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== Sept. 21st, 2007 (Friday) ==
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Yusuf
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[[Toronto/PartsCatalogue|Parts Catalogue]]
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* Mini Prep o/n for '''(J23100 C + S01640 B) D'''.
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== October 24 ==
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** REASONING: Seema suggested that instead of us having the RFP inside of I13507 and since we already checked by PLASMID LENGTH checks and fluorometry that this colony is successful, we could remove it since it sort of staying there is redundant. So all our previous work is sort of redundant as well.
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* ligate JI + N4 (AMP) into DH5a; this will be module D
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* ligate JI + RE (AMP) into DH5a; this will be module A
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* enzyme contamination test: cross-contamination detected in Xba and Spe tubes.
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THINGS TO DO FOR TOMMOROW: (ANAM, ESTHER)
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== October 23 ==
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* length check JI (J23100 + I0462): pass
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* quantitate JI, N4, Q04400B:
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** JI: 4.5 ng/uL
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** N4: 4.5 ng/uL
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** Q04400B: no bands seen
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* overnight prep of T9002(CDE), Q04400E
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* length check of E1A(AB): pass, but ghost bands present. Check for enzyme contamination.
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* Do mini prep for '''(J23100 C + S01640 B) D'''
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== October 20 ==
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* Plasmid digest for '''(J23100 C + S01640 B) D''' and '''B0015''' which is the terminator in MP form that Seema supplied us with.
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(Anam)
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*Make the desired plates that we will be needing and we have to confirm with Charles of which we are going to make. The Broth and Agar has been autoclaved and will be on the bench.
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* miniprepped T9002(AB), E1A(AB)
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* Gel Extract and ligate both '''(J23100 C + S01640 B) D''' and '''B0015'''
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* quantitated Q04400B: no bands seen
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* Possibly do transformations for the new construct that DAN gave us but have to confirm with Charles
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* length checks of T9002, N4, N5: all pass
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* Tidy up notebook and ABBREVIATIONS and also the iGEM boxes in the -20c freezer.
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== October 19, 2007 ==
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Yusuf, Maria, Faareha, Talal
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== Sept. 19th, 2007 (Wednesday) ==
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Start: 3pm - 12am
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'''Start Time: 3:30pm - End Time: 9:00pm'''  
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'''SUMMARY:'''
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* MP O/N for E1A and T9002
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* Transformation of J23100C and I0462 since no colonies grew
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* Quantitation for the following constructs (with results):
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** I13033 A                          - no band seen
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** I13504 with X/P                    - no band seen
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** N1A from Oct 4/07 with S/P        - 13.5ng/μL
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** N1A from Oct 12/07                - 13.5ng/μL
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** R0082                              - 5.5ng/μL
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Yusuf
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* Digest
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** Q04400 B - primary digest with X/P wasn't successful. Only plasmid was seen. Second digest with E/S
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*** If digest of Q04400 has been ok ed by charles proceed to Quantitation and ligation and transformation
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** Enzyme check for SpeI - all enzymes working
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* Plasmid Digest of (*L-D + I13507A)A using 22ul of mini prep.
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'''TO DO:'''
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** There are about 20ul of mini prep left the yellow labeled igem box.
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** MP E1A and T9002
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* Enzymes used was S/P.
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** MP O/N for (J23100C + I0462)
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** Make AMP plates
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** After Charles approves it, continue to quantitation and ligation for Q04400B
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** Re quantitate the following I13033 and I13504 bcause no bands were seen when i did the quantitation
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* make competent cells, both DH5a and DH5a-z1 (Make about 12 each b/c we don't have that many tubes)
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* Charles will transform the pPCB and pCph8 plasmids
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* [['''PROBLEM:''']] The band that was formed was very thick so it incorporated up to 3 bands in the 1kb ladder.
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== October 18th, 2007 ==
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* The ladders that it incorporated was 5, 6, & 7 even though our expected bp was supposed to be 3093bp.
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* We have to keep that in mind for the future if any errors arise.
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* The gel has been cut and have been purified and the purified DNA has been put in to the yellow labeled iGem box.
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Natalie
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*Rechecked Q04400B - everything is OK (verified by Seema and Esther).
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Esther, Neha, Rafsan
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1. MPs:
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*N4 (A,B) x2
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*N5 (A,B) x2
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*Stock cells of all of the above in the -80°C freezer
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*Some MP leftover - supernatent drained, put into -20°C freezer (if MP from today is poor, use these to redo the MP).
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== Sept. 17, 2007 ==
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2. Transformation of E1b, N1 (new)
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*In the incubator.
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* Something is odd about these stock cells - they were taken from the -80°C freezer, iGEM box, labeled with "alpha" (presumably they are DH5a). Discuss at tomorrow's meeting.
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Anam
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3. PD of N4 A,B and N5 A,B - used X/P
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'''(Outside lab stuff):'''
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4. Quantitation:
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*I13033
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*N1A
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*R0082 #1
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*I13504A
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Regarding testing R0011 + F1610A, the following is the basic experimental procedure:
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Note: The gel used was yesterday's.
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*Transform complete input circuit (R0011 + F1610) into dh5az-1 (done...its in the fridge...length checks have also been done for this)
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Results:
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*Transform complete output circuit (J23100 + S01640 + I13507 + S01003) into dh5a or dh5az-1
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*Mix them up and test for cfp production
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Theory:
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Inconclusive. I have some doubts about the integrity of the wells in the gel - some of them were stuck together, some allowed loading dye to float out, etc. As a result, I am going to ask you redo the check for all of the above using a new gel.
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*LuxR genes on output circuit produce luxR protein
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To do:
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*HSL (signal molecule) is produced from luxI gene in the input circuit and pushed out of the cell
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*HSL diffuses, binds on to luxI protein and forms complex
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*Activates the promoter (R0062) on S01003 in the output circuit and therefore, activates the production of cfp
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'''To Do:'''
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1. MP O/N of E1b, N1
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2. PD check: PD of N4 A,B and N5 A,B
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3. Quantitate:
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*I13033
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*N1A
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*R0082 #1
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*I13504A
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4. PD and GE of Q04400B - use the EXACT tube Natalie used yesterday - check the date (this is noted in the lab notebook).
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*TO ALL F/T: familiarize yourself with the theoretical aspect of the updated project
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== October 17th, 2007 ==
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*PD, GE, and gel purification (*L-D + I13507A)A (the one that passed the fluorometer test...it has already been mini-prepped)
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** If you don't have time to purify the gel slices, store them in the -20 freezer and alert the next person who is coming into the lab.
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*Quantitate and ligate the S01003(any colony) and (*L-D + I13507A)A together and transform it (dh5a or dh5az-1..it doesnt matter for this circuit but personally i would do it in dh5a just so that when we converse about it, its easy to know which circuit we are referring to [since R0011+F1610A HAVE to be in the dh5az-1])
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*PD length check for the complete output circuit after it is transformed (J23100 + S01640 + I13507 + S01003)
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*Research excitation and emission wavelengths for cfp
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*Test for cfp production
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Yusuf (5:00pm - 10:00pm)
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== Sept. 16, 2007 ==
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'''SUMMARY:'''
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*''' As optimistic as Natalie was, there is no way the parts Q04400B and I13033 match up with the bands seen in the gel. So no match once again.'''
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* Ligation of J23100C with I0462
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** the part has been named as N1 in the iGem Parts Excel sheet.  Discard all other N1 and only keep the new N1
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* Mini prep O/N for N4 (A,B) and N5 (A,B)
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Esther
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'''TO DO:'''
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* MP for N4 (A,B) and N5 (A,B)
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** Length check for N4 (A,B) and N5 (A,B)if successful proceed with digest and gel extract
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* Transform ligated construct : N1 = J23100C + I0462
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* retry E1A (may need to go back to verify that starting parts are working properly)
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* Transform Q04400 from the 2007 plates (I think the one we were using was from last year).  Same for I13033, unless the one we have is from 2007, then get the one from 2005 (2006 plate was bad in general)
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*PD done for S01003 A, B, C, D
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== October 16, 2007 ==
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*42 uL of Plasmid
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Natalie (6:30 - 12:30)
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*6 uL of BSA
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*6 uL of Buffer #2
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*3 uL of XbaI
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*3 uL of PstI
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*3 uL Loading dye
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*63 uL Total
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Results:  
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From yesterday: E1A transformation unsuccessful; no colonies
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colonies A, B:  
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Today:
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* low yield
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* ligation of R0062 and E0433 (tube in freezer labelled "nat1")
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* 3 bands: 2000, 1500, 1000
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* ligation of I0462 and (R0062 + E0240) (tube in freezer labelled "nat2")
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* Seema plated T9002 in DH5a
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* stored half a clean gel in the fridge
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* digested Q04400B and I13033 for length checking; stored gel in fridge for second-party verification
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** O = match, X = non-match
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{| border=1
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! Part Name !! Part !! Plasmid
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|-
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| Q04400B || O || O
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|-
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| I13033 || X? || O
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|}
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** may need to find part for I13033 using more finely grained ladder
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* made 3 extra AMP plates and stored the rest of the agar in a different beaker
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* prepared the plasmids from Calgary for transformation (pPCB, pCph8)
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** more like attempted! Will find out if it worked tomorrow... thanks, Patrick!
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* transformed parts into DH5a cells and plated:
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** R0062 + E0433
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** I0462 + (R0062 + E0240)
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** pPCB
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** pCph8
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*** note I spilled some ethanol on the pCph8 plate, which may adversely affect colony growth (ie. kill cells)
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colonies C, D:  
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To do tomorrow:
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* high yield
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* attend simulation meeting 12-1 in MSB caf (bring your own lunch)
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* 2 bands: 1500, 1000
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* retry E1A (may need to go back to verify that starting parts are working properly)
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* if transformations successful, do overnights of colonies; otherwise, try try again
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* gel extract, quantitate, ligate Q04400B
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* verify that I13033 is correct
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* update wiki page - project description and progress
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Gel Extraction:
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== Oct. 15th, 2007 ==
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yusuf, Irina
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Weights
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* transformation of (J23100+S01640) + J06801 labelled as E1A
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** used 4μl of ligated material from iGEM 2007 box
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** plate used AMP+Kan
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*A: 0.22g
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* MP of N2 (A,B,C,D) and length check
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*B: 0.23g
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** Enzyme used Xba/Pst
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*C: 0.35g
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** For all of N2 (A,B,C,D) the bands dont correspond to actual part and plasmid length
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*D: 0.31g
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** N2 (A,B,C,D) plasmid -> 3700bp from gel
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Buffer:  
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* LENGTH CHECK RESULTS:
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{| border=1
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|+ N2 Results
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! Part Name !! Part !! Plasmid
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|-
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| A  ||  N/A  ||  x
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|-
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| B  ||  N/A  ||  x
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|-
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| C  ||  N/A  ||  x
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|-
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| D  ||  N/A  ||  x
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|}
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*A: 660uL
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* digest and length check for Q04400:
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*B: 690uL
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** Enzyme used Xba/Pst
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*C: 1050uL
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** Not a match
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*D: 930uL
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* 30uL of TE buffer was used.
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* To do:
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* extra allotment of TE buffer has been left out in an eppendorf tube holder. Please use it for the next gel purification.
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== Sept. 15, 2007 ==
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** MP 0/n  for J06801A+(J23100+S01640)
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** Charles figure something out for Q04400 and N2 because none of them was a match..
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** Put the tips in the autoclave room
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Anam
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== Oct. 14th, 2007 ==  
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*Tested for rfp fluorescence using the fluorometer for J23100 + S01640 + I13507
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*Only (*L-D + I13507A)A (the red colored ones) were produced rfp
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'''To do:'''
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*PD, GE, and gel purification of S01003 will be done on Sunday by whoever comes in
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== Sept. 14, 2007 ==
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Esther
Esther
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Note: (J23100 + S01640)= *L
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1. MP O/N of N2 A, B, C, D.
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3 M/Ps was done with material from yesterday:
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2. Quantitation of
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*1) (*L-B + I13507B)A x 2
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*J06801A (Oct. 5th and Oct. 11th batch)  
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*2) (*L-C + I13507C)A x 2
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*E0440A (2 μL of plasmid used)
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*3) (*L-D + I13507A)A x 2 (pink cells)
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*Q04400 (2 μL of plasmid used)
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*Bands showed up for ALL of the above. J06801A was good. E0440A was sketchy, and Q04400 needs investigating. Check lab notebook for details, esp. on E04400A and Q04400A.
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3 Freezer stocks made with material from yesterday:  
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To be done by Adnan in the afternoon:
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*1) (*L-B + I13507B)A x 2
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*2) (*L-C + I13507C)A x 2
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*3) (*L-D + I13507A)A x 2 (pink cells)
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Standard procedure was used for freezer stocks.  
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1. Ligation of J06801A and (J23100+S01640)
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*Both have been quantified and are in the enzyme box.  
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3 MPs:
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2. PD and GE of
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*A standard MP was done.
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*I13033
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*N1A
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*R0082 #1
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*I13504A
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Plasmid Digest:  
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To do (Monday):  
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*A sample digest was run for all the MP material.
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# Transformation of J06801A+(J23100+S01640)
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# MP of N2 A,B,C,D
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# PD check and then PD, GE of N2
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# ligations from #2 (check flow chart)
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*2 uL plasmid
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== Oct. 13th, 2007 ==
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*1 uL BSA
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*1 uL buffer #2
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*0.5 uL PstI
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*0.5 uL XbaI
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*5 uL ddH20
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*3 uL 1 kb ladder
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*2 uL loading dye
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Results: All results were identical.
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Anam
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3 bands:
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*Retransformed N2 (New) into DH5a because the one from yesterday didn't grow
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*1) 4000-'''3500'''
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**Use 5μL of DNA and transformed it on the same plate that was used yesterday (Charles said it should be okay since nothing grew on it).
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*2) 2500-'''2000'''
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*3) '''2000'''-1500
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Additional Note:
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*PD, GE, and purification completed for J06801 (two tubes) cut using E/X. --> ligate with already purified J23100 + S01640 (it was cut with E/S).
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*MP O/N done for:
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**PD was done for E0433 and Q04400 cut using X/P but the right bands didn't show up (refer to lab notebook for more details).
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**1) (*L-B + I13507B)A x 2 (possibility of incorrect colony for first O/N. Second O/N done, labelled identically, but with "#2" written in for differentiation).
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**'''We are out of PstI.''' There are tubes of R0082, I13033, and N1 in the enzyme box in the with S/P written on them. They don't have enzymes in them. They just have the corresponding plasmid, BSA, and buffers in them. And so, it can be frozen. We can digest them when we have PstI.
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**2) (*L-C + I13507C)
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**3) (*L-D + I13507A)
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== Sept. 13, 2007 ==
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== Oct. 12th, 2007 ==
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Esther
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Yusuf, Faareha, Talal
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*Six test tubes of MP O/N were used from yesterday:
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* Transformation of N2 (New) into (AMP + KAN) plate.
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**1) (*L-B + I13507B)A x 2
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** It's in incubator.
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**2) (*L-C + I13507C)A x 2
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**3) (*L-D + I13507A)A x 2
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*Note: (J23100 + S01640)= *L
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* MP of Q04400 (A,B)and I13033.
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*Today was scheduled to be a fluorometer test for the above items, but there was some question of validity in terms of past data. To be re-examined.  
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* Length check for Q04400 (A,B).
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*Therefore: All six tubes were left in the -20 freezer in eppendorf tubes after aspirating the supernatent.
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* Length check for R0082 (A,B)
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** Part length: 108 bp
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** Plasmid length: 2079 bp
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== Sept. 12, 2007 ==
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* LENGTH CHECK RESULTS:
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{| border=1
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! Part Name !! Part !! Plasmid
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|-
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| Q04400 A || O || O
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|-
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| Q04400 B || O || O
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|-
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| R0082 1  || &nbsp; ||              O  *DIGESTED WITH ONE ENZYME (SPE1)
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|-
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| R0082 2  || &nbsp;    ||          O
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|-
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| I13033 ||      X  ||        O
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|}
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Yusuf
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* '''YEAHHH WE HAVE GOT QO4400 NOW WE CAN START OUR WORK''' 
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* MP o/n of the following:
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* Enzyme activity
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** Recipe used:
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*** Enzyme: 0.25 μL
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*** Plasmid (J04500): 1 μL
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*** BSA: 0.5 μL
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*** Buffer: 0.5 μL
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*** Distilled water: 3.75 μL
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** (*L-B + I13507 B ) '''A''' AMP RES = 2 copies
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**RESULTS IN LAB NOTEBOOK: RESULTS PRETTY GOOD FOR ALL OF THEM
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** (*L-C + I13507 C ) '''A''' AMP RES = 2 copies
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** (*L-D + I13507 A ) '''A''' AMP RES = 2 copies
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TO DO:
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* LIGATE R0082 WITH E0240 A
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** TRANSFORM THE LIGATED CONSTRUCT
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* MP O/N FOR N2
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== Sept 7th, 2007 ==
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* DIGEST, GEL EXTRACT, PURIFICATION OF Q04400
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=== Morning Session ===
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* RECHECK LENGTH CHECK FOR I13033 BECAUSE THE PLASMID SHOWS UP BUT THE PART DOESNT
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* WE HAVE A LOT OF AGAR GELS IN THE FREEZER USE THEM
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Yusuf, Neha
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== Oct. 11th, 2007 ==
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Esther, Neha  
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Start Time: 11:15am - 2:00pm
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1. MP O/N of
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*Q04400
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**6 tubes of colony A
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**6 tubes of colony B
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*I13033
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**6 tubes of colony A
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*Each tube contained 1mL of LB
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* MP of the following ligated parts:
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2. PD of E0240A and Q04400B (old MP), along with enzyme checks (see lab notebook)
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** (*L-B + I13507 B ) '''A''' AMP RES
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3. Ligation of N1A and S01003. (N1A + S01003 = N2)
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** (*L-B + I13507 B ) '''B''' AMP RES
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** (*L-C + I13507 C ) '''A''' AMP RES
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4. MP of J06801 A&B
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** (*L-C + I13507 C ) '''B''' AMP RES
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** (*L-D + I13507 A ) '''A''' AMP RES      '''''PINK COLORED CELLS'''''
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To do:
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** (*L-D + I13507 A ) '''B''' AMP RES      '''''PINK COLORED CELLS'''''
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** (R0011 + F1610 A) '''A''' AMP RES
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1. Recheck the relative efficiency of all enzymes in the box.
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** (R0011 + F1610 A) '''B''' AMP RES
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** (R0011 + F1610 A) '''C''' AMP RES
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** (R0011 + F1610 A) '''D''' AMP RES
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2. Sample PD for R0082.
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*if good, takes steps to ligate with E0240A
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*if not good, troubleshoot - remake the MP with different colonies, etc.
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3. MP of Q04400 (A and B) and I13033.
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=== Evening Session ===
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4. Transformation of N2
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== Oct. 10th, 2007 ==
Yusuf
Yusuf
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* After MP I did PD length check for the above MPs. Enzymes X/P was used.
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* Transformation of Q04400 in DH5a from DNA of 2006
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* After talking to Anam, we decided that the bands shown on the gel was acceptable, so we decided to go for MP o/n for the following:
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** Its in the incubator and needs to be MP o/n tomorrow
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** (*L-B + I13507 B ) '''A''' AMP RES
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* Quantitation of N1 and S01003 using previously digested parts
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** (*L-B + I13507 B ) '''B''' AMP RES
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** '''Whoever comes in tomorrow plz check if the parts match up. everything is in the notebook and also do the calculation to find out the concentration of both constructs if they match up to what is expected'''
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** (*L-C + I13507 C ) '''A''' AMP RES
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* Length check of the following:
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** (*L-C + I13507 C ) '''B''' AMP RES
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** E1B # 1 (A,B)
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** E1B # 2 (A,B)
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** R0082 (A,B)
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** I13504 (A,B)
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*** For all these length checks enzyme combination Xba/Pst was used
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** (*L-D + I13507 A ) '''A''' AMP RES      '''''PINK COLORED CELLS'''''
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*Length Check:
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** (*L-D + I13507 A ) '''B''' AMP RES      '''''PINK COLORED CELLS'''''
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{| border=1
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! Part Name !! Part !! Plasmid
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|-
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| E1B#1 A || O ||    O
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|-
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| E1B#1 B || O ||    O
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|-
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| E1B#2 A || O ||    O
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|-
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| E1B#2 B || O ||    O
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|-
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| I13504 A || O ||    O
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|-
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| I13504 B || x ||    x
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|-
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| R0082 A || x ||    O
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|-
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| R0082 B || x ||    O
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|}
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* I have decided to do two MPs of each: For stock and for gel fluorescence.
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* Mp o/n of J06801
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* I13033: plate couldnt be found
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* Made:
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** 3 AMP+KAN
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** 3 KAN
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TO DO:
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* MP o/n of Q04400
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* Ligation of N1 + S01003 using previously digested parts
 +
** Quantitation has already been done and the tubes for these are in the iGem 2007 box
 +
* Proceed with ligating OmpR promoter with GFP: R0082 + E0240. (Use I13504 if you think it's necessary)
 +
* Test S/P/E/X enzymes (all of them) to determine relative activity and record the order.  Use one of the not commonly used plasmids
 +
* MP of J06801 A&B
 +
* Ligate if N1 and S01003 is correct
-
== Sept 6, 2007 ==
+
== Oct. 9, 2007 ==
-
Anam
+
* Digest, GE, purify, quantitate:
 +
** I13033 A, S/P - Bands at: ~3500, ~3000 (cut out), 2000-1500
 +
*** [I13033] = 0 ng/μL
 +
** J06801 A, E/X - Bands at: ~6000 (cut out)
 +
*** [J06801] = 0 ng/μL
 +
** Q04400 C, X/P - Bands at: none
 +
* Mini-prep E1b #1 AB, E1b #2 AB (#1 and #2 denote plate numbers)
 +
* length check (O = match, X = non-match):
-
Start time: 5pm
+
{| border=1
 +
! Part Name !! Part !! Plasmid
 +
|-
 +
| N2 A || X || O
 +
|-
 +
| N2 B || X || O
 +
|-
 +
| N2 C || X || O
 +
|-
 +
| N2 D || X || O
 +
|-
 +
|}
-
* 4 MP o/n for R0011 + F1610A (ABCD)
+
* For N2, the part length corresponded to ~1000 bp, which is the length of both N1 and S01003.
-
* 2 MP o/n per (J23100C + S01640B) + I13507 plate except for (J23100C + S01640B)A + I13507A because very tiny specks of colonies grew on the sides but the majority of the plate was just fuzzy looking (the plate looked cloudy). One other plate had some fuzziness (cloudy looking agar) in the middle but colonies grew on the sides and looked red (rfp production cuz the circuit works or just some mutation?? stay tuned to find out more).
+
* Hold off on length checking R0062 (may or may not happen)
-
** Possible problem with transformation yesterday: Had to throw away a LB tube because something was growing in it at the bottom. We used that tube for the first two transformations protocols that we did. Possibly a hand or something went over the tube when it was open and stuff went in and grew in the LB. The other ligations were incubated using LB from the other tube where (thankfully) nothing grew. This is a possible source of error. Hopefully the PD length check will reveal more.
+
-
'''NOTE:''' The colonies don't need to look red to the naked eye to know they are working. Seema has used some rfp (I13507) for her own work from a colony that is one of the ones we used and it worked well for her. She also indicated that her colonies didn't to look red, but the rfp showed up nice and bright when tested with the flourometer. So testing will also be performed on the colonies that pass the length check but don't look red to the naked eye.
+
'''To Do:'''
-
'''TO DO:'''
+
* Length check of E1b #1 AB, E1b #2 AB
-
* PD length check for all so that testing can be done on Saturday.
+
* Make plates when you need them. (We have 2 large agar flasks, and if you do melt one, maybe split it into 2 flasks)
-
* After PD length check, make 3 mp o/n from 3 colonies that passed the length check (if those many pass...if there are lesser, just make 1 o/n per colony that passed) and the dilution process can begin on Saturday.
+
* Proceed with ligating OmpR promoter with GFP: R0082 + E0240. (Use I13504 if you think it's necessary)
 +
* Test S/P/E/X enzymes (all of them) to determine relative activity and record the order. Use one of the not commonly used plasmids
 +
* Re-ligate N1 + S01003 using previously digested parts (make sure to quantitate again)
 +
* Transform Q04400 into DH5a
 +
* Make o/n of J06801 A, I13033 A (4 x 2.5 mL each) - this is to address the low DNA concentrations; we will combine them into 2 super MPs (the MP kit can only handle a max of 5 mL of o/n per tube).  We will then combine them in the gel extractions stage
-
== Sept 5, 2007 ==
+
== Oct. 8, 2007 ==
-
=== Evening Session ===
+
Yusuf
-
Start time: 5 pm
+
* Mini prep o/n of the following:
 +
** E1B# 1 -> A&B
 +
** E1B# 2 -> A&B
-
Anam, Dan
+
* Mini prep of the following:
 +
** N2 -> A,B,C,D
 +
** R0062 -> C,D,E,F
 +
* The above mini preps kept in the igem box labelled with green sticker "DNA from plates"
-
* Ligated R0011 + F1610
+
TO DO:
-
* Transformed ligated parts from yesterday and today
+
-
** All, except one, were transformed in DH5a
+
-
** R0011 + F1610 was transformed in DH5a-z1
+
-
'''TO DO:'''
+
* Make
-
* MP o/n for all transformed parts
+
** 5 AMP plates
 +
** 5 KAN Plates
 +
** 3 AMP+KAN Plates
-
== Sept 4, 2007 ==
+
* Mini prep of:(in incubator)
 +
** E1B# 1 -> A&B
 +
** E1B# 2 -> A&B
-
=== Morning Session ===
+
* Length Check for:
 +
** E1B# 1 -> A&B
 +
** E1B# 2 -> A&B
 +
** N2 -> A,B,C,D
 +
** R0062 -> C,D,E,F
-
Yusuf, Elliott
+
* Plasmid Digest and gel extract of the above constructs
-
Start Time: 11:00am
+
== Oct. 7, 2007 ==
-
* Making of stock cells:
+
Esther, Conrad, Adnan
-
** one copy of F1610 (A)
+
-
** Two copies of - J23100 (C) + S0140 (B): All A, B, C, D
+
-
*** Overall 8 copies
+
-
* Made Plates:
+
Done:
-
** 7 AMP Plates
+
* Transform E1b - Done with AMP plates. Two plates of this in the incubator. One may have been unsuccessful.
-
** 3 AMP and KAN Plates
+
* MP I13033A and J06801A  (two each; also freezer stocks of these, one each), MP of I13504 A, B.
 +
**'''Label may have been switched between the two parts. Run a sample PD to check before proceeding.'''
 +
***The two that may have been switched are I13033A and J06801A - the ones that have the resistances written on them. The other ones were done later and there should be no problems.
 +
* MP o/n for N2 (4 colonies: A,B,C,D) and R0062 (colonies: C, D, E, F)
-
* Sent pippette tips for autoclaving
+
To Do:
 +
*MP O/N of E1b
 +
*MP of N2 (A,B,C,D) and R0062 (C,D,E,F)
 +
* Digest, GE, purify, quantitate:
 +
** I13033 A, S/P
 +
** J06801 A, E/X
 +
** Q04400 C, X/P (assuming R0011 was cut with S/P)
 +
* PD length check I13504 AB
-
* Quantitation for the following GEL EXTRACTS:
+
Note: We are out of EtBr. Check with Seema.
-
** J23100 (C) + S0140 (B): All A, B, C, D
+
-
** I13507: A, B, C
+
-
=== Evening Session ===
+
== Oct. 6, 2007 ==
-
Anam, Dan, Maria
+
Anam, Tara, Jovan
-
Start time: 5:30 pm
+
*Finished gel purification of J06801, J31003, B0034, E0433, I13033
 +
*MP for Q04400CD, R0062AB
 +
*PD length check for Q04400 CD, R0062AB
 +
 
 +
{| border=1
 +
! Part Name !! Part !! Plasmid
 +
|-
 +
| R0062 A || X || X
 +
|-
 +
| R0062 B || X || X
 +
|-
 +
| Q04400 C || O || O
 +
|-
 +
| Q04400 D || X || X
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
 +
* Quantitation of J06801, J31003, B0034, E0433, I13033
 +
**Nothing showed up for J06801, I13033
 +
**[J31003] = 2.2 ng/μL
 +
**[B0034] = 9.4 ng/μL
 +
**[E0433] = 13.5 ng/μL
 +
 +
*Ligated B0034 + J31003 = E1b (refer to diagram posted up in wet lab area)
 +
 +
* Transformed N1A + S01003D = N2 and its in incubator.
 +
 +
*MP o/n for I13033A (2 copies), J06801A (2 copies), I13504 AB in incubator. (2 copies should be combined into 1 Eppendorf tube each; should end up with 1 new miniprep of I13033A and J06801A.  If these MPs are successful, remove/store the old ones)
-
* Ligation of (J23100 C + S01640 B) + I13507
 
-
** (J23100 C + S01640 B) is labelled as *L - (colony it was picked from)
 
-
* Quantitation for F1610 A
 
'''TO DO:'''
'''TO DO:'''
-
* Ligate R0011 to F1610
+
* Transform E1b
-
* Tranform all the ligated parts
+
* MP I13033A, and J06801A (and make stock if there isn't any in the -80 freezer of this)
-
* PD, GE, and Gel purification for S01003
+
** Don't do PD length check on these because it has already been done before and has passed it.
-
* Determine plan for testing input and output circuits and building other circuits (back prop)
+
* Digest, GE, purify, quantitate:
-
* Check if we have DH5a-z1 cells and whether we need to make more (the input circuit needs to be transformed in DH5a-z1)
+
** I13033 A, S/P
 +
** J06801 A, E/X
 +
** Q04400 C, X/P (assuming R0011 was cut with S/P)
 +
* MP and PD length check I13504 AB
 +
* MP o/n for N2 (4 colonies: A,B,C,D)
-
== Sept 3, 2007 ==
+
== Oct. 5, 2007 ==
-
Anam, Yusuf
+
Yusuf, Maria, Talal, Faareha
-
Start time: 12:30 pm
+
'''SUMMARY:'''
-
* 1 MP o/n of F1610 A for stock, 1 MP o/n for J23100C + S01640 B (ABCD) (from any colony, they all passed PD length check) for stock
+
* Miniprep: J06801 (2005), Q04400 (2005), B0034 (2007), J31005 (2007)
-
* Use that gel for PD, GE, and Gel purification of I13507 (whichever colonies because all four worked), J23100C + S01640B (ABCD), and F1610 A
+
* Length Check:
-
 
+
{| border=1
-
To do tomorrow:
+
! Part Name !! Part !! Plasmid
-
 
+
-
* Make AMP plates
+
-
* Quantitate J23100 C + S01640 B (ABCD), I13507 ABC, and F1610 A
+
-
* Ligate (J23100 C + S01640 B) + I13507 and R0011 + F1610
+
-
* Transformation of the ligated parts (if time permits)
+
-
 
+
-
== Sept 2, 2007 ==
+
-
 
+
-
Anam
+
-
 
+
-
Start time: 9:30 am
+
-
 
+
-
* MP of J23100 C + S01640 B (ABCD)
+
-
* PD length checks for F1610 AB (from 2006 plates), J23100 C + S01640 B (ABCD)
+
-
** F1610 AB cut using X/P
+
-
** J23100 C + S01640 B (ABCD) cut using X/P
+
-
 
+
-
{| border="1"
+
-
|+ '''Plasmid Length Check Results'''
+
|-
|-
-
! &nbsp; !! F1610 !! J23100 C + S01640 B
+
| B0034 A || O || O
|-
|-
-
! A
+
| B0034 B || O || O
-
| Y || Y
+
|-
|-
-
! B
+
| J06801 A || O || O
-
| N || Y
+
|-
|-
-
! C
+
| J06801 B || O || O
-
| - || Y
+
|-
|-
-
! D
+
| J31005 A || O || O
-
| - || Y
+
|-
 +
| J31005 B || O || O
 +
|-
 +
| Q04400 A || O || O
 +
|-
 +
| Q04400 B || O || O
|}
|}
-
'''Legend:'''
+
* Made competent cells
 +
* Ligate N1 A + S01003 D = N2 (overnight)
 +
* Made o/n of R0062 (2007) AB, Q04400 (2005) with high [IPTG] (pSB2k3 is high copy number in LacI- environment)
 +
* Transformed I13504 (2007)
 +
* Gel Extract:
 +
** B0034 A, S/P
 +
** E0433 A, X/P
 +
** I13033 A, S/P
 +
** J06801 A, E/X
 +
** J31003 A, X/P
-
Y - Yes
+
'''TO DO:'''
-
 
+
-
N - No
+
-
 
+
-
'''To do list:'''
+
-
 
+
-
* make AMP plates
+
-
* 1 MP o/n of F1610 A for stock, 1 MP o/n for J23100C + S01640 B (ABCD) (from any colony, they all passed PD length check) for stock
+
-
* make gel with big wells by taking the well maker with the big teeth (8 teeth) and use autoclave tape to join two of them
+
-
** Remember to leave spaces between wells when running gel for extraction
+
-
** Determine layout of gel before making the gel
+
-
* Use that gel for PD, GE, and Gel purification of I13507 (whichever colonies because all four worked), J23100C + S01640B (ABCD), and F1610 A.
+
-
** Put a total volume of 150-200μL in those big wells
+
-
 
+
-
== Sept 1, 2007 ==
+
-
 
+
-
Anam
+
-
 
+
-
Start time: 6 pm
+
-
 
+
-
* MP F1610 AB
+
-
* MP o/n J23100 C + S01640 B (AB)
+
-
** J23100 A + S01414 A and J23100 B + S01414 B didn't grow on their plates
+
-
 
+
-
== August 31, 2007 ==
+
-
F/T: Anam
+
* B0015 (2005) didn't transform, try again
 +
* Complete gel extract procedure
 +
* Ligate:
 +
** B0034 A + J31003 A
 +
** I13033 A + E0433 A
 +
** (J23100 + S01640) D + J06801 A
-
Start time: 8 am
+
== Oct. 4, 2007 ==
-
* Quantitated J23100 C, S01414 AB, & S01640 AB.
+
Esther, Neha, Rafsan
-
* Ligated J23100 AB to S01414 AB (respectively), J23100 C to S01640 B, and J23100 D to S01640 A.
+
-
Start time: 5:30 pm
+
'''SUMMARY:'''
-
* Transformed J23100 A + S01414 A, J23100 B + S01414 B, J23100 C + S01640 B in DH5A cells.
+
* Found alternate to I1303: ligate terminator (B0015) and Lux pR promoter (R0062) separately
-
** J23100 D + S01640 A was not transformed because there are only three AMP plates.
+
* Transformed R0062 (2007), B0015 (2005)
-
* MP o/n F1610 AB from the plate Seema gave us (part was from 2006 plate).
+
* Made o/n of DH5a, DH5a-z1, J06801 (2005), Q04400 (2005), B0034 (2007), J31005 (2007)
-
** Incubating o/n in shaker.
+
* Digest and Gel Extract of N1 A with enzymes S/P
 +
* Quantitation: N1 = 16.8 ng/μL, S01003 (2007) = 4.1 ng/μL
'''TO DO:'''
'''TO DO:'''
-
* MP F1610 and do PD length check for it.
 
-
* MP o/n the transformed ligated J23100 + insert (S01414 or S01640)
 
-
** How many colonies should we test from each plate?
 
-
* Make AMP plates
 
-
* Transform the other ligated J23100 D + SO1640 A
 
-
P/T: Rafsan
+
* Make o/n: R0062 (2007), B0015 (2005)
 +
* Miniprep and Check Lengths: J06801 (2005), Q04400 (2005), B0034 (2007), J31005 (2007)
 +
* Ligate N1 and S01003 and transform in DH5a
 +
* Make competent cells
-
Start time: 6:30 pm
+
== Oct. 3, 2007 ==
-
* Created stocks of parts to store in -80°C freezer.
+
Yusuf
-
 
+
-
PROCEDURE:
+
-
* Did MP o/n yesterday
+
-
* Added 500 μL of MP o/n solution in eppendorf tube
+
-
* Added 500 μL of Glycerol in eppendorf tube & mix well
+
-
* Filled 5 eppendorf tubes per part
+
-
 
+
-
== August 30, 2007 ==
+
-
 
+
-
=== Morning Session ===
+
-
 
+
-
'''Start time: 2:30 pm'''
+
-
 
+
-
F/T: Yusuf
+
-
 
+
-
* Since the part '''F1610''' was not working from the iGem 2007 plate, we had to borrow this part from Seema whose '''F1610''' part was from iGem 2006 plate and presumably it worked for her. So I did transformation for the part '''F1610''' and left it for overnight in the incubator.
+
-
 
+
-
* Tomorrow, 31st August, 2007, I have to do Mini prep o/n for '''F1610'''
+
-
 
+
-
* I have filled up all the Pipette Tips and will drop off at the Autoclave room to be sterilised and we later need to pick them up tomorrow morning.
+
-
 
+
-
* Things To Do for the EVENING SESSION:
+
-
 
+
-
** Make stock cells for the parts that had successful length checks
+
-
** Ligation for '''J23100''' with '''S01640''' and '''S01414'''
+
-
 
+
-
* Things To Do TOMORROW BEFORE GROUP MEETING AT 12PM  AT MED-SCI CAFETERIA:
+
-
 
+
-
** DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH WE ARE DONE TODAY
+
-
 
+
-
=== Evening Session ===
+
-
 
+
-
F/T: Anam
+
-
P/T: Rafsan, Fareeha
+
-
 
+
-
* MP o/n for all parts except for F1610, J23100 (one colony each).
+
-
* Performed quantitation for parts J23100 ABCD, S01414 AB, S01640 AB.
+
-
** Got data for J23100 ABD, didnt get data for the rest because the dna was too dilute (since I accidently put in 50 μL of TE buffer) and so didnt show up on the gel (or shows extremely light.
+
-
*** TO YUSUF: I will finish up quantitation and ligation before morning team comes in tomorrow.
+
-
 
+
-
== August 29, 2007 ==
+
-
 
+
-
=== Morning Session ===
+
-
 
+
-
'''Start time: 11 am'''
+
-
 
+
-
F/T: Anam
+
-
 
+
-
P/T: Talal (1:30pm to 4:30pm)
+
-
 
+
-
* MP J37033 colonies A’’, B’’, C’’, D’’ & F1610 colonies A’’, B’’, C’’, D’’
+
-
* Froze pellets of J37033 colonies A’’’, B’’’, C’’’, D’’’ since doing MP on this right now would unnecessarily waste MP kit materials (Seema has expressed concern on the point that we are going through the Fermentas MP kits too fast). Will wait to fully MP this after PD length check results. If the J37033 colonies A’’, B’’, C’’, D’’ pass the length check, we don't need to MP this.
+
-
* PD digest of J23100 ABCD (used enzymes S/P for plasmid), S01414 AB (used enzymes X/P for insert), S01640 AB (used enzymes X/P for insert). Used following recipe for PD:
+
-
** 21 µL of plasmid, 3 µL of BSA, 3 µL of Buffer, 1.5 µL of enzyme1, 1.5 µL of enzyme2
+
-
** Used buffer 2 for all PD.
+
-
* Gel run for all performed.
+
-
* Turned out okay, but the total volume for the recipe used today was a bit too much for the small wells. Next time only use the amounts given on the PD recipe on protocol multiplied by 2.
+
-
* Extracted parts from gel, purified it, and stored it in the -20°C freezer for ligation tomorrow.
+
-
**Note: Used 50 μL of TE buffer during gel purification instead of 30 uL. Will use 30 uL next time because it concentrates the DNA.
+
-
 
+
-
===Evening Session===
+
-
 
+
-
P/T: Maria and Daniel '''(5 pm)'''
+
-
 
+
-
* PD of J37033 colonies A’’, B’’, C’’, D’’ & F1610 colonies A’’, B’’, C’’, D’’ using enzymes X/S
+
-
* Ran gel for PD length check
+
-
 
+
-
====Results====
+
-
 
+
-
F1610 (for all colonies): Band 1 -> 6-7 OR 7, Band 2 -> 14
+
-
 
+
-
* Saw plasmid, but not part even though we should have been able to see it. Saw a band of a very small size which was unusual and unexpected.
+
-
 
+
-
J37033 (for all colonies): 8-9 OR 9
+
-
 
+
-
* Saw only plasmid, but not part even though we should have been able to see it.
+
-
 
+
-
====TO DO (regarding PD length check)====
+
-
 
+
-
* Check this unexpected part of small size is actually a subpart of F1610.
+
-
* Start looking for subparts to build F1610 from.
+
-
* J37033 has two other working analogs which can substitute for it (S01414, S01640)
+
-
 
+
-
== August 28, 2007 ==
+
-
 
+
-
===Morning Session===
+
-
'''Start time: 11:00 a.m. - End time: 2:30 p.m.'''
+
-
 
+
-
Members present: Yusuf, Talal
+
-
 
+
-
# Carried out mini-prep of F1610
+
-
#* Four colonies labeled A’ , B’ , C’ and D’ were selected
+
-
#* Then, plasmid digestion and subsequent length check was carried out
+
-
#* '''Results:''' 1st band (bright) between 5 & 6 (right in the middle). This band makes sense for part + plasmid. 2nd band (faint) between  13 & 14 (closer to 13). Doesn’t make sense.
+
-
# Miniprep overnight carried out for J37033
+
-
#* Four colonies A’’, B’’, C’’, and D’’ were selected and incubated overnight in shaker.
+
-
 
+
-
===Evening Session===
+
-
'''Start time: 5pm'''
+
-
 
+
-
Members: Anam, Daniel, Maria
+
-
 
+
-
* MP o/n for J37033 using newly transformed cells (this part is giving us trouble…maybe if we check a lot of different colonies at the same time, we might get lucky since it increases our chance of finding the sample from the right colony)
+
-
* Four colonies A’’’, B’’’, C’’’, D’’’ incubated overnight in shaker
+
-
* MP o/n of F1610 using different colonies from the same plate that had been transformed before by Yusuf and Charles
+
-
* Four colonies labeled A’’, B’’, C’’, D’’ incubated in shaker overnight.
+
-
* Made 1 X TAE Buffer since we were out.
+
-
 
+
-
== August 27, 2007 ==
+
-
 
+
-
===Morning Session===
+
-
'''Start Time: 11:00 pm – End Time: 3:00 pm'''
+
-
 
+
-
Members Present: Yusuf, Mimi, Talal
+
-
 
+
-
* Carried out plasmid digest (length checks) on I 13507 B and J 37033 B
+
-
* '''Length Check results:'''
+
-
** I 13507 B – ''Overall 3 bands were seen for this plasmid''
+
-
*** 6-7 (Closer to 7 than to 6)
+
-
*** 8-9 (Closer to 9 than to 8)
+
-
*** 11-12 (Closer to 11 than to 12)
+
-
*** The number of parts and parts and plasmid match up closely but the first band between 6-7 could be of the uncut plasmid
+
-
** J 37033 B – ''Overall 2 bands were seen''
+
-
*** 8-9 (Closer to 9 than to 8)
+
-
*** 10-11 (In the middle)
+
-
*** The bands formed doesn’t match up with the given numbers for its part and plasmid from the registry
+
-
* Did Mini-prep overnight for F 1610  with 4 colonies labeled A', B', C', D' and put it in the incubator
+
-
 
+
-
===Evening Session===
+
-
'''Start time: 5pm - End time: 9:30 pm'''
+
-
 
+
-
F/T: Anam
+
-
 
+
-
* Performed DH5(alpha) + J37033 transformation since none of the PD length checks for all four colonies was odd and the last transformation showed only 5 big, dense circles with very tiny dots around each one even though it was not left for more time than the other transformation. This odd growth might be due to a problem with the transformation. Possible fungus growth? (Seema has informed me that there is a chance that they could grow during the transformation)
+
 +
'''SUMMARY:'''
-
{| border="1"
+
* Transformed: J06801 (2005), Q04400 (2005), B0034 (2007), J31005 (2007)
-
|+ Plasmid Length Check Results
+
* Minipreped I130033 AB, E0433 AB, S03140 AB, J04500 AB, J31003 AB, N1 AB
 +
* Made o/n of DH5a and DH5a-z1 (from July 16 plate - ask Seema if this is ok)
 +
* Length Check (O = match, X = does not match):
 +
{| border=1
 +
! Part Name !! Part !! Plasmid
|-
|-
-
! &nbsp; !! I13507 !! F1610 !! S01640 !! S01414 !! J37033¹ !! J23100² !! S01003
+
| E0433 A || O || O
|-
|-
-
! A
+
| E0433 B || O || O
-
| 1000-750 (saw 3 bands) || '''4000'''-3500, 500-'''250''' || 1000-'''750''' || 1000-'''750''' || '''5000'''-4000, 2000-'''1500''' || 3000 || '''1000'''-750 (saw 3 bands)
+
|-
|-
-
! B
+
| I13033 A || X || O
-
| 3500-'''2500''', 2500-'''2000''', '''1000'''-750 || '''3500'''-2500, 500-'''250''' || 1000-'''750''' || 1000-'''750''' (saw 3 bands) || 2000-'''1500''', 1500-1000 || 3000-'''2500''' || '''3000'''-2500 (faint), 2000 (brightest), 1500-'''1000''' (2nd brightest)
+
|-
|-
-
! C
+
| I13033 B || X || O
-
| 3000-2500³, 2500-'''2000''', 1000-750 (middle) || 3000-2500(middle), 2000-'''1500''' OR 2500-2000, 500-'''250''' || '''3000'''-2500, 2500-'''2000''', 1000-'''750''' || 2500-'''2000''', 1000-'''750''' || 2500-'''2000''' || 3500-3000 || 3000-'''2500''' (faint), 2000 (brightest), 1500-'''1000''' (2nd brightest)
+
|-
|-
-
! D
+
| J04500 A || O || O
-
| 2500-'''2000''', 1000-750 (middle) || 3000-2500 (middle), 500-'''250''' || '''3000'''-2500, 2500-'''2000''', 1000-'''750''' || 2500-'''2000''', 1000-'''750''' || 2500-'''2000''' || 3000-'''2500''' || 3000-'''2500''' (faint), 2000 (brightest), 1500-'''1000''' (2nd brightest)
+
|-
 +
| J04500 B || O || O
 +
|-
 +
| J31003 A || O || O
 +
|-
 +
| J31003 B || O || O
 +
|-
 +
| N1 A || O || O
 +
|-
 +
| N1 B || O || O
 +
|-
 +
| S03140 A || O || O
 +
|-
 +
| S03140 B || O || O
|}
|}
-
Legend:
+
'''TO DO:'''
-
* / - means "in between"
+
-
* '''Boldfaced''' – means "closer to"
+
-
* ¹ For Part J37033 colonies C and D, only one band was seen.
+
-
* ² Cannot see part, but saw plasmid for C and D for which Yusuf cut the part out
+
-
* ³ One person this while the other didn’t
+
 +
* Make 5 Kan plates
 +
* Make bottle of LB Broth
 +
* Make competent cells
 +
* Make o/n of J06801 (2005), Q04400 (2005), B0034 (2007), J31005 (2007)
 +
* Ligate N1 + S01003
 +
* Find alternate to I13033
-
'''Note from Anam:''' For colonies A of all parts, S02640 colony B, S01414 colony B, and F1610 colony B, I only wrote down the location of the band that had run furthest in the gel (except for the ones that weren’t correct – I recorded all the band locations for troubleshooting later) because all the parts are significantly smaller than their corresponding plasmids (Mistake on my part..I will write all the band locations in the future). I just wrote down how many bands I saw if there were more than 2 there.
+
== Oct. 2, 2007 ==
 +
Natalie
-
'''CONCLUSION from length check'''
+
'''SUMMARY:'''
-
All parts passed except for all colonies of F1610 and J37033.
+
* Made o/n (2 each) of: I130033 AB, E0433 AB, S03140 AB, J04500 AB, J31003 AB, N1 AB
 +
* NOTE: N1 = J23100 C + S01640 B + B0015
-
== August 24, 2007 ==
+
'''TO DO:'''
-
 
+
-
===Evening Session===
+
-
'''Time: 5 pm'''
+
-
 
+
-
F/T: Anam
+
-
 
+
-
P/T: Talal
+
-
 
+
-
* Record the results of the gel Yusuf had made and run (included in table below)
+
-
* PD length check for J23100 colony C successful.
+
-
* 1 band between 6 and 7 on gel
+
-
 
+
-
== August 23, 2007 ==
+
-
 
+
-
===Evening Session===
+
-
'''Start time: 6:30pm'''
+
-
 
+
-
F/T: Anam
+
-
 
+
-
P/T: Fareeha
+
-
 
+
-
* Done length check PD for all of A, green circle B, red circle B, black dot B
+
-
* Enzymes X and P used for all except for J23100 because the part is too small and so the plasmid that contained it was linearized using enzyme P.
+
-
* Buffer 2 was used.
+
-
 
+
-
====Results====
+
-
* All were correct length except for samples from colonies A and B of F1610 and colony A of J37033.
+
-
* S01003 (colony A), S01414 (colony B), I13507 (colony A) had 3 bands.
+
-
* The 3rd band might have shown up because some of the plasmid was only cut in one location.
+
-
 
+
-
====To do list====
+
-
 
+
-
# Do a PD length check for the rest of the samples
+
-
# Discuss with Yusuf how much information needs to be recorded when observing the bands in a gel for PD length check
+
-
 
+
-
''Note:'' There is one gel left in the fridge. It was made today.
+
-
 
+
-
== August 22, 2007 ==
+
-
 
+
-
===Evening Session===
+
-
'''Start Time: 5:30 pm – End Time: 7:30 pm'''
+
-
 
+
-
Members Present: Yusuf, Anam
+
-
 
+
-
* We did Mini Prep overnight and since I did 7 transformations, we decided to do 4 copies of each labeled A,B,C,D so that we have more flexibility in choosing our parts properly.
+
-
* These are the following symbols we used to clarify all the tubes with the parts
+
-
** Black circle - I 13507 (AMP Res) (A – D)
+
-
** Red circle - F 1610 (AMP & KAN Res) (A – D)
+
-
** Green Dot - S 01640 (AMP Res) (A – D)
+
-
** Black dot - S 01414 (AMP Res) (A – D)
+
-
** Red dot - J 37033 (AMP Res) (A – D)
+
-
** Black line - J 23100 which is a promoter (AMP Res) (A – D)
+
-
** Red line - S 01003 (AMP Res) (A – D)
+
-
* We also labeled our colonies from the Agar plates which were chosen for miniprep overnight as it was instructed by Seema to both Anam and Esther.
+
-
* The cells which had the promoter J 23100 were light pink colored; if Charles and Andy would like to shed some light upon that, that would be great.
+
-
 
+
-
== August 21, 2007 ==
+
-
 
+
-
===Morning Session===
+
-
'''Start Time: 11:00 am'''
+
-
 
+
-
* Charles showed me how to use the registry properly so if anyone needs to know  how to use the registry properly just let me know.
+
-
** We searched for super parts which is more like a couple of parts ligated together so that it makes our job a lot easier
+
-
** We chose 7 parts to be transformed from the neural network MODIFIED model
+
-
 
+
-
* Part timer Muhammad Talal Latif showed up and I instructed him on how to do transformation properly
+
-
* So I used 20 µL of TE buffer to extract:
+
-
** J 37033: 8F, Plate:3 (Amp Res)
+
-
** S 01640: 3L, Plate:3 (Amp Res)
+
-
* Both of them were from the iGEM 2007 Kit Plates
+
-
* We stored the plasmids in the –20°C freezer labeled in red DNA remaining
+
-
* Added 4 µL  of J37033 and S01640 to separate competent cell (DH5αZ1) eppendorf tubes from the –80°C freezer
+
-
* So now we are following the Transformation steps from the guidelines posted
+
-
* We used two AMP plates made from before
+
-
 
+
-
* We also made 8 AMP plates where 4 is going to be used today for the other four parts which we also transformed:
+
-
** I 13507: (Used form 2005 stock) (AMP Res)
+
-
** S 01003: 20O, Plate:1 (AMP Res)
+
-
** J 23100: 21E, Plate: 3 (AMP Res)
+
-
** S 01414: 22O, Plate: 1 (AMP Res)
+
-
 
+
-
* We also made 3 AMP and KAN plates where 1 is going to be used:
+
-
** F 1610: 1B, Plate: 2, (AMP and KAN Resistant)
+
-
 
+
-
* CONFUSION: While making the AMP and KAN plates we used AMP of 100mg/ml whereas KAN was 30mg/ml. So even though KAN was of different concentration we used the same quantity.
+
-
** CHARLES AND ANDY GIVE US SOME INSIGHT ON TO THIS TOPIC
+
-
* So we left all 7 plates for overnight incubation and hopefully we see some results tomorrow
+
-
* Everybody please welcome SeungMe (part time) who came in and helped me finish the work today and of course Charles
+
-
 
+
-
== August 13, 2007 ==
+
-
 
+
-
MP and sample PD and gel run.
+
-
 
+
-
 
+
-
10 MP total:
+
-
* 5 MP of R0040+E0240 (Black): A, B, C, D, E
+
-
* 5 MP of R0040+E0240 (Red): A, B, C, D, E.
+
-
 
+
-
 
+
-
Sample PD was done and gel run.
+
-
 
+
-
Enzymes used: X/P
+
-
 
+
-
Three bands for all:
+
-
 
+
-
~3000, ~2000-2500, ~1000.
+
-
 
+
-
Presumably they are undigested plasmid, plasmid alone, and promoter+reporter unit.
+
-
 
+
-
== August 12, 2007 ==
+
-
MP O/N
+
-
 
+
-
5 colonies for both petri dishes of R0040+E0240.
+
-
 
+
-
Colonies were labelled A, B, C, D, E
+
-
 
+
-
Aug. 11/07 ligation dish was labelled in BLACK.
+
-
 
+
-
Aug 10/07 (uncertain) ligation dish was labelled in RED.
+
-
 
+
-
 
+
-
Tomorrow: MP
+
-
 
+
-
''Note:'' DO NOT use the AMP in the iGEM box, as it was left out overnight at room temperature. It may have degraded (meaning, it may be unusable).
+
-
 
+
-
In addition:
+
-
* Eppendorf tubes should be put into Eppendorf tube holding tray, not the test tube holding tray.
+
-
* Also, make certain you put everything you took out of the fridge back in. Thanks.
+
-
 
+
-
== August 11, 2007 ==
+
-
 
+
-
Ligation + Transformation:
+
-
* Ligation of R0040 and E0240 done with standard procedures.
+
-
* Transformation of both today’s ligation and yesterday’s uncertain ligation (marked in RED) for two petri dishes total.
+
-
 
+
-
== August 10, 2007 ==
+
-
 
+
-
PD, GE, and ligation
+
-
 
+
-
PD and GE done with standard procedures.
+
-
 
+
-
Ligation could have been unsuccessful due to incubation at 37°C instead of room temperature.
+
-
 
+
-
 
+
-
'''Tomorrow:'''
+
-
* Religate
+
-
* Transformation
+
-
 
+
-
== August 9, 2007 ==
+
-
 
+
-
MP and sample PD run on R0040.
+
-
 
+
-
'''Tomorrow:'''
+
-
* PD + Gel extraction
+
-
* Quantitation
+
-
* Ligation
+
-
 
+
-
== August 8, 2007 ==
+
-
 
+
-
PD of R0040. Mistake made post-gel extraction where all the purified DNA was mixed with loading dye. This mixture is in the –20 freezer at the moment.
+
-
 
+
-
MP O/N was prepped with R0040 A from petri dish.
+
-
 
+
-
'''Tomorrow:'''
+
-
 
+
-
Starting at 12 PM:
+
-
# MP (1-2 hrs), make gel while MP.
+
-
# make more agar (while MP)
+
-
# PD test run (1 hr at most)
+
-
# PD + gel purification/extraction (2-3 hrs)
+
-
# quantitation + ligation (2 hrs)
+
-
 
+
-
If you’re coming in tomorrow, I recommend you pack lunch.
+
-
 
+
-
== August 7, 2007 ==
+
-
 
+
-
Made stock cells of R0040 and R0011+E0240.
+
-
* L1/A: 4 tubes
+
-
* L1/B: 4 tubes
+
-
* L2/A: 4 tubes
+
-
* L2/B: 4 tubes
+
-
* R0040: 4 tubes
+
-
 
+
-
They are in the –80°C freezer.
+
-
 
+
-
== August 6, 2007 ==
+
-
 
+
-
MP + Test PD
+
-
 
+
-
===MP===
+
-
* 5 tubes:
+
-
** R0011+E0240 L1 A,B
+
-
** R0011 +E0240 L2 A,B
+
-
** R0040
+
-
 
+
-
MP was done as usual, except for R0040, 0.5 mL was used to make stock (50/50 mix with glycerol).
+
-
 
+
-
===PD test run===
+
-
 
+
-
Ligated material:
+
-
* Standard proportions used.
+
-
* Enzymes: X/P
+
-
* Total volume: 10mL
+
-
 
+
-
R0040:
+
-
* Standard proportions.
+
-
* Enzyme: P
+
-
* Total volume: 10mL
+
-
* Results:
+
-
 
+
-
====Expected====
+
-
 
+
-
R0040:
+
-
* Part: 54 bp
+
-
* Plasmid: 2079
+
-
* Part and Plasmid: 2133
+
-
 
+
-
R0011:
+
-
* Part: 55bp
+
-
* Plasmid: 2079
+
-
* Part and Plasmid: 2134
+
-
 
+
-
E0240
+
-
* Part: 879bp
+
-
* Plasmid: 2079
+
-
* Part and Plasmid: 2955
+
-
 
+
-
R0011+E0240
+
-
* Uncut: plasmid+promoter+gene: 3013
+
-
 
+
-
R0040:
+
-
* One band b/t 2500/2000.
+
-
 
+
-
R0011+E0240:
+
-
* Optimal: Two bands, 2000bp and 1000bp
+
-
 
+
-
Possible:
+
-
* One cut, gene+promote+plasmid
+
-
* Two cuts, gene+promoter, plasmid
+
-
+
-
====Actual Results====
+
-
* R0040 adhered to expected results.
+
-
* Ligated material had anomalies:
+
-
** L1/A: 1500 bp band = ?
+
-
** L1/B, L2/A,B: 750 bp band = ? GFP gene alone?
+
-
 
+
-
MP O/N done for all five.
+
-
 
+
-
== August 5, 2007 ==
+
-
 
+
-
MP O/N:
+
-
* Five tubes
+
-
** 1 x R0040/DH5a (A)
+
-
** 2 x R0011+E0240 L1/(A), (B)
+
-
** 2 x R0011+E0240 L2/(A), (B)
+
-
 
+
-
Standard procedures were used. The AMP used is now in the iGEM box.
+
-
 
+
-
Future plans:
+
-
# MP for all items.
+
-
# stock tube for E0040.
+
-
# If  time allows:
+
-
## Standard PD/gel/quantitation/extraction for R0040.
+
-
## Test PD and gel run for ligated material
+
-
### Use S/P to cut out the insert; if the entire process was successful, the gel should show bands for both the R0011 and the E0240.
+
-
 
+
-
Making Stock:
+
-
 
+
-
Add same volume of glycerol as in left over MP tube. For this stock, it will be 0.5mL of MP and 0.5mL of glycerol (the glycerol is to protect the cell membranes whilst in the fridge).
+
-
 
+
-
== August 4, 2007 ==
+
-
 
+
-
===Session===
+
-
 
+
-
Did 3 transformations:
+
-
# E0240+R0011 into DH5aZ1, into AMP plates.
+
-
# E0240+R0011 into DH5aZ1, into AMP plates.
+
-
# R0040 into DH5a, into AMP plates.
+
-
 
+
-
E0240+R0011 were taken from Aug. 3, 2007 ligated stock.
+
-
 
+
-
R0040 directly from iGEM 2007 plate 1, well 70.
+
-
 
+
-
For transformations 1 and 2, standard procedures were used with small time variations.
+
-
 
+
-
For transformations 3:
+
-
# Extraction from the plate was done using 15mL of elution buffer, not deionized water.
+
-
# Commercial DH5α was used from Seema’s store to increase likelihood of success.
+
-
# Otherwise, standard procedures were used.
+
-
 
+
-
Further notes:
+
-
# We require more AMP plates. Whoever is in on Tuesday must make the plates. Remember you need to make the agar right before the autoclave cycle. Time it accordingly.
+
-
#  Should we be starting a cloning process with DH5αZ1 if DH5α is successful? Consider uses.
+
-
===Future Plans===
+
* Miniprep all above parts and length check
-
* Sunday: MP o/n prep.
+
* Transform:  
-
* Monday: MP, PD test run + gel test run
+
** J06801 (2005) - it's in the source box (this is a larger composite part containing J06501)
-
* Tuesday: Actual PD + gel extraction + quantitate
+
** B0034 - also in source box, if not, get it from Registry plates
-
* Wednesday: ligation + transformation
+
** Q04400 - re-transform using more DNA to see if we get more colonies and transform 2005/2006 version in the source box
 +
** J31005 - chloramphenicol resistance, just in case we need it
 +
* Continue cataloging and organization (Charles: I'll be dropping by to help out with that)
-
== August 3, 2007 ==
+
== Oct. 1, 2007 ==
-
We did three things today:  
+
'''Time: 3:45 PM - 8:30 PM'''
-
# Plasmid Digest
+
-
# Gel Run + Quantitation + Gel Extraction 
+
-
# Ligation
+
-
Plasmid and insert (two identical copies each) were run through #1 and #2, and ligated together during #3 (final count: two tubes of ligated material).
+
Yusuf, Irina
-
* Plasmid: iGEM 2006 R0011, colony ?
+
Summary:
-
* Insert: iGEM 2006 E0240, colony ? X2
+
-
As the materials used were from a successful sample PD from the day before, the entire thing was put through step #2 without a sample PD/Gel run.
+
* made 5 KAN plates
 +
* made 2 AMP+KAN plates
 +
* made 300 mL LB
-
Quantitation:  
+
Tranformation of following parts:
-
* R0011: 9 ng/mL
+
* I13033 -> KAN
-
* E0240: 2 ng/mL
+
* E0433 -> KAN
 +
* S03140 -> AMP
 +
* J04500 -> KAN
 +
* J31003 -> AMP
 +
* (J23100C + S01640B)+ B0015 -> KAN
-
Ligation:
+
Used 4μL of DNA for all transformations
-
* R0011 (10 ng): 1mL
+
-
* E0240 (12 ng): 6mL
+
-
* 10x buffer: 1 mL
+
-
* ligase: 0.5 mL
+
-
* ddH₂O: 1.5 mL
+
-
Plasmid, insert, and water were added first into one Eppendorf tube, then buffer and ligase. Standard procedures were followed after this point.
+
* tried to do DNA extraction for J06501 but somebody already extracted it (wasn't in the well)
 +
* couldn't find it in the iGEM DNA box as well !!!
-
There were two copies of ligated material.
+
TO DO:
-
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+
* MP o/n for the above parts
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Back to the [[Toronto|Toronto team]] main page
+
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Latest revision as of 04:01, 27 October 2007

Contents

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Parts Catalogue

October 24

  • ligate JI + N4 (AMP) into DH5a; this will be module D
  • ligate JI + RE (AMP) into DH5a; this will be module A
  • enzyme contamination test: cross-contamination detected in Xba and Spe tubes.

October 23

  • length check JI (J23100 + I0462): pass
  • quantitate JI, N4, Q04400B:
    • JI: 4.5 ng/uL
    • N4: 4.5 ng/uL
    • Q04400B: no bands seen
  • overnight prep of T9002(CDE), Q04400E
  • length check of E1A(AB): pass, but ghost bands present. Check for enzyme contamination.

October 20

(Anam)

  • miniprepped T9002(AB), E1A(AB)
  • quantitated Q04400B: no bands seen
  • length checks of T9002, N4, N5: all pass

October 19, 2007

Yusuf, Maria, Faareha, Talal

Start: 3pm - 12am

SUMMARY:

  • MP O/N for E1A and T9002
  • Transformation of J23100C and I0462 since no colonies grew
  • Quantitation for the following constructs (with results):
    • I13033 A - no band seen
    • I13504 with X/P - no band seen
    • N1A from Oct 4/07 with S/P - 13.5ng/μL
    • N1A from Oct 12/07 - 13.5ng/μL
    • R0082 - 5.5ng/μL
  • Digest
    • Q04400 B - primary digest with X/P wasn't successful. Only plasmid was seen. Second digest with E/S
      • If digest of Q04400 has been ok ed by charles proceed to Quantitation and ligation and transformation
    • Enzyme check for SpeI - all enzymes working

TO DO:

    • MP E1A and T9002
    • MP O/N for (J23100C + I0462)
    • Make AMP plates
    • After Charles approves it, continue to quantitation and ligation for Q04400B
    • Re quantitate the following I13033 and I13504 bcause no bands were seen when i did the quantitation
  • make competent cells, both DH5a and DH5a-z1 (Make about 12 each b/c we don't have that many tubes)
  • Charles will transform the pPCB and pCph8 plasmids

October 18th, 2007

Natalie

  • Rechecked Q04400B - everything is OK (verified by Seema and Esther).

Esther, Neha, Rafsan

1. MPs:

  • N4 (A,B) x2
  • N5 (A,B) x2
  • Stock cells of all of the above in the -80°C freezer
  • Some MP leftover - supernatent drained, put into -20°C freezer (if MP from today is poor, use these to redo the MP).

2. Transformation of E1b, N1 (new)

  • In the incubator.
  • Something is odd about these stock cells - they were taken from the -80°C freezer, iGEM box, labeled with "alpha" (presumably they are DH5a). Discuss at tomorrow's meeting.

3. PD of N4 A,B and N5 A,B - used X/P

4. Quantitation:

  • I13033
  • N1A
  • R0082 #1
  • I13504A

Note: The gel used was yesterday's.

Results:

Inconclusive. I have some doubts about the integrity of the wells in the gel - some of them were stuck together, some allowed loading dye to float out, etc. As a result, I am going to ask you redo the check for all of the above using a new gel.

To do:

1. MP O/N of E1b, N1 2. PD check: PD of N4 A,B and N5 A,B 3. Quantitate:

  • I13033
  • N1A
  • R0082 #1
  • I13504A

4. PD and GE of Q04400B - use the EXACT tube Natalie used yesterday - check the date (this is noted in the lab notebook).

October 17th, 2007

Yusuf (5:00pm - 10:00pm)

SUMMARY:

  • As optimistic as Natalie was, there is no way the parts Q04400B and I13033 match up with the bands seen in the gel. So no match once again.
  • Ligation of J23100C with I0462
    • the part has been named as N1 in the iGem Parts Excel sheet. Discard all other N1 and only keep the new N1
  • Mini prep O/N for N4 (A,B) and N5 (A,B)

TO DO:

  • MP for N4 (A,B) and N5 (A,B)
    • Length check for N4 (A,B) and N5 (A,B)if successful proceed with digest and gel extract
  • Transform ligated construct : N1 = J23100C + I0462
  • retry E1A (may need to go back to verify that starting parts are working properly)
  • Transform Q04400 from the 2007 plates (I think the one we were using was from last year). Same for I13033, unless the one we have is from 2007, then get the one from 2005 (2006 plate was bad in general)

October 16, 2007

Natalie (6:30 - 12:30)

From yesterday: E1A transformation unsuccessful; no colonies

Today:

  • ligation of R0062 and E0433 (tube in freezer labelled "nat1")
  • ligation of I0462 and (R0062 + E0240) (tube in freezer labelled "nat2")
  • Seema plated T9002 in DH5a
  • stored half a clean gel in the fridge
  • digested Q04400B and I13033 for length checking; stored gel in fridge for second-party verification
    • O = match, X = non-match
Part Name Part Plasmid
Q04400B O O
I13033 X? O
    • may need to find part for I13033 using more finely grained ladder
  • made 3 extra AMP plates and stored the rest of the agar in a different beaker
  • prepared the plasmids from Calgary for transformation (pPCB, pCph8)
    • more like attempted! Will find out if it worked tomorrow... thanks, Patrick!
  • transformed parts into DH5a cells and plated:
    • R0062 + E0433
    • I0462 + (R0062 + E0240)
    • pPCB
    • pCph8
      • note I spilled some ethanol on the pCph8 plate, which may adversely affect colony growth (ie. kill cells)

To do tomorrow:

  • attend simulation meeting 12-1 in MSB caf (bring your own lunch)
  • retry E1A (may need to go back to verify that starting parts are working properly)
  • if transformations successful, do overnights of colonies; otherwise, try try again
  • gel extract, quantitate, ligate Q04400B
  • verify that I13033 is correct
  • update wiki page - project description and progress

Oct. 15th, 2007

yusuf, Irina

  • transformation of (J23100+S01640) + J06801 labelled as E1A
    • used 4μl of ligated material from iGEM 2007 box
    • plate used AMP+Kan
  • MP of N2 (A,B,C,D) and length check
    • Enzyme used Xba/Pst
    • For all of N2 (A,B,C,D) the bands dont correspond to actual part and plasmid length
    • N2 (A,B,C,D) plasmid -> 3700bp from gel
  • LENGTH CHECK RESULTS:
N2 Results
Part Name Part Plasmid
A N/A x
B N/A x
C N/A x
D N/A x
  • digest and length check for Q04400:
    • Enzyme used Xba/Pst
    • Not a match
  • To do:
    • MP 0/n for J06801A+(J23100+S01640)
    • Charles figure something out for Q04400 and N2 because none of them was a match..
    • Put the tips in the autoclave room

Oct. 14th, 2007

Esther

1. MP O/N of N2 A, B, C, D.

2. Quantitation of

  • J06801A (Oct. 5th and Oct. 11th batch)
  • E0440A (2 μL of plasmid used)
  • Q04400 (2 μL of plasmid used)
  • Bands showed up for ALL of the above. J06801A was good. E0440A was sketchy, and Q04400 needs investigating. Check lab notebook for details, esp. on E04400A and Q04400A.

To be done by Adnan in the afternoon:

1. Ligation of J06801A and (J23100+S01640)

  • Both have been quantified and are in the enzyme box.

2. PD and GE of

  • I13033
  • N1A
  • R0082 #1
  • I13504A

To do (Monday):

  1. Transformation of J06801A+(J23100+S01640)
  2. MP of N2 A,B,C,D
  3. PD check and then PD, GE of N2
  4. ligations from #2 (check flow chart)

Oct. 13th, 2007

Anam

  • Retransformed N2 (New) into DH5a because the one from yesterday didn't grow
    • Use 5μL of DNA and transformed it on the same plate that was used yesterday (Charles said it should be okay since nothing grew on it).
  • PD, GE, and purification completed for J06801 (two tubes) cut using E/X. --> ligate with already purified J23100 + S01640 (it was cut with E/S).
    • PD was done for E0433 and Q04400 cut using X/P but the right bands didn't show up (refer to lab notebook for more details).
    • We are out of PstI. There are tubes of R0082, I13033, and N1 in the enzyme box in the with S/P written on them. They don't have enzymes in them. They just have the corresponding plasmid, BSA, and buffers in them. And so, it can be frozen. We can digest them when we have PstI.

Oct. 12th, 2007

Yusuf, Faareha, Talal

  • Transformation of N2 (New) into (AMP + KAN) plate.
    • It's in incubator.
  • MP of Q04400 (A,B)and I13033.
  • Length check for Q04400 (A,B).
  • Length check for R0082 (A,B)
    • Part length: 108 bp
    • Plasmid length: 2079 bp
  • LENGTH CHECK RESULTS:
Part Name Part Plasmid
Q04400 A O O
Q04400 B O O
R0082 1   O *DIGESTED WITH ONE ENZYME (SPE1)
R0082 2   O
I13033 X O
  • YEAHHH WE HAVE GOT QO4400 NOW WE CAN START OUR WORK
  • Enzyme activity
    • Recipe used:
      • Enzyme: 0.25 μL
      • Plasmid (J04500): 1 μL
      • BSA: 0.5 μL
      • Buffer: 0.5 μL
      • Distilled water: 3.75 μL
    • RESULTS IN LAB NOTEBOOK: RESULTS PRETTY GOOD FOR ALL OF THEM

TO DO:

  • LIGATE R0082 WITH E0240 A
    • TRANSFORM THE LIGATED CONSTRUCT
  • MP O/N FOR N2
  • DIGEST, GEL EXTRACT, PURIFICATION OF Q04400
  • RECHECK LENGTH CHECK FOR I13033 BECAUSE THE PLASMID SHOWS UP BUT THE PART DOESNT
  • WE HAVE A LOT OF AGAR GELS IN THE FREEZER USE THEM

Oct. 11th, 2007

Esther, Neha

1. MP O/N of

  • Q04400
    • 6 tubes of colony A
    • 6 tubes of colony B
  • I13033
    • 6 tubes of colony A
  • Each tube contained 1mL of LB

2. PD of E0240A and Q04400B (old MP), along with enzyme checks (see lab notebook)

3. Ligation of N1A and S01003. (N1A + S01003 = N2)

4. MP of J06801 A&B

To do:

1. Recheck the relative efficiency of all enzymes in the box.

2. Sample PD for R0082.

  • if good, takes steps to ligate with E0240A
  • if not good, troubleshoot - remake the MP with different colonies, etc.

3. MP of Q04400 (A and B) and I13033.

4. Transformation of N2

Oct. 10th, 2007

Yusuf

  • Transformation of Q04400 in DH5a from DNA of 2006
    • Its in the incubator and needs to be MP o/n tomorrow
  • Quantitation of N1 and S01003 using previously digested parts
    • Whoever comes in tomorrow plz check if the parts match up. everything is in the notebook and also do the calculation to find out the concentration of both constructs if they match up to what is expected
  • Length check of the following:
    • E1B # 1 (A,B)
    • E1B # 2 (A,B)
    • R0082 (A,B)
    • I13504 (A,B)
      • For all these length checks enzyme combination Xba/Pst was used
  • Length Check:
Part Name Part Plasmid
E1B#1 A O O
E1B#1 B O O
E1B#2 A O O
E1B#2 B O O
I13504 A O O
I13504 B x x
R0082 A x O
R0082 B x O
  • Mp o/n of J06801
  • I13033: plate couldnt be found
  • Made:
    • 3 AMP+KAN
    • 3 KAN

TO DO:

  • MP o/n of Q04400
  • Ligation of N1 + S01003 using previously digested parts
    • Quantitation has already been done and the tubes for these are in the iGem 2007 box
  • Proceed with ligating OmpR promoter with GFP: R0082 + E0240. (Use I13504 if you think it's necessary)
  • Test S/P/E/X enzymes (all of them) to determine relative activity and record the order. Use one of the not commonly used plasmids
  • MP of J06801 A&B
  • Ligate if N1 and S01003 is correct

Oct. 9, 2007

  • Digest, GE, purify, quantitate:
    • I13033 A, S/P - Bands at: ~3500, ~3000 (cut out), 2000-1500
      • [I13033] = 0 ng/μL
    • J06801 A, E/X - Bands at: ~6000 (cut out)
      • [J06801] = 0 ng/μL
    • Q04400 C, X/P - Bands at: none
  • Mini-prep E1b #1 AB, E1b #2 AB (#1 and #2 denote plate numbers)
  • length check (O = match, X = non-match):
Part Name Part Plasmid
N2 A X O
N2 B X O
N2 C X O
N2 D X O
  • For N2, the part length corresponded to ~1000 bp, which is the length of both N1 and S01003.
  • Hold off on length checking R0062 (may or may not happen)

To Do:

  • Length check of E1b #1 AB, E1b #2 AB
  • Make plates when you need them. (We have 2 large agar flasks, and if you do melt one, maybe split it into 2 flasks)
  • Proceed with ligating OmpR promoter with GFP: R0082 + E0240. (Use I13504 if you think it's necessary)
  • Test S/P/E/X enzymes (all of them) to determine relative activity and record the order. Use one of the not commonly used plasmids
  • Re-ligate N1 + S01003 using previously digested parts (make sure to quantitate again)
  • Transform Q04400 into DH5a
  • Make o/n of J06801 A, I13033 A (4 x 2.5 mL each) - this is to address the low DNA concentrations; we will combine them into 2 super MPs (the MP kit can only handle a max of 5 mL of o/n per tube). We will then combine them in the gel extractions stage

Oct. 8, 2007

Yusuf

  • Mini prep o/n of the following:
    • E1B# 1 -> A&B
    • E1B# 2 -> A&B
  • Mini prep of the following:
    • N2 -> A,B,C,D
    • R0062 -> C,D,E,F
  • The above mini preps kept in the igem box labelled with green sticker "DNA from plates"

TO DO:

  • Make
    • 5 AMP plates
    • 5 KAN Plates
    • 3 AMP+KAN Plates
  • Mini prep of:(in incubator)
    • E1B# 1 -> A&B
    • E1B# 2 -> A&B
  • Length Check for:
    • E1B# 1 -> A&B
    • E1B# 2 -> A&B
    • N2 -> A,B,C,D
    • R0062 -> C,D,E,F
  • Plasmid Digest and gel extract of the above constructs

Oct. 7, 2007

Esther, Conrad, Adnan

Done:

  • Transform E1b - Done with AMP plates. Two plates of this in the incubator. One may have been unsuccessful.
  • MP I13033A and J06801A (two each; also freezer stocks of these, one each), MP of I13504 A, B.
    • Label may have been switched between the two parts. Run a sample PD to check before proceeding.
      • The two that may have been switched are I13033A and J06801A - the ones that have the resistances written on them. The other ones were done later and there should be no problems.
  • MP o/n for N2 (4 colonies: A,B,C,D) and R0062 (colonies: C, D, E, F)

To Do:

  • MP O/N of E1b
  • MP of N2 (A,B,C,D) and R0062 (C,D,E,F)
  • Digest, GE, purify, quantitate:
    • I13033 A, S/P
    • J06801 A, E/X
    • Q04400 C, X/P (assuming R0011 was cut with S/P)
  • PD length check I13504 AB

Note: We are out of EtBr. Check with Seema.

Oct. 6, 2007

Anam, Tara, Jovan

  • Finished gel purification of J06801, J31003, B0034, E0433, I13033
  • MP for Q04400CD, R0062AB
  • PD length check for Q04400 CD, R0062AB
Part Name Part Plasmid
R0062 A X X
R0062 B X X
Q04400 C O O
Q04400 D X X
  • Quantitation of J06801, J31003, B0034, E0433, I13033
    • Nothing showed up for J06801, I13033
    • [J31003] = 2.2 ng/μL
    • [B0034] = 9.4 ng/μL
    • [E0433] = 13.5 ng/μL
  • Ligated B0034 + J31003 = E1b (refer to diagram posted up in wet lab area)
  • Transformed N1A + S01003D = N2 and its in incubator.
  • MP o/n for I13033A (2 copies), J06801A (2 copies), I13504 AB in incubator. (2 copies should be combined into 1 Eppendorf tube each; should end up with 1 new miniprep of I13033A and J06801A. If these MPs are successful, remove/store the old ones)


TO DO:

  • Transform E1b
  • MP I13033A, and J06801A (and make stock if there isn't any in the -80 freezer of this)
    • Don't do PD length check on these because it has already been done before and has passed it.
  • Digest, GE, purify, quantitate:
    • I13033 A, S/P
    • J06801 A, E/X
    • Q04400 C, X/P (assuming R0011 was cut with S/P)
  • MP and PD length check I13504 AB
  • MP o/n for N2 (4 colonies: A,B,C,D)

Oct. 5, 2007

Yusuf, Maria, Talal, Faareha

SUMMARY:

  • Miniprep: J06801 (2005), Q04400 (2005), B0034 (2007), J31005 (2007)
  • Length Check:
Part Name Part Plasmid
B0034 A O O
B0034 B O O
J06801 A O O
J06801 B O O
J31005 A O O
J31005 B O O
Q04400 A O O
Q04400 B O O
  • Made competent cells
  • Ligate N1 A + S01003 D = N2 (overnight)
  • Made o/n of R0062 (2007) AB, Q04400 (2005) with high [IPTG] (pSB2k3 is high copy number in LacI- environment)
  • Transformed I13504 (2007)
  • Gel Extract:
    • B0034 A, S/P
    • E0433 A, X/P
    • I13033 A, S/P
    • J06801 A, E/X
    • J31003 A, X/P

TO DO:

  • B0015 (2005) didn't transform, try again
  • Complete gel extract procedure
  • Ligate:
    • B0034 A + J31003 A
    • I13033 A + E0433 A
    • (J23100 + S01640) D + J06801 A

Oct. 4, 2007

Esther, Neha, Rafsan

SUMMARY:

  • Found alternate to I1303: ligate terminator (B0015) and Lux pR promoter (R0062) separately
  • Transformed R0062 (2007), B0015 (2005)
  • Made o/n of DH5a, DH5a-z1, J06801 (2005), Q04400 (2005), B0034 (2007), J31005 (2007)
  • Digest and Gel Extract of N1 A with enzymes S/P
  • Quantitation: N1 = 16.8 ng/μL, S01003 (2007) = 4.1 ng/μL

TO DO:

  • Make o/n: R0062 (2007), B0015 (2005)
  • Miniprep and Check Lengths: J06801 (2005), Q04400 (2005), B0034 (2007), J31005 (2007)
  • Ligate N1 and S01003 and transform in DH5a
  • Make competent cells

Oct. 3, 2007

Yusuf

SUMMARY:

  • Transformed: J06801 (2005), Q04400 (2005), B0034 (2007), J31005 (2007)
  • Minipreped I130033 AB, E0433 AB, S03140 AB, J04500 AB, J31003 AB, N1 AB
  • Made o/n of DH5a and DH5a-z1 (from July 16 plate - ask Seema if this is ok)
  • Length Check (O = match, X = does not match):
Part Name Part Plasmid
E0433 A O O
E0433 B O O
I13033 A X O
I13033 B X O
J04500 A O O
J04500 B O O
J31003 A O O
J31003 B O O
N1 A O O
N1 B O O
S03140 A O O
S03140 B O O

TO DO:

  • Make 5 Kan plates
  • Make bottle of LB Broth
  • Make competent cells
  • Make o/n of J06801 (2005), Q04400 (2005), B0034 (2007), J31005 (2007)
  • Ligate N1 + S01003
  • Find alternate to I13033

Oct. 2, 2007

Natalie

SUMMARY:

  • Made o/n (2 each) of: I130033 AB, E0433 AB, S03140 AB, J04500 AB, J31003 AB, N1 AB
  • NOTE: N1 = J23100 C + S01640 B + B0015

TO DO:

  • Miniprep all above parts and length check
  • Transform:
    • J06801 (2005) - it's in the source box (this is a larger composite part containing J06501)
    • B0034 - also in source box, if not, get it from Registry plates
    • Q04400 - re-transform using more DNA to see if we get more colonies and transform 2005/2006 version in the source box
    • J31005 - chloramphenicol resistance, just in case we need it
  • Continue cataloging and organization (Charles: I'll be dropping by to help out with that)

Oct. 1, 2007

Time: 3:45 PM - 8:30 PM

Yusuf, Irina

Summary:

  • made 5 KAN plates
  • made 2 AMP+KAN plates
  • made 300 mL LB

Tranformation of following parts:

  • I13033 -> KAN
  • E0433 -> KAN
  • S03140 -> AMP
  • J04500 -> KAN
  • J31003 -> AMP
  • (J23100C + S01640B)+ B0015 -> KAN

Used 4μL of DNA for all transformations

  • tried to do DNA extraction for J06501 but somebody already extracted it (wasn't in the well)
  • couldn't find it in the iGEM DNA box as well !!!

TO DO:

  • MP o/n for the above parts
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