Technique: Probe Phage Genomes for Host Binding Proteins
Type
Blog Post
Published
Sept. 29, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
...point for this experiment.
Find Bacterial Expression Vectors in the FX Cloning System Kit
Step 3: Probe...Clone Your Gene of Interest Into a Variety of Expression Vectors
Deposit Your Microbiology Plasmids
...ligate into a bluntly digested vector designed for protein overexpression in E. coli, such as pET30a. If...homology-based searches return no candidates.
Our strategy: Express random fragments of the phage genome and probe ...primers bordering the multiple cloning site of the vector. In order to reduce the chances of some clones ...plate) across 20 fresh selective plates.
Step 2: Express random phage DNA fragments in E. coli
Now that ...and exposed to IPTG in order to induce protein expression. Cells on the membranes will then be exposed ...