...violet and counted. Figure 2: A549 cells were transduced with the indicated serial dilutions of the lentiviral...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...without calcium or magnesium, Corning 21-040-CV (cations can affect the attachment of adherent cells) 0.1%...

...RNAzol®, QIAzol® (for Protocol Option #2) Water-saturated Phenol 2 M Sodium Acetate pH 4 Chloroform/Isoamyl....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...aliquots of it and storing those in -80°C. Option #2 - TRIzol® Protocol Homogenize or lyse tissues or cells...by hand for 10 seconds. Incubate the sample(s) for 2-3 minutes on ice and centrifuge for 15 minutes at ...You may also like... Kit-Free DNA Purification Agarose Gel Purification Molecular Biology Reference Introduction...

...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...Video! DNA Purification Miniprep, phenol-chloroform extract, and precipitate DNA DNA Quantification Measure...protocols that you can use for a wide range of applications, with videos for select protocols in the right-hand...protocols are the building blocks for many more complicated procedures. Plasmid Cloning Protocols for constructing...preparations. Antibodies Protocols for common antibody applications. Intro to the Lab Bench Name Description (Link...bacterial strain Watch the Video! CRISPR Library Amplification Amplify CRISPR pooled-plasmid libraries Diagnostic...

...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, ... plasmid together through the transformation/replication process. LIC employs long overhangs to form a...nicked vector product is then repaired during the replication cycle. Empty vectors for LIC typically employ...mixture by gel electrophoresis followed by gel purification . The cut vector end will now look like this...

...each transformation tube by placing the bottom 1/2 to 2/3 of the tube into a 42°C water bath for 30-60 ...cells you are using). Put the tubes back on ice for 2 min. Add 250-1,000 μl LB or SOC media (without antibiotic...instead of on ice Reduce step 4 from 20 - 30 mins to 2 mins on ice before heat-shock Shorten or skip the ...bacteria are used as the means for both storing and replicating plasmids. Because of this, nearly all plasmids...expression) carry both a bacterial origin of replication and an antibiotic resistance gene for use as ...bacteria. Scientists have made many genetic modifications to create bacterial strains that can be more...plasmid DNA for the purposes of storage and amplification. Higher efficiency cells are more important ...

...agarose concentrations (e.g., 2 g of agarose in 100 mL of TAE will make a 2% gel). Mix agarose powder with...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...allows you to gauge how far the DNA has migrated; 2) it contains a high percentage of glycerol that increases... length in base pairs) for visualization and purification. Electrophoresis uses an electrical field to...instructions on how to do this, visit the Gel Purification page. Tips and FAQ How do you get better resolution...

...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...the highest or lowest transgene expression ( Figure 2 ). Sample Data Figure 1: Generation of monoclonal ...inferred by the differences in colony size. Figure 2: Cas9 expression in monoclonal cell lines generated...without calcium or magnesium, Corning 21-040-CV (cations can affect the attachment of adherent cells) Trypsin...

...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...without calcium or magnesium, Corning 21-040-CV (cations can affect the attachment of adherent cells) 0.45...lower dilutions depending on your downstream applications. If you’ve titered your virus beforehand, you...

...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 ...Guide Western Blot Protocol Recombinant Antibody Purification Protocol Introduction Immunocytochemistry is...as methanol or acetone may be better for some applications. Remove the paraformaldehyde and follow your...

...manufacturer) dH 2 O up to total volume Pro-Tips The amount of DNA that you cut depends on your application. A diagnostic... 10x Buffer 3 µL 10x BSA (if recommended) x µL dH 2 O (to bring total volume to 30µL) The amount of restriction...from 45 mins to overnight. For diagnostic digests, 1-2 hours is often sufficient. For digests with >1 µg ...volume usually varies from 10-50 µL depending on application and is largely determined by the volume of DNA...manufacturer’s instructions. Pro-Tip Depending on the application and the amount of DNA in the reaction, incubation...you will be using the digested DNA for another application (such as a digestion with another enzyme in a...70 °C for 15 mins, or purifying the DNA via a purification kit, such as a (Link opens in a new window) ...

...streak #2. Using a third sterile pipette tip, toothpick, or sterilized loop, drag through streak #2 and spread...plate to inoculate a bacterial culture for DNA purification will minimize the chance of having a mixture...

...Notes: Unless otherwise indicated, the antibiotic powder can be dissolved in dH 2 O. *Carbenicillin can ... g sodium chloride 12.0 g agar-agar 1 L Sterile H 2 O Sterile plates of your desired size - we usually...low a concentration for selection. Negative Result 2: Neither Strains Grows If neither strain grows, it's...test results. Sample Data In all cases below (-) indicates that the tested strain is not supposed to be resistant... resistant to the antibiotic, (+) indicates that the tested strain is supposed to be resistant to the ...

...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 to ...dispensed. The boxes that the tips come in often indicate a volume range that the tip can hold. This should...no liquid should drip from the tip. This could indicate that the tip is not on the pipette properly. Place...pipette tip by holding the pipette tip over your dedicated waste container and pressing on the tip ejector...

...-24 bases 40-60% G/C content Start and end with 1-2 G/C pairs Melting temperature (Tm) of 50-60°C Primer...primers produce inaccurate, nonspecific DNA amplification product, and long primers result in a slower...which creates primer dimers and disrupts the amplification process. When designing, if unsure about what...

...10μL reaction for 5X buffer) 0.5-1μL T4 DNA Ligase H 2 O to a total of 10μL Notes: If the DNA concentrations...performed by the T4 DNA ligase enzyme. The DNA ligase catalyzes the formation of covalent phosphodiester linkages...troubleshooting failed ligations. The following table indicates the various controls: Control Ligase Interpretation... treated vector Insert or water + Any colonies indicate contamination of intact plasmid in ligation or... 3:1 ratio is not working or when doing more complicated cloning. While 3:1 will get you in the ballpark...

...DNA concentration alone. One method is to conduct 2 ligations for each plasmid you are trying to create...vector by gel purification Run your digested DNA on an agarose gel and conduct a gel purification to isolate... not cut within your insert Are in the desired location in your recipient plasmid (usually in the Multiple...plasmids. Because you lose some DNA during the gel purification step, it is important to digest plenty of starting...prior to the ligation step or prior to the gel purification step, depending on the phosphatase you choose...isolate the DNA. When running a gel for purification purposes it is important to have nice crisp bands and...bands away from the gel via your favorite gel purification method, it is important to determine the concentration...

...DNA concentration alone. One method is to conduct 2 ligations for each plasmid you are trying to create...Vector by Gel Purification Run your digest DNA on an agarose gel and conduct a gel purification to isolate...not cut within your insert. Are in the desired location in your recipient plasmid (usually in the Multiple...amplify and design primers that will bind to and replicate it. The following image shows the ends of the ...Forward Primer will use the sequence 5'-ATGTGGCATATCTCGAAGTAC-3' for the region that binds the ORF and...primer, making our Forward Primer 5'-GAATTCATGTGGCATATCTCGAAGTAC-3'. Many restriction enzymes do not cut...final Forward Primer sequence of 5'-TAAGCAGAATTCATGTGGCATATCTCGAAGTAC-3'. For the Reverse Primer, the design...