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Caldwell Lab - Integrated Genomics: A Discovery-Based Laboratory Course
(Kit # 1000000004 )

Depositing Labs:   Guy Caldwell

This vector kit contains 13 plasmids used in Integrated Genomics: A Discovery-Based Laboratory Course, by Guy Caldwell, Shelli Williams, and Kim Caldwell. These plasmids were deposited at Addgene by the Caldwell lab and the University of Alabama for distribution to academic and nonprofit research laboratories for educational use as part of the Integrated Genomics Discovery-Based Laboratory Course.

Please note that the pACT2.2 C. elegans yeast 2-hybrid library derived from the original Caldwell library is not currently available from Addgene as supplies of the library have been exhausted.

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Original Publication

Integrated Genomics: A Discovery-Based Laboratory Course. Caldwell GA, Williams SN, Caldwell KA John Wiley and Sons 2006. Integrated Genomics Textbook.

Description

The discovery-based genomics course developed by the Caldwell laboratory includes experiments using the plasmids available in this kit with C. elegans as a teaching resource. These plasmids may not be suitable for research purposes.

Protocols

Detailed experimental protocols for use in the Integrated Genomics course can be found in the Integrated Genomics: A Discovery-Based Laboratory Course Integrated Genomics Textbook.

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How to Cite this Kit

These plasmids were created by your colleagues. Please acknowledge the Principal Investigator, cite the article in which they were created, and include Addgene in the Materials and Methods of your future publications.

For your Materials and Methods section:
"The C. elegans kit used with the Integrated Genomics course was a gift from Guy Caldwell (Addgene kit # 1000000004)"

Kit Contents

Plasmid ID Plasmid Description
11335 GFP::L4440

Full-length GFP sequence (from vector p95_77, gift of Dr. Andrew Fire) cloned into RNAi feeding vector L4440. Use in a strain carrying a GFP construct to observe reduction of GFP signal after RNAi induction as outlined in Chapter 8.

11336 lis-1::L4440

Full length cDNA for C. elegans open-reading frame T03F6.5, encoding the lis-1 gene, cloned into RNAi feeding vector L4440. Can be used for RNAi feeding; should result in embryonic lethality at high levels of induction as outlined in Chapter 8.

11337 nud-1::L4440

Full length cDNA for C. elegans open-reading frame F53A2.4, encoding the nud-1 gene, cloned into RNAi feeding vector L4440. Can be used for RNAi feeding; should result in embryonic lethality at high levels of induction as outlined in Chapter 8.

11338 pLexA::lis-1

Full-length cDNA for C. elegans open-reading frame T03F6.5, encoding the lis-1 gene, cloned into the yeast two-hybrid DNA-binding domain vector pLexA (between EcoRI and PstI sites). This vector can be used as the bait for a yeast two-hybrid screen as outlined in Chapters 3 and 4.

11339 pLexA::nud-1

Full-length cDNA for C. elegans open-reading frame F53A2.4, encoding the nud-1 gene, cloned into the yeast two-hybrid DNA-binding domain vector pLexA (between EcoRI and BamHI sites). This vector can be used as the bait for a yeast two-hybrid screen as outlined in Chapters 3 and 4.

11340 pLexA::Ras

cDNA of fission yeast S. pombe Ras1 gene (oncogene) cloned into the yeast two-hybrid DNA-binding domain vector pLexA (ref: Chang et al., 2004, Cell, 79:131-141, PubMed PMID 7923372). This vector is used as a positive control in the yeast two-hybrid screen outlined in Chapters 3 and 4.

11341 pAct::Raf

cDNA of fission yeast S. pombe byr-2 gene ( oncogene homolog) cloned into the yeast two-hybrid activation-domain vector (also called, pGADGH-byr2, Van Aelst et al., 1993, PNAS, 90(13):6213-7, PubMed PMID 8327501). This vector is used as a positive and negative control in the yeast two-hybrid experiments outlined in Chapters 3 and 4.

1654 L4440

RNAi feeding vector, containing the MCS illustrated in Figure 7.1. Use for traditional cloning of an RNAi target sequence for RNAi feeding experiments.

11342 pLexA

Yeast two-hybrid DNA-binding domain vector, containing the MCS illustrated in Figure A. Use for traditional cloning for a target cDNA sequence for a yeast two-hybrid screen.

11343 pACT2.2

Yeast two-hybrid transcriptional activation domain vector, containing the MCS illustrated in Figure 4.1. Use for traditional cloning for a target cDNA sequence to test a directed yeast two-hybrid interaction (no screening involved).

11344 L4440gtwy

Gateway-modified RNAi feeding vector. Use this vector for Gateway cloning of an RNAi target sequence as outlined in Alternative Chapter 7. A Gateway recombinational cassette was placed into the EcoRV site of vector L4440 to generate this modified plasmid. To facilitate subcloning of a given DNA insert into this plasmid, Gateway recombinational attachment sites should be incorporated into primers used for amplificiation, as outlined in the Invitrogen Gateway manual. This vector is propagated in E. coli strain DB3.1, due to the requirement to circumvent the lethality of the inherent ccdB gene until an insert is cloned into the MCS.

11345 pLexAgtwy

Gateway-modified yeast two-hybrid DNA-binding domain vector. Use this vector for Gateway cloning of a cDNA to be used as the bait in a yeast two-hybrid screen. Gateway cloning is outlined in Alternative Chapter 7. This vector was modified from plasmid pLexA by placing a Gateway acceptor cassette in the SmaI site of pLexA. To facilitate subcloning of a given DNA insert into this plasmid, Gateway recombinational attachment sites should be incorporated into primers used for amplificiation, as outlined in the Invitrogen Gateway manual. Gateway recombinational cassettes should be added to primers as outlined in the Invitrogen Gateway manual. This vector is propagated in E. coli strain DB3.1, due to the requirement to circumvent the lethality of the inherent ccdB gene until an insert is recombined into the Gateway cassette.

11346 pACT2.2gtwy

Gateway-modified yeast two-hybrid Activation domain vector. Use this vector for Gateway cloning of a cDNA to be used to test a directed yeast two-hybrid interaction (no screening involved). Gateway cloning is outlined in Alternative Chapter 7. This vector was modified from plasmid pACT2.2 by placing a Gateway acceptor cassette in the SmaI site of pACT2.2. To facilitate subcloning of a given DNA insert into this plasmid, Gateway recombinational attachment sites should be incorporated into primers used for amplificiation, as outlined in the Invitrogen Gateway manual. This vector is propagated in E. coli strain DB3.1, due to the requirement to circumvent the lethality of the inherent ccdB gene until an insert is recombined into the Gateway cassette.

Not included in this kit:

  • pACT2.2 C. elegans yeast 2-hybrid library - The C. elegans yeast two-hybrid cDNA library was constructed by Lindsay Faircloth in the Caldwell Laboratory using Invitrogen's CloneMiner cDNA Library Construction Kit. Use of this kit allows for the construction of highly representative libraries without the use of restriction enzyme cloning methods. Instead, cDNA amplification from an mRNA template is performed using the SuperScript II reverse transcriptase (RT), generating high cDNA yields through reduction of RNA degradation during first strand synthesis. Following this amplification of large, often full-length genes, Gateway™ Technology is utilized to recombine the cDNA products into the entry vector pDONR222. From this entry library, Gateway-mediated recombination allows for introduction into any number of expression vectors. In the case of this two-hybrid library, entry clones were recombined into pACT2.2gtwy. Large preparations of purified library were prepared using Invitrogen's S.N.A.P. Midiprep kit for nucleic acid purification. Please note that supplies of this library have been exhausted and it is discontinued.

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