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== Friday, July 1 ==
 
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* Ran a gel of PCRed CAS genes from last night
 
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* Transformation of NEB cells:
 
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:* DA: Kan x2, LB
 
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:* DB: Kan x2, LB
 
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:* Seq1: Kan x2
 
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:* CMR: Kan x2, LB
 
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== Saturday, July 2 ==
 
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* Plates from Friday: successful transformation for all except CMR
 
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:* Need to find a plasmid that can handle such a large insert
 
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:* Made overnight cultures of colonies
 
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* Ligation, transformation of RA, RB onto kan plates
 
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* Gels of more PCR products: no usable bands
 
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== Tuesday, July 5 ==
 
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* Another PCR attempt with new CAS primers (A, C)
 
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* Miniprep of DA, DB, RA, SEQ1
 
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* Restriction digest of:
 
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:* SEQ1, DA, RA, (ES, EX) in PSB1K3
 
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* Tried 2 different ligation protocols:
 
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:* Normal protocol:
 
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::* seq1 + seq1, da + da, ra + ra
 
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::* transformation of ligation products, plated on kan (NEB cells)
 
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:* Gingko protocol:
 
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::* seq1 (ES, XP) + PSB1A3 (EP)
 
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::* transformation, plated on amp (NEB cells)
 
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* glycerol stocks of seq1, da, db, ra, rb in PSB1K3
 
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== Wednesday, July 6 ==
 
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* Transformation results:
 
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:* Kan plates:
 
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::* all successful (?) (seq1 + seq1, da + da, ra + ra), will be sequenced (ordered biobrich forward / reverse primers)
 
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::* made liquid culture for miniprep tomorrow
 
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:* Amp plates:
 
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::* no success
 
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* PCR:
 
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:* cas_b, cas_c both unsuccessful (see pictures of gels)
 
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:* cas_d run, will visualize tomorrow
 
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:* adjusting settings for cas_e_f, cas_3_r: 2 parallel
 
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::* touchdown to 70 using builtin touchdown
 
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::* constant 70
 
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:* probably need new primers
 
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== Thursday, July 7 ==
 
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* Miniprep of:
 
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:* DADA (kit buffer) in PSB1k3
 
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:* RARA (kit buffer) in PSB1k3
 
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:* Seq1Seq1 (kit buffer, Dan's buffer) in PSB1k3
 
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:* Consensus: Dan's buffer that he created for lysis works
 
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:* Nanodrop results: (DADA 48 ng/uL, RARA 68 ng/uL, Seq1Seq1 Dan 73.5 ng/uL, Seq1Seq1 Kit 98 ng/uL)
 
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* Gel of "homerun" attempt from yesterday, Block A touchdown + Block B constant 70 degC
 
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:* Unsuccessful, deformed gel near top, nonspecific binding, weird band at ~800bp (see photo)
 
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* Met w/ 3 grad students (Kurt, Jack?, Bo) and had good discussion
 
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:* Gel techniques: doing gels in 4 degree room, using X-tracta gel removers for gel band extraction
 
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:* Assembly: problems with large insertions (see Infusion)
 
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:* Infusion (clonetech)
 
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* Beginning to construct our GFP test plasmid:
 
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:* Transformation of biobrick promoter J23101 onto amp (2 plates)
 
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:* Streak plated E0840 GFP part onto amp from glycerol stock (3 plates)
 
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* Determined theoretical 3 part PCR (casEDC, casBA, case)
 
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* PCR attempts (see photo):
 
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:* CasE forward, Cas3 reverse again but w/varying template DNA concentrations
 
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::* 225 ng/uL, 112.5 ng/uL, 56 ng/uL (previous starting conc. was 450, which is too high and could have caused problems)
 
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::* started @ 80deg, increment -.3
 
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:* Cas3 forward/reverse w/same varying template DNA concentrations
 
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* Restrictions:
 
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:* Seq1Seq1 (ES, EX)
 
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:* DADA (ES, EX)
 
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:* RARA (ES, EX)
 
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* Ligation for theoretical 4-mer:
 
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:* 2x Seq1Seq1
 
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:* 2x DADA
 
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:* 2x RARA
 
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:* Plated onto 3 kan plates using NEB cells.
 
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== Friday, July 8 ==
 
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* Yesterday's plates:
 
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:* promoter transformation: no colonies
 
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:* GFP streak plate: usable colonies
 
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:* DAx4, RAx4, seq1 transformation: usable colonies
 
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* Got order from IGEM (psb1a3 and agar stab of J04430)
 
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:* transformed psb1a3 plasmid to make stock
 
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:* streak plated agar stab of J04430
 
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== Saturday / Sunday, July 9 / 10 ==
 
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* Gel of theoretical array (1x, 4x):
 
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:* plasmid backbone visible, but no inserts
 
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:* will need to start over from 1x
 
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* PCR: homerun, EDC, AB, 3
 
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:* no success
 
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== Monday, July 11 ==
 
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* Transformation results from Friday:
 
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:* PSB1A3: DNA contamination? Red colononies as well as normal growing on plates
 
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::* will sequence once we get biobrick standard primers
 
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:* agar stab of part J04430: normal (glowing)
 
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* made liquid cultures of:
 
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:* SEQ1, DA, RA (8x) in PSB1k3
 
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:* PSB1A3 (pink, white colonies)
 
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:* J04430
 
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* restriction:
 
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:* restarting from 1x in PSB1K3
 
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:* gingko:
 
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::* seq1: es, xp
 
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::* da: es, xp
 
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::* ra: es, xp
 
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::* e0840: ep to get PSB1A3 backbone
 
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:* normal:
 
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::* seq1: es, ex
 
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::* da: es, ex
 
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::* ra: es, ex
 
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* ligation:
 
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:* 2x seq1, da, ra 2 ways:
 
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::* psb1k3
 
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::* psb1a3 (gingko)
 
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* transformation onto 14 plates:
 
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:* new promoter (g18 on plate 1) in duplicate
 
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:* ligation products in duplicate
 
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* planning:
 
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:* planned assembly of plasmid construct (cas genes, leader sequence, array) using duet plasmid
 
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== Tuesday, July 12 ==
 
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* Transformation results: all successful (14 / 14)
 
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* liquid cultures of:
 
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:* promoter
 
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:* e0840 (gingko, other)
 
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:* 2x seq1, da, ra
 
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* Miniprep using new ethanol protocol:
 
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:* 8x (ra, da, seq1)
 
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::* nanodropped, yields: 50-1000 ng / ul (hooray)
 
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:* psb1a3 red colony
 
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* sequencing orders:
 
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:* 1x, 2x, 4x (3 times each)
 
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* submitted primers / synthesis order for our final design:
 
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:* new cmr
 
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:* new cas3
 
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:* new casabcde
 
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:* adapter plasmids for leader sequences for cmr, cas
 
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:* ordered new restriction enzymes
 

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