PCR for Bio113
PCR Verification of Successful GGA
If you want to use PCR to verify that GGA has happened, you can amplify the plasmid DNA inside the cells you grew overnight. After PCR, you will need to analyze the PCR product (often called an amplicon) by gel electrophoresis (2.0% agarose gel).
- For each PCR you want to perform on your eXperimental cells (e.g. X1, X2, X3), remove 10 µL of cells from the overnight culture. This will serve as your template.
- Use 10 µL of negative control (N) cells as template to see the MW of the PCR product when no GGA has occurred.
- Add the cell cultures to the labeled tubes for your particular receiving plasmid.
- The tubes already contain two primers (see list below) and the green GoTaq master mix that contains buffer, dNTPs and Taq DNA polymerase. The volume of this tube is currently 15 µL and will be 25 µL after you add the template cells.
PCR Primers to Confirm Successful GGA (Using Green GoTac DNA polymerase from Promega)
J119137; pClone Red (remove 70 bp, insert <60 bp)
113_pClone_confirm_For; CTCCTCTTTAATTACTAGACGAC Tm = 60 C
113_pClone_confirm_Rev; AAGTGAACTTGGGCCC Tm = 62 C
113 bp amplicon for J119137
J119384; rClone Red (remove 815 bp, insert <60 bp)
113_rClone_confirm_For; CTCGTAATTTATGTGGACGAC TM = 61 C
113_rClone_confirm_Rev; TCGGAGGAAGCCATCTC Tm = 63 C
856 bp amplicon for J119384
J100204; actClone Red (remove 119 bp, insert <60 bp)
113_actClone_confirm_For; ACAGCTCTTCGCCTTTAC Tm = 62 C
113_actClone_confirm_Rev; ATGCAGAATAATCCAACACG Tm = 61 C
250 bp amplicon for J100204
J100205; repClone Red (remove 129 bp, insert <60 bp)
113_repClone_confirm_For; ACAGCTCTTCGCCTTTAC Tm = 62 C
113_repClone_confirm_Rev; GGTTTCTAATGGCTTCCTC Tm = 60 C
340 bp amplicon for J100205
