PCR
Investigator:
Alex
Aim:
Check correct assembly of the plasmid for antibody production
Volume
Reagent
Temp (°C)
Time
1 µl
pSB1A3-iBB486476315
95
3 min
0.5 µl
Primer forward
95
30 sec
0.5 µl
Primer reverse
60
30 sec
x30
0.5 µl
dNTPs
72
42 sec
0.5 µl
Phusion polymerase
72
5 min
5 µl
Phusion buffer 5x
4
Hold
17 µl
ddH2O
Gel electrophoresis
Gel substances
1% Agarose gel
10 µl Ethidium bromide in 50 ml gel
4 µl 2-log DNA Ladder
Expectations
Lane 2: 479 + 2,581 + 6,000 bp
Lane 3: 1,874 + 6,000 bp
Lane 4: 2,160 + 3,650 + 6,000 bp
Lane 5: 1,823 + 6,000 bp
Lane 6: 1,199 + 2,682 + 6,000 bp
Lane 7: 898 + 6,000 bp
Lane 8: 693 + 6,000 bp
We received all expected fragments. Assembly of biobricks was successful.
Miniprep
Investigator:
Dominik
Aim:
preparation of the plasmids pSB1A3-iBB10+iBB9, pSB1A3-iBB11+iBB9, pSB1A3-iBB12+iBB9 and pSB1A3-iBB13+iBB9.
The plasmids were isolated with the “QIAprep Spin Miniprep Kit” (Qiagen, Düsseldorf) according to the producer instructions.
Digest
Investigator:
Dominik
Aim:
Test digest of the plasmids pSB1A3-iBB10+iBB9, pSB1A3-iBB11+iBB9, pSB1A3-iBB12+iBB9 and pSB1A3-iBB13+iBB9 with Eco RI and Pst I
1 µl Plasmid (pSB1A3-iBB10+iBB9, pSB1A3-iBB11+iBB9, pSB1A3-iBB12+iBB9 and pSB1A3-iBB13+iBB9)
0.3 µl EcoRI
0.3 µl PstI
1 µl CutSmart
7.4 µl ddH2O
The samples were incubated for 1 h at 37° C.
Gel electrophoresis
Gel substances
1% Agarose gel
10 µl RedSafe in 50 ml gel
x µl Hyper Ladder
Expactations
Lane 1: 5300 kbp
Lane 2: 3300 kbp
Lane 3: 1300 kbp
Worked as expected.
PCR
Investigator:
Alex
Aim:
Check ligation of iBB10/11/12/13 + iBB9 in pSB1A3
Volume
Reagent
Temp (°C)
Time
1 µl
Template DNA
95
3 min
0.5 µl
Primer forward
95
30 sec
0.5 µl
Primer reverse
60
30 sec
x60
0.5 µl
dNTPs
72
1 min
0.5 µl
Phusion polymerase
72
5 min
5 µl
Phusion buffer 5x
4
Hold
17 µl
ddH2O
Gel electrophoresis
Gel substances
1% Agarose gel
10 µl Ethidium bromide in 50 ml gel
4 µl 2-log DNA ladder
Expectations (upper gel)
Lane 2-4: 1,008 bp
Lane 5-7: 927 bp
Expectations (lower gel)
Lane 2-3: 903 bp
Lane 4-7: 888 bp
The upper gel showed the expected bands, whereas these bands were missing in the lower gel.
Sequencing
Investigator:
Alex
Aim:
Evaluate sequencing result of iBB8 in pSB1A3-iBB486476315
DNA / Biobrick
Used primer
Identities
Gaps
BBa_K1071008
AB_plasmid_8 forward
941/941 (100%)
0
AB_plasmid_8 reverse
917/918 (100%)
1
Due to unreliabilities of the chain stop method by Sanger at the end of a DNA sequence, the detected gap can be considered as uncertain. This thesis is supported by 100% identity in the complementary strand.
The sequenced biobrick was believed to the accurate.
Digest
Investigator:
Dominik
Aim:
Test digest of the plasmids pSB1C3-iBB4+iBB11+iBB9, pSB1C3-iBB4+iBB12+iBB9 with Eco RI and Pst I
1 µl Plasmid (pSB1C3-iBB4+iBB11+iBB9 and pSB1C3-iBB4+iBB12+iBB9)
0.3 µl EcoRI
0.3 µl PstI
1 µl CutSmart
7.4 µl ddH2O
The samples were incubated for 1 h at 37° C.
Gel electrophoresis
Gel substances
1% Agarose gel
10 µl RedSafe in 50 ml gel
x µl Hyper Ladder
Expactations
Lane 1: 5300 kbp
Lane 2: 3300 kbp
Lane 3: 1300 kbp
Worked as expected.
Inoculation
Investigator:
Dominik
Aim:
inoculation of colonies for plasmid preparation
4 colonies of pSB1C3-iBB4+iBB10+iBB9 and 4 colonies of pSB1C3-iBB4+iBB13+iBB9 were inoculated in 5 ml LB medium containing chloramphenicol.
Digest
Investigator:
Dominik
Aim:
Digest of pSB1C3-iBB4+iBB11+iBB9, pSB1C3-iBB4+iBB12+iBB9, pSB1C3-iBB6315 and pSB1A3.
1000 ng Plasmid (pSB1C3-iBB4+iBB11+iBB9, pSB1C3-iBB4+iBB12+iBB9)
0.5 µl EcoRI
0.5 µl SpeI
2 µl CutSmart
ad 20 µl ddH2O
1000 ng Plasmid (pSB1C3-iBB6315)
0.5 µl XbaI
0.5 µl PstI
2 µl CutSmart
ad 20 µl ddH2O
1000 ng Plasmid (pSB1A3)
0.5 µl EcoRI
0.5 µl PstI
2 µl CutSmart
ad 20 µl ddH2O
The samples were incubated for 1 h at 37° C.
Gel electrophoresis
Gel substances
1% Agarose gel
10 µl RedSafe in 50 ml gel
x µl Hyper Ladder
Expactations
Lane 1: 5300 kbp
Lane 2: 3300 kbp
Lane 3: 1300 kbp
All expected fragments were present. The relevant fragments were cut from the gel and then purified via “Qiagen Gel Extraction Kit” (Qiagen, Düsseldorf).
Ligation
Investigator:
Dominik
Aim:
Assemble the biobricks iBB4+iBB11+iBB96315 and iBB4+iBB12+iBB96315 into the vector pSB1A3.
2 µl vector DNA (pSB1A3)
5 µl insert 1 DNA (iBB6315)
5 µl insert 2 DNA (iBB4+iBB11+iBB9, iBB4+iBB12+iBB9)
2 µl 10x T4 DNA ligase buffer
2 µl T4 DNA ligase
4 µl ddH2O
The samples were incubated for 2h at 16 °C.
Transformation
Investigator:
Dominik
Aim:
Transformation of E. coli DH5α with the plasmid DNA pSB1A3-iBB4+iBB11+iBB96315 and pSB1A3-iBB4+iBB12+iBB96315.
The chemo competent E. coli DH5α cells were transformed with the plasmids pSB1A3-iBB4+iBB11+iBB96315 and pSB1A3-iBB4+iBB12+iBB96315 DNA and plated on LB-Amp-plates.
Sequencing
Investigator:
Dominik
Aim:
Complete sequencing of pSB1A3-iBB496315.
8 new sequencing samples were sent out.
Miniprep
Investigator:
Dominik
Aim:
preparation of the plasmids pSB1A3-iBB4+iBB10+iBB9 and pSB1A3-iBB4+iBB13+iBB9.
The plasmids were isolated with the “QIAprep Spin Miniprep Kit” (Qiagen, Düsseldorf) according to the producer instructions.
Digest
Investigator:
Dominik
Aim:
Test digest of pSB1C3-iBB4+iBB10+iBB9 and pSB1C3-iBB4+iBB13+iBB9 with Eco RI and Pst I
1 µl Plasmid (pSB1C3-iBB4+iBB10+iBB9 and pSB1C3-iBB4+iBB13+iBB9)
0.3 µl EcoRI
0.3 µl PstI
1 µl CutSmart
7.4 µl ddH2O
The samples were incubated for 1 h at 37° C.
Gel electrophoresis
Gel substances
1% Agarose gel
10 µl RedSafe in 50 ml gel
x µl Hyper Ladder
Expactations
Lane 1: 5300 kbp
Lane 2: 3300 kbp
Lane 3: 1300 kbp
Two samples of each plasmid preparation showed the expected fragments.
Inoculation
Investigator:
Dominik
Aim:
inoculation of colonies for plasmid preparation
4 colonies of pSB1A3-iBB4+iBB11+iBB96315 and 4 colonies of pSB1A3-iBB4+iBB12+iBB96315 were inoculated in 5 ml LB medium containing chloramphenicol.
Competent cells
Investigator:
Dominik
Aim:
Overnight culture for making new aliquots of competent cells.
For making new aliquots of E. coli DH5α cells 50 ml LB medium were inoculated with 500 µl of an E. coli DH5α culture.
Digest
Investigator:
Dominik
Aim:
Digest of pSB1C3-iBB4+iBB10+iBB9, pSB1C3-iBB4+iBB13+iBB9, pSB1C3-iBB6315 and pSB1A3.
1000 ng Plasmid (pSB1C3-iBB4+iBB10+iBB9, pSB1C3-iBB4+iBB13+iBB9)
0.5 µl EcoRI
0.5 µl SpeI
2 µl CutSmart
ad 20 µl ddH2O
1000 ng Plasmid (pSB1C3-iBB6315)
0.5 µl XbaI
0.5 µl PstI
2 µl CutSmart
ad 20 µl ddH2O
1000 ng Plasmid (pSB1A3)
0.5 µl EcoRI
0.5 µl PstI
2 µl CutSmart
ad 20 µl ddH2O
The samples were incubated for 1 h at 37° C.
Gel electrophoresis
Gel substances
1% Agarose gel
10 µl RedSafe in 50 ml gel
x µl Hyper Ladder
Expactations
Lane 1: 5300 kbp
Lane 2: 3300 kbp
Lane 3: 1300 kbp
All expected fragments were present. The relevant fragments were cut from the gel and then purified via “Qiagen Gel Extraction Kit” (Qiagen, Düsseldorf).
Ligation
Investigator:
Dominik
Aim:
Assemble the biobricks iBB4+iBB10+iBB9, iBB4+iBB13+iBB9 and iBB96315 into the vector pSB1A3.
2 µl vector DNA (pSB1A3)
5 µl insert 1 DNA (iBB96315)
5 µl insert 2 DNA (iBB4+iBB10+iBB9,iBB4+iBB13+iBB9)
2 µl 10x T4 DNA ligase buffer
2 µl T4 DNA ligase
4 µl ddH2O
The samples were incubated for 1h at 16 °C.
Resulting in the plasmids pSB1A3-iBB4+iBB10+iBB96315 and pSB1A3-iBB4+iBB13+iBB96315.
Miniprep
Investigator:
Dominik
Aim:
preparation of the pSB1A3-iBB4+iBB11+iBB96315 and pSB1A3-iBB4+iBB12+iBB96315.
The plasmids were isolated with the “QIAprep Spin Miniprep Kit” (Qiagen, Düsseldorf) according to the producer instructions.
Digest
Investigator:
Dominik
Aim:
Test digest of ppSB1A3-iBB4+iBB11+iBB96315 and pSB1A3-iBB4+iBB12+iBB96315 with Eco RI and Pst I
1 µl Plasmid (pSB1C3-iBB39,pSB1A3-iBB49 and pSB1C3-iBB6315)
0.3 µl EcoRI
0.3 µl PstI
1 µl CutSmart
7.4 µl ddH2O
The samples were incubated for 1 h at 37° C.
Gel electrophoresis
Gel substances
1% Agarose gel
10 µl RedSafe in 50 ml gel
x µl Hyper Ladder
Expactations
Lane 1: 5300 kbp
Lane 2: 3300 kbp
Lane 3: 1300 kbp
Most of the preparations resulted in the expected fragments, all others were discarded.
Competent cells
Investigator:
Dominik
Aim:
New aliquots of competent cells (E. coli DH5α).
About 80 new aliquots were made.
Digest
Investigator:
Dominik
Aim:
Digest of pSB1A3-iBB49 and pSB1C3-iBB6315.
1000 ng Plasmid (pSB1A3-iBB49)
0.5 µl PstI
0.5 µl SpeI
2 µl CutSmart
ad 20 µl ddH2O
1000 ng Plasmid (pSB1C3-iBB6315)
0.5 µl XbaI
0.5 µl PstI
2 µl CutSmart
ad 20 µl ddH2O
The samples were incubated for 1 h at 37° C.
Gel electrophoresis
Gel substances
1% Agarose gel
10 µl RedSafe in 50 ml gel
x µl Hyper Ladder
Expactations
Lane 1: 5300 kbp
Lane 2: 3300 kbp
Lane 3: 1300 kbp
All expected fragments were present. The relevant fragments were cut from the gel and then purified via “Qiagen Gel Extraction Kit” (Qiagen, Düsseldorf).
Inoculation
Investigator:
Dominik
Aim:
inoculation of colonies for plasmid preparation
4 colonies of pSB1A3-iBB4+iBB10+iBB96315 and the only single colony of pSB1A3-iBB4+iBB13+iBB96315 were inoculated in 5 ml LB medium containing chloramphenicol. Additionally the remaining ligation preparation was transformed in E. coli DH5α?????.
Ligation
Investigator:
Dominik
Aim:
Ligation of pSB1A3-iBB49 and iBB6315.
2 µl vector DNA (pSB1A3-iBB49) (40 ng)
5 µl insert DNA (iBB6315) (150 ng)
2 µl 10x T4 DNA ligase buffer
2 µl T4 DNA ligase
9 µl ddH2O
The samples were incubated for 1h at 16 °C.
Transformation
Investigator:
Dominik
Aim:
Transformation of E. coli DH5α with the plasmid DNA pSB1A3-iBB49+iBB6315.
The chemo competent E. coli DH5α cells were transformed with the plasmid pSB1A3-iBB49+iBB6315 and plated on LB-Amp-plates.
Miniprep
Investigator:
Dominik
Aim:
Preparation of the pSB1A3-iBB4+iBB10+iBB96315 and pSB1A3-iBB4+iBB13+iBB96315.
The culture of pSB1A3-iBB4+iBB13+iBB96315 had a pinkish color and therefore was discarded. The plasmid pSB1A3-iBB4+iBB10+iBB96315 was isolated with the “QIAprep Spin Miniprep Kit” (Qiagen, Düsseldorf) according to the producer instructions.
Digest
Investigator:
Dominik
Aim:
Test digest of pSB1A3-iBB4+iBB10+iBB96315 with Eco RI and Pst I
1 µl Plasmid (pSB1A3-iBB4+iBB10+iBB96315)
0.3 µl EcoRI
0.3 µl PstI
1 µl CutSmart
7.4 µl ddH2O
The samples were incubated for 1 h at 37° C.
Gel electrophoresis
Gel substances
1% Agarose gel
10 µl RedSafe in 50 ml gel
x µl Hyper Ladder
Expactations
Lane 1: 5300 kbp
Lane 2: 3300 kbp
Lane 3: 1300 kbp
Worked as expected.
Sequencing
Investigator:
Dominik
Aim:
Examination of the sequence of pSB1A3-iBB4+iBB10+iBB96315.
8 samples were sent out for sequencing.
Inoculation
Investigator:
Dominik
Aim:
inoculation of colonies for plasmid preparation
Both colonies of pSB1A3-iBB4+iBB13+iBB96315 were inoculated in 5 ml LB medium containing ampicillin.
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