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CRISPR/Cas9-Based Genome Editing of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae ADE2 Gene with Restriction-Free Cloning and a Rapid BamHI Digest Readout 基于CRISPR/Cas9的酿酒酵母ADE2基因的基因组编辑，无限制性克隆和快速BamHI文摘读取

Current Protocols Essential Laboratory Techniques Pub Date : 2020-12-09 DOI: 10.1002/cpet.45

Allison R. Sirois, Nils Pilotte, Steven A. Williams, Lori J. Saunders

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Validation of a Novel, Flash-Freezing Method: Aluminum Platform 一种新型快速冷冻方法的验证:铝平台

Current Protocols Essential Laboratory Techniques Pub Date : 2020-11-25 DOI: 10.1002/cpet.46

Ahmet Imrali, Christine S. Hughes, Abigail S. Coetzee, Francesca R. Delvecchio, Amina Saad, Rhiannon Roberts, Claude Chelala, Jo-Anne ChinAleong, Hemant M. Kocher

{"title":"Validation of a Novel, Flash-Freezing Method: Aluminum Platform","authors":"Ahmet Imrali, Christine S. Hughes, Abigail S. Coetzee, Francesca R. Delvecchio, Amina Saad, Rhiannon Roberts, Claude Chelala, Jo-Anne ChinAleong, Hemant M. Kocher","doi":"10.1002/cpet.46","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cpet.46","url":null,"abstract":"Stored biological materials should have minimal pre-analytical variations in order to provide researchers with high-quality samples that will give reliable and reproducible results, yet methods of storage should be easy to implement, with minimal cost and health hazard. Frozen tissue samples are a valuable biological resource. Here we compare different methods, such as liquid nitrogen (LN) or dry ice (DI), to a cheap and safe alternative using an aluminum platform (AP). Murine fresh liver and pancreas tissues were used with varying lengths of warm ischemia time. Quality assessment was based on histological evaluation, DNA and RNA extraction and quantification, and RNA degradation analysis, as well preservation of antigens for immunofluorescence, in a blinded manner. Both in superficial and deep tissue sections, based on histological assessment, AP is superior to DI, or as good as LN techniques in terms of presence of ice crystals, cutting artifacts, and overall quality/structural preservation. DNA and RNA were successfully extracted in reasonable quantities from all freezing techniques, but RNA degradation was seen for pancreas samples across all techniques. Immunofluorescence with cytokeratin8 (CK-8), alpha smooth muscle actin (αSMA), CD3, and B220 shows equally good outcomes for AP and LN, which are better than DI. The aluminum platform is a cheap, yet reliable method to freeze samples, rapidly preserving histological, antigenic, and DNA/RNA quality. Wider testing is required across different sample types. © 2020 The Authors.Basic Protocol: Flash-freezing fresh tissue with aluminum platformAlternate Protocol 1: Freezing fresh tissue with liquid nitrogenAlternate Protocol 2: Freezing fresh tissue with dry ice","PeriodicalId":500994,"journal":{"name":"Current Protocols Essential Laboratory Techniques","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/cpet.46","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39114621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Importance of Conferences and Networking in PhD and Postdoctoral Training 会议和网络在博士和博士后培养中的重要性

Current Protocols Essential Laboratory Techniques Pub Date : 2020-10-08 DOI: 10.1002/cpet.44

Shoba Subramanian

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Reflections and Actions for Creating an Inclusive Research Environment 创造包容性研究环境的思考与行动

Current Protocols Essential Laboratory Techniques Pub Date : 2020-10-08 DOI: 10.1002/cpet.43

Bryan Dewsbury, Shannon Seidel

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Laboratory Notebooks and Data Storage 实验室笔记本和数据存储

Current Protocols Essential Laboratory Techniques Pub Date : 2020-06-19 DOI: 10.1002/cpet.42

Michael Williams, Donna Bozyczko-Coyne, Bruce Dorsey, Scott Larsen, Chris Powers, Sean Gallagher

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Applying Business Strategies to Establish Your Research Program 运用商业策略建立你的研究计划

Current Protocols Essential Laboratory Techniques Pub Date : 2020-02-21 DOI: 10.1002/cpet.41

Thi A. Nguyen, Andrew D. Nguyen

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Tailoring Scientific Communications for Audience and Research Narrative 为受众和研究叙事量身定制科学传播

Current Protocols Essential Laboratory Techniques Pub Date : 2020-01-24 DOI: 10.1002/cpet.40

Jessica A. Hutchins

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Issue Information TOC 发布信息TOC

Current Protocols Essential Laboratory Techniques Pub Date : 2019-12-19 DOI: 10.1002/cpet.30

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Arabidopsis Thaliana: From Weed to Model Organism 拟南芥:从杂草到模式生物

Current Protocols Essential Laboratory Techniques Pub Date : 2019-12-02 DOI: 10.1002/cpet.38

Michael Diaz

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The Use of Mobile Applications in Research 移动应用程序在研究中的使用

Current Protocols Essential Laboratory Techniques Pub Date : 2019-12-02 DOI: 10.1002/cpet.39

Sean R. Gallagher

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