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| Water | - | to 50 mL | | - |
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Recipe for 50 mL 6x DNA loading buffer:
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- add 6.25g [FICOLL 400](https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sigma/f2637) powder to a new 50 mL FALCON tube.
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- add [[ddH2O]] to about 30 mL, shake to dissolve. This may take time, heating the tube in a water bath helps.
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- add 7.5 mg Xylene Cyanol FF powder
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- add 7.2 mL Orange G (1% w/v) *OR* 900 µL of VAHINE yellow contains [Tartrazine](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartrazine)
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- add 7.2 mL Orange G (1% w/v) ***OR*** 900 µL of VAHINE yellow contains [Tartrazine](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartrazine)
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### Development
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### Developmen
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#### FICOLL 400 (Density)
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PCR mastermix can tolerate 0.0025% Xylene Cyanol FF in the final solution.
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For example, commercial https://international.neb.com/products/m0271-quick-load-taq-2x-master-mix#Product Information
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For example, commercial <https://international.neb.com/products/m0271-quick-load-taq-2x-master-mix#Product> Information
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[![[1X_Quick-Load_Taq_Master_Mix.png]]](M0271Datasheet-Lot0211206.pdf)
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- http://www.wendychao.com/science/protocols/loading_buffer/
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- http://www.protocol-online.org/biology-forums-2/posts/12397.html
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- http://www.geneticorigins.org/pv92/recipes2.htm
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- https://www.researchgate.net/post/Which_dye_doesnt_inhibit_PCR_reaction
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- <http://www.wendychao.com/science/protocols/loading_buffer/>
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- <http://www.protocol-online.org/biology-forums-2/posts/12397.html>
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- <http://www.geneticorigins.org/pv92/recipes2.htm>
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- <https://www.researchgate.net/post/Which_dye_doesnt_inhibit_PCR_reaction>

content/Agarose electrophoresis.md

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## Purpose
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Agarose gel electrophoresis separates DNA fragments based on size. It is commonly used to verify:
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- PCR amplification products
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- Restriction enzyme digestions
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- Plasmid preparations
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- DNA fragment sizes
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DNA migrates through agarose toward the positive electrode because DNA is negatively charged. Smaller fragments move faster than larger ones.
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# Preparing DNA Samples for Loading
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DNA samples should be mixed with a **loading buffer** before loading into the gel in most cases.
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Loading buffer serves two purposes:
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1. **Adds density** so the sample sinks into the well
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2. **Contains tracking dyes** so migration during electrophoresis can be monitored
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Common dyes:
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- Xylene cyanol FF (light blue color)
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- Bromophenol blue (dark blue color)
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- Orange G
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![[GEL.png]]
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The dye migration roughly corresponds to DNA fragment sizes depending on agarose concentration.
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We use this buffer that we make ourselves [[6x DNA loading buffer]] it has Xylene cyanol FF and Orange G
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but no Bromophenol blue as this dye has a tendency to hide some DNA bands. Our loading buffer
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is also PCR compatible, which means that it can be added to the PCR mix prior to PCR.
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You can add loading buffer to PCR by substituting some of the water added. For each 100 µL of
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PCR reaction mix, substitute 17 µL of water with [[6x DNA loading buffer]].
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You can also prepare [[2x PCR mastermix]] with loading buffer. For each 100 µL of 2x mastermix, substitute
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17 * 2 = 34 µL of water with [[6x DNA loading buffer]].
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> [!WARNING]
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>Not all loading buffers are PCR compatible. Do not use other loading buffers in the lab without verifying tha
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>the buffer is compatible with PCR
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# Using 6× Loading Buffer
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A **6× loading buffer** must be diluted to **1× final concentration** in the DNA sample.
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1 part 6× loading buffer + 5 parts DNA sample
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The sample preparation depends on how much DNA we expect in the sample.
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It is not advisable to load more than 10 µL
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| 6× loading buffer (µL) | H2O | DNA sample | Total volume | |
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| 1 | - | 5 | 6 | Standard for PCR product |
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| 1.5 | - | 8.5 | 10 | For a weak PCR product |
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| 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Typical plasmid miniprep |
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If you analyse a [[restriction digestion]], it is important to load an equal amount of undigested DNA as a reference.
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For example, if you digested 2 µL plasmid DNA in a total of 10 µL and you want to analyze 5 µL on a gel, this sample effectively contains 1 µL of the original DNA.
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![[GEL-1.png]]
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# Typical Agarose Gel Percentages
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| Agarose % | DNA size resolution | |
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| 0.7 % | 0.8–10 kb | |
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| 1.0 % | 0.5–7 kb | We routinely use 1% gels |
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Higher agarose concentrations resolve smaller fragments better.
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<http://www.gelanalyzer.com/index.html>
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<http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyelph/files/releases/>
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- [[How many times can I reuse electrophoresis buffer?]]
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- [[TAE]]
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- [[FatVal]]
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- [[Turner]]
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- [[Bachman]]
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- [[Midori Green DNA loading buffer (LBx2wMidori)]]
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[Codon usage](https://www.kazusa.or.jp/codon/cgi-bin/showcodon.cgi?species=4932) for S. cerevisiae
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This is a wide table. Use the scroll bars to see the rightmost columns. [Codon usage](https://www.kazusa.or.jp/codon/cgi-bin/showcodon.cgi?species=4932) for *S. cerevisiae*. Google doc with editable [table](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12uem2ylfLvgNbsBN3HYOcjgVODG--HNb2HJ_8bKjce4/edit?usp=sharing)
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Bachmair & Varshavsky 1989 PMID: 2538246scr
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- [[How many times can I reuse electrophoresis buffer?]] in [[electrophoresis]]
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- [[How many times can I reuse electrophoresis buffer?]] in [[Agarose electrophoresis]]
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- [[MB010_NZYMiniprep.pdf]] in [[pTAx/LAB10]]
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