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= Protocols =
= Protocols =
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# Promoter Characterisation
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==[[Team:Imperial College London/Wetlab/Protocols/Cellculture| Cell culturing/cloning protocols]]==
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#* Lac Promoter
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* [[Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/Miniprep |<b>CC1</b>]]: Miniprep
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# Auto Induction
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* [[Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/Midiprep |<b>CC2</b>]]: Midiprep
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* <b>CC3</b>: Making cells competent
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#* [[Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/SecondaryCarbon| Secondary Carbon Source Experiment]]
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* <b>CC4</b>: Ligation
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# Protein Production
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* <b>CC5</b>: Transformation into BL21 using electrical shock
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#* [[Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/Cellulase|Cellulase]]
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* [[Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/Cellculture/TransTop10| <b>CC6</b>]]: Transformation into Top10 using chemical competence
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#* [[Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/PAH|PAH]]
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* [[Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/LB_Plates |<b>CC7</b>]]: Making LB plates
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# Colanic Acid Encapsulation
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* [[Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/Registry_Extraction |<b>CC8</b>]]: Extracting DNA from the registry
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#* [[Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/ColanicAcid|Colanic Acid ]]
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* <b>[[Team:Team:Imperial College London/Wetlab/Protocols/Cellculture/CC9| CC9]]</b>: Preparation of XL1-Blue electrocompetent cells & XL1-Blue quality control
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# Trehalose Production
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* [[Team:Imperial College London/Wetlab/Protocols/PCR |<b>CC10</b>]]: PCR
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* <b>[[Team:Team:Imperial College London/Wetlab/Protocols/Cellculture/CC11| CC11]]</b>: SLIC
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# Thermoinduction
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*<b>[[Team:Team:Imperial College London/Wetlab/Protocols/Cellculture/CC12| CC12]]</b>: Biobricking parts from oligos
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#* [[Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/Thermoinduction| Thermoinduction Assay]]<br>
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* [[Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/GenomePrep |<b>CC13</b>]]: Genome Prep for Restriction Assay
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#* [[Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/Restriction|In Vitro Restriction Assay]]
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==[[Team:Imperial College London/Wetlab/Protocols/Calibration| Calibrations]]==
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* [[Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/Abs |<b>CA1</b>]]: Optical Density Calibration
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* GFP fluorescence calibration
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** [[Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/FluorEx| <b>CA2</b>]]: External GFP fluorescence
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** [[Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/FluorIn| <b>CA3</b>]]: Intracellular GFP fluorescence
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==[[Team:Imperial College London/Wetlab/Protocols/PromoterCharacterisation| Promoter Characterisation]]==
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* [[Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/IPTG-RFP |<b>PP1</b>]]: Lac Promoter Characterisation
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| 1. Promoter Characterisation
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==[[Team:Imperial College London/Wetlab/Protocols/Autoinduction| Autoinduction]]==
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* [[Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/SecondaryCarbon |<b>AI1</b>]]: Secondary Carbon Source Experiment
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* [[Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/Glucose_delay |<b>AI2</b>]]: Glucose Time Delay
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| 3. Protein Production
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==[[Team:Imperial College London/Wetlab/Protocols/M1| Protein Production]]==
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* [[Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/IPTGgrowth |<b>PP1</b>]]: IPTG Toxicity
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* [[Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/IPTG-RFP |<b>PP2</b>]]: IPTG characterisation
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* [[Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/Cellulase |<b>PP3</b>]]: Cellulase
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* [[Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/PAH |<b>PP4</b>]]: PAH
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* [[Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/Cellulase|Cellulase]]
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==[[Team:Imperial College London/Wetlab/Protocols/M2| Encapsulation]]==
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| Colanic Acid
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* <b>EN1</b>: Colanic acid production amount
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| Colanic acid biosynthesis is both time consuming and metabolically expensive. If the E.ncapsulator is to be used in an industrial setting, then colanic acid mediated protection must be highly efficient. Protective efficiency can be defined as the percentage increase in fluorescence per µl of colanic acid produced (when compared to control cells). The following assay can be used to elucidate this parameter.
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* <b>EN2</b>: Colanic acid protection from pH
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* <b>[[Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/Trehalose | EN3]]</b>: Trehalose production
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==[[Team:Imperial College London/Wetlab/Protocols/M3| Killing]]==
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* [[Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/Thermoinduction |<b>KI1</b>]]: Thermoinduction
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* <b>KI2</b>: Restriction Enzyme activity
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#* [[Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/Thermoinduction| Thermoinduction Assay]]<br>
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==Absorbance calibration==
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#* [[Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/Restriction|In Vitro Restriction Assay]]
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*To produce a calibration curve to aid in the normalising of absorbance values. The relation of absorbance reading to number of cells varies with different cell strains. We are therefore doing one for Top-10. <br>
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===Assay===
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Cultures of the E.coli with the relevant vector are grown to various cell densities. A sample of these cultures are taken and a dilution plate is carried out to work out approximate colony forming units per ml of culture. This data set is then combined with absorbance readings to create a graph relating the number of colony forming cells per ml to their absorbance measurements. <br>
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[[Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/Abs| See the protocol for more details]]
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==Secondary Carbon Source and Diauxie growth assay==
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Cells are allowed to grow at 28°C, and their growth ie OD would be monitored using a plate reader, at 600nm, at regular intervals overnight. A plot of OD vs time will be generated. This result is to be fitted to a diauxie growth model. A control with only glucose and no secondary carbon source is used. This control will give us normal growth curves of Top-10 cells.
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*OD and fluorescence data for GFP which can be converted in [http://partsregistry.org/cgi/measurement/new_batch.cgi Specific Promoter Units (SPUs)].
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==IPTG effect on growth==
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===Aims===
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* Measure growth rates at 28 degrees Celsius on minimal growth media so that subsequent testing timings etc. can be streamlined  
* Measure growth rates at 28 degrees Celsius on minimal growth media so that subsequent testing timings etc. can be streamlined  
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* Determine the effect of IPTG toxicity on growth w/o any protein production complications
===Assay===
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[[Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Protocols/IPTG-RFP| See the protocol for more details]]
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=Encapsulation assays=
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==Colanic Acid==
==Colanic Acid==

Latest revision as of 21:05, 20 October 2009



Contents

Protocols

Cell culturing/cloning protocols

  • CC1: Miniprep
  • CC2: Midiprep
  • CC3: Making cells competent
  • CC4: Ligation
  • CC5: Transformation into BL21 using electrical shock
  • CC6: Transformation into Top10 using chemical competence
  • CC7: Making LB plates
  • CC8: Extracting DNA from the registry
  • CC9: Preparation of XL1-Blue electrocompetent cells & XL1-Blue quality control
  • CC10: PCR
  • CC11: SLIC
  • CC12: Biobricking parts from oligos
  • CC13: Genome Prep for Restriction Assay

Calibrations

  • CA1: Optical Density Calibration
  • GFP fluorescence calibration
    • CA2: External GFP fluorescence
    • CA3: Intracellular GFP fluorescence

Promoter Characterisation

  • PP1: Lac Promoter Characterisation

Autoinduction

  • AI1: Secondary Carbon Source Experiment
  • AI2: Glucose Time Delay

Protein Production

  • PP1: IPTG Toxicity
  • PP2: IPTG characterisation
  • PP3: Cellulase
  • PP4: PAH

Encapsulation

  • EN1: Colanic acid production amount
  • EN2: Colanic acid protection from pH
  • EN3: Trehalose production

Killing

  • KI1: Thermoinduction
  • KI2: Restriction Enzyme activity


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