...selectable marker. Left and right T-DNA borders specify the region of DNA that will be transferred to the ...pKM24KH.To reduce vector size, they shortened the T-DNA borders to 25 bases each. By switching the E. coli...the Agrobacterium ORI, they achieved much higher DNA yield and transformation efficiency in both types...allowing it to be removed and replaced if needed. In total, three MCS regions permit multiple regulatory elements...

...transformed with the library DNA, they grow and replicate, and then their DNA is harvested, much like one...However, lots of library DNA is needed for screening experiments, so the scale of the DNA prep is larger. And...eight electroporation reactions using a total of ~400ng of library DNA. These reactions should allow us to...pelleted for DNA extraction. Prepare library product for next-generation sequencing Once the DNA has been ... library during transformation First, use enough DNA and competent bacteria to ensure all components of..., skewing the composition of the final recovered DNA. This bias can be counteracted by growing the cells...NGS samples using both pre- and post-amplification DNA and generates PCR sequencing products from both. ...

...identified a set of one to three mutant complementary DNAs (cDNAs) representing core nodes that, when over-expressed...cloned all the cDNAs into a single consensus lentiviral expression vector and attached a DNA barcode to each... things - sometimes drug screens and sometimes totally different experiments we never thought of - and...curate the perfect library, obtained the appropriate cDNAs from other researchers, and cloned them into lentiviral...

...NEBNext Ultra FS DNA Library Prep Kit To create a DNA library, one must first fragment a DNA sample into many...about high throughput DNA prepping by trying out NEB’s new NEBNext Ultra II FS DNA Library Prep Kit for...Addgene, part of my job, in addition to preparing DNA and generating/replenishing kits, is to find new ...working on a project where we aim to do large scale DNA preps with multiple samples without cross contamination...components. Without proper processing, these small DNA strands can form concatemers in later steps. This... NEB kit includes a step that both fragments the DNA and prevents it from forming concatemers later. The...released prep kit. In their prior NEBNext Ultra II DNA Library Prep Kit for Illumina, one was only able ...

...Feng Zhang’s lab at MIT, the use of customizable DNA-binding domains based on transcription-activator-...established for conventional optogenetic tools." In total, the researchers applied the LITE system to 28 different...

... the intact RNA from DNA and proteins. Although very effective at isolating total RNA, this method requires...precipitate RNA, but not DNA and proteins. Lastly, using a DNase (there are several DNase enzyme products on...As with DNA isolation, scientists commonly rely on RNA isolation kits to make their life easier. Recently...Recently, we published a blog on DNA purification without a kit that outlined several reasons why doing ... one should take care whenever doing any type of DNA or RNA purification to avoid contamination, take ...RNA extraction. RNA is inherently not as stable as DNA- it is single stranded and its ribose groups are ...There are many alternative methods for isolating DNA without a kit. However, that isn’t the case for RNA...

...thermophilus to predatory phages to test if the exogenous DNA would be incorporated into the bacterial genome. ...specifically, specialized Cas proteins snip the foreign DNA into small fragments approximately 30bp in length...Once the CRISPR/Cas complex binds to the foreign DNA, a cut is made to destroy the invader. Wikipedia...slightly different Cas proteins and PAM sequences. A total of eight evolutionarily conserved CRISPR subtypes...

...better for PCR and surveyor. I used DNA polymerase Takara Ex Taq ™ DNA Polymerase for my genomic PCR, but... single stranded DNA (ssDNA) oligo which usually work better than plasmids. For ssDNA oligo design, the...200ng to 500ng of 293FT genomic DNA as template after performing gDNA purification and have tried conditions...the Zhang lab typically uses around 100-150bp total homology. The mutation is introduced in the middle...seem much shorter. What is the maximum amount of DNA that can be inserted into the genome using CRISPR...solution to perform this step to extract genomic DNA from cells. The Zhang lab uses around 50ul of the...small (<50bp) changes, you should consider using ssDNA oligo as donor template, it's usually more efficient...

...sub-culture, and prep with a DNA prep kit or your lab's favorite in-house protocol. DNA yields for this procedure... levels of protein, not plasmid DNA. If you need large amounts of DNA from a plasmid in a protein expression... improved plasmid DNA yield. Culture conditions play a critical role in plasmid DNA yield. Different plasmids...typically in excess of 100 ng/ul, more than enough DNA to verify your plasmid via sequencing or restriction...restriction digest. Chances are, you’ll even have DNA left over for other applications, like PCR, cloning, transfection...use NEB Stable to transform and prep high quality DNA that contains these elements. Be aware of endA+ strains...endonuclease that can sometimes co-purify with your plasmid DNA and lead to degradation of your prep. Many plasmid...

...20 ng of total gDNA is sufficient for analysis. We have routinely successfully analyzed gDNA from a few...will contain either one or no copies of the target DNA. Conventional thermal cycling is then performed to...Figure 1). Partitions that did not contain any target DNA at the onset of PCR are negative, whereas those that...be used to determine the actual number of target DNA molecules present in the original sample with a great...mutation in a bulk or single cell-derived genomic DNA sample as part of a precision genome editing workflow...a great screening tool, it still requires target DNA sequencing to confirm the exact nature of your mutations...