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− | + | <p>Preparation of Electrocompeten Cells</p> | |
+ | <p> </p> | ||
+ | <p><strong>Material to prepare</strong></p> | ||
+ | <ul> | ||
+ | <li>2x 5 mL LB</li> | ||
+ | <li>250 mL LB in 1 L Erlenmeyer flask with chicane</li> | ||
+ | <li>500 mL sterile Millipore-H<sub>2</sub>O at 4 °C</li> | ||
+ | <li>50 mL sterile glycerol (10 % (w/v)) at 4 °C</li> | ||
+ | <li>30 sterile labeled Eppendorf cups at – 20°C or -80 °C</li> | ||
+ | <li>1x sterile GS3 jar at 4 °C</li> | ||
+ | <li>1x Aquatron at 30 °C</li> | ||
+ | <li>1x Sorvall RC6 centrifuge at 4 °C</li> | ||
+ | <li>1x Universal 320R centrifuge at 4 °C</li> | ||
+ | <li>1 L liquid nitrogen</li> | ||
+ | </ul> | ||
+ | <p>Day 1</p> | ||
+ | <ul> | ||
+ | <li>Inoculate 2x 5 mL LB (if required with antibiotics) with your strain of interest, either from cryo culture or from agar plate.</li> | ||
+ | <li>Incubate overnight at 37 °C and 150 rpm.</li> | ||
+ | </ul> | ||
+ | <p>Day 2</p> | ||
+ | <ul> | ||
+ | <li>Inoculate 250 mL LB (without antibiotics) with 2 % (5 mL) preculture.</li> | ||
+ | <li>Incubate in the Aquatron at 30 °C and 160 rpm until OD<sub>600</sub> of 0.5-0.8.</li> | ||
+ | <ul> | ||
+ | <li>Time for <em>E. coli</em> DH5α: approx. 4 h.</li> | ||
+ | </ul> | ||
+ | <li>Check the culture via microscope for contaminations.</li> | ||
+ | </ul> | ||
+ | <p>All liquids and containers must be cooled on ice. The major task of cell preparation is the removal of salts. In case of some strains like pLys-strains, the pellets must be resuspended very carefully.</p> | ||
+ | <ul> | ||
+ | <li>Let the cells (OD<sub>600</sub> of 0.5-0.8) cool down in ice water for 10-20 min. All further steps are performed under cool conditions.</li> | ||
+ | <li>Decant the cells in sterile GS3 jar and centrifuge at 4 °C and 5000 rpm (4230 g) for 5-10 min.</li> | ||
+ | <li>Remove supernatant (directly next to the centrifuge or the pellet might resolve) and resuspend the pellet in 250 mL sterile 4 °C ddH<sub>2</sub>O.</li> | ||
+ | <li>Centrifuge the GS3 jar at 4 °C and 5000 rpm (4230 g)for 5-10 min.</li> | ||
+ | <li>Remove supernatant (directly next to the centrifuge or the pellet might resolve) and resuspend the pellet in 250 mL sterile 4 °C ddH<sub>2</sub>O.</li> | ||
+ | <li>Centrifuge the GS3 jar at 4 °C and 5000 rpm (4230 g)for 5-10 min.</li> | ||
+ | <li>Remove supernatant (directly next to the centrifuge or the pellet might resolve) and resuspend the pellet in 10 mL sterile 4 °C glycerol (10 % (w/v)). Afterwards, transfer the culture into a 50 mL Falcon tube.</li> | ||
+ | <li>Centrifuge the Falcon tube at 4 °C and 6200 rpm (4230 g) for 5-10 min.</li> | ||
+ | <li>Remove supernatant (directly next to the centrifuge or the pellet might resolve) and resuspend the pellet in 10 mL sterile 4 °C glycerol (10 % (w/v)).</li> | ||
+ | <li>Centrifuge the Falcon tube at 4 °C and 6200 rpm (4230 g) for 5-10 min.</li> | ||
+ | <li>Remove supernatant (directly next to the centrifuge or the pellet might resolve) and resuspend the pellet in 500 µL sterile 4 °C glycerol (10 % (w/v)).</li> | ||
+ | <li>Aliquot the cells into the Eppendorf cups (40 µL per Eppendorf cup). While aliquoting, filled Eppendorf cups must be frozen directly in liquid nitrogen.</li> | ||
+ | <li>Store the filled Eppendorf cups in a cryobox at -80 °C.</li> | ||
+ | </ul> | ||
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Revision as of 15:20, 4 October 2016
Media and Buffer Recipes
- LB Medium
- M9 Minimal Medium
- B12 Detection Medium
Cultivation and Transformation
- Cultivation of Escherichia coli, Shimwellia blattae and Salmonella typhimurium TA 100
- Cultivation of Raoultella planticola
- Preparation of Electrocompetent Cells
- Transformation Electroporation of Electrocompetent Cells
- Heat Shock Transformation of Heat Competent Cells
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- Experiments
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