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     <p>Strains BP233, BP235 and 168 (WT) were incubated in 4 ml LB medium for 4 h at 37°C and 220 rpm. 2 ml of the culture was harvested, and the cells were washed in 1xC-salts and then resuspended in 300 µl 1xC-salts. BP233 and BP235 were plated on CS-glucose with and without 10 mM glyphosate.</p>
 
     <p>Strains BP233, BP235 and 168 (WT) were incubated in 4 ml LB medium for 4 h at 37°C and 220 rpm. 2 ml of the culture was harvested, and the cells were washed in 1xC-salts and then resuspended in 300 µl 1xC-salts. BP233 and BP235 were plated on CS-glucose with and without 10 mM glyphosate.</p>
 
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     <p>As seen in this figure, both strains grow well on CS-glucose without glyphosate. Strain BP233 also forms a lawn on plates with 10mM glyphosate, while the wildtype does not form a lawn, but single colonies, which could be suppressor mutants. This leads to the hypothesis that GltT, which is a glutamate transporter, transports glyphosate into the cell. The strain BP235 was not stable, so it was constructed again!
 
     <p>As seen in this figure, both strains grow well on CS-glucose without glyphosate. Strain BP233 also forms a lawn on plates with 10mM glyphosate, while the wildtype does not form a lawn, but single colonies, which could be suppressor mutants. This leads to the hypothesis that GltT, which is a glutamate transporter, transports glyphosate into the cell. The strain BP235 was not stable, so it was constructed again!
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        <h3 class="notebook-head_title">Silver staining</h3>
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        <p class="notebook-head_date">15.05.18</p>
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    <div class="notebook-content">
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        <h6>The material</h6>
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        <ul>
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            <li>FA-Fixation solution (98 L)</li>
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            <li>Developer (98 M)</li>
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            <li>Impregnator (98 N)</li>
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            <li>Thiosulfate solution (98 O)</li>
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            <li>Stop solution (98 P)</li>
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            <li>Ethanol (50 %)</li>
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        </ul>
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        <h6>The procedure</h6>
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        <p>The protein bands are stained according to method of Nesterenko et al. (1994). For that purpose, the polyacrylamide gels were incubated on a shaker with the following reagents and in the stated order.</p>
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            <table>
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                <tr>
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                    <th>Step</th>
 +
                    <th>Solution</th>
 +
                    <th>Time</th>
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                </tr>
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                <tr>
 +
                    <td>Fixing</td>
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                    <td>Fixation solution</td>
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                    <td class="article-table_right">1&ndash;24&nbsp;h </td>
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                </tr>
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                <tr>
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                    <td>Washing</td>
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                    <td>EtOH (50 %)</td>
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                    <td class="article-table_right">20&nbsp;min, 3&times;</td>
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                </tr>
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                <tr>
 +
                    <td>Reduction</td>
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                    <td>Thiosulfate solution</td>
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                    <td class="article-table_right">1.5&nbsp;min</td>
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                </tr>
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                <tr>
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                    <td>Washing</td>
 +
                    <td>deion. H<sub>2</sub>O</td>
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                    <td class="article-table_right">20&nbsp;s, 3&times;</td>
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                </tr>
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                <tr>
 +
                    <td>Staining</td>
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                    <td>Impregnator</td>
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                    <td class="article-table_right">15&ndash;25&nbsp;min</td>
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                </tr>
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                <tr>
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                    <td>Washing</td>
 +
                    <td>deion. H<sub>2</sub>O</td>
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                    <td class="article-table_right">20&nbsp;s, 3&times;</td>
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                </tr>
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                <tr>
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                    <td>Development</td>
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                    <td>Developer</td>
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                    <td class="article-table_right">until sufficient staining</td>
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                <tr>
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                    <td>Washing</td>
 +
                    <td>deion. H<sub>2</sub>O</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">20&nbsp;s, 2&times;</td>
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                </tr>
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                <tr>
 +
                    <td>Stop</td>
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                    <td>solution</td>
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                    <td class="article-table_right">5&nbsp;min</td>
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        <h6>Results</h6>
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        <p>&rightarrow; No significant difference in protein expression could be detected.</p>
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    <div class="notebook-head">
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        <h3 class="notebook-head_title">Identification of novel mutations in <em>B.&nbsp;subtilis</em> 168</h3>
 +
        <p class="notebook-head_date">16.05.18</p>
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    <div class="notebook-content">
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        <p>For the identification of novel mutations in the gltT transporter, the wild type strain was grown on 40 mM glyphosate. Emerging mutations were further analysed by isolation of the complete DNA and amplification of the transporter via PCR. The genomic DNA was isolated with the Kit “peqGOLD Bacterial DNA Kit” from peqlab. The resulting sequences were then screened for novel mutations.</p>
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        <p>For the identification of novel mutations in the gltT transporter, the wild type strain was grown on 40 mM glyphosate. Emerging mutations were further analysed by isolation of the chromosomal DNA and amplification of the transporter via PCR. The genomic DNA was isolated with the Kit “peqGOLD Bacterial DNA Kit” from peqlab.</p>
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            <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/8/83/T--Goettingen--Notebook_suppressor_160518.png">
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        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
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            <table>
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                <tr>
 +
                    <th>Mutant names</th>
 +
                    <th>DNA concentration in [ng/&micro;L]</th>
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                </tr>
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                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM18</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">15.2</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM19</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">44.5</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM20</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">57.4</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM21</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">48.3</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM22</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">45.3</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM23</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">54.3</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM24</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">44.7</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM25</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">31.9</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM26</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">29.7</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM27</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">80.7</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM28</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">58.8</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM29</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">51.9</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM30</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">57.7</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM31</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">/</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM32</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">56.1</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM33</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">62.2</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM34</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">42.5</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
            </table>
 +
        </div>
 +
    </div>
 +
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    <div class="notebook-head">
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        <h3 class="notebook-head_title">Amplification of the <em>gltT</em> gene</h3>
 +
        <p class="notebook-head_date">17.05.18</p>
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    </div>
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    <div class="notebook-content">
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        <p>We amplified the <em>gltT</em> gene from <em>B.&nbsp;subtilis</em> with a PCR run with the following recipe.</p>
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        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
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 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <th>Component</th>
 +
                    <th>Volume in [&micro;L]</th>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>10x <em>Taq</em> buffer</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">5</td>
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                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>dNTPs (12.5&nbsp;mM)</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">2</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>fwd Primer: iGEM2018_15</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">2</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>rev Primer: iGEM2018_16</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">2</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>B.&nbsp;subtilis</em> chromosomal DNA</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">1</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>Dream <em>Taq</em> polymerase</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">0.25</td>
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                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>sterile H<sub>2</sub>O</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">37.75</td>
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                </tr>
 +
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 +
                    <td><strong>Total</strong></td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">50</td>
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                </tr>
 +
            </table>
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        <h6>Results</h6>
 +
        <p>In the following figures are the results of the PCR shown.</p>
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        <div class="article_multpicture">
 +
            <div>
 +
                <div>
 +
                    <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/b/be/T--Goettingen--Notebook_gltTamplification1_170518.png">
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                </div>
 +
                <div>
 +
                    <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/9/98/T--Goettingen--Notebook_gltTamplification2_170518.png">
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                </div>
 +
            </div>
 +
            <div class="article_multpicture-paragraph">
 +
                <p>Amplified <em>gltT</em> gene from 168, iGEM19/20.</p>
 +
                <p>Amplified <em>gltT</em> gene from iGEM30/32/33/34.</p>
 +
            </div>
 +
        </div>
 +
        <div class="article_picture">
 +
            <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/d/d8/T--Goettingen--Notebook_gltTamplification3_170518.png">
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            <p>Amplified <em>gltT</em> gene from 168, iGEM18/21/22/23/24/25/26/27/28/29.</p>
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        </div>
 +
        <p>&rightarrow; iGEM21 and iGEM26 did not show any PCR products. Therefore, no sequence could be further analyzed.</p>
 +
    </div>
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<div class="notebook-item">
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    <div class="notebook-head">
 +
        <h3 class="notebook-head_title">Plasmid amplification and cloning experiments for reporter constructs</h3>
 +
        <p class="notebook-head_date">18.05.18</p>
 +
    </div>
 +
    <div class="notebook-content">
 +
        <p>To produce a reporter system, we needed to identify promoters from genes that are induced upon glyphosate treatment. Our hypothesis is that the promoter of <em>trpE</em> and <em>trpP</em> are induced by glyphosate, as described in the design section (TO DO, link hier einfügen!!!). Therefore, <em>PtrpE</em> as well as two variants of the EPSP-synthase (encoded by <em>aroE</em> were amplified by PCR using primers iGEM2018_25/26 and iGEM2018_27/28, respectively.</p>
 +
        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
 +
            <table>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <th>Component</th>
 +
                    <th>Volume in [&micro;L]</th>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>5x HF buffer</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">10</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>dNTPs (12.5&nbsp;mM)</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">2</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>fwd Primer: iGEM2018_25 or iGEM2018_27</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">2</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>rev Primer: iGEM2018_26 or iGEM2018_28</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">2</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>B.&nbsp;subtilis</em> chromosomal DNA</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">1</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>Phusion</em> DNA polymerase</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">0.25</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>sterile H<sub>2</sub>O</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">32.75</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr class="article_table_hline">
 +
                    <td><strong>Total</strong></td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">50</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
            </table>
 +
 +
        </div>
 +
        <h6>Results</h6>
 +
        <p>In the following figure are the results of the PCR shown.</p>
 +
        <div class="article_picture" style="width:30%;">
 +
            <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/c/c3/T--Goettingen--Notebook_PtrpE_aroEamplification_180518.png">
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            <p>Lane&nbsp;1: <em>aroE_1</em>. Lane&nbsp;2: <em>PtrpE</em>. Lane&nbsp;3: <em>aroE_2</em>.</p>
 +
        </div>
 +
    </div>
 +
</div>
 +
<div class="notebook-item">
 +
    <div class="notebook-head">
 +
        <h3 class="notebook-head_title">Preparing competent <em>E.&nbsp;coli</em> cells/<em>PtrpE/P</em> amplification</h3>
 +
        <p class="notebook-head_date">22.05.18</p>
 +
    </div>
 +
    <div class="notebook-content">
 +
        <p>The PCR amplification was repeated including <em>PtrpP</em>. The following primer combinations were used.</p>
 +
        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
 +
            <table>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <th>Primers</th>
 +
                    <th>Product</th>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM2018_1 + iGEM2018_2</td>
 +
                    <td><em>aroE_1</em></td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM2018_23 + iGEM2018_24</td>
 +
                    <td><em>PtrpP</em></td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM2018_25 + iGEM2018_26</td>
 +
                    <td><em>PtrpE</em></td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM2018_27 + iGEM2018_28</td>
 +
                    <td><em>aroE_2</em></td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr class="article_table_hline">
 +
                    <td><strong>Template</strong></td>
 +
                    <td><strong>chromosomal DNA from strain iGEM21</strong></td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
            </table>
 +
        </div>
 +
        <p>The following figure shows the results of the PCR.</p>
 +
        <div class="article_picture" style="width:50%;">
 +
            <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/5/57/T--Goettingen--Notebook_PtrpE_aroE_PtrpPamplification_220518.png">
 +
            <p>Lane 1: <em>aroE_1</em>. Lane 2: <em>PtrpP</em>. Lane 3: <em>PtrpP</em>. Lane 4: <em>PtrpE</em>. Lane 5: <em>aroE_2</em>.</p>
 +
        </div>
 +
        <p>Samples from today in addition to the samples on 18.05.18 were purified using the QIAquick PCR Purification Kit. The DNA was eluted in 35&nbsp;&micro;L H<sub>2</sub>O.<br />Concentration of the purified DNA was measured at the Nanodrop device.</p>
 +
        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
 +
            <table>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <th>Sample</th>
 +
                    <th>DNA concentration in [ng/&micro;L]</th>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>aroE_1</em></td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">90.1</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>aroE_2</em></td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">68.1</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>PtrpE_1</em></td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">89.5</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>PtrpE_2</em></td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">67.8</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>PtrpP_1</em></td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">90.2</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>PtrpP_2</em></td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">43.6</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
            </table>
 +
        </div>
 +
        <h4>Preparation of competent <em>E.&nbsp;coli</em> strains DH5&alpha; and XL1-Blue</h4>
 +
        <p>The preparation was carried out over the following days.</p>
 +
        <h5>The Material</h5>
 +
        <ul>
 +
            <li>TB buffer (ice-cold)</li>
 +
            <li>liquid LB medium</li>
 +
            <li>SOB medium</li>
 +
            <li>1&nbsp;M MgCl<sub>2</sub></li>
 +
            <li>1&nbsp;M MgSO<sub>4</sub></li>
 +
            <li>DMSO (100%)</li>
 +
        </ul>
 +
        <h5>The Procedure</h5>
 +
        <ol>
 +
            <li>Inoculate 20&nbsp;mL LB medium either with a single colony or from a cryo stock of the desired <em>E.&nbsp;coli</em> strain and incubate the culture with agitation for 20&nbsp;h at 28°C.</li>
 +
            <li>Inoculate 250&nbsp;mL SOB medium supplemented with 10&nbsp;mM MgCl<sub>2</sub> and 10&nbsp;mM MgSO<sub>4</sub> in a 2&nbsp;L shake flask and grow the cells to an OD<sub>600</sub> of 0.5&ndash;0.9 (20&ndash;24&nbsp;h) at 18°C and 200&ndash;250&nbsp;rpm.</li>
 +
            <li>Incubate the whole flask for 10&nbsp;min on ice. Collect the cells by centrifugation for 10&nbsp;min at 4°C and 5,000&nbsp;rpm. Re-suspend the cell in 80&nbsp;mL of ice-cold TB buffer and incubate them for 10&nbsp;min on ice. Collect the cells by centrifugation for 5&nbsp;min at 5,000&nbsp;rpm.</li>
 +
            <li>Re-suspend the cells in 20&nbsp;mL of ice-cold TB buffer. Add DMSO to a final concentration of 7% (1.4&nbsp;mL) by gently shaking the falcon tube.</li>
 +
            <li>Transfer 0.2&nbsp;mL aliquots into labelled Eppendorf reaction tubes and freeze the cells in liquid nitrogen. Store the cells at -80°C. The volume of the pre-culture strongly depends on the <em>E.&nbsp;coli</em> strain. Using DH5&alpha;, it is recommended to use 4&nbsp;mL pre-culture and inoculate at 8 a.m. Nex day around 10 a.m. this strain should have reached an OD<sub>600</sub> between 0.5 and 0.6. If you use the strain XL1-Blue, you will need less cells and it is sufficient to inoculate the SOB medium around lunchtime.</li>
 +
        </ol>
 +
 +
 +
    </div>
 +
</div>
 +
<div class="notebook-item">
 +
    <div class="notebook-head">
 +
        <h3 class="notebook-head_title">New Primers for <em>gltT</em> and sequencing</h3>
 +
        <p class="notebook-head_date">23.05.18</p>
 +
    </div>
 +
    <div class="notebook-content">
 +
        <p>The PCR from 17.05.18 was repeated with new primers (iGEM2018_19 and iGEM2018_20) that amplify also the ends of the gene <em>gltT</em>. The protocol was the same as before.</p>
 +
        <h6>Results</h6>
 +
        <div class="article_multpicture">
 +
            <div>
 +
                <div>
 +
                    <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/8/89/T--Goettingen--Notebook_gltTamplification_new1_230518.png">
 +
                </div>
 +
                <div>
 +
                    <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/0/04/T--Goettingen--Notebook_gltTamplification_new2_230518.png">
 +
                </div>
 +
            </div>
 +
            <div class="article_multpicture-paragraph">
 +
                <p>Amplified <em>gltT</em> gene from iGEM18&ndash;iGEM29.</p>
 +
                <p>Amplified <em>gltT</em> gene from iGEM30&ndash;iGEM34.</p>
 +
            </div>
 +
        </div>
 +
        <p>The amplified <em>gltT</em> fragments were purified and sent to sequencing with primers iGEM2018_29 and iGEM2018_30. The following table provides an overview of mutations in <em>gltT</em> from glyphosate adapted mutants.</p>
 +
        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
 +
            <table>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <th><em>gltT</em> sequence</th>
 +
                    <th>Mutation</th>
 +
                    <th>Consequence</th>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>Wild type</td>
 +
                    <td>&mdash;</td>
 +
                    <td>&mdash;</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM18</td>
 +
                    <td>&Delta;669A</td>
 +
                    <td>Truncation</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM19</td>
 +
                    <td>&Delta;669A</td>
 +
                    <td>Truncation</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM20</td>
 +
                    <td>C211T</td>
 +
                    <td>Truncation</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM22</td>
 +
                    <td>duplication 839&ndash;847</td>
 +
                    <td>Insertion</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM23</td>
 +
                    <td>&Delta;65T</td>
 +
                    <td>Truncation</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM24</td>
 +
                    <td>deletion 898&ndash;923</td>
 +
                    <td>Truncation</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM25</td>
 +
                    <td>duplication 839&ndash;847</td>
 +
                    <td>Insertion</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM27</td>
 +
                    <td>A388T</td>
 +
                    <td>Truncation</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM29</td>
 +
                    <td>duplication 839&ndash;847</td>
 +
                    <td>Insertion</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM30</td>
 +
                    <td>&Delta;996&nash;1090</td>
 +
                    <td>Truncation</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM32</td>
 +
                    <td>&Delta;669A</td>
 +
                    <td>Truncation</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>iGEM33</td>
 +
                    <td>duplication 839&ndash;847</td>
 +
                    <td>Insertion</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
            </table>
 +
        </div>
 +
    </div>
 +
 +
</div>
 +
<div class="notebook-item">
 +
    <div class="notebook-head">
 +
        <h3 class="notebook-head_title">Test transformation of the new competent <em>E.&nbsp;coli</em> cells</h3>
 +
        <p class="notebook-head_date">24.05.18</p>
 +
    </div>
 +
    <div class="notebook-content">
 +
        <p>We performed a test transformation to prove that the cells were actually competent. The following plasmids were used.</p>
 +
        <ul>
 +
            <li>pBQ200</li>
 +
            <li>pGP172</li>
 +
            <li>pAC7</li>
 +
            <li>pAC5</li>
 +
        </ul>
 +
        <div class="article_picture">
 +
            <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/c/ce/T--Goettingen--Notebook_transformation_overview_240518.png">
 +
            <p>Overview how a transformation of competent <em>E.&nbsp;coli</em> cells works with plasmids. The agar plates should be made of complex medium (like LB) and contain the appropriate antibiotics.</p>
 +
        </div>
 +
 +
    </div>
 +
</div>
 +
<div class="notebook-item">
 +
    <div class="notebook-head">
 +
        <h3 class="notebook-head_title">Evaluation of the test transformation</h3>
 +
        <p class="notebook-head_date">25.05.18</p>
 +
    </div>
 +
    <div class="notebook-content">
 +
        <p>The transformed cells were incubated over night at 37°C and the colonies were colony forming units were counted.</p>
 +
        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
 +
            <table>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <th>Strain</th>
 +
                    <th>Colony forming units</th>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>DH5&alpha; + pBQ200</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">1360</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>DH5&alpha; + pGP172</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">1520</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>DH5&alpha; + pAC7</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">1440</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>XL1-Blue + pBQ200</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">180</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>XL1-Blue + pGP172</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">208</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>XL1-Blue + pAC7</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">80</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>XL1-Blue + pAC5</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">22</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
            </table>
 +
        </div>
 +
    </div>
 +
</div>
 +
<div class="notebook-item">
 +
    <div class="notebook-head">
 +
        <h3 class="notebook-head_title">Inoculation of transformed strains</h3>
 +
        <p class="notebook-head_date">28.05.18</p>
 +
    </div>
 +
    <div class="notebook-content">
 +
        <p>4&nbsp;mL LB medium were supplemented with the appropriate antibiotics and inoculated with the transformed strains (25.05.18). The cultures were incubated over night with agitation at 37°C.</p>
 +
    </div>
 +
</div>
 +
<div class="notebook-item">
 +
    <div class="notebook-head">
 +
        <h3 class="notebook-head_title">Preparation of the plasmids for further work</h3>
 +
        <p class="notebook-head_date">29.05.18</p>
 +
    </div>
 +
    <div class="notebook-content">
 +
        <p>The isolation of the plasmids was performed with the NucleoSpin&reg; kit from Macherey and Nagel.</p>
 +
        <h5>The Material</h5>
 +
        <ul>
 +
            <li>Liquid LB medium</li>
 +
            <li>NucleoSpin&reg; plasmid kit</li>
 +
        </ul>
 +
        <h5>The Procedure</h5>
 +
        <ol>
 +
            <li>Use single colonies from your transformation plates to inoculate 4&nbsp;mL (15&ndash;20&nbsp;mL for low-copy plasmids) liquid LB medium supplemented with the appropriate antibiotic and grow the culture overnight at 37°C with agitation.</li>
 +
            <li>Collect the cells from 1.5&nbsp;mL (15&nbsp;mL for low-copy plasmids) of the overnight cultures by centrifugation (1&nbsp;min, 13,000&nbsp;rpm). Re-suspend the pellet in 250&nbsp;mL of buffer A1, add 250&nbsp;mL of buffer A2, mix gently 6&ndash;8 times and incubate the suspension for 5&nbsp;min at room temperature. For the isolation of low-copy plasmids add 500&nbsp;mL of buffers A1 and A2 to the cells.</li>
 +
            <li>Add 300&nbsp;mL (0.6&nbsp;mL for low-copy plasmids) of buffer A3, mix gently 6&ndash;8 times and centrifuge the lysate for 5&ndash;10&nbsp;min at 13,000&nbsp;rpm.</li>
 +
            <li>Transfer the supernatant into NucleoSpin&reg; plasmid column, centrifuge for 1&nbsp;min at 13,000&nbsp;rpm and discard the flow-through.</li>
 +
            <li>OPTIONAL: For sequencing of low-copy plasmid DNA add 500&nbsp;mL buffer AW to the column, centrifuge for 1&nbsp;min at 13000&nbsp;rpm and discard the flow-through.</li>
 +
            <li>Add 600&nbsp;mL of buffer A4, centrifuge (1&nbsp;min, 13,000&nbsp;rpm) and discard the flow-through.</li>
 +
            <li>To dry the silica membrane, centrifuge again for 2&nbsp;min at 13,000&nbsp;rpm.</li>
 +
            <li>Add 50&nbsp;mL of sterile and deionized water on top of the silica membrane of the column incubate the column for 1&ndash;5&nbsp;min at room temperature and elute the DNA by centrifugation for 1&nbsp;min at 13,000&nbsp;rpm.</li>
 +
            <li>The plasmid DNA is highly pure and can be stored at -20°C.</li>
 +
        </ol>
 +
        <p>The concentration of the isolated plasmids was determined with the Nanodrop device.</p>
 +
        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
 +
            <table>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <th>Plasmid</th>
 +
                    <th>DNA concentration in [ng/&micro;L]</th>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>pBQ200</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">186.6</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>pGP172</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">84.6</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>pAC7</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">114.1</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>pAC5</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">75.9</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
            </table>
 +
        </div>
 +
        <p>For the cloning procedure, a restriction digest was carried out with <em>aroE_1</em>, <em>aroE_2</em>, <em>PtrpP</em>, and <em>PtrpE</em> fragments (from 18.05.18 and 22.05.18).</p>
 +
        <h5>Reaction mixtures to digest the fragments</h5>
 +
        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
 +
            <table>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <th>Compound</th>
 +
                    <th>Volume in [&micro;L]</th>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>aroE_1</em></td>
 +
                    <td>20</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>Sac</em>I</td>
 +
                    <td>2</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>BamH</em>I</td>
 +
                    <td>2</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>FD buffer</td>
 +
                    <td>3</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>H<sub>2</sub>O</td>
 +
                    <td>3</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr class="article_table_hline">
 +
                    <td><strong>Incubate for 45&nbsp;min at 37°C</strong></td>
 +
                    <td></td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
            </table>
 +
        </div>
 +
        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
 +
            <table>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <th>Compound</th>
 +
                    <th>Volume in [&micro;L]</th>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>aroE_2</em></td>
 +
                    <td>20</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>Sal</em>I</td>
 +
                    <td>2</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>BamH</em>I</td>
 +
                    <td>2</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>FD buffer</td>
 +
                    <td>3</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>H<sub>2</sub>O</td>
 +
                    <td>3</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr class="article_table_hline">
 +
                    <td><strong>Incubate for 45&nbsp;min at 37°C</strong></td>
 +
                    <td></td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
            </table>
 +
        </div>
 +
        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
 +
            <table>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <th>Compound</th>
 +
                    <th>Volume in [&micro;L]</th>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>PtrpP</em></td>
 +
                    <td>20</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>EcoR</em>I</td>
 +
                    <td>2</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>BamH</em>I</td>
 +
                    <td>2</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>FD buffer</td>
 +
                    <td>3</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>H<sub>2</sub>O</td>
 +
                    <td>3</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr class="article_table_hline">
 +
                    <td><strong>Incubate for 30&nbsp;min at 37°C</strong></td>
 +
                    <td></td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
            </table>
 +
        </div>
 +
        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
 +
            <table>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <th>Compound</th>
 +
                    <th>Volume in [&micro;L]</th>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>PtrpE</em></td>
 +
                    <td>20</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>Sac</em>I</td>
 +
                    <td>2</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>BamH</em>I</td>
 +
                    <td>2</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>FD buffer</td>
 +
                    <td>3</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>H<sub>2</sub>O</td>
 +
                    <td>3</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr class="article_table_hline">
 +
                    <td><strong>Incubate for 30&nbsp;min at 37°C</strong></td>
 +
                    <td></td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
            </table>
 +
        </div>
 +
        <p>The samples were then purified with the PCR purification clean up Kit and eluted in 25&nbsp;&micro;L sterile H<sub>2</sub>O. The concentrations of the digested fragments were determined using the Nanodrop device.</p>
 +
        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
 +
            <table>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <th>Plasmid</th>
 +
                    <th>DNA concentration in [ng/&micro;L]</th>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>aroE_1</em></td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">63</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>aroE_2</em></td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">43.8</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>PtrpP</em></td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">45.7</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>PtrpE</em></td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">47.7</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
            </table>
 +
        </div>
 +
        <hr>
 +
        <h5>Reaction mixtures to digest the plasmids</h5>
 +
        <h6>pGP172</h6>
 +
        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
 +
            <table>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <th>Compound</th>
 +
                    <th>Volume in [&micro;L]</th>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>pGP172</td>
 +
                    <td>18</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>BamH</em>I</td>
 +
                    <td>3</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>FD buffer</td>
 +
                    <td>3</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>H<sub>2</sub>O</td>
 +
                    <td>6</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr class="article_table_hline">
 +
                    <td><strong>Incubate for 45&nbsp;min at 37°C</strong></td>
 +
                    <td>Inactivation at 80°C for 5&nbsp;min</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
            </table>
 +
        </div>
 +
        <p>The digest was tested on an agarose gel.<br /> Afterwards, the following mixture was prepared.</p>
 +
        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
 +
            <table>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <th>Compound</th>
 +
                    <th>Volume in [&micro;L]</th>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>Digested pGP172</td>
 +
                    <td>28</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>Sac</em>I</td>
 +
                    <td>3</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>FD buffer</td>
 +
                    <td>1</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>H<sub>2</sub>O</td>
 +
                    <td>8</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr class="article_table_hline">
 +
                    <td><strong>Incubate for 45&nbsp;min at 37°C</strong></td>
 +
                    <td>Inactivation at 80°C for 5&nbsp;min</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
            </table>
 +
        </div>
 +
        <p>The digest was finally incubated with 1&nbsp;&micro;L "Fast AP" for 10&nbsp;min at 37°C and eluted in 25&nbsp;&micro;L H<sub>2</sub>O.</p>
 +
        <h6>pBQ200</h6>
 +
        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
 +
            <table>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <th>Compound</th>
 +
                    <th>Volume in [&micro;L]</th>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>pBQ200</td>
 +
                    <td>15</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>BamH</em>I</td>
 +
                    <td>3</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>FD buffer</td>
 +
                    <td>3</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>H<sub>2</sub>O</td>
 +
                    <td>9</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr class="article_table_hline">
 +
                    <td><strong>Incubate for 45&nbsp;min at 37°C</strong></td>
 +
                    <td>Inactivation at 80°C for 5&nbsp;min</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
            </table>
 +
        </div>
 +
        <p>The digest was tested on an agarose gel.<br /> Afterwards, the following mixture was prepared.</p>
 +
        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
 +
            <table>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <th>Compound</th>
 +
                    <th>Volume in [&micro;L]</th>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>Digested pBQ200</td>
 +
                    <td>28</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>Sal</em>I</td>
 +
                    <td>3</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>FD buffer</td>
 +
                    <td>1</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>H<sub>2</sub>O</td>
 +
                    <td>8</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr class="article_table_hline">
 +
                    <td><strong>Incubate for 45&nbsp;min at 37°C</strong></td>
 +
                    <td>Inactivation at 80°C for 5&nbsp;min</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
            </table>
 +
        </div>
 +
        <p>The digest was finally incubated with 1&nbsp;&micro;L "Fast AP" for 10&nbsp;min at 37°C and eluted in 25&nbsp;&micro;L H<sub>2</sub>O.</p>
 +
        <h6>pAC7</h6>
 +
        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
 +
            <table>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <th>Compound</th>
 +
                    <th>Volume in [&micro;L]</th>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>pAC7</td>
 +
                    <td>20</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>BamH</em>I</td>
 +
                    <td>3</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>FD buffer</td>
 +
                    <td>3</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>H<sub>2</sub>O</td>
 +
                    <td>4</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr class="article_table_hline">
 +
                    <td><strong>Incubate for 45&nbsp;min at 37°C</strong></td>
 +
                    <td>Inactivation at 80°C for 5&nbsp;min</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
            </table>
 +
        </div>
 +
        <p>The digest was tested on an agarose gel.<br /> Afterwards, the following mixture was prepared.</p>
 +
        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
 +
            <table>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <th>Compound</th>
 +
                    <th>Volume in [&micro;L]</th>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>Digested pAC7</td>
 +
                    <td>28</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td><em>Sal</em>I</td>
 +
                    <td>3</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>FD buffer</td>
 +
                    <td>1</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>H<sub>2</sub>O</td>
 +
                    <td>8</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr class="article_table_hline">
 +
                    <td><strong>Incubate for 30&nbsp;min at 37°C</strong></td>
 +
                    <td>Inactivation at 80°C for 5&nbsp;min</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
            </table>
 +
        </div>
 +
        <p>The digest was finally incubated with 1&nbsp;&micro;L "Fast AP" for 10&nbsp;min at 37°C and eluted in 30&nbsp;&micro;L H<sub>2</sub>O.</p>
 +
 +
    </div>
 +
</div>
 +
<div class="notebook-item">
 +
    <div class="notebook-head">
 +
        <h3 class="notebook-head_title">Construction of plasmids</h3>
 +
        <p class="notebook-head_date">30.05.18</p>
 +
    </div>
 +
    <div class="notebook-content">
 +
        <p>Concentration of the purified plasmids was analyzed with the Nanodrop device.</p>
 +
        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
 +
            <table>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <th>Plasmid</th>
 +
                    <th>DNA concentration in [ng/&micro;L]</th>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>pGP172</td>
 +
                    <td>36.3</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>pBQ200</td>
 +
                    <td>71.2</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>pAC7</td>
 +
                    <td>41.3</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
            </table>
 +
        </div>
 +
        <p>In the next step, the fragments and vectors were ligated using 100&nbsp;ng of the vector and calculating the concentration of the insert dependent on its length.</p>
 +
        <ul>
 +
            <li>pAC7 (10573&nbsp;bp) &rarr; 0.5&nbsp;&micro;L insert</li>
 +
            <li>pGP172 (4600&nbsp;bp) &rarr; 1.5&nbsp;&micro;L insert</li>
 +
            <li>pBQ200 (6700&nbsp;bp) &rarr; 1.5&nbsp;&micro;L insert</li>
 +
        </ul>
 +
        <h6>Ligation of <em>PtrpP</em> into pAC7</h6>
 +
        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
 +
            <table>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <th>Compound</th>
 +
                    <th>Volume in [&micro;L]</th>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>Vector (pAC7)</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">2.5</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>Insert (<em>PtrpP</em>)</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">0.5</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>T4 buffer</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">2</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>T4 Ligase</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">1</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>H<sub>2</sub>O</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">14</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr class="article_table_hline">
 +
                    <td><strong>Total volume</strong></td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right"><strong>20</strong></td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
            </table>
 +
        </div>
 +
        <h6>Ligation of <em>PtrpE</em> into pAC7</h6>
 +
        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
 +
            <table>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <th>Compound</th>
 +
                    <th>Volume in [&micro;L]</th>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>Vector (pAC7)</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">2.5</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>Insert (<em>PtrpE</em>)</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">0.5</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>T4 buffer</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">2</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>T4 Ligase</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">1</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>H<sub>2</sub>O</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">14</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr class="article_table_hline">
 +
                    <td><strong>Total volume</strong></td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right"><strong>20</strong></td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
            </table>
 +
        </div>
 +
        <h6>Ligation of <em>aroE_1</em> into pGP172</h6>
 +
        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
 +
            <table>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <th>Compound</th>
 +
                    <th>Volume in [&micro;L]</th>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>Vector (pGP172)</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">2.5</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>Insert (<em>aroE_1</em>)</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">1.5</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>T4 buffer</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">2</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>T4 Ligase</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">1</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>H<sub>2</sub>O</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">13</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr class="article_table_hline">
 +
                    <td><strong>Total volume</strong></td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right"><strong>20</strong></td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
            </table>
 +
        </div>
 +
        <h6>Ligation of <em>aroE_2</em> into pBQ200</h6>
 +
        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
 +
            <table>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <th>Compound</th>
 +
                    <th>Volume in [&micro;L]</th>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>Vector (pBQ200)</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">1.5</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>Insert (<em>aroE_2</em>)</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">1.5</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>T4 buffer</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">2</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>T4 Ligase</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">1</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>H<sub>2</sub>O</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">14</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr class="article_table_hline">
 +
                    <td><strong>Total volume</strong></td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right"><strong>20</strong></td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
            </table>
 +
        </div>
 +
        <h6>Ligation of <em>Ptrp</em> into pAC7</h6>
 +
        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
 +
            <table>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <th>Compound</th>
 +
                    <th>Volume in [&micro;L]</th>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>Vector (pAC7)</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">2.5</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>Insert (<em>PtrpP</em>)</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">0.5</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>T4 buffer</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">2</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>T4 Ligase</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">1</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>H<sub>2</sub>O</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">14</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr class="article_table_hline">
 +
                    <td><strong>Total volume</strong></td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right"><strong>20</strong></td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
            </table>
 +
        </div>
 +
        <h6>Re-Ligation of vector pAC7</h6>
 +
        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
 +
            <table>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <th>Compound</th>
 +
                    <th>Volume in [&micro;L]</th>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>Vector (pAC7)</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">2.5</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>Insert</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">&ndash;</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>T4 buffer</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">2</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>T4 Ligase</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">1</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>H<sub>2</sub>O</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">14.5</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr class="article_table_hline">
 +
                    <td><strong>Total volume</strong></td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right"><strong>20</strong></td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
            </table>
 +
        </div>
 +
        <h6>Re-Ligation of vector pGP172</h6>
 +
        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
 +
            <table>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <th>Compound</th>
 +
                    <th>Volume in [&micro;L]</th>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>Vector (pGP172)</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">2.5</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>Insert</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">&ndash;</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>T4 buffer</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">2</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>T4 Ligase</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">1</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>H<sub>2</sub>O</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">14.5</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr class="article_table_hline">
 +
                    <td><strong>Total volume</strong></td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right"><strong>20</strong></td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
            </table>
 +
        </div>
 +
        <h6>Re-Ligation of vector pBQ200</h6>
 +
        <div class="notebook-table article_table">
 +
            <table>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <th>Compound</th>
 +
                    <th>Volume in [&micro;L]</th>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>Vector (pBQ200)</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">1.5</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>Insert</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">&ndash;</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>T4 buffer</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">2</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>T4 Ligase</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">1</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr>
 +
                    <td>H<sub>2</sub>O</td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right">15.5</td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
                <tr class="article_table_hline">
 +
                    <td><strong>Total volume</strong></td>
 +
                    <td class="article-table_right"><strong>20</strong></td>
 +
                </tr>
 +
            </table>
 +
        </div>
 +
        <p>All samples were incubated at 16°C over night.</p>
 +
    </div>
 +
</div>
 +
<div class="notebook-item">
 +
    <div class="notebook-head">
 +
        <h3 class="notebook-head_title">Transformation of DH5&alpha;</h3>
 +
        <p class="notebook-head_date">31.05.18</p>
 +
    </div>
 +
    <div class="notebook-content">
 +
        <p>Competent <em>E.&nbsp;coli</em> cells from the strain DH5&alpha; were transformed with the ligation samples. Also, a negative controll without DNA was prepared, were the cells received only water. The transformed cells were plated on LB medium agar containing ampicillin and X-Gal in the following manner: on one plate 50&nbsp;&micro;L and on the second palte 100&nbsp;&micro;L. The cells were incubated over night at 37°C.</p>
 +
    </div>
 
</div>
 
</div>

Latest revision as of 11:25, 4 September 2018

Contents

02.05.18

Cryo cultures of strains 168, BP233, BP234 were prepared with 90% LB medium and 10% DMSO. The cells were frozen and stored at -80°C.

03.05.18

Strains BP233, BP235 and 168 (WT) were incubated in 4 ml LB medium for 4 h at 37°C and 220 rpm. 2 ml of the culture was harvested, and the cells were washed in 1xC-salts and then resuspended in 300 µl 1xC-salts. BP233 and BP235 were plated on CS-glucose with and without 10 mM glyphosate.

     <img src="T--Goettingen--notebook-may-030518.jpg">

As seen in this figure, both strains grow well on CS-glucose without glyphosate. Strain BP233 also forms a lawn on plates with 10mM glyphosate, while the wildtype does not form a lawn, but single colonies, which could be suppressor mutants. This leads to the hypothesis that GltT, which is a glutamate transporter, transports glyphosate into the cell. The strain BP235 was not stable, so it was constructed again!

Identification of upregulated proteins in presence of glyphosate in Bacillus subtilis

07.05.18

  1. The two B. subtilis strains 168 and the tryptophan prototroph strain SP1 were grown at different glyphosate concentrations. To identify upregulated protein expression in the presence of glyphosate.

For cultivation, the two strains were inoculated in 4 mL LB medium and incubated overnight at 37°C (200 rpm) The overnight cultures were transferred into 4 mL fresh LB medium and grown for 2 h at 28°C (200 rpm).

CS-Glucose medium was prepared with and without tryptophan

Components Volume (mL)
5 × C salts 10
Iron Ferric Ammonium Citrate (CAF; 2.2 mg/mL) 0.5
III´ salts 0.5
Sodium Succinate (30%) 1
50% glucose 0.5
(Tryptophan 0.5)
Ad to 50 mL with sterile water 100

B. subtilis 168 and B. subtilis SP1 were transferred into CS-Glucose medium containing increasing glyphosate concentrations to an OD600 of 0.1. OD measurement was carried out every 2 hours until the cells reached an OD600 of ∼2. The cells were harvested by centrifugation for 1 min at 13000 rpm and stored at -20°C. 

         <img src="T--Goettingen--notebook-may-sp1_070518.png">

         <img src="T--Goettingen--notebook-may-168_070518.png">

Growth curves of the wild type SP1 and the 168 mutant, auxotrophic for tryptophan

14.05.18

Proteins were isolated from cultures by lysing the cells with 50 µL lysis buffer and a Bradford assay was carried out to determine the protein concentration.

Materials for the Bradford assay:
  • Bradford solution, 5-fold concentration
  • buffer from protein elution
Procedure:

  1. Prespare for each portein mixture 3 samples with different concentrations.

    Sample Reference sample
    800 µL H2O 800 µL H2O
    0.5, 1.0 & 2.0 µL crude extract no protein but equal volume of buffer
    200 µL Bradford Solution 200 µL Bradford Solution
    Sodium Succinate (30%) 1
    50% glucose 0.5
    (Tryptophan 0.5)
    Ad to 50 mL with sterile water 100

  2. After mixing the samples with the protein solutions, the mixtures have to be incubated for 5 minutes at room temperature. Transfer the mixtures and the reference sample to 1.5 mL cuvettes and measure the absorption at a wavelength of 595 nm.

  3. Calculate the amount of protein in your sample using the following formula:

             <img class="article_formula"
              src="T--Goettingen--notebook-may-formula_140518.png">

Protein concentration:

Sample Protein concentration (µg/mL)
168 in 0 mM Glyphosate 0.375
168 in 0.5 mM Glyphosate 1.049
168 in 1.5 mM Glyphosate 1.049
SP1 in 0 mM 0.159
SP1 in 0.5 mM 0.496
SP1 in 1.5 mM 1.4045
The protein expression was then further analysed by SDS-PAGE and subsequent silver staining.
The Material
  • 6× SDS loading dye (98 C)
  • 6× SDS loading dye (98 C)
  • 10× Running (PAGE) buffer (98 S)
  • 1.5 M Tris-HCl, pH 8.8 (95 B)
  • 1.56 M Tris-HCl, pH 6.8 (95 B)
  • TEMED/TMEDA (Tetramethylethylenediamine)
  • Acrylamide:Bis-Acrylamide (37.5:1, TOXIC!!!)
  • APS (Ammonium persulfate, 10 %)
  • SDS (Sodium dodecyl sulfate, 10 %)
  • Power supply & SDS PAGE devices
  • Iso-propanol (100 %)
The procedure
  1. Clean the glass plates, combs and mats with ethanol and assemble the glass plate sandwich. Be sure that the plates are well aligned. Place the plates in the casting frame and tighten them. Place the casting frames into the casting stands.
  2. Wear gloves for making the gels because acrylamide is a neurotoxin in its unpolymerized form!!! Running gel for denaturing SDS PAGE (enough for 2 gels).
    Components for gel 15 %, 12 %, 10 %
    • H2O 2.3 mL 3.3 mL 4.0 mL
    • Acryl-Bisacrylamide 30 % 5.0 mL 4.0 mL 3.3 mL
    • 1.5 M Tris-HCl, pH 8.8 2.5 mL 2.5 mL 2.5 mL
    • SDS solution 10 % 0.1 mL 0.1 mL 0.1 mL
    • APS 10 % 0.1 mL 0.1 mL 0.1 mL
    • TEMED 8 µl 8 µl 8 µl
    Stacking gel for denaturing SDS PAGE (5 %; enough for two gels)
    • H2O 6.83 mL
    • Acryl-Bisacrylamide 30 % 1.3 mL
    • 1.5 M Tris-HCl, pH 6.8 0.87 mL
    • SDS solution 10 % 0.1 mL
    • APS 10 % 0.1 mL
    • TEMED 10 µl
  3. Mix the ingredients of the running gel and pour the solution quickly (gel starts to polymerize once TEMED has been added) into the gap between the glass plates. Leave enough room for the stacking gel – appr. 1 cm below the bottom of the comb´s teeth. After a minute you can overlay the solution with iso-propanol or ethanol. This excludes the access of oxygen and plane the surface
  4. After polymerization, pour off the iso-propanol and rinse with distilled water. Mix the reagents for the stacking gel and pour it on top of the running gel till the space is completely full. Then insert the comb. No alcohol overlay is needed due to the comb.
  5. After polymerization clamp the gel into the electrophoresis apparatus and fill it with running buffer. Remove the comb carefully and use a pipette or syringe to wash the wells with running buffer.
  6. The protein samples (up to 15 µl) are mixed with SDS loading buffer (2.5 µl) and incubated for 10 min at 95°C.
  7. After heating briefly centrifuge the samples to spin down the condensed water.
  8. Then you can apply the samples on a SDS PAGE with a pipette or Hamilton microliter syringe. Do not forget to add molecular weight marker in one lane.
  9. Run the gel at 80 V until the front has moved into the running gel. Then you can increase the voltage to 120 V. Run the gel until the running front has reached the bottom of the running gel.
  10. Pry the plates apart by using a gel spacer. The gel can then be stained (Coomassie staining, method 56 or Silver staining, method 57) to visualize the separated proteins or processed further (Western Blotting, method 58).

Silver staining

15.05.18

The material
  • FA-Fixation solution (98 L)
  • Developer (98 M)
  • Impregnator (98 N)
  • Thiosulfate solution (98 O)
  • Stop solution (98 P)
  • Ethanol (50 %)
The procedure

The protein bands are stained according to method of Nesterenko et al. (1994). For that purpose, the polyacrylamide gels were incubated on a shaker with the following reagents and in the stated order.

Step Solution Time
Fixing Fixation solution 1–24 h
Washing EtOH (50 %) 20 min, 3×
Reduction Thiosulfate solution 1.5 min
Washing deion. H2O 20 s, 3×
Staining Impregnator 15–25 min
Washing deion. H2O 20 s, 3×
Development Developer until sufficient staining
Washing deion. H2O 20 s, 2×
Stop solution 5 min
Results
           <img src="T--Goettingen--Notebook_results_150518.png">

&rightarrow; No significant difference in protein expression could be detected.

Identification of novel mutations in B. subtilis 168

16.05.18

For the identification of novel mutations in the gltT transporter, the wild type strain was grown on 40 mM glyphosate. Emerging mutations were further analysed by isolation of the complete DNA and amplification of the transporter via PCR. The genomic DNA was isolated with the Kit “peqGOLD Bacterial DNA Kit” from peqlab. The resulting sequences were then screened for novel mutations.

For the identification of novel mutations in the gltT transporter, the wild type strain was grown on 40 mM glyphosate. Emerging mutations were further analysed by isolation of the chromosomal DNA and amplification of the transporter via PCR. The genomic DNA was isolated with the Kit “peqGOLD Bacterial DNA Kit” from peqlab.

           <img src="T--Goettingen--Notebook_suppressor_160518.png">
Mutant names DNA concentration in [ng/µL]
iGEM18 15.2
iGEM19 44.5
iGEM20 57.4
iGEM21 48.3
iGEM22 45.3
iGEM23 54.3
iGEM24 44.7
iGEM25 31.9
iGEM26 29.7
iGEM27 80.7
iGEM28 58.8
iGEM29 51.9
iGEM30 57.7
iGEM31 /
iGEM32 56.1
iGEM33 62.2
iGEM34 42.5

Amplification of the gltT gene

17.05.18

We amplified the gltT gene from B. subtilis with a PCR run with the following recipe.

Component Volume in [µL]
10x Taq buffer 5
dNTPs (12.5 mM) 2
fwd Primer: iGEM2018_15 2
rev Primer: iGEM2018_16 2
B. subtilis chromosomal DNA 1
Dream Taq polymerase 0.25
sterile H2O 37.75
Total 50
Results

In the following figures are the results of the PCR shown.

                   <img src="T--Goettingen--Notebook_gltTamplification1_170518.png">

                   <img src="T--Goettingen--Notebook_gltTamplification2_170518.png">

Amplified gltT gene from 168, iGEM19/20.

Amplified gltT gene from iGEM30/32/33/34.

           <img src="T--Goettingen--Notebook_gltTamplification3_170518.png">

Amplified gltT gene from 168, iGEM18/21/22/23/24/25/26/27/28/29.

&rightarrow; iGEM21 and iGEM26 did not show any PCR products. Therefore, no sequence could be further analyzed.

Plasmid amplification and cloning experiments for reporter constructs

18.05.18

To produce a reporter system, we needed to identify promoters from genes that are induced upon glyphosate treatment. Our hypothesis is that the promoter of trpE and trpP are induced by glyphosate, as described in the design section (TO DO, link hier einfügen!!!). Therefore, PtrpE as well as two variants of the EPSP-synthase (encoded by aroE were amplified by PCR using primers iGEM2018_25/26 and iGEM2018_27/28, respectively.

Component Volume in [µL]
5x HF buffer 10
dNTPs (12.5 mM) 2
fwd Primer: iGEM2018_25 or iGEM2018_27 2
rev Primer: iGEM2018_26 or iGEM2018_28 2
B. subtilis chromosomal DNA 1
Phusion DNA polymerase 0.25
sterile H2O 32.75
Total 50
Results

In the following figure are the results of the PCR shown.

           <img src="T--Goettingen--Notebook_PtrpE_aroEamplification_180518.png">

Lane 1: aroE_1. Lane 2: PtrpE. Lane 3: aroE_2.

Preparing competent E. coli cells/PtrpE/P amplification

22.05.18

The PCR amplification was repeated including PtrpP. The following primer combinations were used.

Primers Product
iGEM2018_1 + iGEM2018_2 aroE_1
iGEM2018_23 + iGEM2018_24 PtrpP
iGEM2018_25 + iGEM2018_26 PtrpE
iGEM2018_27 + iGEM2018_28 aroE_2
Template chromosomal DNA from strain iGEM21

The following figure shows the results of the PCR.

           <img src="T--Goettingen--Notebook_PtrpE_aroE_PtrpPamplification_220518.png">

Lane 1: aroE_1. Lane 2: PtrpP. Lane 3: PtrpP. Lane 4: PtrpE. Lane 5: aroE_2.

Samples from today in addition to the samples on 18.05.18 were purified using the QIAquick PCR Purification Kit. The DNA was eluted in 35 µL H2O.
Concentration of the purified DNA was measured at the Nanodrop device.

Sample DNA concentration in [ng/µL]
aroE_1 90.1
aroE_2 68.1
PtrpE_1 89.5
PtrpE_2 67.8
PtrpP_1 90.2
PtrpP_2 43.6

Preparation of competent E. coli strains DH5α and XL1-Blue

The preparation was carried out over the following days.

The Material
  • TB buffer (ice-cold)
  • liquid LB medium
  • SOB medium
  • 1 M MgCl2
  • 1 M MgSO4
  • DMSO (100%)
The Procedure
  1. Inoculate 20 mL LB medium either with a single colony or from a cryo stock of the desired E. coli strain and incubate the culture with agitation for 20 h at 28°C.
  2. Inoculate 250 mL SOB medium supplemented with 10 mM MgCl2 and 10 mM MgSO4 in a 2 L shake flask and grow the cells to an OD600 of 0.5–0.9 (20–24 h) at 18°C and 200–250 rpm.
  3. Incubate the whole flask for 10 min on ice. Collect the cells by centrifugation for 10 min at 4°C and 5,000 rpm. Re-suspend the cell in 80 mL of ice-cold TB buffer and incubate them for 10 min on ice. Collect the cells by centrifugation for 5 min at 5,000 rpm.
  4. Re-suspend the cells in 20 mL of ice-cold TB buffer. Add DMSO to a final concentration of 7% (1.4 mL) by gently shaking the falcon tube.
  5. Transfer 0.2 mL aliquots into labelled Eppendorf reaction tubes and freeze the cells in liquid nitrogen. Store the cells at -80°C. The volume of the pre-culture strongly depends on the E. coli strain. Using DH5α, it is recommended to use 4 mL pre-culture and inoculate at 8 a.m. Nex day around 10 a.m. this strain should have reached an OD600 between 0.5 and 0.6. If you use the strain XL1-Blue, you will need less cells and it is sufficient to inoculate the SOB medium around lunchtime.


New Primers for gltT and sequencing

23.05.18

The PCR from 17.05.18 was repeated with new primers (iGEM2018_19 and iGEM2018_20) that amplify also the ends of the gene gltT. The protocol was the same as before.

Results
                   <img src="T--Goettingen--Notebook_gltTamplification_new1_230518.png">

                   <img src="T--Goettingen--Notebook_gltTamplification_new2_230518.png">

Amplified gltT gene from iGEM18–iGEM29.

Amplified gltT gene from iGEM30–iGEM34.

The amplified gltT fragments were purified and sent to sequencing with primers iGEM2018_29 and iGEM2018_30. The following table provides an overview of mutations in gltT from glyphosate adapted mutants.

gltT sequence Mutation Consequence
Wild type — —
iGEM18 Δ669A Truncation
iGEM19 Δ669A Truncation
iGEM20 C211T Truncation
iGEM22 duplication 839–847 Insertion
iGEM23 Δ65T Truncation
iGEM24 deletion 898–923 Truncation
iGEM25 duplication 839–847 Insertion
iGEM27 A388T Truncation
iGEM29 duplication 839–847 Insertion
iGEM30 Δ996&nash;1090 Truncation
iGEM32 Δ669A Truncation
iGEM33 duplication 839–847 Insertion

Test transformation of the new competent E. coli cells

24.05.18

We performed a test transformation to prove that the cells were actually competent. The following plasmids were used.

  • pBQ200
  • pGP172
  • pAC7
  • pAC5
           <img src="T--Goettingen--Notebook_transformation_overview_240518.png">

Overview how a transformation of competent E. coli cells works with plasmids. The agar plates should be made of complex medium (like LB) and contain the appropriate antibiotics.

Evaluation of the test transformation

25.05.18

The transformed cells were incubated over night at 37°C and the colonies were colony forming units were counted.

Strain Colony forming units
DH5α + pBQ200 1360
DH5α + pGP172 1520
DH5α + pAC7 1440
XL1-Blue + pBQ200 180
XL1-Blue + pGP172 208
XL1-Blue + pAC7 80
XL1-Blue + pAC5 22

Inoculation of transformed strains

28.05.18

4 mL LB medium were supplemented with the appropriate antibiotics and inoculated with the transformed strains (25.05.18). The cultures were incubated over night with agitation at 37°C.

Preparation of the plasmids for further work

29.05.18

The isolation of the plasmids was performed with the NucleoSpin® kit from Macherey and Nagel.

The Material
  • Liquid LB medium
  • NucleoSpin® plasmid kit
The Procedure
  1. Use single colonies from your transformation plates to inoculate 4 mL (15–20 mL for low-copy plasmids) liquid LB medium supplemented with the appropriate antibiotic and grow the culture overnight at 37°C with agitation.
  2. Collect the cells from 1.5 mL (15 mL for low-copy plasmids) of the overnight cultures by centrifugation (1 min, 13,000 rpm). Re-suspend the pellet in 250 mL of buffer A1, add 250 mL of buffer A2, mix gently 6–8 times and incubate the suspension for 5 min at room temperature. For the isolation of low-copy plasmids add 500 mL of buffers A1 and A2 to the cells.
  3. Add 300 mL (0.6 mL for low-copy plasmids) of buffer A3, mix gently 6–8 times and centrifuge the lysate for 5–10 min at 13,000 rpm.
  4. Transfer the supernatant into NucleoSpin® plasmid column, centrifuge for 1 min at 13,000 rpm and discard the flow-through.
  5. OPTIONAL: For sequencing of low-copy plasmid DNA add 500 mL buffer AW to the column, centrifuge for 1 min at 13000 rpm and discard the flow-through.
  6. Add 600 mL of buffer A4, centrifuge (1 min, 13,000 rpm) and discard the flow-through.
  7. To dry the silica membrane, centrifuge again for 2 min at 13,000 rpm.
  8. Add 50 mL of sterile and deionized water on top of the silica membrane of the column incubate the column for 1–5 min at room temperature and elute the DNA by centrifugation for 1 min at 13,000 rpm.
  9. The plasmid DNA is highly pure and can be stored at -20°C.

The concentration of the isolated plasmids was determined with the Nanodrop device.

Plasmid DNA concentration in [ng/µL]
pBQ200 186.6
pGP172 84.6
pAC7 114.1
pAC5 75.9

For the cloning procedure, a restriction digest was carried out with aroE_1, aroE_2, PtrpP, and PtrpE fragments (from 18.05.18 and 22.05.18).

Reaction mixtures to digest the fragments
Compound Volume in [µL]
aroE_1 20
SacI 2
BamHI 2
FD buffer 3
H2O 3
Incubate for 45 min at 37°C
Compound Volume in [µL]
aroE_2 20
SalI 2
BamHI 2
FD buffer 3
H2O 3
Incubate for 45 min at 37°C
Compound Volume in [µL]
PtrpP 20
EcoRI 2
BamHI 2
FD buffer 3
H2O 3
Incubate for 30 min at 37°C
Compound Volume in [µL]
PtrpE 20
SacI 2
BamHI 2
FD buffer 3
H2O 3
Incubate for 30 min at 37°C

The samples were then purified with the PCR purification clean up Kit and eluted in 25 µL sterile H2O. The concentrations of the digested fragments were determined using the Nanodrop device.

Plasmid DNA concentration in [ng/µL]
aroE_1 63
aroE_2 43.8
PtrpP 45.7
PtrpE 47.7
Reaction mixtures to digest the plasmids
pGP172
Compound Volume in [µL]
pGP172 18
BamHI 3
FD buffer 3
H2O 6
Incubate for 45 min at 37°C Inactivation at 80°C for 5 min

The digest was tested on an agarose gel.
Afterwards, the following mixture was prepared.

Compound Volume in [µL]
Digested pGP172 28
SacI 3
FD buffer 1
H2O 8
Incubate for 45 min at 37°C Inactivation at 80°C for 5 min

The digest was finally incubated with 1 µL "Fast AP" for 10 min at 37°C and eluted in 25 µL H2O.

pBQ200
Compound Volume in [µL]
pBQ200 15
BamHI 3
FD buffer 3
H2O 9
Incubate for 45 min at 37°C Inactivation at 80°C for 5 min

The digest was tested on an agarose gel.
Afterwards, the following mixture was prepared.

Compound Volume in [µL]
Digested pBQ200 28
SalI 3
FD buffer 1
H2O 8
Incubate for 45 min at 37°C Inactivation at 80°C for 5 min

The digest was finally incubated with 1 µL "Fast AP" for 10 min at 37°C and eluted in 25 µL H2O.

pAC7
Compound Volume in [µL]
pAC7 20
BamHI 3
FD buffer 3
H2O 4
Incubate for 45 min at 37°C Inactivation at 80°C for 5 min

The digest was tested on an agarose gel.
Afterwards, the following mixture was prepared.

Compound Volume in [µL]
Digested pAC7 28
SalI 3
FD buffer 1
H2O 8
Incubate for 30 min at 37°C Inactivation at 80°C for 5 min

The digest was finally incubated with 1 µL "Fast AP" for 10 min at 37°C and eluted in 30 µL H2O.

Construction of plasmids

30.05.18

Concentration of the purified plasmids was analyzed with the Nanodrop device.

Plasmid DNA concentration in [ng/µL]
pGP172 36.3
pBQ200 71.2
pAC7 41.3

In the next step, the fragments and vectors were ligated using 100 ng of the vector and calculating the concentration of the insert dependent on its length.

  • pAC7 (10573 bp) → 0.5 µL insert
  • pGP172 (4600 bp) → 1.5 µL insert
  • pBQ200 (6700 bp) → 1.5 µL insert
Ligation of PtrpP into pAC7
Compound Volume in [µL]
Vector (pAC7) 2.5
Insert (PtrpP) 0.5
T4 buffer 2
T4 Ligase 1
H2O 14
Total volume 20
Ligation of PtrpE into pAC7
Compound Volume in [µL]
Vector (pAC7) 2.5
Insert (PtrpE) 0.5
T4 buffer 2
T4 Ligase 1
H2O 14
Total volume 20
Ligation of aroE_1 into pGP172
Compound Volume in [µL]
Vector (pGP172) 2.5
Insert (aroE_1) 1.5
T4 buffer 2
T4 Ligase 1
H2O 13
Total volume 20
Ligation of aroE_2 into pBQ200
Compound Volume in [µL]
Vector (pBQ200) 1.5
Insert (aroE_2) 1.5
T4 buffer 2
T4 Ligase 1
H2O 14
Total volume 20
Ligation of Ptrp into pAC7
Compound Volume in [µL]
Vector (pAC7) 2.5
Insert (PtrpP) 0.5
T4 buffer 2
T4 Ligase 1
H2O 14
Total volume 20
Re-Ligation of vector pAC7
Compound Volume in [µL]
Vector (pAC7) 2.5
Insert –
T4 buffer 2
T4 Ligase 1
H2O 14.5
Total volume 20
Re-Ligation of vector pGP172
Compound Volume in [µL]
Vector (pGP172) 2.5
Insert –
T4 buffer 2
T4 Ligase 1
H2O 14.5
Total volume 20
Re-Ligation of vector pBQ200
Compound Volume in [µL]
Vector (pBQ200) 1.5
Insert –
T4 buffer 2
T4 Ligase 1
H2O 15.5
Total volume 20

All samples were incubated at 16°C over night.

Transformation of DH5α

31.05.18

Competent E. coli cells from the strain DH5α were transformed with the ligation samples. Also, a negative controll without DNA was prepared, were the cells received only water. The transformed cells were plated on LB medium agar containing ampicillin and X-Gal in the following manner: on one plate 50 µL and on the second palte 100 µL. The cells were incubated over night at 37°C.