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| | Measure DNA quantity/quality with Nanodrop. | | Measure DNA quantity/quality with Nanodrop. |
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| − | * yield was xxx - xxx ng/ul genomic DNA. | + | * yield was 60 - 1100 ng/ul genomic DNA. |
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| | ===PCR=== | | ===PCR=== |
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| | For 50 ul reaction: | | For 50 ul reaction: |
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| − | * xx ul Gotaq | + | * 25 ul Gotaq |
| − | * xx ul mixture of 5 uM forward/reverse Tyro3 primers | + | * 10 ul mixture of 5 uM forward/reverse Tyro3 primers |
| − | * xx ul dH<sub>2</sub>O | + | * 14 ul dH<sub>2</sub>O |
| | * 1 ul of genomic DNA | | * 1 ul of genomic DNA |
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| | PCR: 95C for 1min, then 30 cycles of: 95C for 1min, 72C for 2min. (note annealing and extension steps combined into 2 min at 72C). | | PCR: 95C for 1min, then 30 cycles of: 95C for 1min, 72C for 2min. (note annealing and extension steps combined into 2 min at 72C). |
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| − | | + | ====Gel==== |
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| − | ===Gel=== | |
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| | 2% agarose in TAE (2 g agarose in 100 ml TAE, microwave 2 min at 50% power; add 10 ul of SYBR safe 10000x while cooling). Make mini-gel with 12-tooth comb | | 2% agarose in TAE (2 g agarose in 100 ml TAE, microwave 2 min at 50% power; add 10 ul of SYBR safe 10000x while cooling). Make mini-gel with 12-tooth comb |
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| | load 10 ul of 50bp ladder; 10 ul of PCR product + 2 ul purple loading dye | | load 10 ul of 50bp ladder; 10 ul of PCR product + 2 ul purple loading dye |
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| − | run at 90V for 30 min (or 65V for 60 min for sharper bands). Red dye front migrates at about 500bp [CHECK] | + | run at 90V for 30 min (or 65V for 60 min for sharper bands). Red dye front migrates at about 370bp, similar to bromophenol blue. |
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| − | ===PCR clean-up=== | + | ====PCR clean-up==== |
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| | [https://omegabiotek.com/product/pcr-clean-up-kit-e-z-n-a-cycle-pure/ E.Z.N.A. Cycle Pure Kit (V-spin)] yields 30 ul in dH<sub>2</sub>O [ because worried about pH of dH<sub>2</sub>O, now trying kit elution buffer which I think is Tris-Cl pH 8.5] | | [https://omegabiotek.com/product/pcr-clean-up-kit-e-z-n-a-cycle-pure/ E.Z.N.A. Cycle Pure Kit (V-spin)] yields 30 ul in dH<sub>2</sub>O [ because worried about pH of dH<sub>2</sub>O, now trying kit elution buffer which I think is Tris-Cl pH 8.5] |
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| | Measure DNA quantity/quality with Nanodrop. | | Measure DNA quantity/quality with Nanodrop. |
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| − | * yield was xxx - xxx ng/ul clean PCR product | + | * yield was 20 - 65 ng/ul clean PCR product |
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| | ===Re-Amplification=== | | ===Re-Amplification=== |
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| | Incubate at 37 C for 1 hour, heat inactivate 65 C for 20 min. | | Incubate at 37 C for 1 hour, heat inactivate 65 C for 20 min. |
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| − | NEBiolabs says to mix digest with purple dye with 0.5% SDS to separate protein from DNA. SDS may interfere with SYBR Safe, so may need to post-stain the gel. | + | NEBiolabs says to mix digest with purple dye with 0.5% SDS to separate protein from DNA. SDS may interfere with SYBR Safe if stain mixed in the gel, so may need to post-stain the gel. |