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+ | <b>Table</b></font></ol> | ||
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<b>Materials:</b><br> | <b>Materials:</b><br> | ||
+ | Competent E.coli(Dh5alpha) | ||
LB broth<br> | LB broth<br> | ||
Ice<br> | Ice<br> | ||
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<ol style="font-size:16px;margin-left:15%;"> | <ol style="font-size:16px;margin-left:15%;"> | ||
− | <li>Thaw | + | <li>Thaw 10µL competent E. coli cells on ice for 10 minutes<br></li> |
<li>Add: | <li>Add: | ||
<ul style="font-size:16px;"> | <ul style="font-size:16px;"> | ||
− | <li> | + | <li>-2.5 µl DNA from a ligation reaction mix or </li> |
− | <li> | + | <li> DNA of a known plasmid </li> |
</ul> | </ul> | ||
</li> | </li> | ||
<li>Carefully flick the tube 4-5 times to mix cells and DNA. <b>Do not vortex.</b></li> | <li>Carefully flick the tube 4-5 times to mix cells and DNA. <b>Do not vortex.</b></li> | ||
− | <li>Place the mixture on ice for | + | <li>Place the mixture on ice for 15 minutes. <b>Do not mix.</b></li> |
− | <li>Heat shock at exactly 42°C for exactly | + | <li>Heat shock at exactly 42°C for exactly 45 seconds. <b>Do not mix.</b></li> |
− | <li>Place on ice for | + | <li>Place on ice for 1-3 minutes. <b>Do not mix.</b></li> |
− | <li>Pipette | + | <li>Pipette 100 µl of room temperature SOC or LB media into the mixture.</li> |
− | <li>Incubate at 37°C | + | <li>Incubate at 37°C for 40 minutes.</li> |
<li>Mix the cells thoroughly by flicking the tube and inverting.</li> | <li>Mix the cells thoroughly by flicking the tube and inverting.</li> | ||
<li>Spread: | <li>Spread: | ||
<ul style="font-size:16px;"> | <ul style="font-size:16px;"> | ||
− | <li> | + | <li>All of each transformation reaction onto a selection plate. If the reaction is too much : |
<ol style="font-size:16px;margin-left:15%;"> | <ol style="font-size:16px;margin-left:15%;"> | ||
<li>Pellet cells at 8000rpm for 3 minutes</li> | <li>Pellet cells at 8000rpm for 3 minutes</li> | ||
− | <li>Remove and dispense | + | <li>Remove and dispense appropriate volume of supernatant </li> |
<li>Re-suspend cells by light vortexing</li> | <li>Re-suspend cells by light vortexing</li> | ||
<li>Plate resuspended cells as above</li> | <li>Plate resuspended cells as above</li> | ||
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<b>Materials:</b><br> | <b>Materials:</b><br> | ||
− | + | 3 ml LB broth<br> | |
− | + | 3 μl antibiotic<br> | |
− | + | Tips<br> | |
− | + | culture tube<br> | |
<br> | <br> | ||
<b>Methods:</b><br> | <b>Methods:</b><br> | ||
− | Overnight cultures were prepared under sterile conditions using a | + | Overnight cultures were prepared under sterile conditions using a clean bench<br> |
<ol style="font-size:16px;margin-left:15%;"> | <ol style="font-size:16px;margin-left:15%;"> | ||
− | <li>Add | + | <li>Add 3 ml liquid LB media into 12 ml culture tubes</li> |
− | <li>Add | + | <li>Add 3 μl of appropriate antibiotic into the broth</li> |
− | <li>Using the | + | <li>Using the tip, pick a single colony and inoculate the cultures by dipping the loop into the LB broth</li> |
− | <li>Seal the tubes and incubate overnight at 37°C shaking at | + | <li>Seal the tubes and incubate overnight at 37°C shaking at 130-150 rpm</li> |
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− | <b>Materials:</b><br> | + | <b>Materials: We used various PCR Polymerase, and we obeyed each protocols. We show our most frequent protocol here.</b><br> |
− | 2x | + | 2x Q5 Mastermix<br> |
− | + | ||
10 µM forward primer<br> | 10 µM forward primer<br> | ||
+ | 10 µM reverse primer<br> | ||
PCR tube<br> | PCR tube<br> | ||
Sterile water<br> | Sterile water<br> | ||
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<p><br>For a 50 µL reaction<br></p> | <p><br>For a 50 µL reaction<br></p> | ||
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− | <li>In a PCR tube on ice, combine 1-10 ng of plasmid DNA, 2.50 µL of 10 µM forward primer, 2.50 µL of 10 µM reverse primer to a PCR tube on ice, 25 µL of 2x | + | <li>In a PCR tube on ice, combine 1-10 ng of plasmid DNA, 2.50 µL of 10 µM forward primer, 2.50 µL of 10 µM reverse primer to a PCR tube on ice, 25 µL of 2x Q5 Mastermix, and sterile water up to 50 µL. |
− | <br><i>Note: It is important to add | + | <br><i>Note: It is important to add Q5 Master Mix last in order to prevent primer degradation |
caused by the 3 ́→ 5 ́ exonuclease activity</i></li> | caused by the 3 ́→ 5 ́ exonuclease activity</i></li> | ||
<li>Gently mix the reaction</li> | <li>Gently mix the reaction</li> | ||
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− | <p id="Note1">Note 1: Use the NEB Tm calculator should be used to determine the annealing temperature when using | + | <p id="Note1">Note 1: Use the NEB Tm calculator should be used to determine the annealing temperature when using Q5: <a target="_blank" href="http://tmcalculator.neb.com/#!/">http://tmcalculator.neb.com/#!/</a></p> |
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<b>Materials:</b><br> | <b>Materials:</b><br> | ||
Sterile Water<br> | Sterile Water<br> | ||
− | + | 2x EmeraldAmp MAX mastermix<br> | |
− | + | E. coli colony<br> | |
− | + | 10 µM forward primer<br> | |
− | + | 10 µM reverse primer<br> | |
<br> | <br> | ||
<b>Methods:</b><br> | <b>Methods:</b><br> | ||
<ol style="font-size:16px;margin-left:15%;"> | <ol style="font-size:16px;margin-left:15%;"> | ||
− | <li> | + | <li>Make mastermix of reaction.Add 2.5µL of EmeraldAmp MAX,0.05µL of 10µM forward primer, and 0.05µL of 10µM reverse primer to 2.4µL of water each reaction.</li> |
− | + | <li>Touch your objective colony with tip then touch the 5µL of reaction liquid in PCR tube.</li> | |
− | < | + | <li>If necessary, collect the liquid to the bottom of the PCR tube by spinning briefly</li> |
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− | <p>Note: If loading on a gel, the | + | <p>Note: If loading on a gel, the EmeraldAmp MAX mix contains loading dye, so don’t add anything else.</p> |
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<specialh3>LB Broth</specialh3><br> | <specialh3>LB Broth</specialh3><br> | ||
<b>Materials:</b><br> | <b>Materials:</b><br> | ||
− | + | 10 g Tripton<br> | |
− | + | 5g Yeast Extract<br> | |
+ | 5g NaCl<br> | ||
+ | 1L Purified Water<br> | ||
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<b>Methods:</b><br> | <b>Methods:</b><br> | ||
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− | <li>Add | + | <li>Add these reagents to 1L purified water</li> |
<li>Autoclave</li> | <li>Autoclave</li> | ||
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<specialh3>LB Agar</specialh3><br> | <specialh3>LB Agar</specialh3><br> | ||
<b>Materials:</b><br> | <b>Materials:</b><br> | ||
− | + | 10 g Tripton<br> | |
− | + | 5g Yeast Extract<br> | |
+ | 5g NaCl<br> | ||
+ | 15g Agar<br> | ||
+ | 1L Purified Water<br> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
<b>Methods:</b><br> | <b>Methods:</b><br> | ||
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− | <li>Add | + | <li>Add these reagent to 1 L purified water</li> |
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On this page, the ecolibrium team would like to share with you the protocols that we have been using over the summer. This library of protocols has been developed alongside our supervisors for the purpose of this study. Here you can find the exact methods we use to generate our data and results. We share them in the interest of reproducibility.
Materials:
Competent E.coli(Dh5alpha)
LB broth
Ice
Selection plates
Methods:
- Thaw 10µL competent E. coli cells on ice for 10 minutes
- Add:
- -2.5 µl DNA from a ligation reaction mix or
- DNA of a known plasmid
- Carefully flick the tube 4-5 times to mix cells and DNA. Do not vortex.
- Place the mixture on ice for 15 minutes. Do not mix.
- Heat shock at exactly 42°C for exactly 45 seconds. Do not mix.
- Place on ice for 1-3 minutes. Do not mix.
- Pipette 100 µl of room temperature SOC or LB media into the mixture.
- Incubate at 37°C for 40 minutes.
- Mix the cells thoroughly by flicking the tube and inverting.
- Spread:
- All of each transformation reaction onto a selection plate. If the reaction is too much :
- Pellet cells at 8000rpm for 3 minutes
- Remove and dispense appropriate volume of supernatant
- Re-suspend cells by light vortexing
- Plate resuspended cells as above
- All of each transformation reaction onto a selection plate. If the reaction is too much :
Materials:
3 ml LB broth
3 μl antibiotic
Tips
culture tube
Methods:
Overnight cultures were prepared under sterile conditions using a clean bench
- Add 3 ml liquid LB media into 12 ml culture tubes
- Add 3 μl of appropriate antibiotic into the broth
- Using the tip, pick a single colony and inoculate the cultures by dipping the loop into the LB broth
- Seal the tubes and incubate overnight at 37°C shaking at 130-150 rpm
Materials: We used various PCR Polymerase, and we obeyed each protocols. We show our most frequent protocol here.
2x Q5 Mastermix
10 µM forward primer
10 µM reverse primer
PCR tube
Sterile water
Plasmid DNA
Methods:
For a 50 µL reaction
- In a PCR tube on ice, combine 1-10 ng of plasmid DNA, 2.50 µL of 10 µM forward primer, 2.50 µL of 10 µM reverse primer to a PCR tube on ice, 25 µL of 2x Q5 Mastermix, and sterile water up to 50 µL.
Note: It is important to add Q5 Master Mix last in order to prevent primer degradation caused by the 3 ́→ 5 ́ exonuclease activity - Gently mix the reaction
- If necessary, collect the liquid to the bottom of the PCR tube by spinning briefly
- Transfer the PCR tube from ice to a PCR machine preheated to 98°C to begin thermocycling
Thermocycling
The PCR machine should be set to run the following steps:
Step | Temperature (°C) | Time |
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Initial denaturation | 98 | 30 seconds |
25-35 cycles | 98 (denaturation) 45-72 (annealing) see Note 1 72 (extension) |
5-10 seconds 10-30 seconds 15-30 seconds per kb |
Final extension | 72 | 2-5 minutes |
Hold | 4 | Indefinitely |
Note 1: Use the NEB Tm calculator should be used to determine the annealing temperature when using Q5: http://tmcalculator.neb.com/#!/
Materials:
Sterile Water
2x EmeraldAmp MAX mastermix
E. coli colony
10 µM forward primer
10 µM reverse primer
Methods:
- Make mastermix of reaction.Add 2.5µL of EmeraldAmp MAX,0.05µL of 10µM forward primer, and 0.05µL of 10µM reverse primer to 2.4µL of water each reaction.
- Touch your objective colony with tip then touch the 5µL of reaction liquid in PCR tube.
- If necessary, collect the liquid to the bottom of the PCR tube by spinning briefly
Thermocycling
The PCR machine should be set to run the following steps:
Step | Temperature (°C) | Time |
---|---|---|
Initial denaturation | 98 | 30 seconds |
25-35 cycles | 98 (denaturation) 45-72 (annealing) see Note 1 68 (extension) |
5-10 seconds 10-30 seconds 15-30 seconds per kb |
Final extension | 72 | 5-10 minutes |
Hold | 4 | Indefinitely |
Note: If loading on a gel, the EmeraldAmp MAX mix contains loading dye, so don’t add anything else.
Materials:
10 g Tripton
5g Yeast Extract
5g NaCl
1L Purified Water
Methods:
- Add these reagents to 1L purified water
- Autoclave
Materials:
10 g Tripton
5g Yeast Extract
5g NaCl
15g Agar
1L Purified Water
Methods:
- Add these reagent to 1 L purified water
- Autoclave
Materials:
500µl glycerol (80%)
500µl overnight culture in LB
Methods:
- Add 500µl glycerol (80%) to 1.5ml eppendorf tube
- Add 500µl overnight culture in LB
- Store at -80°C
Materials:
Agarose Powder
TAE buffer
Gel mould
5-10 µL SybrSafe
Gel Tank
8-10 µL DNA ladder
DNA loading dye
Methods:
- Prepare 8% w/v solution of agarose powder in 1/10 TAE buffer (e.g. 0.8g agarose powder in 100 mL buffer) using a conical flask
- Heat the mixture until agarose is completely dissolved. Do not let the solution boil.
- Pour the solution into a gel mould
- Add 5-10 µL SybrSafe® to the solution. Make sure there are no bubbles in the solution.
- Allows the solution to set (approx 15-20 minutes)
- Transfer the agarose gel to a tank, remove the comb and apply:
- 8-10 µL of the DNA ladder
- DNA samples with the corresponding amount of DNA loading dye (6X)
- Run the gel for 45-60 minutes at 100V
Materials:
Microcentrifuge tube
Ice
1 µL T4 DNA Ligase
2 µL 10X T4 DNA ligase buffer
50ng Vector Plasmid
Insert DNA
Sterile water
Methods:
- Calculate volumes of vector and insert DNA required using NEBioCalculator ( http://nebiocalculator.neb.com/#!/ligation - required molar ratio of 1:3::vector:insert)
- Add vector plasmid, insert DNA, T4 DNA ligase and T4 DNA ligase buffer to the microcentrifuge tube on ice (add T4 DNA ligase last)
- Make reaction up to 20 µL using sterile water
- Incubate at room temperature for 30 - 60 min for sticky ends or 1-2 hours for blunt ends
Materials:
Restriction Enzyme:
NEB enzyme finder used to see which restriction enzymes are required
10X buffer: NEB double digest finder used to see which buffers are required for the particular restriction enzymes
Plasmid DNA
Sterile water
Methods:
Component | Test digest Double digestion (20 µL, for construct analysis) |
Assemble digest
Double digestion (20-50 µL, for gene assembly) |
---|---|---|
Sterile water | to 20 µL | to 50 µL |
10X buffer | 2 µL | 2-5 µL |
Plasmid DNA | ~200 ng for test digest,
(DNA mass is variable dependent on insert size. Smallest digestion fragment mass should be > 50ng) |
1,000 -2,000 ng |
Restriction enzyme | 0.5 µL + 0.5 µL | 1 µL + 1 µL |
- Set up the reaction following the instruction in the table above , depending on whether test digest or assembly digest is being performed.
- Incubate digestion reaction at 37°C:
- 30 min for Test digest
- 2-3 hours or overnight for Assembly digest
- Perform heat deactivation at 80°C for 20 minutes, if not running on a gel at the end of incubation.
Materials:
Microcentrifuge tube
Media of choice
Overnight Culture of Cells
96 well plate
Plate reader
Methods:
- Dilute overnight cultures to 0.1 OD. Don’t forget the media control.
- Seed your cells in the 96 well plate at 100μL per well.
- Make reaction up to 20 µL using sterile water
- Set the plate reader for 600OD and run it for 12 hours for bacteria or 24 hours plus for yeast
Materials:
Microcentrifuge tube
Media of choice
Overnight Culture of Cells
96 well plate
Flow Cytometer
PBS
Methods:
- Use Flowjo to predefine the gates for the Flow cytometer. This allows the cells within the co culture to be counted based on size.
- Dilute the Cultures to 1 OD (don’t forget the media control) and culture together at desired inoculation ratio
- Set up samples in triplicate form on a 96 well plate. Dilute 10 fold and 100 fold in PBS.
- Incubate Cells and take samples at desired time points to obtain growth curves
Materials:
Replica plate or glycerol stock of cells
Appropriate antibiotic
LB broth
96 well plate
AHLs (at concentrations of 10pM, 100pM, 1nM, 10nM, 100nM, 1µM, 10µM and 100µM)
Methods:
- Grow overnight culture of cells, either from replica plate or glycerol stock (see overnight culture protocol)
- In the morning, add 100 µL of the cell suspension to 10 mL LB and 10µL of antibiotic
- Grow cells in incubator for 3-4 hours at 200rpm and 37°C
- Blank spectrophotometer with 1mL LB and measure OD of cells (dilute 10x in LB)
- Make up suspension of cells at OD 0.05
- Add 100µL of cells to each well in the 96-well plate using the block-filler machine
- Using the multi-channel pipette add 2µL of intended AHL to each well, add samples in triplicate form
- Using the multi-channel pipette add 2µL of intended AHL to each well, add samples in triplicate form Run on plate-reader for 12 hours, with fluorescence and absorbance measurements taken every 15 minutes (set plate reader to 37°C and 500rpm shaking)
PCR purification was performed according to the QIAquick PCR Purification Kit
Gel extraction was performed according to the QIAquick Gel Extraction Kit
Minipreps were carried out according to the QIAprep Spin Miniprep Kit