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| − | # Add 600 µL of O/N culture to an appropriately labeled 1.5 mL microfuge tube. Save the rest of the O/N culture and keep them sterile. | + | # Label two 1.5 mL tubes with your initials and the clone you will miniprep (e.g., X1). |
| + | #Add 600 µL of O/N culture to an appropriately labeled 1.5 mL microfuge tube. Save the rest of the O/N culture and keep them sterile. | ||
# Add 100 µL 7X Lysis Buffer (blue color). Mix by inverting the tube 4-10 times. Solution should become clear blue instead of opaque. Proceed to the next step within 3 minutes. | # Add 100 µL 7X Lysis Buffer (blue color). Mix by inverting the tube 4-10 times. Solution should become clear blue instead of opaque. Proceed to the next step within 3 minutes. | ||
# Add 350 µL of Neutralization Buffer (yellow color; RNase A already added) and mix by inverting the tube until the entire solution and precipitate is yellow. This buffer is stored at +4 ° C. | # Add 350 µL of Neutralization Buffer (yellow color; RNase A already added) and mix by inverting the tube until the entire solution and precipitate is yellow. This buffer is stored at +4 ° C. | ||
Revision as of 18:27, 6 November 2018
Day Before Lab Day (4:30 pm) For each miniprep, grow 2 mL of LB + ampicillin culture, 37° C, overnight (O/N); shake at 250 RPM to make sure the cultures are well aerated.
Lab Day
- Label two 1.5 mL tubes with your initials and the clone you will miniprep (e.g., X1).
- Add 600 µL of O/N culture to an appropriately labeled 1.5 mL microfuge tube. Save the rest of the O/N culture and keep them sterile.
- Add 100 µL 7X Lysis Buffer (blue color). Mix by inverting the tube 4-10 times. Solution should become clear blue instead of opaque. Proceed to the next step within 3 minutes.
- Add 350 µL of Neutralization Buffer (yellow color; RNase A already added) and mix by inverting the tube until the entire solution and precipitate is yellow. This buffer is stored at +4 ° C.
- Microfuge full speed for 2 minutes at room temperature (RT°).
- While your samples are spinning, prepare Zymo-Spin II column (with white binding resin) by inserting into 2 mL collection tube. Be sure to label the spin column and the collection tube. Also label a second 1.5 mL microfuge tube for the final elution.
- Transfer ~900 µL yellow supernatant to Zymo-Spin II column. Do not transfer any of the solid precipitate. Better to leave some clear yellow liquid behind than to get greedy and transfer some solid material.
- Microfuge full speed for 2 minutes at RT°.
- Discard liquid flowthrough and reinsert Zymo-Spin II column into same collection tube.
- Add 200 µL Endo-Wash Buffer to the Zymo-Spin II column. Spin full speed for 15 seconds at RT°. Repeat this step a second time. No need to empty flow through until second wash is completed.
- Add 400 µL Zyppy Wash Buffer (with ethonol already added). Spin full speed for 30 seconds at RT°. Discard liquid flowthrough. Repeat this step a second time. Discard liquid flowthrough and and the 2 mL collection tube after the second wash. The DNA is still in the spin column.
- Transfer Zymo-Spin II column to a clean and appropriately labeled 1.5 mL microfuge tube (from step 5 above). Cut the lid off this tube before microfuging!
- Add 30 µL Zyppy Elution Buffer to the center of the to the Zymo-Spin II column. Let it stand for 1 minute to maximize yield.
- Microfuge full speed for 30 seconds at RT°. SAVE THE LIQUID with your plasmid. Discard the spin column.
- You can NanoDrop the DNA to determine the concentration.
