寡聚核酸

质粒稳定性

PlasmidstABIlitytestImmediatelybeforeindcution,itisadvisabletotesttheculturetodeterminethefractionofcellsthatstillcarrythetargetplasmid.Thisinvolvesplatingofcellsonfourdifferentplates.

Platecellsthatgrowontheseplate
LBplateallviablecells
LBplate+antibioticcellsthatstillcarrytheplasmid
LBplate+IPTG(1mM)cellsthathavelosttheplasmidormutantsthathavelosttheabilitytoexpressthetargetgene
LBplate+antibiotic+IPTG(1mM)onlymutantsthatretaintheplasmidbuthavelosttheabilitytoexpressthetargetgene
Remarks

  • InthepresenceofIPTG,cellscarryingaproteinproductionplasmiddonotgrowbecausehavededicatedalltheirresourcestotheproductionoftherecombinantproteininsteadofcellmaintainance.
  • InthepresenceofthepLysSvector,IPTGalsopreventscolonyformationexceptwithcertainvector(suchaspET-3andsomevectorscarryingtheT7lacpromoter).InthepresenceofpLysE,IPTGusuallydoesnotpreventcolonyformationunlessthetargetproteinistoxic.

Inatypicalcultureusefulforproducingtargetprotein,almostallcellswillformcoloniesbothontheLBplateandontheLBplate+antibiotic;lessthan2%ofthecellswillformacolonyontheLBplate+IPTG;andlessthan0.01%willformacolonyontheLBplate+antibiotic+IPTG.

Withunstabletargetplasmids,thefractionofcellsthathavelosttheplasmidwillbereflectedbyanincreaseincoloniesontheLBplate+IPTGandadecreaseontherLBplate+antibiotic.

Protocol

1.ImmediatelybeforeinductionwithIPTG(atOD600isapprox.0.6),takea100-mlaliquotofthecellculture.
2.MakeaserialdilutionofthecellsUSPension,includinga105and106dilution.
3.Platecellsatadilutionof105ontheLBplate+IPTGandontheLBplate+IPTG+antibiotic.
Platecellsatadilutionof106ontheLBplateandontheLBplate+antibiotic.
4.Incubatetheplatesovernighta37°C.
5.Countthenumberofcoloniesoneachplate.
Reference:pETSystemManual,8thed.,1999(Novagen).

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