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April

April 13/2010

(In the Lab: JV, AS)
Objective: Test Restriction Endonucleases for Activity
Relevant Information:
Endonucleases available

EndonucleaseOptimal Buffer**Other Buffers
EcoRVNone2xT(100%); O,G(50-100%)
EcoRIRedO(100%);R(100%)*;2xT(100%)
BcuI/SpeITangoB(50-100%);G(50-100%)
XbaITangoB,G,2xT(50-100%)
PstIOrangeR(100%); B,G,T,2xT(50-100%)
DpnITangoB,G(100%): O,R,2xT(50-100%)
  • Star Activity
    • Optimal Buffer from Fermentas

Use pUC19 plasmid as test, it has cut sites for EcoRI, PstI, XbaI (unsure about BcuI/SpeI, DpnI but will try anyways), and none for EcoRV
Red Buffer: EcoRI, PstI, Control (No Enzyme)
Tango Buffer: BcuI/SpeI, XbaI, DpnI, Control (No Enzyme>

Methods: Set up Master Mixes:

Red MMper tube (µL)Total (µL)
MilliQ H2013.7555
Red Buffer (10x)27
pUC19 (10pg/µL)27
Total19.7569

Tango MMper tube (µL)Total (µL)
MilliQ H2013.7555
Tango Buffer (10x)27
pUC19 (10pg/µL)27
Total19.7569

To each tube, add 19.75µL of master mix and 0.25µL of enzyme
Incubated reaction mixes at 37oC (Start:7:00pm; End:7:45pm)
Add 3.3µL of 6x loading dye to each reaction mixture and load 10µL final volume onto a 1% agarose (in TAE) gel.
Add 1µL of 6x loading dye to 1µL of GeneRuler 1kb ladder (at 0.5µg/µL)
Gel loading order as follows:

LaneSample
11kb Ladder
2Tango Control
3DpnI (Tango)
4BcuI/SpeI (Tango)
5XbaI (Tango)
6EcoRI (Red)
7PstI (Red)
8Red Control
9Empty
10Empty

Ran gel at 100V for 1 hour
Results: pUC19 plasmid DNA not present at a high enough concentration to visualize by ethidium bromide staining (1kb ladder did stain).
Conclusion: Will have to re-run experiment with DNA that is present at high enough concentrations to visualize by ethidium bromide staining


May

May 5/2010

(in the lab: JV)
Objective: Test Restriction Endonucleases for activity (take 2)
Relevant Information:
Plasmid DNA used here will be "ES-pSB-CEYFP" from last year's plasmid stocks
Prefix Enzymes are: EcoRI and XbaI
Suffix Enyzmes are: SpeI and PstI
(JV worked out in lab notebook which buffers would be best for each prefix/suffix enzyme combination)
Reactions will be assembled as follows:

Enzyme</td>Buffer</td>Volume MM(µL)</td>Volume Enzyme(µL)</td></tr>
PstIRed19.75.25
XbaITango19.75.25
SpeITango19.75.25
EcoRIRed19.75.25
EcoRI/SpeIRed19.5.25+.25
XbaI/SpeITango19.5.25+.25
EcoRI/PstIRed19.5.25+.25
XbaI/PstITango19.5.25+.25

Make up Master Mixes as follows:

Red MM</td>per tube(µL)</td>Total*(µL)</td></tr>
MilliQ H2015.7586.675
Red Buffer (10x)211
pDNA**211

Tango MM</td>per tube(µL)</td>Total*(µL)</td></tr>
MilliQ H2015.7586.675
Tango Buffer (10x)211
pDNA**211
  • Volume per reaction multiplied by 5.5
    • Unknown concentration of pDNA

Incubated for 70min at 37oC (Start-1:05pm; End-2:15pm)
Added 3.3µL of 6x loading dye to each reaction mixture and loaded 10µL onto a 1% agarose gel (in TAE)
Added 1µL of 6x loading dye to 2µL of gene ruler 1kb ladder
Load order as follows:

Lane</td>Sample</td>Volume Loaded (µL)</td></tr>
1pSB-CEYFP/PstI10
2pSB-CEYFP/EcoRI10
3pSB-CEYFP/EcoRI/PstI10
4pSB-CEYFP/EcoRI/SpeI10
5pSB-CEYFP/XbaI/PstI10
6pSB-CEYFP/XbaI10
7pSB-CEYFP/SpeI10
8pSB-CEYFP/XbaI/SpeI10
9pSB-CEYFP/Red Master Mix Control10
10pSB-CEYFP/Tango Master Mix Control10
11pSB-CEYFP/MilliQ H20 Control10
12Ladder4

Ran gel at 100V for 1 hour

Results:

100505JV-EnzymeTest1Cropped.jpg

This gel shows that SpeI does not cut on its own, and does not cut when combined with other enzymes
Conclusion: Test other source of SpeI to see if it has any activity.

May 6/2010

(in the lab:KG, AS)
Objective: To check if the old SpeI enzyme (exp date: March 2011) will cleave plasmid DNA, since we believe the newer SpeI enzyme (exp date: 2012) does not.
Method:

Red Master Mixper tube (µL)Total Volume*
MilliQ H20 Water15.7563
Red Buffer (10x)28
pDNA**28
  • Volume per tube multiplied by 4
    • Used pSB NEYFP pDNA from cell E5 in plasmid box

Enzymes that will use Red Master Mix are: EcoRI+SpeI (old), EcoRI+SpeI (new)
Add 0.25µL of each enzyme to 19.5µL of master mix

Tango Master Mixper tube (µL)Total Volume*
MilliQ H20 Water15.7594.5
Tango Buffer (10x)212
pDNA**212
  • Volume per tube multiplied by 6
    • Used pSB NEYFP pDNA from cell E5 in plasmid box

Enzymes that will use Tango Master Mix are: SpeI (old), SpeI (new), XbaI+SpeI (old), XbaI+SpeI (new)
Add 0.25µL of each enzyme to 19.5µL of master mix

Incubated all reactions at 37oC for 1h (Start-8:30pm; End-9:30pm)
Will not be able to run on agarose gel tonight, will label them so JV can run them in the morning
Tube Names:
Master Mix 1 Control (Red Buffer)
Master Mix 2 Control (Tango Buffer)
E+S(N); EcoRI + SpeI(N)
E+S(O); EcoRI + SpeI(O)
X+S(N); XbaI + SpeI(N)
X+S(O); XbaI + SpeI(O)
S(N); SpeI(N)
S(O); SpeI(O)

Placed in -20oC freezer of later analysis by agarose electrophoresis


May 10/2010

(in the lab:JV)
Objective: To analyze the restriction test done by KG and AS on May 6/2010 by agarose electrophoresis

Method:

LaneSampleQuantity Loaded (µL)
1MM1 Control10
2MM2 Control10
3EcoRI+SpeI(N)10
4EcoRI+SpeI(O)10
5SpeI(N)10
6SpeI(O)10
7XbaI+SpeI(N)10
8XbaI+SpeI(O)10
91kb Ladder5

Run gel for 60min at 100V

Results:

100510JRV-EnzymeTest1Cropped.jpg

It appears as though both SpeI enzymes are working properly here. We will utilize the newer batch of SpeI (expires 2012) from this point forward.

Objective:Make 24 LB agar plates with 100µg/mL ampicillin antibiotic.(JV,KG,AV)
Method:Make 2L of LB media with agar
2x10g Tryptone
2X2.5g Yeast Extract
2x5g NaCl
2x10g Agar

Continued May 11/2010
(Stock Ampicillin solution is 100mg/mL)
Have 4x500mL of LB with Agar
Add 500µL of stock ampicillin to 500mL of media

May 11/2010 Evening

(in the lab: KG, AV, MC, TF, JV, JS)</b> Objective: To transform the following plasmids into DH5α E.coli cells.

Construct Name (2009)</td>Construct Location (2009)
LumazineJ4
Lumazine-dTJ5,J6
sRBS-Lumazine-dTJ7,J8
pBAD-TetRI4
pBADA5,F10
sRBSD5,E10
pSB-CEYFPE5,D6
pSB-NEYFPF5,C6
C-term TagC10
N-term TagD9,D10
pTetE4
EYFPA4
CFP CompleteD4

Method: Followed Competent Cell Transformation protocol in Common Protocols section and plated on LB agar supplemented with ampicillin.
Results: The following plasmids were successfully transformed and formed colonies:

  • Lumazine (J4)
  • sRBS-Lumazine-dT (J7)
  • sRBS-Lumazine-dT (J8)
  • pBAD (A5)
  • pBAD (F10)
  • pSB-CEYFP
  • pSB-NEYFP
  • N-term tag
  • EYFP (A4)
  • CFP Complete (D4)

Conclusion: Need another attempt to transform the following plasmids:

  • Lumazine-dT (J5,J6)
  • pBAD-TetR
  • sRBS (D5,E10)
  • C-Term tag
  • pTet

May 12/2010

(in the lab: JV)
Objective: Miniprep of plasmid DNA from transformed cells(JV, AV, HB)
Method:

  • Inoculate 5mL of LB liquid media (with 100µL/mL Ampicillin) with cells from competent cells plates (picked with sterile toothpick).
  • Allow cells in liquid culture to grow overnight in 37oC shaking incubator (300RPM) Purify plasmid DNA from cells by using "Boiling Lysis Plasmid Preparation" protocol in Common Protocols Section.
  • CHANGE: Step 14, used MilliQ H2O (with 20ng/µL RNase A) instead of TE buffer.

Plasmids were transferred to the "iGEM 2010 - Working Plasmid DNA" box in the -20oC freezer in the iGEM lab. Plasmids were placed in the following cells:

ConstructCell in Working Plasmid Box (2010)Original Cell in Old Box
sRBS-Lumazine-dTA1J7
sRNS-Lumazine-dTA2J8
CFP CompleteB6D4
LumazineA3J4
pBADA4A5
pBADA5F10
pSB-CEYFPB5
pSB-NEYFPB4
EYFPB1A4
N-term tagB2

Also generated sterile glycerol stocks and placed in -80oC freezer in the 2010 iGEM box as follows:

ConstructCell Working Glycerol Stock Box (2010)
sRBS-Lumazine-dT (J7)B2,C4,D2
sRNS-Lumazine-dT (J8)C6
CFP CompleteA10, C8
LumazineA8,B10
pBAD (from A5)B5,B9
pBAD (from F10)B3,B7
pSB-CEYFPC3,B5
pSB-NEYFPB6,C1
EYFPC7,B8
N-term tagC2,D4

Objective: Restrict plasmid DNA with restriction endonucleases (JV)
Method:
Have: 10 lanes of restricted plasmid DNA
10 lanes of unrestricted plasmid DNA
1 lane of buffer control
Use EcoRI (prefix cutter) and PstI (suffix cutter)

Pipetting Scheme for Restriction Tubes:

IngredientVolume/tube (µL)Total Volume*
MilliQ H2O15.5155
Red Buffer (10X)220
EcoRI0.252.5
PstI0.252.5
  • Amount per tube multiplied by 10

Pipetting Scheme for Unrestricted reactions:

IngredientVolume/tube (µL)Total Volume*
MilliQ H2O16160
Red Buffer (10X)220
  • Amount per tube multiplied by 10

Buffer Control will be 18µL MilliQ H2O + 2µL 10x Red Buffer.
Place in 37oC water bath at 2:55pm and removed at 4:57pm for a 2 hour incubation.
Analyzed restriction digests on a 1% agarose gel (large gel apparatus ~70mL)
Added 1µL of 6x DNA loading dye to 5µL of sample
Added 2µL of 6x DNA loading dye to 6µL of TAE buffer and 2µL of 1kb DNA mass ladder.
Loaded samples as follows:

Lane</td>Sample</td>Volume Loaded (µL)
11 kb Ladder5
2Buffer Control5
3pSB-NEYFP5
4Restricted Lumazine5
5Lumazine5
6Restricted pSB-NEYFP5
7pSB-CEYFP5
8Restricted pSB-CEYFP5
9pBAD5
10Restricted pBAD5
11EYFP5
12Restricted EYFP5
13CFP Complete5
14Restricted CFP Complete5
15sRBS-Lumazine-dT (J7)5
16Restricted sRBS-Lumazine-dT (J7)5
17N-term Tag5
18Restricted N-term Tag5
19sRBS-Lumazine-dT (J8)5
20Restricted sRBS-Lumazine-dT (J8)5

Ran gel at 100V for 90 minutes (Start-9:50pm; End-11:20pm)
Stained with ethidium bromide for 20 minutes.

Results:

100513TF.KG.JS-Plasmids for Seq.Cropped.jpg

May 13/2010 Evening(in lab: AS,TF,KG,JS,MC)
Objective: To make a second attempt at transforming plasmids that didn't transform the first time. These plasmids are:

  • Lumazine-dT (J5,J6)
  • pBad-TetR
  • sRBS (D5,E10)
  • C-term tag
  • pTet

All DH5α cells were used up in the last transformation, had to aliquot an additional 50x 20µL aliquots (MC,TF)
Transform plasmid DNA (Using "Competent Cell Transformation" Protocol) into newly aliquotted DH5α cells. (KG,JS)
NOTES:
AS concerned that there is something not quite right with LB liquid media added to transformed cells, but continued anyways (JV informed AS the next day that the LB liquid media had not been sterilized).
Plated all 250µL of culture.
Results:

Construct</td>Result
Lumazine-dT(1)Growth present
sRBS-Lumazine-dTGrowth present
sRBS (D5)Growth present
sRBS (E10)Growth present
C-term tagNo growth present
pTetNo growth present

Next Steps:
Make another attempt to transform the C-term tag and pTet constructs.
Start overnight cultures of cells that grew for plasmid prep and sequencing.

May 14/2010

(in the lab: JV)
Objective: Quantify pDNA concentration in order to ensure sufficient material for sequence analysis.
Method: Measure absorbance of samples at 260nm.
Results:

Sample</td>Absorbance at 260nm
sRBS-Lumazine-dT (J7)0.311
sRBS-Lumazine-dT (J8)0.309
CFP complete0.316
N-term tag0.290
pSB-CEYFP0.338
pSB-NEYFP0.403
pBAD (A5)0.282
pBAD (F10)0.562
EYFP0.389
Lumazine0.221

Conclusion: All plasmids present in sufficient concentrations for sequence analysis.

Objective: Purify plasmid DNA from cells recently transformed.
Method:

  • Inoculate 5mL of sterile LB liquid media (with 100µg/mL ampicillin) with cells picked from colonies of transformation plates, including the following:
    Lumazine-dT (J5)
    pBad-TetR
    sRBS (D5,E10)
  • NOTE: Lumazine-dT did NOT grow overnight
  • Followed "Boiling Lysis Plasmid Preparation (Miniprep)" protocol. (May 15/2010; JV,TF)
    NOTE: Added 50µL of MilliQ H2O (with RNase A at a concentration of 20ng/µL) to dissolve pDNA instead of TE buffer.

Objective: Perform restriction digest on the above prepared plasmid DNA.
Method:
Used EcoRI as prefix cutter and PstI as suffix cutter.
Pipetting Scheme for Restriction Tubes:

IngredientVolume/tube (µL)Total Volume*
MilliQ H2O1656
Red Buffer (10X)27
EcoRI0.250.875
PstI0.250.875
  • Amount per tube multiplied by 3.5

Add 18µL master mix to each plasmid DNA sample
Pipetting Scheme for Unrestricted reactions:

IngredientVolume/tube (µL)Total Volume*
MilliQ H2O1656
Red Buffer (10X)27
  • Amount per tube multiplied by 3.5

Add 18µL master mix to each plasmid DNA sample
Buffer Control will be 18µL MilliQ H2O + 2µL 10x Red Buffer.
Place in 37oC water bath at 12:37pm and removed at 1:55pm for approximately 1 hour incubation.
Analyze samples on a 1% agarose gel (small gel apparatus).
Add 3.3µL of 6x DNA loading dye to each reaction mixture and load.

Lane</td>Sample</td>Volume Loaded (µL)</td>
11 kb Ladder4
2Restricted sRBS (E10)10
3sRBS (E10)10
4Restricted sRBS (D5)10
5sRBS (D5)10
6Restricted sRBS-Lumazine-dT10
7sRBS-Lumazine-dT10
8Red Buffer Control10

Ran gel at 100V for 75 minutes (Start-2:30pm; End-3:45pm)
Stained in ethidium bromide for 10 minutes

Results:

100515JV.jpg

There is plasmid DNA in each sample which, when cut with both the prefix and suffix enzyme, yields a band approximately 2000bp (size of pSB1A3 is 2157bp).

May 17/2010

(in the lab: JV, AV)
Make agar plates with 100µg/mL of ampicillin
Make 5 x 5mL sterile liquid SOC broth
Make 13 x 5mL sterile liquid LB broth

May 17/2010 Evening

(in the lab: TF, AS)
Objective: To grow cells for future use
Streaked plates from glycerol stocks of the following:
iGEM 2007 -80oC Freezer Box:

ConstructCell typeLocation of cells
xylEDH5αC4
xylEBL21(DE3)B4
C-term BbaDH5αH4
C-term BbaDH5αI4
C-term BbaDH5αJ4
Mr. Gene mms6DH5αA6
Mr. Gene mms6DH5αB6

iGEM 2010 -80oC Freezer Box:

ConstructCell typeLocation of cells
pLacIDH5αB1
dTBL21(DE3)D1

Incubated at 37oC, beginning at 20h00 (8:00pm)

Made liquid cultures from cells taken from transformation plates (grown on May 13/2010):

  • sRBS (D5)
  • sRNB (E10)
  • Lumazine-dT (1)
  • pBad-TetR

Incubated at 37oC, beginning at 20h30 (8:30pm); shaking at 300RPM
Results:
All streak plates (with cells from glycerol stocks) grew.
Only sRBS (D5) and pBad-TetR cells (from transformation plates) grew.

May 18/2010

(in the lab: JV, AV, HB)
NOTE: Cells from liquid cultures grown last night (May 17/2010) were made into glycerol stocks and placed into the working glycerol stock box as follows:

  • pBAD-TetR - E5
  • pBAD-TetR - E6
  • sRBS (D5) - E7
  • sRBS (D5) - E8

Objective: To isolate plasmid DNA of pBad-TetR and sRBS (D5) and cut with restriction enzymes.

Method:
Use boiling lysis miniprep to prepare plasmid DNA. Digest sRBS with PstI only; digest pBAD-TetR with SpeI (old and new) and PstI.

Reaction conditions for PstI using Orange Buffer.

IngredientVolume/tube (µL)
Milli-Q H2O15.75
Orange Buffer2
Plasmid DNA2
PstI0.25

Reaction conditions for PstI using Tango Buffer.

IngredientVolume/tube (µL)
Milli-Q H2O15.75
Tango Buffer2
Plasmid DNA2
PstI0.25 & 0.25

Objective: To Restrict PlacI (D2) and sRBS-Lumazine Synthaze-dT (A2) and ligate them together

Method:
Reaction conditions for SpeI, PstI, and XbaI using Tango Buffer.

IngredientVolume/tube (µL)
Milli-Q H2O16
Tango Buffer2
Plasmid DNA2

IngredientVolume/tube (µL)
Milli-Q H2O15.5
Tango Buffer2
Plasmid DNA2
XbaI & PstI0.25 & 0.25

Buffer control contains: 18µL Milli-Q H2O, and 2µL Tango Buffer.

Incubated at 37oC from 1:30pm to 2:55pm.