Protocol is for bidirectional, blunt-end cloning of DNA fragments. The target DNA is PCR amplified and 3'-extensions are polished with Pfu DNA polymerase. The amplicon is ligated to a blunt-ended plasmid DNA, and the products of the ligation reaction are used to transform competent Escherichia coli. A restriction enzyme is added to the ligation reaction to relinearize any self-religating vector DNA. - [Read Bidirectional Cloning of PCR Products Protocol]
Protocol for C. elegans RNAi. Includes: Transformation of competent cells; Blunt-end ligation; Preparation of competent cells; Dephosphorylation of linear plasmid DNA; Restriction Digest: EcoRV; Insert amplification from gDNA; Gel purification: QiaQuick gel purification kit; Mini-prep; Transformant Screening; Bacterial preparation and induction; Preparation of worms for RNAi feeding. - [Read C. elegans RNAi Protocol]
Nice protocol for the preparation of Bacterial cells to allow uptake of plasmid vectors. Dr Peter Kille. Hot Metals Cardiff. - [Read Competent Cell Preparation [CaCl2]]
Protocol is for directional blunt-end cloning of DNA fragments. The target DNA is PCR-amplified, 3'-extensions are polished with Pfu DNA polymerase, and the amplicon is ligated to a blunt-ended plasmid DNA. The products of the ligation reaction are used to transform competent Escherichia coli. A restriction enzyme is added to the ligation reaction to relinearize any self-religating vector DNA. - [Read Directional Cloning of PCR Products Protocol]
Preparation of oligo solutions
PCR experiments, Digestion of insert DNA, Digestion and dephosphorylation of vector DNA, Ligation of DNA fragments with sticky ends, Ligation of DNA fragments with blunt ends,
Preparation of chemically competent E. coli - [Read EMBL Cloning protocols]
Expression of F-tryptophan labelled protein. Protocol can be adapted for Fluoro-phenylalanine or Fluro-tyrosine labelling. Transformation of competent E. coli cells for expression with plasmid. Dr. Chen, Dept. of Biochem. & Mol. Biology, University College, London. - [Read Expression of F-tryptophan labelled protein]
Frozen Competent E.Coli Cells. Methods and protocol for freezing E.Coli Bacteria Competent Cells in aliquots for later use re-use. (Inoue et al., 1990 Gene 96:23). Koshland. - [Read Frozen Competent E.Coli Cells]
Procedure generates competent cultures of E. coli that can be transformed at high frequencies (5 x 108 transformed colonies/µg of superhelical plasmid DNA). IMPORTANT All steps in this protocol should be carried out aseptically. - [Read Preparation and Transformation of Competent E. coli Protocol]
Protocol reproducibly generates competent cultures of E. coli that yield 1 x 108 to 3 x 108 transformed colonies/µg of plasmid DNA. The protocol works optimally when the bacterial culture is grown at 18°C. If a suitable incubator is not available, a standard bacterial shaker can be set up in a 4°C cold room and regulated to 18°C. - [Read Preparation and Transformation of Competent E. Coli: "Ultra-Competent" Cells Protocol]
Protocol reproducibly generates competent cultures of E. coli that yield 1 x 108 to 3 x 108 transformed colonies/µg of plasmid DNA. The protocol works optimally when the bacterial culture is grown at 18°C. If a suitable incubator is not available, a standard bacterial shaker can be set up in a 4°C cold room and regulated to 18°C. - [Read Preparation and Transformation of Competent E. Coli: "Ultra-Competent" Cells Protocol]
The DNA Ligation protocol described here contains the steps required to join together using ligase enzyme both plasmid DNA and insert DNA fragments in order to create a new plasmid. This new ligated plasmid can be transformed after into competent bacteria to produce DNA for mini, midi or maxi-prep isolation.
This protocol describes the electroporation of the BMH 81-17 mut S strain that is recommended for tranformation of the site directed mutagenesis of dsDNA (See Protocol on Site-Directed Mutagenesis on Double Stranded DNA). BMH 81-17 mut S are a mismatch repair defective (mut S) Escherichia coli strain. The probability that the two mutations will cosegregate during the first round of DNA replication is increased in this strain.