User:DrJones1935/15 August 2012

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Latest revision as of 01:41, 4 October 2012

Contents

I. Measure the Concentration of Extracted DNA

  • Bring samples and water upstairs to Take3 plate reader
  • Add 2 uL of each sample according to the following chart:
Blank (water) Blank
Blank Blank
Digested Plasmid Digested Cassette
  • Use the program to blank the machine and measure sample concentrations
RESULTS

Concentration:

Sample Concentration (ng/uL) Approx. volume (uL) Approx. total (ug)
Digested Plasmid 13.031 ~28 0.365
Digested Cassette 13.021 ~28 0.365

II. Ligate Digested Plasmid and Digested Cassette Together

  • 1:1 vector:insert ratio - Mix:
  • 2 uL 10X T4 Buffer
  • 6 uL plasmid DNA (~78 ng)
  • 11 uL cassette DNA (~143 ng)
  • 1 uL T4 Ligase
  • 1:2 vector:insert ratio - Mix:
  • 2 uL 10X T4 Buffer
  • 3.64 uL plasmid DNA (~47 ng)
  • 13.36 uL cassette DNA (~174 ng)
  • 1 uL T4 Ligase

[http://molbiol.edu.ru/eng/scripts/h01_07.html This website] was helpful

  • Incubate at room temperature for 2 hours, then David will use it to transform cells

III. Prepare for Gel Extraction of a PCR Product from 14 Aug 2012

  • Make Gel:
  • Measure out 0.40745 g of agarose and add to a 250 mL E-flask
  • Add 50 mL of 0.5x TBE buffer and swirl to mix (0.8% gel)
  • Cover flask with a Kimwipe and microwave for ~1 minute until clear
  • Allow to cool to ~60 oC
  • Immediately pour gel into tray with modified combs (2 taped together for large well)
  • Allow to solidify, then remove the comb and tape and place the tray in the gel box with the wells closer to the black electrode
  • Make sure it is submerged in TBE buffer
  • Load Gel:
  • Mix 4 samples (C1-4) in one tube with 20 uL loading dye. Load ~10 uL into one lane and the rest into another.
  • Load on gel according to the following chart:
Lane 1 2 3-4
NEB 2-log ladder (4 uL, premixed) Cassette (~10 uL) Cassette (~110 ul)
  • Run Gel:
  • Close gel box and turn on power pack
  • Run gel at 30 V for 26 min
  • Run gel at 75 V until the markers have reached near bottom of the gel
  • Cut Gel:
  • Remove gel from box and cut along lanes to separate the 10 uL lane from the 110 uL lane.
  • Return 110 uL lane to the gel box
  • Post-stain with EtBr
  • Place 10 uL lane in 200 mL of 0.5 ug/mL EtBr solution for 15 minutes
  • Image Gel
  • View 10 uL lane under UV to identify band of interest
  • Use a clean razor blade to nick gel where the band is
  • Excise Gel Fragments
  • Match 110 uL lane to the 10 uL lane
  • Using the 10 uL lane as a guide, cut out the band from the 110 uL lane

IV. QIAquick Gel Extraction Protocol

  • Weigh each gel slice in a colorless microcentrifuge tube:
Cassette
376 mg
  • Add 3 volumes Buffer QG to 1 volume of gel
Cassette (+1)
1128 uL
  • Incubate in 50 oC water bath for 10-12 minutes until all gel has dissolved. Vortex to help mix.
  • Note: The solutions were all yellow, OK to proceed
  • Add 1 volume 100% isopropanol to samples and mix by inversion
Cassette (+1)
376 uL
  • Apply sample to a QIAquick column 800 uL at a time. Centrifuge for 1 minute at 13000 rpm, discard flow-through, and repeat until all of the sample has passed through the column
  • Add 500 uL of Buffer QG to the QIAquick columns and centrifuge for 1 minute, discard flow-through
  • Add 750 uL of Buffer PE to the QIAquick columns, centrifuge for 1 min and discard flow through
  • Centrifuge again for 1 minute
  • Transfer the columns to clean microcentrifuge tubes
  • Elute DNA by adding 30 uL of Buffer EB to the center of the column and let stand for 4 minutes
  • Centrifuge for 1 minute

V. Measure the Concentration of Extracted DNA

  • Bring sample and Buffer EB bottle upstairs to Take3 plate reader
  • Add 2 uL of each sample according to the following chart:
Blank (EB) Blank
Blank Blank
Cassette (empty)
  • Use the program to blank the machine and measure sample concentrations
RESULTS

Concentration:

Sample Concentration (ng/uL) Approx. volume (uL) Approx. total (ug)
Cassette 27.065 ~28 0.76

VI. Image Post-Stained Gel

RESULTS
Srk 2012-08-15 17hr 55min.jpg

Source: Media:Srk_2012-08-15_17hr_55min.tif

Feature Expected Size (bp)
Cassette 5152