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[[File:HepBPCRstep4.2.JPG|500px|center|thumb|<p align="justify">Figure 1: A smear was the result. In the blue circle a possible positive result can be seen.</p>]]
The words with the figure are carefully chosen, because similar bands should show in lanes 2-4, in which they are absent. Therefore, we need an alternative approach in which first the annealing is done after which the primers are added for elongation.
The words with the figure are carefully chosen, because similar bands should show in lanes 2-4, in which they are absent. Therefore, we need an alternative approach in which first the annealing is done after which the primers are added for elongation.
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* the PCR product of the 2nd PCR reaction was loaded on a big gel and the bright band was seperated from second band present in the gel. those bands where cut out seperately and purified  
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* the PCR product of the 2nd PCR reaction was loaded on a big gel and the bright band was separated from second band present in the gel. those bands where cut out seperately and purified  
* the PCR product (PCR purified as well as the cut out fragments) where ligated into Bba_J04500 and transformed with DH5α  
* the PCR product (PCR purified as well as the cut out fragments) where ligated into Bba_J04500 and transformed with DH5α  
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* the two separate samples (the two bands) from the gel extraction where checked with the primers of the 2nd PCR reaction  
-> only one sample reacts on the primers  
-> only one sample reacts on the primers  

Revision as of 09:35, 21 September 2012

week 16: 13 august - 19 august

Office work

Lab work

New competent cell used for protein expression (JM-109) was made this week, transformation efficiency was checked, which was 1*10^6.

TuYV

  • Last week's 'brick' minipreps were PCR checked for the correct insert. Results were unclear at first, but a second check gave positive results for the TuYV Coat Protein brick (1), the CP + Histidine tag brick(1H), and the CP + readthrough brick (4)! Only the CP + readthrough + His-tag(4H) brick wasn't found.
  • The second trial of putting TuYV constructs after IPTG induced promoter turned out to be a failure.


Hepatitis B


  • 13 August (Lisa, Kees)

• SDS PAGE and VLP production

The cells (pre-induction and induced) were lysed using French press and analysed using SDS PAGE. A clear induction was shown, but because of a poor ladder, the HepB subunits could not be pointed out.

VLP production is continued according to the Hepatitis B VLP formation protocol [link]. We designed this protocol based on literature and the CCMV protocol.


  • 16 August (Lisa, Kees)

• Finishing VLP formation

The dialysis was finished yesterday. Today, the dialysed solution was ultra-centrifuged, after which we dissolved the pellet in Formation Buffer, as little as we could use, about 0.2mL per centrifugation tube. An aliquot of all the tubes was made and stored at 4˚C until EM conformation.

since colony PCR of the HepB core protein in the Bba_J04500 backbone showed no results, the samples where minipreped to check it again


Hepatitis B outside modification

  • 13-14 August (Kees)

• Step 4 with alternative PCR program

Step 1-3 were repeated on 13 and 14 August. The DNA was gel purified after each step, enhancing the wanted product, though not excluding wrong products. Step 4 was repeated with an annealing step before adding the primers. Protocol: 1: 98˚C; 2min 2: 98˚C; 30s 3: 67˚C; 30s 4: 72˚C; 30s 5× from step 2 Added primers while: 5: 72˚C; 10min 6: 98˚C; 30s 7: 60˚C; 30s 8: 72˚C; 40s 35× from step 6 9: 72˚C; 10min 10: 4˚C; ∞

Figure 1: A smear was the result. In the blue circle a possible positive result can be seen.

The words with the figure are carefully chosen, because similar bands should show in lanes 2-4, in which they are absent. Therefore, we need an alternative approach in which first the annealing is done after which the primers are added for elongation. Apparently, this approach does not work. The two fragments do not anneal properly, maybe because the Tm from the whole overhang is too high, 68-74˚C depending on calculation method used. Or, the chance of this whole event occurring as planned is just too low.

  • 16 August (Kees)

• Final attempt PCR step 4

The final attempt was done using gel purified PCR products. This did not yield a better result than before. Therefore, a whole new strategy needs to be created.


Hepatitis B inside modification

13.August

  • 2nd step of the PCR reaction

-> the gel shows the slightly bigger fragment of the second step compared to that of the 1st step at the expected size. A smear is visible in the lanes containing the samples of the 2nd step.


14.August

  • 3rd step of the PCR reaction

-> a fragment was present of about the right size - but no conclusion was possible because of a strong band in the negative control of about the same size


15.August

  • PCR purification of the 1st step of the PCR reaction and again 2nd step of the PCR reaction using this sample as a template

-> fragments resulting from this reaction don't have the right size

  • 4th step of the PCR reaction

-> this step did not work


16.August

  • repeat step 4
  • check of the activity of sample step 3 upon primer step 3

-> there was no band visible on the gel - no conclusion possible


GFP modification


13.August

  • 2nd (final) step of the PCR reaction

-> the gel shows slightly bigger fragments of the expected size - but also a very weak second band and a smear in these samples


14.August

  • the PCR product of the 2nd PCR reaction was loaded on a big gel and the bright band was separated from second band present in the gel. those bands where cut out seperately and purified
  • the PCR product (PCR purified as well as the cut out fragments) where ligated into Bba_J04500 and transformed with DH5α

-> no growth of the transformants


15.August

  • the two separate samples (the two bands) from the gel extraction where checked with the primers of the 2nd PCR reaction

-> only one sample reacts on the primers



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