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== Transformation via electroporation ==
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* Thaw 50 µL competent ''E.coli'' cells on ice, dilute with icecold 50 µL glycerol (10 %) if necessary
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==Transformation of Single Step (KRX) Competent Cells by Promega==
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using [http://www.promega.com/~/media/Files/Resources/Protocols/Technical%20Bulletins/101/Single%20Step%20Competent%20Cells%20Protocol.ashx protocol for ''E. coli'' KRX single step competent cells by Promega]
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* Remove Single Step (KRX) Competent Cells from –70 °C, and place on ice for 5 minutes or until just thawed.
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* Add 1–50 ng of DNA (in a volume not greater than 5 μL) to the Single Step (KRX) Competent Cells. Move the pipette tip through the cells while dispensing. Quickly flick the tube several times. Do not vortex!
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* Immediately return the tubes to ice for 5–30 minutes
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* Heat-shock cells for 15–20 seconds in a water bath at exactly 42 °C. Do not shake.
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* Immediately place the tubes on ice for 2 minutes.
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* Add 450 μL of room-temperature SOC medium to each transformation reaction, and incubate for 60 minutes at 37 °C with shaking (approximately 225 rpm). For best transformation efficiency, lay the tubes on their sides and tape them to the platform.
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* For each transformation reaction, we recommend plating 100 μL of undiluted cells and 1:10 and 1:100 cell dilutions on antibiotic plates. Incubate the plates at 37 °C overnight.
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== Standard BioBrick Assembly ==
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<h3>Molecular</h3>
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modified from [http://openwetware.org/wiki/Silver:_BB_Strategy Silver lab]:
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Here you can read more about our methods for cloning and BioBrick assembly.
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Genetic engineering is a basic tool of synthetic biology. With the help of standardized DNA building blocks it is comparatively easy to create new and modify existing natural systems. The methods we have used in our project to modify DNA are presented <a href="https://2011.igem.org/Team:Bielefeld-Germany/Protocols/Genetics">here</a>
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This assembly method can be used for BioBricks which are bigger than 150 bp. The BioBrick should be at least 500 bp bigger or smaller than the backbone. The BioBrick, which complies with these conditions, is used as the insert and is assembled into the prefix or suffix of the other used BioBrick, called vector. So you have to differentiate between a prefix and a suffix insertion.
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<h3>Production</h3>
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These are the protocols for the cultivations and the downstream processing.
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Before the work with a cell-free system based on biological material can start, the needed proteins for this have to be produced and purified first. These methods and the one's we used to characterize BioBricks ''in vivo'' are presented <a href="https://2011.igem.org/Team:Bielefeld-Germany/Protocols/Downstream-processing">here</a>
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[[Image:Bielefeld_Silver_1.png|300px|thumb|right|Silver Suffix Insertion]]
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[[Image:Bielefeld_Silver_2.png|300px|thumb|right|Silver Prefix Insertion]]
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=== Suffix Insertion ===
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<h3>Analytics </h3>
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Protocols for the analytical methods we used.
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DNA and proteins are very small and cannot be seen by the naked eye. To control the success and the results of your upstream and downstream processes, analytical methods are necessary that give reliable results to make DNA or proteins in any way visible for you. The analytical methods we used in our project can be found <a href="https://2011.igem.org/Team:Bielefeld-Germany/Protocols/Analytics">here</a>
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* Digestion of insert: at least 700 ng DNA / 10 µL volume, 1 µL 10x Tango buffer, 0.5 µL XbaI, 1 µL PstI. Digest for 2 h at 37 °C, afterwards inactivation for 20 min at 80 °C. Clean up the insert via gel electrophoresis. When cutting the insert out of the gel try to avoid staining or exposure to ultraviolet light of the insert.
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* Digestion of vector about 700 ng DNA / 10 µL volume, 1 µL 10x orange buffer, 0.5 µL SpeI, 0.5 µL PstI. Digest for 2 h at 37 °C, afterwards inactivation for 20 min at 80 °C. Add 1 µL SAP (shrimp alcaline phosphatase) and 1.2 µL 10 x SAP buffer, incubate for 1 h at 37 °C. Clean up the vector with a PCR clean-up kit.
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* Ligation: after digestion and clean-up: 50 - 200 ng of vector, 3 - 10 fold molar access of insert, 20 µL ligation volume, 2 µL T4-Ligase-Buffer, 1 µL T4-Ligase. Incubate for 20 - 30 min at room temperature, afterwards inactivation for 5 min at 70 °C. Then: store at -20 °C or transform.
 
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=== Prefix Insertion ===
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<strong>Molecular</strong>
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Genetic engineering protocols
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<strong>Production</strong>
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Upstreaming and downstreaming
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* Digestion of insert: at least 700 ng DNA / 10 µL volume, 1 µL 10x BamHI buffer, 0.5 µL EcoRI, 0.5 µL SpeI. Digest for 2 h at 37 °C, afterwards inactivation for 20 min at 80 °C. Clean up the insert via gel electrophoresis. When cutting the insert out of the gel try to avoid staining or exposure to ultraviolet light of the insert.  
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<strong>Analytics</strong>
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Analytical methods
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* Digestion of vector about 700 ng DNA / 10 µL volume, 1 µL 10 x Tango buffer, 0.5 µL EcoRI, 0.5 µL XbaI. Digest for 2h at 37 °C, afterwards inactivation for 20 min at 80 °C. Add 1 µL SAP (shrimp alcaline phosphatase) and 1.2 µL 10 x SAP buffer, incubate for 1 h at 37 °C. Clean up the vector with a PCR clean-up kit.
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* Ligation: after digestion and clean-up: 50 - 200 ng of vector, 3 - 10 fold molar access of insert, 20 µL ligation volume, 2 µL T4-Ligase-Buffer, 1 µL T4-Ligase. Incubate for 20 - 30 min at room temperature, afterwards inactivation for 5 min at 70 °C. Then: store at -20 °C or transform.
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=== Variations ===
 
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* A digestion over night is possible. If you digest over night use only 0.1 µL restriction enzyme.
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== Standard Freiburg BioBrick Assembly ==
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This assembly method can be used for fusion protein assemblies with BioBricks which are bigger than 150 bp. The BioBrick should be at least 500 bp bigger or smaller than the backbone. The BioBrick, which complies with these conditions, is used as the insert and is assembled into the prefix or suffix of the other used BioBrick, which is called vector and needs to be available in the BioBrick [http://partsregistry.org/Assembly_standard_25 Assembly standard 25]. You have to differentiate between a prefix and a suffix insertion.
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* Digestion of insert: at least 700 ng DNA / 10 µL volume, 1 µL 10x NEB buffer 4 + 0.1 µL 100x BSA, 0.5 µL NgoMIV (NEB), 1 µL PstI. Digest for 2 h at 37 °C, afterwards inactivation for 20 min at 80 °C. Clean up the insert via gel electrophoresis. When cutting the insert out of the gel try to avoid staining or exposure to ultraviolet light of the insert.
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* Digestion of vector about 700 ng DNA / 10 µL volume, 1 µL 10x orange buffer, 0.5 µL AgeI, 0.5 µL PstI. Digest for 2 h at 37 °C, afterwards inactivation for 20 min at 80 °C. Add 1 µL SAP (shrimp alcaline phosphatase) and 1.2 µL 10x SAP buffer, incubate for 1 h at 37 °C. Clean up the vector with a PCR clean-up kit.
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* Ligation: after digestion and clean-up: 50 - 200 ng of vector, 3 - 10 fold molar access of insert, 20 µL ligation volume, 2 µL T4-Ligase-Buffer, 1 µL T4-Ligase. Incubate for 20 - 30 min at room temperature, afterwards inactivation for 5 min at 70 °C. Then: store at -20 °C or transform.
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* Digestion of insert: at least 700 ng DNA / 10 µL volume, 1 µL 10x orange buffer, 0.5 µL EcoRI, 0.5 µL AgeI. Digest for 2 h at 37 °C, afterwards inactivation for 20 min at 80 °C. Clean up the insert via gel electrophoresis. When cutting the insert out of the gel try to avoid staining or exposure to ultraviolet light of the insert.
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* Digestion of vector about 700 ng DNA / 10 µL volume, 1 µL 10 x NEB buffer 4, 0.5 µL EcoRI, 0.5 µL NgoMIV (NEB). Digest for 2h at 37 °C, afterwards inactivation for 20 min at 80 °C. Add 1 µL SAP (shrimp alcaline phosphatase) and 1.2 µL 10 x SAP buffer, incubate for 1 h at 37 °C. Clean up the vector with a PCR clean-up kit.
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* Ligation: after digestion and clean-up: 50 - 200 ng of vector, 3 - 10 fold molar access of insert, 20 µL ligation volume, 2 µL T4-Ligase-Buffer, 1 µL T4-Ligase. Incubate for 20 - 30 min at room temperature, afterwards inactivation for 5 min at 70 °C. Then: store at -20 °C or transform.
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==Standard 3A assembly==
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Modified from [http://ginkgobioworks.com/support/BioBrick_Assembly_Manual.pdf BioBrick Assembly Manual by Ginkgo BioWorks]
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**The approach is quite similar to the one that determines the optimal wavelengths which should be used to monitor the fluorescence of the [https://2011.igem.org/Team:Bielefeld-Germany/Protocols#NAD.2B_bioassay_buffer NAD<sup>+</sup> bioassay buffer] (F<sub>buffer</sub>) and the added Molecular Beacon (F<sub>closed</sub>) as well as the target (F<sub>open</sub>) or split target. Monitor the fluorescence until the equilibrium is reached each time before you add a new component.
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Latest revision as of 16:48, 15 September 2011

Molecular

Here you can read more about our methods for cloning and BioBrick assembly.

Genetic engineering is a basic tool of synthetic biology. With the help of standardized DNA building blocks it is comparatively easy to create new and modify existing natural systems. The methods we have used in our project to modify DNA are presented here

Production

These are the protocols for the cultivations and the downstream processing.

Before the work with a cell-free system based on biological material can start, the needed proteins for this have to be produced and purified first. These methods and the one's we used to characterize BioBricks ''in vivo'' are presented here

Analytics

Protocols for the analytical methods we used.

DNA and proteins are very small and cannot be seen by the naked eye. To control the success and the results of your upstream and downstream processes, analytical methods are necessary that give reliable results to make DNA or proteins in any way visible for you. The analytical methods we used in our project can be found here