Sam:LabNotes/Microbiome-new/2009-3-25

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High-throughput single gene PCR validation for extracted E.coli and MDA amplicons

Procedure

  • Primer dilution x 8 (primer E-1~E-10)
                      1 rxn       20 rxn
    Primer (f+r)        0.5        10 uL
    H2O                 3.5        70 uL
    ------------------------------------
                        4.0        80 uL


  • Aliquots Taq2X enzymes into PCR tubes (100 uL) x 8 PCR tubes
  • Exp design
Templates             Dilution         Description     
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Row A: E.coli gDNA-1   - 1/50   - Extracted using Promega Wizard kit
Row B: E.coli gDNA-2   - 1/50   - Extracted using Promega Wizard kit
Row C: A1 MDA amplicon - 1/50   - Whole single E.coli MDA on 3-18-09 
Row D: A3 MDA amplicon - 1/50   - Whole single E.coli MDA on 3-18-09 
Row E: A4 MDA amplicon - 1/50   - Whole single E.coli MDA on 3-18-09 
Row F: A5 MDA amplicon - 1/50   - Whole single E.coli MDA on 3-18-09 
 
Each template was tested on eight primers (E-1 ~ E-8)
  • Amplication: Program: T52C30 (Tm=52C, for 30 cycles)
  • Gel electrophoresis
    • 2% agarose gel, midium tray with 26-well comb
    • Sample (9uL) + Loading buffer (2 uL)
    • Run at 135V for 20 min

Results

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 File:ZhangLab 2 2009-03-26 10hr 37min-annotate.jpg
 
 Primer(amplicon size)
 E-1 TopA(260), E-2 ExuR(232), E-3 GlyS(245), E-4 OmpA(135), E-5 CadA(258)
 E-6 PcnB(205), E-7 HolA(121), E-8 Exo(195), E-9 Nth(289), E-10 EutC(233)- * E-9 and E-10 are not used in the current exp

 Amplicon sizes were estimated using UCSC e-PCR against E.coli K12 strain genome

Discussion

  • We accidently using PCR program with Tm=52 without checking the primers' desired Tm from previous study. However the amplication were still successful and no obvious un-specific amplification was found. It is possible that the lower Tm might be more suitable for amplyfying on MDA templates.
  • Both E.coli gDNA and MDA template (from whole single E.coli) came out pretty high representation rate for the eight genes (primers) we tested. The high representation rate might be due to the small size of E.coli genome compared to mammalian cells, or the underestimated the bacteria number in the bacteria dilution.