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Construction of pET3A-(S)-chlH:

1. Amplify Synechocystis-Cyanobacteria gene S-chlH by PCR (Using Phusion Polymerase) using the following conditions:

Amplification introduces sites NdeI and KpnI-BamHI into the gene.

2. Amplification is followed by DNA Gel Electrophoresis is used to confirm that the length of the PCR fragment is the same as the corresponding gene (~4kb).

3. PCR Clean Up/Purification

4. Restriction Digestion of gene S-chlH with NdeI and BamHI using the following conditions:

Digest in 37°C for 2 hours.

Add 0.5 ul NdeI and 0.5 ul BamHI.

Digest in 37°C for additional 30 minutes.

5. DNA Gel Electrophoresis is used to confirm the correct band of ~4kb.

6. Gel Extraction is performed to isolate the correct band(~4kb).

7. pET3A:

Innoculate pET3A single colony from plate into 250 mL flask containing 50 mL LB + 50 ul Carb. Allow to grow in 30°C shaker overnight.

Miniprep cultures.

Restriction Digestion of plasmid pET3A with enzymes NdeI and BamHI using the following conditions:

        42.1 ul pET3A plasmid
        5 ul NEB 4 (10x)
        0.5 ul BSA (100x)
        1.2 ul NdeI
        1.2 ul BamHI
        ---------------------
        50 ul total

Gel Extraction is performed to isolate the correct band(~5kb).

8. Ligate S-chlH to plasmid pET3A", yielding plasmid "pET3A-(S)-chlH"

9. Transformation into Novablue cells using KCM Competent Cell Transformation using the following conditions:

Plate onto LB Agar + Carb plate

10. Innoculate single colonies into separate 4mL LB + 4mL Carb culture tubes and let grow overnight in 30°C.

11. Miniprep cultures

12. Analytic Digestion using the following conditions:

         20 ul DNA
         3 ul NEB 4 (10x)
         1 ul NdeI
         1 ul SpeI
         3 ul BSA (10x)
         2.0 ul H2O   
         -------------
         30 ul total

Run gel – look for ~4kb and ~5kb band

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