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Cooper Union 2014 iGEM




Common Laboratory Protocols








Bacterial Transformation


Materials
plasmid DNA (up to 100ng, no more than 5μL)
Competent bacteria aliquot (stored -80°C)
SOC (stored 4°C)
Procedure
  1. Prewarm 2 water baths to 37°C and 42°C
  2. Aliquot 100μL SOC into microcentrifuge tube. Prewarm in 37°C.
  3. Prewarm LB plate + resistance to 37°C.
  4. Add DNA to compontent cells. Incubate on ice 15-20 min.
  5. Heat shock by quickly transferring tubes from ice to 42°C water bath for EXACTLY 45 seconds.
  6. Recuperate for 2 minutes on ice.
  7. Transfer prewarmed SOC to bacteria. Incubate 30 min 37°C.
  8. Transfer all the solution to LB plate. Spread and wait 15 min on benchtop.
  9. Invert and incubate 37°C overnight.


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Colony PCR




Gel Extraction




Miniprep




PCR Purification




PCR Reaction




Restriction Enzyme Digest


Materials
10x Buffer (Compatible to the enzyme)
Enzyme
BSA - diluted to 10x
ddH2O
DNA - up to 1μg per reaction.

Procedure Verify all times and temperatures for specific enzyme prior to use. This is general protocol.
  1. Prewarm 2 water baths to 37°C and 70°C
  2. Thaw buffers, diluted BSA. Keep all reagents on ice
  3. Set up reactions based on table below.
    ReagentVolumeExample
    Reaction Buffer1/10 total volume2μL
    Diluted BSA (10x)1/10 total volume2μL
    DNAcalculate for target ng3.7μL
    ddH2Ovolume up to (total volume - 1μL)11.3μL
    Enzymegenerally 1μL1μL
    Total Volume20μL
  4. Incubate 60min 37°C.
  5. Heat inactive 70°C for 15 min.
  6. Store in -20°C or use immediately.


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TdT Heat Inactivation




TdT Nucleotide Addition




Yeast Gene Knockout




Yeast Mating




Yeast Sporulation/Zymolyase Treatment