...10 mg/mL) Procedure Pouring a Standard 1% Agarose Gel: Measure 1 g of agarose. Pro-Tip Agarose gels are...different buffers and do not use water). Microwave for 1-3 min until the agarose is completely dissolved (but...samples. Note: Loading buffer serves two purposes: 1) it provides a visible dye that helps with gel loading...the way down the gel. A typical run time is about 1-1.5 hours, depending on the gel concentration and ...the solution has a tendancy to boil over. Placing saran wrap over the top of the flask can help with this...are usually referred to as ‘bands’ due to their appearance on the gel. Pro-Tip If you will be purifying ...

...from casein 10.0 g sodium chloride 12.0 g agar-agar 1 L Sterile H 2 O Sterile plates of your desired size...bottle for autoclaving. We make 400 mL of agar in 1 L bottles and 200 mL of agar in 500 mL bottles. The...measure out 100 mg of ampicillin powder, add it to 1 mL of water, dissolve by vortexing, and filter sterilize... You should not store your plates for longer than 1 month at any temperature and should always check for... for contamination prior to use. Negative Result 1: Both Strains Grow Assuming the appropriate strains...x (0.220 L) = 8.14 g pre-mixed LB-agar powder. Transfer the LB-agar powder you’ve measured out into an...molten agar from boiling over in the autoclave. Transfer the sterile water (in our case 220 mL) to the ...

...fragment that needs to be amplified should be within 1-10 kB in size. The structure of the primer should ...18-24 bases 40-60% G/C content Start and end with 1-2 G/C pairs Melting temperature (Tm) of 50-60°C Primer...complementary to template strand). However, primers do not need to correspond to the template strand completely; it...primer corresponds completely to the template DNA strand so elongation can proceed. Usually a guanine or...

... by PCR has error rates that range from roughly 1 per 500bp to roughly 1 per 10 million bp depending on...competent cells. For most standard cloning, you can transform 1-2μl of your ligation reaction into competent ...recipient plasmid to insert ratio of approximately 1:3. Since the number of base pairs for each varies,...recipient plasmid backbone. Transformation Proceed with the transformation according to the manufacturer...from your transformation will give you the first indication as to whether your transformation worked. Your...Digest of Plasmid DNA DNA Ligation Bacterial Transformation Summary PCR based cloning is incredibly versatile...chance for mis-priming, so you can use a pretty wide range of annealing temperatures, but you may need to increase...

... as shown in the diagram above, to create streak #1. Pro-Tips Hold your tooth pick at an angle, the way... or freshly sterilized loop, drag through streak #1 and spread the bacteria over a second section of the...also like... Making LB Agar Plates Bacterial Transformation Recovering Plasmid DNA from Bacterial Culture...

...annealing can be achieved by one of two methods: Method #1 Place the mixed oligos in a 1.5mL microfuge tube. ...vector in molar ratios (vector:insert) between 4:3 and 1:6 in a standard ligation reaction (ex. to ligate an...Digest of Plasmid DNA DNA Ligation Bacterial Transformation Summary Oligo overlap cloning can be used anytime...the vector with 0.75-6 ng of annealed oligos). Transform 2-3μL into your favorite competent bacteria and...

...dispense small amounts of liquid (think: 0.1 µL to 1 mL). When working in a laboratory, properly dispensing...right. Pipette Dispense Volume P2 0.2 to 2 µL P10 1 to 10 µL P20 2 to 20 µL P100 10 to 100 µL P200 20 ...and the third (red) digit is hundredths. Therefore, 1 µL would read as 100 (as shown in the picture above...boxes that the tips come in often indicate a volume range that the tip can hold. This should give you an idea...

...Figure 1 depicts an image of a compound light microscope with the main components labeled: Figure 1: Diagram...your cell culture dish. Microscopes come in a huge range of shapes and sizes - from phone-sized, foldable...powerful (but are cheap and accessible) to massive transmission electron microscopes that allow us to see cellular...

...competent cells. For most standard cloning, you can transform 1-2μl of your ligation reaction into competent ...recipient plasmid to insert ratio of approximately 1:3. Since the number of base pairs for each varies,...self-ligating recipient plasmid backbone. Transformation Transform your ligation reaction into your bacterial...from your transformation will give you the first indication as to whether your transformation worked. our...Digest of Plasmid DNA DNA Ligation Bacterial Transformation Summary The following technique can be used...conduct a positive control to ensure that your transformation worked. You should also verify that you are...

...If using a NanoDrop to measure your samples, place 1-2µL of mini-prepped DNA onto the pedestal. Close the...spectrophotometer. A spectrophotometer uses the absorbance/transmission of light through a liquid to determine the concentration...measured under the 260/280 column (A good purity ranges from 1.80-2.00). Repeat for each sample. Notes:...

...resuspended in a small volume (e.g. 0.02 g to resuspend in 1 mL), you may place a microcentrifuge tube on the balance...material that you are weighing by looking for a weight range on the scale. Make sure that the weight of the material... material you’re weighing out is within this range. If you need less than a gram of material, use an analytical...cross-contamination with other substances. They also help you transfer the material to your tube or container. Pro-Tip...weighed out the correct amount of your reagent, transfer it into your container. Make sure that any spills...

...ssDNA. (Rabe & Cepko, 2020). Incubate the mix for 1 hour at 50 °C or follow manufacturer's instructions...of a Gibson Assembly is a fully ligated double-stranded DNA molecule. This has proven to be an efficient...for the reaction: T5 Exonuclease - creates single-strand DNA 3’ overhangs by chewing back from the DNA 5...fragment. Pro-Tip Add Extreme Thermostable Single-Stranded DNA-Binding protein (ET SSB) to the isothermal...You can purchase master mix or make your own. Transform bacteria with the DNA and screen for the correct...

...insert, but significantly off center (ideally around 1/3 of the way from one end), and also cuts in the backbone... bacterial endonucleases that recognize a large range of DNA sequences. Given the variety of these enzymes...

...solution, add 2-2.5 volumes 95% or 100% ethanol and 1/10 volume of 3 M Na-acetate (pH 4.8). Invert the microfuge...Bacterial Culture You may also like... Bacterial Transformation Agarose Gel Electrophoresis Agarose Gel DNA...much as several miligrams and at concentrations ranging from 150 ng/μL to several μg/μL. The protocol below...optional) Reagents Overnight culture of bacteria transformed with your plasmid Resuspension buffer Denaturing... a pancreatic ribonuclease that digests single-stranded RNA. Optional: Perform phenol-chloroform extraction...