Team:WarrenCIndpls IN-HS/Notebook

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==May 26th: Primer Design==
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Primers- the 3' section must be complementary to the DNA template, the 5' end may have additional, noncomplimentary base sequences to add restriction enzyme sites, and the 3' sections should not be complimentary to each other (increases risk of primer-dimers forming and inhibiting amplification); forward primers extend from start codon to stop codon while reverse primers work from stop codon to start codon
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Primers- the 3' section must be complementary to the DNA template, the 5' end may have additional, non-complimentary base sequences to add restriction enzyme sites, and the 3' sections should not be complimentary to each other (increases risk of primer-dimers forming and inhibiting amplification); forward primers extend from start codon to stop codon while reverse primers work from stop codon to start codon
Our Primers:
Our Primers:
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1st Forward Primer contains an overhang to attach the biobrick to the plasmid, two restriction enzyme sites (for cutting the sequnce out), and a primer for the constructin of a new strand
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1st Forward Primer contains an overhang to attach the biobrick to the plasmid, two restriction enzyme sites (for cutting the sequence out), and a primer for the construction of a new strand
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2nd Forward Primer contains a primer for contructing a new strand to connect the translational unit to the biobrick
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2nd Forward Primer contains a primer for constructing a new strand to connect the translational unit to the biobrick
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Reverse Primer contains an overhang to attach the biobrick to the multi-cloning site (on the plasmid), the other two restriction enzymes sites, and a primer for contructiong a new strand
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Reverse Primer contains an overhang to attach the biobrick to the multi-cloning site (on the plasmid), the other two restriction enzymes sites, and a primer for constructing a new strand

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Contents

Notebook

May 4th: Bacterial and Yeast Transformation

Bacteria can be made to take in plasmids by heat shocking them; usually by icing them, puting them in a hot water bath, and then icing them again

May 11th: Gibson Assembly

Gibson Assembly pdf

May 19th: Research on Parts

Kozak Sequence- directs translation of mRNA for more efficiency and accuracy; the amount of protein synthesized from mRNA is dependent on the strength of the Kozak sequence

Promoter Region- site for RNA polymerase to attach to and begin transcription; yeast has many promoters within its genome that can be used to express metal detectors

Terminator Sequence- signals the end of transcriptoin to RNA polymerase

Vector- Plasmid

    Multiple Cloning Site (MCS)- part of plasmid that can be cut open for genetic modification
    Origin of Replication (ORI)- sequence where replication is initiated
    Selection Markers
         -Ura3 is a selection marker for yeast
         -Ampicillin Resistance is a selection marker for bacteria based antibiotic resistance

May 26th: Primer Design

Primers- the 3' section must be complementary to the DNA template, the 5' end may have additional, non-complimentary base sequences to add restriction enzyme sites, and the 3' sections should not be complimentary to each other (increases risk of primer-dimers forming and inhibiting amplification); forward primers extend from start codon to stop codon while reverse primers work from stop codon to start codon

Our Primers:

1st Forward Primer contains an overhang to attach the biobrick to the plasmid, two restriction enzyme sites (for cutting the sequence out), and a primer for the construction of a new strand

2nd Forward Primer contains a primer for constructing a new strand to connect the translational unit to the biobrick

Reverse Primer contains an overhang to attach the biobrick to the multi-cloning site (on the plasmid), the other two restriction enzymes sites, and a primer for constructing a new strand