Protocol for blunt-end cloning of PCR products. Incubation of a blunt-end ligation reaction in the presence of an excess amount of an appropriate restriction enzyme can dramatically increase the yield of recombinant plasmids. The role of the restriction enzyme is to cleave circular and linear concatemers at restriction sites that are re-formed when linear, blunt-ended plasmid molecules ligate to themselves. I - [Read Blunt-end Cloning of PCR Products Protocol]
This protocol provides a method for synchronizing cells at the G1/S border using a double treatment of thymidine, which, in excess, is an inhibitor of DNA synthesis. Cells are treated once with excess thymidine to accumulate the majority of them at G1/S; however, some cells will have stopped growth within the S phase. - [Read G1/S Phase Synchronization using Double Thymidine Synchronization Protocol]
This protocol provides a method for synchronizing cells at the G1/S border using a double treatment of thymidine, which, in excess, is an inhibitor of DNA synthesis. Cells are treated once with excess thymidine to accumulate the majority of them at G1/S; however, some cells will have stopped growth within the S phase. - [Read G1/S Phase Synchronization using Double Thymidine Synchronization Protocol]
This protocol provides a method for synchronizing cells at the G1/S border using a double treatment of thymidine, which, in excess, is an inhibitor of DNA synthesis. Cells are treated once with excess thymidine to accumulate the majority of them at G1/S; however, some cells will have stopped growth within the S phase. - [Read G1/S Phase Synchronization using Double Thymidine Synchronization Protocols]
This protocol uses the plant amino acid mimosine as a G1/S synchronizing agent. Cells are first treated with excess thymidine to accumulate the majority of them at G1/S; however, some cells will have stopped growth within the S phase. Thymidine is then removed to allow all the cells to proceed completely through the S phase. Mimosine is then added to arrest the cells at the G1/S border. When mimosine is removed, cells will begin to enter S phase within about 1 hour. - [Read G1/S Phase Synchronization Using Mimosine Arrest Protocol]
Protocol uses the plant amino acid mimosine as a G1/S synchronizing agent. Cells are first treated with excess thymidine to accumulate the majority of them at G1/S; however, some cells will have stopped growth within the S phase. Thymidine is then removed to allow all the cells to proceed completely through the S phase. Mimosine is then added to arrest the cells at the G1/S border. When mimosine is removed, cells will begin to enter S phase within about 1 hour. - [Read G1/S Phase Synchronization Using Mimosine Arrest Protocol]
This protocol uses the plant amino acid mimosine as a G1/S synchronizing agent. Cells are first treated with excess thymidine to accumulate the majority of them at G1/S; however, some cells will have stopped growth within the S phase. Thymidine is then removed to allow all the cells to proceed completely through the S phase. Mimosine is then added to arrest the cells at the G1/S border. When mimosine is removed, cells will begin to enter S phase within about 1 hour. - [Read G1/S Phase Synchronization Using Mimosine Arrest Protocol]
Protocol illustrates the rules of successful long PCR: No more than 1 ng of template DNA is used per microliter of PCR in a 100-µl reaction; approximately 0.1 µl of KlentaqLA (not plain Taq) is used per kilobase of target (for targets >10 kb, 1-1.3 µl of enzyme should be used); the Mg++ concentration is considered as the excess over the level of dNTPs. - [Read Long and Accurate PCR Protocol]
Cells incorporate 35S-methionine or cysteine during the protein synthesis. Thus it is essential to use Met,Cys-free medium and dialyzed FCS during the labeling. Short period of incubation with 35S-methionine or cysteine will result in radiolabeling (pulse), and additional incubation with excess concentration of unlabeled Met+Cys (chase) is needed for complex glycoproteins like integrins to get expressed as a maturated form. - [Read Metabolic Labeling & Immunoprecipitation Protocols]
Protocol describes the purification, quantification, andsubsequent sequencing of amplified DNA fragments using PCR.Excess nucleotides are removed from the initial PCR productsusing spun columns, and the products are quantified using fluorometry. - [Read Nonradioactive Cycle Sequencing of PCR-Amplified DNA Protocol]
In this protocol nuclei isolated from cells expressing the gene of interest are incubated with radiolabeled UTP which is incorporated into nascent RNA transcripts by RNA polymerase molecules that were actively transcribing at the time the cells were harvested. Because very little denovo initiation of RNA synthesis occurs in isolated nuclei, transcription of the target gene can be measured by hybridizing the radiolabeled RNA to an excess of the target gene immobilized on a nitrocellulose or nylon - [Read Protocol for Transcriptional Run- On Assays]
This Microarray Protocol Preparation of Fluorescent DNA Probes from Human mRNA protocol describes the production of probes labeled with the fluorescent dyes, Cy3 and Cy5, following the synthesis of cDNA from human mRNA and the hybridization of the probes to DNA microarrays.
A protocol for the selection of Phage Antibodies using Immobilized Antigen. This method describes the selection of antibodies from bacteriophage antibody libraries that recognize a specific antigen. The phage display library of antibody-displaying phage particles is exposed to antigen attached to a solid substrate (Nunc Immuno™ tubes). The phage particles with affinity for antigen bind to the immobilized antigen and are selected from the library of phage expressing antibodies.
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.