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==Week 1== | ==Week 1== | ||
The goal of week 1 is to do a basic experiment so that you will become framiliar with the lab and standard molecular biology procedures. We will be exchanging yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) for cyan fluorescent protein on a plasmid and then quantifying the results with microscopy. | |||
===Monday=== | ===Monday=== | ||
*Pick | *Pick colonies and grow o/n | ||
*Measure OD growth curves | *Measure OD growth curves | ||
*Design colony PCR primers | *Vector NTI discussion of two plasmids | ||
*Design colony PCR/sequencing primers | |||
===Tuesday=== | ===Tuesday=== | ||
*Miniprep | *Miniprep plasmid pNNS2-ySMc | ||
*Amplify | *Amplify YFP | ||
*Digest vector and insert | *Check amplification on a gel | ||
*Miniprep plasmid pZE12-YFP | |||
*Digest vector (pZE12-YFP) and insert (YFP PCR product) | |||
===Wednesday=== | ===Wednesday=== | ||
*Gel extraction (vector) | *Gel extraction (vector) | ||
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*Transformation into competent cells (PM) | *Transformation into competent cells (PM) | ||
===Thursday=== | ===Thursday=== | ||
*Colony PCR to check correct | *Colony PCR to check for correct insertion | ||
*PCR purify and | *PCR purify and prepare product for sequencing | ||
*Online databases?? | *Online databases?? | ||
===Friday=== | ===Friday=== |
Revision as of 09:47, 18 June 2008
Week 1
The goal of week 1 is to do a basic experiment so that you will become framiliar with the lab and standard molecular biology procedures. We will be exchanging yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) for cyan fluorescent protein on a plasmid and then quantifying the results with microscopy.
Monday
- Pick colonies and grow o/n
- Measure OD growth curves
- Vector NTI discussion of two plasmids
- Design colony PCR/sequencing primers
Tuesday
- Miniprep plasmid pNNS2-ySMc
- Amplify YFP
- Check amplification on a gel
- Miniprep plasmid pZE12-YFP
- Digest vector (pZE12-YFP) and insert (YFP PCR product)
Wednesday
- Gel extraction (vector)
- PCR purification (insert)
- Ligation
- Transformation into competent cells (PM)
Thursday
- Colony PCR to check for correct insertion
- PCR purify and prepare product for sequencing
- Online databases??
Friday
- Send sequencing
- Make agarose pads
- Microscopy