Difference between revisions of "Team:Arizona State/Experiments"

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<h2> B-Lo </h>
 
<h2> B-Lo </h>
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<h3> Mini-Prep Protocol </h3>
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<h4> Harvest Cell : </h4>
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<p> • Pellet 1-5 mL of an overnight recombinant E. coli culture by centrifugation.
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o The optimal volume of culture to use depends upon the plasmid and culture density.
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o For best yields for E. coli grown in LB:
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 use 1-3 mL of culture for high copy plasmids
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 use 1-5 mL of culture for low copy plasmids
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o for best yields for E. coli grown in TB or 2X YT:
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 use only 1 mL of culture
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1. Resuspend Cells (verify that appropriate volume RNase A solution was added to the Resuspension Solution
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a. Completely resuspend the bacterial pellet with 200 µL of the Resuspension Solution.
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b. Vortex or pipette up and down to thoroughly resuspend the cells until homogenous
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2. Lyse Cells
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a. Lyse the resuspended cells by adding 200 µL of the Lysis Solution
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b. Mix the contents by gentle inversion (6-8 times) until the mixture becomes clear and viscous (Don’t vortex)
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c. Do not allow the lysis reaction to exceed 5 minutes
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3. Neutralize
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a. Precipitate the cell debris by adding 350 µL of the Neutralization/Binding Solution
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b. Gently invert the tube 4-6 times
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c. Pellet the cell debris by centrifuging at ≥ 12,000 x g or maximum speed for 10 minutes
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d. Cell debris, proteins, lipids, SDS, and chromosomal DNA should fall out as a cloudy, viscous precipitate.
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e. If the supernatant contains a large amount of floating particulates after centrifugation, re-centrifuge the supernatant
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4. Prepare Column
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a. Insert a GenElute Miniprep Binding Column into a provided micro-centrifuge tube, if not already assembled
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b. Add 500 µL of the Column Preparation Solution to each miniprep column and centrifuge at ≥ 12,000 x g for 30 seconds to 1 minute
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c. Discard the flow-through liquid
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5. Load cleared lysate
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a. Transfer the cleared lysate from step 3 to the column prepared in step 4 and centrifuge at ≥ 12,000 x g for 30 seconds to 1 minute.
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b. Discard the flow-through liquid
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6. Wash Column (verify that ethanol has been added to the bottle of Wash Solution 2)
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a. Add 750 µL of the diluted Wash Solution to the column
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b. Centrifuge at ≥ 12,000 x g for 30 seconds to 1 minute
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c. Discard the flow-through liquid and centrifuge again at maximum speed for 1-2 minutes without any additional Wash Solution to remove excess ethanol
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7. Elute DNA
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a. Transfer the column to a fresh collection tube. Add 100 µL of Elution Solution or molecular biology reagent water to the column
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b. For DNA sequencing and other enzymatic application, use water or 5 Mm Tris-HCL, Ph 8.0, as an eluant
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c. Centrifuge at ≥ 12,000 x g for 1 minute
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d. Use immediately or store at -20˚C
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<h2> Amber </h2>
 
<h2> Amber </h2>

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