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Protocols

In this section you will find detailed protocols of experimental procedures.

Recipes for Solutions and Media

2x YT-medium
16 g Bacto tryptone
10 g Bacto yeast extract
5 g NaCl
were dissolved in 1 L DI water, the pH was adjusted to 7.0.
For solid medium 12 g of Bacto agar (per Liter) was added.

50x TAE Buffer stock solution
242 g 2M Tris base
51,1 mL glacial acetic acid (17,4M)
200 mL 100mM EDTA (pH 8)
were dissolved in 1L DI water.
Loading buffer for gel electrophoresis
A 0.2M EDTA and 0.05% (w/v) orange G or bromphenoleblue solution was prepared in 50% glycerine.

Ampicillin stock solution
10 g Ampicillin sodium salt was dissolved in 100 mL DI water, sterile filtered, aliquoted and stored at -20 °C.

Chloramphenicol stock solution
3.4 g Chloramphenicol was dissolved in 100 mL Ethanol, sterile filtered, aliquoted and stored at -20 °C.

Clavulanic acid
1 g Clavulanic acid was dissolved in 100 mL DI water, sterile filtered aliqoted and stored at -20 °C.

List of used Strains

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List of used Primers

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E. Coli Culture Conditions

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E. Coli Continuous Cultivation

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Measurement of Growth Curves

Overnight cultures in 20 mL 2xYT medium containing chloramphenicol were inoculated directly from -80°C glycerol cell stock. Cells were grown in non-baffled-flasks at 37°C and 250 rpm.
The next day, main cultures in 75 mL 2xYT medium containing ampicillin were inoculated from overnight cultures to an OD520=0.5. Growth of each strain was observed with and without induction of the promoters regulation the ampicillin resistance gene. All cultures and measurements were conducted as duplicates.
For the induction of beta-lactamase (ampR) expression by pRhl und pLas autoinducers n-buturyl-homoserinlactone and n-oxododecanoyl-homoserinlactone were added respectively to a final concentration of 10 µmol/L. Cells were grown in non-baffled flasks at 37°C and 250 rpm.
Samples from each flask were taken at appropriate times depending on the growth phase of the cells. Optical density was measured at a wavelength of 520 nm in order to avoid/minimize absorption by the chromoproteins (see absorption spectra). Cells were left to grow until the stationary phase was reached.

Preparation of competent cells

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Cryopreservation

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Minipreparation of Plasmid DNA

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PCR

Colony PCR, Phusion PCR coming soon

Gel Electrophoresis

Depending on the size of the DNA fragments a 0.8 to 2% agarose gel with 0.2 µg/mL ethidiumbromide was used. The gel was placed in an electrophoresis chamber and covered in 1x TAE buffer. Subsequently DNA samples mixed with loading buffer were loaded to the gel pockets and separated at 80-120 V for about 2 h. Last the gel was photographed for documentation.

Gel Slice Preparation

Gel slice preparation
10 µL of 6x loading buffer were added to digested DNA und mixed. 55 µL of the sample were loaded onto a 1% agarose gel and separated via gel electrophoresis at 75 mA and xxxV for 20-40 min depending on the size of the DNA. For gel extraction the gel was visualized on an UV-lightsource and the appropriate bands were cut out with a razor blade. Gel purification was carried out using the Macherey-Nagel Nucleospin Gel and PCR Clean-up Kit.

Cloning

Restriction digest
For restriction of vector and insert DNA ca. 1000 ng purified DNA, 5 µL 10x buffer and 1 µL of each of the two restriction enzymes were mixed in a 1.5 mL reaction tube. Water was added to a final volume of 50 µL. Restriction was carried out at 37 °C for 1 h. The reaction was stopped by inactivating the enzymes at 80 °C for 20 min.
The buffer was chosen depending on the combination of restriction enzymes used:
- PstI/EcoRI HF: NE 2.1
- PstI/SpeI HF: NE 2.1
- PstI/XbaI: NE 3.1
- all other combinations: NEB CutSmart Buffer

Dephosphorylation
For the desphosphorylation of vector DNA 5.56 µL Antarctic Phos Reaction Buffer (NEB) and 0.5µL Antarctic Phosphatase (NEB) were added to the digestet DNA and mixed. DNA was incubated at 37 °C for 60 min. After 30 min of incubation 0.5 µL Antarctic Phosphatase was added to the DNA and mixed.

DNA Purification
After desphosphorylation the vector DNA was purified using the Macherey-Nagel Nucleospin Gel and PCR Clean-up Kit.

Ligation
For ligation of the constructed plasmid 50 ng vector DNA, 3 times as much insert DNA, 2 µL T4 Ligase Buffer (NEB), 0.5 µL T4 Ligase (NEB) and water added to a final volume of 20 µL were mixed in 1.5 mL reaction tube. Ligation was carried out at 16 °C over night. The reaction was stopped by inactivating the enzymes at 65 °C for 20 min.

Transformation of chemocompetent cells via heatshock
One -80°C glycerol-stock of chemocompetend cells was thawed on ice. 10 µL of the ligated DNA was prepared in a 1.5 mL reaction tube. 50 µL of the cells were added and incubated for 20 min on ice. The mixture was then heat shocked at 42 °C for 1 min and cooled on ice for 2 min. 1 mL S.O.C.-medium was added and the cells were icubated for 1 h at 37 °C while shaken at 600 rpm. 100 µL of the cell suspension were plated on a 2xYT agar plate with the according antibiotic (Chloramphenicol or Ampicillin) and incubated at 37 °C over night.

Electroporation

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Extraction of Chromoproteins

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Measurement of Absorption and Emission Spectra of the Chromoproteins

Absorption Spectra
In order to measure the absorption spectra of the different chromoproteins 100 mL 2xYT medium containing chloramphenicol was inoculated with E. coli XL1 including pSB1C3 with chromoprotein expression cassette and grown over night at 37°C and 250 rpm in non-baffled flask to limit oxygen transfer in order to enhance chromoprotein expression. The whole culture volume was centrifuged for 10 min at 6000 rpm and the supernatant discarded. Cells were resolved in 5 mL PBS and disrupted using ultrasonic technology (see protein purification). Subsequently the cells were centrifuged again at 6000 rpm the supernatant was transferred into a new tube and measured with the nanodrop in a range between 190-840 nm.

Imaging of Cells producing Chromoproteins

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Detection of Autoinducers

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Agar Diffusion Test

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Evaluation of the leakyness of promotors

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