SBB12Ntbk-Melvin Du
February 16, 2012
Started working on creating parts as per the design specs and construction files.
Worked first on cloning the PhoA oligos. Followed steps on "Cloning by PCR" page. Performed dilutions: 401uL for PhoA-F, 284 for PhoA-R. Put the final product on ice after mixing.
Proceeded to set up PCA on oligos 01/011/02 for the leucine zipper. Followed the PCA steps on the protocol pages (PCA Gene Synthesis) and let sit on ice.
February 17, 2012
Continued working on the Leucine Zipper PCA. Ran a Smal Fragment Zymo Cleanup on pca1. Then proceeded to run the amplification step of PCA on o1/o2/pca1 oligos. Made dilutions of o1/o2 before proceeding. However, I made a big boo boo and added ALL of the pca1, instead of 1uL (like the other oligos). My final product is thus volumous. Currently sitting on ice.
As for the gel, Don't have enough time to finish today. Leaving until next time.
February 21, 2012
Ran another zymo cleanup of the Leucine Zipper. This time I prepared pca2 for digestion, incubating it in the thermocycler for 1 hour. On the PhoA side of things, combined PhoA with loading buffer and ran a gel analysis to ensure that my part was the right size. Continued to set up the PhoA part for digestion as well, incubating it with restriction enzymes and NEB buffer.
