Team:Imperial College/XL1 Blue

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=Preparation of XL1-Blue Electrocompetent cells=
 
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===Aims===
 
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Preparation of ''E. coli'' cells for the cloning of Biobricks and construct construction
Preparation of ''E. coli'' cells for the cloning of Biobricks and construct construction
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======Equipment======
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===Equipment===
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4,000RPM Centrifuge
4,000RPM Centrifuge
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Stripettes
Stripettes
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1 litre of LB medium
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Dry ice bath
Dry ice bath
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''Keep everything cold where possible - if using a carbon fibre rotor, you may want to put it in a cold room after innoculation.''
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Keep Everything Cold where possible - if using a carbon fibre rotor, you may want to put it in a cold room after innoculation.
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Set aside an afternoon for this, starting the culture in the morning
Set aside an afternoon for this, starting the culture in the morning
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#Grow up a culture of ''E. coli'' XL1-blue cells overnight
#Grow up a culture of ''E. coli'' XL1-blue cells overnight
#Add 40mL of overnight culture to 1 litre of LB medium (containing 20μg/ml Tetracycline)
#Add 40mL of overnight culture to 1 litre of LB medium (containing 20μg/ml Tetracycline)
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#Test OD immediately after innoculating the litre flask.
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#Test OD immediately after inoculating the litre flask.
#Grow cells while mixing at at least 225rpm until the culture reaches an OD<sub>600nm</sub> of 0.5-0.6 (1.6-1.9×10<sup>8</sup>cells/ml)
#Grow cells while mixing at at least 225rpm until the culture reaches an OD<sub>600nm</sub> of 0.5-0.6 (1.6-1.9×10<sup>8</sup>cells/ml)
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##First doubling may take 1 hour but doublings after that should be every 20-30 mins, so check often!
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#*First doubling may take 1 hour but doublings after that should be every 20-30 mins, so check often!
#When OD is 0.5-0.6, transfer the culture to 2 sterile 500mL centrifugation bottles and cool on ice for a few minutes
#When OD is 0.5-0.6, transfer the culture to 2 sterile 500mL centrifugation bottles and cool on ice for a few minutes
#Pellet cells in a centrifuge at 4,000g for 15 mins
#Pellet cells in a centrifuge at 4,000g for 15 mins
#Quickly but carefully pour off the supernatant then carefully resuspend the cells in 10mL of ice cold ddH<sub>2</sub>O
#Quickly but carefully pour off the supernatant then carefully resuspend the cells in 10mL of ice cold ddH<sub>2</sub>O
#Fill both tubes to about 350mL with ice cold ddH<sub>2</sub>O
#Fill both tubes to about 350mL with ice cold ddH<sub>2</sub>O
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##Make sure the pellet is fully resuspended!
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#*Make sure the pellet is fully resuspended!
#Repellet the cells (as before) and again discard the supernatant
#Repellet the cells (as before) and again discard the supernatant
#Resuspend cells again in 10mL of ddH<sub>2</sub>O, then fill both tubes up to about 150mL with ice cold ddH<sub>2</sub>O
#Resuspend cells again in 10mL of ddH<sub>2</sub>O, then fill both tubes up to about 150mL with ice cold ddH<sub>2</sub>O
#Repellet the cells (as before)
#Repellet the cells (as before)
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##While repelleting, fill the dry ice bath and set up Eppendorf tubes (approximately 50) in a rack in the dry ice bath
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#*While repelleting, fill the dry ice bath and set up Eppendorf tubes (approximately 50) in a rack in the dry ice bath
#Pour off the supernatant and resuspend the cells in 20mL of 10% glycerol (resuspend one pellet then transfer the solution to the other bottle and resuspend the second pellet)
#Pour off the supernatant and resuspend the cells in 20mL of 10% glycerol (resuspend one pellet then transfer the solution to the other bottle and resuspend the second pellet)
#Transfer the cells and glycerol solution to a sterile 50mL centrifuge tube and pellet for 15 mins at 4,000g
#Transfer the cells and glycerol solution to a sterile 50mL centrifuge tube and pellet for 15 mins at 4,000g
#Pour off supernatant and resuspend pellet in 2mL of 10% glycerol
#Pour off supernatant and resuspend pellet in 2mL of 10% glycerol
#Pipette 50μL aliquots into the Eppendorfs in the dry ice bath
#Pipette 50μL aliquots into the Eppendorfs in the dry ice bath
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##Freeze on dry ice
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#*Freeze on dry ice
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##Depending on pipetting accuracy, between 50 and 60 aliquots should be made
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#*Depending on pipetting accuracy, between 50 and 60 aliquots should be made
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##Using a repeating pipette makes this process much faster and reduces risk of contamination
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#*Using a repeating pipette makes this process much faster and reduces risk of contamination
#Store at -70°C
#Store at -70°C
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Revision as of 12:01, 28 October 2008


Preparation of XL1-Blue Electrocompetent cells
Aims

Preparation of E. coli cells for the cloning of Biobricks and construct construction

Equipment

4,000RPM Centrifuge

Sterile Centrifugation bottles

50ml Tubes

Large Flasks

Eppendorf Tubes

P200 Pipette

Stripettes

Reagents

1 litre of LB medium

Tetracycline

1-2 litres of autoclaved and chilled ddH2O

10% glycerol in ddH2O, autoclaved and chilled

Dry ice bath

Protocol

Keep everything cold where possible - if using a carbon fibre rotor, you may want to put it in a cold room after innoculation.

Set aside an afternoon for this, starting the culture in the morning

Check the culture while growing frequently

  1. Grow up a culture of E. coli XL1-blue cells overnight
  2. Add 40mL of overnight culture to 1 litre of LB medium (containing 20μg/ml Tetracycline)
  3. Test OD immediately after inoculating the litre flask.
  4. Grow cells while mixing at at least 225rpm until the culture reaches an OD600nm of 0.5-0.6 (1.6-1.9×108cells/ml)
    • First doubling may take 1 hour but doublings after that should be every 20-30 mins, so check often!
  5. When OD is 0.5-0.6, transfer the culture to 2 sterile 500mL centrifugation bottles and cool on ice for a few minutes
  6. Pellet cells in a centrifuge at 4,000g for 15 mins
  7. Quickly but carefully pour off the supernatant then carefully resuspend the cells in 10mL of ice cold ddH2O
  8. Fill both tubes to about 350mL with ice cold ddH2O
    • Make sure the pellet is fully resuspended!
  9. Repellet the cells (as before) and again discard the supernatant
  10. Resuspend cells again in 10mL of ddH2O, then fill both tubes up to about 150mL with ice cold ddH2O
  11. Repellet the cells (as before)
    • While repelleting, fill the dry ice bath and set up Eppendorf tubes (approximately 50) in a rack in the dry ice bath
  12. Pour off the supernatant and resuspend the cells in 20mL of 10% glycerol (resuspend one pellet then transfer the solution to the other bottle and resuspend the second pellet)
  13. Transfer the cells and glycerol solution to a sterile 50mL centrifuge tube and pellet for 15 mins at 4,000g
  14. Pour off supernatant and resuspend pellet in 2mL of 10% glycerol
  15. Pipette 50μL aliquots into the Eppendorfs in the dry ice bath
    • Freeze on dry ice
    • Depending on pipetting accuracy, between 50 and 60 aliquots should be made
    • Using a repeating pipette makes this process much faster and reduces risk of contamination
  16. Store at -70°C


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