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| + | '''Aim:''' Repeat the gel from Expt 7.3 (week 7) with a smaller ladder and higher agarose percentage in order to detect the very small inserts of BBa_J23119 (35bp) and BBa_B0034 (12hp). Previous ladder used was 10037 bp, and this time we used a 25bp ladder. | ||
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| + | No product was detected for either BioBrick. However, we do no feel this necessarily proves the transformation failed, especially as we detected the correct plasmid backbone for each in week 7 (Expt 7.3). The modest nanodrop concentration obtained last week suggests | ||
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Revision as of 23:19, 6 August 2012
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Monday 30.6.12
Aim: Repeat the gel from Expt 7.3 (week 7) with a smaller ladder and higher agarose percentage in order to detect the very small inserts of BBa_J23119 (35bp) and BBa_B0034 (12hp). Previous ladder used was 10037 bp, and this time we used a 25bp ladder.
Step 1 - Thawing cells: Thaw all materials on ice
Step 2 - Adding Ingredient: Add the following ingredients to autoclaved/sterile eppendorf tubes
| Component | Amount (ul) (one enzyme used) | Amount (ul) (two enzymes used) |
|---|---|---|
| dH20 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| Buffer 1x | 1 | 1 |
| DNA template | 5 | 5 |
| BSA | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Enzyme 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Enzyme 2 | N/A | 1 |
Step 3 - Addition of BioBrick: Flick contents gently and centrifuge.
Step 4 - Centrifuge:
RPM: 14000
Time: 1 minute
Temperature: 18oC
Step 5 - Digest Program: Place the samples on a thermocycler under the following conditions:
RPM: 550
Time: 2.5 hours
Temperature: 37oC
Step 6 - Denaturing Enzymes: If you are not running the samples on a gel immediately, denature the restriction enzymes by running the samples on a thermocycler under the following conditions:
RPM: 550
Time: 25 minutes
Temperature: 65oC
Preparing the Gel
Step 1: Within a conical flask, add 3ml 50X TAE, 1.5g Agarose, and 150ml RO water
Step 2: Heat for 1 min in microwave. Swirl. Heat again for 30s. If solution is clear stop. Else repeat.
Step 3: Cool solution under running cold water.
Step 4: Add 20ul ethidium bromide (normal concentration of EB solution is 500ug/ul)
Step 5: Pour into a sealed casting tray in a slow steady stream, ensuring there are no bubbles
Running a gel
Step 6: Add 1 part loading buffer to five parts of loading sample
Step 7: Position the gel in the tank and add TAE buffer, enough to cover the gel by several mm
Step 8: Add 5ul of DNA ladder to lane 1
Step 9: Add samples to the remaining wells
Step 10: Run at 100 volts for 1hour and 15 minutes
Imaging the Gel
Step 11: Place gel in GelDoc 2000 chamber
Step 12: Turn GelDoc 2000 chamber on
Step 13: From computer: Quantity One > Scanner > Gel_Doc_Xr>Manuqal Acquire
Step 14: Alter the exposure/settings to give a clear image.
TAE - Tris-acetate-EDTA
EDTA - ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid
Results: No product was detected for either BioBrick. However, we do no feel this necessarily proves the transformation failed, especially as we detected the correct plasmid backbone for each in week 7 (Expt 7.3). The modest nanodrop concentration obtained last week suggests
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