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  1. Handling Plasmids from Addgene - Purifying Plasmid DNA

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    ...Recovering Plasmid DNA from Bacterial Culture Recovering Plasmid DNA from Bacterial Culture You may also...concentrated plasmid DNA. This page will discuss the general procedure for purifying plasmid DNA from bacterial...high concentration of clean plasmid DNA. To improve the purity of plasmid DNA purified without a kit it ...isopropanol to precipitate the plasmid DNA. Either spin to pellet the DNA or apply the solution to a column...How to purify plasmid DNA from a bacterial culture, including protocols, tips, and FAQ Protocols... new window) Promega sell kits for isolating plasmid DNA in quantities as low as a few micrograms to as...describe the general procedure for purifying plasmid DNA from bacterial cultures. If you will be using...
  2. Plasmid Cloning by PCR (with Protocols)

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    ... you are amplifying from plasmid DNA (rather than from genomic DNA or a cDNA library), roughly 18-21bp...may also like... Restriction Digest of Plasmid DNA DNA Ligation Bacterial Transformation Summary PCR based...and NotI to ligate our cDNA into the recipient plasmid. Remember to insert your DNA in the correct orientation... Protocols Plasmid Cloning by PCR Plasmid Cloning by PCR You may... piece of DNA and at the same time adding restriction sites to the ends of that piece of DNA so that it...recipient plasmid (usually in the Multiple Cloning Site (MCS)), but do not cut elsewhere on the plasmid. Bonus.... Digest Your DNA Set up restriction digests for your PCR product and recipient plasmid. Because you lose...
  3. Plasmid Cloning by Restriction Enzyme Digest (with Protocols)

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    ...You may also like... Restriction Digest of Plasmid DNA DNA Ligation Bacterial Transformation Summary The...promoters, selectable markers, or any other DNA element between plasmids. Let's assume that you are beginning...recipient plasmid (usually in the Multiple Cloning Site (MCS)), but do not cut elsewhere on the plasmid Will...sites to your recipient plasmid : You can modify the MCS of your recipient plasmid using Annealed-oligo ...Procedure Digest your DNA Set up restriction digests for your donor and recipient plasmids. Because you lose.... We recommend 1.5-2μg of donor plasmid and 1μg of recipient plasmid. It is also critical that as much...re-circularization of the recipient plasmid. You should treat your digested recipient plasmid with a phosphatase prior...
  4. Molecular Biology Protocol - Restriction Digest of Plasmid DNA

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    ... Protocols Restriction Digest of Plasmid DNA Restriction Digest of Plasmid DNA You may...... Recovering Plasmid DNA from Bacterial Culture Purifying DNA from an Agarose Gel DNA Ligation Introduction...digest of plasmid DNA Protocols...Electrophoresis chamber Pipetman Reagents Liquid DNA aliquot of your plasmid of interest (see below for recommend ...to digest your plasmid. Pro-Tip To determine which restriction enzymes will cut your DNA sequence (and ...typically involves ∼500 ng of DNA, while molecular cloning often requires 1 µg of DNA. The total reaction volume...volume of DNA to be cut. A typical restriction digestion reaction could look like this: 1 µg DNA 1 µL of...
  5. Protocols for Molecular Biology, Plasmid Cloning, and Viral Preps

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    ...the Video! DNA Ligation Assemble DNA using DNA ligase Bacterial Transformation Introduce DNA into a bacterial...phenol-chloroform extract, and precipitate DNA DNA Quantification Measure DNA concentration with a spectrophotometer...and analyze plasmid DNA with restriction enzymes Agarose Gel Electrophoresis Separate DNA by size on an...Add a short stretch of DNA to a plasmid Gibson Assembly Combine overlapping DNA fragments in a single ...complicated procedures. Plasmid Cloning Protocols for constructing and analyzing your plasmids. Virus Protocols...Store bacterial strains or plasmids for long term use Watch the Video! DNA Purification Miniprep, phenol-chloroform...Amplify CRISPR pooled-plasmid libraries Diagnostic Restriction Digest Verify a plasmid using restriction ...
  6. Protocol - How to Ligate Plasmid DNA

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    ... Protocols DNA Ligation DNA Ligation You may also like... Plasmid Cloning by Restriction...and insert DNA to use. Combine the following in a PCR or Eppendorf tube: Vector DNA Insert DNA Ligase Buffer...How to Ligate Plasmid DNA Protocols...Restriction Enzyme Digest Restriction Digest of Plasmid DNA Bacterial Transformation Background Information...the construction of a recombinant plasmid is connecting the insert DNA (gene or fragment of interest) into...backbone of the two DNA fragments. This reaction, called ligation, is performed by the T4 DNA ligase enzyme....ligation, the insert DNA is physically attached to the backbone and the complete plasmid can be transformed...
  7. Protocol - Bacterial Transformation

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    ...also like... Plasmid Cloning by Restriction Enzyme Digest Restriction Digest of Plasmid DNA DNA Ligation ... will help to maintain the plasmid without rearrangement of the plasmid DNA. Additionally, specific treatments...tube of plasmid DNA and just need to transform bacteria so that you can grow up more of the plasmid) you ... which foreign DNA is introduced into a cell. Transformation of bacteria with plasmids is important not...both storing and replicating plasmids. Because of this, nearly all plasmids (even those designed for mammalian...the least expensive) are fine for transforming plasmid DNA for the purposes of storage and amplification...transforming with very small amounts of DNA or if you're multiple plasmids at once. To save money, many labs...
  8. Gibson Assembly Protocol

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    ... your plasmid, think about what DNA segments you will need to join to create your final plasmid. Adjacent... single-strand DNA 3’ overhangs by chewing back from the DNA 5’ end. Complementary DNA fragments can subsequently...reaction. Can combine many DNA fragments at once. Procedure Design your plasmid and order primers (see figure...making a small change in a plasmid (such as point mutations). Generate DNA segments by PCR. Run PCR product...High-Fidelity DNA Polymerase - incorporates nucleotides to “fill in” the gaps in the annealed DNA fragments...fragments. Taq DNA Ligase - covalently joins the annealed complementary DNA fragments, removing any nicks and...creating a contiguous DNA fragment. Pro-Tip Add Extreme Thermostable Single-Stranded DNA-Binding protein (...
  9. CRISPR Library Amplification

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    ...pooled library DNA (100 ng plasmid DNA per 25 µL electrocompetent cells) Less library DNA can be used but...multiplexed experiments. These pooled plasmids differ by only a short region of DNA: guide RNAs targeting different...differences, and plasmid recombination can all impact the representation of individual plasmids in the pooled... ). Lentiviral plasmids can recombine between their LTRs resulting in a smaller plasmid containing only... to ensure high efficiency uptake of plasmid library DNA. This quantity of cells is sufficient for libraries...200,000 individual plasmids. For larger libraries scale the number of cells and DNA accordingly. Pro-Tip...enough for the purpose of a Maxiprep. Purify plasmid DNA using the Qiagen HiSpeed Maxi Kit (one conical...
  10. Protocol - How to Perform a Diagnostic Digest

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    ...for verifying plasmids like this is "plasmid fingerprinting", where you cut the plasmid into 3-8 pieces...Digest You may also like... Restriction Digest of Plasmid DNA Agarose Gel Electrophoresis Introduction Restriction... to selectively move a specific piece of DNA from one plasmid to another. A diagnostic restriction enzyme...enzymes cleave DNA at specific sequences called restrictions sites. Often, the size of the plasmid insert and...used to verify your plasmid. The goal of a diagnostic digest is to cut your plasmid into specific sized...restriction enzyme or enzymes that cut your plasmid. Many DNA analysis tools, including Addgene’s Sequence... Pipetman Pipet tips Reagents Liquid DNA aliquot of your plasmid of interest (see below for recommended...
  11. DNA Quantification

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    ...Recovering Plasmid DNA from Bacterial Culture Restriction Digest of Plasmid DNA Background Information During...your DNA sample concentration and purity using Addgene’s DNA Quantification Protocol. Protocols...spectrophotometer using the solution the DNA is resuspended in, but with no DNA added. 'Blanking' measures the ... Protocols DNA Quantification...Quantification DNA Quantification You may also like... Inoculating a Liquid Bacterial Culture Recovering...important to get a quick and accurate reading of DNA concentration and purity. This can be done with a... maximally absorbs. In the case of nucleic acid (DNA and RNA), the maximal absorbance is at 260nm. Protein...
  12. Protocol - How to Create a Bacterial Glycerol Stock

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    ...stocks of their plasmids. This way, when you want to make more plasmid DNA, the plasmid will already be... for long-term storage of plasmids. Although you can store your plasmid DNA at -20°C, many labs also create... Storage of Plasmids Creating Bacterial Glycerol Stocks for Long-term Storage of Plasmids You may also... like... Bacterial Transformation Recovering Plasmid DNA from Bacterial Culture Background Information...able to start an overnight culture for plasmid DNA prep the following day. Tips and FAQ The optimal concentration...glycerol stock the same time you prepare your plasmid DNA. In the morning, when you retrieve your liquid... and growth temperature, can be found on your plasmid's information page. The next day you will be able...
  13. What is Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

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    ...You may also like... Plasmid Cloning by PCR Restriction Digest of Plasmid DNA DNA Ligation Background ...stranded DNA template strands. The DNA polymerase is also stable enough to now bind to the primer DNA sequence...which would denature DNA polymerases from other species. In addition to the template DNA and the Taq polymerase...several micrograms of target DNA from just a few nanograms of template DNA through several cycles of denaturation...this step enables the DNA polymerase to synthesize and elongate the new target DNA strand accurately and... are using the same template DNA for all your reactions, the Template DNA can be added to the master mix...the number of nanomoles of DNA times 10. For example, if your lyophilized DNA is 38.5nm, add 385µl of water...
  14. Protocol - How to Streak a Plate

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    ...for DNA purification will minimize the chance of having a mixture of plasmids in your purified DNA. This...Agar Plates Bacterial Transformation Recovering Plasmid DNA from Bacterial Culture Introduction If you have... stab culture of bacteria and need to purify plasmid DNA from it, you will want to isolate an individual...single colonies, you can proceed to Recovering Plasmid DNA or use the individual colonies for other experiments...antibiotic. Label the bottom of the plate with the plasmid name and the date. It is also a good idea to add...overnight (12-18 hours) at 37 °C. Pro-Tip Some plasmids or bacteria need to be grown at 30 °C instead ... 37 °C. This is often true for large unstable plasmids, which sometimes recombine at 37 °C. Be sure to...
  15. Lentivirus Production

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    ...each transfer plasmid. Pro-Tip Endotoxins can inhibit transfection; therefore, plasmid DNA purification...endotoxin removal step. For high quality plasmid DNA, the plasmids should also be propagated in an endonuclease... 0.72 pmol Transfer Plasmid* 1.64 pmol OptiPro SFM to total volume 500 μL *Plasmid concentrations and ...dCas9-KRAB (total μg of plasmid DNA 27.8 μg), this would be 83.4 μL of 1 mg/mL PEI in 416.6 μL of OptiPro...the diluted DNA mixture. Add the diluted PEI dropwise while gently flicking the diluted DNA tube. Incubate...transfected with the GFP-expression plasmid pRosetta using μg total DNA to μg PEI ratios of 1:1, 1:2, 1:3...the ratio of μg DNA:μg PEI is 1:3 (1000 μL total per 10 cm dish). Using transfer plasmid pHAGE TRE dCas9...
  16. Video Library

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    ...Storing and Handling Addgene Plasmids What to do after you receive your plasmids from Addgene Instructions...Protocol Purifying DNA from an Agarose Gel Gel purification allows you to isolate and purify DNA fragments based...electrophoresis, you can cut DNA bands out of the agarose gel and purify the DNA samples. This is a commonly...Protocol Diagnostic Restriction Digest Verify a plasmid using restriction enzymes Diagnostic Restriction...Instructions for Storing and Handling Plasmids Genomic Deletions with CRISPR Generate genomic deletions in mammalian...Transformations We walk you through a standard plasmid transformation protocol and offer some tips and...the standard laboratory procedure for separating DNA by size for visualization and purification. Agarose...
  17. Protocol - pLKO.1 – TRC Cloning Vector

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    ...measure the DNA concentration, use 1 μL) 2 μL 10x NEB T4 DNA ligase buffer 1 μL NEB T4 DNA ligase add ...transfect plasmid DNA directly into the target cells. The shRNA will be expressed, but the DNA is unlikely...μg pLKO.1 shRNA plasmid 750 ng psPAX2 packaging plasmid 250 ng pMD2.G envelope plasmid to 20 μl serum-...to vary the ratio of shRNA plasmid, packaging plasmid, and envelope plasmid to obtain the ratio that gives...shRNA. psPAX2 Packaging plasmid for producing viral particles. pMD2.G Envelope plasmid for producing viral... also be used with packaging plasmid pCMV-dR8.2 dvpr and envelope plasmid pCMV-VSVG from Robert Weinberg...#B7001S NEB buffer 2 NEB #B7002S T4 DNA ligase NEB #M0202S T4 DNA ligase buffer NEB #B0202S DH5 alpha ...
  18. Protocol - How to Inoculate a Bacterial Culture

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    ...Storage of Plasmids Recovering Plasmid DNA from Bacterial Culture Background Information Plasmids can carry...isolate your plasmid DNA from the bacterial culture by following Isolating Your Plasmid DNA . Antibiotic...copy regardless of plasmid size. See the plasmid's info page to determine if your plasmid is high or low ...resistance gene on a plasmids allows researchers to easily isolate bacteria containing that plasmid from bacteria...numbers of bacteria necessary to isolate enough plasmid DNA for experimental use. The following protocol ... low copy plasmids? The copy number refers to the number of copies of an individual plasmid within a single...number plasmids should only need to be grown for 12-16 hr on average. Certain features of a plasmid may ...
  19. Plasmid Modification by Annealed Oligo Cloning (with Protocols)

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    ...Restriction Digest of Plasmid DNA DNA Ligation Bacterial Transformation Summary Oligo overlap cloning can...anytime you need to add a short stretch of DNA to a plasmid, such as: Changing a Multiple Cloning Site...cut out the band containing your vector DNA. Gel purify your DNA away from the agarose using a commercially...Modify your plasmid MCS or add short sequences using oligo overlap cloning. Protocols... Protocols Plasmid Modification...Modification by Annealed Oligo Cloning Plasmid Modification by Annealed Oligo Cloning You may also like... Restriction...
  20. AAV Production in HEK293 Cells

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    ...of each plasmid needed to have a 1:1:1 molar ratio with 2 mg total DNA per CS5 Plasmid Plasmid Size (bp... each plasmid DNA into the bottle containing the Opti-MEM. Mix well. Add 4 mL of PEI (1:2 μg DNA to μg...conditions must be optimized. Plasmids for transfection: pHelper; pRC (Rep-Cap), plasmid expressing your gene ...(bp) DNA Concentration (μg/μL) Volume of DNA (μL) RepCap 7,265 1.00 727.6 pHelper 11,854 1.00 1,185 Transfer...Transfer Plasmid 5,842 1.00 584.2 Total bp 24,961 In total, we would like 2 mg of DNA or 2000 μg. Using...molar ratio of each plasmid: 2000 μg / 24,961 bp = 0.08 μg/bp Therefore, for each plasmid we need: Sample ... the total number of base pairs from all three plasmids, we can determine the total μg/bp we need to achieve...
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