceptualizing actin filaments or microtubules. This issue is shared ...
  13. An Integrin Antibody Toolkit from IPI

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    March 28, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...mechanical forces in the cell’s microenvironment. The actin cytoskeleton exerts tensile force, transmitted through...
  14. Technical Design of a Western Blot

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    Aug. 22, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...expressed “housekeeping” proteins — like GAPDH or actin — are often used, it is far more accurate to use...
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