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Revision as of 19:56, 24 September 2012


Experimental methods

Figure 1. Schematic presentation of methods used for cloning and culturing eukaryotic cells.




Figure 2. Schematic presentation of methods used for characterizing the switch, safety mechanisms, microencapsulation and effectors.

Cloning

Plasmid DNA isolation

A. MINI PREPs for analysis and sequencing
  1. A single colony was picked from a LB-agar plate or glycerol stock and inoculated 10 mL LB-medium with appropriate antibiotic for selection (100 mg/L ampicillin, 50 mg/L kanamycin, 35 mg/L chloramphenicol).
  2. Bacteria were grown over night at 37 °C while shaking.
  3. Plasmid DNA was isolated from 2-6 mL of over-night culture with GeneJET plasmid miniprep kit according to manufacturer's protocol.
  4. Around 6-10 µg plasmid DNA was obtained.
  5. Purity and amount of DNA was analysed using a NanoDrop.

Fragment DNA isolation from agarose gel

A. AGAROSE ELECTROPHORESIS
  1. A mixture of DNA fragments with different sizes were separated with agarose gel (0.7 and 2% agarose in 0.5x TAE buffer and 0.1 µg/ml ethidium bromide) at constant voltage of 100 V.
  2. UV light (λ = 254 nm) was used to visualize ethidium bromide intercalated into DNA.
  3. Position of DNA fragments are documented and cut out from agarose.

B. FRAGMENT ISOLATION from agarose gel
  1. The band with the desired DNA fragment was excised from the gel, using a clean scalpel.
  2. DNA was isolated from the gel slice with GeneJet Gel Extraction Kit according to manufacturers protocol.
  3. Purity and amount of DNA was determined using a NanoDrop.

Restriction digest

  1. Set up a restriction mixture:
      for analysis of cloned DNA
    • 1X optimized Restriction buffer (10X)
    • 0.5 µL restriction enzyme (10 U/µL)
    • Bring volume to 20 µL with nuclease-free water.
    or
      for isolation of specific DNA
    • 1X optimized Restriction buffer 10X
    • up to 2 µL restriction enzyme 10 U/µL
    • Bring volume to 50 µL with nuclease-free water.
  2. The sample was incubated at optimal temperature for the restriction enzyme(s)
  3. Analysis of fragmented DNA was done by gel electrophoreses (loading dye was added to the samples before loaded on a agarose gel)
  4. Results were documented with
  5. Desired DNA fragment was excised and purified using suitable DNA purification kit.

PCR

A. PCR REACTION
AccuPrime and Phusion polymerase were used for DNA amplification. Colony PCR was preformed with Taq polymerase.
  1. For Phusion polymerase: master mix contained
    • DNA (1-10 ng)
    • both primers (0,4 pmol/µl )
    • 1x Phusion HF buffer
    • 0,2 µM dNTPs
    • Phusion polymerase (0,02 U/ µl) and
    • MQ up to final volume of 25 µl
  2. vAccuPrime reaction contained:
    • DNA (10 ng),
    • both primers (0,4 pmol/µl ),
    • 1xRnx mix,
    • enzyme (0,05 U/ µl) and
    • MQ up to final volume of 50 µl.
  3. Taq polymerase mix contained:
    • both primers (0,4 pmol/µl),
    • 1x Taq PCR buffer II,
    • 0,2 µM dNTPs,
    • 5mM MgSO4,
    • enzyme (0,125 U/ µl) and
    • MQ up to total volume of 20 µl.
    • Then the bacterial colony was added to the reaction mix.
  4. All temperature programs were designed according to manufacturer protocol, primers melting temperature and length of desired PCR products. Reactions were preformed in Applied Biosystems Veriti 96 well thermal cycler.

B. PCR product purification
Desired PCR product was purified by GeneJet Gel Extraction Kit according to manufacturer's protocol.

DNA concentration. An aliquot of DNA isolation was analyzed using a NanoDrop.

Gibson Assembly

Gibson assembly master mix was prepared as by Gibson at al., 2009.
  1. 50 ng of each PCR product were added to Gibson assembly master mix and incubated at 50 °C.
  2. After incubation, the transformation in bacteria was preformed.

Ligation

T4 ligase joins the 5' phosphate and the 3'-hydroxyl groups of DNA.
  1. Estimate the vector and insert concentrations and set molar ratio of insert to vector 3:1 (100-150ng Vector DNA).
  2. Set up a ligation mixture:
    1X ligase buffer (10X)
    1 µL T4 ligase (3 U/µL)
    Bring volume to 10 or 20 µL with nuclease-free water.
  3. Incubate sample for sticky-end ligation reactions at room temperature for 3 hours (or at 4 to 8 °C, overnight).
    or
    Incubate blunt-end ligation reactions at 17 °C for 4 to 18 hours.
  4. After incubation part of the ligation mixture is used for transformation of bacterial cells (see: transformation of bacteria)
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