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<h2>Week 1</h2> | <h2>Week 1</h2> | ||
<p>We brainstormed ideas of what we can do with the project, more specifically and also split into smaller groups of modellers and biologists (although we had daily meetings). We spent a lot of time coming up with and optimising DNA sequences for zinc fingers.</p> | <p>We brainstormed ideas of what we can do with the project, more specifically and also split into smaller groups of modellers and biologists (although we had daily meetings). We spent a lot of time coming up with and optimising DNA sequences for zinc fingers.</p> | ||
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<span class="cd-date">Jun 29</span> | <span class="cd-date">Jun 29</span> | ||
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<h2>Week 2</h2> | <h2>Week 2</h2> | ||
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− | + | <br>07/07/2015: | |
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+ | - <br>Agar plates (with chloramphenicol and streptomycin) made. | ||
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+ | - <br>Top 10 cells made electrocompetent. | ||
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+ | <br>08/07/2015: | ||
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+ | - <br>Transformed Top 10 cells with INP, Lpp OmpA and Zif 23 from 2015 DNA | ||
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+ | Distribution Kit. | ||
+ | <p><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/0/01/Distribution_Kit_table_Lab_Book.png" height="60px" width="400px" border="1px"></p> | ||
+ | <br>09/07/2015: | ||
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+ | - <br>Mini-prepped cells from yesterday. | ||
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+ | - <br>Nanodrop results for mini-prepped plasmids. | ||
+ | <p><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/7/7b/NanoDropResultsTableLab_BookiGEMWarwick.png" height="60px" width="400px" border="1px"></p> | ||
+ | <br>Ran an electrophoresis gel with plasmids from the mini-prep. | ||
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+ | </p> | ||
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<span class="cd-date">Jul 06</span> | <span class="cd-date">Jul 06</span> | ||
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<h2>Week 3</h2> | <h2>Week 3</h2> | ||
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− | + | <br>13/07/2015: | |
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+ | - <br>Grew up MG1655-Z1 cells (added Streptomycin). | ||
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+ | <br>14/07/2015: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Made MG1655-Z1 cells competent. | ||
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+ | </p> | ||
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<span class="cd-date">Jul 13</span> | <span class="cd-date">Jul 13</span> | ||
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<h2>Week 4</h2> | <h2>Week 4</h2> | ||
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− | + | <br>22/07/2015: | |
− | + | - <br>Ligated full construct gBlock into pSB1C3 plasmid backbone. | |
− | + | <br>23/07/2015: | |
− | + | - <br>Transformed ligated plasmid into Top 10 cells. | |
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− | + | - <br>Ran PCR of gBlocks. | |
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+ | <br>24/07/2015: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Transformed ligated plasmid into Top 10 cells again. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Ran PCR of BclA, INP and pgsA gBlocks. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Transformed more cells with ligated plasmid (using electroporation). | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Plated transformed cells. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Ran PCR of sZF2, sZF10 and sZF14. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | </p> | ||
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<span class="cd-date">Jul 20</span> | <span class="cd-date">Jul 20</span> | ||
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<h2>Week 5</h2> | <h2>Week 5</h2> | ||
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+ | <br>27/07/2015: | ||
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+ | - <br>Chemically transformed plates and electrotransformed plated grew over | ||
+ | |||
+ | weekend. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>28/07/2015 | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Colony PCR of the 2 clones. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>29/07/2015 | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Conducted plasmid mini prep of bacterial cultures. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Ran gel electrophoresis of redone PCR. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Ran gel electrophoresis of mini prep restriction digestion. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Redoing PCR (of INP, sZF2, sZF10 and sZF14) with DMSO (at 0%, 3% and | ||
+ | |||
+ | 6%). | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>PCR purification of BclA and and pgsA. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>30/07/2015 | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Re-did PCR of INP, sZF10 and sZF14. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>sZF14 returned positive (concentration of 31.8 ng/µl after purification). | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Purified sZF2. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Re-doing PCR of INP and sZF10. | ||
− | + | <br>31/07/2015 | |
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− | + | - <br>Gel of sZF10 and INP PCR product returned negative. | |
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− | + | - <br>Re-doing PCR with 66 ̊ C and 68 ̊ C annealing temperatures. | |
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− | <br>Ran gradient PCR of INP | + | - <br>Ran gradient PCR of sZF10 and INP. |
+ | - <br>Did restriction digestion of BclA, pgsA and Lpp OmpA | ||
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<span class="cd-date">Jul 27</span> | <span class="cd-date">Jul 27</span> | ||
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<h2>Week 6</h2> | <h2>Week 6</h2> | ||
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− | + | - <br>Re-did restriction digestion of Lpp OmpA. | |
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+ | - <br>Ligated BclA and pgsA into pSB1C3. | ||
− | <br> | + | <br>04/08/2015: |
− | <br> | + | - <br>Transformed ligated plasmid into MG1655-Z1 cells. |
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− | <br> | + | - <br>PCR purified INP. |
− | <br> | + | - <br>Did a restriction digestion of INP and Lpp OmpA. |
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+ | - <br>Ran a gradient PCR of Lpp OmpA full construct. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>05/08/2015: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>2 cultures inoculated with colonies from a DH5α Z1 plate. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Purified and restriction digested Lpp OmpA full construct. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Restriction digestion of INP. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Streaked plate with pgsA and BclA transformed cells. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>06/08/2015: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Gel electrophoresis of sZF10. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Cut out band corresponding to sZF10 (at 270 bases). | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Did a gel extraction (using Freeze ‘n’ Squeeze method). | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>07/08/2015: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Streaked chloramphenicol plates with transformed RFP DH5α Z1 cells. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Re-streaked plates with BclA and pgsA transformed cells. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Made chemically competent DH5 α Z1 cells. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Ran gel of digested plasmid. Obtained single band at 2000 base pairs (where | ||
+ | |||
+ | backbone without RFP would be, lacking band at 1000 base pairs (for RFP gene)). | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Ran gel of undigested plasmids, single band at 3000 base pairs. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Gel purified digested plasmid, nanodropped (2.1ng/l). | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>08/08/2015: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>RFP and BclA transformed cells grew with single colonies. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>pgsA plate showed no growth. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Inoculated falcon tubes with RFP and BclA. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Inoculated tube using old pgsA. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Plated pure DH5α Z1 onto 1 chloramphenicol and 1 clean plate (to establish | ||
+ | |||
+ | background growth). | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>09/08/2015: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Mini prepped RFP, BclA and pgsA transformed cells. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Chloramphenicol plate grew no colonies, clean plate grew a lawn. | ||
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<span class="cd-date">Aug 3</span> | <span class="cd-date">Aug 3</span> | ||
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<h2>Week 7</h2> | <h2>Week 7</h2> | ||
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+ | <br>10/08/2015: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Nanodropped mini prep of RFP, BclA and pgsA. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Sent off for sequencing. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>11/08/2015 | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Digested old EC1 plasmid using Pst1+EcoR1 and Age1+Nde1 (to obtain | ||
+ | |||
+ | plasmid backbone, full construct and anchor proteins). | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Digested new RFP plasmid to obtain plasmid backbone. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Inoculated culture with RFP bacteria. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>PCR of sZF10. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Mini-prep of RFP plasmid (JO4450). | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>12/08/2015 | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Prepared 2 binding glass slides and 1 control. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Mini prepped new RFP plasmid. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Digested new RFP plasmid and ran it on a gel. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Gel of old full construct digested by Age1+Pst1. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Gel extracted then nanodropped. Showed that the gel extraction didn’t work. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Digestion of all zinc fingers. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>13/08/2015 | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Ligation of Lpp OmpA full construct into pSB1C3backbone. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Transformation of ligation product. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>14/08/2015 | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Restriction digestion of Lpp OmpA full construct using Pst1+EcoR1. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Inoculation of Lpp OmpA full construct transformed plasmid. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Only 2 colonies on the 4 plates of bacteria grew (background growth is 0 via | ||
+ | |||
+ | control plates). | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>15/08/2015 | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Mini-prepped grown transformed DH5α Z1, colonies 1 and 2. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Plated normal DH5α Z1 on clean plates (found a lawn of viable cells). | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Re-transformed cells formed a lawn (taken to be re-spread and inoculated). | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | </p> | ||
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<span class="cd-date">Aug 10</span> | <span class="cd-date">Aug 10</span> | ||
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<h2>Week 8</h2> | <h2>Week 8</h2> | ||
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+ | <br>17/08/2015: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Prepared mini prep for sequencing. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Digested Lpp OmpA out of the plasmid and gel extracted the backbone. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Ligated all anchor proteins into the plasmid. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>18/08/2015: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Transformed DH5α Z1 cells with each anchor protein. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Re-growing Lpp OmpA transformed DH5α Z1 cells. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Electroporated MG1655Z1 cells using the original full construct plasmid and | ||
+ | |||
+ | plated. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Streaked FIM(negative) cells on a clean plate. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>19/08/2015: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>All plated grew well (Lpp OmpA transformed cells formed a lawn). | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Streaked Lpp OmpA transformed cells onto a chloramphenicol plate. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Electroporated cells did not grow. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Inoculations were made of the BclA, pgsA and INP plates. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Made 12 new chloramphenicol plates. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Designed primers (for the DNA origami oligonucleotide adhesive) for the | ||
+ | |||
+ | modellers. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Sequences came back clean (with no mutations). | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Colony PCR of all grown cells. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>20/08/2015: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Ran an electrophoresis gel of the colony PCRs. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Made chemically competent FIM(negative). | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Made glycerol stocks of all completed cell cultures. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Mini prep of pgsA, BclA and INP plasmids. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Made inoculations of Lpp OmpA (one with IPTG, one without, and one where | ||
+ | |||
+ | IPTG is added later). | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>21/08/2015: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>BclA, INP and pgsA plasmids sent for sequencing. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Finished making FIM(negative) chemically competent cells. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Measured OD600 of Lpp OmpA inoculations. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Made another Lpp OmpA inoculation. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Remade the colony PCR. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>22/08/2015: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Ran electrophoresis gel of colony PCR. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>No results so colony PCR remade. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>23/08/2015 | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>No results. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Made inoculations of Lpp OmpA transformed cells (with IPTG and normal DH5α | ||
+ | |||
+ | Z1 cells). | ||
+ | </p> | ||
+ | |||
<span class="cd-date">Aug 17</span> | <span class="cd-date">Aug 17</span> | ||
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<h2>Week 9</h2> | <h2>Week 9</h2> | ||
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+ | <br>24/08/2015: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Made colony PCR again using different primer-colony combinations. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Made more chloramphenicol plates. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Assembled primers. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Made designs (using paper stencils) of RFP transformed DH5α Z1. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Carried out Age1+Nde1 digestion of Lpp OmpA full construct. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Ran electrophoresis gel of colony PCR – had negative results. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>25/08/2015: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Gel extraction of digested full construct plasmid showed no positive results. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Mini prepped functional cell. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Set up (8 hour) digestion. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>26/08/2015: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Analyse digestion. Showed a single band (a negative result). | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Put DH5αcells on to grow (for microscopy). | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>27/08/2015: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>First steps of slide preparation. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Mini prepped Lpp OmpA full construct. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Digested Lpp OmpA full construct with Age1. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Ran an electrophoresis gel of the digestion - results were negative. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>28/08/2015: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Mini prepped Lpp OmpA full construct. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Ran electrophoresis gel (of digestion with EcoR1+Nde1 and digestion with | ||
+ | |||
+ | EcoR1+Age1). | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Rerunning electrophoresis gel (using old enzymes and Lpp OmpA plasmid full | ||
+ | |||
+ | construct mini prep). | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>29/08/2015: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Did gel extraction of Lpp OmpA full construct plasmid mini prep. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>No supernatant after freeze and squeeze step. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>MG1655Z1 cells transformed with PSB3K3 via electroporation. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>30/08/2015: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Redid gel extraction of Lpp OmpA full construct (plasmid mini prep) via. | ||
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+ | |||
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | </p> | ||
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<span class="cd-date">Aug 24</span> | <span class="cd-date">Aug 24</span> | ||
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<h2>Week 10</h2> | <h2>Week 10</h2> | ||
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+ | <br>31/08/2015: | ||
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+ | - <br>Repeated gel extraction (not enough full construct mini prepped plasmid). | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Started mini prep of Lpp OmpA full construct transformed colony. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Slide prep up to (but not including) Blocking Buffer wash. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>LB inoculated with colony from MG1655Z1 + pSB3K3 plate. | ||
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+ | <br>01/09/2015 | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Gel extracted anchor protein plasmids (from digestion). | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Microscopy session - some controls not the best, but significant difference in | ||
+ | |||
+ | brightness of induced and Lpp OmpA full construct. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>02/09/2015: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>PCR of sZFs 2, sZF10 sZFand 14. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Mini prepped more plasmid from the working MG1655Z1cells. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Set up more MG1655Z1cells to grow overnight. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Restriction digestion of full construct plasmid carried out using Nhe1+Cla1. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>03/09/2015: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Triplicate mini prep made using colony 2 (MG1655Z1). | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Restriction digested mini prep. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Ran a gel extraction of digestion, then extracted from gel. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Ran a PCR of the cut zinc fingers. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>04/09/2015: | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Mini prepped a large batch of Dh5α Z1cell. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Ran a restriction digestion (using Age1+Nde1). | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>JS006 transformed with PSB3K3 via electroporation, grown on 1:2000 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Kanamycin plate. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Successful PCR of sZF2 and sZF14 (purified and tested). | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Redid PCR of sZF10. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Gel extraction of plasmid Mhe1+Cla1 digest, worked perfectly. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>PCR purified the 3 anchor proteins (BclA, pgsA and INP). | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Mini prepped anchor proteins. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Digested the anchor proteins, ran on an electrophoresis gel and then extracted. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Carried out a restriction digestion (with Age1+Nde1). | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Ran digestion on an electrophoresis gel, and then extracted. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br>05/09/2015 | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Gel extracted the plasmid digested by Nhe1+Cla1. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Mini prepped more plasmid. | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Digestion of plasmid (using Nde1+Age1). | ||
+ | |||
+ | - <br>Ran electrophoresis gel of Nde1+Age1 digestion. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | </p> | ||
+ | |||
<span class="cd-date">Aug 31</span> | <span class="cd-date">Aug 31</span> | ||
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<h2>Week 11</h2> | <h2>Week 11</h2> | ||
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+ | <br>07/09/2015: | ||
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+ | - <br>Ran an electrophoresis gel of Nde1+Age1 digest (reran to separate out bands). | ||
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+ | - <br>Gel extracted. | ||
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+ | - <br>Digested all zinc fingers. | ||
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+ | - <br>Gel of full construct (digested with Nhe1+Cla1) showed a positive result, so PCR | ||
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+ | purified. | ||
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+ | - <br>PCR purified sZF2, sZF10 and sZF14. | ||
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+ | - <br>Ligated (using T4 DNA ligase protocol). | ||
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+ | <br>08/09/2015: | ||
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+ | - <br>Ran gel electrophoresis of ligated zinc fingers (to check them). | ||
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+ | - <br>Transformed some of the ligation into chemically competent DH5α Z1 cells. | ||
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+ | - <br>Transformed rest of the ligation into electrocompetent cells. | ||
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+ | - <br>Made more chloramphenicol plates. | ||
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+ | <br>09/09/2015: | ||
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+ | - <br>Primer assembly of fluorescent zinc finger specific binding sequences. | ||
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+ | - <br>Made oligonucleotides for glass DNA binding. | ||
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+ | - <br>Made fluorescent oligos for specific DNA binding test. | ||
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+ | <br>10/09/2015: | ||
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+ | - <br>Plasmid preparation of pSB3K3 for insertion of fluorescent gBlocks. | ||
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+ | - <br>Wells 6F/18A/18C/18E/18E from kit Plate 4 2015 Phusion PCR. | ||
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+ | - <br>Gel electrophoresis of PCR products - showed only primer dimer at 100 bp. | ||
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+ | <br>11/09/2015: | ||
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+ | - <br>Plasmid preparation of pSB3K3 for insertion of fluorescent gBlocks. | ||
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+ | - <br>Wells 6F/18A/18C/18E/18E from kit Plate 4 2015 Phusion PCR. | ||
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+ | - <br>Gel electrophoresis of PCR products - showed only primer dimer at 100 base | ||
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+ | pairs again. | ||
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+ | - <br>Mini prepped electroporated MG1655Z1 containing sZFf2, sZF10, sZF14, BclA | ||
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+ | and INP plasmids. | ||
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+ | - <br>Sent the 5 modified plasmids for sequencing. | ||
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+ | - <br>Received PCR product from Oxford iGEM. Assembled oligos in PCR machine. | ||
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+ | - <br>Prepared slides (of induced and uninduced zinc fingers) for microscopy using | ||
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+ | Dh5α Z1 cells. | ||
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+ | <br>12/09/2015: | ||
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+ | - <br>Made inoculations of MG1655Z1 transformed cells for preparation of slides | ||
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+ | (using induced and uninduced zinc fingers and anchors). | ||
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+ | </p> | ||
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<span class="cd-date">Sep 07</span> | <span class="cd-date">Sep 07</span> | ||
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− | + | <br>14/09/2015 | |
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− | + | - <br>Redo Phusion PCR (gradient) of wells 6F/18A/18C/18E/18E from kit Plate 4 | |
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+ | 2015 with +/- DMSO. | ||
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+ | - <br>Gel electrophoresis of PCR products identified band of 2.5kb. | ||
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+ | - <br>Dpn1 digest for 3 hours and 37°C | ||
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+ | - <br>Remade glass slides with all zinc fingers (for the oligo binding experiment – | ||
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+ | experiment 3) and anchor proteins (for FLAG tag experiment – experiment 2). | ||
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+ | <br>15/09/2015 | ||
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+ | - <br>PCR purification of 18C and 18E. | ||
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+ | - <br>Gibson assembly of 18C and 18E, each with the gBlock for mKate, GFP and | ||
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+ | Cerulean | ||
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+ | - <br>Remade slides with zinc fingers (for experiment 3) and anchor proteins | ||
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+ | (experiment 2). Found out later that sequencing did not come back right, so slides | ||
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+ | must be remade using new cells. . | ||
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+ | <br>16/09/2015 | ||
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+ | - <br>Grew up all zinc fingers cells in m9 (to be used for experiment 2). | ||
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+ | <br>17/09/2015 | ||
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+ | - <br>Cells had not grown up, so regrew them in LB. | ||
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+ | - <br>Once grown, these cells were used to prepare slides for experiment 2. | ||
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+ | <br> 18/09/2015 | ||
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+ | <br> Visualised slides of zinc finger transformed cells, but only got negative results. | ||
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+ | <br> Remade slides using alternative protocol (did not fix cells to slide, cells were in liquid media). Visualised, got positive results for sZF14. | ||
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+ | </p> | ||
+ | <span class="cd-date">Sep 14</span> | ||
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