SBB11Ntbk-Xin Xin Lin

Xin Xin Lin 14:51, 1 March 2011 (EST)

1. Ligation

  Add 6.5uL ddH2O, 1uL T4 Ligase Buffer, 1uL pBjh1601KC Vector, 1uL Insert (Digested PCR Parts), & 0.5uL T4 DNA Ligase
  Incubate for 30 minutes @ Room Temp. in 500mL Eppendorf Tubes

2. Prepare Lefty E. coli Competent Cells- Yellow Test Tubes

  Add 50uL ddH2O & 30uL KCM to 200uL Cells after thawing
  Leave on ice

3. Ligation Reaction

  Add 70uL cell cocktail to ligation reactions & stir
  Heat shock for 90sec @ 42 degrees C & Ice for 1 min.
  Recover w/ 100uL LB Media (Flame bottle & tips) & shake for 1 hour @ 37 degrees C
  Plate 70+uL mixture on Kan Plate w/ Glass Beads
     Green Stripes=Kan (Kanamycin)- KC vector has KnR & CmR, can use either plate
     Blue Stripes=Cam (Chloramphenicol)
  Incubate @ 37 degrees C overnight

Xin Xin Lin 13:44, 24 February 2011 (EST)

1. Zymo Gel Purification Cleanup

  Transfer all 600uL Dissolved Gel in ADB Buffer to Zymo Column
  Spin for 15 sec @ full speed & discard waste
  Add 200uL A4 Wash Buffer, Spin, & Discard x2
  Spin for 90 sec @ full speed to dry
  Elute in 8uL ddH2O (Amount of Digested PCR Product Used)

Xin Xin Lin 13:45, 22 February 2011 (EST)

1. EcoRI/BamHI Digestion

  8uL Eluted PCR Product in 1uL NEB 2 Digestion Buffer w/ 1uL EcoRI & 1uL BamHI
  Incubate in 37 degrees C Thermocycler for 1 Hour

2. Run Preparative Gel

  Cut out Digested Bands to Gel Purify (Lanes 2-4 of Gel B)
  Place gel in 600uL ADB Buffer & Melt at 55 degrees C

Xin Xin Lin 15:01, 18 February 2011 (EST)

Work done on 2/17/11:

1. Run Analytical Gel of PCR Product

  2uL PCR Product in 5uL Loading Buffer
  Load 5uL DNA Ladder & 8uL PCR Samples- Run at 180V

2. Upload Gel Image- fadR, cspE, & cspG in lanes 4,5,&6 of Analytical Gel Image 1

  PCR Products Visible- ~767 & 2 432bp Bands

3. Regular Zymo Cleanup- Followed Protcol

  Eluted Cleaned DNA in 33uL ddH2O- Stored in 140L Box A

Xin Xin Lin 14:07, 15 February 2011 (EST)

1. PCR with P_fadR, P_cspE, & P_cspG

  Diluted fadR-F & fadR-R Oligos with 243 and 298uL ddH2O to 100uM
  Made 1:10 Dilution- 1uL 100uM Oligos in 9uL ddH2O to 10uM Dilution
  P_cspE & P_cspG Oligos already diluted to 10uM- ss39f&r for P_cspE and ss40f&r for P_cspG
  Used E.coli MG1655 Genomic DNA as Template- Used Expand Buffer & Expand Polymerase 1
  PCR Products should be 767, 432, & 432bp respectively- Used 2K55 PCR Program b/c PCR Products<2000bp