Notebook
CULTIVATION & PRESERVATION MICROBE
Cultivating DH5 alpha/BL21/BL21 (DE3) from the broth medium to the slant agar for
storage
Cultivating DH5 alpha/BL21/BL21 (DE3) slant medium into broth medium
- Protocol:
- Sterilize the ose and put it into a briefly vortexed cultivation broth
- Streak the ose into agar
- Incubate 12-18 hours 370 C in an incubator
- Store on the refrigerator at 40 C
- Protocol:
- Sterile the ose third time with alcohol 70% and burnt the ose on fire (bunsen) until the ring is changed to the red
- Collect one colony on slant medium and transfer into 30 mL LB broth as a starter for the next step of competent cell protoco
- Incubated 12-18 hours 370C in incubator or shaker waterbath using 120 rpm 370C
- Incubated 12-18 hours 370C in incubator or shaker waterbath using 120 rpm 370C
- Preservation recombinant DH5 alpha/BL21/BL21 (DE3)
- CTransfer 400 µL culture and add 200 µL glycerol 60% into the eppendorf tube sterile (final concentration 20% preservation)
- Gently pipette
- Store on deep freezer (-80oC)
- Protocol:
PCR
Resuspended Primer IDT
Resuspende gblock insert pSB1C3
- Protocol: base on IDT protocol
- Prior to opening, centrifuge the tube at a minimum of 3000xg to ensure that the material is at the bottom of the tube
- Add TE buffer/dH2O (distilled water)/NFW (nucleus free water) which amounts to …. µL that calculated from nmole of the primer (*each primer have different nmole) you able to use calculator IDT tool in https://sg.idtdna.com/calc/analyzer and choose resuspension calculator tool
- If you want to dilution the shock you able to calculated on the same link and choose dilution calculator
- Mix the TE buffer/dH2O/NFW and primer stock on a sterile microtube
- Serial dilution (optional)
- Storage -200 C
Label A
Forward plasmid backbone pSB1C3 & pSB1K3 27.2 nmoles + 272 µL NFW → stock concentration 100 µM Stock dilution into working concentration 10 µM → add 10 µL stock 100 µM + 90 µL NFWLabel B
Reverse plasmid backbone pSB1C3 & pSB1K3 26.9 nmoles + 269 µL NFW → stock concentration 100 µM Stock dilution into working concentration 10 µM → add 10 µL stock 100 µM + 90 µL NFWLabel C
Forward (1) backbone overhang pSB1C3 26.5 nmoles + 265 µL NFW → stock concentration 100 µM Stock dilution into working concentration 10 µM → add 10 µL stock 100 µM + 90 µL NFWLabel D
Reverse (1) backbone overhang pSB1C3 19.4 nmoles + 194 µL NFW → stock concentration 100 µM Stock dilution into working concentration 10 µM → add 10 µL stock 100 µM + 90 µL NFWLabel E
Forward (2) insert pSB1C3 29 nmoles + 290 µL NFW → stock concentration 100 µM Stock dilution into working concentration 10 µM → add 10 µL stock 100 µM + 90 µL NFWNote: because in our design the insert circuit includes an overhang base on the suffix and prefix part, so the primer design haven’t overhang base
Label F
Reverse (2) insert pSB1C3 24.2 nmoles + 242 µL NFW → stock concentration 100 µM Stock dilution into working concentration 10 µM → add 10 µL stock 100 µM + 90 µL NFW Note: because in our design the insert circuit includes an overhang base on the suffix and prefix part, so the primer design haven’t overhang base.Label G
Forward (1) backbone overhang pSB1K3 22 nmoles + 220 µL NFW → stock concentration 100 µM Stock dilution into working concentration 10 µM → add 10 µL stock 100 µM + 90 µL NFWLabel H
Reverse (1) backbone overhang pSB1K3 22.8 nmoles + 228 µL NFW → stock concentration 100 µM Stock dilution into working concentration 10 µM → add 10 µL stock 100 µM + 90 µL NFWLabel I
Forward (2) insert pSB1K3 27.8 nmoles + 278 µL NFW → stock concentration 100 µM Stock dilution into working concentration 10 µM → add 10 µL stock 100 µM + 90 µL NFWNote: because in our design the insert circuit includes an overhang base on the suffix and prefix part, so the primer design haven’t overhang base.
Label J
Reverse (2) insert pSB1K3 26.5 nmoles + 265 µL NFW → stock concentration 100 µM Stock dilution into working concentration 10 µM → add 10 µL stock 100 µM + 90 µL NFWNote: because in our design the insert circuit includes an overhang base on the suffix and prefix part, so the primer design haven’t overhang base.
- Protocol: base on IDT protocol
- Prior to opening, centrifuge the tube at a minimum of
- 3000xg to ensure that the material is at the bottom of the tube
- Add TE buffer/dH2O/NFW to reach a final concentration 10ng/µL
- Vortex briefly
- Incubate at 50oC for 20 minutes
- Briefly vortex and centrifuge
- Serial dilution (optional)
- Storage -20oC
- PCR reaction
- Mix 25µL volume reaction, add 10 µL Forward (FWD) (label E) 1.25 µL 10 µL Reverse (REV) (label F) 1.25 µL Template DNA 1 µL NEB Q5 master mix 12.5 µL NFW 9 µ
- Spin down for a second
- Put PCR eppendorf into PCR mechanine
- Setting condition PCR 30 cycles 98oC 30s 98oC 10s ? 30s → annealing temperature depends on primer 72oC 30s 72oC 2 mins 4oC 5 mins
- Protocol: base on NEB protocoll
note: if running gradient PCR annealing temperature using multi-temperature (56oC-72oC ) to get optimal annealing temperature
CLEANUP PCR
DNA PCR cleanup using kit NEB [PCR & DNA Cleanup Kit (5µg)]
- Protocol: Base on NEB protocol
- Dilute sample with DNA cleanup binding buffer 5 : 1 sample [dsDNA < 2 kb] for amplicon product then mix well by pipetting (do not vortex)
- Insert column into the collection tube and load sample onto the column
- Spin 13.000 rpm 1 minute, then discard flow-through
- Re-insert column into the collection tube and add 200 µL DNA wash buffer
- Spin 13.000 rpm 1 minute, then discard flow-through
- Repeat steps 4-5
- Repeat steps 4-5
- Add 20 µL of DNA Elution buffer to the center of the matrix and wait 1 minute
- Spin 13.000 rpm 1 minute, then remove the filter tube and DNA elute on the 1.5 mL microfuge tube
- Measure concentration and purification DNA with nanodrop
ELECTROPHORESIS
Electrophoresis DNA
- Protocol:
- Made 1.5 % agarose gel and add 1x TBE buffer solves then heat it around 4-5 minutes next pour into the electrophoresis plate print and wait until the gel hardens
- Prepare and mix components for marker well: Ladder 1 Kb 4 µL Gel red 2 µL
- Prepare and mix components for the sample well: Loading dye 2 µL Gel Red (DNA staining) 2 µL DNA (>100 ng/µL) 1-5 µL → PCR product
- Transfer the gel into the electrophoresis equipment and pour the 1x TBE buffer until the gel submerged
- Loading the marker and the DNA sample into the well
- Running by 50 volts for 60 minutes
- Visualized the gel with gel dock
PLASMID ISOLATION
Plasmid isolation using NEB kit [Monarch plasmid miniprep kit]
- Protocol: base on NEB protocol
- 1 mL - 5 mL culture do centrifugation for 30 seconds 13.000 rpm and get the pellet for isolation
- Resuspended pellet with add 200 µL plasmid resuspension buffer (B1) then pipet up and down to ensure cells are completely resuspended
- Add 100 µL plasmid lysis buffer (B2) and gently invert the tube around 5-6 times, then incubate 1 minute at room temperature
- Add 400 µL plasmid neutralization buffer (B3) and gently invert the tube until neutralized, then incubate 2 minutes at room temperature
- Centrifuge lysate for 2-5 minutes 13.000 rpm
- Transfer supernatant to the spin column and centrifuge for 1 minute 13.000 rpm, discard flow-through
- Re-insert column into the collection tube and add 200 µL DNA wash buffer 1 and centrifuge for 1 minute 13.000 rpm, then discard flow-through
- Add 400 µL plasmid wash buffer 2 and centrifuge for 1 minute 13.000 rpm
- Transfer column to a clean 1.5 mL microfuge tube
- Add 30 µL of DNA Elution buffer to the center of the matrix and wait 1 minute
- Spin 13.000 rpm 1 minute, then remove the filter tube and DNA elute on the 1.5 mL microfuge tube
- Measure concentration and purification DNA with nanodrop
ASSEMBLY & TRANSFORMATION
Gibson Assembly and Transformation [NEBuilder HiFi DNA Assembly Cloning Kit]
screening selection media
- Protocol: base on NEB protocol
- Set up following reaction on ice Insert DNA length = …...bp Vector DNA length = …...bp Vector DNA mass = …... ng/µL → 1 µL (required insert DNA mass …...ng [3:1])
- Calculation of how much µL for fulfilling required insert DNA mass …..ng → …..µL
- Add 2-3 fragment assembly with recommended DNA ratio (3:1) and mix all reactions with pipetting Total amount fragment X µL NEBuilder HiFi 10 µL NFW 10-X Total volume 20 µL
- Incubated the sample in a thermocycler at 50oC for 15 minutes and then storage at -20oC for a moment or around 15-30 minutes
- Thaw chemically competent cells on ice
- Add 2 µL of the chilled assembled product to the competent cells, then mix gently by pipetting up and down or by flicking the tube 4-5 times. Do not vortex
- Place the mixture on ice for 30 minutes. Do not mix
- Heat shock at 42oC for 30 seconds. Do not mix
- Transfer tubes to ice for 2 minutes
- Add 950 µL of room-temperature SOC media for DH5 alpha and LB media for BL21/BL21 (DE3) into the tube
- Incubate the tube at 370C for 60 minutes. Shake vigorously (250 rpm) or rotate
- Warm selection plate to 370C
- Spread 100 µL of the cells onto the selection plates. Use CHL plates for the positive control sample
- ncubate overnight (12-18 hours) at 370C
- Protocol:
- Pipet antibiotic chloramphenicol 33 µg/mL or kanamycin 30 µg/mL (1 mL of medium add 1 µL of antibiotic)
- spread the mixture evenly across the plate
- Incubate at 37°C overnight or approximately 12-18 hours