Lab Logbook - System Assembling.

Process overview

Week 1

2nd - 8th September

After 2 months of delay, DNA synthesis from Mr. Gene has arrived at 22:00 hrs. They are 6 syntheses HydA, PFOR1, PFOR2, HydEF1, HydEF2 and HydG. PFORs and HydEFs were synthesized separately because sequences are too long for synthesis.

1-With this arrival is necessary get regions for Isothermal Assembly with PCR to make overlap between sequences.

2-Trasnsform cells with HydA and PFOR1 to get plasmid and split a Periplasm Tag (PT) designed by us.

3- PCR for Terminator-backbone (Ter-Back) in Isothermal Assembly.

First attempt failed but not at all, just PFOR_Dos and hydG amplified and positive control, for that we need a troubleshooting for PCR. The same case was for Ter-Back . There is a slight amplification of HydEF1.

First attempt in troubleshooting for HydEFs failed, this time we use other Polymerase (Taq Platinum) and didn´t work. Changing annealing temperatures we had a possible way to get HydEF2.

Plasmid extraction of HydA and PFOR was made.

Digestion with NdeI to Split PT was done, but results are confusing, because self Ligation didn´t work.

In order to do a band extraction we need more PCR product to successful PCRs we amplify them, band extraction was polluted by template DNA.

There is a possible way to get HydEF2, is necessary check that and perform more PCRs for more product. Ter-Back 1 amplified but Ter-Back2 didn´t.

Fig.2. Successful PCR of Terminator 1. Lanes 1. Ladder 500bp 2. Ter-Back 1 3. Ter-Back 2 4.HydEF 1 5. HydEF 2

Week 2

9th -15th September=

Repeating successful PCRs for Ter-Back1 and try to get Ter-Back2 but both failed.

Giving more time in Initial Denaturalization (5:00 min) we got better results, even for difficult PCRs as HydEF1 and different annealing temperatures

Fig.3 Successful PCR for PFOR2 and HYDEF2, each three lanes. 1-Ladder 500bp 2-HydEF2 55°C 3-HydEF2 60°C 4-HydEF2 62°C 5-HydEF1 55°C 6-HydEF1 60°C 7-HydEF1 62°C 8-HydG 55°C 9-PFOR2 55°C 10-HydG 60°C 11-HydG 62°C 12-PFOR2 60°C 13-PFOR2 62°C

Band extraction for HydG and PFRO2 was performed, but there are remaining of DNA template.

Week 3

16th-24th September

A second band extraction was performed to get bona fide PCR products.

Ter-Back 2 was amplified to get more PCR product, and with the same instructions Ter-Back 1 appears slightly amplified. The difference lies in addition of DMSO, probably the given nature of Terminator need it.

Fig.4. Numbers (1) and (2) represents 54.7°C and 60.3 °C for annealing respectively. 1. Ladder 500bp 2. PFOR2 E.B.‡ 3. HydG E.B.‡ 4. Ter-Back1 DMSO (1) 5. Ter-Back1 DMSO (2) 6. Empty 7. Ter-Back2 DMSO (1) 8. Ter-Back2 DMSO (2) 9. Ter-Back1 Not DMSO (1) 10. Ter-Back1 Not DMSO (2) 11. Ter-Back2 Not DMSO (1) 12. Ter-Back2 Not DMSO (2)