Template:Team:Groningen/CONTENT/PROTOCOLS/PCR

PCR mix

1. Create the following mix.
Ingredient
20 μl reaction
Final Concentration
\( \mathrm{H_2O}\)
Add to 20 μl
5x Phusion HF buffer*
4 μl
1x
10 mM dNTPs
0.4 μl
200 μM each
Forward primer**
X μl
0.5 μM
Template DNA
X μl
(DMSO***, optional)
(0.6 μl)
(3%)
Phusion DNA polymerase
0.2 μl
0.02 U/ μL
PCR Mix.

Vortex

2. Gently vortex the samples and spin down.

Thermal Cycle

3. Place the reactions in a thermal cycler. Perform PCR using recommended thermal cycling conditions.
Cycle Step
Temperature
Time
Cycle
Initial denaturation
98 °C
30 s
1
Denaturation
98 °C
5-10 s
25-35
Annealing
T m - 5°C
10-30 s
25-35
Extension
72 °C
15-30 s/kb
25-35
Final extension
72°C
5-10 min
1
Hold
4 °C
Hold
1
Thermal Cycling.