Team:Newcastle/28 July 2010

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==Result==
==Result==
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Figure 1:Gel electrophoresis of the PCR products
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'''Figure 1''': Gel electrophoresis of the PCR products
* '''Lane 1''': 1 Kb DNA ladder
* '''Lane 1''': 1 Kb DNA ladder
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==Aims==
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The aim of this experiment is to extract plasmid DNA pSB1C3, pSB1AK3 and plasmid containing ''lacI'' Biobrick from ''E. coli'' DH5α cells with the help of Qiagen miniprep kit and confirming the extraction with the help of nanodrop experiment.
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The aim of this experiment is to extract plasmid DNA pSB1C3, [http://partsregistry.org/Part:pSB1AK3 pSB1AK3] with [http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_B0014 BBa_B0014] and plasmid containing ''lacI'' Biobrick from ''E. coli'' DH5α cells with the help of Qiagen miniprep kit and confirming the extraction with the help of nanodrop experiment.
==Materials and Protocol==
==Materials and Protocol==
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==Result==
==Result==
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Figure 2:Gel electrophoresis of the plasmid after restriction digestion with EcoR1.
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'''Figure 2''': Gel electrophoresis of the plasmid after restriction digestion with EcoR1.
* '''Lane 1''': 1 kb DNA ladder
* '''Lane 1''': 1 kb DNA ladder
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* '''Lane 4''': Extraction of plasmid containing ''lacI''
* '''Lane 4''': Extraction of plasmid containing ''lacI''
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* '''Lane 6''': Extraction of pSB1AK3 plasmid containing double terminator
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* '''Lane 6''': Extraction of [http://partsregistry.org/Part:pSB1AK3 pSB1AK3] with [http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_B0014 BBa_B0014] plasmid containing double terminator
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* '''Lane 7''': Extraction of pSB1AK3 plasmid containing double terminator
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* '''Lane 7''': Extraction of [http://partsregistry.org/Part:pSB1AK3 pSB1AK3] with [http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_B0014 BBa_B0014] plasmid containing double terminator
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==Discussion==
==Discussion==
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We found bands in the lane 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 showing the presence of plasmid in ''E. coli'' DH5α cells. The ideal concentration of DNA calculated using nanodrop experiment is 150 µg/ml but in the table 1, where all the values have been less than 150 µg/ml which shows that even though there is plasmid present in the cells but it is present in very low amount. One possible explanation for this to happen could be that when the transformed ''E. coli'' DH5α cells were grown overnight for the plasmid extraction protocol, the medium in which they were grown did not contain any antibiotics and because of this the cells did not require plasmid which conferred bacteria with antibiotic resistance and this process is called as plasmid shuffle.
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We found bands in the lane 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 showing the presence of plasmid in ''E. coli'' DH5α cells.  
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However, the concentration was very low, therefore this will have to be repeated.
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This experiment shows that there is plasmid present in the ''E. coli'' DH5α cells but they are present in a very low amount possibly due to plasmid shuffle which could have occurred during overnight growth in the cultures which did not contain antibiotics against which plasmid provides resistance to the cell.
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This experiment shows that there is plasmid present in the ''E. coli'' DH5α cells but they are present in a very low amount possibly due to the ommission of antibiotic in the media.  
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Latest revision as of 22:28, 27 October 2010

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Contents

PCR Experiment

Aims

The aim of this experiment is to prove that Bacillus subtilis 168 and 3610 chromosomal DNA extraction worked by amplifying ParaE using PCR.

Thermocycler
Loading the gel
Gel

Materials and Protocol

Please refer to: GoTaq PCR protocol.

Result

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Figure 1: Gel electrophoresis of the PCR products

  • Lane 1: 1 Kb DNA ladder
  • Lane 2: B. subtilis 168 chromosomal DNA containing ParaE
  • Lane 3: B. subtilis 168 chromosomal DNA containing ParaE
  • Lane 4: B. subtilis 3610 chromosomal DNA containing ParaE
  • Lane 5: B. subtilis 3610 chromosomal DNA containing ParaE

Discussion

We found bands in lanes 2, 3, 4 and 5 of around 200 bp in size which is an approximate size of the ParaE which is found on the chromosome of both B. subtilis 168 and 3610.

Conclusion

This experiment proves that the DNA extraction from both B. subtilis 168 and 3610 done on 27th July, 2010 was successful.

Plasmid Miniprep Experiment

Aims

The aim of this experiment is to extract plasmid DNA pSB1C3, [http://partsregistry.org/Part:pSB1AK3 pSB1AK3] with [http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_B0014 BBa_B0014] and plasmid containing lacI Biobrick from E. coli DH5α cells with the help of Qiagen miniprep kit and confirming the extraction with the help of nanodrop experiment.

Materials and Protocol

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Please refer to: Minipreps for Qiagen miniprep protocol and Nanodrop Spectrophotometer for nanodrop protocol.

Result

Gelpic28073.jpg

Figure 2: Gel electrophoresis of the plasmid after restriction digestion with EcoR1.

  • Lane 1: 1 kb DNA ladder
  • Lane 2: Extraction of pSB1C3 plasmid
  • Lane 3: Extraction of pSB1C3 plasmid
  • Lane 4: Extraction of plasmid containing lacI
  • Lane 5: Extraction of plasmid containing lacI
  • Lane 6: Extraction of [http://partsregistry.org/Part:pSB1AK3 pSB1AK3] with [http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_B0014 BBa_B0014] plasmid containing double terminator
  • Lane 7: Extraction of [http://partsregistry.org/Part:pSB1AK3 pSB1AK3] with [http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_B0014 BBa_B0014] plasmid containing double terminator


Lane 1 Lane 2 Lane 3 Lane 4 Lane 5 Lane 6 Lane 7
N/A 29.9 µl/ml 28.9 µl/ml 34.0 µl/ml 29.8 µl/ml 6.1 µl/ml 6.7 µl/ml

Table 1: Nanodrop spectrophotometer experiment result. Table represents the amount of plasmid present in µl/ml quantity.

Discussion

We found bands in the lane 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 showing the presence of plasmid in E. coli DH5α cells. However, the concentration was very low, therefore this will have to be repeated.

Conclusion

This experiment shows that there is plasmid present in the E. coli DH5α cells but they are present in a very low amount possibly due to the ommission of antibiotic in the media.

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