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Barrick Lab :: Laboratory Protocols %TOC% ---++ Creating Protocols * [[ProtocolHowTo][How to Create a Protocol]] %BR% Best practices for designing a protocol and for putting it on the lab Wiki. * [[ProtocolUpdatesNeeded][Updates Needed]] %BR% Request new protocols and changes to protocols. ---++ Lab Stocks and Practices * [[StandardMicrobiologicalPractices][Standard Microbiological Practices]] <br />aka the approximately Ten Commandments of microbiology lab research. * [[AutoclaveSterilization][Autoclave Sterilization]] * [[GlasswareCleaning][Cleaning Glassware]] * [[ProtocolsMediaRecipes][Media Recipes]] <br />Solid and liquid media for bacterial growth. * [[ProtocolsAntibioticStockSolutions][Antibiotics and Supplements]] <br />Stock solutions and working concentrations of antibiotics and media supplements. * [[ProtocolsReagentRecipes][Reagent and Buffer Recipes]] <br />How to prepare common stocks of chemical solutions used in lab. * [[ReferencePlasmids][Plasmids]] <br />Sequences and characteristics of plasmids commonly used in lab. * [[ProtocolsFreezingStrains][Freezing Strains]] <br />How to freeze and archive strain samples. * [[ProtocolsStrainDatabase][Strain Database]] <br />How to search and enter samples in the lab database. * [[ProtocolsReagentsPfuSso7d][Pfu-Sso7d polymerase purification]] <br />How to express and purify Pfu-Sso7d polymerase. * [[ReferenceKeioASKACollection][Keio and ASKA Collections]] <br />Information about finding and using these _E. coli_ strains. * [[ProtocolsFindStrainsPlasmids][Find strains and plasmids]] <br />List of commonly used culture/plasmid collections. * [[ProtocolsFindChemicals][Find sources for chemicals]] <br />Search by structure, identify chemical synonyms, and find commercial sources. * [[Strain_side_notes][E. coli strains]] <br />Characteristics of _E. coli_ strains commonly used in the lab. * [[Microplate Reader Quick Start Guide][Microplate Reader Quick Start Guide]] <br />Quick guide with main steps for setting up and using the microplate reader in our lab. ---++ PCR and Sequencing * [[ProceduresPrimerDesign][Sequencing/Genotyping Primer Design]] <br />Design primers to validate mutations in evolved genomes. * _Escherichia coli_ REL606 Genome Resources: [[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/tools/primer-blast/index.cgi?ORGANISM=413997&INPUT_SEQUENCE=NC_012967.1&log$=seqview_list_primer][Design Primers]] | [[http://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi?PAGE_TYPE=BlastSearch&USER_FORMAT_DEFAULTS=on&SET_SAVED_SEARCH=true&PAGE=MegaBlast&PROGRAM=blastn&GAPCOSTS=0%200&MATCH_SCORES=1,-2&DATABASE=nr&BLAST_PROGRAMS=megaBlast&MAX_NUM_SEQ=100&SHORT_QUERY_ADJUST=on&EXPECT=10&WORD_SIZE=28&REPEATS=repeat_9606&TEMPLATE_TYPE=0&TEMPLATE_LENGTH=0&FILTER=L&FILTER=m&EQ_MENU=Escherichia%20coli%20B%20str.%20REL606%20%28taxid%3A413997%29&SHOW_OVERVIEW=on&SHOW_LINKOUT=on&ALIGNMENT_VIEW=Pairwise&MASK_CHAR=2&MASK_COLOR=1&GET_SEQUENCE=on&NUM_OVERVIEW=100&DESCRIPTIONS=100&ALIGNMENTS=100&FORMAT_OBJECT=Alignment&FORMAT_TYPE=HTML&OLD_BLAST=false][Blast]] | [[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/254160123][Genbank]] | [[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/NC_012967.1?report=graph][Browser]] |[[http://www.ecocyc.org/ECOL413997/][BioCyc]] * [[ProtocolsOrderingPrimers][Ordering Primers]] | [[http://www.idtdna.com/ICMBSupplyCenter/Login.aspx][%ICON{external}% ICMB's IDT page]] | [[ProtocolsDegenerateBases][Degenerate bases]] * [[ProtocolsResuspendingPrimers][Resuspending Primers]] * [[ProtocolsStandardPCR][Standard PCR]] * [[ProtocolsTaq][Which polymerase is right for me?]] * [[ProtocolsDpnIDigestion][Easy DpnI Digestion]] * [[ProceduresOverlapPCR][Overlap PCR]] * [[ProceduresStandardAgaroseGel][Agarose Gel Electrophoresis]] * [[DNAConcentrationDetermination][DNA Concentration Determination]]<br />Protocols for Qubit, Nanodrop, and Agarose Gel DNA concentrations, and example data highlighting caveats for each. * [[ProcedureDNASequencing][DNA Sequencing]] * [[Protocols16SSequencing][16S rRNA Sequencing]]<br />16S rRNA PCR and sequencing to identify unknown microbes * Tools: [[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/BLAST/bl2seq/wblast2.cgi][Blast2Seq (NCBI)]] | [[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gorf/gorf.html][ORF Finder (NCBI)]] | [[http://www.ebi.ac.uk/Tools/emboss/transeq/index.html][Translate (EMBOSS)]] * [[MEGAWHOP][MEGAWHOP]] * [[IlluminaSequencing][Illumina Next Generation Sequencing]]<br />Protocol for NGS library generation * [[<span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">T7</span><span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">mRNAsynthesis</span>][<span style="font-size: 13px; color: #3a3a3a; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">T7 </span><span style="font-size: 13px; color: #3a3a3a; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">mRNA synthesis</span>]] ---++ Genetic Modification and Cloning * [[ProtocolsConjugation][Conjugation]] %BR% General conjugation protocol for introducing plasmids to bacteria. * [[ProtocolsUVLibrary][UV Mutagenesis]] %BR% Make a library of bacterial mutants with UV irradiation. * [[ProtocolsAraMarker][Selecting Arabinose Marker Revertants]] %BR% Direct selection of Ara+ revertants from Ara– strains. * [[ProtocolsElectrocompetentCells][Electrocompetent Cells]] %BR% Make electrocompetent _E. coli_ stocks for transformation. * [[ProtocolsElectroporation][Electroporation of your Electrocompetent Cells]] %BR% Transform your Electrocompetent cells with DNA. * [[ProtocolsColonyTransformation][Colony Transformation]] %BR% Rapid chemical transformation of E. coli colonies with high copy plasmids.. * [[ProtocolsRestrictionEnzymeCloning][Restriction Enzyme Cloning]] %BR% Insert a target DNA sequence into a plasmid via restriction digest and ligation. * [[ProtocolsGeneGorgingMarker][Gene Gorging Neutral Markers]] %BR% λ red genetic modification for mutations with a selectable or screenable marker using donor plasmid. For example, converting Ara+ strains to Ara–. * [[ProceduresGeneGorgingEvolvedAlleles][Gene Gorging Evolved Alleles]] %BR% λ red genetic modification without a selectable or screenable phenotype using donor plasmid. * [[ProcedureFLPFRTRecombination][FLP-FRT Recombination]] %BR% Induce targeted recombination (commonly used to eliminate the Kan<sup>R</sup> cassette from Keio strains). * [[ProcedureGenomeModificationDatsenkoWanner][Genome Modification (Datsenko and Wanner Method)]] %BR% λ red genetic modification using a PCR product containing a selectable marker. * [[ProcedureGeneReplacements][Gene Replacements (Church Method)]]%BR% Allelic exchange using pKOV integration. Generate unmarked mutations. * [[ProtocolsGibsonCloning][Gibson Cloning]] %BR% Make complex constructs from multiple genetic parts. Master mix recipe, procedure, and Gibson walkthrough included. * [[ProtocolsSsdnaRecombination][lambda red mediated ssDNA gene modification]]<br />λ red mediated ssDNA oligo mutation reconstruction. * [[ProtocolsPsltsEditing][pSLTS genomic editing for _E. coli_ (Copley lab)]]<br />Scarless genome modification using pSLTS plasmids developed by Copley lab. * [[ProtocolsMegaprimerMegawhop][Megaprimer Megawhop Mutagenesis]] <br />Simple and reliable method for introducing specific mutations into plasmids. * [[Golden Gate Assembly Protocols Main Page][Golden Gate Assembly Protocols]] * [[BroadHostRangeToolkit][Broad-Host-Range Toolkit (BTK)]] <br />Golden Gate part kit derived from YTK for work in non-model bacterial species. * [[Protocols Golden Gate Assembly of Cassette Plasmids][Assembly of Cassette Plasmid]] * [[ProtocolsP1Transduction][P1 Transduction]] <br />Quickly move mutations that are linked to a selectable marker between _E. coli_ strains. * [[ProtocolsChemCompCellsInoue][Preparing and Transforming Chemically Competent Cells]] <br />No-kit Inoue method * [[ProtocolsTransformingChemCompCells][Transforming Chemically Competent Cells]] * [[ProtocolsEfficiencyChemCompCells][Checking Transformation Efficiency of Chemically Competent Cells]] ---++ Mutation Rates, Growth Rates and Evolutionary Stability * [[ProtocolsFluctuationTests][Fluctuation Tests]]<br />Measure bacterial mutation rates to antibiotic resistance, phage resistance, or reversion of auxotrophy. * [[ProtocolsGrowthRates][Growth Rates]]<br />Measure bacterial growth rates from OD600/platereader data * [[ProtocolsFluorescentProteinEvolutionaryStability][Fluorescent Protein Evolutionary Stability]]<br />Measure the evolutionary stability of fluorescent protein expression. * [[ProtocolPhageLysate][Making Phage Lysates]]<br />E. coli phages T7, T4, others? * [[ProtocolsPhageTiters][Measuring Phage Titers]] * T7 Phage Fitness Assays: * [[ProtocolsPhageAdsorptionRate][Measuring Adsorption Rate of T7 Phage]] * [[ProtocolsPhageLysisTiming][Measuring Lysis Timing of T7 Phage]] * [[ProtocolsPhageBurstSize][Measuring Burst Size of T7 Phage]] ---++ Genome Resequencing and Mutation Validation * [[ProceduresGenomicDNAResequencing][Genomic DNA Isolation]]<br />Isolate gDNA for genome resequencing. * [[ProceduresTargetedSequencing][Targeted Sequencing of a Specific Gene]]<br />To find mutations or validate predictions from whole-genome re-sequencing data. * [[ProceduresCalculatingMutationRatesFromGenomicData][Mutation Rates from Genome Resequencing]] %BR% How to estimate mutation rates (and confidence limits) from counts of mutations in multiple genome data sets. ---++ Experimental Evolution * [[ProceduresLongTermCompetitions][Competitive Fitness Assays]] <br />Measure the head-to-head relative fitness of two strains in co-culture. * [[ProceduresEvolvabilityRiboseSubpopulations][Identifying Ribose Operon Deletions]] * [[ProcedureEvolvabilityMutationAccumulation][Mutation Accumulation for Microsatellite Strains]] * [[ProcedureBacterialMutationAccumulation][Bacteria Mutation Accumulation Experiments]] %BR% Propagate bacteria through single-cell bottlenecks to measure mutation rates. * [[ProcedureSelectingByEfficiency][Selection in Emulsions]] %BR% Using emulsions to select by yield ---++ Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting * [[FlowCytometry][Generic Flow Cytometry guidelines]]<br />Guidelines for flow cytometry on the Fortessa (basic) instrument. * [[ProceduresBacteriumCellSortingFACSAria][Sorting Bacterial cells using the FACSAria]] ---++ Nucleic Acid Preparation, RNA-Seq, qPCR * [[ProceduresSpectrophotometricNucleicAcidQuantitation][Spectrophotometric Nucleic Acid Quantitation]] %BR% Determine concentrations of oligonucleotides and other nucleic acids from absorption spectra. * [[ProtocolsEthanolPrecipitation][Ethanol Precipitation]] %BR% Precipitate DNA to remove salts * [[RNAPrep][Bacterial RNA isolation]]<br />Preparation of high quality RNA using RNA Snap method combined with Zymo column purification. * [[RNAPlantPrep][Plant RNA isolation]] * [[RNASeq][RNAseq]]<br />Preparation of rRNA-free libraries from bacterial culture for submission to GSAF core. * [[qPCR][RT-qPCR for differential gene expression]] * [[qPCR to quantify plasmid copy number][qPCR for plasmid copy number]] * [[Denaturing formaldehyde gels][Denaturing formaldehyde gels]]<br />Quick gels to verify size of RNA from e.g. transcriptions. Not suitable for purification. * [[ProceduresPolyacrylamideGelElectrophoresis][Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis]] %BR% Denaturing and nondenaturing (native) polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. ---++ Non-canonical Amino Acids * [[ProtocolsncAAWorkingSolutions][Working with an Expanded Genetic Code]] <br />Properties of amino acids—both canonical and non-canonical—and their use in organisms with an expanded genetic code. * [[ProtocolsncAAStockSolution][Preparing Stock Solutions for ncAA]] <br />Making stock solutions for non-canonical amino acids (ncAA). ---++ Protein Expression and Purification * [[ProtocolsLargeScaleProteinExpressionEColi][Large-scale Protein Expression in E. Coli]] * [[ProtocolsRunningSDSPAGEProteinGels][Running SDS-PAGE Protein Gels]] * [[Protocols6xHisTagProteinPurification][Purifcation of 6xHis-Tagged Proteins from E. Coli lysates]] ---++ _in vitro_ Enzyme Activity Assays * [[ProtocolsBroccoliAptamerInVitroAssays][Measuring transcription _in vitro_ using fluorescent RNA aptamers (Broccoli, Spinach, etc.)]] * [[ProtocolsIntrocellularROSDetection][Intracellular ROS detection]] ---++ Working with Unusual Microbes * Bees: [[ProtocolsCulturingSnodgrassellaAlvi][<i>Snodgrassella alvi</i>]] | [[ProtocolsCulturingGilliamellaApicola][Gilliamella apicola]] | [[ProtocolsCulturingBartonellaApis][<i>Bartonella apis</i>]] | [[ProtocolsCulturingFirm_5][<i>Lactobacillus</i> "Firm-5"]] * Aphids: [[ProtocolsWorkingWithSerratiaSymbiotica][<i>Serratia symbiotica</i>]] | [[ProtocolsCulturingArsenophonusNasoniae][<i>Arsenophonus nasoniae</i>]] * Other: [[ProtocolsWorkingWithVirbrioNatriegens][<i>Vibrio natriegens</i>]] | [[ProtocolsWorkingWithSerratiaMarcescens][<i>Serratia marcescens</i>]] ---++ _Acinetobacter baylyi_ ADP1 * Genome Resources: [[http://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi?PAGE_TYPE=BlastSearch&USER_FORMAT_DEFAULTS=on&PAGE=MegaBlast&PROGRAM=blastn&GAPCOSTS=0%200&MATCH_SCORES=1,-2&BLAST_SPEC=MicrobialGenomes_62977&EQ_MENU=Acinetobacter%20sp.%20ADP1%20%28taxid%3A62977%29&DATABASE=Complete_Genomes&BLAST_PROGRAMS=megaBlast&MAX_NUM_SEQ=100&SHORT_QUERY_ADJUST=on&EXPECT=10&WORD_SIZE=28&TEMPLATE_TYPE=0&TEMPLATE_LENGTH=0&FILTER=L&FILTER=m&DB_GROUP=AllMG&SUBGROUP_NAME=All_genomes&DB_SUBGROUP=Complete_Genomes&SHOW_OVERVIEW=on&SHOW_LINKOUT=on&ALIGNMENT_VIEW=Pairwise&MASK_CHAR=2&MASK_COLOR=1&GET_SEQUENCE=on&NUM_OVERVIEW=100&DESCRIPTIONS=100&ALIGNMENTS=100&FORMAT_OBJECT=Alignment&FORMAT_TYPE=HTML&OLD_BLAST=false][BLAST]] | [[http://biocyc.org/organism-summary?object=ASP62977][BioCyc]] | [[AcinteobacterBaylyiADP1QuickReference][Quick Reference]] * [[ProceduresCompetenceAssays][Competence Assays]] <br />Measure the transformation frequency in _Acinetobacter baylyi_. * [[ProtocolsAcinetobacterTransformation][Transforming Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1]]<br />How to transform Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1 with plasmids or PCR products. * [[ProtocolsAcinetobacterGenomeManipulation][Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1 genome manipulation]]<br />How to make deletions, insertions, and other modifications to the Acinetobacter baylyi genome. * [[ProtocolsAcinetobacterGoldenTransformation][Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1 "Golden Transformation" genome manipulation]]<br />How to make fast near scarless deletions to the Acinetobacter baylyi genome using a modified Golden Gate Cloning methodology. * [[ProtocolsAcinetobacterPuddleTransformation][Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1 "in plate" and "puddle transformations"]]<br />Transformation of ADP1 in solid medium is known to achieve higher transformation efficiency. Quick and ideal for difficult transformations or when low amounts of transforming DNA are available. * [[ProtocolsAntibioticRemovalVerification][Quick 4hr Antibiotic Rescue Verification]] Same-day verification of antibiotic removal/"rescue" from counter selection plates (e.g., AZT) * [[ADP1 Tn-seq Library Prep][ADP1 Tn-seq Library Prep]]<br />Protocol for preparing a Tn-seq library for ADP1 strains mutagenized with pBT20 ---++ Yeasty Protocols * [[ProtocolsLithiumAcetateTransformation][Lithium Acetate Transformation]] ---++ Accessing the Literature and Managing Citations and presentation information * %ICON{pdf}% [[ProtocolsOffCampusJournalAccess][Off Campus Journal Access]] <br />Methods of finding, discovering and accessing various journal articles * [[ProtocolsSavedArticleSearches][Saved Article Searches]] <br />Set up automatic updates to find current publications of interest * [[ProtocolsMakingPresentations][How to make a good presentation]] <br />How to make a good presenation under different considerations. * [[ProtocolsAccessNonelectronicJournalArticles][How to (legally) get a copy of inaccessible journal articles]] <br /> How to access journal articles where either (i.) UT doesn't have a subscription or (ii.) Article only exists as a physical copy ---++ Useful Resources * %ICON{airplane}% [[ProtocolsRetired][Retired and rarely used protocols]] * %ICON{help}% [[ProductManualLinks][Links to Product Manuals]]%BR% * [[http://openwetware.org/wiki/Electrocompetent_cells][OpenWetWare]] a Wiki of biological protocols * [[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2570007/][Enzymes used in molecular biology: a useful guide]]
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