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PROJECT LAB BOOK

Welcome to the Macquarie University project lab book page!
Here you will find a day-by-day account of our triumphs and failures.

A day-by-day progress for Agrobacterium Tumefaciens Bacteriophytochrome

20th August 2010
Genomic DNA extraction

A. tumefaciens genomic DNA extracted using the Invitrogen PureLinkTM Genomic DNA Purification kit as per the manufacturer’s protocols.

The extractions were run on a GelRed stained 1% agarose gel and photo taken for visualization (see below).

A NanoDrop spectrophotometer reading was also recorded to check the quality of the extracted genomic DNA.

The extraction was successful for all A. tumefaciens cell lysate samples (labeled DNA1.1, DNA1.2, DNA2.1, DNA2.2 (See figure below)

A. tumefaciens genomic DNA extraction agarose results:

All four DNA samples show a smear of gDNA. Because the samples were treated with RNase there is no band indicative of RNA visible = SUCCESS!

Figure 1. Results of A. tumefaciens genomic DNA extraction

Figure 1. GelRed stained 1% agarose gel of genomic DNA extraction from A. tumefaciens.

In lane 1 there is a 1kb ladder. In lane 2 is the DNA1.1 flow through, lane 3 is the DNA1.2 flow through, lane 4 is the DNA2.1 flow through and lane 5 is the DNA2.2 flowthrough. All four samples show a smear that is indicative of genomic DNA. The extraction has been successful.

Nanodrop absorbance readings:

Genomic DNA sample	260/280 OD ratio	Concentration (ng/mL)
DNA1.1	1.88	351.5
DNA1.2	1.98	203.1
DNA2.1	2.14	738.9
DNA2.2	2.16	709.7

Overall, the Nanodrop readings show that we have obtained good DNA concentration with minimal protein contamination

= SUCCESS!

27th August 2010
Primer design

Various primers were designed manually and using Primer 3 Software package for PCR amplification.

The primers were ordered and supplied through Integrated DNA Technologies.

There was an array of various primers ordered for amplification of different products. The details of the primers are described below.

Fwd and Rvs primers for amplification of the full length A. tumefaciens BphP gene:

Primer name	Primer Sequence
(AT-FWD-1)	5’-ATG AGT TCA CAT ACG CCG-3’
(AT-RVS-1)	5’-TCA GGC AAT TTT TTC CTC-3’

Fwd and Rvs primers for amplification of the full length A. tumefaciens BphP gene for insertion in the operon BEFORE the HO gene:

Primer name	Primer Sequence
(AT-BHO-F)	5’- AAG GAG ATA TAC ATA TGA TGA GTT CAC ATA CGC CG – 3’
(AT-BHO-R)	5’- AAG TTG ACA CTC ATA TGA GCC CTC CTT TCA GGC – 3’

Fwd and Rvs primers for amplification of the full length A. tumefaciens BphP gene for insertion in the operon AFTER the HO gene in the operon:

Primer name	Primer Sequence
(AT-AHO-F)	5’- CCG AAG GCT AGG ATC CAG GAG GGC TGC TAT GAG – 3’
(AT-AHO-R)	5’- GTT AGC CGG ATC CTC AGG CAA TTT TTT CCT – 3’

Fwd and Rvs primers for amplification of the full length A. tumefaciens BphP gene for insertion in the operon AFTER the HO gene as well as the addition of a ribosome binding site or Shine Delgano sequence:

Primer name	Primer Sequence
(AT-FWD-RBS)	5’- AGG AGG GCT ATG AGT TCA CAT ACG CCG -3’

Initial PCR

The reaction mastermix for the initial PCR was set up as per the following recipe (per sample):

Mastermix:	Amount per sample (ul)
Gibco H2O	13.75
10x Buffer	2.00
Polymerase enzyme	0.25
dNTP	1.00
Fwd primer	1.00
Rvs primer	1.00
Genomic DNA	1.00
Total	20.00

The PCR program was set up as per the following:

94˚C for 2 minutes
94˚C for 30 seconds
60˚C for 30 seconds
72˚C for 2 minutes & 30 seconds

(This was repeated for another 25 cycles)

72˚C for 10 minutes
4˚C to end.

Different combinations of the primers were used for the PCR reaction (see below ‘Experimental Design’ section following)

Not all possible primer combinations were used due to limitations on the amount of polymerase enzyme available to us

The PCR products were run on a 1.2% GelRed post-stained agarose gel for visualisation (see picture of gel below).

Experimental Design – Primer combinations:

Template DNA	Fwd Primer	Rvs primer
DNA1.2	(AT-FWD-1)	(AT-RVS-1)
DNA2.2	(AT-FWD-1)	(AT-RVS-1)
DNA1.2	(AT-BHO-F)	(AT-RVS-1)
DNA2.2	(AT-BHO-F)	(AT-RVS-1)
DNA1.2	(AT-FWD-RBS)	(AT-RVS-1)
DNA2.2	(AT-FWD-RBS)	(AT-RVS-1)
SSH20 (negative control)	(AT-FWD-1)	(AT-RVS-1)

A band was seen in lane 9. This lane was using the primer and DNA template combinations of DNA2.2, (AT-FWD-RBS) and (AT-RVS-1) primers

= SUCCESS!!!

Figure 2. Results of the initial PCR

Figure 2. GelRed post-stained 1.2% agarose gel of initial PCR of A. tumefaciens using various primers.

In lanes 1 and 11 there is a 1kb ladder. In lane 2 is the DNA1.2 template with (AT-FWD-1) and (AT-RVS-1)primer pair.

In lane 3 is the DNA2.2 template with (AT-FWD-1) and (AT-RVS-1)primer pair. In lane 4 is the DNA1.2 template with (AT-BHO-F) and (AT-RVS-1)primer pair. In lane 5 is the DNA2.2 template with the (AT-BHO-F) and (AT-RVS-1)primer pair. In lanes 6 and 7 there is nothing loaded as the wells were damaged. In lane 8 there is the DNA1.2 template with (AT-FWD-RBS) and (AT-RVS-1)primer pair. In lane 9 there is the DNA2.2 template with the (AT-FWD-RBS)and (AT-RVS-1)primer pair and in lane 10 there is the ssH2O negative control. A product is seen in lane 9 – this is the DNA2.2 template with the (AT-FWD-RBS)and (AT-RVS-1)primers! This means that we have a A. tumefaciens bacteriophytochrome product with a ribosome binding sight inserted.

30th August 2010
PCR Optimization

Now that we have a product obtained by the initial PCR it is time to optimize the PCR conditions using the successful DNA2.2 PCR product obtained from last week and the original DNA2.2 template

The reaction mastermix for the PCR was set up as per the following recipe (per sample):

Mastermix:	Amount per sample (ul)
Gibco H2O	13.75
10x Buffer	2.00
Polymerase enzyme	0.25
dNTP	1.00
Fwd primer	1.00
Rvs primer	1.00
Genomic DNA	1.00
Total	20.00

The PCR program was set up as per the following:

94˚C for 2 minutes
94˚C for 30 seconds
60˚C for 30 seconds
72˚C for 2 minutes & 30 seconds

(This was repeated for another 25 cycles)

72˚C for 10 minutes
4˚C to end.

Again, different combinations of the primers were used for the PCR reaction (see below ‘Experimental Design’ section following)

Now that we don’t have a limited enzyme supply, even more primer combinations can be used!!

The PCR products were run on a GelRed post-stained 2% agarose gel using a 100bp ladder for visualization

All primer combinations tested worked with bands visible in each lane! The strange band pattern seen in lane 6 is most probably due to non-specific binding.

Experimental Design – Primer combinations:

Template DNA	Fwd Primer	Rvs primer
DNA2.2	(AT-FWD-1)	(AT-RVS-1)
PCR product (from DNA2.2)	(AT-FWD-1)	(AT-RVS-1)
DNA2.2	(AT-BHO-F)	(AT-RVS-1)
PCR product (from DNA2.2)	(AT-BHO-F)	(AT-RVS-1)
DNA2.2	(AT-FWD-RBS)	(AT-RVS-1)
PCR product (from DNA2.2)	(AT-FWD-RBS)	(AT-RVS-1)
DNA2.2	(AT-FWD-1)	(AT-AHO-R)
PCR product (from DNA2.2)	(AT-FWD-1)	(AT-AHO-R)
DNA2.2	(AT-BHO-F)	(AT-AHO-R)
PCR product (from DNA2.2)	(AT-BHO-F)	(AT-AHO-R)
DNA2.2	(AT-FWD-RBS)	(AT-AHO-R)
PCR product (from DNA2.2)	(AT-FWD-RBS)	(AT-AHO-R)
ssH2O (-) control	(AT-FWD-1)	(AT-RVS-1)

Figure 3. PCR optimization results

Figure 3. GelRed post-stained 2% agarose gel of optimized PCR of A. tumefaciens bacteriophytochrome using various primers. In lanes 1 and 15 there is a 100bp ladder. In lane 2 is the DNA2.2 sample with (AT-FWD-1) and (AT-RVS-1)primer pair. In lane 3 there is PCR product template (from DNA2.2 sample) with (AT-FWD-1)and (AT-RVS-1)primer pair. In lane 4 there is DNA sample with (AT-BHO-F) and (AT-RVS-1)primer pair. In lane 5 is the PCR product (from DNA2.2 sample) with (AT-BHO-F)and (AT-RVS-1)primer pair. In lane 6 there is DNA2.2 sample with (AT-FWD-RBS)and (AT-RVS-1)primer pair. In lane 7 there is PCR product template (from DNA2.2 sample) with (AT-FWD-RBS)and (AT-RVS-1)primer pair. In lane 8 there is DNA2.2 sample with (AT-FWD-1) and (AT-AHO-R)primer pairs. In lane 9 there is PCR product template (from DNA2.2 sample) with (AT-FWD-1) and (AT-AHO-R)primer pairs. In lane 10 there is DNA2.2 sample with (AT-BHO-F) and (AT-AHO-R)primer pairs. In lane 11 there is PCR product (from DNA2.2 sample) with (AT-BHO-F)and (AT-AHO-R)primer pair. In lane 12 there is DNA2.2 sample with (AT-BHO-F)and (AT-AHO-R)primer pair. In lane 13 there is PCR product (from DNA2.2 sample) with (AT-FWD-RBS)and (AT-AHO-R)primer pair. In lane 14 there is ssH2O negative control with (AT-FWD-1)and (AT-RVS-1)primer pair. All the lanes worked. There is a weird result in lane 7 which is probably due to non-specific binding. = SUCCESS!

3rd September 2010
PCR Optimization (using Gradient PCR)

Now that we have the A. tumefaciens bacteriophytochrome product as well as the RBS inserted it is now time for us to amplify the bacteriophytochrome product with the heme oxygenase gene

We will be inserting the two genes in two different orientations in the operon

We will achieve this using two different primer pairs

The first primer pair is (AT-BHO-F) with (AT-BHO-R) [this will insert the bacteriophytchrome gene BEFORE the heme oxygenase gene in the operon]
The second primer pair is (AT-AHO-F) with (AT-AHO-R) [this will insert the bacteriophytochrome gene AFTER the heme oxygenase gene in the operon]

A technique called gradient PCR will be used here. This PCR includes different annealing temperatures so that the optimum annealing temperature for the primers can be determined.

This should also result in reduced non-specific binding that was observed in the previous PCR result

The reaction mastermix for the PCR was set up as per the following recipe (per sample):

Mastermix:	Amount per sample (ul)
Gibco H2O	13.75
10x Buffer	2.00
Polymerase enzyme	0.25
dNTP	1.00
Fwd primer	1.00
Rvs primer	1.00
Genomic DNA	1.00
Total	20.00

The PCR program was set up as per the following:

94˚C for 2 minutes
94˚C for 30 seconds
60˚C for 30 seconds
72˚C for 2 minutes & 30 seconds

(This was repeated for another 25 cycles)

72˚C for 10 minutes
4˚C to end.

The PCR products were run on a GelRed post-stained 2% agarose gel using a 1kb ladder for visualization

The products were run on a GelRed post-stained 2% agarose gel for visualization

No products were observed

Experimental Design – Primer combinations and annealing temperatures:

Fwd Primer	Rvs primer	Temp 1 (Degrees Celsius)	Temp 2 (Degrees Celsius)	Temp 3 (Degrees Celsius)	Temp 4 (Degrees Celsius)	Temp 5 (Degrees Celsius)
(AT-BHO-F)	(AT-BHO-R)	57.1	58.7	60.6	63.4	64.8
(AT-AHO-F)	(AT-AHO-R)	57.1	58.7	60.6	63.4	64.8

Figure 4. PCR Optimisation (gradient PCR) results

Figure 4. No product amplification is seen in any lanes. The anticipated product is approximately 1.6 to 3.0kb. The gel had been over run and at the very bottom some bands can be seen but as these are so small they are possibly dimers that are less than 300bp.

No products were observed. The anticipated product size was between 1.6kb and 3kb. The gel was over run but the only products that were over run were probably primer dimers, which are less than 300bp in size. = FAIL!

7th September 2010
PCR Optimization (using Gradient PCR)

The PCR run on 3rd September wasn’t successful so this was repeated

This time however, only the PCR product was used as a template in two different dilutions (1:100 and 1:200)

Additionally, two different annealing temperatures were used: 60 and 65C

The primer pairs used in the previous PCR were also used again for the insertion of the bacteriophytochrome gene and heme oxygenase in different orientations in the operon

The reaction mastermix for the PCR was set up as per the following recipe (per sample):

Mastermix:	Amount per sample (ul)
Gibco H2O	13.75
10x Buffer	2.00
Polymerase enzyme	0.25
dNTP	1.00
Fwd primer	1.00
Rvs primer	1.00
Genomic DNA	1.00
Total	20.00

The PCR program was set up as per the following:

94˚C for 2 minutes
94˚C for 30 seconds
60˚C for 30 seconds
72˚C for 2 minutes & 30 seconds

(This was repeated for another 25 cycles)

72˚C for 10 minutes
4˚C to end.

The PCR products were run on a GelRed post-stained 2% agarose gel using a 1kb ladder for visualization

There was no amplification observed in any of the lanes so the picture of this gel is not included = FAIL!

Experimental Design – Primer combinations and annealing temperatures:

DNA template	Dilution	Fwd primer	Rvs primer	Annealing temp (Degrees Celsius)
PCR product (from DNA2.2)	1:100	(AT-BHO-F)	(AT-BHO-R)	60
PCR product (from DNA2.2)	1:200	(AT-BHO-F)	(AT-BHO-R)	60
PCR product (from DNA2.2)	1:100	(AT-AHO-F)	(AT-AHO-R)	60
PCR product (from DNA2.2)	1:200	(AT-AHO-F)	(AT-AHO-R)	60
PCR product (from DNA2.2)	1:100	(AT-BHO-F)	(AT-BHO-R)	65
PCR product (from DNA2.2)	1:200	(AT-BHO-F)	(AT-BHO-R)	65
PCR product (from DNA2.2)	1:100	(AT-AHO-F)	(AT-AHO-R)	65
PCR product (from DNA2.2)	1:200	(AT-AHO-F)	(AT-AHO-R)	65

10th September 2010
PCR Optimization (repeated)

As we were having trouble with one of the primers annealing we attempted a PCR technique that required a different PCR program to be set

The (AT-AHO-F)– (AT-AHO-R)primer pair were run on the normal PCR program being used for all other PCR’s as these primers were annealing properly

The primer pair that we were having difficulty with ((AT-BHO-F)-(AT-BHO-R)) required a special PCR program. This would allow for the (AT-BHO-R)primer to anneal to the template first for single stranded amplification and then the (AT-BHO-F)primer to bind later.

The reaction mastermix for the PCR was set up as per the following recipe (per sample):

Mastermix:	Amount per sample (ul)
Gibco H2O	13.75
10x Buffer	2.00
Polymerase enzyme	0.25
dNTP	1.00
Fwd primer	1.00
Rvs primer	1.00
Genomic DNA	1.00
Total	20.00

The first PCR program was set up as per the following:

94˚C for 2 minutes
94˚C for 30 seconds
60˚C for 30 seconds
72˚C for 2 minutes & 30 seconds

(This was repeated for another 35 cycles)

72˚C for 10 minutes
4˚C to end.

The second PCR program was set up as per the following (this was for the amplification of product using the (AT-FWD-RBS) and (AT-AHO-R) primer pair):

94˚C for 2 minutes
94˚C for 30 seconds
40˚C for 30 seconds
72˚C for 2 minutes & 30 seconds

(This was repeated for another 35 cycles)

72˚C for 10 minutes
4˚C to end.

The second PCR program was set up as per the following. There were two parts to this PCR to allow for the (AT-BHO-F) primer to anneal properly after initial annealing of the (AT-BHO-R) primer.

94˚C for 2 minutes

94˚C for 30 seconds
40˚C for 30 seconds
72˚C for 2 minutes and 30 seconds

(This was repeated for another 4 cycles)

Now we can add the (AT-BHO-F) primer to the reaction.

4˚C for 5 minutes

94˚C for 30 seconds
60˚C for 30 seconds
72˚C for 2 minutes and 30 seconds

(This was repeated for another 31 cycles)

72˚C for 10 minutes
4˚C to end
The PCR products were run on a GelRed post-stained 2% agarose gel using a 1kb ladder for visualization

Experimental Design – Primer combinations and annealing temperatures:

Template	Primer pair	Annealing temp (degrees Celsius)	Number of cycles
(AT-FWD-RBS)-(AT-RVS-1)PCR product	(AT-BHO-F)-(AT-BHO-R)	40, then 60	4, then 35
(AT-FWD-RBS)-(AT-AHO-R)PCR product	(AT-AHO-F)-(AT-AHO-R)	60	35
(AT-FWD-RBS)-(AT-RVS-1)PCR product (1:10 dilution)	(AT-BHO-F)-(AT-BHO-R)	40, then 60	4 then 35
(AT-FWD-RBS)-(AT-AHO-R)PCR product (1:10 dilution)	(AT-AHO-F)-(AT-AHO-R)	60	35

Figure 5. PCR optimization (with ssPCR amplification for (AT-BHO-F)primer)

Figure 5.

There is a product band seen in lane 3 – SUCCESS! This is the product with the bacteriophytochrome gene inserted AFTER the heme oxygenase gene.

Discussion of gradient PCR:

The gradient PCR was used because the (AT-BHO-R) primer that was ordered was 12 base pairs shorter than what was supposed to be ordered. The (AT-BHO-R)primer was supposed to include the whole reverse primer sequence (18 base pairs) as well as an additional sequence for the HO site. This caused an issue with this primer annealing in previous PCR reactions. The gradient PCR will allow for this primer to anneal prior to any other primer annealing increasing the chance of annealing.

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-<h1><font color="#47484c">PROJECT LAB BOOK <p>
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 Welcome to the Macquarie University project lab book page! <p>
-Here you will find a day-by-day account of our triumphs and failures.</font></h1> </hr>
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+<hr><p>
 <center><h2> A day-by-day progress for <i> Agrobacterium Tumefaciens </i> Bacteriophytochrome </h2>   </center>
-<p><p>
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+<big><b>
 th August 2010 <p>
-Genomic DNA extraction <p>
+Genomic DNA extraction <p> </big> </b>
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 The extractions were run on a GelRed stained 1% agarose gel and photo taken for visualization (see below). </li> <p> <li type="disc">
 A NanoDrop spectrophotometer reading was also recorded to check the quality of the extracted genomic DNA. <p> </li> <li type="disc">
-The extraction was successful for all A. tumefaciens cell lysate samples (labeled DNA1.1, DNA1.2, DNA2 (See figure below) <p> </li>
+The extraction was successful for all A. tumefaciens cell lysate samples (labeled DNA1.1, DNA1.2, DNA2.1, DNA2.2 (See figure below) <p> </li>
 <p><h3><i><b>A. tumefaciens </i> genomic DNA extraction agarose results: <p> </b> </h3>
 All four DNA samples show a smear of gDNA. Because the samples were treated with RNase there is no band indicative of RNA visible = SUCCESS! <p>
+<h4> <center><h3> Figure 1.  Results of <i> A. tumefaciens </i> genomic DNA extraction  </h4></center></big> <p></h3>
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+<b>Figure 1. </b> GelRed stained 1% agarose gel of genomic DNA extraction from A. tumefaciens.<p>
+In lane 1 there is a 1kb ladder. In lane 2 is the DNA1.1 flow through, lane 3 is the DNA1.2 flow through, lane 4 is the DNA2.1 flow through and lane 5 is the DNA2.2 flowthrough.  All four samples show a smear that is indicative of genomic DNA. <u> The extraction has been successful. </u>
+<h4>Nanodrop absorbance readings: </h4>
+<center>
+<table>
+<tr>
+<th>Genomic DNA sample</th>
+<th>260/280 OD ratio</th>
+<th>Concentration (ng/mL)</th>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>DNA1.1</td>
+<td>1.88</td>
+<td>351.5</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>DNA1.2</td>
+<td>1.98</td>
+<td>203.1</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>DNA2.1</td>
+<td>2.14</td>
+<td>738.9</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>DNA2.2</td>
+<td>2.16</td>
+<td>709.7</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</center>
+<p> </center>
+Overall, the Nanodrop readings show that we have obtained good DNA concentration with minimal protein contamination <p>= <u>SUCCESS! </u><p>
+<p><p>
+<big><hr><b>
+th August 2010 <p>
+Primer design <p> </big> </hr></b>
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+Various primers were designed manually and using Primer 3 Software package for PCR amplification.</li> <p>
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+The primers were ordered and supplied through Integrated DNA Technologies.</li><p>
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+There was an array of various primers ordered for amplification of different products. The details of the primers are described below. </li><p>
+<h4>Fwd and Rvs primers for amplification of the full length <i> A. tumefaciens </i> BphP gene: </h4>
+<center>
+<table>
+<tr>
+<th>Primer name</th>
+<th>Primer Sequence</th>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> (AT-FWD-1)</td>
+<td>5’-ATG AGT TCA CAT ACG CCG-3’</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>(AT-RVS-1)</td>
+<td>5’-TCA GGC AAT TTT TTC CTC-3’</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</center>
+<p>
+<h4>Fwd and Rvs primers for amplification of the full length <i> A. tumefaciens </i>BphP gene for insertion in the operon <u>BEFORE</u> the HO gene:
+</h4>
+<center>
+<table>
+<tr>
+<th>Primer name</th>
+<th>Primer Sequence</th>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>(AT-BHO-F)</td>
+<td>5’- AAG GAG ATA TAC ATA TGA TGA GTT CAC ATA CGC CG – 3’</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>(AT-BHO-R)</td>
+<td> 5’- AAG TTG ACA CTC ATA TGA GCC CTC CTT TCA GGC – 3’</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</center>
+<p>
+<h4>
+Fwd and Rvs primers for amplification of the full length <i>A. tumefaciens </i> BphP gene for insertion in the operon <u>AFTER </u>the HO gene in the operon:
+</h4>
+<center>
+<table>
+<tr>
+<th>Primer name</th>
+<th>Primer Sequence</th>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>(AT-AHO-F)</td>
+<td>5’- CCG AAG GCT AGG ATC CAG GAG GGC TGC TAT GAG – 3’</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>(AT-AHO-R)</td>
+<td> 5’- GTT AGC CGG ATC CTC AGG CAA TTT TTT CCT – 3’</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</center>
+<p>
+<h4>
+Fwd and Rvs primers for amplification of the full length <i>A. tumefaciens </i> BphP gene for insertion in the operon <u>AFTER </u>the HO gene as well as the addition of a ribosome binding site or Shine Delgano sequence:
+</h4>
+<center>
+<table>
+<tr>
+<th>Primer name</th>
+<th>Primer Sequence</th>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>(AT-FWD-RBS)</td>
+<td> 5’- AGG AGG GCT ATG AGT TCA CAT ACG CCG -3’</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</center>
+<p>
+<h4>Initial PCR </h4>
+<li type="disc">The reaction mastermix for the initial PCR was set up as per the following recipe (per sample): </li>
+<center>
+<table>
+<tr>
+<th>Mastermix:</th>
+<th>Amount per sample (ul)</th>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Gibco H2O</td>
+<td> 13.75</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>10x Buffer</td>
+<td> 2.00</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Polymerase enzyme</td>
+<td> 0.25</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>dNTP</td>
+<td> 1.00</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Fwd primer </td>
+<td> 1.00</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Rvs primer </td>
+<td> 1.00</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Genomic DNA</td>
+<td> 1.00</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><b>Total	</b></td>
+<td> <b>20.00</b></td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</center>
+<p>
+<h4> The PCR program was set up as per the following: </h4>
+<ol>
+<li> 94˚C for 2 minutes </li>
+<li>94˚C for 30 seconds </li>
+<li> 60˚C for 30 seconds </li>
+<li>72˚C for 2 minutes & 30 seconds</li> <p>
+(This was repeated for another 25 cycles)
+<li> 72˚C for 10 minutes </li>
+<li> 4˚C to end. </ol></li> <p>
+<li type="disc">
+Different combinations of the primers were used for the PCR reaction (see below ‘Experimental Design’ section following) </li>  <li type="disc">
+Not all possible primer combinations were used due to limitations on the amount of polymerase enzyme available to us </li><li type="disc">
+The PCR products were run on a 1.2% GelRed post-stained agarose gel for visualisation (see picture of gel below). </li>
+<p><p>
+<h4>Experimental Design – Primer combinations: </h4>
+<center>
+<table>
+<tr>
+<th>Template DNA</th>
+<th>Fwd Primer</th>
+<th>Rvs primer</th>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>DNA1.2</td>
+<td> (AT-FWD-1)</td>
+<td> (AT-RVS-1)</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> DNA2.2</td>
+<td>(AT-FWD-1)</td>
+<td> (AT-RVS-1)</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>DNA1.2</td>
+<td> (AT-BHO-F)</td>
+<td> (AT-RVS-1)</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>DNA2.2 </td>
+<td> (AT-BHO-F)</td>
+<td> (AT-RVS-1)</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> DNA1.2</td>
+<td>(AT-FWD-RBS) </td>
+<td> (AT-RVS-1)</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> DNA2.2</td>
+<td>(AT-FWD-RBS)</td>
+<td> (AT-RVS-1)</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> SSH20 (negative control)</td>
+<td>(AT-FWD-1)</td>
+<td> (AT-RVS-1)</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</center>
+<p>
+<li type="disc">
+A band was seen in lane 9. This lane was using the primer and DNA template combinations of DNA2.2, (AT-FWD-RBS) and (AT-RVS-1) primers <p>= SUCCESS!!! </li>
+<h3> <center>  Figure 2. Results of the initial PCR  </h3></center></big> <p>
+<center>
+<a target='_blank' title='ImageShack - Image And Video Hosting' href='http://img411.imageshack.us/i/gel2.png/'><img src='http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/8184/gel2.png' border='0'/></a>
+</a></center>
+<b>Figure 2.</b> GelRed post-stained 1.2% agarose gel of initial PCR of <i>A. tumefaciens </i> using various primers. <p>
+In lanes 1 and 11 there is a 1kb ladder. In lane 2 is the DNA1.2 template with (AT-FWD-1) and (AT-RVS-1)primer pair. <p>In lane 3 is the DNA2.2 template with (AT-FWD-1) and (AT-RVS-1)primer pair. In lane 4 is the DNA1.2 template with (AT-BHO-F) and (AT-RVS-1)primer pair. In lane 5 is the DNA2.2 template with the (AT-BHO-F) and (AT-RVS-1)primer pair. In lanes 6 and 7 there is nothing loaded as the wells were damaged. In lane 8 there is the DNA1.2 template with (AT-FWD-RBS) and (AT-RVS-1)primer pair. In lane 9 there is the DNA2.2 template with the (AT-FWD-RBS)and (AT-RVS-1)primer pair and in lane 10 there is the ssH2O negative control. A product is seen in lane 9 – this is the DNA2.2 template with the (AT-FWD-RBS)and (AT-RVS-1)primers! <u>This means that we have a <i> A. tumefaciens bacteriophytochrome </i> product with a ribosome binding sight inserted. </u> <p>
+</u>
+<hr>
+<big> <b>
+th August 2010 <p>
+PCR Optimization<p> </big> </hr>  </b>
+<li type="disc"> Now that we have a product obtained by the initial PCR it is time to optimize the PCR conditions using the successful DNA2.2 PCR product obtained from last week and the original DNA2.2 template </li>
+<li type="disc"> The reaction mastermix for the PCR was set up as per the following recipe (per sample): </li>
+<center>
+<table>
+<tr>
+<th>Mastermix:</th>
+<th>Amount per sample (ul)</th>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Gibco H2O</td>
+<td> 13.75</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>10x Buffer</td>
+<td> 2.00</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Polymerase enzyme</td>
+<td> 0.25</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>dNTP</td>
+<td> 1.00</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Fwd primer </td>
+<td> 1.00</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Rvs primer </td>
+<td> 1.00</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Genomic DNA</td>
+<td> 1.00</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><b>Total	</b></td>
+<td> <b>20.00</b></td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</center>
+<p>
+<h4> The PCR program was set up as per the following: </h4>
+<ol>
+<li> 94˚C for 2 minutes </li>
+<li>94˚C for 30 seconds </li>
+<li> 60˚C for 30 seconds </li>
+<li>72˚C for 2 minutes & 30 seconds</li> <p>
+(This was repeated for another 25 cycles)
+<li> 72˚C for 10 minutes </li>
+<li> 4˚C to end. </ol></li> <p>
+<li type="disc">Again, different combinations of the primers were used for the PCR reaction (see below ‘Experimental Design’ section following) </li>
+<li type="disc">Now that we don’t have a limited enzyme supply, even more primer combinations can be used!!</li>
+<li type="disc">The PCR products were run on a GelRed post-stained 2% agarose gel using a 100bp ladder for visualization</li>
+<li type="disc">All primer combinations tested worked with bands visible in each lane! The strange band pattern seen in lane 6 is most probably due to non-specific binding.</li>
+<h4>Experimental Design – Primer combinations: </h4>
+<center>
+<table>
+<tr>
+<th>Template DNA</th>
+<th>Fwd Primer</th>
+<th>Rvs primer</th>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> DNA2.2</td>
+<td> (AT-FWD-1)</td>
+<td> (AT-RVS-1)</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> PCR product (from DNA2.2)</td>
+<td>(AT-FWD-1)</td>
+<td> (AT-RVS-1)</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> DNA2.2</td>
+<td> (AT-BHO-F)</td>
+<td> (AT-RVS-1)</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> PCR product (from DNA2.2)</td>
+<td> (AT-BHO-F)</td>
+<td> (AT-RVS-1)</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> DNA2.2</td>
+<td>(AT-FWD-RBS) </td>
+<td> (AT-RVS-1)</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> PCR product (from DNA2.2)</td>
+<td>(AT-FWD-RBS)</td>
+<td> (AT-RVS-1)</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> DNA2.2</td>
+<td>(AT-FWD-1)</td>
+<td> (AT-AHO-R)</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> PCR product (from DNA2.2)</td>
+<td>(AT-FWD-1)</td>
+<td> (AT-AHO-R)</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> DNA2.2</td>
+<td> (AT-BHO-F)</td>
+<td> (AT-AHO-R)</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> PCR product (from DNA2.2)</td>
+<td> (AT-BHO-F)</td>
+<td> (AT-AHO-R)</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> DNA2.2</td>
+<td> (AT-FWD-RBS)</td>
+<td> (AT-AHO-R)</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> PCR product (from DNA2.2)</td>
+<td> (AT-FWD-RBS)</td>
+<td> (AT-AHO-R)</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> ssH2O (-) control </td>
+<td> (AT-FWD-1)</td>
+<td> (AT-RVS-1)</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</center>
+<p>
+<h3> <center> Figure 3. PCR optimization results </h3></center></big> <p>
+<center>
+<a target='_blank' title='ImageShack - Image And Video Hosting' href='http://img146.imageshack.us/i/gel3w.png/'><img src='http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/9223/gel3w.png' border='0'/></a>
+</a>
+</center>
+<b>Figure 3. </b> GelRed post-stained 2% agarose gel of optimized PCR of <i> A. tumefaciens bacteriophytochrome </i> using various primers. In lanes 1 and 15 there is a 100bp ladder. In lane 2 is the DNA2.2 sample with (AT-FWD-1) and (AT-RVS-1)primer pair. In lane 3 there is PCR product template (from DNA2.2 sample) with (AT-FWD-1)and (AT-RVS-1)primer pair. In lane 4 there is DNA sample with (AT-BHO-F) and (AT-RVS-1)primer pair. In lane 5 is the PCR product (from DNA2.2 sample) with (AT-BHO-F)and (AT-RVS-1)primer pair. In lane 6 there is DNA2.2 sample with (AT-FWD-RBS)and (AT-RVS-1)primer pair. In lane 7 there is PCR product template (from DNA2.2 sample) with (AT-FWD-RBS)and (AT-RVS-1)primer pair. In lane 8 there is DNA2.2 sample with (AT-FWD-1) and (AT-AHO-R)primer pairs. In lane 9 there is PCR product template (from DNA2.2 sample) with (AT-FWD-1) and (AT-AHO-R)primer pairs. In lane 10 there is DNA2.2 sample with (AT-BHO-F) and (AT-AHO-R)primer pairs. In lane 11 there is PCR product (from DNA2.2 sample) with (AT-BHO-F)and (AT-AHO-R)primer pair. In lane 12 there is DNA2.2 sample with (AT-BHO-F)and (AT-AHO-R)primer pair. In lane 13 there is PCR product (from DNA2.2 sample) with (AT-FWD-RBS)and (AT-AHO-R)primer pair. In lane 14 there is ssH2O negative control with (AT-FWD-1)and (AT-RVS-1)primer pair.  <u> All the lanes worked. There is a weird result in lane 7 which is probably due to non-specific binding.  = SUCCESS! <p>
+</u>
+<hr>
+<big> <b>
+rd September 2010  <p>
+PCR Optimization (using Gradient PCR)<p> </big> </hr> <p> </b>
+<li type="disc">Now that we have the A. tumefaciens bacteriophytochrome product as well as the RBS inserted it is now time for us to amplify the bacteriophytochrome product with the heme oxygenase gene </li>
+<li type="disc">We will be inserting the two genes in two different orientations in the operon </li>
+<li type="disc">We will achieve this using two different primer pairs </li>
+<ul type="circle"> <li>The first primer pair is (AT-BHO-F) with (AT-BHO-R) [this will insert the bacteriophytchrome gene BEFORE the heme oxygenase gene in the operon] </li>
+<li> The second primer pair is (AT-AHO-F) with (AT-AHO-R) [this will insert the bacteriophytochrome gene AFTER the heme oxygenase gene in the operon] </ul> </li>
+<li type="disc">A technique called gradient PCR will be used here. This PCR includes different annealing temperatures so that the optimum annealing temperature for the primers can be determined. </li>
+<li type="disc">This should also result in reduced non-specific binding that was observed in the previous PCR result </li>
+<li type="disc">The reaction mastermix for the PCR was set up as per the following recipe (per sample): </li>
+<center>
+<table>
+<tr>
+<th>Mastermix:</th>
+<th>Amount per sample (ul)</th>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Gibco H2O</td>
+<td> 13.75</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>10x Buffer</td>
+<td> 2.00</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Polymerase enzyme</td>
+<td> 0.25</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>dNTP</td>
+<td> 1.00</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Fwd primer </td>
+<td> 1.00</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Rvs primer </td>
+<td> 1.00</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Genomic DNA</td>
+<td> 1.00</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><b>Total	</b></td>
+<td> <b>20.00</b></td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</center>
+<p> </b>
+<h4> The PCR program was set up as per the following: </h4>
+<ol>
+<li> 94˚C for 2 minutes </li>
+<li>94˚C for 30 seconds </li>
+<li> 60˚C for 30 seconds </li>
+<li>72˚C for 2 minutes & 30 seconds</li> <p>
+(This was repeated for another 25 cycles)
+<li> 72˚C for 10 minutes </li>
+<li> 4˚C to end. </ol></li> <p>
+<li type="disc">The PCR products were run on a GelRed post-stained 2% agarose gel using a 1kb ladder for visualization </li>
+<li type="disc">The products were run on a GelRed post-stained 2% agarose gel for visualization </li>
+<li type="disc">No products were observed </li>
+<p><p>
+<h4>Experimental Design – Primer combinations and annealing temperatures:  </h4>
+<center>
+<table>
+<tr>
+<th>Fwd Primer</th>
+<th>Rvs primer</th>
+<th>Temp 1 (Degrees Celsius) </th>
+<th>Temp 2 (Degrees Celsius) </th>
+<th>Temp 3 (Degrees Celsius) </th>
+<th>Temp 4 (Degrees Celsius)  </th>
+<th>Temp 5 (Degrees Celsius) </th>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>(AT-BHO-F)</td>
+<td> (AT-BHO-R)</td>
+<td> 57.1 </td>
+<td> 58.7 </td>
+<td> 60.6</td>
+<td> 63.4</td>
+<td> 64.8</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> (AT-AHO-F) </td>
+<td>(AT-AHO-R)</td>
+<td> 57.1</td>
+<td> 58.7</td>
+<td> 60.6</td>
+<td> 63.4</td>
+<td> 64.8</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</center>
+<p>
+<h3> <center> Figure 4. PCR Optimisation (gradient PCR) results</h3></center></big> <p>
+<center>
+<a target='_blank' title='ImageShack - Image And Video Hosting' href='http://img43.imageshack.us/i/gel4.png/'><img src='http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/8279/gel4.png' border='0'/></a>
+</a>
+</center>
+<b>Figure 4.</b> No product amplification is seen in any lanes. The anticipated product is approximately 1.6 to 3.0kb. The gel had been over run and at the very bottom some bands can be seen but as these are so small they are possibly dimers that are less than 300bp. <p>
+No products were observed. The anticipated product size was between 1.6kb and 3kb. <u>The gel was over run but the only products that were over run were probably primer dimers, which are less than 300bp in size.  = FAIL!</u>
+</u>
+<hr> <b>
+<big>
+th September 2010 <p>
+PCR Optimization (using Gradient PCR) <p> </big> </hr> <p> </font></b>
+<li type="disc">
+The PCR run on 3rd September wasn’t successful so this was repeated </li>
+<li type="disc">
+This time however, only the PCR product was used as a template in two different dilutions (1:100 and 1:200)</li>
+<li type="disc">
+Additionally, two different annealing temperatures were used: 60 and 65C</li>
+<li type="disc">
+The primer pairs used in the previous PCR were also used again for the insertion of the bacteriophytochrome gene and heme oxygenase in different orientations in the operon</li>
+<li type="disc">
+The reaction mastermix for the PCR was set up as per the following recipe (per sample):
+</li>
+<center>
+<table>
+<tr>
+<th>Mastermix:</th>
+<th>Amount per sample (ul)</th>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Gibco H2O</td>
+<td> 13.75</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>10x Buffer</td>
+<td> 2.00</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Polymerase enzyme</td>
+<td> 0.25</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>dNTP</td>
+<td> 1.00</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Fwd primer </td>
+<td> 1.00</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Rvs primer </td>
+<td> 1.00</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Genomic DNA</td>
+<td> 1.00</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><b>Total	</b></td>
+<td> <b>20.00</b></td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</center>
+<p> </b>
+<h4> The PCR program was set up as per the following: </h4>
+<ol>
+<li> 94˚C for 2 minutes </li>
+<li>94˚C for 30 seconds </li>
+<li> 60˚C for 30 seconds </li>
+<li>72˚C for 2 minutes & 30 seconds</li> <p>
+(This was repeated for another 25 cycles)
+<li> 72˚C for 10 minutes </li>
+<li> 4˚C to end. </ol></li> <p>
+<li type="disc">The PCR products were run on a GelRed post-stained 2% agarose gel using a 1kb ladder for visualization </li>
+<u><li type="disc">There was no amplification observed in any of the lanes so the picture of this gel is not included = FAIL! </li> </u>
+<h4>Experimental Design – Primer combinations and annealing temperatures:  </h4>
+<center>
+<table>
+<tr>
+<th> DNA template </th>
+<th> Dilution </th>
+<th> Fwd primer </th>
+<th> Rvs primer </th>
+<th> Annealing temp (Degrees Celsius) </th>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> PCR product (from DNA2.2) </td>
+<td> 1:100</td>
+<td> (AT-BHO-F)</td>
+<td> (AT-BHO-R)</td>
+<td> 60 </td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> PCR product (from DNA2.2) </td>
+<td> 1:200</td>
+<td> (AT-BHO-F)</td>
+<td> (AT-BHO-R)</td>
+<td> 60</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> PCR product (from DNA2.2) </td>
+<td> 1:100</td>
+<td> (AT-AHO-F) </td>
+<td> (AT-AHO-R) </td>
+<td> 60 </td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> PCR product (from DNA2.2)</td>
+<td>1:200</td>
+<td> (AT-AHO-F) </td>
+<td> (AT-AHO-R) </td>
+<td> 60</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> PCR product (from DNA2.2) </td>
+<td> 1:100</td>
+<td> (AT-BHO-F)</td>
+<td> (AT-BHO-R) </td>
+<td> 65 </td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> PCR product (from DNA2.2) </td>
+<td> 1:200</td>
+<td> (AT-BHO-F)</td>
+<td> (AT-BHO-R) </td>
+<td> 65 </td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> PCR product (from DNA2.2) </td>
+<td> 1:100</td>
+<td> (AT-AHO-F) </td>
+<td> (AT-AHO-R) </td>
+<td> 65 </td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> PCR product (from DNA2.2) </td>
+<td>1:200</td>
+<td> (AT-AHO-F) </td>
+<td> (AT-AHO-R)</td>
+<td> 65 </td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</center>
+<p>
+<hr>
+<big> <b>
+th September 2010  <p>
+PCR Optimization (repeated)<p> </big> </hr> <p> </font></b>
+<li type="disc">As we were having trouble with one of the primers annealing we attempted a PCR technique that required a different PCR program to be set </li>
+<li type="disc">The (AT-AHO-F)– (AT-AHO-R)primer pair were run on the normal PCR program being used for all other PCR’s as these primers were annealing properly </li>
+<li type="disc">The primer pair that we were having difficulty with ((AT-BHO-F)-(AT-BHO-R)) required a special PCR program. This would allow for the (AT-BHO-R)primer to anneal to the template first for single stranded amplification and then the (AT-BHO-F)primer to bind later. <p></li>
+<li type="disc">The reaction mastermix for the PCR was set up as per the following recipe (per sample): </li>
+<center>
+<table>
+<tr>
+<th>Mastermix:</th>
+<th>Amount per sample (ul)</th>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Gibco H2O</td>
+<td> 13.75</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>10x Buffer</td>
+<td> 2.00</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Polymerase enzyme</td>
+<td> 0.25</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>dNTP</td>
+<td> 1.00</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Fwd primer </td>
+<td> 1.00</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Rvs primer </td>
+<td> 1.00</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Genomic DNA</td>
+<td> 1.00</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><b>Total	</b></td>
+<td> <b>20.00</b></td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</center>
+<p>
+<h4> The <u> first </u> PCR program was set up as per the following: </h4>
+<ol>
+<li> 94˚C for 2 minutes </li>
+<li>94˚C for 30 seconds </li>
+<li> 60˚C for 30 seconds </li>
+<li>72˚C for 2 minutes & 30 seconds</li> <p>
+(This was repeated for another 35 cycles)
+<li> 72˚C for 10 minutes </li>
+<li> 4˚C to end. </ol></li> <p>
+<h4> The <u> second </u> PCR program was set up as per the following (this was for the amplification of product using the (AT-FWD-RBS) and (AT-AHO-R) primer pair): </h4>
+<ol>
+<li> 94˚C for 2 minutes </li>
+<li>94˚C for 30 seconds </li>
+<li> 40˚C for 30 seconds </li>
+<li>72˚C for 2 minutes & 30 seconds</li> <p>
+(This was repeated for another 35 cycles)
+<li> 72˚C for 10 minutes </li>
+<li> 4˚C to end. </li> <p>
+<li type="disc"> The second PCR program was set up as per the following. There were two parts to this PCR to allow for the (AT-BHO-F) primer to anneal properly after initial annealing of the (AT-BHO-R) primer. </li> <p>
+<li>94˚C for 2 minutes </li> <p>
+<li>94˚C for 30 seconds</li>
+<li> 40˚C for 30 seconds</li>
+<li>72˚C for 2 minutes and 30 seconds</li>  <p>
+<p>(This was repeated for another 4 cycles)<p>
+<li type="disc"> Now we can add the (AT-BHO-F) primer to the reaction. </li> <p>
+<li>4˚C for 5 minutes </li> <p>
+<li>94˚C for 30 seconds</li>
+<li> 60˚C for 30 seconds</li>
+<li>72˚C for 2 minutes and 30 seconds</li>
+<p>(This was repeated for another 31 cycles)<p>
+<li>72˚C for 10 minutes</li>
+<li> 4˚C to end </li>
+<li type="disc">The PCR products were run on a GelRed post-stained 2% agarose gel using a 1kb ladder for visualization </li>
+<h4> Experimental Design – Primer combinations and annealing temperatures:
+</h4>
+<center>
+<table>
+<tr>
+<th> Template </th>
+<th> Primer pair </th>
+<th> Annealing temp (degrees Celsius) </th>
+<th> Number of cycles </th>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> (AT-FWD-RBS)-(AT-RVS-1)PCR product </td>
+<td> (AT-BHO-F)-(AT-BHO-R)</td>
+<td> 40, then 60</td>
+<td> 4, then 35 </td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> (AT-FWD-RBS)-(AT-AHO-R)PCR product </td>
+<td> (AT-AHO-F)-(AT-AHO-R)</td>
+<td> 60</td>
+<td>35</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> (AT-FWD-RBS)-(AT-RVS-1)PCR product (1:10 dilution) </td>
+<td> (AT-BHO-F)-(AT-BHO-R)</td>
+<td>40, then 60 </td>
+<td> 4 then 35</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td> (AT-FWD-RBS)-(AT-AHO-R)PCR product (1:10 dilution)</td>
+<td> (AT-AHO-F)-(AT-AHO-R)</td>
+<td> 60 </td>
+<td>35 </td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</center>
+<p>
+<h3> <center> Figure 5. PCR optimization (with ssPCR amplification for (AT-BHO-F)primer) </h3></center></big> <p>
+<center>
+<a target='_blank' title='ImageShack - Image And Video Hosting' href='http://img840.imageshack.us/i/gel5.png/'><img src='http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/4507/gel5.png' border='0'/></a>
+</a>
+</center>
+<b>Figure 5.</b> GelRed post-stained 2% agarose gel of optimized PCR using primer pairs for insertion of the heme oxygenase gene and bacteriophytochrome gene. In lanes 1 and 6 there is a 1kb ladder. In lane 2 there is the (AT-FWD-RBS)-(AT-RVS-1)PCR product amplified with (AT-BHO-F)-(AT-BHO-R)primer pair on the special PCR program allowing for the (AT-BHO-R)primer to bind first. In lane 3 there is the (AT-FWD-RBS)-(AT-AHO-R)PCR product amplified with (AT-AHO-F)-(AT-AHO-R)primer pair on the normal PCR program. In lane 4 there is the (AT-FWD-RBS)-(AT-RVS-1)PCR product diluted 1:10 amplified with (AT-BHO-F)-(AT-BHO-R)primer pair on the special PCR program allowing for the (AT-BHO-R)primer to bind first. In lane 5 there is the (AT-FWD-RBS)-(AT-AHO-R) PCR product diluted 1:10 amplified with (AT-AHO-F)-(AT-AHO-R)primer pair on the normal PCR program. <u> There is a product band seen in lane 3 – SUCCESS! This is the product with the bacteriophytochrome gene inserted AFTER the heme oxygenase gene.  <p>
+</u>
+</p>
+<p>
+<b> Discussion of gradient PCR: </b> </p> <p>
+The gradient PCR was used because the (AT-BHO-R) primer that was ordered was 12 base pairs shorter than what was supposed to be ordered. The (AT-BHO-R)primer was supposed to include the whole reverse primer sequence (18 base pairs) as well as an additional sequence for the HO site. This caused an issue with this primer annealing in previous PCR reactions. The gradient PCR will allow for this primer to anneal prior to any other primer annealing increasing the chance of annealing. </p>
+<hr>
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PROJECT LAB BOOK Welcome to the Macquarie University project lab book page! Here you will find a day-by-day account of our triumphs and failures.

A day-by-day progress for Agrobacterium Tumefaciens Bacteriophytochrome

A. tumefaciens genomic DNA extraction agarose results:

Figure 1. Results of A. tumefaciens genomic DNA extraction

Figure 1. Results of A. tumefaciens genomic DNA extraction

Nanodrop absorbance readings:

Fwd and Rvs primers for amplification of the full length A. tumefaciens BphP gene:

Fwd and Rvs primers for amplification of the full length A. tumefaciens BphP gene for insertion in the operon BEFORE the HO gene:

Fwd and Rvs primers for amplification of the full length A. tumefaciens BphP gene for insertion in the operon AFTER the HO gene in the operon:

Fwd and Rvs primers for amplification of the full length A. tumefaciens BphP gene for insertion in the operon AFTER the HO gene as well as the addition of a ribosome binding site or Shine Delgano sequence:

Initial PCR

The PCR program was set up as per the following:

Experimental Design – Primer combinations:

Figure 2. Results of the initial PCR

The PCR program was set up as per the following:

Experimental Design – Primer combinations:

Figure 3. PCR optimization results

The PCR program was set up as per the following:

Experimental Design – Primer combinations and annealing temperatures:

Figure 4. PCR Optimisation (gradient PCR) results

The PCR program was set up as per the following:

Experimental Design – Primer combinations and annealing temperatures:

The first PCR program was set up as per the following:

The second PCR program was set up as per the following (this was for the amplification of product using the (AT-FWD-RBS) and (AT-AHO-R) primer pair):

Experimental Design – Primer combinations and annealing temperatures:

Figure 5. PCR optimization (with ssPCR amplification for (AT-BHO-F)primer)

PROJECT LAB BOOK

Welcome to the Macquarie University project lab book page!
Here you will find a day-by-day account of our triumphs and failures.