Bioware Lab Work: Bootcamp on Constructing Biobricks and Fluorescent Protein Analysis
Join our Bioware Lab Bootcamp where we focus on cloning and combining Biobricks from our parts registry to create plasmids. Projects include using constitutive and UV-inducible promoters with ECFP, YFP, and GFP fluorescent proteins. Participants will learn essential techniques such as plasmid transformation, miniprep, digestion, ligation, and selection of non-RFP cells. The course culminates in fluorescence reading and PCR confirmation of Biobrick sequences. Ideal for those interested in synthetic biology and genetic engineering.
Bioware Lab Work: Bootcamp on Constructing Biobricks and Fluorescent Protein Analysis
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Bioware Lab Work – Bootcamp! Clone two Biobricks from the parts registry and combine them in a plasmid.
Projects • Tom and Amanda – constitutive pTet promoter and ECFP • Francis and Bob – • Steve and Matt – UV inducible promoter and YFP • Meagan and Erin – constitutive pTet promoter and GFP (parts E0240 and E0840) Plasmid Backbone from J04450: CAP resistance and RFP Biobrick
Procedure • Remove plasmids from registry – Transform • Miniprep, Digest, Ligate, Transform • Select for non RFP cells that grow on CAP • 2 overnight cultures to prepare for a fluorescence reading • Confirmation using PCR amplification of Biobrick sequequence inside the prefix and suffix.
Plates Meagan and Erin – 12M | 120 pTet + GFP Transformations 5/26/2010 RFP Tom and Amanda – pTet + ECFP Transformations 5/26/2010
Promoter Digest 2% Gel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1. 1 kb ladder 2. Constitutive promoter 3. UV promoter 4. Rx1 Promoter 5. 18C promoter 1 6. 18 C promoter 2 7. RFP 8. Empty 9. Empty 10. Empty
Digestions 1% Gel 1. 1 kb ladder 2. ECFP 3. RFP (for backbone) 4. YFP 5. RFP (for backbone 6. Downstream Part? 7. RFP (for backbone) 8. 12O GFP 9. 12M GFP 10. RFP (for backbone) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Possible Directions • Super metal-resistant cell • Magnetosomes • Metal mobilization • Metal immobilization
Past Projects • 2009 • Cornell-Cd sensor-bronze • Groningen-As accumulation/remediator-gold, finalist • Seoul-Cd As Zn sensor • Newcastle-Cd sensor/remediator-gold • Tokyo Tech-Fe oxidation-silver • Australia-Hg accumulation, ice precipitation-bronze • Virginia-As accumulation-bronze • 2008 • UNAM Mexico-Ni Transport-bronze • METU-Turkey-heavy metal • sequestration • Prairieview-Cation transporters-bronze • 2007 • St. Petersburg-Cu sensor • Brown-Pb sensor • MIT-Hg sensor/deactivator • Prairieview-Fe(II), V(II), Ni(II), S sensor • Turkey-Metal Transporter • 2006 • Edinburgh-As sensor • Latin America-Fe sensor