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Adeno-associated virus (AAV) packing and plasmids

Adeno-associated virus (AAV) is a replication-defective single-stranded DNA virus of the Parvoviridae family. Productive infection of AAV requires the presence of a helper virus, such as adenovirus (Ad) or herpes simplex virus(HSV). AAV has a genome...

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Terrific Broth (TB) preparation

Terrific Broth (TB)12 g/L tryptone (1.2% m/V)24 g/L yeast extract (2.4% m/V)4 mL/L glycerol (4.34 mM, 0.4% V/V)17 mM KH2PO4, 2.31 g/L72 mM K2HPO4, 12.54 g/L(opt.) 15 g/L agar (1.5% m/V)(opt., nontrad.) 5–10 mM 1 M MgSO4  or MgCl2The original sug...

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mScarlet3 Protein: A New Tool for Imaging Living Cells

mScarlet3 is a type of red fluorescent protein that has been developed by researchers to label specific structures and organelles in cells. It is a monomeric protein, which means that it exists as a single molecule rather than forming aggregates. The...

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Cosmetic Peptides

INCI Name Sequence CAS Molecular Formula Tripeptide-10 Citrulline H-Lys-Asp-Ile-Cit-NH2 960531-53-7 C22H42N8O7 Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 palmitoyl-Lys-Val-Lys-OH 623172-56-5 C33H65N5O5 Acetyl Tetrapeptide-11 Ac-Pro-Pro-Tyr-Leu-OH 928006-88-6 C27H38N4O7...

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Peptide Modifications

(1) CyclizationHead-to-tail cyclic, stapled peptide, side chain cyclic, multiple disulfide-bonds cyclic (Sec&Sec), monothioether cyclic, click chemistry, Cyclization via xylene or mesitylene(2) Isotopic labeling13C, 15N modified R or K (D type or...

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Difference between EF-1 alpha and the CMV promoter

Human elongation factor-1 alpha (EF-1 alpha) is a constitutive promoter of human origin that can be used to drive ectopic gene expression in various in vitro and in vivo contexts. EF-1 alpha is often useful in conditions where other promoters (such a...

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