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Why Linearized Plasmid Backbones?

Short single stranded DNA fragments will not ligate to 4 bp overhangs. By creating a very short overhang on a PCR of a plasmid backbone, the remnant, when cut with EcoRI and PstI is sufficiently short that it will not anneal at ligation temperature, and will therefore not ligate. This allows us to build high quality construction plasmid backbone without purifying away the cut fragments remaining after PCR.

Using the Linearized Plasmid Backbones

Linearized plasmid backbones that iGEM has produced are adjusted to 25ng/ul at 50ul and should be stored at -20C or lower. Prior to ligation the plasmid backbones need to be cut with EcoRI and PstI.

Digest

Enzyme Master Mix for Plasmid Backbone (25ul total, for 5 rxns)
- 5 ul NEB Buffer 2
- 0.5 ul BSA
- 0.5 ul [http://www.neb.com/nebecomm/products/productR3101 EcoRI-HF]
- 0.5 ul [http://www.neb.com/nebecomm/products/productR0140.asp PstI]
- 0.5 ul [http://www.neb.com/nebecomm/products/productR0176.asp DpnI] (Used to digest any template DNA from production)
- 18 ul dH20

Digest Plasmid Backbone
- Add 4 ul linearized plasmid backbone (25ng/ul for 100ng total)
- Add 4 ul of Enzyme Master Mix
- Digest 37C/30 min, heat kill 80C/20 min

Ligation

Add 2ul of digested plasmid backbone (25 ng)
Add equimolar amount of EcoRI-HF PstI digested fragment (< 3 ul)
Add 1 ul [http://www.neb.com/nebecomm/products/productm0202.asp T4 DNA ligase buffer]. Note: Do not use quick ligase
Add 0.5 ul T4 DNA ligase
Add water to 10 ul
Ligate 16C/30 min, heat kill 80C/20 min
Transform with 1-2 ul of product

Note: For linearized plasmid backbones provided by iGEM HQ, a plasmid backbone with an insert of BBa_J04450 was used as template. As a result any red colonies that appear during your ligation may be due to the template as a background. Digesting with Dpn1 before use should reduce this occurrence.

How to Make Linearized Plasmid Backbones

Bulk Production

The following is the protocol that we have used to create the linearized plasmid backbones in the iGEM lab. The protocol is in 96 well format, but may be scaled down to suit smaller batches.

PCR mix

Primers

gccgctgcagtccggcaaaaaa,SB-prep-3P-1
atgaattccagaaatcatccttagcg,SB-prep-2Ea

Diluted to 30 pmol/ul

These primers have been tested with pSB1C3, pSB1A3, pSB1K3, and pSB1T3..

Bulk Reaction

9.6ml of PCR Supermix High Fidelity
67 ul of primer SB-prep-2Eb
67 ul of primer SB-prep-3P-1
10 ul of template DNA at 10ng/ul (100ng total)
- Notes:
1. Do not use a sample of linearized plasmid backbones (PCRed) as a template,
2. The Registry uses plasmid backbones with a BBa_J04450 insert as a template
Aliquot 100ul per well in 96 well plate

PCR program

95C/2min
95C/30s
55C/30s
68C/3min
Repeat cycle (steps 2 to 4, 37 more times)
68C/10min

PCR cleanup

Purification of 96 well plates was done through Promega [http://www.promega.com/products/dna-and-rna-purification/dna-fragment-purification/wizard-sv-96-pcr-clean_up-system/ Wizard SV 96 PCR Clean-Up kit] and a vacuum manifold. The protocol below follows the manual, with a few changes (in bold), however please see manual for setup instructions.

Add equal volume of Binding Solution to PCR product (add 100ul of Binding Solution to 100ul of product)
Mix by pipetting, transfer all 200ul to Binding Plate, let sit for 1 min
Apply vacuum until samples pass through, about 30s to 1 min
Add 200 ul of freshly prepared 80% ethanol to Binding Plate, let sit for 1min, apply vacuum until ethanol passes through, about 20s to 1 min.
Repeat ethanol wash (step 4) twice more for three washes total
Remove Binding Plate from wash manifold, blot on kim wipes, reinstall in wash manifold
Apply vacuum for 4 min to fully dry Binding Plate
Remove Binding Plate from wash manifold, blot on kim wipes, reinstall in collection manifold
Add 50ul of TE buffer, let sit for 1 min, apply vacuum until eluted, about 1 min
Repeat 50ul elution (step 9) for a total elution of 100ul
Measure concentration on nanodrop, adjust to 25 ng/ul with TE

Single Reaction PCR

PCR mix

100 ul [http://products.invitrogen.com/ivgn/product/10790020?ICID=search-10790020 PCR Supermix High Fidelity]
0.7 ul of SB-prep-3P-1
0.7 ul of SB-prep-2Ea
0.5 ul template DNA at 10 ng/ul
- Notes:
1. Do not use a sample of linearized plasmid backbones (PCRed) as a template,
2. The Registry uses BBa_J04450 as a template

PCR program

94C/2min
94C/30s
55C/30s
68C/3min
Repeat cycle (steps 2 to 4, 35 more times)
68C/10min
Digest with DpnI enzyme: 2ul in 100ul reaction, incubate 37C/hour; heat kill 80C/20min

PCR cleanup

[http://www.qiagen.com/products/dnacleanup/gelpcrsicleanupsystems/qiaquickpcrpurificationkit.aspx QIAquick PCR Purification]

Add 500 ul Qiagen buffer PB
Spin through a column twice, discard flowthrough
Wash 1x with 700 ul buffer PB
Wash 2x with 760 ul buffer PE
Discard liquid, spin dry at 17000g for 3 min
Elute into a new tube twice with 50 ul of TE (100 ul total)

Quality Control

We recommend QCing constructed linearized plasmid backbones, to test success of PCR, ligation efficiency, and background.

Run unpurified PCR product (1 ul) on a gel to verify the correct band and concentration and lack of side products.
Test concentration of purified PCR product. Note: Expected yield should be 40ng/ul or higher. Adjust to 25ng/ul with TE.
Run a digest and ligation test with purified PCR product to determine EcoRI and PstI cutting and ligation efficiency.

Digest

Digest Master Mix (10rxns)
- 15 ul NEB Buffer 2
- 1.5 ul BSA
- 90 ul dH20

Run Digest
- 4 ul of plasmid backbone (approximately 100 ng)
- 10.5 ul of Digest Master Mix
- 0.5 ul either EcoRI-HF or PstI enzyme (not both!)
  - Only one enzyme is used, as you are testing the cutting and ligating efficiency of one enzyme
- Digest 37C/30min; 80C/20 min
- Proceed directly to ligation

Ligation

Ligation Master Mix (10rxns)
- 20 ul T4 DNA ligase buffer
- 5 ul T4 DNA ligase
- 25 ul water

Ligation Test
- Add 5 ul of ligation master mix to digested product
- Ligate 16C/30min; 80C/20 min
- Run all 20 ul on a gel
- Compare intensity of the single and double length bands. More efficient ligations will show stronger double length bands than single.

Transformation test

Transform 1 ul of the diluted final product into highly competent cells
Control transform 10 pg of pUC19
Plate on the appropriate antibiotic
Observe few colonies. Any colonies represent background to the three antibiotic assembly process
Quantify the effective amount of remaining circular DNA able to transform

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Contents

Why Linearized Plasmid Backbones?

Using the Linearized Plasmid Backbones

Digest

Ligation

How to Make Linearized Plasmid Backbones

Bulk Production

PCR mix

Primers

Bulk Reaction

PCR program

PCR cleanup

Single Reaction PCR

PCR mix

PCR program

PCR cleanup

Quality Control

Digest

Ligation

Transformation test

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-''This protocol was developed by Tom Knight and samples of standard Registry plasmid backbones prepared using this method were sent out in the [[Help:Spring 2010 DNA distribution | Spring 2010 DNA Distribution kits]].''
+[[Category:BioBrick RFC 10]][[Category:Protocols]]
+{{HelpPage/MainLinks}}
+{{TOCright}}
+The following are the recommended protocols for using the linearized backbones and making your own.
+If you're having issues or questions regarding linearized plasmid backbones contact us at '''hq (at) igem . org'''. You can find all of our standard plasmid backbones (pSB1C3, pSB1K3, etc) paired with <partinfo>BBa_J04450</partinfo> in the Distribution Kit.
+''This protocol was developed by Tom Knight. Samples of standard Registry plasmid backbones prepared using this method are sent out in the DNA Distribution kits.''
+==Why Linearized Plasmid Backbones?==
 Short single stranded DNA fragments will not ligate to 4 bp overhangs.  By creating a very short overhang on a PCR of a plasmid backbone, the remnant, when cut with EcoRI and PstI is sufficiently short that it will not anneal at ligation temperature, and will therefore not ligate.  This allows us to build high quality construction plasmid backbone without purifying away the cut fragments remaining after PCR.
-We plan on distributing the prepared construction plasmid as purified PCR products, diluted to standard concentration, but prior to cutting with EcoRI and PstI.  Standard assembly will cut this plasmid backbone with EcoRI and PstI at the same time that the two assembled fragments are cut with EcoRI and SpeI and with XbaI and PstI, respectively.
-The preparation of this PCR fragment is done with primers having short overhangs past the EcoRI and PstI sites, followed by DpnI digestion of the template, to eliminate background plasmid transformation, followed by PCR cleanup, dilution to standard concentration, and quality control testing.
+=Using the Linearized Plasmid Backbones=
+Linearized plasmid backbones that iGEM has produced are adjusted to 25ng/ul at 50ul and should be stored at -20C or lower. Prior to ligation the plasmid backbones need to be cut with EcoRI and PstI.
-==Primers==
+==Digest==
+*Enzyme Master Mix for Plasmid Backbone (25ul total, for 5 rxns)
+** 5 ul NEB Buffer 2
+** 0.5 ul BSA
+** 0.5 ul [http://www.neb.com/nebecomm/products/productR3101 EcoRI-HF]
+** 0.5 ul [http://www.neb.com/nebecomm/products/productR0140.asp PstI]
+** 0.5 ul [http://www.neb.com/nebecomm/products/productR0176.asp DpnI] (Used to digest any template DNA from production)
+** 18 ul dH20
-  gccgctgcagtccggcaaaaaaacg,SB-prep-3P
+*Digest Plasmid Backbone
+** Add 4 ul linearized plasmid backbone (25ng/ul for 100ng total)
+** Add 4 ul of Enzyme Master Mix
+** Digest 37C/30 min, heat kill 80C/20 min
+==Ligation==
+* Add 2ul of digested plasmid backbone (25 ng)
+* Add equimolar amount of EcoRI-HF PstI digested fragment (< 3 ul)
+* Add 1 ul [http://www.neb.com/nebecomm/products/productm0202.asp T4 DNA ligase buffer]. '''Note:''' Do not use quick ligase
+* Add 0.5 ul [https://www.neb.com/products/m0202-t4-dna-ligase.asp T4 DNA ligase]
+* Add water to 10 ul
+* Ligate 16C/30 min, heat kill 80C/20 min
+* Transform with 1-2 ul of product
+'''Note:''' For linearized plasmid backbones provided by iGEM HQ, a plasmid backbone with an insert of [[Part:BBa_J04450  | BBa_J04450]] was used as template. As a result any red colonies that appear during your ligation may be due to the template as a background. Digesting with Dpn1 before use should reduce this occurrence.
+=How to Make Linearized Plasmid Backbones=
+==Bulk Production==
+The following is the protocol that we have used to create the linearized plasmid backbones in the iGEM lab. The protocol is in 96 well format, but may be scaled down to suit smaller batches.
+===PCR mix===
+====Primers====
+ gccgctgcagtccggcaaaaaa,SB-prep-3P-1
   atgaattccagaaatcatccttagcg,SB-prep-2Ea
-Dilute to 30 pmol/ul
+Diluted to 30 pmol/ul
-==PCR==
+These primers have been tested with pSB1C3, pSB1A3, pSB1K3, and pSB1T3..
-* 100 ul PCR supermix high fidelity
-* 0.7 ul each primer
+====Bulk Reaction====
+* 9.6ml of [https://www.thermofisher.com/order/catalog/product/12532016 PCR Supermix High Fidelity]
+* 67 ul of primer SB-prep-2Eb
+* 67 ul of primer SB-prep-3P-1
+* 10 ul of template DNA at 10ng/ul (100ng total)
+**Notes:
+*# Do not use a sample of linearized plasmid backbones (PCRed) as a template,
+*# The Registry uses plasmid backbones with a [[Part:BBa_J04450  | BBa_J04450]] insert as a template
+* Aliquot 100ul per well in 96 well plate
+===PCR program===
+# 95C/2min
+# 95C/30s
+# 55C/30s
+# 68C/3min
+# Repeat cycle (steps 2 to 4, 37 more times)
+# 68C/10min
+===PCR cleanup===
+Purification of 96 well plates was done through Promega [http://www.promega.com/products/dna-and-rna-purification/dna-fragment-purification/wizard-sv-96-pcr-clean_up-system/ Wizard SV 96 PCR Clean-Up kit] and a vacuum manifold. The protocol below follows the manual, with a few changes (in bold), however please see manual for setup instructions.
+# Add equal volume of Binding Solution to PCR product (add 100ul of Binding Solution to 100ul of product)
+# Mix by pipetting, transfer all 200ul to Binding Plate, let sit for 1 min
+# Apply vacuum until samples pass through, about 30s to 1 min
+# Add 200 ul of freshly prepared 80% ethanol to Binding Plate, let sit for 1min, apply vacuum until ethanol passes through, about 20s to 1 min.
+# Repeat ethanol wash (step 4) twice more for three washes total
+# '''Remove Binding Plate from wash manifold, blot on kim wipes, reinstall in wash manifold'''
+# Apply vacuum for 4 min to fully dry Binding Plate
+# Remove Binding Plate from wash manifold, blot on kim wipes, reinstall in collection manifold
+# '''Add 50ul of TE buffer, let sit for 1 min, apply vacuum until eluted, about 1 min'''
+# '''Repeat 50ul elution (step 9) for a total elution of 100ul'''
+# Measure concentration on nanodrop, adjust to 25 ng/ul with TE
+==Single Reaction PCR==
+===PCR mix===
+* 100 ul [http://products.invitrogen.com/ivgn/product/10790020?ICID=search-10790020 PCR Supermix High Fidelity]
+* 0.7 ul of SB-prep-3P-1
+* 0.7 ul of SB-prep-2Ea
 * 0.5 ul template DNA at 10 ng/ul
-* cycle 94/30s; 36x(94/30s;55/30s;68/3:00 min); 68/10 min
+**Notes:
-* Ethanol precipitate
+*# Do not use a sample of linearized plasmid backbones (PCRed) as a template,
-* Digest with DpnI enzyme in 100 ul 2 ul DpnI
+*# The Registry uses [[Part:BBa_J04450  | BBa_J04450]] as a template
-* Incubate 37/overnight hour; heat kill 80/20 min
-==Cleanup==
+===PCR program===
+#94C/2min
+#94C/30s
+#55C/30s
+#68C/3min
+#Repeat cycle (steps 2 to 4, 35 more times)
+#68C/10min
+#Digest with DpnI enzyme: 2ul in 100ul reaction, incubate 37C/hour; heat kill 80C/20min
+===PCR cleanup===
+[http://www.qiagen.com/products/dnacleanup/gelpcrsicleanupsystems/qiaquickpcrpurificationkit.aspx QIAquick PCR Purification]
 * Add 500 ul Qiagen buffer PB
 * Spin through a column twice, discard flowthrough
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 * Discard liquid, spin dry at 17000g for 3 min
 * Elute into a new tube twice with 50 ul of TE (100 ul total)
 ==Quality Control==
-* Run 3 ul on a gel to verify the correct band and concentration and lack of side products
+We recommend QCing constructed linearized plasmid backbones, to test success of PCR, ligation efficiency, and background.
-* Quantify concentration on a nanodrop. Expect around 10 ug from a 100 ul PCR reaction (100 ng/ul in 100 ul)
-* Perform a ligation test
+# Run unpurified PCR product (1 ul) on a gel to verify the correct band and concentration and lack of side products.
-** Test for both the EcoRI and PstI cutting and ligation efficiency
+# Test concentration of purified PCR product. '''Note:''' Expected yield should be 40ng/ul or higher. Adjust to 25ng/ul with TE.
-** Digest in a 15 ul final volume
+# Run a digest and ligation test with purified PCR product to determine EcoRI and PstI cutting and ligation efficiency.
-** 1 ul DNA (approximately 100 ng)
-** 1.5 ul NEB Buffer 2 (Not buffer 4; see [[E-Gel Buffer Compatability]])
-** .15 ul BSA
+===Digest===
-** 0.5 ul either EcoRI-HF or PstI enzyme
+*Digest Master Mix (10rxns)
-** 12 ul water
+**15 ul NEB Buffer 2
-** Digest 37/1 hour; 80/20 min
+**1.5 ul BSA
-** Add 5 ul of a 4x ligation master mix
+**90 ul dH20
-** Ligate 30 min at room temperature
-** Heat kill the ligase 80/20 min
+*Run Digest
-** run all 20 ul on a gel
+** 4 ul of plasmid backbone (approximately 100 ng)
-** Compare instensity of the single and double length bands.  Good product should show mostly double length bands.
+** 10.5 ul of Digest Master Mix
-* Ligation master mix
+** 0.5 ul either EcoRI-HF or PstI enzyme (not both!)
-** 50 ul final
+***Only one enzyme is used, as you are testing the cutting and ligating efficiency of one enzyme
+** Digest 37C/30min; 80C/20 min
+** Proceed directly to ligation
+===Ligation===
+*Ligation Master Mix (10rxns)
 ** 20 ul T4 DNA ligase buffer
 ** 5 ul T4 DNA ligase
 ** 25 ul water
-* Transformation test
-** Transform 1 ul of the diluted final product into highly competent cells
-** Control transform 10 pg of pUC19
-** plate on the appropriate antibiotic
-** observe few colonies.  Any colonies represent background to the three antibiotic assembly process
-** Quantify the effective amount of remaining circular DNA able to transform
-==Bulk production==
-* PCR with PCR supermix high fidelity
+*Ligation Test
-** add 19 ul primer SB-prep-2Eb
+**Add 5 ul of ligation master mix to digested product
-** add 19 ul primer SB-prep-3P
+**Ligate 16C/30min; 80C/20 min
-** add 1 ul 10 ng/ul template DNA
+**Run all 20 ul on a gel
-** aliquot 100ul/well in 96 well plate
+**Compare intensity of the single and double length bands.  More efficient ligations will show stronger double length bands than single.
-** cycle 1 min/94C 40x(30s 94; 30s 58; 3min 68) 10 min/68 hold 4C
-* purify Promega SV96 pcr cleanup
-** Add 100 ul pcr cleanup buffer using 8 well pipet, mix
-** transfer to cleanup plate, allow to sit 1 min, vacuum dry
-** wash 3x with 200 ul 80% ethanol, vacuum after each
-** dry 4 min on vacuum
-** transfer to collection manifold
-** elute with 3x 50 ul TE buffer
-* Measure concentration on nanodrop, adjust to 25 ng/ul
-==Use==
+===Transformation test===
+* Transform 1 ul of the diluted final product into highly competent cells
+* Control transform 10 pg of pUC19
+* Plate on the appropriate antibiotic
+* Observe few colonies.  Any colonies represent background to the three antibiotic assembly process
+* Quantify the effective amount of remaining circular DNA able to transform
-* Prepare 2x Enzyme master mix (25 ul)
-** 5.0 ul NEB Buffer 4
-** 0.5 ul NEB BSA
-** 0.5 ul EcoRI-HF
-** 0.5 ul PstI
-** 0.5 ul DpnI
-** 18 ul water
-** flick mix, spin down
-* Digest construction plasmid
-** Add 4 ul construction prepared construction plasmid (25 ng/ul)
-** Add 4 ul 2x Enzyme mix
-** digest in a pcr cycler 37C/30 min, heat kill 80C/20 min using a hot lid
-* Ligation
+{{HelpPage/Footer}}
-** Add 2ul of digested construction plasmid (25 ng)
-** Add equimolar amount of EcoRI-HF SpeI digested fragment (< 3 ul)
-** Add equimolar amount of XbaI PstI digested fragment (< 3 ul)
-** Add 1 ul NEB T4 DNA ligase buffer
-** Add 0.5 ul T4 DNA ligase
-** Add water to 10 ul if necessary
-** ligate 16C/30 min, heat kill 80C/20 min
-** transform with 1-2 ul of product