Tuesday, November 18, 2003 Description Sequencing reaction Procedure 1) Denature dsDNA by the addition of 8ul DNA (approximately 3ug) to a sterile microcentrifuge tube containing 2ul freshly made 2M NaOH vortexed briefly and incubate at ro...
Tuesday, November 18, 2003 Description Measurement of DNA concentration using PanVera fluorescence assay Procedure This Dye measures DNA concentration using a fluorescent dye which binds only double stranded DNA. The fluorescence of this d...
Tuesday, November 18, 2003 Description In vitro Mutagenesis with dut ung single stranded DNA Procedure In an 0.5 ml microfuge tube add: 0.2 microgram single stranded dut ung DNA 1.3 microliter kinased oligo from above (33 ng) 1 microliter...
Tuesday, November 18, 2003 Description Replication timing using transient hemimethylation Procedure 1. Grow ~330 ml of RM14-3a expressing dam methylase (RM14-3a Meth5) to an OD660 of about 0.3 (3.85 x 106 cells/ml) at 23oC. Arrest with 200...
Tuesday, November 18, 2003 Description Replication timing by density transfer Procedure 1. Grow cells at least 7 generations in 0.1% (w/v) [13C]-acetate or glucose 0.01% (w/v) [15N]-ammonium sulfate Amino acids/supplements (as required, ad...
Tuesday, November 18, 2003 Description Replication timing by comparative hybridization Procedure 1. Grow the cells in minimal medium with 1% Na-acetate or 3% glycerol as the carbon source, aiming for about 20 ml cells per time point. (Raff...
Thursday, November 13, 2003 Description Method for assaying gliotoxin production in Aspergillus fumigatus Procedure Culture and extraction Culture Aspergillus fumigatus on Sabouraud agar plates for 2 days at 37C and harvest the conidia usi...
Thursday, November 13, 2003 Description A rapid method for generating gene deletions in Aspergillus fumigatus Procedure Step 1: Introduction of target cosmid into KS272(pKOBEG) The E. coli strain KS272(pKOBEG) is transformed with the relev...
Tuesday, October 21, 2003 Description Random Primed Labeling of DNA Procedure 1. Denature 30 to 50 ng of DNA by boiling for 2 min. 2. To a microcentrifuge tube add in this order: ddH2O to give a final volume of 50 ul 10 ul of OLB Denatured...
Tuesday, October 21, 2003 Description Labeling Oligonucleotides Using T4 Polynucleotide Kinase Procedure 1. Add the following to a microcentrifuge tube: 2 l of 10X Kinase Buffer 3 l of -[32P]-ATP (7000 Ci/mmole or 167 Ci/ul) (CAUTION! See...