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Experiment

Construction

HIV-TAT::(LALAAAA)3 expressing vector †RBS+HIV-TAT+HIStag+(LALAAAA)3 was made by elongation of primer dimer. (Forward primer; cggaattcgcggccgcttctagagaaagaggagaaatactagATGTATGGACGTAAAAAACGTCGTGGACGTCGTCGTGGCGGCGGTCATCATCATCATCACCATGGCGG Reverse primer; ctgcagcggccgctactagtaTTACGCGGCCGCCGCCAGGGCCAGCGCGGCCGCCGCCAGGGCCAGCGCGGCCGCCGCCAGGGCCAGGCCACCGCCATGGTGATGATGATG)

Signal for TIM23 complex::GFP expressing vector †RBS+Signal for TIM23 complex::GFP+terminator was made by two-stage PCR. First-stage PCR Forward primer; TTTAAACCGGCGACCCGTACCCTGTGCTCTTCTCGTTATCTGCTGcgtaaaggagaagaacttttcactggagttg Reverse primer; agtgagctgataccgctcgc

Second-stage PCR Forward primer; cggaattcgcggccgcttctagagaaagaggagaaatactagATGCTGAGCCTGCGTCAGTCTATTCGTTTTTTTAAACCGGCGACCCGTAC Reverse primer; agtgagctgataccgctcgc

MPR

We make repetitive sequence by MPR. The sequence can be divided into some parts according to the length. They were inserted into PSB1A2 which has blunt end. In this process, we dephosphorylate PSB1A2, and phosphorylate repetetitive sequence.

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1. Set PCR tube into themal cycler.

2. After it becomes 94℃, add Vent DNA polymerase 2.6ul (2units/ul). (Hot start)

Measurement

Evaluation for the performance of Timer Vector

We evaluate Timer Vector by observing the expression of GFP. Timer Vector is inserted into yeast which is transformed by lacI expression vector. Timer Vector has LacI repetitive sequence in the both ends. It protects from the degradation by exonuclease, so GFP is expressed. The repetitive sequence becomes shorter every time a cell divides. At last, the repetitive sequence is completely lost. Timer Vector is degraded by exonuclease, and stop the expression of GFP.

The expression of GFP is observed by fluorescence microscope. We observe the yeast in liquid culture medium on a glass schale. Liquid culture allows us to choose single yeast to focus on. ConcanavalinA is added into the culture medium. This prevents the yeast from diffusing, and yeast forms colonies in culture medium. We use CSM liquid culture medium without Uracil. The yeast we use can’t synthesize Uracil. Timer Vector has Uracil synthetic gene, so only transformed yeast grow.

In the anticipated result, the colony stops the expression of GFP at the almost same time. The repetitive sequence becomes shorter by about 200bp per cell division, and it is completely lost after about 7-8 times of cell divisions. This leads the suggestion that observed colonies are composed of over 2の７乗 yeast.