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Revision as of 14:39, 7 October 2017

Collaborations


Introduction

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Summaries

Materials (consumables):
LB broth (Luria Bertrani medium = rich media to grow bacteria)
TSS buffer (to prepare chemically competent cells)
S.O.C. medium (helps obtain the maximal transformation efficiency)
LB agar (gel where bacteria can grow)
Chloramphenicol (CAL) at stock concentration 25mg/ml

Preparation of chemical competent cells:

  1. Inoculate DH5α cells into 50mL LB and incubate at 37°C
  2. Monitor growth every 30 min by measuring optical density at 600nm (OD600) until it reaches OD600 = 0.4-0.6
  3. Harvest cells and prepare using 'TSS competent E.coli protocol' shown below:

LB Agar plates preparation:

  1. Prepare LB containing chloramphenicol (CAL) (at 25μg/ml)
    • Melt LB in microwave (defrost setting for 15 min)
    • Cool LB by running cold water over
    • Stock of 25mg/ml CAL → so add 400μl CAL to 400ml LB
  2. Pour plates (in fume hood) and allow to solidify

Chemical Transformation:

  1. Add 1μl of DNA to 50μl of competent cells, mix well and place on ice for at least 30 min
  2. Heat shock cells at 42°C for 30 seconds, followed by 2 min incubation on ice
  3. Add 450μl of SOC medium to the cells and incubate for 45 min at 37°C (to allow protein expression (particularly the antibiotic resistance gene)
  4. Plate and spread (glass spreader sterilised over a flame and in ethanol) 50, 100, and 200μl of the cells into the agar plates made previously
  5. Incubate at 37°C for 2 hours

Reflection

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