Team:Lethbridge/Notebook September

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Ligation, PCR & Digest

Ligation of High and Low RAP Constructs into PSB1C3

Volume (μL) Part
0.5 GBlock
20 Phusion 5x HF buffer
2 Biobrick suffix 10nm
2 Biobrick prefix 10nm
1 phusion polymerase
1 10nm dNTPs
72.5 dH20

Total volume: 100μL

PCR Amplification

Tempertaure (°C) Time (s)
98 180
98 30
68.7 30
72 45
72 300
4 Hold

Cycles: 34

Digest of RAP constructs with EcoR1 and Pst1:

Volume (μL) Part
12 PCR product
1 EcoR1
1 Pst1
2 Cutsmart buffer 10x
4 dH20

Total Volume: 20μL

Digest of PSB1C3 with EcoR1 and Pst1:

Volume (μL) Part
2 PSB1C3
0.5 EcoR1
0.5 Pst1
1 Cutsmart buffer 10x
6 dH20

Total Volume: 10μL

Ligation of low and high RBS RAP constructs into PSB1C3:

Volume (μL) Part
1 PSB1C3 digest
3 low/high 1 RBS constructs
1 Ligase 10x buffer
0.5 ligase
4.5 dH20

Total Volume: 10μL

Ligation of low and high RBS RAP constructs into PSB1C3:

Volume (ul) Part
1 PSB1C3 digest
6 low/high 2 RBS constructs
1 Ligase 10x buffer
0.5 ligase
1.5 dH20

Total Volume: 10μL

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In Vitro Transcription

In Vitro Transcription of PCR Products at Varied Conditions

Volume (μl) Part
10 5x TRAB
5 DTT 100nM
6 NTPs 25nM
6 NTPs 25nM
2.5 100nM GMP
1 0.5units/μL IPPase
0.25 40units/μL RNase
5 PCR template DNA
15.25 milliQ H20
5 T7 RNA polymerase

Total Volume: 50μL

Incubate reactions at 37°C room temp for one hour overnnight.

DNase digest for 20 minutes.

In-vitro transcription time course at 16°C, to observe full length Tt aptazyme

Time points 0, 1, 5, 10, 20, 40, 80 minutes

Total Volume: 10μL

Volume (μL) Part
2 5x TRAB
1 DTT 100nM
1.2 NTPs 25nM
0.5 100nM GMP
0.2 0.5units/μL IPPase
0.05 40units/μL RNase
1 PCR template DNA
3.15 milliQ H20
1 T7 RNA polymerase
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Overexpression

Overexpression of RAP Low and High RBS-MS2

Time Point (hrs) Optic Density (OD) Low RBS Optic Density (OD) High RBS
T1/2 0.8 1.08
T1 1.2 1.46
T2 1.5 1.89
T3 (end) 1.61 1.77

Gels

Position content
1 Tend Low
2 T2 Low
3 T1 Low
4 Ladder
5 T30 Low
6 T0
Position Content
1 Ladder
2 T0
3 T30 High
4 T1 High
5 T2 High
6 Tend High
7 Ladder
8 T0 High
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SDS Page

Position content
1 PL
2 T0 Low
3 T30 Low
4 T1 Low
5 T2 Low
6 Tend Low
7 -
8 T0 High
9 -
10 T30 High
11 T1 High
12 T2 High
13 Tend High
14 PL
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Restriction Digest

Restriction Digest of PSB1C3 Tt Test RAP High:

Volume (μL) Part
5 PSB1C3 Tt Test RAP high
1 EcoR1
1 Pst1
2 Cutsmart Buffer 10x
12 dH20

Total Volume: 20μL

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Miniprep

Miniprep of Tt Test Cultures 1-5:

  • 3mL of culture centrifuged at 13,300rpm for 2 minutes; drain supernatent.
  • Add 100μL solution 1, 200μL solution 2 and 350μL solution 3 in order.
  • Centrifuge at 13,300rpm for 5 minutes; drain supernatent.
  • Move supernatent to EZ tube; centrifuge at 10,000rpm for 2 minutes; drain supernatent.
  • Add 750μL of wash solution, centrifuge at 10,000rpm for 2 minutes; drain supernatent. Repeat.
  • Transfer column to 1.5mL tube, centrifuge at 10,000rpm for 2 minutes; drain supernatent.
  • Elute with 50μL warm dH20, centrifuge at 10,000rpm for 2 minutes.
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PCR

Diagnostic PCR of Tt Test and RAP High RBS

Volume (μL) Part
5 Quanta AccuStart Supermix 2x
1 Plasmid DNA colony suspension
0.5 BB prefix T7 promoter
0.5 BB suffix primer
3 dH20

Total Volume: 10μL

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