IGEM:IMPERIAL/2009/Assays Protocols/M3 Assays
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Assays for Cell Death Strategy
Assay to determine cell death
Media:Cell Death Assay.pdf Qualitative and quantitative
- This is an in vitro assay
Restriction Enzyme Assay - Another Possibility
Using GFP marker
Basic genetic circuit for the restriction enzyme testing construct:
Here, there are 3 possibilities for the expression of the GFP, and these are shown below:
i) Non-functional restriction enzyme co-expressed with the GFP.
ii) Basal levels of GFP expression suggesting that the promoter is not functioning properly.
iii) Initial increase in fluorescence, followed by a plateauing of the fluorescence, as the restriction enzymes destroy the genetic material within the cell.
By Colony Forming Units
1) Plating dilution series on TSB Agar Plates
2) Counting of colonies after overnight incubation
3) Determining the number of colony forming units (number of cells still alive)