...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...interface of the 60% and 40% gradient (see Figure 2) with an 18 ga needle. Place the first microcentrifuge...

...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 ...Isopropanol or Lithium Chloride. This protocol was adapted from (Link opens in a new window) Chomczynski P...

... solution can be stored at 4 °C for up to 2 months. After 2 months, discard the tube and thaw a new working... transfected using 1:1, 1:2, 1:3 and 1:6 µg of pRosetta :µg of PEI. The 1:2 and 1:3 ratios provided high... 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 ...

...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...protocol was developed for 293T cells but can be adapted to a variety of target cell lines and selection...

...transfer, block, incubate with primary antibody Day 2: Incubate with secondary antibody Video Watch this... Microcentrifuge 0.5–10 µL single channel pipette 2–20 µL single channel pipette 20–200 µL single channel...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...

...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 was developed for A549 cells but can be adapted to a variety of target cell lines and selection...

...materials D.2 Screening for inserts E. Producing Lentiviral Particles E.1 Recommended materials E.2 Protocol...Published articles H.2 Web resources I. Appendix I.1 Sequence of pLKO.1 TRC-Cloning Vector I.2 Recipes I.3 Warranty...VWR: #7177-48-2. Use at 100 μg/mL. Carbenicillin VWR: #80030-956. Use at 100 μg/mL. C.2 Annealing Oligos...oligo 5 μL Reverse oligo 5 μL 10x NEB buffer 2 35 μL ddH 2 O Incubate for 4 minutes at 95°C in a PCR machine...buffer 1 1 μL AgeI add ddH 2 O to bring to 50 μL final volume Incubate at 37°C for 2 hours. Purify with Qiaquick...buffer for EcoRI 1 μL EcoRI 14 μL ddH 2 O Incubate at 37°C for 2 hours. Run digested DNA on 0.8% low melting... For a standard T4 ligation, mix: 2 μL annealed oligo from step C.2 20 ng digested pLKO.1 TRC-cloning ...

... 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...selection with carbenicillin; however it can be adapted for any antibiotic through the use of a selection...

...can be adapted to alternative cell lines. Workflow Timeline Day 0: Seed and transduce Cells Day 2–3 (am...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...

... 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...adequate quality, but this upfront cost will save headaches and expense later. At a minimum we recommend the...