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Team:Illinois/Protocols
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Protocols
This page describes protocols or includes links to protocols used in our project. Recipes used are also listed in a separate section. Protocols are organized by category.
Standard
sRNA Characterization
Taken from: A Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP)-Based Plasmid System to Study Post-Transcriptional Control of Gene Expression In Vivo: Johannes H. Urban and Jörg Vogel, 2009
This protocol is used to characterize an E. coli small RNA and its ability to downregulate a reporter gene (GFP). The small RNA is cloned out of the E. coli chromosome and inserted into a high-copy number plasmid (pJU-334). The sRNA's target sequence is also cloned out of the E. coli chromosome and inserted into a low-copy number plasmid (pXG-10). Both plasmids are then transformed into E. coli Top10F' cells. Successful sRNA repression is indicated by a decreased level of fluorescence in the cells.
Recipes
- LB Growth Media
- 1L dH20
- 10g NaCl
- 5g yeast extract
- 10g Bacto-tryptone
- Agarose Gel
- 50mL 0.5x TBE buffer
- Agarose (To determine number of grams to use, multiply volume (50mL) by percentage of gel. For example, use 1.5g of agarose in a 3% agarose gel.)
- 2.5μL ethidium bromide
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