Lidstrom:Protocols

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General Lab:

• Health & Safety
• Finding Chemicals
• Dishwasher
• Autoclave
• Sterile technique
• E. Coli basics
• Preparing Freezer Cell Stocks
• Pouring Media Plates

Cell Culture:

• Tube Spec
• Bioscreen Setup
• Nano Drop for Cell Cultures

Methylotrophs

• MM1/MM2/MM3/HY

E. coli

• M9 recipe
• Terrific Broth recipe
• EZ amino acid stock recipe

PCR

• Colony PCR
• PCR (in progress)
• Thermocyclers

Isolation

• QIAquick Gel Extraction Kit Protocol
• Genomic DNA minikit extraction
• Genomic DNA phenol/chloroform extraction

Manipulation

• Intro: Building with DNA (in progress)
• Overlap Extension PCR (in progress)
• Qiagen Buffer Recipes

Fancy Manipulation

• Site-Directed Mutagenesis (in progress)
• λ-Red Mediated Gene Knockouts (in progress)
• Phage Lysate Prep
• P1 Phage Transduction (in progress)

Restriction Cloning

• Digestion with Restriction Enzymes
• Ligation (in progress)

Gibson Cloning

• Gibson Assembly (In progress)

Obervation

• Colony PCR
• Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
• Sequencing with GeneWiz

Misc.

• Loading Dye Recipe
• Purifying DNA (in progress)
• Miniprep (in progress)
• Oligo Orders
• Diluting Primers

Protein

• SDS-PAGE Protein Gels

Protein Concentration Determination

• Choosing a protein concentration quantification method
• BCA assay to determine protein concentration

Buffers

• Buffers

E. coli

• E. coli Vector Compatibility (In Progress)
• Competent Cell Preparation (in progress)

E. coli transformation

• Chemical Transformation
• Electroporation
• Competent Cell Lines

Lysing & Cells & Clarifying Extract

• French Press
• Sonication
• Ultracentrifuge

Assays

General

• Enzyme Assay Basics

Equipment

• Molecular Devices (beige) Plate Reader Setup
• Tecan (dark grey) Plate Reader

• Sorvall centrifuge goes faster than the regular centrifuges that allow 50mL tubes

• Flow Cytometer

in vitro pathway assays (CO₂ project)

• Cell Prep (in progress)
• Crude Extract Prep (in progress)
• Sample Analysis via UPLC-MS/MS (in progress)

Metabolomics

CO2 project

• Measuring 13C Incorporation Into Protein - CO2 Project
  • Lidstrom:13C Incorporation Into Protein - Data Analysis