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Notebook Apparently there's a calendar feature to take care of this too??? |
Week One |
Tuesday, 6/17/14
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- Get acquainted with summer logistics and lab basics
- Clean up lab space, stock lab supplies
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We got absolutely no results today!!! |
Wednesday, 6/18/14
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- Continue to discuss project and clean up lab space
- Designed PCR primers for combinatorial promoters subproject
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We got absolutely no results today!!! |
Thursday, 6/19/14
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- Formulated plasmid design (pAA001) for the response regulation subproject
- PCR run on plasmid backbone and sfGFP to create constructs with the proper overhangs for Gibson assembly
- Gel electrophoresis for confirmation of PCR products' length
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With the exception of the lacI gene, PCR products were confirmed via gel electrophoresis |
Friday, 6/20/14
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- Purification of PCR products created yesterday
- Gibson assembly of purified products
- Transformation of Gibson-assembled plasmids into JM109 E. coli
- Meeting with Prof. Murray to discuss give an update on the project
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Colonies were found and picked after transformation and incubation. |
Week Two |
Monday, 6/23/14
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- Discussion of fallout from Friday's meeting, paper reading
- Colony PCR and Minipreps of liquid cultures of colonies picked over the weekend
- TXTL workshop starts today
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Tuesday, 6/24/14
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- Discussed alternatives to current ComQXPA system, including 2-cell system (not all in 1 cell)
- Gibson assembly of another combinatorial promoter using pKS001 backbone, lacI geneblock, ____ promoter geneblock, and sfGFP geneblock.
- Transformation of Gibson constructs into JM109 cells
- Linear combinatorial constructs created via PCR of pAA001 (minipreps) to be tested in TXTL
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Wednesday, 6/25/14
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- Linear constructs and plasmid TXTL reactions of A90 promoter (pAA001) were set up and run
- Gibson assembly of plasmid pAA002 containing B83 promoter
- PCR of Gibson assemblies of pAA002 to create linear constructs to test in TXTL
- TXTL reactions of B83 promoter (linear frag. from pAA002) were set up and run
- Transformation of pAA002 Gibson assemblies into JM109
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Thursday, 6/26/14
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- Analysis of yesterday's TXTL reactions (run overnight)
- Colony PCR and miniprep of bacterial colonies transformed with pAA002. Minipreps shipped for sequencing.
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TXTL reaction data inconclusive. Most fluorescence signals are below negative control, and linear data frequently contradicts plasmid data with A90 promoter. No signal observed for B83 promoter. |
Friday, 6/27/14
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- Continued to investigate different signalling pathways
- Potential alternative pathways to investigate:
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