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    </ul>
 
    <div class="date">Friday 29th</div>
 
    <div class="date">Friday 29th</div>
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<ul class="myEntry other">    <!--xxxChange, existing categories are Cas13a,readout,other-->
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    <li class="myTitel">
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    <b>Biobrick Recloning</b> <!--xxxChange-->
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    </li>
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    <li class="myProtocol">
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    Protocol:  <a href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Munich/Protocols">Mini-Prepatation</a> <!--xxxChange(NOT the href=..., the "Total RNA Purific...")-->
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    </li>
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    <li class="myParticipants">
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    Participants: Max                    <!-- xxxChange-->
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    </li>
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    <li class="myObservations">
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    Observations:
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    <ul>
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<li>
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Mini prep of 1-8 and 2-3.
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    </li>
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    <li>
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    Lwa short send for sequencing with VF and VR    <!--xxxChangeAll-->
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    </li>
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    </ul>
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    </li>
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    <li class="myResults">
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    <h4>Results</h4>
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                    Lwa long positive.
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    </li>
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    </ul>
 
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    <div class="date">Wednesday 4th</div>
 
    <div class="date">Wednesday 4th</div>
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<ul class="myEntry other">    <!--xxxChange, existing categories are Cas13a,readout,other-->
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    <li class="myTitel">
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    <b>Biobrick Recloning</b> <!--xxxChange-->
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 +
    </li>
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    <li class="myProtocol">
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    Protocol:  <a href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Munich/Protocols">-</a> <!--xxxChange(NOT the href=..., the "Total RNA Purific...")-->
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    </li>
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    <li class="myParticipants">
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    Participants: Max                    <!-- xxxChange-->
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 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myObservations">
 +
    Observations:
 +
    <ul>
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    <li>
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    Send Lwa short colony 2-3 for sequencing with pseqLwa primer  <!--xxxChangeAll-->
 +
    </li>
 +
   
 +
    </ul>
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myResults">
 +
    <h4>Results</h4>
 +
                        <!--xxxChange-->
 +
Full read with no mutations.
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    </li>
 +
    </ul>    
 
    <div class="date">Thursday 5th</div>
 
    <div class="date">Thursday 5th</div>
 +
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    <li class="myTitel">
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    <b>Intein-Extein-Readout</b> <!--xxxChange-->
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    </li>
 +
    <li class="myProtocol">
 +
    Protocol:  <a href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Munich/Protocols">Transformation of e. comp cells</a> <!--xxxChange(NOT the href=..., the "Total RNA Purific...")-->
 +
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myParticipants">
 +
    Participants: Max                    <!-- xxxChange-->
 +
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myObservations">
 +
    Observations:
 +
    <ul>
 +
    <li>
 +
    Repeated Gibbson-Assembly for Lbu with 4:1 ratio<!--xxxChangeAll-->
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li>
 +
Transformation into E.coli Turbo
 +
    </li>
 +
    </ul>
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myResults">
 +
    <h4>Results</h4>
 +
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 +
                   
 +
Empty plates => need to repeat PCR.
 +
    </li>
 +
    </ul>
 
<ul class="myEntry other">   
 
<ul class="myEntry other">   
 
    <li class="myTitel">
 
    <li class="myTitel">
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    </ul>   
 
    </ul>   
 
    <div class="date">Monday 9th</div>
 
    <div class="date">Monday 9th</div>
 +
<ul class="myEntry cas13a">    <!--xxxChange, existing categories are Cas13a,readout,other-->
 +
    <li class="myTitel">
 +
    <b>Lbu-Recloning with Gibbson-Assembly</b> <!--xxxChange-->
 +
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myProtocol">
 +
    Protocol:  <a href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Munich/Protocols">PCR,Gibbson and Trafo in chem and e comp</a> <!--xxxChange(NOT the href=..., the "Total RNA Purific...")-->
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    </li>
 +
    <li class="myParticipants">
 +
    Participants: Max                    <!-- xxxChange-->
 +
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myObservations">
 +
    Observations:
 +
    <ul>
 +
    <li>
 +
    PCR for Gibbson with Biobrick fwd and rev primer.    <!--xxxChangeAll-->
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li>
 +
Lbu Gibbson Assembly with 3x excess of insert.
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li>
 +
    Trafo into E. coli chem and e comp.
 +
    </li>
 +
    </ul>
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myResults">
 +
    <h4>Results</h4>
 +
                        <!--xxxChange-->
 +
No colonies
 +
    </li>
 +
    </ul>
 
    <ul class="myEntry readout">
 
    <ul class="myEntry readout">
 
    <li class="myTitel">
 
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    </ul>      
 
    </ul>      
 
    <div class="date">Tuesday 10th</div>
 
    <div class="date">Tuesday 10th</div>
 +
<ul class="myEntry readout">    <!--xxxChange, existing categories are Cas13a,readout,other-->
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    <li class="myTitel">
 +
    <b>Intein-Extein-Readout</b> <!--xxxChange-->
 +
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myProtocol">
 +
    Protocol:  <a href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Munich/Protocols">PCR and Gibbson Assembly</a> <!--xxxChange(NOT the href=..., the "Total RNA Purific...")-->
 +
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myParticipants">
 +
    Participants: Max                    <!-- xxxChange-->
 +
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myObservations">
 +
    Observations:
 +
    <ul>
 +
    <li>
 +
    PCR of Lbu and psB1C3 as backbone  <!--xxxChangeAll-->
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li>
 +
Gibbson Assembly with 5:1 excess of insert
 +
    </li>
 +
   
 +
    </ul>
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myResults">
 +
    <h4>Results</h4>
 +
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 +
                   
 +
    </li>
 +
    </ul>
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            <ul class="myEntry other">
 
            <ul class="myEntry other">
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    <div class="date">Wednesday 11th</div>
 
    <div class="date">Wednesday 11th</div>
 +
<ul class="myEntry other">    <!--xxxChange, existing categories are Cas13a,readout,other-->
 +
    <li class="myTitel">
 +
    <b>Biobrick Recloning </b> <!--xxxChange-->
 +
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myProtocol">
 +
    Protocol:  <a href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Munich/Protocols">Transformation of chem comp cells</a> <!--xxxChange(NOT the href=..., the "Total RNA Purific...")-->
 +
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myParticipants">
 +
    Participants: Max                    <!-- xxxChange-->
 +
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myObservations">
 +
    Observations:
 +
    <ul>
 +
    <li>
 +
Transformation of Turbo cells with Gibbson of 10.10.<!--xxxChangeAll-->
 +
    </li>
 +
   
 +
    </ul>
 +
    </li>
 +
   
 +
    </ul>
 
    <ul class="myEntry readout">
 
    <ul class="myEntry readout">
 
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    <div class="date">Thursday 12th</div>
 
    <div class="date">Thursday 12th</div>
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<ul class="myEntry readout">    <!--xxxChange, existing categories are Cas13a,readout,other-->
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    <li class="myTitel">
 +
    <b>Intein-Extein-Readout</b> <!--xxxChange-->
 +
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myProtocol">
 +
    Protocol:  <a href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Munich/Protocols">Transformation of e. comp cells</a> <!--xxxChange(NOT the href=..., the "Total RNA Purific...")-->
 +
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myParticipants">
 +
    Participants: Max                    <!-- xxxChange-->
 +
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myObservations">
 +
    Observations:
 +
    <ul>
 +
    <li>
 +
    Transformation of BL21 with psB4A5 C-Term and psB1C3 N-Term  <!--xxxChangeAll-->
 +
    </li>
 +
   
 +
    </ul>
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myResults">
 +
    <h4>Results</h4>
 +
                        <!--xxxChange-->
 +
                    No colonies for psB4A5 C-Term.
 +
    </li>
 +
    </ul>
 +
 +
 +
<ul class="myEntry other">    <!--xxxChange, existing categories are Cas13a,readout,other-->
 +
    <li class="myTitel">
 +
    <b>Biobrick Recloning</b> <!--xxxChange-->
 +
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myProtocol">
 +
    Protocol:  <a href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Munich/Protocols">Col-PCR for Biobrick Recloning</a> <!--xxxChange(NOT the href=..., the "Total RNA Purific...")-->
 +
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myParticipants">
 +
    Participants: Max                    <!-- xxxChange-->
 +
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myObservations">
 +
    Observations:
 +
    <ul>
 +
    <li>
 +
    Col PCR of 6x N-Term in psB1C3, 16x C-Term in psB1C3, 14x Lbu in psB1C3    <!--xxxChangeAll-->
 +
    </li>
 +
    </ul>
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myResults">
 +
    <h4>Results</h4>
 +
                        <!--xxxChange-->
 +
                    All negative.
 +
    </li>
 +
    </ul>
 
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    <div class="date">Friday 13th</div>
 
    <div class="date">Friday 13th</div>
 +
<ul class="myEntry other">    <!--xxxChange, existing categories are Cas13a,readout,other-->
 +
    <li class="myTitel">
 +
    <b>Biobrick Recloning</b> <!--xxxChange-->
 +
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myProtocol">
 +
    Protocol:  <a href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Munich/Protocols">PCR with Q5-Polymerase</a> <!--xxxChange(NOT the href=..., the "Total RNA Purific...")-->
 +
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myParticipants">
 +
    Participants: Max                    <!-- xxxChange-->
 +
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myObservations">
 +
    Observations:
 +
    <ul>
 +
    <li>
 +
    Repeated PCR of N and C-term part for Recloning    <!--xxxChangeAll-->
 +
    </li>
 +
    </ul>
 +
    </li>
 +
   
 +
    </ul>
 +
 
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    </ul>
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                            <div class="date">Saturday 14th</div>
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<ul class="myEntry readout">    <!--xxxChange, existing categories are Cas13a,readout,other-->
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    <li class="myTitel">
 +
    <b>Intein-Extein-Readout</b> <!--xxxChange-->
 +
 
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myProtocol">
 +
    Protocol:  <a href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Munich/Protocols">Restriction digest Gibbson-Assembly and Transformation</a> <!--xxxChange(NOT the href=..., the "Total RNA Purific...")-->
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 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myParticipants">
 +
    Participants: Max                    <!-- xxxChange-->
 +
 
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li class="myObservations">
 +
    Observations:
 +
    <ul>
 +
    <li>
 +
    DpnI digest of PCR from 31.10.17    <!--xxxChangeAll-->
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li>
 +
Clean-up with PCR purification kit
 +
    </li>
 +
    <li>
 +
    Gibbson-Assembly with 3:1 excess
 +
    </li>
 +
<li>
 +
    Transformation into E.coli Turbo chem comp.
 +
    </li>
 +
    </ul>
 +
    </li>
 +
    </ul>
 +
   
 
    <div class="date">Monday 16th</div>
 
    <div class="date">Monday 16th</div>
 
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Revision as of 17:38, 31 October 2017

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Labbook

We documented our work chronologically on a daily basis, linked the respective protocols and added all lab results. You can find the entries sorted according to month and sub-project, which can be selected separately. To do actual experiments it is also important to prepare buffer and all kind of stock solutions, agar plates, gels and so on. This basic work is partially not mentioned here, but was also done by the team.

Tuesday 21st
Wednesday 22nd
Thursday 23rd
Friday 24th
Monday 27th
Tuesday 28th
Wednesday 29th
Thursday 30th
Friday 31rd
Monday 3rd
Tuesday 4th
Wednesday 5th
Thursday 6th
Friday 7th
Monday 10th
Tuesday 11th
Wednesday 12th
Thursday 13th
Friday 14th
Monday 17th
Tuesday 18th
Wednesday 19th
Thursday 20th
Friday 21st
Monday 24th
Tuesday 25th
  • Plating of DH5α p2CT-His-MBP-Lbu-Cas13a-WT and DH5α p2CT-His-MBP-Lsh-Cas13a-WT on LBCarb agar plates
  • Protocol: -
  • Participants: Ludwig
  • Observations:
    • Incubation at 37 °C over night.

  • Results

    Bacteria grew and single colonies were visible.
Wednesday 26th
  • Preparation of 6 ml LBCarb cultures of DH5α p2CT-His-MBP-Lbu-Cas13a-WT and DH5α p2CT-His-MBP-Lsh-Cas13a-WT on LBCarb agar plates
  • Protocol: -
  • Participants: Ludwig
  • Observations:
    • Incubation at 37 °C over night.

  • Results

    Bacteria cultures grew.
Thursday 27th
  • Preparation of cryo stocks for DH5α p2CT-His-MBP-Lbu-Cas13a-WT and DH5α p2CT-His-MBP-Lsh-Cas13a-WT
  • Protocol: Cryo stocks
  • Participants: Ludwig
  • Minipreparation of DH5α Cas13a overnight cultures
  • Protocol: Minipreparation
  • Participants: Ludwig
  • Electro transformation of p2CT-His-MBP-Lbu-Cas13a-WT and p2CT-His-MBP-Lsh-Cas13a-WT in E. coli Rosetta.
  • Protocol: Electro transformation
  • Participants: Ludwig
  • Observations:
    • 1 µl of plasmid DNA was used.
    • Bacteria were plated on LBCarb plates without additional Cm.

  • Results

    Bacteria lost second plasmid probably.
Friday 28th
Monday 1st
Tuesday 2nd
  • Electro transformation of p2CT-His-MBP-Lbu-Cas13a-WT and p2CT-His-MBP-Lsh-Cas13a-WT in E. coli Rosetta.
  • Protocol: Electro transformation
  • Participants: Ludwig
  • Observations:
    • 1 µl of plasmid DNA was used.
    • Bacteria were plated on LBCarb + Cm plates

  • Results

    Bacteria grew and single colonies were visible.
  • Preparations of buffers for Cas13a purification.
  • Protocol: Protein purification
  • Participants: Chris, Ludwig, Julian
  • Observations:
    • TCEP changes the pH. Readjustement after adding neccessary.
  • Electro transformation of p2CT-His-MBP-Lbu-Cas13a-WT and p2CT-His-MBP-Lsh-Cas13a-WT in E. coli Rosetta.
  • Protocol: Electro transformation
  • Participants: Ludwig
  • Observations:
    • 1 µl of plasmid DNA was used.
    • Bacteria were plated on LBCarb + Cm plates

  • Results

    Bacteria grew, but only few single colonies were visible.
Wednesday 3rd
  • Electro transformation of p2CT-His-MBP-Lbu-Cas13a-WT and p2CT-His-MBP-Lsh-Cas13a-WT in E. coli Rosetta.
  • Protocol: Electro transformation
  • Participants: Ludwig, Chris
  • Observations:
    • 1 µl of plasmid DNA was used.
    • Bacteria were plated on LBCarb + Cm plates

  • Results

    This time bacteria grew well and a lot of single colonies were visible.
  • Preparation of 25 ml LBCarb + Cm cultures of Rosetta p2CT-His-MBP-Lbu-Cas13a-WT and Rosetta p2CT-His-MBP-Lsh-Cas13a-WT and incubated at 37 °C overnight.
  • Protocol: Protein Expression
  • Participants: Ludwig
Thursday 4th
  • Harvesting of Rosetta cells with overexpressed Cas13a Lbu and Cas13a Lsh
  • Protocol: Protein expression
  • Participants: Ludwig, Chris

  • Results

    Bacterial pellets were stored at -80 °C.
Friday 5th
  • Protein purification of Cas13a Lbu
  • Protocol: Äkta protein purification
  • Participants: Ludwig, Chris
  • Observations:
    • One test sample was run on the Äkta before the actual run. Only the second run was analyzed with a SDS PAGE.

  • Results

Monday 8th
  • Transformation of TEV plasmid (form lab in the chemistry department) in DH5α
  • Protocol: Electro Transformation
  • Participants: Sven
Tuesday 9th
  • Dialysis of pooled peak fractions of Cas13a Lbu and Cas13a Lsh into ion exchange buffer
  • Protocol: Äkta protein purification
  • Participants: Ludwig, Chris, Sven
  • PCR of NT and T crDNA (for Cas13a Lbu and Cas13a Lsh)
  • Protocol:
  • Participants: Sven
  • Observations:
    • PCR didn't work.
Wednesday 10th
  • Test of different lysis methods for total RNA extraction with Norgen kit
  • Protocol: Total RNA Purification with Norgen Kit
  • Participants: Julian, Milica, Jorge
  • Observations:
    • Three lysis methods were used: sonifcation, lysozyme digestion and heat lysis in SDS.
    • Lysozyme digestion: According to protocol.
    • Heat lysis: Sample was incubated in 2% SDS at 75 °C for 15 min.

  • Results

    See results from "Phenol/Chloroform purification of RNA from in-vitro transcription" from 11.05.17 for gel picture.
  • Upconcentration fo Cas13a Lbu and Cas13 Lsh after dialysis
  • Protocol: Äkta protein purification
  • Participants: Ludwig, Chris

  • Results

Thursday 11th
  • Test of different lysis methods for Phenol/Chloroform total RNA extraction.
  • Protocol: Phenol/Chloroform purification of RNA
  • Participants: Patrick, Julian
  • Observations:
    • Three lysis method were used: sonification, lysozyme digestion and heat lysis in SDS.
    • Lysozyme digestion: according to the total RNA purification with Norgen Kit protocol.
    • Heat lysis: Sample was incubated in 2% SDS at 75 °C for 15 min.
    • The samples were incubated at -80 °C overnight and the purification finished the next day.

  • Results

    See results from "Phenol/Chloroform purification of RNA from in-vitro transcription" from 11.05.17.
  • Phenol/Chloroform purification of RNA from in-vitro transcription
  • Protocol: Phenol/Chloroform purification of RNA
  • Participants: Dawafuti, Sven
  • Observations
    • The samples were incubated at -80 °C overnight and the purification finished the next day.

  • Results

Friday 12th
  • Urea PAGE of in vitro transcription samples
  • Protocol: UREA PAGE
  • Participants: Sven

  • Results

Monday 15th
  • Preparation fo buffers for Heparin purification of Cas13a Lbu and Cas13a Lsh
  • Protocol: Äkta protein purification
  • Participants: Ludwig, Chris
Tuesday 16th
Wednesday 17th
Thursday 18th
Friday 19th
Monday 22nd
Tuesday 23rd
  • PCR of Cas13a Lwa part1 and part2 and backbone pSB1C3_ccdB
  • Protocol: PCR
  • Participants: Ludwig, Chris, Rob
  • Observations:
    • Q5 polymerase was used
    • Primers Lwa part1 and part2: VF and VR
    • Primers pSB1C3_ccdB: p-pSB-GG-Fwd, p-pSB-GG-Rev

  • Results

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  • Assembly of Cas13a Lwa part1 and part2 with pSB1C3_ccdB using GoldenGate Cloning
  • Protocol: GoldenGate Assembly
  • Participants: Ludwig, Chris, Rob
  • Observations:
    • Insert to vector ratio: 2:1 and 3:1
  • Electro Transformation of assembled Lwa parts and pSB1C3 into DH5α and plating on LBCm agar plates
  • Protocol: Electro Transformation
  • Participants: Ludwig, Chris, Rob
  • Observations:
    • Next day: Only a few colonies.
  • Electro Transformation of TEV biobricks (pSB1C3-BBa_K1319008 and pSB1C3-BBa_K1319004) and plating on LBCm agar plates
  • Protocol: Electro Transformation
  • Participants: Ludwig, Chris, Rob
Wednesday 24th
  • Repeat: Assembly of Cas13a Lwa part1 and part2 with pSB1C3_ccdB using GoldenGate Cloning
  • Protocol: GoldenGate Assembly
  • Participants: Ludwig, Erika, Dawa, Chris
  • Observations:
    • Insert to vector ratio: 2:1 and 3:1
  • Electro Transformation of assembled Lwa parts and pSB1C3 into DH5α and plating on LBCm agar plates
  • Protocol: Electro Transformation
  • Participants: Ludwig, Erika, Dawa, Chris
  • Repeat: PCR of Cas13a Lwa part1 and part2 and backbone pSB1C3_ccdB
  • Protocol: PCR
  • Participants: Ludwig, Erika, Dawa, Chris
  • Observations:
    • Q5 polymerase was used
    • Primers Lwa part1 and part2: VF and VR
    • Primers pSB1C3_ccdB: p-pSB-GG-Fwd, p-pSB-GG-Rev

  • Results

    xxxChange
  • Preparation of 5 ml LBCm overnight culture of one picked DH5α pSB1C3-Cas13a-LwaLwa colony (from first GoldenGate assembly)
  • Protocol: -
  • Participants: Ludwig, Erika, Dawa, Chris
Thursday 25th
  • Miniprep of DH5α pSB1C3-Cas13a-Lwa overnight culture
  • Protocol: Minipreparation
  • Participants: Dawa, Chris
  • Observations:
    • pSB1C3-Cas13a-Lwa was then used for an analytical restriction digest and was sent for sequencing (with primer VR)
  • Analytical restriction digest with pSB1C3-Cas13a-LwaLwa with XbaI (single digest) and XbaI + SpeI (double digest)
  • Protocol: Restriction digest
  • Participants: Dawa, Chris

  • Results

  • Repeat: PCR of Lwa part2 and also GoldenGate was redone with new amplified Lwa part2
  • Protocol: PCR and GoldenGate
  • Participants:
  • Observations:
    • PCR Primers: VF, VR
    • Insert:Vecor 3:1 (GoldenGate)

  • Results

Friday 26th
  • Transformation of 1 µl GoldenGate sample in DH5α and plating on LBCm agar plates
  • Protocol: Transformation
  • Participants: Ludwig, Dawa, Chris
  • Observations:
    • No colonies visible
  • PCR of BBa_K1319004 and BBa_K1319008 (TEV) to check if biobricks are in plasmid
  • Protocol: PCR
  • Participants: Ludwig, Dawa, Chris

  • Results

  • Electro transformation of BBa_K1319004 and BBa_K1319008 (TEV) in DH5α and plating on LBCm agar plates
  • Protocol:
  • Participants:
  • Observations:
    • No colonies for BBa_K1319008
Monday 29th
  • Chemical transformation of BBa_K1319008 (TEV) in DH5α and plating on LBCm agar plates
  • Protocol: Chemical Transformation
  • Participants: Ludwig, Dawa, Erika
  • Observations:
    • 3 µl (= 750 pg) were used
  • Chemical transformation of GolenGate sample from 24.05. and also from 26.05. in DH5α and plating on LBCm agar plates
  • Protocol: Chemical Transformation
  • Participants: Ludwig, Dawa, Erika
  • Observations:
    • 5 µl for each transformation were used
Tuesday 30th
  • Colony PCR of DH5α pSB1C3-Cas13a-LwaLwa (from GoldenGate)
  • Protocol: cPCR
  • Participants: Chris, Dawa

  • Results

  • Colony PCR of DH5α pSB1C3-BBa_K1319004 and pSB1C3-BBa_K1319008 (TEV)
  • Protocol: cPCR
  • Participants: Chris, Dawa
  • Observations:
    • Primers: VF, VR
    • Overnight cultures from cultures that showed right cPCR bands were set up

  • Results

Wednesday 31st
  • Preparation of buffers for Cas13a purification (Elution, Wash, Ion exchange and SEC)
  • Protocol: Äkta purification
  • Participants: Milica, Ludwig, Flo, Sven, Jorge
  • Observations:
  • Minipreparation of DH5α pSB1C3-BBa_K1319004 and pSB1C3-BBa_K1319008 (TEV) overnight cultures
  • Protocol: Miniprep
  • Participants: Milica, Ludwig, Flo, Sven, Jorge
  • Observations:
    • Each construct was sent for sequencing with primers VR and VF
Thursday 1st
  • Colony PCR of DH5α pSB1C3-Cas13a-Lwa
  • Protocol: cPCR
  • Participants: Ludwig, Erika, Sven
  • Observations:
    • Primers: VR, VF

  • Results

  • Äkta purification of Cas13a Lbu and Cas13a Lwa (Affinity chromatography)
  • Protocol: Äkta protein purification
  • Participants: Ludwig, Erika, Sven

  • Results

Friday 2nd
  • Total RNA extraction of E. coli W3110 with Norgen kit
  • Protocol: Total RNA Purification with Norgen Kit
  • Participants: Jorge
  • Observations:
    • Instead of using TE and lysozyme to lyse the cells, they were resuspenden in 2% SDS in TAE and incubated at 75 ºC for 15 min.
    • The 6 samples were stored at -80 ºC and labeled T RNA #1-6
Monday 5th
  • Preparation of overnight cultures from Rosetta pSB1C3-His-MBP-Lbu-Cas13a-WT and Rosetta p2CT-His-MBP-Lsh-Cas13a-WT glycerol stocks, DH5α pSB-Cas13a-Lwa cPCR colony 5 and DH5α pSB1C3-BBa_K1319004 cPCR colony 1 and DH5α pSB1C3-BBa_K1319008 cPCR colony 1
  • Protocol: -
  • Participants: Sven
  • RNA Adsorption Test on first 3D print
  • Participants: Jorge
  • Notes:
    • Total RNA sample 5 used, prepared on Friday 02/06 by Jorge (Concentration: 126 ng/µl)
    • Procedure:
      • Take 1 µl presample from stock ; add with 2 µl nf H2O and 3 µl 2x RNA LD
      • Put 5 µl of sample on device
      • Take 1 µl of sample immediately, add with 2 µl nf H2O and 3 µl 2x RNA LD
      • Wait 15 minutes
      • Take 1 µl of sample immediately, add with 2 µl nf H2O and 3 µl 2x RNA LD
      • Store at -80 °C
      • What still needs to be done:
        • Cook samples at 95 °C for 10 minutes and put directly on ice afterwards (to prevent refolding)
        • Load on Gel and quantify
Tuesday 6th
  • Inoculation of Rosetta pSB1C3-His-MBP-Lbu-Cas13a-WT and Rosetta p2CT-His-MBP-Lsh-Cas13a-WT overnight cultures in each 1 l LBCarb + Cm medium
  • Protocol:
  • Participants: Sven, Patrick
  • Preparation of glycerol stocks for DH5α pSB1C3-BBa_K1319004 cPCR and DH5α pSB1C3-BBa_K1319008
  • Protocol: Glycerol cryo stocks
  • Participants: Sven, Patrick
  • Minipreparation of DH5α pSB-Cas13a-Lwa cPCR colony 5, DH5α pSB1C3-BBa_K1319004 and DH5α pSB1C3-BBa_K1319008
  • Protocol: Miniprep
  • Participants: Sven, Patrick
Wednesday 7th
  • Harvesting of bacteria with overexpressed Cas13a Lbu and Cas13a Lsh
  • Protocol: Äkta purification
  • Participants: Ludwig
  • Preparation of 5 ml LBCm overnight culture of DH5α pSB-Cas13a-Lwa cPCR colony 5
  • Protocol: -
  • Participants: Jorge
Thursday 8th
  • Preparation of wash and elution buffer for Cas13a protein purification
  • Protocol: Äkta protein purification
  • Participants: Ludwig, Erika
  • Observations:
    • pH was checked and adapted after adding of TCEP
  • Purification of Cas13a Lbu and Cas13a Lsh (Affinity chromatography)
  • Protocol: Äkta protein purification
  • Participants: Ludwig, Erika, Sven

  • Results

Friday 9th
  • PCR of pSB1C3-BBa_K1319008 (TEV) for adding a His tag
  • Protocol: PCR
  • Participants: Chris
  • Observations:
    • Primers: p-TEV-His-fwd and p-TEV-His-rev
    • Procedure was follwed by PCR cleanup and DpnI digestion

  • Results

    xxxChange
Monday 12th
  • Purification of Cas13a Lbu and Cas13a Lsh (Size exclusion chromatography)
  • Protocol: Äkta purification
  • Participants: Sven, Ludwig, Benedikt, Milica
  • Observations:
    • Cas13a Lbu and Cas13a were upconcentrated to 1 ml each (centrifugal filters: MWCO: 30 kDa). 2 runs for each protein were necessary

  • Results

  • PCR of Lwa part2b (reordered gBlock without internal BsaI restriction site)
  • Protocol:
  • Participants: Sven, Ludwig, Benedikt, Milica
  • Observations:
    • Primers: VF, VR
    • Procedure was follwed by PCR cleanup

  • Results

    xxxChange
  • Assembly of Lwa part1, part2b and pSB1C3-ccdB with GoldenGate and transformation in DH5α
  • Protocol: GoldenGate Cloning
  • Participants: Sven, Ludwig, Benedikt, Milica
  • Ligation of pSB1C3-BBa_K1319008 (TEV) after adding the His tag by overhang PCR
  • Protocol:
  • Participants: Sven, Ludwig, Benedikt, Milica
  • Observations:
    • Procedure was follwed by chemicial transformation in DH5α and plating on LbCm agar plates

  • Results

Tuesday 13th
  • Colony PCR of DH5α pSB-Cas13a-Lwa from GoldenGate assembly (with part2b)
  • Protocol:
  • Participants: Ludwig, Chris

  • Results

  • cPCR showed positive results. Cloning seemed to work, although there was the internal BsaI restriction site
  • Redone: Transformation of 15 µl ligation sample (of pSB1C3-BBa_K1319008 (TEV) after adding the His tag by overhang PCR)
  • Protocol:
  • Participants: Ludwig, Chris
  • Observations:
    • Colonies were visible the next day this time. 2 colonies were picked and resuspended in each 5 ml LBCm for overnight cultures
  • Preparation of 5 ml LBCm overnight culture of DH5α pSB-Cas13a-Lwa cPCR colony 5
  • Protocol:
  • Participants:
  • Observations:
    • Inoculation from cyro stock

  • Results

  • Lysis-tests with acidic phenol chlorophorm extraction
  • Protocol: Alkaline lysis Protocol: Phenol-Chlorophorm extraction Protocol: Trizol Reagenz protocol
  • Participants: Julian, Patrick
  • Notes:
    • Three lysis methods were used: Alkaline Lysis, heat lysis with SDS and Trizol-Lyse.
    • No vortexing for lysis (may break up cells and won't be available in our device), only room-temperature (apart form SDS as reference)
    • Cells had OD of 5.97 -> 4.78*109 cells according to http://www.genomics.agilent.com/biocalculators/calcODBacterial.jsp?_requestid=1029158
    • Cells had OD of 5.97 -> 4.78*109 cells according to http://www.genomics.agilent.com/biocalculators/calcODBacterial.jsp?_requestid=1029158
      -> dilluted 1:100 (to V=10mL) and pelleted 209 miL to get to 107 cells
    • A
    B
    C
    D
    1
    		MethodSDSNaOHTRIzol
    2
    		prepare1 mL TES (10mM Tris-HCl, 10mM EDTA, pH 8.0, 2% SDS -> TE-Buffer + SDS...
    3
    		----Lysis1x3x1x
    4
    		separate to tubes Spin 300xG, 5 min ->Ice, TROzol to -20! (100 miL at OD 1 -> 107 cells, Max. according to TRIzolPaper100 miL bactSusp100 miL bact-susp100 miL bact-suspension
    5
    		No washing step, bad for mRNA (TRIzolP.) 300 µl (0.45 ml) TES resuspend pellet
    6
    		12,5 uL Inhibitor (40k U/ml, 1 U/miL required)15 min, 75 °C lysis, vortexone probe after another
    7
    		(Addition of inhibitor); Transform total volume to gel tuberesuspend thorougly in 66 µl (100 miL) Solution1
    8
    		132 µl (200 miL) Sol2, INVERT 4x
    9
    		wait 0, 1 ,3 min
    10
    		add 99 µl (150 miL) Sol3, INVERT 4x
    11
    		Total volume: 297 µl (0.45 ml)
    12
    		--phenChloExtr
    13
    		measure pH, add acid...meassure Trizol PH, add acid if needed (pH <5)
    14
    		add 600 µl [same V (0.45 ml)] Phe:chloro.add 1 mL TRIzol to 107 cells
    15
    		5 min incubation
    16
    		add 0.2 mL CHLOROPHORM
    17
    		incub 2.5 (2-3) min, RT
    18
    		centri 12k g 15 min 4°C
    19
    		angle 45°, extract top phase carefully-> discard everything else, prot & DNA-> which Vol for the TRIzol aqueous phase?
    20
    		add 0.4 (0.375) ml Isopropanol, wait 10 min, RT
    21
    		centrifuge 10 min 12k , 4°C ->
    22
    		Aditional step, because RNA pellet was not entierly spinned down: Centrifugation (16000 rcf, 5 min, 4 °C)big-pellet assay in fridge, but 1. interphase was punctured/gel(DNA?) stuck to pipette 2. s.u.
    23
    		Aditional step, because suspected RNA fog was not entirely spinned down: remove upper and lower RNA fog phase
    24
    		Additional step: Centrifugation (16000 rcf, 5 min, 4 °C)
    25
    		No RNA pellet or RNA fog any more :(
    26
    		Addition of 400 µl isopropanol -> No RNA pellet or fog any more ->prob. removed too much
    27
    		discard supernatant -> RNA in gel-like pellet!-> gel hardly visible, nearly draged it out of tube (stuck to pipette...)
    28
    		resuspend in 0.75 ml 70 % (75% ideally) ethanol-> storeed RNA at -20°C is stable up to 1 year...
    29
    		vortex, centri 5 min 7,5k 4°
    30
    		discard supernatant, air dry for 5-10 min (do NOT let completely dry out)
    31
    		resuspend in RNAse free water 30 µl (20-50 miL) ->measurement...

  • Results

    No pellets seen during procedure, concentration too low for photometer -> repeat with more cells
Wednesday 14th
  • Up-concentration of Cas13a Lbu and Cas13 Lsh after SEC and concentration measurement
  • Protocol:
  • Participants: Chris, Patrick
  • Observations:
    • Centrifual filters: MWCO: 30 kDa
    • Concentrations were measured using a Bradford assay

  • Results

  • Cas13 Lbu: 746 mg/ml, Cas13 Lsh: 120 mg/ml
  • Miniprep of overnight culture of DH5α pSB-Cas13a-Lwa cPCR colony 5
  • Protocol: Minipreparation
  • Participants: Chris, Patrick
  • Observations:
    • Plasmid was again sent for sequencing with VR and VF

  • Results

  • First sequencing looked good
Thursday 15th
Friday 16th
  • Sending pSB-Cas13a-Lwa cPCR colony 5 for sequencing again with more primers
  • Protocol: Sequencing
  • Participants: Chris, Jorge
  • Observations:
    • Primer: p-seq-lwa 1-4
  • Preparation of first readout experiment with Cas13 Lbu and Cas13 Lsh
  • Protocol: Readout
  • Participants: Chris, Jorge
  • Observations:
    • Cleavage activity was tested with Aptamers (Malachite, Spinach) and RNase alert

  • Results

  • The Cas13a proteins were activated and cleaved the aptamers. This resulted in a decrease in fluorescence intensity.
    • xxxChange
  • Lysis-tests with acidic phenol chlorophorm extraction
  • Protocol: Lysis test pipetting scheme Protocol: Phenol-Chlorophorm extraction
  • Participants: Julian, Patrick
  • Notes:
    • Cell suspension had OD600 (extrapolated) of 2,220 -> 1.78 x 109 cells/ml according to http://www.genomics.agilent.com/biocalculators/calcODBacterial.jsp?_requestid=1029158
    • Experiments were done with 108 and 109 cells per sample, because it failed with 107 cells last time
    • Aspiration of supernatant in phenol-chlorophorm extraction: about 2/3 aspirated (200 µl) and 1/3 (100 µl) left to not destroy interphase
    • No pellet after RNA precipitation (-80 °C) and subsequent centrifugation in:
      • NaOH, 1 min, 108
      • SDS, 109
      • Trizol, 108
    • Mistakes:
      • SDS, 109: aspirated 100 µl instead of 200 µl supernatant
      • NaOH, 108, 3 min: contamination with DNA (<10% DNA interphase transfered)
      • NaOH, 109, 3 min: added + 200 µl of SDS 109 tube
    • ! Did not calibrate alkaline lysis solution 3 to given pH -> probably more RNA degradation
    • ! Did store RNA at -20 °C instead of -80 -> probably more RNA degradation

  • Results

    Sample
    [] [µg/ml]
    adjusted C**
    A260/A280
    A260/A230
    A230 [A]
    A260 [A]
    A280 [A]
    A320 [A]
    1
    		SDS, 108 cells36.8551.7042.0440.0470.0940.0560.002
    2
    		SDS, 109 cells*1193571.6932.0690.1460.3000.1780.002
    3
    		NaOH, 0 min, 108 cells35.2531.7252.1460.0420.0890.0520.001
    4
    		NaOH, 0 min, 109 cells5868791.9231.9930.7401.4700.7670.005
    5
    		NaOH, 1 min, 10^8 cells73.61101.2350.5860.3170.1870.1520.003
    6
    		NaOH, 1 min, 109 cells3705551.9451.9580.4750.9270.4780.003
    7
    		NaOH, 3 min, 108 cells*2593891.8491.4910.4390.6520.3550.005
    8
    		NaOH, 3 min, 109 cells*2754131.8502.2120.3160.6930.3680.005
    9
    		TRIzol, 108 cells1942651.3620.2212.2000.4870.3580.002
    10
    		TRIzol, 109 cells1602181.4290.4880.8220.4030.2830.003
  • Measured [RNA] by Implen Nanophotometer (20170616).
  • **adjusted for different supernatant V aspirated at extraction step
  • Barplots of measure RNA concentrations
    • see also "Denaturing PAGE for ssRNA" Monday, the 26th
Monday 19th
  • Preparation of 5 ml LBCm overnight culture of DH5α pSB-Cas13a-Lwa cPCR colony 5
  • Protocol: Overnight culture
  • Participants: Ludwig
  • Observations:
    • Inoculation from cryo stock
  • Preparation of 5 ml LBCm overnight culture of DH5α pSB1C3-BBa_K1319008-His (TEV) 1 and 2
  • Protocol: Overnight culture
  • Participants: Ludwig
  • Observations:
    • Inoculation from cryo stock
  • Electro transformation of pSB1C3-Cas13a-Lwa (cPCR colony 5) into E. coli BL21star
  • Protocol: Electro transformation
  • Participants: Ludwig, Chris
  • Observations:
    • pSB1C3-Cas13a-Lwa (cPCR colony 5) was verified by sequencing and is named now pSB1C3-Cas13a-Lwa
Tuesday 20th
  • Minipreparation of DH5α pSB-Cas13a-Lwa cPCR colony 5
  • Protocol: Minipreparation
  • Participants: Ludwig, Chris
  • Observations:
    • The plasmid was sent for sequencing with VR, VF, p-seq-lwa 1-4
  • Minipreparation of DH5α pSB1C3-BBa_K1319008-His (TEV) 1 and 2
  • Protocol: Minipreparation
  • Participants: Ludwig, Chris
  • Observations:
    • The plasmids were sent for sequencing with VR, VF
  • Preparation of 5 ml LBCm overnight culture of one picked BL21star pSB1C3-Cas13a-Lwa colony
  • Protocol: Overnight culture
  • Participants: Ludwig, Chris
Wednesday 21st
  • Minipreparation of BL21star pSB1C3-Cas13a-Lwa overnight culture and send for sequencing
  • Protocol: Minipreparation
  • Participants: Erika, Igor, Milica
  • Observations:
    • Primers: VF, VR, p-seq-lwa 1-4
  • Preparation of glycerol stock for BL21star pSB1C3-Cas13a-Lwa
  • Protocol: Glycerol stock
  • Participants: Erika, Igor, Milica
Thursday 22nd
Friday 23rd
  • Time-series of alkaline lysis, in triplets
  • Protocol: Lysis test pipetting scheme
  • Participants: Julian, Patrick
  • Notes:
    • Did alkaline Lysis with inbubation/lysis times of 0 min (~10 sec ), 1 min, 3 min, 10 min, Heat+SDS as reference, no Trizol
    • Cell suspension with OD600 (extrapolated) of 2.182 -> 1.78 x 109 cells/ml
    • Phenol-Chlorophorm Precipitation at -80 was done until Wednesday

  • Results

    see "Denaturing PAGE for ssRNA" Thursday (not Monday!), the 29th
Monday 26th
  • Gel analysis of extracted RNA (July 16th !)
  • Protocol: Denaturing PAGE for ssRNA
  • Participants: Julian, Patrick
  • Notes:
    • see Friday, 16th

  • Results

    Gel with degraded RNA
Tuesday 27th
  • Electro Transformation of pSB1C3-BBa_K1319008-His (TEV) in BL21star and plating on LBCm agar plates
  • Protocol: Electro transformation
  • Participants: Ludwig, Chris
  • Observations:
    • 1 µl was used
  • Preparation of 5 ml LBCm + Carb overnight culture of E. coli Rosetta p2CT-His-MBP-Lbu-Cas13a-WT
  • Protocol: Overnight culture
  • Participants: Ludwig, Chris
  • Preparation of 5 ml LBCm overnight culture of E. coli DH5α pSB1C3-BBa_K1319008-His 2
  • Protocol: Overnight culture
  • Participants: Ludwig, Chris
Wednesday 28th
  • Inoculation of Rosetta p2CT-His-MBP-Lbu-Cas13a-WT in 4x 1 l 2xYTCm + Carb medium for expression of Cas13a Lbu
  • Protocol: Äkta protein purification
  • Participants: Chris, Ludwig,Jorge
  • Minipreparation of DH5α pSB1C3-BBa_K1319008-His 2 and send for sequencing
  • Protocol: Minipreparation and Sequencing
  • Participants: Chris, Ludwig, Jorge
  • Observations:
    • Primers: VF, VR
  • Preparation of 5 ml LBCm overnight culture of BL21star pSB1C3-BBa_K1319008-His from picked colony
  • Protocol: Overnight culture
  • Participants: Chris, Ludwig, Jorge
  • Plating of DH5α pSB1C3-Cas13a-Lwa glycerol stock on LBCm agar plates
  • Protocol:
  • Participants:
  • Observations:
    • Colonies should be checked if they grow the same and a cPCR should confirm that there is only one plasmid
Thursday 29th
  • Preparation of glycerol stock of BL21star pSB1C3-BBa_K1319008-His
  • Protocol: Glycerol stock
  • Participants: Ludwig, Chris
  • Observations:
    • From this glycerol stock a 5 ml LBCm overnight culture was prepared
    • A 5 ml LBCm overnight culture was prepared directly from this cryo stock
  • Harvesting of Rosetta p2CT-His-MBP-Lbu-Cas13a-WT with overexpressed Cas13a Lbu
  • Protocol: Äkta protein purification
  • Participants: Ludwig, Chris
  • Observations:
    • The pellet was stored at -80 °C
  • Colony PCR of DH5α pSB1C3-Cas13a-Lwa (plated glycerol stock)
  • Protocol: cPCR
  • Participants: Ludwig, Chris

  • Results

  • Time-series of alkaline lysis, in triplets (continued)
  • Protocol: Phenol-Chlorophorm extraction
  • Participants: Patrick
  • Notes:
    • Continuing after -80 °C precipitation
    • Extremely big pellets after 99 % EtOH precipitation for all samples with SDS: Possibly contaminated with DNA

  • Results

    • SDS 10⁹ seems to have lower yield than NaOH -> maybe more SDS? (10⁸ has no problems...)
    • NaOH is done after "0" minutes (about 10 sec for adding base to all eppis and turning 3 times)
    • Sample
      Number of sample
      [] [µg/ml]
      A260/A280
      A260/A230
      A230 [A]
      A260 [A]
      A280 [A]
      A320 [A]
      1
      		SDS, 108 cells162.42.0800.1181.3430.1740.0930.018
      2
      		256.82.0290.1281.1230.1530.0810.011
      3
      		347.61.9830.1021.1780.1270.0680.008
      4
      		SDS, 109 cells13541.782>0.4>2.50.9130.5250.029
      5
      		22601.8570.2952.2220.6650.3650.015
      6
      		33761.8010.3922.4220.9620.5440.022
      7
      		NaOH, 0 min, 108 cells139.21.6902.0420.0560.1060.0660.008
      8
      		253.61.6141.8870.0860.1490.0980.015
      9
      		368.81.7202.4570.0700.1720.1000.000
      10
      		NaOH, 0 min, 109 cells16291.9112.4660.6431.5780.8280.005
      11
      		217.61.6922.2000.0190.0430.025-0.001
      12
      		36191.8972.4530.6361.5530.8210.005
      13
      		NaOH, 1 min, 108 cells1521.8062.2030.0590.1300.0720.000
      14
      		233.21.7292.3710.0350.0830.0480.000
      15
      		358.41.7382.3930.0610.1460.0840.000
      16
      		NaOH, 1 min, 109 cells16061.8932.4690.6201.5220.8070.006
      17
      		26271.8982.4310.6511.5740.8320.006
      18
      		322.41.8062.4350.0230.0560.0310.000
      19
      		NaOH, 3 min, 108 cells1441.8642.4440.0440.1090.058-0.001
      20
      		261.21.7792.5930.0580.1520.085-0.001
      21
      		35.61.4002.8000.0040.0130.009-0.001
      22
      		NaOH, 3 min, 109 cells16191.9082.4320.6431.5540.8180.007
      23
      		25701.9272.4680.5831.4300.7450.006
      24
      		320.41.7592.4290.0200.0500.028-0.001
      25
      		NaOH, 10 min, 108 cells110.81.5882.2500.0120.0270.0170.000
      26
      		28.81.5713.1430.0060.0210.013-0.001
      27
      		34.41.3753.6670.0020.0100.007-0.001
      28
      		NaOH, 10 min, 109 cells15031.9162.4990.5081.2620.6610.005
      29
      		25641.9112.4870.5721.4150.7430.005
      30
      		36111.9022.4670.6251.5330.8090.006
Friday 30th
  • Minipreparation of BL21star pSB1C3-BBa_K1319008-His
  • Protocol: Minipreparation
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • The plasmid was sent for sequencing with primers VR and VF
  • Gel analysis of alkaline-extracted RNA time-series (July 23th !)
  • Protocol: Denaturing PAGE for ssRNA
  • Participants: Julian, Patrick
  • Notes:
    • see Friday, 23th

  • Results

    Gel RNA degrading with lysis time
Monday 3rd
  • Preparation of 5 ml LBCm overnight culture of BL21star pSB-Cas13a-Lwa
  • Protocol: Overnight culture
  • Participants: Max
Tuesday 4th
  • Purification of Cas13a Lbu
  • Protocol: Ni NTA agarose purification
  • Participants: Max, Dawa
  • Observations:
    • Fresh DTT was added to the lysis buffer
    • 1 ml Ni-NTA agarose was used per 4 ml lysate
    • Sample was incubated 1 h at 4 °C while shaking
    • The procedure was followed by TEV cleavage overnigth while dialyzing

  • Results

    xxxChange
Wednesday 5th
  • Harvesting of BL21star pSB-Cas13a-Lwa with overexpressed Cas13a Lwa
  • Protocol: Ni NTA protein purification
  • Participants: Max, Dawa, Erika
  • Observations:
    • Pellet was incubated for 1 h at -80 °C before it was used for purification

  • Results

  • Purification of Cas13a Lwa
  • Protocol: Ni NTA agarose purification
  • Participants: Max, Dawa, Erika
  • Observations:
    • Fresh DTT was added to the lysis buffer
    • 1 ml Ni-NTA agarose was used per 4 ml lysate
    • Sample was incubated 1 h at 4 °C while shaking

  • Results

  • Precipitation of TEV plasmid for European meetup in Delft
  • Protocol: -
  • Participants: Max, Dawa, Erika
  • Observations:
    • pSB1C3-BBa_K1319008-His was lyophylized by Ethanol precipitation and evaporation
Thursday 6th
Friday 7th
  • Reverse Ni-NTA purification of cut Cas13a Lbu
  • Protocol: Ni NTA agarose protein purification
  • Participants: Rob
  • Observations:
    • Ni NTA agarose binds the cleaved His-MBP tag, Cas13a Lbu is in the flow-through

  • Results

    xxxChange
Monday 10th
  • Preparation of 50 ml LBCm overnight culture of BL21star pSB1C3-BBa_K1319008-His (TEV)
  • Protocol: Overnight culture
  • Participants: Rob, Ludwig, Rob
Tuesday 11th
  • Inoculation of BL21star pSB1C3-BBa_K1319008-His (TEV) in 3x 1 l 2xYTCm medium for expression of the TEV protease
  • Protocol: Äkta protein purification
  • Participants: Ludwig, Max
  • Observations:
    • Induction with 1 mM IPTG at OD600 of 0.6
    • Expression at 16 °C overnight
  • RNase alert assay with Cas13a Lbu and Cas13a Lsh
  • Protocol: Cas13a activity assay
  • Participants: Igor, Rob

  • Results

    xxxChange
Wednesday 12th
  • Harvesting of BL21star pSB1C3-BBa_K1319008-His with overexpressed TEV protease
  • Protocol: Äkta protein purification
  • Participants: Ludwig, Milica
Thursday 13th
Friday 14th
  • Cas13a activity assay with RNase alert
  • Protocol: Cas13 activity assay
  • Participants: Dawa, Rob

  • Results

    xxxChange
  • RNA Extraction with commercial kit
  • Participants: Patrick
  • Notes:
    • used ReliaPrep miRNA Cell and Tissue Miniprep System (Promega) according to instructions
    • Specification: Use in range of 102 to 106 cells. Tested 106 and 108 cells

  • Results

    No nanodrop-measureable amount of RNA/DNA with 106 cell, <10 ug/ml RNA with 108 cells Terrible yield, repeat again to be sure
Monday 17th
  • RNA Extraction with commercial kit
  • Participants: Patrick
  • Notes:
    • used ReliaPrep miRNA Cell and Tissue Miniprep System (Promega) according to instructions
    • Specification: Use in range of 102 to 106 cells. Tested 106 and 108 cells

  • Results

    Again no measureable amount of RNA for 106 cells. For 108 cells, RNA concentration was increased through column-binding and elution (small elution volume) Elution seems effective, second elution has only 20 % of first elution's amount of RNA
Tuesday 18th
  • Preparation of 40 ml LBCm + Carb overnight culture of Rosetta p2CT-His-MBP-Lbu-Cas13a-WT
  • Protocol: Äkta protein purification
  • Participants: Chris, Max, Dawa
Wednesday 19th
  • Inoculation of Rosetta p2CT-His-MBP-Lbu-Cas13a-WT in 3x 1 l 2xYTCm + Carb medium for expression of Cas13a Lbu
  • Protocol: Äkta protein purification
  • Participants: Max, Dawa
Thursday 20th
  • Size exclusion chromatography of affinity purified TEV protease
  • Protocol: Äkta protein purification
  • Participants: Max, Sven, Ludwig

  • Results

  • Harvesting of Rosetta p2CT-His-MBP-Lbu-Cas13a-WT with overexpressed Cas13 Lbu
  • Protocol: Äkta protein purification
  • Participants: Max, Sven, Ludwig
  • In vitro Transcription of target RNA, Lbu crRNA and Lsh crRNA
  • Protocol: In vitro Transcription
  • Participants: Igor
  • Observations:
    • Procedure was followed by DNAase treatment and phenol chloroform extraction

  • Results

    xxxChange
Friday 21st
  • PCR of gBlock of aeBlue
  • Protocol: PCR
  • Participants: Chris
Monday 24th
  • Digestion of insert and pSB1C3 with Pst1-HF and EcoRI-HF
  • Protocol: Digestion and Ligation
  • Participants: Chris
  • Observations:
    • Plasmid was dephosporylated with arctic phosphatase and insert was ligated with plasmid overnight at 16 °C
Tuesday 25th
  • Electro transformation of aeBlue ligation sample in E. coli Turbo cells
  • Protocol: Electro transformation
  • Participants: Max
Wednesday 26th
  • Colony PCR of plated pSB1C3-aeBlue
  • Protocol: cPCR
  • Participants: Max

  • Results

    xxxChange
  • Preparation of 5 ml LBCm overnight cultures (picked colonies of aeBlue ligation)
  • Protocol: Overnight culture
  • Participants: Max
Thursday 27th
Friday 28th
  • Upconcentration of TEV protease to 2 mg/ml and stored in TEV storage buffer
  • Protocol: Äkta protein purification
  • Participants: Max
Monday 31th
Tuesday 1st
  • Intein-Extein-Readout
  • Protocol: DNA Gel-Purification and Genomic DNA Purification
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Purification of b-Gal fragments from 1 % Agarose Gel
    • 60 µl per lane
      • Genomic DNA purification from E.coli W3110+

  • Results

    DNA was lost during the purification
Wednesday 2nd
  • Intein-Extein-Readout
  • Protocol: Q5-PCR and PCR-Cleanup kit
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Repeated PCR of beta-Gal N and C Terminal fragments from 31.7.
    • 3 different Templates:
      • W3110 genomic DNA
      • W3110 genomic DNA diluted 1:100
      • W3110 2 µl of cryostock
    • Clean-up of PCR with Purification Kit and elution in 33 µl nf water
  • InterLab Study calibration
  • Protocol: IGEM HQ InterLab Study Protocol
  • Participants: Dawafuti Erika
  • Observations:
    • Patch length correction was on in the plate reader.
    • Calibration for the plate reader experiment done with LUDOX and Fluorescein.
    • We saw no difference between LUDOX and water when measuring at an OD of 600 nm.
    • For the fluorescein measurement, the best gain was 600 using 485 nm/520 nm.
    • Plasmids from the plate 7 (positive and negative control, and devices 1-6) were resuspended.
Thursday 3rd
  • Intein-Extein-Readout
  • Protocol: Agarose-Gel
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Gel of purified PCR
    • 1,5% small Gel, 120 V, 30 minutes

  • Results

    • PCR with undiluted extracted DNA didn't work.
Friday 4th
Monday 7th
  • Protein-Purifcation of Lbu and Lsh
  • Protocol: -
  • Participants: Max, Ludwig, Teeradon
  • Observations:
    • Inoculation of main cultures of Rosetta p2CT-His-MBP-Lbu_C13a_WT and Lsh in LB(Carb+Cm)
  • InterLab Study Day 1: Transformation
  • Protocol: IGEM HQ InterLab Study Protocol
  • Participants: Dawafuti Erika
  • Observations:
    • Each plasmids was transformed two times: with chemical transformation and with electroporation, for a total of 16 plasmids.

  • Results

    • Every plate except the ones for Device 1 had colonies.
Tuesday 8th
  • First test with 3D printed 96-well plate
  • Protocol: -
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Tested different concentrations of fluorescein in a 3D printed 96 well plate on paper.
    • Scanned at differnt gains at a constant focal height.
    • Dilutions were 1:20; 1:400 and 1:8000 of Fluorescein-FITC in water

  • Results

    No light bleeding was observed in the experiment
  • InterLab Study Day 2: Colony transfer to liquid culture
  • Protocol: IGEM HQ InterLab Study Protocol
  • Participants: Dawafuti Erika
  • Observations:
    • Device 1 was again transformed, as no colonies grew on the plate.
    • Liquid cultures for the 7 plasmids whose plates showed colonies (all except Device 1) were made in duplicate.
    • The plates were stored at -4 °C.
Wednesday 9th
  • Expression and Harvesting of Cas13a variants
  • Protocol: Protein Purification
  • Participants: Max, Ludwig
  • Observations:
    • Harvested Cas13a Lbu overexpression.
    • Inoculated 2 litres 2xYT media with Rosetta Cas13a Lsh and let them grow at 16 °C overnight with 1 mM IPTG
  • InterLab Study Day 3: Plate reader experiments
  • Protocol: IGEM HQ InterLab Study Protocol
  • Participants: Dawafuti Erika
  • Observations:
    • After measuring the OD600 of the O/N cultures, they were diluted with LB+Cm to an OD600 of 0.02, in duplicates.
    • The absorbance and fluorescence of the diluted cultures were measured at 0, 2, 4 and 6 hours after the cultures were set.
    • Patch length correction was on in the plate reader.
    • Device 1 was again transformed, as no colonies grew on the plate.

  • Results

    • Transformation of Device 1 was successful.
Thursday 10th
  • His Purification of Cas13a Lbu and Harvesting of Cas13a Lsh
  • Protocol: His-Purification
  • Participants: Max, Ludwig, Milica, Sven, Benedikt
  • Observations:
    • His purification of Cas13a Lbu according to protocol.
    • Elution in 4 times 4 ml.
    • ON Dialysis with TEV protease in 2 litres of Lysis buffer.
    • Harvesting of Cas13a Lsh according to protocol
  • InterLab Study Day 4: Preparation of O/N cultures for plate reader experiments
  • Protocol: IGEM HQ InterLab Study Protocol
  • Participants: Dawafuti Erika
  • Observations:
    • O/N liquid cultures in duplicate were set up from all 8 Devices.
  • Annealing of Invitro Transcription Targe Inhibitor Circuit 3a (IC3a)
  • Protocol:
  • Participants: Florian
  • Observations:
  • Invitro Transcription of IC3a
  • Protocol: In vitro transcription
  • Participants: Florian
  • Observations:
    • Incubated over night at 37 ºC

  • Results

    See results of PEC from 11.10.2017
Friday 11th
  • Reverse HIS purification and SEC of Cas13a Lbu
  • Protocol: His purification and SEC protein purification
  • Participants: Ludwig, Benedikt, Max, Sven
  • Observations:
    • Incubation of cleaved Lbu sample with Ni-NTA beads (ca. 7 mL) (1 h, 4 °C)
    • Application on column, keep FT (there is our protein)
    • Elution of His-MBP with ca. 10 mL Elution buffer (for gel analysis)
    • Washing of Ni-NTA bead (3x with water) and storage in 20 % EtOH
    • Up-concentration of Cas13a Lbu and buffer exchange in SEC buffer (centrifugal filter: MWCO: 30 kDa, 4 °C, 5000 RCF)

  • Results

    See Gel image of 14.8. for results.
  • InterLab Study Day 5: Plate reader calibration and experiments
  • Protocol: IGEM HQ InterLab Study Protocol
  • Participants: Dawafuti Erika
  • Observations:
    • Patch length correction was off in the plate reader.
    • Calibration for the plate reader experiment done with LUDOX and Fluorescein.
    • We saw the difference in measurements between LUDOX and water.
    • After measuring the OD600 of the O/N cultures, they were diluted with LB+Cm to an OD600 of 0.02, in duplicates.
    • The absorbance and fluorescence of the diluted cultures were measured at 0, 2, 4 and 6 hours after the cultures were set.

  • Results

Monday 14th
  • SDS PAGE of Lbu purifcations
  • Protocol: SDS-PAGE
  • Participants: Ludwig
  • Observations:
    • SDS-PAGE of Lbu purification from last week
  • Invitro Transcription of IC3a
  • Protocol: In vitro transcription
  • Participants: Florian
  • Observations:

  • Results

    See results of Restriction digestion and PCE from 15.08.17
Tuesday 15th
Wednesday 16th
  • Cas13a preparation
  • Protocol: -
  • Participants: Benedikt, Ludwig
  • Observations:
    • Concentration measurment of Lbu, Lsh and Lwa with Bradford essay

  • Results

    Concentration of proteins measured(µg/ml):
  • 718 - Lbu 13.6 (pooled fractions 6, 7, 8)
  • 387 - Lbu 12.7
  • 90,8 - Lsh 13.6 (pooled fraction 7,8,9)
  • 379 -Lwa 5.7 (elution 1)
  • 1620 - Lwa 5.7 (elution 2)
  • 818 - Lwa 5.7 (elution 3)
  • 405 -Lwa 5.7 (elution 4)
Thursday 17th
  • DNA RNA Hybrid Annealing of IC3A with Circuit 3 Activator (C3A) – IC3a concentration screen
  • Protocol:
  • Participants: Florian
  • Observations:
    • Incubation at room temperature for 1 h of DNA and RNA with varied concentrations of IC3a (RNA).

  • Results

    • 4% Agarose does not seem to work for separation. No oligos at all visible after staining with SybrGreen II and SybrGold.
  • Protein-Expression of Lbu and Lwa
  • Protocol: Protein-Expression
  • Participants: Benedikt, Ludwig, Milica
  • Observations:
    • Expression of Rosetta Cas13a Lbu (3L 2xYT Medium, 16°C ON)
    • Expression of Rosetta Cas13a Lwa (2L 2xYT Medium, 16°C ON)
Friday 18th
  • Harvesting and Purification of Cas13a Lbu and Lsh
  • Protocol: Protein Purification
  • Participants: Benedikt, Milica
  • Observations:
    • Harvesting of both expressions
    • Purification of Cas13a Lbu according to protocol.
    • Elution in 4 times 3 ml elution buffer.

  • Results

Sunday 20th
Monday 21st
  • Continuation of Cas13a purification
  • Protocol: His-Purification
  • Participants: Benedikt, Milica, Max
  • Observations:
    • Continued His purification of Cas13a Lbu
    • Overnight dialysis with TEV protesae

  • Results

    • As visible on the gel the elutions 1 and 2 contained the highest amount of protein and were pooled for the TEV cleavage.
  • FINA extraction for DNA with E. coli W3110 pre-purified gDNA
  • Protocol: FINA Extraction for DNA
  • Participants: Jorge
  • Observations:
    • The gDNA was pre-purified with the Phenol/Chloroform method.
    • The gDNA solution was diluted 1:100, 1:1000, 1:100000, 1:10e6 and 1:10e8. Each dilution was then used as a sample for the FINA extraction.
    • From each dilution, two extractions were performed. One as in protocol (1N-5N), the other without the NaOH washing step (1-5).
    • As negative control (KK) FINA extraction was performed as in protocol with nuclease free water as sample.
  • Q5-PCR for beta-galactosidase from E. coli with FINA-DNA samples and purified gDNA from 21.08.17
  • Protocol: PCR amplification with Q5 Master Mix
  • Participants: Jorge
  • Observations
    • For the membranes, no template was directly pipette. Instead, the membranes were put in the tube.
    • p-bGal_N_N was used as forward primer
    • p-bGal_N_C was used as reverse primer
    • Annealing was performed at 61 ºC
    • The amplification step was 90 s long
    • A 1.5% agarose gel was run in TAE-buffer at 110 V for 80 min to check for PCR-products
    • Quick-Load Purple 2-Log DNA Ladder (N0550S) was used as ladder

  • Results

    • 1N-5N: 1:100-1:10e8 dilutions FINA extraction performed as in protocol.
    • 1-5: 1:100-1:10e8 dilutions FINA extraction without washing step.
    • 1K-5K: 1:100-1:10e8 dilutions.
    • KK: negative control for FINA extraction (nuclease free water as sample).
Tuesday 22nd
  • Reverse His purification of Cas13a Lbu
  • Protocol: His purification
  • Participants: Max, Benedikt, Milica
  • Observations:
    • Incubation (shaker!!) of cleaved Lbu sample with Ni-NTA beads (ca. 7 mL) (1 h, ice)
    • Application on column, keep FT (there is our protein) (on ice)
    • Washing with 10 mL lysis-buffer
    • Elution of His-MBP with ca. 10 mL Elution buffer (for gel analysis)
    • Washing of Ni-NTA bead (3x5mL with water) and storage in 20 % EtOH

  • Results

  • FINA extraction for DNA with E. coli W3110 cell culture
  • Protocol: FINA Extraction for DNA
  • Participants: Jorge
  • Observations:
    • The extraction was done when the culture had an OD600 of 1.2.
    • The cells were diluted 1:1, 1:100 and 1:1000 before the extraction.
    • Each dilution was used as sample twice: as in protocol (1N-3N and P1N-P3N) and washed with 300 ul lysis buffer from RNA extraction kit (Norgen, P/N 17200) (1G-3G and P1G-P3G).
    • Membranes 1N-3N and 1G-3G were put in 40 ul nuclease free water and incubated at RT for 10 min in order for the bounded DNA to go into solution.
  • Q5-PCR for beta-galactosidase from E. coli with FINA-DNA samples from 22.08.17
  • Protocol: PCR amplification with Q5 Master Mix
  • Participants: Jorge
  • Observations
    • The membranes from the FINA extraction were directly put into the PCR-mix. No template DNA was directly pipetted.
    • p-bGal_N_N was used as forward primer.
    • p-bGal_N_C was used as reverse primer.
    • Annealing was performed at 61 ºC.
    • The amplification step was 90 s long.
    • A 1.5% agarose gel was run in TAE-buffer at 110 V for 80 min to check for PCR-products.
    • Quick-Load Purple 2-Log DNA Ladder (N0550S) was used as ladder

  • Results

    • 1N-3N: 1:1-1:1000 dilutions FINA extraction performed as in protocol, loaded in gel after elution (no PCR).
    • 1G-3G: 1:1-1:1000 dilutions FINA extraction performed with lysis buffer as washing step, loaded in gel after elution (no PCR).
    • P1N-P3N: 1:1-1:1000 dilutions FINA extraction performed as in protocol.
    • P1G-P3G: 1:1-1:1000 dilutions FINA extraction with lysis buffer as washing buffer.
    • KK: negative control for FINA extraction (nuclease free water as sample).
Wednesday 23rd
  • Cas13a purification
  • Protocol: Size Exclusion Chromatography
  • Participants: Benedikt, Milica
  • Observations:
    • Measuring concentration after Reverse His Lbu
    • Upconcentration and buffer exchange of Lbu in 30 kDa Centricon
    • SEC Run of Lbu according to protcol

  • Results

    See SDS PAGE of 24.8. to see the SEC result.
  • FINA extraction for DNA with E. coli W3110 cell culture
  • Protocol: FINA Extraction for DNA
  • Participants: Jorge, Benedikt
  • Observations:
    • The extraction was done when the culture had an OD600 of 2.33.
    • The cells were diluted 1:1, 1:100, 1:10000, 1:10e6 and 1:10e8 before the extraction.
    • Each dilution was used as a sample for the FINA extraction. In addition, three 1:1 dilutions were used as samples for FINA extraction: two according to protocol and the third with 300 ul lysis buffer as washing buffer. One of the 1:1 membranes was put in nuclease free water and incubated at RT for 20 min in order for the bounded DNA to go into solution.
  • Q5-PCR for beta-galactosidase from E. coli with FINA-DNA samples from 23.08.17
  • Protocol: PCR amplification with Q5 Master Mix
  • Participants: Jorge, Benedikt
  • Observations
    • The membranes from the FINA extraction were directly put into the PCR-mix. No template DNA was directly pipetted.
    • p-bGal_N_N was used as forward primer.
    • p-bGal_N_C was used as reverse primer.
    • Annealing was performed at 61 ºC.
    • The amplification step was 90 s long.
    • A 1.5% agarose gel was run in TAE-buffer at 110 V for 80 min to check for PCR-products.
    • Afte the PCR, only 2,5,L and KK were loaded in the gel, as the other tubes had no liquid.
    • The gel was loaded before it was submerged in TAE-buffer.
    • Quick-Load Purple 2-Log DNA Ladder (N0550S) was used as ladder

  • Results

    • 2: 1:100 dilution FINA extraction performed as in protocol
    • L: 1:1 dilution FINA extraction performed with 300 ul lysis buffer as washing buffer.
    • KK: negative control for FINA extraction (LB-medium as sample).
Thursday 24th
  • SDS-Gel of SEC-Run from 23.8.
  • Protocol: SDS-PAGE
  • Participants: Chris
  • Observations:
    • 10% SDS PAGE of SEC Run samples
    • Marker; Sample prior to run; Fractions 5-16; FT Centricon

  • Results

    • The samples with the highest protein concentration were pooled and used for further experiments.
  • DNA-RNA-Hybrid-Building
  • Protocol:
  • Participants: Florian
  • Observations:
  • Native PAGE for short DNA oligos
  • Protocol:
  • Participants: Florian
  • Observations:

  • Results

    • Slight band shift of the oligo between 4 and 5 µM.
    • Slight band shift of the oligo between 4 and 5 µM.
    • Looks better than 30% PAGE in its resolution of the DNA oligos.
  • FINA extraction for DNA with E. coli W3110 cell culture (Repetition of the experiment from 23.08.17)
  • Protocol: FINA extraction for DNA
  • Participants: Jorge, Benedikt
  • Observations:
    • As there were problems with the gel from the 23th, we repeated the experiment.
    • The extraction was done when the culture had an OD600 of 2.78.
    • The cells were diluted 1:1, 1:100, 1:10000, 1:10e6 and 1:10e8 before the extraction.
    • Each dilution was used as a sample for the FINA extraction. In addition, three 1:1 dilutions were used as samples for FINA extraction: two according to protocol and the third with 300 ul lysis buffer as washing buffer. One of the 1:1 membranes was put in nuclease free water and incubated at RT for 20 min in order for the bounded DNA to go into solution.
  • Q5-PCR for beta-galactosidase from E. coli with FINA-DNA samples from 24.08.17
  • Protocol: PCR amplification with Q5 Master Mix
  • Participants: Jorge, Benedikt
  • Observations
    • The membranes from the FINA extraction were directly put into the PCR-mix. No template DNA was directly pipetted.
    • p-bGal_N_N was used as forward primer.
    • p-bGal_N_C was used as reverse primer.
    • Annealing was performed at 61 ºC.
    • The amplification step was 90 s long.
    • A 1.5% agarose gel was run in TAE-buffer at 110 V for 80 min to check for PCR-products.
    • Quick-Load Purple 2-Log DNA Ladder (N0550S) was used as ladder

  • Results

    • 1-5: 1:1-1:10e8 dilutions FINA extraction performed as in protocol
    • L: 1:1 dilution FINA extraction performed with 300 ul lysis buffer as washing buffer.
    • KK: negative control for FINA extraction (LB-medium as sample).
  • Total RNA purification from E. coli Rosetta2 DE3 p2CT-His-MBP-Lsh_C13a_WT with Norgen kit
  • Protocol: Total RNA Purification with Norgen Kit
  • Participants: Jorge, Benedikt
  • Observations:
    • 2 tubes stored at -80 ºC. Labelled gRNA #1, gRNA #2.

  • Results

  • Phenol/Chloroform total RNA purification from E. coli Rosetta2 DE3 p2CT-His-MBP-Lsh_C13a_WT
  • Protocol: Phenol/Chloroform purification of RNA
  • Participants: Jorge
  • Observations:
    • The incubation step at -80 ºC was done, O/N.
    • 2 tubes stored at -80 ºC. Labelled gRNA PEC #1, gRNA PEC #2.

  • Results

Friday 25th
  • Continuation of Phenol/Chloroform total RNA purification from E. coli Rosetta2 DE3 p2CT-His-MBP-Lsh_C13a_WT from yesterday
  • Protocol: Phenol/Chloroform purification for RNA
  • Participants: Jorge
  • Observations:
    • See entry from 24.08.17
Monday 28th
  • DNA RNA Hybrid Annealing of IC3A with Circuit 3 Activator (C3A) – IC3A concentration screen (high concentration)
  • Protocol:
  • Participants: Florian
  • Observations:

  • Results

    • Native PAGE 20 %
Tuesday 29th
  • Intein-Extein-Readout
  • Protocol: PCR with Q5 Polymerase, PCR Cleanup Kit, Restriction digest and Ligation
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Resuspension of gblocks Split_Uni C and Split_Uni N at a conc. of 100 nMol
    • PCR of SPlit Uni C und Split Uni N with Q5 Polymerase
    • Clean-up with Monarch Kit
    • Digestion of PCR products and psB1C3 with PstI-HF und EcoRI-HF in Cutsmart buffer
    • Dephosphorilation with Antarctic Phosphatase
    • Ligation ON with T4 DNA Ligase
  • FINA extraction for DNA with E. coli Rosetta2 DE3 p2CT-His-MBP-Lsh_C13a_WT
  • Protocol: FINA extraction for DNA
  • Participants: Jorge
  • Observations:
    • The extraction was done when the culture had an OD600 of 0.88.
    • Na: Extraction as in protocol. Cl: Washed with 10 mM HCl instead of NaOH. H: incubated 10 min at 80 ºC. L: 10 min incubated in 1 mg/ml lysozyme. LH: 10 min incubated in 1 mg/ml lysozyme at 80 ºC.
  • Q5-PCR for beta-galactosidase from E. coli with FINA-DNA samples from 24.08.17
  • Protocol: PCR amplification with Q5 Master Mix
  • Participants: Jorge
  • Observations
    • The membranes from the FINA extraction were directly put into the PCR-mix. No template DNA was directly pipetted.
    • p-bGal_N_N was used as forward primer.
    • p-bGal_N_C was used as reverse primer.
    • Annealing was performed at 61 ºC.
    • The amplification step was 90 s long.
    • A 1.5% agarose gel was run in TAE-buffer at 110 V for 80 min to check for PCR-products.
    • Quick-Load Purple 2-Log DNA Ladder (N0550S) was used as ladder

  • Results

    See Q5-PCR from 30.08.17
  • FINA extraction for RNA with purified total RNA (gRNA PEC #1)
  • Protocol: FINA extraction for RNA
  • Participants: Jorge
  • Observations:
  • First strand cDNA synthesis from E. coli Rosetta2 DE3 p2CT-His-MBP-Lsh_C13a_WT purified total RNA (Phenol/Chloroform extraction from 24.08.17) and FINA-RNA eluate
  • Protocol: First strand cDNA synthesis
  • Participants: Jorge
  • Observations:
    • p-bGal_N_C was used as primer.
    • Sample gRNA PEC #1 from 24.08.17 was diluted 1:4 and used as sample P.
    • The eluate from the FINA extraction for RNA from 29.08.17 was used as sample S.
    • For both reactions (S and P), 6 ul sample were pipetted.
Wednesday 30th
  • DNA and RNA hybrid of 3C-A and IC3-A
  • Protocol:
  • Participants: Florian
  • Observations:
    • Concentration screen IC3a between 1 and 5 µM. Incubation for dimerization again for 1 hour and at room temperature.

  • Results

    • 20% Native PAGE, 12.5 mM MgCl2
    • Shift of DNA-oligo band with higher concentration of IC3a RNA until 3.5 µM. No band of single DNA oligo C3a at 5 µM visible anymore. Hypothesis of full dimerization, but with a big background of single stranded IC3a RNA.
  • Q5-PCR for beta-galactosidase from E. coli with cDNA samples from 29.08.17
  • Protocol: PCR amplification with Q5 Master Mix
  • Participants: Jorge
  • Observations:
    • p-bGal_N_N was used as forward primer.
    • p-bGal_N_C was used as reverse primer.
    • Annealing was performed at 61 ºC.
    • The amplification step was 90 s long.
    • A 1.5% agarose gel was run in TAE-buffer at 110 V for 80 min to check for PCR-products.
    • Quick-Load Purple 2-Log DNA Ladder (N0550S) was used as ladder

  • Results

    • Na: FINA extraction performed as in protocol.
    • Cl: FINA extraction performed with 10 mM HCl instead of NaOH.
    • L: Cell solution incubated 10 min in 1 mg/ml lysozyme. No washing step in FINA
    • H: Cell solution incubated 10 min at 80 ºC. No washing step in FINA
    • LH: Cell solution incubated 10 min at 80 ºC in 1 mg/ml lysozyme. No washing step in FINA
    • K-: negative control FINA (LB-medium used as sample).
    • P: 1:4 dilution of gRNA PEC #1 after reverse transcription.
    • S: 1:4 dilution of gRNA PEC #1 after FINA extraction for RNA and reverse transcription.
    • KK: Negative control for the cDNA synthesis (water instead of MuLV-RT used)
Thursday 31st
  • Intein-Extein-Readout
  • Protocol: E. comp Transformation
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • E. comp transformation of E. coli Turbo with 1 µl of overnight ligation of 27.8.
    • Platted on Cm plates overnight.
Friday 1st
  • Intein-Extein-Readout
  • Protocol: Ligation
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Plates showed no colonies, as there wasn't enough backbone used.

  • Results

    Repeated digestion and Ligation from Thursday 31.8 and ligated 1 C-Terminal and 3 N-Terminal fragments respectively.
  • Intein-Extein-Readout
  • Protocol: -
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Plates showed no colonies, as there was no SOC step for outgrowth
    • Repeated digestion and Ligation
    • Ligated 1 C-Terminal and 3 N-Terminal fragments into psb1C3 and psb4A5
  • RNA extraction from induced Lbu-strain (continued)
  • Protocol: Denaturing PAGE for ssRNA
  • Participants: Dawa, Julian
  • Notes:
    • Induced pSB1C3_lbu with IPTG before lysis
    • Two cultures lysed with SDS + Heat only
    • No OD600 measurement

  • Results

    • A
      B
      C
      1
      		sampleconc ~Nanodrop260/280
      2
      		1 (non-induced)21921.8
      3
      		2 (non-induced)23201.8
      4
      		3 (induced)5081.69
      5
      		4 (induced)4421.66
      6
      		 1,2 showed precipitation of RNA ->measurement/gel wrong if not vortexed completely
    • A260/280 ration hints to impurities or DNA ->maybe due to too many cells
  • Nukleotide-silica binding with different buffers
  • Protocol: Silica binding pipetting scheme
  • Participants: Julian
  • Notes:
    • Used 10 ul of RNA-solution from Aug 31 RNA-extraction by Dawa per sample
    • Did NOT wash silica particles before with binding buffer (pH) and NOT during procedure with ethanol.

  • Results

    Both buffers show terrible A260/280 ration, need washing step and need to adjust for acidic silica-solution
Saturday 2nd
  • Intein-Extein-Readout
  • Protocol: Chem_Trafo
  • Participants: Julian, Milica, Jorge
  • Observations:
    • Three lysis methods were used: sonifcation, lysozyme digestion and heat lysis in SDS. xxxChangeAll
    • Lysozyme digestion: According to protocol.
    • Heat lysis: Sample was incubated in 2% SDS at 75 °C for 15 min.

  • Results

    See results from "Phenol/Chloroform purification of RNA from in-vitro transcription" from 11.05.17 for gel picture.
  • Nukleotide-silica binding with different buffers
  • Protocol: Silica binding pipetting scheme
  • Participants: Julian
  • Notes:
    • Used 10 ul of RNA-solution from Aug 31 RNA-extraction by Dawa
    • Washed according to protocol

  • Results

    Acetate-buffer results acceptable now, GuSCN-buffer still a problem.GuSCN probably too difficult clean up, needs too many washing steps.
Monday 4th
  • Intein-Extein-Readout
  • Protocol: E. comp Transformation (NOT the href=..., the "Total RNA Purific...")-->
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Plates showed no colonies as there was no SOC step.
    • Retransformation of Ligation from Friday into E.Coli Turbo e. comp.
  • Total RNA extraction of E. coli Rosetta2 DE3 p2CT-His-MBP-Lsh_C13a_WT with Norgen kit
  • Protocol: Total RNA Purification with Norgen Kit
  • Participants: Jorge, Dawafuti
  • Observations:
    • Stored at -80 ºC as TRNA Kit #1-4
  • Phenol/Chloroform total RNA purification from E. coli Rosetta2 DE3 p2CT-His-MBP-Lsh_C13a_WT
  • Protocol: Protocol
  • Participants: Jorge, Dawafuti
  • Observations
    • Stored at -80 ºC as TRNA PC #1-4.

  • Results

    See results Urea-SDS-PAGE from 05.09.17.
  • Nukleotide-silica binding with different buffers
  • Protocol: Silica binding pipetting scheme
  • Participants: Julian
  • Notes:
    • Did NOT incubate silica with acetate buffer for a day, prepared it fresh
    • Used 10 ul of RNA-solution from Aug 31 RNA-extraction by Dawa
    • Washed according to protocol, but did NOT wait a day for silica-buffer interaction with Acetate-buffer

  • Results

    Terrible yield, need buffer-silica incubation in protocol.
Tuesday 5th
  • Intein-Extein-Readout
  • Protocol: Agarose-Gel (NOT the href=..., the "Total RNA Purific...")-->
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Ran a small 1.75% TAE-Agarose Gel at 150 V for 50 minutes and post stained with Sybr Gold
  • Overnight Ligation of Intein-Extein-Construct
  • Protocol: Ligation of DNA-Fragments (NOT the href=..., the "Total RNA Purific...")-->
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Overnight ligation in ice bath with psb1C3 and psb4A5 as backbones and a 3:1 molar excess of insert
    • 200 ng backbone
  • Preparation of chemical competent Turbo cells
  • Protocol: Preparation of chemical competent cells (NOT the href=..., the "Total RNA Purific...")-->
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Plated one aliquot as negative controll

  • Results

    No colonies on plates, therefore usefull competent cells.
  • Invitro Transcription IC3a RNA
  • Protocol: In vitro transcription
  • Participants: Florian
  • Observations:

  • Results

    See results of DNAseI digestion and PCE from 06.09.17
  • Phenol/Chloroform total RNA purification from E. coli Rosetta2 DE3 p2CT-His-MBP-Lsh_C13a_WT (continued)
  • Protocol: Denaturing PAGE for ssRNA
  • Participants: Dawa, Jorge
  • Notes:
    • Ran urea gel

  • Results

    20170905_rna_1-8_Dawa_9_12_Jul.Tif
  • DNA Amplification Test using Recombinase Polymerase Amplification
  • Protocol: Recombinase Polymerase Amplification
  • Participants: Sven
  • Observations:
    • DNA Amplification with RPA was tested using the provided Control Reaction by TwistDx and our BioBrick His6-TEV plasmid incubation times of 40 minutes for Control and Sample 1 and 60 minutes for sample 2. Differences due to incubation time was tested.
    • RPA according to protocol
    • PCR cleanup according to protocol.

  • Results

    • Positive Control worked. RPA of TEV could not produce the whole (~1300 bp) construct but would produce amplicons of shorter size (100-500 bp) which was anticipated since TwistDx protocol says optimal amplicon length is 500 bp. Full length double-stranded DNA could consequently not be formed.

Wednesday 6th
  • Intein-Extein-Readout
  • Protocol: Chem and electro Transformation (NOT the href=..., the "Total RNA Purific...")-->
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Transformation into chem and e. competent E.coli Turbo and DH5 alpha cells.

  • Results

    No colonies in the evening, therefore the plates were left at room temperature overnight.
Thursday 7th
  • RNA Intein-Extein-Readout
  • Protocol: Colony PCR (NOT the href=..., the "Total RNA Purific...")-->
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Picked 128 colonies from plates of 06.09.17
    • 4 strip tubes of each construct( psB1C3_C; psB1c3_N; psB4A5_c; psB4A5_N)
    • Colony PCR with OneTaq Polymerase
    • Samples loaded onto monster Gel (Samples order is interlaced)

  • Results

  • First try of Cas13a digestion of IC3a/C3a dimer over 1 hour
  • Protocol: RNAse activity protocol
  • Participants: Florian
  • Observations:
    • Incubation for dimerization at room temperature for 1 h. Afterwards 1 hour digestion with Cas13a.

  • Results

    • No real difference visible after digestion for 1 h.
Friday 8th
  • Test heat-only lysis (1,3 and 7 minutes))
  • Protocol: Phenol-Chlorophorm extraction
  • Participants: Julian
  • Notes:
    • Diluted E. coli culture to 108 cells/ml, used 300 uL as sample
    • Heat-only at 93 °C for 15 min, diluted wiht tap water to simulate actual usage scenario (saliva etc..)

  • Results

    Hardly any RNA detectable (concentration < 10 ug/ml). Abysmal 260/280-ratio
    -> Heat-only lysis is too inefficient for that low cell counts, use 109 next time.
Monday 11th
  • Intein-Extein-Readout
  • Protocol: -
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Precultures of 16 colonies from plates of 06.09.17.
    • Precultures in 5 ml LB with corresponding antibiotic
  • Second try of Cas13a digestion of IC3a/C3a dimer for several hours and overnight
  • Protocol: RNAse activity protocol
  • Participants: Florian
  • Observations:

  • Results

Tuesday 12th
Wednesday 13th
  • Intein-Extein-Readout
  • Protocol: Restriction digest and PCR protocol with Q5 polymerase
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Send Samples psB4A5_C-Terminal 1-7 and 3-4 for sequencing with primer VF
    • New digestion of unamplified N-Terminal g-block (200 ng in 50 µl with EcoRI-HF and SpeI-HF)
    • PCR of psB1C3 with psb1A3_fw and psb1A3_rev , to get an opened backbone (Q5 polymerase protocol with 66 °C as annealing temerature and 1 minute elongation time)

  • Results

    PsB4A5_C terminal 1-7 was sequenced completly and used for further cloning steps.
  • Heat-lysis with E. coli
  • Protocol: Phenol-Chlorophorm extraction
  • Participants: Julian
  • Notes:
    • Lysis at 90°C, used 300 uL of E. coli suspension diluted to 2*109 cells/ml
    • SDS-Lysis as reference was impossible with this cell count, interphase during extraction too broad

  • Results

    Extraction-yield is down 5- to 10- fold compared to SDS (calculated from earlier SDS-lysis results with 109 (not 2*109)
  • RPA stability test and Reaction Temperature Screening on paper
  • Protocol: Recombinase Polymerase Amplification on Paper
  • Participants: Sven
  • Observations:
    • Preparation of stability assay of RPA on paper. Lyophilisation and storage.
    • RPA on paper according to protocol
Thursday 14th
  • Intein-Extein-Readout
  • Protocol: Restriction digest, Ligation of DNA fragments, Gibbson-Assembly and E and chem Trafo
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • New digestion of unamplified N-Terminal gBlock and psB1C3 with SpeI-HF and EcoRI-Hf
    • Dephosphorylation with Antarctic Phosphatase
    • Ligation of digested sequences overnight with T4 DNA Ligase
    • Gibbson-Assembly of psB1C3with N-Term fragment
    • Transformation of chem and e. competent Turbo cells
Friday 15th
  • Intein-Extein-Readout
  • Protocol: Colony PCR
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Picked 32 colonies from plates of 14.09.17
    • Screened with Colony PCR
    • Gel 200 V 2 % Agarose 30 minutes

  • Results

    • No positive colononies in the Col PCR.
  • Phenol/Chloroform total RNA purification from E. coli Rosetta2 DE3 p2CT-His-MBP-Lsh_C13a_WT
  • Protocol: Phenol/Chloroform purification of RNA
  • Participants: Jorge
  • Observations:
    • Two samples stored at -80 ºC labeled TRNA Lsh #1 15.09.17 and TRNA Lsh #2 15.09.17

  • Results

  • RPA stability test and Reaction Temperature Screening on paper
  • Protocol: Recombinase Polymerase Amplification on Paper
  • Participants: Sven
  • Observations:
    • Stability of RPA on paper was tested using His6-TEV plasmid after 0, 2 and 24 hours post-lyophilisation. Reaction temperature was tested at 37 °C as suggested by TwistDx and room temperature. Reaction was positively controlled using non-lyophilised reaction mixture.
    • RPA according to protocol
    • PCR cleanup according to protocol.

  • Results

    Lyophilisation of RPA on paper worked. Reaction seems to not be active at room temperature. Directly after lyophilisation, the reaction efficiency seems to be similar to fresh RPA reaction mixture. However, activity loss is observed already after 2 hours and after 24 hours, almost no activity is observable anymore.
    Gel Picture 20170915_Sven_RPA_time_stability
Monday 18th
  • Intein-Extein-Readout
  • Protocol: Q5-PCR and Restriction digestion and Col-PCR and e and chem comp Transformation
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • New PCR of backbone with psB1A3-fw and psB1A3-rev. Sample was subsequently DpnI digested and purified
    • Col-Pcr of 16 non green colonies from plates from thursday 14.9.17
    • Transformation of cells with ON Ligation from Friday 15.9.17 into E.coli DH5 alpha and E.coli Turbo
Tuesday 19th
  • Intein-Extein-Readout and Biobrick Recloning
  • Protocol: Gibbson-Assembly and Ligation
  • Participants: Max, Rob
  • Observations:
    • Gel of Col-PCR from 18.09.17
    • Clean-up from backbone PCR and digest from 18.09.17 followed by Gibbsonassembly with N-terminal insert.
    • Started the Recloning of the Biobricks by PCR with phosphorylated primers and T4 Ligation and transformed into Turbo chem competent cells.

  • Results

    • Sample 1-3 and 2-1 had the correct length, and therefore precultures of these colonies were started overnight.
  • IC3a invitro transcription
  • Protocol: In vitro transcription
  • Participants: Florian
  • Observations:

  • Results

    See results of DNaseI digestion and PCE from 20.09.17.
  • Heat-lysis with B. subtilis
  • Protocol: Phenol-Chlorophorm extraction
  • Participants: Julian
  • Notes:
      2x SDS-Heat lysis (protocol), 2x heat-only at 90 °C for 20 min

  • Results

    SDS-lysis works a lot worse for gram+ bacteria, Heat-only now better/same than SDS-lysis (more incubation time...) A260/280 ratio relatively bad, probably a lot of cell-wall impurities
  • Heat lysis and isothermal PCR: temperature dependence
  • Protocol: RPA-pcr
  • Participants: Julian, Sven
  • Notes:
    • Diluted E. coli (DH5a-pSB1C3-Tev-008-His) suspension to 106 cells / ml and heat-lysed in 50 uL aliquots
    • Lysis-temperature ranged from 65 °C to 90 °C in 5 °C steps
    • Added 2 uL of lysed sample to 10 uL RPA-solution and TEV-protease primers

  • Results

    Heat differences in this range and this cell concentration have only minor effect. Best lysis seems to be around 80 °C, which is consistens with literature.
Wednesday 20th
  • Intein-Extein-Readout
  • Protocol: Miniprep with Qiagen Kit
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Minipreped overnight cultures from 1-3 and 2-1.
    • Send samples for sequencing with VF and VR.

  • Results

    N-Terminal sample 1-3 was positive.
  • Biobrick Recloning
  • Protocol: Col PCR and preparation of e comp. cells
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Colony PCR of 36 colonies from each of the 3 constructs His-Sumo-Lwa (Lwa(l)), Lwa(lwa(k) and His-Sumo-Lbu each in psB1C3.
    • Precultures of 4 colonies from Lwa(l) and Lwa(k)

  • Results

Thurdsay 21st
  • Intein-Extein-Readout
  • Protocol: Restriction digest, Gibbson-Assembly and Transformation
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Digestion of 1 µg of each backbone (psb1c3_N-term_uni and psb4A5_C-Term_uni with BBS1-HF to open them for Gibbson-Assembly
    • Gibbson-Assembly of Col_PCR fragments from 03.08.2017
      • 1:3 backbone to insert concentration
      • 30 minutes at 50 °C
    • Transformation of E.coli Turbo e and chem competent cells according to protocol
    • Preculture for Cryostock from psB1C3_Split_uni_N_term 1-3

  • Results

  • Biobrick Recloning
  • Protocol: Col-PCR and Sample Sequencing
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Send samples for sequencing
    • Col_PCR of 4 samples from Lbu plate (all negative)
Friday 22nd
Monday 25th
  • Intein-Extein-Readout
  • Protocol: Restriction digest, PCR Cleanup Kit, Gibbson Assembly and Transformation
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Redigest of 1 µg of each backbone with BBS1 and dephoshorilation according to protocol
    • Cleanup with cleanup kit
    • Gibbson assembly with 100 µg backbone and 3:1 excess of insert ( calculated based on length ratio) Inserts 2 and 3 from PCR of 05.08.17
    • Transformation into E.coli Turbo e. comp
    • COlPCR of plates from Thursday. 21.9.17=> 36 samples
    • Gel at 1 % 45 mins 150 V
  • Biobrick Recloning
  • Protocol: Total
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • COlPCR and Gel of samples from trafo of Friday 22.09.17 => 30 samples (all non green) psB1C3_LBU
    • Gel at 1 % 45 mins 150 V

  • Results

    All negative.
Tuesday 26th
  • Intein-Extein-Readout
  • Protocol: ColPCR, Agarosegel
  • Participants: Max, Milica
  • Observations:
    • ColPCR of 12 colonies from N-term plate from 25.9.17
    • Gel at 1 % 30 mins 150 V

  • Results

    Samples 1-8 and 2-1 of the N-Terminus looked good => preculture for sequencing.
  • Biobrick Recloning
  • Protocol: Total
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • COlPCR and Gel of samples from trafo of Friday 22.09.17 => 30 samples (all non green) psB1C3_Lwa_kurz
    • Gel at 1 % 30 mins 150 V

  • Results

    All negative.
Wednesday 27th
  • Intein-Extein-Readout
  • Protocol: Minipreparation and Sample Sequencing
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Miniprep of psB1C3_Split_N_term_bGal 1-8 and 2-1
    • Send Minipreps for sequencing with primer VF and VR

  • Results

    Both sequences positive.
  • Phenol/Chloroform total RNA purification from E. coli Rosetta2 DE3 p2CT-His-MBP-Lsh_C13a_WT
  • Protocol: Phenol/Chloroform purification of RNA
  • Participants: Jorge
  • Observations:
    • Four samples stored at -80 ºC labeled TRNA Lsh #1 27.09.17 and TRNA Lsh #2 27.09.17, TRNA Lsh #3 27.09.17, TRNA Lsh #4 27.09.17.

  • Results

Thursday 28th
  • Biobrick Recloning
  • Protocol: ColPCR, ON culture
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • ColPCR from samples of 22.09.17
    • 32x Lwa short
    • Overnight cultures from colonies 1-8 and 2-3 started

  • Results

  • RNA/DNA hybrid dimerization with Cy5 DNA-oligo C3a
  • Protocol:
  • Participants: Florian
  • Observations:

  • Results

    • Native PAGE 20%, 12.5 mM MgCl2
    • C3a too high concentrated (Red bands). 5 µM instead of 500 nM. Better results with band shift see 29-09-2017.
  • Screen of LBU activity on RNA/DNA dimer
  • Protocol: RNAse activity protocol
  • Participants: Florian
  • Observations:

  • Results

    • Native PAGE 20%, 12.5 mM MgCl2
    • No visible shift of activator DNA oligo with addition of RNA under the use of Cy5 modified DNA activator oligo. Results are bad because of too high C3A DNA oligo concentration. (C3a = red bands).
Friday 29th
  • Biobrick Recloning
  • Protocol: Mini-Prepatation
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Mini prep of 1-8 and 2-3.
    • Lwa short send for sequencing with VF and VR

  • Results

    Lwa long positive.
  • DNA and RNA hybrid of 3C-A and IC3-A
  • Protocol:
  • Participants: Florian
  • Observations:

  • Results

    • Native PAGE 20%, 12.5 mM MgCl2
    • Visible small up shift of RNA/DNA dimer versus samples, which only contain the DNA oligo by itself. (DNA oligo C3a marked with Cy5 visible as red bands.)
  • FINA extraction for RNA with purified total RNA (TRNA Lsh #2-4 from 27.09.17)
  • Protocol: FINA Extraction for RNA
  • Participants: Jorge
  • Observations:
    • FINA was performed with 25 ul sample instead of 50 ul.
    • The extraction for TRNA #2 was performed as in protocol.
    • Before the FINA extraction, TRNA #3 was digested with DNase I according to DNase I Reaction Protocol
    • After the FINA extraction, the two eluate from TRNA #4 were digested with DNase I according to DNase I Reaction Protocol
  • First strand cDNA synthesis from E. coli Rosetta2 DE3 p2CT-His-MBP-Lsh_C13a_WT FINA-RNA eluate
  • Protocol: First strand cDNA synthesis
  • Participants: Jorge
  • Observations
    • pseq-Lsh-06rev was used as primer.
    • The eluates from the FINA extractions for RNA from 29.09.17 were used as samples.
    • From each pair of samples, one was used as a negative control (nuclease free water instead of MuLV-RT).
    • For all reactions, 6 ul sample were pipetted.
  • Q5-PCR for Lsh-fragment in E. coli Rosetta2 DE3 p2CT-His-MBP-Lsh_C13a_WT with cDNA samples from 29.09.17
  • Protocol: PCR amplification with Q5 Master Mix
  • Participants: Jorge
  • Observations:
    • pseq-Lsh-05fwd was used as forward primer.
    • pseq-Lsh-06rev was used as reverse primer.
    • Annealing was performed at 58 ºC.
    • The amplification step was 110 s long.
    • A 1.5% agarose gel was run in TAE-buffer at 110 V for 80 min to check for PCR-products.
    • Quick-Load Purple 2-Log DNA Ladder (N0550S) was used as ladder

  • Results

    • N: FINA extraction performed as in protocol.
    • NK: FINA extraction as in protocol. No RT in cDNA synthesis (negative control).
    • P: Digestion of DNA before FINA extraction.
    • PK: Digestion of DNA before FINA extraction. No RT in cDNA synthesis (negative control).
    • A: Digestion of DNA after FINA extraction.
    • AK: Digestion of DNA after FINA extraction. No RT in cDNA synthesis (negative control).
Monday 2nd
  • Live Invitro Transcription test with LBU and Inhibitor-RNA/Activator-DNA dimer with different T7 concentration
  • Protocol: In vitro transcription
  • Participants: Florian
  • Observations:
    • Forgot to add C3ds with single strand overhang, which is needed for activation of invitro transcription after binding of DNA oligo C3a (activator of C3ds).

  • Results

    • Plate reader data showed no activity for all samples, as expected without DNA template to transcribe.
Tuesday 3rd
  • Live Invitro Transcription test with LBU and Inhibitor-RNA/Activator-DNA dimer with different T7 concentration
  • Protocol: In vitro transcription
  • Participants: Florian
  • Observations:

  • Results

    • No Invitro transcription of RNA at any T7-Polymerase concentration. LBU does either not set activator DNA free or does not work at all. Same result as on the gel.
    • RNAse H shows low level fluorescence over the whole experiment, which can not be related to an invitro transcription.
Wednesday 4th
  • Biobrick Recloning
  • Protocol: -
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Send Lwa short colony 2-3 for sequencing with pseqLwa primer

  • Results

    Full read with no mutations.
Thursday 5th
  • Intein-Extein-Readout
  • Protocol: Transformation of e. comp cells
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Repeated Gibbson-Assembly for Lbu with 4:1 ratio
    • Transformation into E.coli Turbo

  • Results

    Empty plates => need to repeat PCR.
Friday 6th
Saturday 7th
  • SybrGreen II sensitivity test
  • Protocol:
  • Participants: Florian
  • Observations:

  • Results

    • 1:10.000 seems to be the right dilution of SybrGreen II dye for a 15 µl Sample.
Sunday 8th
  • IC3A invitro transcription
  • Protocol: Invitro transcription
  • Participants: Florian
  • Observations:

  • Results

    See results of Digestion and PCE from 09.10.17.
  • T7 polymerase sensitivity test
  • Protocol: Invitro transcription
  • Participants: Florian
  • Observations:

  • Results

    • Higher concentrations of T7-polymerase causes the maximal concentration of RNA to be reached faster.
Monday 9th
  • Lbu-Recloning with Gibbson-Assembly
  • Protocol: PCR,Gibbson and Trafo in chem and e comp
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • PCR for Gibbson with Biobrick fwd and rev primer.
    • Lbu Gibbson Assembly with 3x excess of insert.
    • Trafo into E. coli chem and e comp.

  • Results

    No colonies
Tuesday 10th
  • Intein-Extein-Readout
  • Protocol: PCR and Gibbson Assembly
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • PCR of Lbu and psB1C3 as backbone
    • Gibbson Assembly with 5:1 excess of insert

  • Results

  • Heat lysis and isothermal PCR: cell concentration dependence s
  • Protocol: RPA-pcr
  • Participants: Julian, Sven
  • Notes:
    • Diluted E. coli (DH5a-pSB1C3-Tev-008-His) suspension in a range of 106 to 102 cells / ml and heat-lysed in 50 uL aliquots
    • Added 2 uL of lysed sample to 10 uL RPA-solution and TEV-protease primers

  • Results

    Bands visible down to a dillution of 5*104 or 104 cells/ml, which corresponds to an average of 100 or 20 cells' DNA per PCR
Wednesday 11th
  • Dye Test for live imaging of invitro transcription (1st row Controls (with SybrGold partially), 2nd row SybrGold dilution series, 3rd row SybrGreen I dilution series, 4th row EvaGreen dilution series)
  • Protocol: invitro transcription
  • Participants: Florian
  • Observations:

  • Results

    • 6 M UREA-PAGE 15% of IC3a RNA
    • Mistake made: Added T7 Polymerase to Control 2. Was left out in Graph.
    • Only Eva Green seems to not influence the invitro transcription, because it was especially designed for live imaging with ongoing transcription reactions.
  • Preparation and DNA-conjugation of of new AuNP
  • Protocol: AuNP preparation
  • Protocol: AuNP-DNA conjugation
  • Participants: Rob
  • Observations:
    • Preparation of AuNP was successfully completed.
    • DNA-conjugation with "AuNP 5' primer" and "AuNP 3' primer" <\li>

  • Results

    See results from "conjugation test"
Thursday 12th
  • Intein-Extein-Readout
  • Protocol: Transformation of e. comp cells
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Transformation of BL21 with psB4A5 C-Term and psB1C3 N-Term

  • Results

    No colonies for psB4A5 C-Term.
  • Biobrick Recloning
  • Protocol: Col-PCR for Biobrick Recloning
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Col PCR of 6x N-Term in psB1C3, 16x C-Term in psB1C3, 14x Lbu in psB1C3

  • Results

    All negative.
  • Eva Green Sensitivity Test with RNA background
  • Protocol:
  • Participants: Florian
  • Observations:
  • AuNP linkage asssay with DNA-linker
  • Protocol: AuNP linkage
  • Participants: Rob
  • Observations:
    • 1x Buffer was used first, which resulted in no aggregation. Increasing the concentration by adding buffer to a final concentration of 2x afterwards resulted in aggregation and thus was set as the standard.
Friday 13th
  • Biobrick Recloning
  • Protocol: PCR with Q5-Polymerase
  • Participants: Max
  • Observations:
    • Repeated PCR of N and C-term part for Recloning
  • AuNP linkage asssay with DNA-linker and varying buffer concentrations
  • Protocol: AuNP linkage
  • Participants: Rob
  • Observations:
    • 2x, 4x, and 6x buffer was used, which resulted in unspecific aggregation from 4x to 6x buffer, thus 2x was kept as standard.
Saturday 14th
Monday 16th
  • New DNA-conjugation and AuNP linkage asssay with RNA-linker and DNA-linker
  • Protocol: AuNP linkage
  • Protocol: AuNP-DNA conjugation
  • Participants: Rob
  • Observations:
    • New AuNP were DNA-conjugated
    • Water was used instead of linker-RNA.
Tuesday 17th
  • AuNP linkage asssay with RNA-linker and DNA-linker
  • Protocol: AuNP linkage
  • Participants: Rob
  • Observations:
    • The experiment from the day before resulted in unspecific aggregation in the negative control. To have comparable samples and negative control for the cleavage assay, the experiment was repeated with a mock-DNA in the negative control. repeated with mock-RNA as negative control. A possible explanation for this is that negatively charched, non-bound RNA in the solution increases repulsion of AuNP.
Wednesday 18th
  • observation of AuNP linkage asssay with RNA-linker and DNA-linker
  • Protocol: AuNP linkage
  • Participants: Rob
  • Observations:
    • After cooling over night and spinning down for 1 min, just minor aggregation was achieved and samples were kept at 4°C for 2 days to allow for potential further aggregation.
Thursday 19th
Friday 20th
  • In vitro transcription of crRNA Lbu, crRNA Lsh and target RNA at 37 ºC overnight
  • Protocol: In vitro Transcription
  • Participants: Florian
  • See results of digestion and PEC from 21.10.17
  • observation of AuNP linkage asssay with RNA-linker and DNA-linker
  • Protocol: AuNP linkage
  • Participants: Rob
  • Observations:
    • The 2-day incubation did not result in higher aggregation, so a new over-night linkage was started. <\li>
    • After cooling over night and spinning down for 1 min, just minor aggregation was achieved and samples were kept at 4°C for 3 days over the weekend to allow for aggregat
Saturday 21st
  • In vitro transcription of crRNA Lwa at 37 C overnight
  • Protocol: In vitro Transcription
  • Participants: Florian
  • See results of digestion and PEC from 23.10.17
Sunday 22nd
  • observation of AuNP linkage asssay with RNA-linker and DNA-linker
  • Protocol: AuNP linkage
  • Participants: Rob
  • Observations:
    • After cooling over night and spinning down for 10 min, aggregates could be observed more clearly.
  • Plate reader experiment with different concentrations of RNA in vitro targets, positive and negative controls with Lsh Cas13a
  • Protocol: RNase activity
  • Participants: Dawafuti
  • Observations:

  • Results

    • No activity of Lsh Cas13a visible.
  • Plate reader experiment with different concentrations of RNA in vitro targets, positive and negative control with TDPs from team TU Delft
  • Protocol: RNase activity
  • Participants: Dawafuti
  • Observations:

  • Results

  • Plate reader experiment with different concentrations of RNA extracted with chemical lysis and phenol chloroform purification from the E.coli culture
  • Protocol: RNase activity
  • Participants: Dawafuti
  • Observations:

  • Results

  • Repeat of plate reader experiment with Lsh Cas13a with Elution 1 and Elution 4,2
  • Protocol: RNase activity
  • Participants: Dawafuti
  • Observations:

  • Results

    • No activity of Lsh Cas13a visible
  • Cross target plate reader experiment using crRNA E.coli with different target RNAs from B.subtilis and Noro virus
  • Protocol: RNase activity
  • Participants: Dawafuti
  • Observations:

  • Results

    • It didn't work
Monday 23rd
  • Plate reader experiment with dried and not dried Cas13a and TDPs with different target concentrations and positive and negative controls
  • Protocol: RNase activity
  • Participants: Dawafuti
  • Observations:

  • Results

  • Plate reader experiment with with Cas13a Lbu and different concentrations of RPA samples
  • Protocol: RNase activity
  • Participants: Dawafuti
  • Observations:

  • Results

  • Plate reader experiment with old Lwa Cas13a elution
  • Protocol: RNase activity
  • Participants: Dawafuti
  • Observations:
    • An elution from July, stored at 4 ºC of Lwa Cas13a was used

  • Results

    • It didn't work
Tuesday 24th
  • Plate reader experiment with Lwa Cas13a, old elutions 2 and 3
  • Protocol: RNase activity
  • Participants: Dawafuti
  • Observations:
    • An elution from July, stored at 4 ºC of Lwa Cas13a was used

  • Results

    • It didn't work
  • Plate reader experiment with cross targets using crRNA form E.coli and different target RNAs form B. subtilis, Noro virus and E.coli
  • Protocol: RNase activity
  • Participants: Dawafuti
  • Observations:

  • Results

  • Plate reader experiment with Spinach aptamer using Lbu Cas13a and different concentrations of in vitro targets
  • Protocol:
  • Participants: Dawafuti
  • Observations:

  • Results

    • It didn't work
  • observation of AuNP linkage asssay with RNA-linker and DNA-linker
  • Protocol: AuNP-DNA conjugation
  • Protocol: AuNP linkage
  • Participants: Rob
  • Observations:
    • To have optimal conditions and high DNA density of DNA on the AuNP for linkage and cleavage, a new AuNP-DNA conjugation was performed. <\li>
    • Over-night linkage was started accoriding to the final protocol.
Wednesday 25th
  • Plate reader experiments with lyophilized reaction mix with Cas13a Lbu with different concentrations of the in vitro target.
  • Protocol:
  • Participants: Dawafuti
  • Observations:
    • Cas13a was added only immediately before starting the measurement.

  • Results

  • Plate reader experiment with different concentration of heat lysed E.coli samples with Cas13a Lbu
  • Protocol:
  • Participants: Dawafuti
  • Observations:

  • Results

    • The activity of Cas13a is visible, but additional RNase activity was also seen.
  • General control plate reader experiments with Cas13a Lbu with everything, without crRNA, without target, without Cas13a, positive and negative control.
  • Protocol:
  • Participants: Dawafuti
  • Observations:

  • Results

  • observation of AuNP linkage asssay with RNA-linker and DNA-linker
  • Protocol: AuNP cleavage
  • Participants: Rob
  • Observations:
    • After spinning down the linked AuNP, all supernatant except for 5 μl was removed, pellet resuspended and spotted on paper. <\li>
    • The spotted AuNP were visible as blue aggregates and red, unlinked AuNP.
Thursday 26th
  • Plate reader experiment with Noro virus crRNA, Lbu Cas13a and different RNA targets from E.coli, HCV and Noro virus.
  • Protocol: RNase activity
  • Participants: Dawafuti
  • Observations:

  • Results

  • Plate reader experiment with Lwa Cas13a purified from the stored Lwa pellet using different concentrations of invitro transcribed RNAs
  • Protocol: RNase activity
  • Participants: Dawafuti
  • Observations:

  • Results

  • Plate reader experiments with the lyophilized reaction mix on paper using different concentrations of target RNAs
  • Protocol: RNase activity
  • Participants: Dawafuti
  • Observations:

  • Results

    • It didn’t work since the lyophilisation was done overnight which was way too long for a small amount of 15 ul reaction mix
  • Plate reader experiments with the RNA aptamer Spinach with different concentrations of in vitro RNA samples
  • Protocol:
  • Participants: Dawafuti
  • Observations:

  • Results

  • observation of AuNP linkage asssay with RNA-linker and DNA-linker
  • Protocol: AuNP cleavage
  • Participants: Rob
  • Observations:
    • To assure removal of unbound AuNP from , this time, after spinning down the linked AuNP, all supernatant except for was removed, pellet resuspended in 2 μl 1x Cas13a reaction buffer and spotted on paper. <\li>
    • The spotted AuNP were visible as blue aggregates and red, unlinked AuNP.
Friday 27th
  • Plate reader experiments with Lwa ( elution 1 and 2 and wash 1 ) purified using Nickel NTA
  • Protocol: RNase activity
  • Participants: Dawafuti
  • Observations:

  • Results

Monday 30th
Tuesday 31st