Team:Berkeley Wetlab/Passenger: MGFP

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=== Day 1: Grow cells ===
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=== Day 1: Grow Cells ===
* Pick cells, using pin tool, with appropriate constructs from frozen stock plates into 96-well blocks with 1 ml of LB+AC media
* Pick cells, using pin tool, with appropriate constructs from frozen stock plates into 96-well blocks with 1 ml of LB+AC media
* Place blocks in 37C shaker overnight to grow to saturation
* Place blocks in 37C shaker overnight to grow to saturation
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=== Day 2: Inducing ===
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=== Day 2: Induce Cells ===
* Set up 96-well blocks with 1 ml of LB+AC+arabinose media:
* Set up 96-well blocks with 1 ml of LB+AC+arabinose media:
** Add 1 ul of arabinose at a concentration of (100mg/ml) to one ml of LB+AC media (1: 1000)   
** Add 1 ul of arabinose at a concentration of (100mg/ml) to one ml of LB+AC media (1: 1000)   
* Take plates with constructs out of the 37C incubator and add 10 ul of each construct to the LB+AC+arabinose media to induce
* Take plates with constructs out of the 37C incubator and add 10 ul of each construct to the LB+AC+arabinose media to induce
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* Grow
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* Incubate blocks at 37C in shaker overnight.
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=== Day 3: Incubate in Artificial Seawater ===
=== Day 3: Incubate in Artificial Seawater ===
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* Remove blocks from incubator
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* Pellet cells at 5400 rpm for 7 minutes
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* Remove supernatant by flicking block over a sink (swiftly inverting block in one motion)
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* Re-suspend cells in 100 ul of artificial seawater
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* Transfer 50 ul of cell suspensions with multi-pipette to labeled flat bottom 96-well costar plates (polystyrene plates)
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* Cover plates with plastic film and let cells settle overnight
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=== Day 4: Run BCA Protein Quantification Assay ===
=== Day 4: Run BCA Protein Quantification Assay ===

Revision as of 18:24, 18 October 2009

Contents

MGFP-5 BCA Protein Quantification Assay

This assay tests for the presence of mgfp-5 displayed on the surface of E. coli through its ability to bind to the bottom of polystyrene plates.

Constructs used:

  • mgfp-5 + spacers + displayers (79)
  • mgfp-5 + displayers (14)
  • displayers only (15)

Experiment run with 5x replicate of each condition

Day 1: Grow Cells

  • Pick cells, using pin tool, with appropriate constructs from frozen stock plates into 96-well blocks with 1 ml of LB+AC media
  • Place blocks in 37C shaker overnight to grow to saturation

Day 2: Induce Cells

  • Set up 96-well blocks with 1 ml of LB+AC+arabinose media:
    • Add 1 ul of arabinose at a concentration of (100mg/ml) to one ml of LB+AC media (1: 1000)
  • Take plates with constructs out of the 37C incubator and add 10 ul of each construct to the LB+AC+arabinose media to induce
  • Incubate blocks at 37C in shaker overnight.

Day 3: Incubate in Artificial Seawater

  • Remove blocks from incubator
  • Pellet cells at 5400 rpm for 7 minutes
  • Remove supernatant by flicking block over a sink (swiftly inverting block in one motion)
  • Re-suspend cells in 100 ul of artificial seawater
  • Transfer 50 ul of cell suspensions with multi-pipette to labeled flat bottom 96-well costar plates (polystyrene plates)
  • Cover plates with plastic film and let cells settle overnight

Day 4: Run BCA Protein Quantification Assay