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Jun 2016


01/07/16
JQA
Preparation of dCas9 plasmid: hym12, hym5, jqa2.

03/07/16
JQA
Transformation of Recombinant of sgRNA, sgNC(negative control). In total 6 plates

06/07/16
JZR
Identification of Positive Recombinant of sgRNA, sgNC. And inculated 2 single colony of transformed bacteria into LB medium. Shaking overnight at 37℃. Transformation of Recombinant of sgActin.

07/07/16
JZR
Identification of Positive Recombinant of sgActin. And inculated 2 single colony of transformed bacteria into LB medium. Shaking overnight at 37℃.

08/07/16
JZR
Prepare plasmids of sgActin and sgNC with the Kittool. Sent to sequencing.

09/07/16
JZR
PCR for sgActin with KOD system.
PCR system:
  • Template 1µl
  • Primer F & R 1.5 * 2 = 3µl
  • Buffer 5 µl
  • dNTP 5 µl
  • Mg2+ 4 µl
  • KOD+ enzyme 1 µl
  • ddH2O 31 µl
total 50 µl
The result of agarose gel electrophoresis is smeared.

10/07/16
GCH,LMJ
In vitro transcription of sgRNA using the promega kittool.The result is negative.
Isolation of total RNA and cDNA synthesis. KOD PCR for linear DNA with T7 promoter.
PCR system:
  • Template 1µl
  • Primer F & R 1.5 * 2 = 3µl
  • Buffer 5 µl
  • dNTP 5 µl
  • Mg2+ 4 µl
  • KOD+ enzyme 1 µl
  • ddH2O 31 µl
total 50 µl

11/07/16
LMJ, GCH
In vitro transcription of sgRNA using the promega kittool. RNA purification.
Reaction system:
  • 0.1 Volume of NaOAC
  • 1 Volume phenol-chloroform-isopropanol
Mix(invert 6 times)
Transfer to phase lock gel(PLG)
15000 rpm, 10min, 4℃
supernatant + same volume of chloroform
Mix
PLG
Transfer to phase lock gel(PLG)
15000 rpm, 10min, 4℃
Add 1.5 volume of isopropanol
-20$#8451 for 1 hour
18000rpm, 4℃
200 µl 75% EtOH wash
5 µl ddH2O resolve


18/07/16
LY
KOD PCR for sgActin & yActin linear DNA with T7 promoter
PCR system:
  • Template 1µl
  • Primer F & R 1.5 * 2 = 3µl
  • Buffer 5 µl
  • dNTP 5 µl
  • Mg2+ 4 µl
  • KOD+ enzyme 1 µl
  • ddH2O 31 µl
  • total 50 µl
PCR procedure:
  • 94℃ 3’
  • 94$℃ 30’’
  • 60$℃ 30’’ * 25 cycles
  • 72$℃ 30’’ * 25 cycles
  • 72$℃ 7’
  • 16$℃ ∞
PCR result: sgActin failed. yActin succeeded.

19/07/16
LY
sgActin1-4 were sent to sequencing.(M13F)
PCR of sgActin, procedure is the same as that in 7.18
sgActin PCR purification using TIANGEN Kit.
The result of agarose gel ep is negative. – Nothing!

28/07/16
JQA
dCas9 protein
A280 test suggests a 0.62 ng/ml

28/07/16
LMJ
dCas9 +RT+sgRNA transformation into yeast
dCas9 +PAMMer+sgRNA transformation into yeast
using leu2 auxotroph yeast to select positive strains.

29/07/16
JQA
Bridge PCR of Actin with 3 parallels.
Colony PCR of RT with KOD(20 µl system)

Reaction buffer:
  • 20 mM Tris-HCL pH7.5
  • 75mM KCl
  • 5mM MgCl2
  • 1mM DTT
  • 5% glycerol

Aug 2016


01/08/16
GCH, LMJ
POT assembly system:
  • 10X T4 ligase buffer 1µl
  • 100X BSA 0.1µl
  • BsmBI 0.5 µl
  • T4 ligase 0.2µl
  • Parts: P,O,T 2µl
  • POT vectors
In vitro transcription with promega Kit (20 µl system):
  • Buffer 4µl
  • ATP, CTP, GTP, UTP: 1.5µl*4=6µl
  • Enzyme mix(T7) 2µl
  • Template: 1-2 µg
  • Nuclease free water 7µl
37$#8451 incubation for 2hrs
DNAase overnight
PCI extraction
EtOH precipitation
Free water resolve
Agarose gel to confirm

02/08/16
LMJ
SgRNA extraction
SgRNA template PCR purification

03/08/16
JQA
POT assembly of RT, yTK
Couldn't find 555,556, so did plasmid preparation again

20/08/16
JQA
C2C2 assembly:
PCR system:
  • C2C2 + primer
  • dCas9 POT + BD primer/AD primer
  • Template 5µl
  • Primer F & R 2.5 * 2 = 3µl
  • Buffer 5 µl
  • dNTP 5 µl
  • Mg2+ 4 µl
  • KOD+ enzyme 1 µl
  • ddH2O 25 µl
total 50 µl
PCR procedure:
  • 94℃ 3’
  • 94℃ 30’’
  • 55℃ 30’’ * 25 cycles
  • 68℃ 4’ * 25 cycles
  • 68℃ 10’
  • 16℃ ∞

21/08/16
JQA
BD/AD PCR failed
Using PID 13, 14 to restart the experiment again.
PCR system:
  • Template 5µl
  • Primer F & R 2.5 * 2 = 5µl
  • Buffer 5 µl
  • dNTP 5 µl
  • Mg2+ 4 µl
  • KOD+ enzyme 1 µl
  • ddH2O 31 µl
total 50 µl

PCR procedure:
  • 94℃ 3’
  • 94℃ 30’’
  • 55℃ 30’’ * 35 cycles
  • 68℃ 345’ * 35 cycles
  • 68℃ 10’
  • 16℃ ∞

23/08/16
JQA
One pot digestion & ligation reaction to construct dC2C2-BD-AD on HCKanO
KOD PCR to change vector for dCas9

24/08/16
LY
Construct PQlink-His-dCas9
PQ-H double digestion:
  • 10X NEB buffer 3.1 2µl
  • EagI 0.5µl
  • SalI-HF 0.5µl
  • ddH2O 13µl
Total 20µl
37℃ 2hrs and 65℃ 20’

27/08/16
LMJ
PCR + Histag to dCas9
PCR system:
  • Template 5µl
  • Primer F & R 2 * 2 = 4µl
  • Buffer 5 µl
  • dNTP 5 µl
  • Mg2+ 4 µl
  • KOD+ enzyme 1 µl
  • ddH2O 25 µl
total 50 µl
PCR procedure:
  • 94℃ 3’
  • 94℃ 30’’
  • 63℃ 30’’ * 25 cycles
  • 68℃ 6’ * 25 cycles
  • 68℃ 10’
  • 16 ∞
Ligation
Transformation into E.coli
Shaking overnight

30/08/16
JQA
C2C2 assembly:
Result is negative again!


31/08/16
JZR
Using fluorescence to locate dCas9, via electroporation
Sg+ group: sg+ Cas9+PAMer
Sg- group: Cas9+PAMer
Most signal is located in the nucleus

Sep 2016


04/09/16
LMJ
Transformation of pGEX-suvCas9 plasmid

05/09/16
LY
C2C2 assembly again
BD, AD, C1C2 gel clean up digestion
  • DNA 4µl
  • Custmart 1µl
  • BsaI 0.2µl
  • ddH2O 4.8µl

06/09/16
LY
C1-C2, BD-AD PCR
  • Q5 buffer 5µl
  • dNTP 4µl
  • Primer 2.5* 2µl
  • Q5 0.5µl
  • Ligation product 30.5µl

18/09/16
LY
Transform BL21 with pGEX-suvCas9
Inculate in LB, 37℃ for 8hrs

23/09/16
JZR
Insert sequencing
DNA purification in 15µl system
Nanodrop to measure the concentration:
  • Insert5-1: 3.6λ
  • Insert12-1: 8.7λ

24/09/16
JZR
Transfection with yeast using 2 system:
system1 :insert5-1
system2 :insert12-1

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