Team:SPSingapore/Notebook-Week-16


Research Notebook

Week 16 (6/9 - 12/9)

▪ Sep 6

Anaerobic Promoter    ☀ Yi Han ☀

Ligation of placgfp insert into pSB1C3
Cut vector 20
cut insert 20
T4 ligase buffer 5
Enzyme 2


PCR F2 from F1
dH2O 465
Buffer 60
MgCl2 24
dNTP 24
Primers 12/12
GoTaq 3
Template 65
Total 600

▶ extracted above product


▪ Sep 7

Anaerobic Promoter    ☀ Chi Yan ☀

No colonies for placgfp pSB1C3
  Plated remaining bacteria onto chl plates
  Redo RE (Yi Han 5/9) 2h15min
  Ligate at 16 degrees overnight


PCR of F2 using:
  1. invlloF3new / lloendR to make F3
  2. invlloF4/ lloendR to make F4

dH2O 200
Buffer 20
MgCl2 8
dNTP 8
Primers 2/2
GoTaq 1
Template 16.7
Total 200


ESA Quorum Sensing    ☀ Kenneth ☀

Colony PCR
dH2O 13.5
Buffer 5
MgCl2 2
dNTP 2
Primers 1/1
GoTaq 0.5
Total 25


Anaerobic Promoter    ☀ Yi Han ☀

Transformation of bacteria using remaining ligated placgfp


Anaerobic Promoter    ☀ Chi Yan ☀

PCR to get invF1, Ta 58degrees, 3 min extension time
  Primers invlloF1/lloendR

dH2O 268
Buffer 40
MgCl2 16
dNTP 16
Primers 4/4
Taq 2
Template 10
Total 400


Test invllloF4/lloendR with 10 cycles 45degrees Ta
dH2O 35.7
Buffer 5
MgCl2 2
dNTP 2
Primers 0.5/0.5
Taq 0.125
Template 4.2
Total 50

Result when gel was run - smear


▪ Sep 8

Anaerobic Promoter    ☀ Yi Han ☀

Gel extract of F1

Making more F2
dH2O 64
Buffer 20
MgCl2 8
dNTP 8
Primers 2/2
Taq 1
Template 80
Total 200


Ran gel for F2, gel extracted

PCR to get F4 (invlloendR/ invlloF4)
  10 cycles of Ta 35, 45, 50 degrees
  30 cycles of Ta at 60 degrees

dH2O 39.5
Buffer 20
MgCl2 4
dNTP 4
Primers 2/2
Taq 1
Template 40
Total 100

▶ Results: smear in gel


ESA Quorum Sensing    ☀ Kenneth ☀

Ran gel for La, C T and L


Anaerobic Promoter    ☀ Yi Han ☀

PCR with F3new/ lloendR on F2
dH2O 142
Buffer 20
MgCl2 8
dNTP 8
Primers 2/2
Taq 1
Template 17
Total 200


PCR with F4/lloendR using F2
dH2O 70.5
Buffer 10
MgCl2 4
dNTP 4
Primers 2/2
Taq 0.5
Template 10
Total 100


Cycle conditions for F3new fragments:
  5 cycles for gradient Ta 50-60degrees
  30 cycles for gradient Ta from 55-65 degrees

▶ Result, smear for all


Invasin + Listerolysin    ☀ Yun Ting ☀

Prefixplacinvpcr 2.3, with new F2’ and RP2

Cycle conditions:
  5 cycles of Ta 48 degrees
  30 cycles of Ta 62 degrees (59, 61, 62, 64)


L4 template: PCR product 1.4.10 5-8 template: gel elute 1.1
No bands but see ‘9.8 pcr 2.3 + 1.4’
Lane 2-5 are tube 1, 4, 5, 8 seems to have 2.8kb band
Could be template
Run negative control with no template next time


placinvPCR 1.5
dH2O 157
Buffer 20
MgCl2 8
dNTP 8
Primers 2/2
Taq 1
Template 1
Total 200

▶ Thermocycler conditions for above:
   10 cycles of Ta of 48degrees
   30 cycles of Ta of 8.3, 59.3 (much brighter)
▶ Tube 3 was much brighter than rest, 3-4 had no product


▪ Sep 9

Anaerobic Promoter    ☀ Yi Han ☀

PCR for F3new/lloendR and F4/lloendR from F2 fragment
▶ 1st step, 10 cycles gradient from 45-60 degrees Ta.
▶ 2nd Step, 30 cycles of PCR wt Ta 60 degrees


Ran gel, smear for all
Repeated F3new/lloenR using same reagent ratio


5 cycles 40-46 gradient
5 cycles 40-46 gradient
30 cycles Ta 60 degrees


Invasin + Listerolysin    ☀ Yun Ting ☀

Prefix placinv PCR 2.4

Thermocycler
▶ 8 cycles at Ta = 48
▶ 30 cycles of Ta 55, 56,2, 57, 58.7, 59.6, 61.8 and negative control


dH2O 30
Buffer 40
MgCl2 16
dNTP 16
Primers 4/4
Taq 2
Template 8
Total 400


Anaerobic Promoter    ☀ Yi Han ☀

RE of psB1C3-BBa_J04450 with EcoRI/PstI (1000ng)
RE of placgfp with EcoRI/PstI (1000ng)
for 3 hours

placgfp
Template 16
Buffer 5
EcoRI 0.5
PstI 0.5
H2O 28
Total 50
psB1C3-BBa_J04450
Template 23
Buffer 5
EcoRI 0.5
PstI 0.5
H2O 21
Total 50


Anaerobic Promoter    ☀ Chi Yan ☀

Inoculated 3mL x8 tubes pSB1C3 in LB+chl
Ran gel for YH 9/9 RE digest in 1% gel
1kb 100bp 2 lanes vector space, 2 lanes insert
placgfp was not amplified -> gel extract pSB1C3


PCR to make
   1. prefix-pNirB-inv-suffix invlloF3/invendBBSuffix
   2. F4 invlloF4/invendBBsuffix
   3. Prefix placgfp-suffix: BBPrefix-placgfp-F/GFPBBSuffix-Rnew


1: F: overlap Tm 56.4
   whole 66.7
R:overlap 48
   Whole 66.5
2: F: overlap Tm 50
   whole 63
R:overlap 48
   Whole 66.5
3: F: overlap Tm 55
   whole 68
R:overlap 51.7
   Whole 65.6


dH2O 141
Buffer 20
MgCl2 8
dNTP 8
Primers 2/2
Taq 1
Template 18
Total 200


▶ Gradient 42-55 degrees 7 cycles, 60 degrees 30 cycles, ramp rate 20%
▶ 3. Correct


RE pSB1C3-red ExoRI/PStI same as Yi Han 9/9 2.30pm


Invasin+Listerolysin    ☀ Yan Ting ☀

Ran gel for Yun Ting 9/9 PCR


▪ Sep 10

Anaerobic Promoter    ☀ Chi Yan ☀

PCR of invD with invlloF1 and invend BB suffix
  F: Overlap Tm 57.5
    whole 65.6
  R: Overlap 48.4
    whole 66.5


dH2O 148
Buffer 20
MgCl2 8
dNTP 8
Primers 2/2
Taq 1
Template 4.6
Total 200


▶ Gradient 42-55 degree 7 cycles
60 degrees 30 cycles


Ran gel for Chi Yan 9/9
1,2 smear, 3 correct size
Inoculate placgfp in 3mL x6 tubes in LB+chl


Gel extract prefplacgfp-suff from Chi Yan 10/9
PCR to extend prefix and suffix with Juunk sequences using FP_BBP_Junk, RP_BBS_Junk

dH2O 148
Buffer 20
MgCl2 8
dNTP 8
Primers 2/2
Taq 1
Template 11
Total 200

▶ Ran gel to check size correct. PCR direct purification of 180ul reation: 160ng/ul in 50ul

pSB1C3 was incompletely digested
miniprep SB1C3
RE pSB1C3 Junk=pref=placgfp-suf-JUNK with EcoRI/PstI

PsB1C3
DNA 1000ng 6.6
Buffer 10
EcoRI 1
PstI 1
water 81.4
Total 100
placgfp
DNA 300ng 2
buffer 3
EcoRI 0.3
PstI 0.3
Water 24.4
Total 30


1. PCR of invlloF1invendsuffix with invlloF2 and invendsuffix to make invlloF2 end suffix
2. PCR of F2 6/9 with invlloF6, invend BBsuffix
3. PCR ofo F2 6/9 with invlloF3new, invendBBsuffix Part 1
4. PCR of F3 6/9 with invlloF2, invendBBsuffix

dH2O 145
Buffer 20
MgCl2 8
dNTP 8
Primers 2/2
Taq 1
Template 14
Total 200

▶ 7 cycles 44-5 degrees
30 cycles 60 degrees
ramp rate 20%

▶ Cycle
95degrees 15min-> 94deg 30s X deg 40s 72deg 3min 50s 72 deg 10min


Invasin + Listerolysin    ☀ Yun Ting ☀

Prefix placonvPCR 2.5
8 reactions template as 1.4.10

Thermocycler
8 cycles Tm 30-40 degrees
8 cycles 40-50 degrees
30 cycles Tm = 50-60 degrees


No bands
prefix-placinvPCR 2.6 and 1.6 from each and negative control template for 2.6 is 2.4 (indistinct 2.8k band)


For 1,63 plasmid was 300ng/100ul
Themocycler for 25 cycles at Ta 40-55 degrees (40, 44, 40, 553)
Ramp speed 20%


Gel elution of PCR 1.5 ½
Gel run with bigwells comb


Anaerobic Promoter    ☀ Yi Han ☀

1. Ran gel for YT, band observed for F1 fragment Gel extracted
2. miniprepped plac plasmid in esa backbone
3. gel extract pSB1C3 fragment (E/P) and (E/P) plagfp fragment


Ligation of pSB1C3 to placgfp
5:1
Vector (70ng) 2.2
insert (140ng) 5
Buffer 2
Enz 0.2
H2O 10.6
Total 20
7:1
vector (70ng) 2.2
Insert (196ng) 7
Buffer 2
Taq 0.2
H2O 8.6
Total 20


Invasin+Listerolysin    ☀ Yun Ting ☀

PCR 2.7
Template is 2.4.4
Thermocycler for 17 cycles at Ta 49, 55, 62, 65
13 cycles at Ta 42, 48, 56, 60, extension time 3min

dH2O 240
Buffer 30
MgCl2 12
dNTP 12
Primers 3/3
Taq 1.5
Template 1
Total 300


▪ Sep 11

Anaerobic Promoter    ☀ Chi Yan ☀

1. gel extract PCR product from 10/9

PCRs to make
   A F1invsuffix: inv D plasmid on invlloF1/invendBB suffix 800ul
   B F2invsuffix: F1invsuffix on invlloF2/invendBB suffix 400ul
   C F3invsuffix: F2invsuffix on invlloF3new/invendBB suffix 100ul
   D F6invsuffix: inv D plasmid on invlloF6/invendBB suffix 100ul


ABC, D
dH2O 617.7 293 66.5
Buffer 80 40 10
MgCl2 32 32 4
dNTP 32 32 4
Primers 8/8 8/8 1/1
Taq 4 4 0.5
Template 18.3 18.3 12.5
Total 800 800 100


▶ 7 cycles gradient 49-58 degrees
▶ 30 cycles 60 degrees

▶ A : 6 at 53.8, 6 at 55, 4 at 56degrees
   B : 4 at 49.1, 4 at 49.3
   C : 1 each at 49.1 49.8 50.6 51.6 52.7 53.8
   D : 1 each at 57.5, 57.8
▶ Transformed 5ul of each ligation reaction for placgfp 5:1 and 7:1 into BL21


RE of junk-pref-placgfp-suff-junk with EcoRI/PstI
500ng of DNA 3.1
Buffer 5
EcoRI 0.5
PstI 0.5
H2O 40.9
Total 50


Ran gel for 2.


Invasin + Listerolysin    ☀ Yun Ting ☀

PCR 2.8 300ul reaction mix template 1.3 1.4
Thermocycler:
▶ 10 cycles 51, 56, 60 3min annealing
▶ 20 cycles +4, 40s annealing


Anaerobic Promoter    ☀ Yi Han ☀

PCR with GO Taq kit

Control reaction with no primers
dH2O 14.25
Buffer 5
MgCl2 2.5
dNTP 1
Template 2
Taq 0.25
Total 25
F2 from F1 invend suffix
dH2O 204.2
Buffer 80
MgCl2 40
dNTP 16
Primers 16/16
Taq 4
Template 23.8
Total 400


Anaerobic Promoter    ☀ Chi Yan ☀

Purifying RE of Junk-prefix-placgfp-suffix-junk

PCR with Go Taq kit
A,B
dH2O 5.25
Buffer 15
MgCl2 7.5
dNTP 3
Primers 3/3
Taq 0.75
Template 37.5
Total 75

▶ Annealing temp of 59 degrees


Anaerobic Promoter    ☀ Yi Han ☀

Ran PCR for F2
▶ 5 cycles anneal temp 50
▶ 30 cycles anneal temp 58

Ran gel, gel extract F2


▪ Sep 12

Anaerobic Promoter    ☀ Chi Yan ☀

PCRs to make
   A F2invsuffixP1: F1invsuff on invlloF2/invendBB suffixP1 200ul
   B F6invsuffix: F2invsuffix on invlloF6/invendBB suffix 75ul
   C F6invsuffixP1: F2invsuffix on invlloF6/invendBB suffixP1 100ul
   D F1endsuffix: F2invsuffix on invlloF1/invendBB suffix 100ul


ABCD
dH2O 155 25.2 47.5 8.32
Buffer 20 7.5 10 2.5
dNTP 8 3 4 1
Primers 2/2 0.75/0.75 1-Jan 0.25/0.25
Taq 1 0.375 0.5 0.125
Template 12 37.5 31 12.5
Total 200 75 100 25


Anaerobic Promoter    ☀ Yi Han ☀

PCR

F2 from F1
dH2O 155.1
Buffer 20
dNTP 8
Primers 2/2
Taq 1
Template 11.9
Total 200


Ligation of new placgfp ratio 5:1 as of 10/9


Anaerobic Promoter    ☀ Chi Yan ☀

Colony PCR of placgfpSB1C3 with FP_KpnI-GFP,GFP-Suffix R
25 cycles, 60degrees Ta


ESA Quorum Sensing    ☀ Adrian ☀

GFPThing EcoRI/PstI
Buffer 2
GFP thing 13.3
EcoRI 1
PstI 1
dH2O 2.7
Total 20

▶ OFP_term_esaR & ORP_esaRBS_RBSS -> 1kb
▶ OFP_RBBS_GFP & ORP_Term_esaR -> 3kb


Anaerobic Promoter    ☀ Chi Yan ☀

PCRs to make Prefix-pNirB-inv-suffix
  E: F1endsuffix as template->F2invendsuffix with invlloF2/invendsuffix (400ul)
  F: F2endsuffix 12/9 as template-> F2invendsuffix with invllloF2/invendsuffix (100ul)
  G: F2endsuffix as template-> F6invendsuffix with invlloF6/invendsuffix (100ul)
  H: F2invendsuffixP1 12/9 as template-> F2invendsuffix with invlloF2/invendsuffix (75ul)
  I: F2invendendsuffixP1 12/9 as template -> F6invendsuffix with invlloF6/invendsuffix (75ul)

Cycle conditions
   95degrees 15min
   5cycles
   94degrees 30 seconds
   gradient 49-58 30 seconds
   72degrees 3min
   20cycles
   94degrees 30 seconds
   60 30 seconds
   72degrees 3min
EF,GH,I
Buffer 40 10 7.5
dNTPs 16 4 3
Primers 4/4 1/1 0.75/0.75
Template 23.8 30.7 24.5
Taq 2 0.5 375
H2O 310.2 52.8 38.2
Total 400 100 75

▶ E1-8 49.1d egrees
▶ E9-16 49.3 degrees
▶ F1-4 57.8 degrees
▶ G1-2 57.5 degrees
▶ G3-4 57.8 degrees
▶ H1-3 55 degrees
▶ I1-3 55 degrees


Invasin + Listerolysin    ☀ Yi Han & Chi Yan ☀

PCR 2.9 for prefix-plac-Inv-suffix, 6 rxn. Primers used are FP2’_prefixplac and RP_Invendsuffix. . Template is PCR product 2.8.1.
Thermocycler 10 cycles at Ta=,56,58,60deg, annealing time=3min; then 20 cycles at Ta= 60,62,64deg, annealing time=40s. Ramp speed =20%.
Smear.


PCR2.10 using PCR2.8 protocol. Faint 2.8kb band visible amongst smear.
Ran gel with gel extracted product from 2.10 (supposed 66ng/ul with poor 260/280 ratio).
No visible band.