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OUR TEAM

Name: Anh Nguyen
Name: Sheridan Hill
Name: Derall Riley
Name: Kiryl Sheleg
Name: Thomas Andrews
Name: Skye Russell

LAB 4 WRITE-UP

Protocol

Materials

  • Lab coat and disposable gloves
  • PCR reaction mix, 8 tubes, 50 µL each: Mix contains Taq DNA polymerase, MgCl2 , and dNTP’s
  • DNA/ primer mix, 8 tubes, 50 µL each: Each mix contains a different template DNA. All tubes have the same forward primer and reverse primer
  • A strip of empty PCR tubes
  • Disposable pipette tips: only use each only once. Never reuse disposable pipette tips. If you do, the samples will become cross-contaminated
  • Cup for discarded tips
  • Micropipettor
  • OpenPCR machine: shared by two groups


PCR Reaction Sample List

Tube Label PCR Reaction Sample Patient ID
G2 + Positive control none
G2 - Negative control none
G2 1-1 Patient 1, replicate 1 20268
G2 1-2 Patient 1, replicate 2 20268
G2 1-3 Patient 1, replicate 3 20268
G2 2-1 Patient 2, replicate 1 49271
G2 2-2 Patient 2, replicate 2 49271
G2 2-3 Patient 2, replicate 3 49271


DNA Sample Set-up Procedure

  1. Move the DNA we are working with to the PCR tube
  2. Add the first primer to the PCR tube with the DNA
  3. Add the second primer to the PCR tube
  4. Add nucleotides to the PCR tube
  5. Add the DNA polymerase to the PCR tube
  6. Place the PCR tube with all its contents into the thermal cycler


OpenPCR program

Heated Lid: 100°C (or 212°F)
Primers bind at 50°C (or 122°F)
Initial Step: 95°C (or 203°F) for 2 minutes
Number of Cycles: 25
Denature at 95°C for 30 seconds
Anneal at 57°C (or 135°F) for 30 seconds
Extend at 72°C (or 162°F) for 30 seconds
Final Step: 72°C for 2 minutes
Final Hold: 4°C (or 39°F)

Research and Development

PCR - The Underlying Technology

The template DNA is the start point of the PCR process, it is what you are attempting to replicate, and is the base of the process. The primers are added, and are used to choose the specific area of DNA you are attempting to replicate. They target specific areas on the DNA, and attach to these areas to act as starting points for the replication. The DNA polymerase is then added; this is what actually builds the replicated strands of DNA by reading the DNA and attaching the appropriate nucleotides in the appropriate order. The dNTP’s are what actually make up the new DNA strand - these are the building blocks of DNA - adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine, and are matched by the polymerase to the original DNA strand to mirror the DNA.

The initial step, raising the temperature to 95℃ for 3 minutes serves to separate the DNA double helix. This is known as denture and creates two single-strand DNA codes over 30 seconds. After this, the temperature is lowered to 57℃ for 30 seconds which allows the primers to sneak in between the DNA strands and lock onto the target areas. This is the anneal. The temperature is then raised to 72℃ (extend) for 30 seconds which allows the polymerase to lock onto the primers and begin creation of the new, replicated strand of DNA. The temperature remains here for 3 minutes which then allows the polymerase to do its’ work of creating the new DNA strands. The temperature is then held at 4℃ for extraction and preservation of the new DNA

During this process, the adenine anneals to thymine and the cytosine anneals to guanine.

The base-pairing itself occurs during the annealing phase, when the primer first locks onto the target section that matches the nucleotides it holds. It also occurs during the final extension phase where the polymerase creates a new strand of DNA by base-pairing the DNA strand it is attached to.




SNP Information & Primer Design

Background: About the Disease SNP


Primer Design and Testing