Notebook

06.07.09

Wet lab

LOVTAP plasmid AND TrpR plasmid were transformed in competent E. Coli following received protocol, and grown overnight (see Lab book for more details).
One problem: we actually don't know TrpR plasmid resistance, so we tried with three resistances available in the lab: Amp., Kana. and Chl. LOVTAP is in a plasmid called pCal-n (see picture below):

pCal-n plasmid

Some comments on the plasmid:
-CBP is a small peptide with which we could purify LOVTAP protein
-Thrombin target is a nucleotidic sequence that can be recognized by thrombin a peptidase. This peptidase will cut CBP once LOVTAP is purified

Cloning strategy

Four forward primers were designed to amplify:
1.Promoter T7, RBS, CBP and LOVTAP:

gtttcttcgaattcgcggccgcttctagagtaatacgactcactataggggaattgtg

2.RBS, CBP and LOVTAP:

gtttcttcgaattcgcggccgcttctagagtgtttaactttaagaaggag

3.CBP and LOVTAP:

gtttcttcgaattcgcggccgcttctagatgaagcgacgatggaaaaagaatttcatag

4.LOVTAP:

gtttcttcgaattcgcggccgcttctagatgctactacacttgaacgtattgagaagaac

One reverse primer were designed:

gtttcttcctgcagcggccgctactagtatcaatcgcttttcagcaacacctcttc

The recipient IGEM backbone have been chosen: pSB3C5, well 5G in the received kit plate 1

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