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==Week of 8/9==
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==2010/08/12==
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===8/12===
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*Ordered the following primers to biobrick parts  
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Ordered the following primers to biobrick parts  
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  p18 Forward KanMX4 ATT CTT AGA ATT CGC GGC CGC TTC TAG CCC GCC GCC ACC ATG GGT AAG GAA AAG ACT CAC GTT TCG  
  p18 Forward KanMX4 ATT CTT AGA ATT CGC GGC CGC TTC TAG CCC GCC GCC ACC ATG GGT AAG GAA AAG ACT CAC GTT TCG  
  p19 Reverse KanMX4 GCC GCC CTC TGC AGC GGC CGC TAC TAG TAT TAG AAA AAC TCA TCG AGC ATC AAA TGA AAC TG
  p19 Reverse KanMX4 GCC GCC CTC TGC AGC GGC CGC TAC TAG TAT TAG AAA AAC TCA TCG AGC ATC AAA TGA AAC TG
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  p39 Vector internal Sequencing 2 - Reverse 1523 start GAAGTGGCGAGCCCGATCTTC
  p39 Vector internal Sequencing 2 - Reverse 1523 start GAAGTGGCGAGCCCGATCTTC
  p40 Vector internal Sequencing 3 2301 start CCACCTCGACCTAACTCGAGTTAC
  p40 Vector internal Sequencing 3 2301 start CCACCTCGACCTAACTCGAGTTAC
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==Week of 8/16==
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===8/19===
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==2010/08/19==
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The following PCr reactions were run and then column Purified.  
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*The following PCr reactions were run and then column Purified.  
  Number Product Template Forward Primer Reverse Primer Temperature
  Number Product Template Forward Primer Reverse Primer Temperature
  1 Kan BB KanMX4 p18 p19 58  
  1 Kan BB KanMX4 p18 p19 58  
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  6 Nat BB NatMX4 p20 p21 64  
  6 Nat BB NatMX4 p20 p21 64  
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The following digestions of were run.
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*The following digestions of were run.
  K58 N58 K60 N60 K64 N64 P1  
  K58 N58 K60 N60 K64 N64 P1  
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  EcoRI 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
  EcoRI 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
  PstI 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
  PstI 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
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The digestions were run for 6 hours at 27 degC and then kept at 4 degC o/n
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*The digestions were run for 6 hours at 27 degC and then kept at 4 degC o/n
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*Made Chloramphenicol Plates at a concentration of 34μg/ml
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Made Chloramphenicol Plates at a concentration of 34μg/ml
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==2010/08/21==
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===8/22===
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*The ligation reactions (KFYP3, KYFP4,KYFP5, - control, + control) were transformed and plated onto amp plates.
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Miniprepped the following from overnight cultures made on 8/21/10:
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*Transformation Results
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Plate Result
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1. K58&p1 2 colonies formed, one on the edge of the plate pointing towards a possible satellite colony
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2. N58&p1 No colonies appeared to have formed
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3. K60&p1 No colonies appeared to have formed 
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4. N60&p1 No colonies appeared to have formed 
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5. K64 &p1 No colonies appeared to have formed 
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6. N64 & p1 No colonies appeared to have formed 
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pSB1AT3 Many ~100 colonies formed with over 50% expressing red color under room light, predominantly large colonies are red
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pSB1C3 ~30 colonies formed with slght red coloring at the center
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*Over Night Colonies prepared from
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K58&p1 colony from middle of plate 34μg/ml chloramphenicol liquid media
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pSB1AT3 50μg/ml Amp liquid media
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pSB1C3 34μg/ml chloramphenicol liquid media
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==2010/08/22==
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*Miniprepped the following from overnight cultures made on 8/21/10:
  DNA Concentration (ng/μl) 260/280 20/230  
  DNA Concentration (ng/μl) 260/280 20/230  
  Kan BB in pSB1C3 37.8 1.92 2.15  
  Kan BB in pSB1C3 37.8 1.92 2.15  
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The following PCR reaction was run with an elongation time of 3.5 minutes:
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*The following PCR reaction was run with an elongation time of 3.5 minutes:
  Number Product Template Forward Primer Reverse Primer Annealing Temperature
  Number Product Template Forward Primer Reverse Primer Annealing Temperature
  1 His3 Intermediate Vector pSB1AT3 w/ insert p27 p29 58
  1 His3 Intermediate Vector pSB1AT3 w/ insert p27 p29 58
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  6 Ura3 intermediate Vector pSB1AT3 w/ insert p23 p25 62
  6 Ura3 intermediate Vector pSB1AT3 w/ insert p23 p25 62
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The following Digestion was run:
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*The following Digestion was run:
  pSB1C3 w/ insert
  pSB1C3 w/ insert
  H20 40
  H20 40
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  PstI 1
  PstI 1
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*The following Gel was run:
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The following Gel was run:
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  1 1kb Ladder
  1 1kb Ladder
  2 H58 intermediate
  2 H58 intermediate
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  7 U62 intermediate
  7 U62 intermediate
  8 pSB1C3 Digestion product
  8 pSB1C3 Digestion product
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[[Image:WashU8-22Gel.jpg|400px]]
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<center>[[Image:WashU8-22Gel.jpg|400px]]</center>
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The gel was cut and the products were gel purified using the Sigma Kit
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*The gel was cut and the products were gel purified using the Sigma Kit
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The following PCR reaction was let run over night with an elongation time of 3.5 minutes:
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*The following PCR reaction was let run over night with an elongation time of 3.5 minutes:
  Number Product Template Forward Primer Reverse Primer Annealing Temperature
  Number Product Template Forward Primer Reverse Primer Annealing Temperature
  1 His3 Final Vector H58 Intermediate Vector p27 p29 58
  1 His3 Final Vector H58 Intermediate Vector p27 p29 58
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  5 His3 Final Vector H62 Intermediate Vector p27 p29 62
  5 His3 Final Vector H62 Intermediate Vector p27 p29 62
  6 Ura3 Final Vector U62 Intermediate Vector p23 p25 62
  6 Ura3 Final Vector U62 Intermediate Vector p23 p25 62
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==Week of 8/23==
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===8/23===
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==2010/08/23==
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*Nanodropped Over night PCR product:
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Nanodropped Over night PCR product:
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  Number Label Concentration ng/μL 260/280 260/230  
  Number Label Concentration ng/μL 260/280 260/230  
  1 H58 10.2 2.34 1.22  
  1 H58 10.2 2.34 1.22  
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  5 H62 7.4 2.00 1.18  
  5 H62 7.4 2.00 1.18  
  6 H62 0.4 -0.65 0.17  
  6 H62 0.4 -0.65 0.17  
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*Preformed the following digestions at 37 degC for 2 hours and heat inactivation at 80 degC for 20 minutes:
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Preformed the following digestions at 37 degC for 2 hours and heat inactivation at 80 degC for 20 minutes:
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  H58 U58 H60 U60 H62 pSB1C3 w/ insert ADH1 Promoter Kan_BB Linear pSB1T3 pSB1AT3 w/ insert  
  H58 U58 H60 U60 H62 pSB1C3 w/ insert ADH1 Promoter Kan_BB Linear pSB1T3 pSB1AT3 w/ insert  
  H20 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 40 40 29.3 32.5 335.6  
  H20 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 40 40 29.3 32.5 335.6  
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  1μL E4 SpeI
  1μL E4 SpeI
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Preformed the following ligations following the Biobrick Manual Protocol  
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*Preformed the following ligations following the Biobrick Manual Protocol  
  H58 U58 H60 U60 H62 AHD1+K_BB+pSB1T3 ADH1+K_BB+pSB1AT3
  H58 U58 H60 U60 H62 AHD1+K_BB+pSB1T3 ADH1+K_BB+pSB1AT3
  H20 11 11 11 11 11 11 11  
  H20 11 11 11 11 11 11 11  
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  T4 DNA Ligase 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  T4 DNA Ligase 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
   
   
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*Preformed the following transformations:
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Preformed the following transformations:
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  1 H58 Amp  
  1 H58 Amp  
  2 U58 Amp  
  2 U58 Amp  
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  12 Chlor - Control Chlor  
  12 Chlor - Control Chlor  
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Ran the following Gel:
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*Ran the following Gel:
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  
  1000bp Ladder H58 U58 H60 U60 H62 U62 1000bp
  1000bp Ladder H58 U58 H60 U60 H62 U62 1000bp
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[[Image:WashU_8-23Gel.jpg|400px]]
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<center>[[Image:WashU_8-23Gel.jpg|400px]]</center>
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<br>
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===8/24===
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==2010/08/24==
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*The following transformations were analyzed
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Biobrick Group
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The following transformations were analyzed
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  1 H58 Amp No colonies were observed
  1 H58 Amp No colonies were observed
  2 U58 Amp No colonies were observed  
  2 U58 Amp No colonies were observed  
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  12 Chlor - Control Chlor No colonies were observed
  12 Chlor - Control Chlor No colonies were observed
   
   
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Conclusions:
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*Conclusions:
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1. The tetracycline plates did not succesfully select for resistance
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**The tetracycline plates did not succesfully select for resistance
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The following PCR reactions were run using the sigma supplied PCR kit:  
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*The following PCR reactions were run using the sigma supplied PCR kit:  
  H64 U64 H68 U68 C68  
  H64 U64 H68 U68 C68  
  Initial Tm 64 64 64 64 64  
  Initial Tm 64 64 64 64 64  
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  Taq Polymerase 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
  Taq Polymerase 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
   
   
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These reagents were made following the protocol located at here
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*These reagents were made following the protocol located at ??
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The following PCR program was used
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*The following PCR program was used
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1. 94 degC 2:00
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1. 94 degC 2:00
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2. 94 degC 0:30
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2. 94 degC 0:30
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3. Initial Tm 1:00
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3. Initial Tm 1:00
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4. 72 degC 3:30 Go to Step 2 x5
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4. 72 degC 3:30 Go to Step 2 x5
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5. 94 degC 0:30
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5. 94 degC 0:30
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6. Second Tm 1:00
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6. Second Tm 1:00
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7. 72 degC 3:30 Go to Step 5 x 30
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7. 72 degC 3:30 Go to Step 5 x 30
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8. 68 degC 10:00
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8. 68 degC 10:00
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9. 4 degC overnight
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9. 4 degC overnight
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The following digestion was run and Gel Purified:
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*The following digestion was run and Gel Purified:
  pSB1AT3 x3 pSB1C3 x3
  pSB1AT3 x3 pSB1C3 x3
  H20 37.5 40  
  H20 37.5 40  
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  PstI 1 1  
  PstI 1 1  
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Digestion Program:
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*Digestion Program:
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1. 37 degC 2:00:00
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1. 37 degC 2:00:00
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2. 80 degC 20:00
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2. 80 degC 20:00
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[[Image:WashU_8-24Gel.jpg|400px]]  
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<center>[[Image:WashU_8-24Gel.jpg|400px]] </center>
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
  1kb ladder pSB1C3 pSB1C3 pSB1C3 pSB1AT3 pSB1AT3 pSB1AT3  
  1kb ladder pSB1C3 pSB1C3 pSB1C3 pSB1AT3 pSB1AT3 pSB1AT3  
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The second shortest band representing the linearized plasmid backbone was cut from each column and gel purified.  Gel purification was conducted using the Sigma kit, the the elution solution was heated to 65 degrees to accommodate the large Linear DNA fragment.  Lanes 2&3 and 4&5 were combined on one column to increase concentration.  All elutions were done with 30 μL in order to increase concentration
 
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Nanodrop results:
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*The second shortest band representing the linearized plasmid backbone was cut from each column and gel purified. 
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*Gel purification was conducted using the Sigma kit, the the elution solution was heated to 65 degrees to accommodate the large Linear DNA fragment. 
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*Lanes 2&3 and 4&5 were combined on one column to increase concentration. 
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*All elutions were done with 30 μL in order to increase concentration
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linear pSB1C3 from lane 1: 9.1 ng/uL
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*Nanodrop results:
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linear concentrated pSB1C3 from lanes 2&3: 8.1 ng/ul
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**linear pSB1C3 from lane 1: 9.1 ng/uL
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linear pSB1AT3 from lane 4: 4.1 ng/ul
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**linear concentrated pSB1C3 from lanes 2&3: 8.1 ng/ul
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linear concentrated pSB1AT3 from lanes 5&6: 5.5 ng/ul
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**linear pSB1AT3 from lane 4: 4.1 ng/ul
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**linear concentrated pSB1AT3 from lanes 5&6: 5.5 ng/ul
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New LB and Amp Plates were Made
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*New LB and Amp Plates were Made
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The Kan_BB was submitted to sequencing
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*The Kan_BB was submitted to sequencing
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1μM dilutions of the biobrick primers were made.  The following sequencing reaction was set up for both the forward and reverse primers:
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*1μM dilutions of the biobrick primers were made.   
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5.3 μL of  37ng/μL Kan_BB DNA
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*The following sequencing reaction was set up for both the forward and reverse primers:
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3.2 μL of 1μM plasmid
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5.3 μL of  37ng/μL Kan_BB DNA
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3.5 μL of H20
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3.2 μL of 1μM plasmid
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3.5 μL of H20
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===8/25===
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==2010/08/25==
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Nanodropped the products of the PCR-1 on 8/24 of the Ura3 and His3 vectors
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*Nanodropped the products of the PCR-1 on 8/24 of the Ura3 and His3 vectors
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A blank that underwent the PCR reaction with primers added only after the reaction was run to completion was used.
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*A blank that underwent the PCR reaction with primers added only after the reaction was run to completion was used.
  ng/μL 260/280 260/230  
  ng/μL 260/280 260/230  
  U64 570.1 1.72 1.41  
  U64 570.1 1.72 1.41  
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  H68 350.9 1.71 1.57  
  H68 350.9 1.71 1.57  
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The PCR-1 Products were gel Purified
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*The PCR-1 Products were gel Purified
  1 1kb Ladder
  1 1kb Ladder
  2 Ura3 at 64, 64 degC No PCR Product Formed
  2 Ura3 at 64, 64 degC No PCR Product Formed
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  6 Control at 64, 68 degC The 10ng of template doesn't show up on the gel
  6 Control at 64, 68 degC The 10ng of template doesn't show up on the gel
   
   
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Lanes 3 and 5 were gel purified with the sigma kit, in 25 μL elution that was preheated to 65 degC.
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*Lanes 3 and 5 were gel purified with the sigma kit, in 25 μL elution that was preheated to 65 degC.
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  ng/μL 260/280 260/230  
  ng/μL 260/280 260/230  
  H64 16.2 2.35 0.11
  H64 16.2 2.35 0.11
  H68 32.2 1.93 0.06
  H68 32.2 1.93 0.06
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12 Kanamycin and 12 tetracycline plates were made
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*12 Kanamycin and 12 tetracycline plates were made
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The Following Tranformations were conducted:
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*The Following Tranformations were conducted:
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pSB1AT3 was obtained from miniprepped freezer stock, pSB1K3 was obtained from a iGEM well plate
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**pSB1AT3 was obtained from miniprepped freezer stock, pSB1K3 was obtained from a iGEM well plate
  Number Plasmid Plate  
  Number Plasmid Plate  
  1 pSB1AT3 Tet  
  1 pSB1AT3 Tet  
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  6 None Kan  
  6 None Kan  
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The Following PCR reactions were let run overnight:
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*The Following PCR reactions were let run overnight:
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  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  
  U64-1 H64-2 U68-1 H68-2 K64 N64 K60 N71
  U64-1 H64-2 U68-1 H68-2 K64 N64 K60 N71
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  Annealing Time 3:30 3:30 3:30 3:30 3:30 3:30 1:00 1:00  
  Annealing Time 3:30 3:30 3:30 3:30 3:30 3:30 1:00 1:00  
   
   
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These reagents were made following the protocol located at here
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*These reagents were made following the protocol located at ??
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The following PCR program was used
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*The following PCR program was used
  1. 94 degC 2:00
  1. 94 degC 2:00
  2. 94 degC 0:30
  2. 94 degC 0:30
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  8. 68 degC 10:00
  8. 68 degC 10:00
  9. 4 degC overnight
  9. 4 degC overnight
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==3020/08/30==
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*Ligations from 8/26 were transformed into E. coli:
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Number Transformation Resistance
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1 Negative Amp control Ampicillin
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2 Negative Chloramphenicol controlChloramphenicol
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3 His-64_2 with RFP Ampicillin
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4 His-68_2 with RFP    Ampicillin       
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5 Kan64 in pSB1C3 Chloramphenicol
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6 Nat64 in pSB1C3    Chloramphenicol
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7 Kan60 in pSB1C3    Chloramphenicol
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8 Nat71 in pSB1C3 Chloramphenicol
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9 kYFP3 in pSB1C3 Chloramphenicol
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==Week of 8/30==
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*Made new LB  Amp plates
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===8/30===
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===9/2===
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==2010/09/02==
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==Week of 9/6===
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*Analyzed results of transformation from 8/30
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===9/6===
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Number Transformation Resistance Results
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1 Negative Amp control Ampicillin No colonies
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2 Negative Chloramphenicol control Chloramphenicol No colonies
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3 His-64_2 with RFP Ampicillin Three groups of ~ 150 colonies, no red colonies
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4 His-68_2 with RFP    Ampicillin        3 colonies- 1 large red one
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5 Kan64 in pSB1C3 Chloramphenicol 12 colonies
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6 Nat64 in pSB1C3    Chloramphenicol ~70 colonies
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7 Kan60 in pSB1C3    Chloramphenicol 14 colonies
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8 Nat71 in pSB1C3 Chloramphenicol 6 colonies- 1 red coloniy
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9 kYFP3 in pSB1C3 Chloramphenicol lawn of red colonies
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==2010/09/06==
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*Ran the following Colony PCR Reactions and plated the colonies onto a plate.
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1. K60-1
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2. K60-2
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3. K60-3
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4. K60-4
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5. K60-5
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6. K64-1
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7. K64-2
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8. K64-3
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9. K64-4
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10. K64-5
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11. N64-1
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12. N64-1
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13. N64-3
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14. N64-4
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15. N64-5
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16. N71-1
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17. N71-2
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18. N72-3
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19. N72-4
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20. N72-5
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21. SxL_BB-1
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22. SxL_BB-1
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==Week of 8/16==
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*Reactions 1-20 were run using the following PCR mix form the Sigma Kit:
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37.5 μL H20
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5μL PCR Buffer
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1μL DNucleotides
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0.5μL Taq polymerase
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2.5μL p30
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2.5μL p31
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==Week of 8/23==
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*Reactions 21 and 22 were run using the following PCR mix from the Sigma Kit:
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37.5 μL H20
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5μL PCR Buffer
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1μL DNucleotides
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0.5μL Taq polymerase
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2.5μL p36
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2.5μL p37
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==Week of 9/6==
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*All of the PCR reactions were run with annealing temperatures of 67 &deg C.
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==Week of 9/13==
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*The PCR reactions were then loaded onto a gel in the following order with 100bp ladders
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
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Lad. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lad. 7 8 9 10 11 12 Lad
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==Week of 9/20==
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
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Lad 13 14 15 16 16 17 Lad 18 20 21 22 Lad
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==Week of 9/27==
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*PCR reaction 16 was accidently loaded onto the gel twice.  Lower lanes 7 and 8 may be shifted to contain PCR mix 19 instead of 17 or 18, so they should be treated with suspicious.
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==Week of 10/4==
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*Expected Results:
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**Expected Results =gene length +316 for the flanking regions between primers and insert
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**Lanes U2-U12 will run at 810+316=1126
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**Lanes U13-L10 will run at 573+316=889
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**Lanes U11, U12 will run at 1000+316=1316
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*The gels were observed using a handheld UV light and 4 different banding patterns were observed.
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**Pattern A: No Banding observed
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**Pattern B: A band right below the second highest band (1,200bp)
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**Pattern C: Well flouresced
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
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Lad A B A B B A B Lad A A B A A Lad
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
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Lad A C Smear A A A A Lad A C C A Lad
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==2010/09/10==
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*The colonies plated from the colony PCR on monday were mistakenly plated onto an Amp plate so no growth or viable colonies were observed.
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*The following colony PCR was run.
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1. K60-1
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2. K60-2
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3. K60-3
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4. K60-4
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5. K60-5
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6. N64-1
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7. N64-2
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8. N64-3
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9. N64-4
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10. N64-5
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11. N71-1
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12. N71-2
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13. N71-3
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14. N71-4
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15. N71-5
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*The following PCR master mix was made using the Sigma kit then used with reaction volumes of 30μL.
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392.7μL H20
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51μL Buffer
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10.2μL dNTP
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25.5μL p30
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25.5μL p31
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5.1μL Taq
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<br>
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==2010/09/11==
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*A PCR was run on U64-1 and U68-1 Using p24, p25 and the PCR Master Mix that was previously made from the sigma kit.  *The following program was used
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1. 1:00 94 degC
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2. 0:30 94 degC
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3. 1:00 64 degC
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4. 3:30 72 degC GoTo 2 4X
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5. 0:30 94 degC
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6. 3:30 68 degC GoTo 5 29X
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7. 10:00 72 degC
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8. Forever 4 degC
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*A Gel was run with the Colony PCR samples from 9/10.
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*The gel was made with 8ml 5XTBE in 40 ml Water and 0.4g Agarose and 0.8μL EtBr
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*10μL were loaded into each lane and a 100bp Ladder was used.
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*The lanes of the gel are as follows
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
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Lad K60-1 K60-2 K60-3 K60-4 K60-5 N64-1 N64-2 N64-3 N64-4 N71-1 N71-2 N71-3 N71-4 Lad
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*Expected Results:
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**Expected Results =gene length +316 for the flanking regions between primers and insert
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**Lanes 2-6 will run at 810+316=1126
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**Lanes 7-14 will run at 573+316=889
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*Results:
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1. Ladder
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2. 11,000bp fragment, birght
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3. 11,000bp fragment
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4. 11,000bp fragment bright
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5. 300bp fragment
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6. 300bp fragment
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7. 550bp fragment
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8. 400bp fragment
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9. 500bp fragment
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10. 13,000-14,000bp fragment, faint
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11. 200bp fragment
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12. 200bp fragment
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13. 200bp fragment
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14. 200bp fragment
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15. Ladder
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*Overnight Cultures were made of lanes 2 and 10 which corresponded to K60-1 and N64-4
 +
<br>
 +
==2010/09/16==
 +
*A PCR was run on SxL in order to create SxL_BB
 +
*A stock solution of the SxL construct sent by Mr. Gene was made a 10ng/µL
 +
*The PCR was made using 44µL of the master mix made from the sigma kit
 +
*2.5 µL of p36 and p37 were used
 +
*The following program was let run
 +
1. 94 degC 3:00
 +
2. 94 degC 0:30
 +
3. 62 degC 0:30
 +
4. 72 degC 1:00 GOTO 2 x5
 +
5. 94 degC 0:30
 +
6. 68 degC 1:30 GOTO 5 x30
 +
7. 72 degC 10:00
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8. 4 degC
 +
<br>
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==2010/09/18==
 +
*A PCR was run on NatMX4 in order to make Nat_BB
 +
*The following reagents were used
 +
44µL PCR master mix made from sigma ket
 +
2.5µL 10µM p20
 +
2.5µL 10µM p21
 +
1µL 10ng/µL NatMX4
 +
*The following conditions were used:
 +
1. 94 degC 3:00
 +
2. 94 degC 0:30
 +
3. 66 degC 0:30
 +
4. 72 degC 1:00 GOTO 2 x5
 +
5. 94 degC 0:30
 +
6. 71 degC 1:15 GOTO 5 x30
 +
7. 72 degC 10:00
 +
8. 4 degC forever
 +
*A Colony PCR on H_Vector was run
 +
*p30 and p31 primers are expected to give a band of 1000bp if RFP was inserted and 330 if nothing was inserted
 +
*p30 and p40 are expected to give a band of 2000bp if RFP was inserted and 1320 if nothing was inserted

Latest revision as of 07:26, 27 October 2010


2010/08/12

  • Ordered the following primers to biobrick parts
p18	Forward KanMX4	ATT CTT AGA ATT CGC GGC CGC TTC TAG CCC GCC GCC ACC ATG GGT AAG GAA AAG ACT CAC GTT TCG 
p19	Reverse KanMX4	GCC GCC CTC TGC AGC GGC CGC TAC TAG TAT TAG AAA AAC TCA TCG AGC ATC AAA TGA AAC TG
p20	Forward NatMX4	GTT TCT TCG AAT TCG CGG CCG CTT CTA GCC CGC CGC CAC CAT GGG TAC CAC TCT TGA CGA CAC G
p21	Reverse NatMX4	GTT TCT TCC TGC AGC GGC CGC TAC TAG TAT TAG GGG CAG GGC ATG CTC ATG TAG 
p22	Forward Ura3-1	GCACAGAACAATAACCTGCTGGAAACGAAGATAAATCgaagacGATTACTTCGCGTTATGCAGGC
p23	Reverse Ura3-1	GCATCTTCTCAAATATGCTTCCCAGCCTGCTTATCcttctgAAATTCTGCCTCGTGATACGCC
p24	Forward Ura3-2	tactagtagcggccgctgcagTCTTAACCCAACTGCACAGAACAATAACCTGCTGGAAACG
p25	Reverse Ura3-2	ctctagaagcggccgcgaattcTTAGTATTGCTGGCCGCATCTTCTCAAATATGCTTCCCAGCC
p26	Forward His3-1	GAACAGGCCACACAATCGCAAGTGATTAACgaagacGATTACTTCGCGTTATGCAGGC
p27	Reverse His3-1	CCTTGAACGCACTCTCACTACGGTGATGATCActtctgAAATTCTGCCTCGTGATACGCC
p28	Forward His3-2	tactagtagcggccgctgcagAGAGGGAGAAGCAGTAGCAGAACAGGCCACACAATCGCAAG
p29	Reverse His3-2	ctctagaagcggccgcgaattcTTATGGCAACCGCAAGAGCCTTGAACGCACTCTCACTACGG
p30	Biobrick Forward	tgccacctgacgtctaagaa
p31	Biobrick Reverse	attaccgcctttgagtgagc
p32	Forward Ura3 Check	CGG TAA TCT CCG AGC AGA AGG AAG AAC G
p33	Reverse Ura3 Check	CAT TAC GAC CGA GAT TCC CGG GTA ATA ACT G
p34	Forward His3 Check	GAG CAG AAA GCC CTA GTA AAG CGT ATT ACA AAT G
p35	Reverse His3 Check	CTA CAT AAG AAC ACC TTT GGT GGA GGG AAC
p36	Forward SxL	gtttcttcgaattcgcggccgcttctagagcccgccgccaccatgtacg
p37	Reverse SxL	gtttcttcctgcagcggccgctactagtattattataccttgcgctttttcttgggg
p38	Vector internal Sequencing 1 - Forward 1400 start	ACA CCC GTC CTG TGG ATC 
p39	Vector internal Sequencing 2 - Reverse 1523 start	GAAGTGGCGAGCCCGATCTTC
p40	Vector internal Sequencing 3 2301 start	CCACCTCGACCTAACTCGAGTTAC


2010/08/19

  • The following PCr reactions were run and then column Purified.
Number	Product 	Template	Forward Primer 	Reverse Primer 	 Temperature
1	Kan BB 		KanMX4 		p18 		p19 		58 
2	Nat BB 		NatMX4 		p20 		p21 		58 
3	Kan BB 		KanMX4 		p18 		p19 		60 
4	Nat BB 		NatMX4 		p20		p21 		60 
5	Kan BB 		KanMX4 		p18 		p19 		64 
6	Nat BB 		NatMX4 		p20 		p21 		64 
  • The following digestions of were run.
	K58 	N58 	K60 	N60 	K64 	N64 	P1 
H20	12.5 	12.5 	12.5 	12.5 	12.5 	12.5 	22.5 
Buffer 2	5 	5 	5 	5 	5 	5 	5 
BSA	0.5 	0.5 	0.5 	0.5 	0.5 	0.5 	0.5 
DNA	30 	30 	30 	30 	30 	30 	20 
EcoRI	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 
PstI	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 
  • The digestions were run for 6 hours at 27 degC and then kept at 4 degC o/n
  • Made Chloramphenicol Plates at a concentration of 34μg/ml


2010/08/21

  • The ligation reactions (KFYP3, KYFP4,KYFP5, - control, + control) were transformed and plated onto amp plates.
  • Transformation Results
Plate		Result
1. K58&p1	2 colonies formed, one on the edge of the plate pointing towards a possible satellite colony
2. N58&p1	No colonies appeared to have formed 
3. K60&p1	No colonies appeared to have formed  
4. N60&p1	No colonies appeared to have formed  
5. K64 &p1	No colonies appeared to have formed  
6. N64 & p1	No colonies appeared to have formed  
pSB1AT3	Many ~100 colonies formed with over 50% expressing red color under room light, predominantly large colonies are red
pSB1C3	 	~30 colonies formed with slght red coloring at the center
	 
  • Over Night Colonies prepared from
K58&p1 colony from middle of plate	34μg/ml chloramphenicol liquid media
pSB1AT3				50μg/ml Amp liquid media
pSB1C3					34μg/ml chloramphenicol liquid media


2010/08/22

  • Miniprepped the following from overnight cultures made on 8/21/10:
DNA				Concentration (ng/μl)	260/280 	20/230 
Kan BB in pSB1C3 		 37.8			1.92		2.15 
pSB1AT3 with BBa_J04450 insert  102.1			1.92 		2.26 
pSB1C3 with BBa_J04450 insert	 196.8			1.91 		2.31 
	 	 	 
  • The following PCR reaction was run with an elongation time of 3.5 minutes:
Number	Product 	Template 	Forward Primer 		Reverse Primer 		Annealing Temperature
1	His3 Intermediate Vector	pSB1AT3 w/ insert	 p27		p29 	 58
2	Ura3 intermediate Vector	pSB1AT3 w/ insert	 p23		p25	 58
3	His3 intermediate Vector	pSB1AT3 w/ insert	 p27		p29 	 60
4	Ura3 intermediate Vector	pSB1AT3 w/ insert	 p23		p25 	 60
5	His3 intermediate Vector	pSB1AT3 w/ insert	 p27		p29 	 62
6	Ura3 intermediate Vector	pSB1AT3 w/ insert	 p23		p25 	 62
  • The following Digestion was run:
	 pSB1C3 w/ insert
H20	 40
DNA	 2.5
NEB-3	 5
BSA	 0.5
EcoRI	 1
PstI	 1
  • The following Gel was run:
1 1kb Ladder
2 H58 intermediate
3 U58 intermediate
4 H60 intermediate
5 U60 intermediate
6 H62 intermediate
7 U62 intermediate
8 pSB1C3 Digestion product
WashU8-22Gel.jpg
  • The gel was cut and the products were gel purified using the Sigma Kit
  • The following PCR reaction was let run over night with an elongation time of 3.5 minutes:
Number	Product 		Template 			Forward Primer 	Reverse Primer 	Annealing Temperature
1	His3 Final Vector	 H58 Intermediate Vector	 p27		p29 	 	58
2	Ura3 Final Vector	 U58 Intermediate Vector	 p23		p25	 	58
3	His3 Final Vector	 H60 Intermediate Vector	 p27		p29 	 	60
4	Ura3 Final Vector	 U60 Intermediate Vector	 p23		p25 		60
5	His3 Final Vector	 H62 Intermediate Vector	 p27		p29 	 	62
6	Ura3 Final Vector	 U62 Intermediate Vector	 p23		p25 	 	62


2010/08/23

  • Nanodropped Over night PCR product:
Number	Label 	Concentration ng/μL 	260/280 	260/230 
1	H58 	10.2 	2.34 	1.22 
2	U58 	6.6 	2.31 	1.13 
3	H60 	10.2 	1.81 	1.14 
4	U60	5.5	2.33	1.16 
5	H62 	7.4 	2.00 	1.18 
6	H62 	0.4 	-0.65 	0.17 
  • Preformed the following digestions at 37 degC for 2 hours and heat inactivation at 80 degC for 20 minutes:
	H58 	U58 	H60 	U60 	H62 	 pSB1C3 w/ insert	ADH1 Promoter 	Kan_BB 	Linear pSB1T3	pSB1AT3 w/ insert 
H20	 12.5	12.5 	12.5 	12.5 	12.5 	 40	 40	29.3 	32.5	335.6 
DNA	 30	 30 	 30 	 30 	 30 	 2.5	 2.5	13.2 	 10	 4.9
NEB-2	 -	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	 5	5 	5 	5 
NEB-3	 5	5 	5 	5 	5 	 5	 -	- 	- 	- 
BSA	 0.5	0.5 	0.5 	0.5 	0.5 	 0.5	0.5 	0.5 	0.5 	0.5 
1μL E1	EcoRI	EcoRI 	EcoRI 	EcoRI 	EcoRI	EcoRI 	 EcoRI	XbaI 	 EcoRI	EcoRI  
1μL E2 	 PstI	PstI  	PstI 	PstI 	PstI 	PstI  	 SpeI	PstI 	 PstI	PstI 
1μL E3	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 XbaI
1μL E4	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 SpeI
  • Preformed the following ligations following the Biobrick Manual Protocol
	H58 	U58 	H60 	U60 	H62 	AHD1+K_BB+pSB1T3	ADH1+K_BB+pSB1AT3
H20	 11 	11 	11 	11 	11 	11 	11 
Component 1	H58 	U58 	H60 	U60 	H62 	ADH1 		ADH1 
Component 2	pSB1C3 	pSB1C3  pSB1C3  pSB1C3  pSB1C3 	K_BB 		K_BB 
Component 3	 	 	 	 	 	Linear pSB1T3 	pSB1AT3
10x T4 ligase buffer	2 	2 	2 	2 	2 	2 	2 
T4 DNA Ligase	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
  • Preformed the following transformations:
1	H58 			Amp 
2	U58 			Amp 
3	H60 			Amp 
4	U60 			Amp 
5	H62 			Amp 
6	N58+pSB1C3		Chlor 
7	N60+pSB1C3 		Chlor 
8	N64+pSB1C3 		Chlor 
9	ADH1+Kan_BB+pSB1T3	Tet 
10	ADH1+Kan_BB+pSB1AT3	Amp 
11	Tet - Control 		Tet 
12	Chlor - Control 	Chlor 
  • Ran the following Gel:
1	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 
1000bp Ladder	H58 	U58 	H60 	U60 	H62 	U62 	 1000bp
WashU 8-23Gel.jpg


2010/08/24

  • The following transformations were analyzed
1	H58 			Amp 	 No colonies were observed
2	U58 			Amp 	No colonies were observed 
3	H60 			Amp 	No colonies were observed 
4	U60 			Amp 	No colonies were observed 
5	H62 			Amp 	No colonies were observed 
6	N58+pSB1C3		Chlor 	No colonies were observed 
7	N60+pSB1C3 		Chlor 	No colonies were observed 
8	N64+pSB1C3 		Chlor 	No colonies were observed 
9	ADH1+Kan_BB+pSB1T3	Tet 	A Lawn was observed 
10	ADH1+Kan_BB+pSB1AT3	Amp 	~ 80 colonies were observed with ~ 10% showing a red coloring 
11	Tet - Control 		Tet 	 A Lawn was observed
12	Chlor - Control 	Chlor 	 No colonies were observed
	 	 	 
  • Conclusions:
    • The tetracycline plates did not succesfully select for resistance
  • The following PCR reactions were run using the sigma supplied PCR kit:
		H64 	U64 	H68 	U68 	C68 
Initial Tm	64 	64 	64 	64 	64 
Second Tm	64 	64 	68 	68 	68 
H20	37.5 	37.5 	37.5 	 37.5	42.5 
PCR Buffer	 5	5 	5 	5 	5 
2.5μL Primer 1	 p26	p22 	p26 	p22 	None 
2.5μL Primer 2	 p27 	p23 	p27 	p23 	None 
pSB1AT3 10ng/μL1 	1 	1 	1 	1 
Nucleotide Mix	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 
Taq Polymerase	0.5 	0.5 	0.5 	0.5 	0.5 
	 	 	 	 	 
  • These reagents were made following the protocol located at ??
  • The following PCR program was used
1.	94 degC 2:00
2.	94 degC 0:30
3.	Initial Tm 1:00
4.	72 degC 3:30 Go to Step 2 x5
5.	94 degC 0:30
6.	Second Tm 1:00
7.	72 degC 3:30 Go to Step 5 x 30
8.	68 degC 10:00
9.	4 degC overnight
  • The following digestion was run and Gel Purified:
	 pSB1AT3 x3	 pSB1C3 x3
H20	 37.5		40 
DNA	 5 (102.1ng/μL)	2.5 (197ng/μL)
NEB-3	 5		5 
BSA	 0.5		0.5 
EcoRI	 1		1 
PstI	 1		1 
  • Digestion Program:
1.	37 degC 2:00:00
2.	80 degC 20:00
WashU 8-24Gel.jpg
1		2 	3 	4 	5 		6 		7 
1kb ladder	pSB1C3 	pSB1C3 	pSB1C3 	pSB1AT3 	pSB1AT3 	pSB1AT3 
  • The second shortest band representing the linearized plasmid backbone was cut from each column and gel purified.
  • Gel purification was conducted using the Sigma kit, the the elution solution was heated to 65 degrees to accommodate the large Linear DNA fragment.
  • Lanes 2&3 and 4&5 were combined on one column to increase concentration.
  • All elutions were done with 30 μL in order to increase concentration
  • Nanodrop results:
    • linear pSB1C3 from lane 1: 9.1 ng/uL
    • linear concentrated pSB1C3 from lanes 2&3: 8.1 ng/ul
    • linear pSB1AT3 from lane 4: 4.1 ng/ul
    • linear concentrated pSB1AT3 from lanes 5&6: 5.5 ng/ul
  • New LB and Amp Plates were Made
  • The Kan_BB was submitted to sequencing
  • 1μM dilutions of the biobrick primers were made.
  • The following sequencing reaction was set up for both the forward and reverse primers:
5.3 μL of  37ng/μL Kan_BB DNA
3.2 μL of 1μM plasmid
3.5 μL of H20

2010/08/25

  • Nanodropped the products of the PCR-1 on 8/24 of the Ura3 and His3 vectors
  • A blank that underwent the PCR reaction with primers added only after the reaction was run to completion was used.
	ng/μL 	260/280 260/230 
U64	570.1 	1.72 	1.41 
H64	594.6 	1.80 	1.59 
U68	585.3 	1.79 	1.61 
H68	350.9 	1.71 	1.57 
  • The PCR-1 Products were gel Purified
1	1kb Ladder		
2	Ura3 at 64, 64 degC	No PCR Product Formed
3	His3 at 64, 64 degC	Excised ~3.5kb band
4	Ura3 at 64, 68 degC 	No PCR Product Formed
5	His3 at 64, 68 degC	Excised ~3.5kb band
6	Control at 64, 68 degC	The 10ng of template doesn't show up on the gel

  • Lanes 3 and 5 were gel purified with the sigma kit, in 25 μL elution that was preheated to 65 degC.
	ng/μL 	260/280 	260/230 
H64	16.2	2.35		0.11
H68	32.2	1.93		0.06
  • 12 Kanamycin and 12 tetracycline plates were made
  • The Following Tranformations were conducted:
    • pSB1AT3 was obtained from miniprepped freezer stock, pSB1K3 was obtained from a iGEM well plate
Number	Plasmid 	Plate 
1	pSB1AT3 	Tet 
2	None 		Tet 
3	pSB1AT3 	Amp 
4	None 		Amp 
5	pSB1K3 		Kan 
6	None 		Kan 
  • The Following PCR reactions were let run overnight:
		 1	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 
	 	U64-1	H64-2 	U68-1 	H68-2 	K64	N64 	 K60	 N71
Initial Tm	 64	64 	64 	64 	 64	 64	 60	 68
Second Tm	 64	64 	68 	68 	 64	 64	 64	 71
H20		 37.5	37.5 	37.5 	37.5 	 37.5	 37.5	 37.5	37.5 
PCR Buffer	 5	5 	5 	5 	5 	5 	5 	 5
2.5μL Primer 1	 p22 	 p28	 p22	 p28	 p18	 p20	 p18	 p20
2.5μL Primer 2	 p23	 p29	 p23	 p29	 p19	 p21	 p19	 p21

pSB1AT3 H64-1 pSB1AT3 H68-1 KanMX4 NatMX4 KanMX4 NatMX4

Nucleotide Mix	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 
Taq Polymerase	 0.5	0.5 	0.5 	0.5 	0.5 	0.5 	0.5 	0.5 
Annealing Time	 3:30	3:30 	3:30 	3:30 	3:30 	3:30 	1:00 	1:00 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
  • These reagents were made following the protocol located at ??
  • The following PCR program was used
1.	94 degC 2:00
2.	94 degC 0:30
3.	Initial Tm 1:00
4.	72 degC 3:30 Go to Step 2 x5
5.	94 degC 0:30
6.	Second Tm 1:00
7.	72 degC 3:30 Go to Step 5 x 30
8.	68 degC 10:00
9.	4 degC overnight


3020/08/30

  • Ligations from 8/26 were transformed into E. coli:
Number 	 Transformation	 Resistance
1	 Negative Amp control		 Ampicillin
2	 Negative Chloramphenicol controlChloramphenicol 
3	 His-64_2 with RFP		 Ampicillin
4	 His-68_2 with RFP    		 Ampicillin         
5	 Kan64 in pSB1C3		 Chloramphenicol
6	 Nat64 in pSB1C3    		 Chloramphenicol
7	 Kan60 in pSB1C3    		 Chloramphenicol
8	 Nat71 in pSB1C3		 Chloramphenicol
9	 kYFP3 in pSB1C3		 Chloramphenicol
  • Made new LB Amp plates


2010/09/02

  • Analyzed results of transformation from 8/30
Number 	 Transformation	 Resistance	 Results
1	 Negative Amp control			 Ampicillin		 No colonies
2	 Negative Chloramphenicol control	Chloramphenicol 	 No colonies
3	 His-64_2 with RFP			 Ampicillin	 	Three groups of ~ 150 colonies, no red colonies
4	 His-68_2 with RFP    			 Ampicillin         	3 colonies- 1 large red one
5	 Kan64 in pSB1C3			 Chloramphenicol	 12 colonies
6	 Nat64 in pSB1C3    			 Chloramphenicol	 ~70 colonies
7	 Kan60 in pSB1C3    			 Chloramphenicol	 14 colonies
8	 Nat71 in pSB1C3			 Chloramphenicol	 6 colonies- 1 red coloniy
9	 kYFP3 in pSB1C3			 Chloramphenicol	 lawn of red colonies


2010/09/06

  • Ran the following Colony PCR Reactions and plated the colonies onto a plate.
1.	K60-1
2.	K60-2
3.	K60-3
4.	K60-4
5.	K60-5
6.	K64-1
7.	K64-2
8.	K64-3
9.	K64-4
10.	K64-5
11.	N64-1
12.	N64-1
13.	N64-3
14.	N64-4
15.	N64-5
16.	N71-1
17.	N71-2
18.	N72-3
19.	N72-4
20.	N72-5
21.	SxL_BB-1
22.	SxL_BB-1
  • Reactions 1-20 were run using the following PCR mix form the Sigma Kit:
37.5 μL H20
5μL PCR Buffer
1μL DNucleotides
0.5μL Taq polymerase
2.5μL p30
2.5μL p31
  • Reactions 21 and 22 were run using the following PCR mix from the Sigma Kit:
37.5 μL H20
5μL PCR Buffer
1μL DNucleotides
0.5μL Taq polymerase
2.5μL p36
2.5μL p37
  • All of the PCR reactions were run with annealing temperatures of 67 &deg C.
  • The PCR reactions were then loaded onto a gel in the following order with 100bp ladders
1	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 
Lad.	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	Lad. 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	Lad 
1	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 
Lad	13 	14 	15 	16 	16 	17 	Lad 	18 	20 	21 	22 	Lad 	 	 
  • PCR reaction 16 was accidently loaded onto the gel twice. Lower lanes 7 and 8 may be shifted to contain PCR mix 19 instead of 17 or 18, so they should be treated with suspicious.
  • Expected Results:
    • Expected Results =gene length +316 for the flanking regions between primers and insert
    • Lanes U2-U12 will run at 810+316=1126
    • Lanes U13-L10 will run at 573+316=889
    • Lanes U11, U12 will run at 1000+316=1316
  • The gels were observed using a handheld UV light and 4 different banding patterns were observed.
    • Pattern A: No Banding observed
    • Pattern B: A band right below the second highest band (1,200bp)
    • Pattern C: Well flouresced
1	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 
Lad	A 	B 	A 	B 	B 	A 	B 	Lad 	A 	A 	B 	A 	A 	Lad 
1	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 
Lad	A 	C Smear	A 	A 	A 	A 	Lad 	A 	C 	C 	A 	Lad


2010/09/10

  • The colonies plated from the colony PCR on monday were mistakenly plated onto an Amp plate so no growth or viable colonies were observed.
  • The following colony PCR was run.
1.	K60-1
2.	K60-2
3.	K60-3
4.	K60-4
5.	K60-5
6.	N64-1
7.	N64-2
8.	N64-3
9.	N64-4
10.	N64-5
11.	N71-1
12.	N71-2
13.	N71-3
14.	N71-4
15.	N71-5
  • The following PCR master mix was made using the Sigma kit then used with reaction volumes of 30μL.
392.7μL H20
51μL Buffer
10.2μL dNTP
25.5μL p30
25.5μL p31
5.1μL Taq


2010/09/11

  • A PCR was run on U64-1 and U68-1 Using p24, p25 and the PCR Master Mix that was previously made from the sigma kit. *The following program was used
1.	1:00 94 degC
2.	0:30 94 degC
3.	1:00 64 degC
4.	3:30 72 degC GoTo 2 4X
5.	0:30 94 degC
6.	3:30 68 degC GoTo 5 29X
7.	10:00 72 degC
8.	Forever 4 degC
  • A Gel was run with the Colony PCR samples from 9/10.
  • The gel was made with 8ml 5XTBE in 40 ml Water and 0.4g Agarose and 0.8μL EtBr
  • 10μL were loaded into each lane and a 100bp Ladder was used.
  • The lanes of the gel are as follows
1	2 	3 	4 	5 	6	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 
Lad	K60-1 	K60-2 	K60-3 	K60-4	K60-5	N64-1	N64-2	N64-3	N64-4	N71-1	N71-2	N71-3	N71-4	Lad 
  • Expected Results:
    • Expected Results =gene length +316 for the flanking regions between primers and insert
    • Lanes 2-6 will run at 810+316=1126
    • Lanes 7-14 will run at 573+316=889
  • Results:
1.	Ladder
2.	11,000bp fragment, birght
3.	11,000bp fragment
4.	11,000bp fragment bright
5.	300bp fragment
6.	300bp fragment
7.	550bp fragment
8.	400bp fragment
9.	500bp fragment
10.	13,000-14,000bp fragment, faint
11.	200bp fragment
12.	200bp fragment
13.	200bp fragment
14.	200bp fragment
15.	Ladder
  • Overnight Cultures were made of lanes 2 and 10 which corresponded to K60-1 and N64-4


2010/09/16

  • A PCR was run on SxL in order to create SxL_BB
  • A stock solution of the SxL construct sent by Mr. Gene was made a 10ng/µL
  • The PCR was made using 44µL of the master mix made from the sigma kit
  • 2.5 µL of p36 and p37 were used
  • The following program was let run
1.	94 degC 3:00
2.	94 degC 0:30
3.	62 degC 0:30
4.	72 degC 1:00 GOTO 2 x5
5.	94 degC 0:30
6.	68 degC 1:30 GOTO 5 x30
7.	72 degC 10:00
8.	4 degC


2010/09/18

  • A PCR was run on NatMX4 in order to make Nat_BB
  • The following reagents were used
44µL PCR master mix made from sigma ket
2.5µL 10µM p20
2.5µL 10µM p21
1µL 10ng/µL NatMX4
  • The following conditions were used:
1.	94 degC 3:00
2.	94 degC 0:30
3.	66 degC 0:30
4.	72 degC 1:00 GOTO 2 x5
5.	94 degC 0:30
6.	71 degC 1:15 GOTO 5 x30
7.	72 degC 10:00
8.	4 degC forever
  • A Colony PCR on H_Vector was run
  • p30 and p31 primers are expected to give a band of 1000bp if RFP was inserted and 330 if nothing was inserted
  • p30 and p40 are expected to give a band of 2000bp if RFP was inserted and 1320 if nothing was inserted