... 95 10 2 1 Denaturation 95 0.5 2 50 Annealing/Extension 60 1 2 50 Signal Stabilization 98 10 2 1 Hold ...factor of 2 across the dilutions. In the example below, 2-fold serial dilutions of a sample were loaded...AAV sample, and the three final dilutions are assayed. The samples that are assayed are diluted 2-fold... considered biosafety level 1 but may require BSL-2 handling depending on the insert. Please ensure that...single channel pipette 1–10 µL multichannel pipette 2–50 µL multichannel pipette 20–200 µL multichannel ...20X): 5 µL in 95 µL 1X PCR buffer (1:20) Dilution 2 (20X): 5 µL in 95 µL 1X PCR buffer (1:400) Dilution... DG8 cartridge into the cartridge holder. Using a 2–50 µL multichannel pipet, load 20 µL of the reaction...

...PCR tube Ice Bucket 2 μL Template DNA (10 ng-500 ng) 5 μl 10X Taq buffer with MgCl 2 1 μl dNTP mix (10 ... reagents on ice): 2 μL Template DNA (10 ng-500 ng) 5 μl 10X Taq buffer with MgCl 2 1 μl dNTP mix (10 ...normally sterile dH 2 O. To make a 100uM stock of any primer, add a number of µl of dH 2 O equal to the number...annealing temperature step-wise by 1-2°C. The rate of DNA synthesis is ~1-2 kb/min. The extension time can ...work adequately. Divalent cations such as Mg 2+ and Mn 2+ stabilize the buffer solution. These cations...(PCR). Basic PCR Program Initial Denaturation for 2 minutes at 94°C: This initiation step heats the double...target DNA strand accurately and rapidly. Repeat steps 2-4 25-30 times. Final Extension for 5 minutes at 72...

...cells or tissue samples. Equipment Microcentrifuge 0.5–10 µL single channel pipette 2–20 µL single channel...transfer, block, incubate with primary antibody Day 2: Incubate with secondary antibody Video Watch this...Heat block Mini gel tank chamber Power supply iBlot 2 Gel Transfer Device Roller Spatula Platform shaker...running buffer Prestained protein ladder Ethanol iBlot 2 PVDF Mini Stack, Thermo Fisher IB24002 20X TBS Tween...immediately or store at -80 °C until ready to use. Section 2: Determine the total protein concentration and prepare...in deionized water. To prepare 20% ethanol, dilute 2 mL of ethanol into 8 mL of deionized water and mix...the transfer sandwich as follows: Unseal the iBlot 2 PVDF Mini transfer stack. Set the Top Stack to one...

... °C for short term (2 weeks), or aliquot and store at -80 °C for long term. Sample Data Figure 1: Iodixanol...purification. Workflow Timeline Day 1: Purify Day 2: Buffer exchange and concentration Note: Both steps... 7.4 1X PBS-MK buffer 100X Pluronic-F68 NaCl MgCl 2 KCl Centrifugal filter units (MWCO 100 kDa) Reagent...PBS-MK buffer Dissolve 5.84 g of NaCl, 26.3 mg of MgCl 2 and 14.91 mg of KCl in 1× PBS in a final volume of...at 4 °C. 1X PBS-MK buffer Dissolve 26.3 mg of MgCl 2 , and 14.91 mg of KCl in 1× PBS in a final volume ...(C) (formulation buffer) Add 5 mL of Buffer B and 2 mL of 5 M NaCl to 43 mL PBS Procedure Preparation ...need more time, you can alternatively centrifuge for 2 h at 200,000 x g at 18 °C. Carefully take the QuickSeal...

...created in section 1, step 2 is a suggested starting point. If your unknown sample’s absorbance falls above...vapors. Workflow Timeline Day 1: Antigen Coating Day 2: Blocking Day 3: Primary antibody incubation Day 4...with 96-well plates 1–10 µL single channel pipette 2–20 µL single channel pipette 20–200 µL single channel...serial dilutions of the purified antigen as follows: 2 ng/µL : Add 100 µL of 20 ng/µL stock into 900 µL PBS...microfuge tube and vortex. 1 ng/µL : Add 450 µL of 2 ng/µL stock into 450 uL PBS in a microfuge tube and...37 °C for 30 min , or overnight at 4 °C . Section 2: Block the plate Prepare the wash buffer (0.05% Tween...incubate on a microplate shaker set to 400 rpm for 2 h at room temperature or overnight at 4 °C . Section...

... solution can be stored at 4 °C for up to 2 months. After 2 months, discard the tube and thaw a new working...protein expression. Sample Data Legend: Lenti-X 293T cells were transfected using 1:1, 1:2, 1:3 and 1:6 µg... for viral production) Day 1: Transfect Cells Day 2 (am): 18 h post transfection - Remove media, replace...Biological Safety Cabinet 0.5–10 µL single channel pipette 2–20 µL single channel pipette 20–200 µL single channel... 200–1000 µL single channel pipette Ice bucket CO 2 incubator Pipet controller Hazardous waste container... use. Thawed aliquots should be discarded after 1–2 months. 1 mg/mL polyethylenimine, linear MW 25,000...times a week: Monday: Plate 1x10 6 cells in a 75 cm 2 flask in a volume of 15 mL. Wednesday: Plate 1x10 ...

... solution can be stored at 4 °C for up to 2 months. After 2 months, discard the tube and thaw a new working...μg total DNA to μg PEI ratios of 1:1, 1:2, 1:3 and 1:6. The 1:2 and 1:3 total DNA:PEI μg ratios provided...packaging cells Day 1 (pm): Transfect packaging cells Day 2 (am): 18 h post-transfection. Remove media, replace...Biological Safety Cabinet 0.5–10 µL single channel pipette 2–20 µL single channel pipette 20–200 µL single channel... 200–1000 µL single channel pipette Ice bucket CO 2 incubator Pipet controller Hazardous waste container...culture plates. Incubate the cells at 37 °C, 5% CO 2 for ~20 h. Prepare a mixture of the three transfection...plasmid using a variety of ratios. Check the cells 1-2 days after transfection to determine what ratio gives...

...Warnings HEK293 cells are considered biosafety level 2. Please ensure that you are in compliance with your... 18, 2022 Workflow Timeline Day 1: Seed cells Day 2: Transfect cells Day 3-6: Feed cells Day 7: Harvest...conical tubes Automated cell counter 37 °C, 5% CO 2 incubator with shaking platform set to 120 rpm 37 ...250 mg Benzamidine 25 mL Aprotinin saline solution (2 mg/mL) Mix well and sterilize through a 0.2 µm PES... a 500 mL vented flask.Incubate in a 37 °C, 5% CO 2 incubator on a shaking platform set to 120 rpm. Pro-Tip... not use cells that are over 30 passages. Section 2: Transfection Check the cell density and viability...the culture. Pro-Tip Culture should be between 1.5–2 x 10 6 cells/mL with >95% viability to proceed with...

...RNAzol®, QIAzol® (for Protocol Option #2) Water-saturated Phenol 2 M Sodium Acetate pH 4 Chloroform/Isoamyl...entire RNA sample, consider making smaller aliquots of it and storing those in -80°C. Option #2 - TRIzol...vigorously by hand for 10 seconds. Incubate the sample(s) for 2-3 minutes on ice and centrifuge for 15 minutes....5% (wt/vol) N-laurosylsarcosine (Sarkosyl) 0.1 M 2-mercaptoethanol TRIzol® or similar product such as...recipe). If using TRIzol®, jump down to the Option #2 - TRIzol® Protocol section below. Homogenize or lyse...following sequentially to 1 mL of lysate: Add 0.1 mL of 2 M sodium acetate (pH 4.0), mix thoroughly by inversion... 10 seconds. Incubate sample(s) for 15 minutes on ice and centrifuge the sample(s) for 15 minutes at 12,000...

... glacial acetic acid 57 mL of dH 2 O Store Solution III at 4°C Grow 2 mL overnight cultures from single...Resuspension buffer Denaturing solution Renaturing solution 2 mg/mL RNase A TE or water-saturated phenol-chloroform...100 μL of cold Solution I. Vortex the solution for 2 min or until all bacteria are fully resuspended. Add...pipetting or carefully pouring. Optional: Add 5 μL of 2 mg/mL RNase A to the supernatant in the new tube and... to the recovered aqueous DNA layer. Repeat steps 2-4. Note: Phenol-chloroform is a hazardous waste - ...: Ethanol Precipitation To your DNA solution, add 2-2.5 volumes 95% or 100% ethanol and 1/10 volume of...of DNA Samples Add an equal volume of TE-saturated phenol-chloroform to the aqueous DNA sample. Pro-Tip...

...method 1) or the volume of virus (method 2): Method 1 Method 2 $$T = {N*F*D\over V_T}$$ Where: T = Titer...Lentivirus is generally considered biosafety level 2+. Please ensure that you are in compliance with your...Day 0: Seed 293T cells Day 1: Transduce cells Day 2 (am): Remove media, replace with fresh media Day 4...Biological Safety Cabinet 0.5–10 µL single channel pipette 2–20 µL single channel pipette 20–200 µL single channel... 200–1000 µL single channel pipette Ice bucket CO 2 incubator Pipet controller Hazardous waste container...complete. Mix well by pipetting or inverting. Aliquot 2 mL of cell suspension into each well of the 6-well... titer, take the average of multiple dilutions. Sample Data Figure 1: 293T cells were transduced with ...

...agarose concentrations (e.g., 2 g of agarose in 100 mL of TAE will make a 2% gel). Mix agarose powder with...migrated; 2) it contains a high percentage of glycerol that increases the density of your DNA sample causing...gels are commonly used in concentrations of 0.7% to 2% depending on the size of bands needed to be separated...concentration of approximately 0.2-0.5 μg/mL (usually about 2-3 μl of lab stock solution per 100 mL gel). EtBr binds...steadily, push the sample out and watch as the sample fills the well. After all of the sample is unloaded, .... Loading Samples and Running an Agarose Gel: Add loading buffer to each of your DNA samples. Note: Loading...Note: When loading the sample in the well, maintain positive pressure on the sample to prevent bubbles or...

...Workflow Timeline Day 0: Seed and transduce cells Day 2: Replace media with fresh media containing selection...Biological Safety Cabinet 0.5–10 µL single channel pipette 2–20 µL single channel pipette 20–200 µL single channel... 200–1000 µL single channel pipette Ice bucket CO 2 incubator Pipet controller Hazardous waste container...the appropriate antibiotic. Incubate the cells for ~2 weeks. All of the cells in the untransduced (negative...disturb the colonies. Count the colonies for at least 2 of the dilutions. Pro-Tip The higher dilution wells...stained with 0.1% crystal violet and counted. Figure 2: A549 cells were transduced with the indicated serial...protocol outlines the seeding of the cells at the same time as the virus-mediated transduction. For some...

...highest or lowest transgene expression ( Figure 2 ). Sample Data Figure 1: Generation of monoclonal cell ...Day 1: Seed individual cells in a 96-well plate Day 2–14: Monitor cells for growth and expand cells Day ...Biological Safety Cabinet 0.5–10 µL single channel pipette 2–20 µL single channel pipette 20–200 µL single channel...channel pipette 200–1000 µL single channel pipette CO 2 incubator Pipet controller Hazardous waste container...approximately 50–60% confluent. For 293T cells this is about 2 × 10 6 cells in a 10 cm dish. Each 10 cm dish should...inferred by the differences in colony size. Figure 2: Cas9 expression in monoclonal cell lines generated...performed at Addgene on the A549 cells described in our sample data , each 96-well plate gave rise to 15–20 monoclonal...

...Fluorescent microscope 0.5–10 µL single channel pipette 2–20 µL single channel pipette 20–200 µL single channel... plate 4% Paraformaldehyde 5 mg/mL 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) Bovine serum albumin (BSA) Triton...grow to the desired density before labeling. Section 2: Fixing and permeabilizing cells Gently aspirate the...of the diluted antibody to the wells and incubate 2 h at RT . Remove the primary antibody and dispose ...optimal fixation method will vary depending on the sample type and the protein of interest. You may need ...expected and specific, include a positive control sample that you know expresses the protein, such as cells...the protein of interest, and a negative control sample such as cells that do not express the protein of...

...Workflow Timeline Day 0: Seed and transduce Cells Day 2–3 (am): Remove media, replace with fresh media containing...Biological Safety Cabinet 0.5–10 µL single channel pipette 2–20 µL single channel pipette 20–200 µL single channel... 200–1000 µL single channel pipette Ice bucket CO 2 incubator Pipet controller Hazardous waste container...cell death, the cell media should be changed every 2–3 days to maintain the dose of antibiotic, which may...confluent 10 cm dish can be expanded into two 75 cm 2 flasks, etc. Pro-Tip This selection method results...complete + 10 µg/mL polybrene. Note, this is just a sample of possible dilutions. You may want to try higher...monoclonal lines from the early polyclonal populations. Sample Data Figure 1: Generation of monoclonal cell lines...

... recover, set up overnight growth (Estimated time 2-3 hours) Transformation should be performed at the... day to ensure that growth times are limited. Day 2: Harvest cells and purify DNA (Estimated time 3-4 ... Tubes should contain a total of 5 mL (3 mL SOC + 2 mL transformed Endura from two separate transformations...has been absorbed by the agar. This usually takes 1-2 minutes. Critical Be careful not to rip or shred the...incubation if needed. Place 100 mL sterile LB at 4 ℃. Day 2 (morning) Before beginning, prechill at least four...pellet. The total weight of each pellet should be ~1-2 g. Pro-Tip Make sure to weigh the empty tube beforehand...gel extraction of either the original sample or the amplified sample, followed by reamplification of the...

... plate. Incubate plates at 37 ℃ for 18 hours. Day 2 Observe plates for colony formation. Shown below are...individual colonies and effective selection. 150 µL of 2 mg/mL Carbenicillin plated over-agar Plate shows less...individual colonies with smaller size than the 1 mg/mL and 2 mg/mL plates and effective selection. Selection Curve...absorbed. The spreading of cells can be done in the same way as the antibiotic, using either a bent micropipette...over-agar for selection of transformed E. coli . Sample Data Selection of E.coli on LB-agar using different...

...temperature between 50-60°C for your PCR primers. Step 2: Linearize Vector In this example, the vector is cut...20-30 Eluted DNA 10-50 ng/μl 1 dGTP (100mM) 2.5 mM 2 DTT (100 mM) 5 mM 1 BSA (10 μg/μl) 0.25 μg/μl 1 T4...your treated vector and insert at a molar ratio of 1:2 or 1:3, using between 20 and 50 ng of vector per annealing... reaction is now ready for transformation. Use 1-2 μl of annealing reaction for each transformation, ...have different leader sequences, but operate on the same principle (homologous to the first G on 3'-5' strand...

...BSL-1 and BSL-2 Labs Learn how to best protect yourself when working in BSL-1 and BSL-2 labs Watch the...Two (BSL-1 and BSL-2) Safety measures for laboratories operating at BSL-1 and BSL-2 Watch the Video! Water...centrifuge to separate different components in a liquid sample Using a Light Microscope Learn about the parts ...