Team:Queens Canada/Notebook/Protocols/GelElectrophoresis
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+ | <regulartext> <b> Imaging </b> </regulartext> <br> | ||
+ | <regulartext>1. Once the gel is solidified, remove the comb carefully and place the casting tray in the gel box. Make sure the wells point towards the black (negative) electrode. <br> | ||
+ | 2. Add 2μL of loading dye into each well. <br> | ||
+ | 3. Fill the gel box with TBE until the entire gel is immersed in solution. <br> | ||
+ | 4. Load prepared samples into the wells. Slowly pull out the pipette tip from the well before releasing the piston of the pipette. This avoids inserting bubbles into the wells, which will disturb the sample. <br> | ||
+ | 5. Close the lid of the gel box. Run the gel at 100V constant voltage for 1 hour. <p> | ||
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Revision as of 05:13, 23 September 2011
2. Add 50ml 1X TBE to the flask and mix by swirling.
3. Microwave TBE agarose until the solution becomes clear and obtains a uniform consistency. (First microwave for 1min and then for 30sec intervals. DO NOT allow the solution to boil over in the microwave).
4. Use glove to remove flask from the microwave. Allow flask to cool on the lab bench for 5 min (But do not wait until the gel starts to polymerize)
5. Take out EtBr from -20⁰C freezer. Add 3μL to 50mL TBE agarose and swirl the flask to mix. Return EtBr to the freezer immediately after use. (Note: EtBr is a carcinogen and a mutagen. Always use glove and lab coat, if available, to handle things contaminated with EtBr.)
6. Carefully pour TBE agarose into the casting tray to avoid bubbles. Make sure the tray is placed on a flat surface. Insert comb into the TAE agarose gel.
7. Let the gel polymerize for 20min.
2. Use appropriate volume of ladder (depends on the ladder used).
2. Use appropriate volume of ladder (depends on the ladder used).
2. Add 2μL of loading dye into each well.
3. Fill the gel box with TBE until the entire gel is immersed in solution.
4. Load prepared samples into the wells. Slowly pull out the pipette tip from the well before releasing the piston of the pipette. This avoids inserting bubbles into the wells, which will disturb the sample.
5. Close the lid of the gel box. Run the gel at 100V constant voltage for 1 hour.