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# Thaw the competent cells on ice.
# Thaw the competent cells on ice.
 
# Gently mix the competent cells. Aliquot 100 μl of the competent cells into the appropriate number of 14-ml BD Falcon polypropylene roundbottom tubes. Prepare an additional 100-μl aliquot of cells for use as a transformation control.
2. Gently mix the competent cells. Aliquot 100 μl of the competent cells
# Add 1.7 μl of the β-mercaptoethanol (β-ME) provided with this kit or a fresh 1:10 dilution of a 14.2 M stock solution of β-ME (diluted in distilled water), to each polypropylene tube containing the competent cells, for a final concentration of 25 mM β-ME. Swirl the tubes gently.
into the appropriate number of 14-ml BD Falcon polypropylene roundbottom
# Incubate the reactions on ice for 10 minutes, swirling gently every 2 minutes.
tubes. Prepare an additional 100-μl aliquot of cells for use as a
# Add 1–50 ng of ligated DNA to each transformation reaction and swirl gently. For the control transformation reaction, add 1 μl of the pUC18 control plasmid to a separate 100-μl aliquot of the competent cells and swirl gently.
transformation control.
# Incubate the reactions on ice for 30 minutes.
 
# Preheat SOC medium (see Preparation of Media and Reagents) in a 42°C water bath for use in step 10.
3. Add 1.7 μl of the β-mercaptoethanol (β-ME) provided with this kit or a
# Heat-pulse each transformation reaction in a 42°C water bath for 45 seconds. The duration of the heat pulse is critical for optimal transformation efficiencies.
fresh 1:10 dilution of a 14.2 M stock solution of β-ME (diluted in
# Incubate the reactions on ice for 2 minutes.
distilled water), to each polypropylene tube containing the competent
# Add 0.9 ml of preheated (42°C) SOC medium to each transformation reaction and incubate the reactions at 37°C for 1 hour with shaking at 225–250 rpm.
cells, for a final concentration of 25 mM β-ME. Swirl the tubes gently.
4. Incubate the reactions on ice for 10 minutes, swirling gently every
2 minutes.
 
5. Add 1–50 ng of ligated DNA to each transformation reaction and swirl
gently. For the control transformation reaction, add 1 μl of the pUC18
control plasmid to a separate 100-μl aliquot of the competent cells and
swirl gently.
 
6. Incubate the reactions on ice for 30 minutes.
 
7. Preheat SOC medium (see Preparation of Media and Reagents) in a
42°C water bath for use in step 10.
 
8. Heat-pulse each transformation reaction in a 42°C water bath for
45 seconds. The duration of the heat pulse is critical for optimal
transformation efficiencies.
 
9. Incubate the reactions on ice for 2 minutes.
 
10. Add 0.9 ml of preheated (42°C) SOC medium to each transformation
reaction and incubate the reactions at 37°C for 1 hour with shaking at
225–250 rpm.


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Cell Transformation

TRANSFORMATION PROTOCOL

Note: Step 3 was skipped.

  1. Thaw the competent cells on ice.
  2. Gently mix the competent cells. Aliquot 100 μl of the competent cells into the appropriate number of 14-ml BD Falcon polypropylene roundbottom tubes. Prepare an additional 100-μl aliquot of cells for use as a transformation control.
  3. Add 1.7 μl of the β-mercaptoethanol (β-ME) provided with this kit or a fresh 1:10 dilution of a 14.2 M stock solution of β-ME (diluted in distilled water), to each polypropylene tube containing the competent cells, for a final concentration of 25 mM β-ME. Swirl the tubes gently.
  4. Incubate the reactions on ice for 10 minutes, swirling gently every 2 minutes.
  5. Add 1–50 ng of ligated DNA to each transformation reaction and swirl gently. For the control transformation reaction, add 1 μl of the pUC18 control plasmid to a separate 100-μl aliquot of the competent cells and swirl gently.
  6. Incubate the reactions on ice for 30 minutes.
  7. Preheat SOC medium (see Preparation of Media and Reagents) in a 42°C water bath for use in step 10.
  8. Heat-pulse each transformation reaction in a 42°C water bath for 45 seconds. The duration of the heat pulse is critical for optimal transformation efficiencies.
  9. Incubate the reactions on ice for 2 minutes.
  10. Add 0.9 ml of preheated (42°C) SOC medium to each transformation reaction and incubate the reactions at 37°C for 1 hour with shaking at 225–250 rpm.


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