Megaprimer whole plasmid cloning | |||||||||
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Adapted from Bryksin AV, Matsumura I. 2010. Overlap extension PCR Cloning: a simple and reliable way to create recombinant plasmids. Biotechniques.48(6):463-5.
PurposeTo insert a DNA sequence into a plasmid without restriction enzymes.Experimental Steps
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< < | Purify PCR products. This can either be done through a gel extraction or by adding Dpn1 directly to the Phusion reaction mixture after PCR, digesting at 37°C for 1 hour, and then doing a standard PCR clean up. Dpn1 works efficiently in a Phusion reaction mixture. | ||||||||
> > | Purify PCR products. This can either be done through a gel extraction or by adding Dpn1 directly to the Phusion reaction mixture after PCR, digesting at 37°C for 1 hour, and then doing a standard PCR clean up. Dpn1 works efficiently in a Phusion reaction mixture. | ||||||||
PCR Recombinant Plasmid | |||||||||
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< < | Adjust Elongation time for the length of the entire plasmid (90 seconds per kb). | ||||||||
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< < | 68°C 5min+98°C 3min+(98°C 30s+68°C 30s+72°C X min)*30 +72°C 10min | ||||||||
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< < | DigestOnce the reaction is complete, digest the Recombinant Plasmid PCR product with 0.5 ul Dpn1 at 37°C for one and a half hours to remove parental DNA. DpnI Digest | ||||||||
> > | DigestOnce the reaction is complete, digest the Recombinant Plasmid PCR product with 0.5 ul Dpn1 at 37°C for one and a half hours to remove parental DNA. DpnI Digest | ||||||||
TransformHeatshock 5ul of the Dpn1-digested MEGAWHOP reaction mixture into 25ul of chemically competent E coli. | |||||||||
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ExampleChange the promoter for sgRNA using MegaWHOP. Template sequence: https://benchling.com/s/g4S95i24 | |||||||||
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UPCASE LETTERS: a region that amplifies the insert (A(or B) | |||||||||
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< < | lower case letters: a region that targets the new plasmid (C(or D) | ||||||||
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