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Transport

First colony PCR of Comamonas testosteroni for isolation of the following genes: [http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K808004 tctA 505aa] (1), [http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K808005 tctB 197aa] (2), [http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K808002 tctA_503aa] (3), [http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K808003 tctB 162aa] (4), [http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K808001 tphC 322aa] (5). Analysis of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymerase_chain_reaction PCR] products by agarose gel electrohporesis

PCR product purification using the Promega-Kit
Nanodrop measurements of the purified PCR products:

(1) : 19.5 ng/µl 260/280=1.58

(2) : 61.9 ng/µl 260/280=1.75

(3) : 75.1 ng/µl 260/280=1.75

(4) : 93.3 ng/µl 260/280=1.85

(5) : 91.3 ng/µl 260/280=1.58

Restriction digest of PCR products by SpeI and EcoRI, heat inactivation after digestion
Analysis of restriction digest by agarose gel electrohporesis

Purification of the bands gained form gel electrophoresis (Promega-Kit)
Nanodrop measurements of the purified products:

(1) : 8.3 ng/µl 260/280=1.94

(2) : 8.9 ng/µl 260/280=1.80

(3) : 13.0 ng/µl 260/280=1.57

(4) : 1.5 ng/µl 260/280=3.08

(5) : 3.7 ng/µl 260/280=2.26

week 2 (28.05.-01.06.12)

Purified products from 1. week were ligated into pSB1A2 and subsequently transformed into DH5α (in spite of low concentration)
Overnight incubation on LB agar plates; no growth detectable
Second approach to isolate the five genes from Comamonas t. using colony-PCR
Analysis of PCR products by agarose gel electrohporesis; without results; modification of the PCR protocols: adding DMSO
Third approach to isolate the five genes from Comamonas t. by colony-PCR
PCR product purification using the Promega-Kit: ([http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K808005 tctB 197aa] (2), [http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K808002 tctA_503aa] (3), [http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K808003 tctB 162aa] (4), [http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K808001 tphC 322aa] (5))

(1): no PCR-product

Nanodrop measurements of the purified PCR products:

(2) : 56.1 ng/µl 260/280=1.87

(3) : 66.8 ng/µl 260/280=1.92

(4) : 72.8 ng/µl 260/280=1.87

(5) : 68.8 ng/µl 260/280=1.82

week 3 (04.-08.06.12)

Restriction digest of the purified PCR products and of [http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K808004 tctA 505aa] (leftover of the 1. week) by SpeI and EcoRI
Restriction restriction digest of pSB1A2 using SpeI and EcoRI
Dephosphorylation of the restriction reactions by using antarctic Phosphatase
Ligation of the five genes into pSB1A2 and subsequently transformation into DH5α (incubation at 37°C)
colony-PCR of [http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K808004 tctA 505aa] (1), 2 approaches
Analysis of PCR products by agarose gel electrohporesis. Only one of them showed the expected band. The band was excluded and purified via the Promega-Kit.

Nanodrop measurement of the purified product:

(1.1) =8.9 ng/µl 260/280=2,22

Because of low concentration and contamination the PCR was repeated and the product was purified again by the Promega-Kit.

Performing a colony-PCR-screen of the transformed cells using the Taq-Polymerase. Verification of 4 colonies per plate.

PCR did not work

Testing the Taq-Polymerase for function. The Phu-Polymerase was used for comparison. Only the approach using the Phu-Polymerase showed the expected bands in agarose gel electrohporesis.

Screening was repeated with Phu-Polymerase; no bands visible

week 4 (11.-15-06.12)

Inoculation of LB-media with DH5α_pSB1A2 and DH5α_pSB1C3; overnight incubation at 37°C
Miniprep of DH5α_pSB1A2 and DH5α_pSB1C3 using the Promega-Kit
Nanodrop measurements of the preparation:

pSB1A2 : 136.1 ng/µl 260/280= 1.93

pSB1C3 : 265.1 ng/µl 260/280= 1.89

Restriction Restriction digest of pSB1A2 and pSB1C3 with EcoRI and SpeI. Afterwards dephosphorylation by using Antarctic phosphatase.
Analysis of the restriction products through agarose gel electrohporesis; for comparison the uncropped vectors were also analyzed.

pSB1C3 shows several bands (Insert, vector without insert, linearized vector with insert); concentration of pSB1A2 is very low, only one band visible

Approach to isolate the following genes from Comamonas t. by colony-PCR: [http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K808004 tctA 505aa] (1), [http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K808005 tctB 197aa] (2), [http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K808002 tctA_503aa] (3), [http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K808003 tctB 162aa] (4) and [http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K808001 tphC 322aa] (5) by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymerase_chain_reaction PCR]
Analysis of PCR products by agarose gel electrohporesis

Isolation of (1) and (5) did not work

PCR product purification by using the Promega-Kit
Nanodrop measurements of the purified PCR products:

(2) : 18.3 ng/µl 260/280=2.03

(3) : 21.2 ng/µl 260/280=1.95

(4) : 23.9 ng/µl 260/280=2.05

Restriction Restriction digest of purified PCR products (2), (3) and (4) using SpeI and EcoRI
Ligation of the digested genes ((2), (3), (4)) into pSB1A2 and pSB1C3
Transformation of DH5α with pSB1A2_197, pSB1A2_503, pSB1A2_162, pSB1C3_197, pSB1C3_503, pSB1C3_162 (6 different transformation approaches). Overnight incubation at 37°C
Screening of the transformants by colony-PCR. Verification of 6 colonies for every transformation. Afterwards the PCR products were analyzed by agarose gel electrohporesis

positive colonies are marked

Colony-PCR of Comamonas t. to isolate [http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K808004 tctA 505aa] (1) und [http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K808001 tphC 322aa] (5)
Analysis of PCR products (Colony-PCR) and the ligation approach by agarose gel electrohporesis

PCR of [http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K808004 tctA 505aa] shows only the band of the undesired smaller product

Restriction Restriction digest of [http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K808001 tphC 322aa] (5) and subsequent Ligation into pSB1A2 and pSB1C3
Transformation of DH5α with pSB1A2_322 und pSB1C3_322. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymerase_chain_reaction PCR] used to check for successful transformation
Isolation of Comamonas t. genome, because it seems impossible to amplificate [http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K808004 tctA 505aa] (1) from a fluid Comamonas t. culture.

week 5 (18.-22.06.12)

Introduction of a nomenclature: A/C gene/colony: pSB1A2 = A; pSB1C3 = C; gene: tctA 505aa = 1, tctB 197aa = 2, tctA 503aa = 3, tctB 162aa = 4, tphC 322aa = 5; colony = 1...X
Producing fluid cultures of the positive transformants
Miniprep of the fluid culures by using the Frementas-Kit. Afterwards Nanodrop measurements of the preparations

A2.3 : 125.9 ng/µl 260/280= 1.62

A3.1 : 103.3 ng/µl 260/280= 1.72

A4.6 : 147.2 ng/µl 260/280= 1.70

A4.5 : 108.7 ng/µl 260/280= 1.86

A5.12 : 88.0 ng/µl 260/280= 1.87

A5.8 : 85.01 ng/µl 260/280= 1.78

A3.2 : 87.3 ng/µl 260/280= 1.81

C4.6 : 70.5 ng/µl 260/280= 1.81

C4.1 : 41.2 ng/µl 260/280= 1.85

C4.4 : 104.2 ng/µl 260/280= 1.85

C2.1 : 132.2 ng/µl 260/280= 1.85

C2.6 : 188.1 ng/µl 260/280= 1.75

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymerase_chain_reaction PCR] using a rest of purified [http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K808004 tctA 505aa] (1), subsequent agarose gel electrohporesis
Another colony-PCR using the transformants (2)-(5) as template; analyzing the PCR product by agarose gel electrohporesis

3 positive transformants were picked for inoculation of fluid media (A34, A43; C513)

Miniprep (Fermentas Kit) of the fluid culures and Nanodrop measurements:

A2.4 : 202,1 ng/µl 260/280= 1,63

A2.5 : 126,5 ng/µl 260/280= 1,90

A2.6 : 107,5 ng/µl 260/280= 1,81

A4.2 : 133,8 ng/µl 260/280= 1,59

C2.3 : 187,8 ng/µl 260/280= 1,87

C2.4 : 270,7 ng/µl 260/280= 1,80

C4.1 : 103,8 ng/µl 260/280= 1,80

The Miniprep products were Restriction digested by restriction enzymes, each was cut once with EcoRI and twice with EcoRI/SpeI. Analisys of the digested products by [agarose gel electrohporesis

week 6 (25.-29.06.12)

Further colony-PCRof Comamonas t. (3 approaches) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymerase_chain_reaction PCR] with genomic Comamonas t. DNA as template to obtain [http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K808004 tctA 505aa] (1), 2 approaches each. Subsequent analisys of the PCR products by agarose gel electrohporesis. All PCR of [http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K808004 tctA 505aa] show only the band of the undesired smaller product.