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- Can I store competent cells at -20°C instead of -80°C?
- Does New England Biolabs offer a methyltransferase free strain of Competent E.coli?
- Does New England Biolabs offer strains of Competent E.coli suited for protein expression?
- What are the advantages of New England Biolabs' competent cells?
- What does the growth curve of NEB Turbo cells look like compared to DH5α?
- What is LysY?
- What volume of DNA can be added into competent cells?
- Which kind of transformation tubes should be used?
- What applications are SHuffle® strains useful for?
- Why did Synthetic Biologist Chris Voigt of MIT choose NEB 10-beta for DNA assembly and cloning?
- What formats are competent cells available in?
- Which strain of Competent E.coli should I use for general cloning?
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Avoid Common Obstacles in Protein Expression
Read how to avoid common obstacles in protein expression that prevent interactions with cellular machinery.
- Competent Cell Brochure
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- Characteristics of Select E.coli Strains
- Competent Cell Product Comparison
- Competent Cell Selection Guide
- Troubleshooting Transformation Reactions
- Additional E. coli Strain Genotypes
- Chemical Transformation Tips
- Competent E. coli Genome Sequences Tool
- Electroporation Tips
- Genetic Markers
- Making Unmethylated (Dam- Dcm-) DNA
- McrA, McrBC and EcoKI Strain Phenotypes
- Restriction of Foreign DNA by E. coli K-12
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- Wagner, S., Klepsch, M., Schlegel, S., Appel, A., Draheim, R., Tarry, M., Hö, M., van Wijk, K.J., Slotboom, D.J., Persson, J.O. and de Gier, J. (2008) Tuning Escherichia coli for membrane protein overexpression Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A; 105 , 14371-14376 .
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- Leith, E.M., O'Dell, W.B., Ke, N., McClung, C., Berkmen, M., Bergonzo, C., Brinson, R.G., Kelman, Z (2019) Characterization of the internal translation initiation region in monoclonal antibodies expressed in Escherichia coli J Biol Chem; 294(48), 18046-18056.. PubMedID: 31604819, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.RA119.011008
- Reuter, W.H., Masuch, T., Ke, N., Lenon, M., Radzinski, M., Van Loi, V., Ren, G., Riggs, P., Antelmann, H., Reichmann, D., Leichert, L.I., Berkmen, M (2019) Utilizing redox-sensitive GFP fusions to detect in vivo redox changes in a genetically engineered prokaryote Redox Biol; 26, 101280. PubMedID: 31450103, DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2019.101280
- Reddy, P.T., Brinson, R.G., Hoopes, J.T., McClung, C., Ke, N., Kashi, L. (2018) Platform development for expression and purification of stable isotope labeled monoclonal antibodies in Escherichia coli. mAbs MAbs; 10 (7), 992-1002. PubMedID: 30060704, DOI: 10.1080/19420862.2018.1496879
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