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pGA vector Assay

• Prepare these mixtures on ice

1. Obtain a 40 uL aliquot of BL21 cells.
2. Add 120 uL of ice water to the aliquot.
3. The total volume is now 160 uL; split evenly among four labeled tubes: INS + BCK, INS + BCK, INSctrl, BCKctrl.
   • INS + BCK tubes (x 2)
     • add 1 uL of 10X pGA Gibson product (1A3 BCK/INS pLacGFP)
   • INSctrl tube
     • add 100 pg of pLacGFP gel extract
   • BCKctrl
     • add 100 pg of 1A3 gel extract
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for the comparison vector pSB using the following instead:
   • 1 uL of pSB Gibson product (T19-1A3/pLacGFP)
   • 1 ng INS (pLacGFP- gel extract)
   • 1 ng BCK (T19-1A3- gel extract)
5. Once all the samples are ready, begin the transformation.
   • Rescue each sample in 500 mLs of LB
   • Incubate all samples @ 37oC for ~45 min.
6. Plate 50 uL on each sample onto a LB + Chlor + Amp + IPTG plate.
   • 1 plate for each control in each vector set.
   • 3 plates for each Gibson product tube in each set. ( 6 plates for each vector set + 2 control plates)