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Technique used for the separation, detection, visualization and sometimes purification of biomolecules DNA, RNA and protein using an electric field applied to a gel matrix

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gel electrophoresis?

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A technique used to separate DNA fragments according to their size.

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gel electrophoresis?

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Purpose gel electrophoresis It is used to visualize, measure the size of the DNA fragments and even identify contaminants from the
[?]: millions of DNA produced
[?]: to check if you will be “pasting” the correct gene

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  1. PCR test
  2. DNA cloning/ Recombinant technology
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Sample has already run thru the electric current and have migrated from the

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negatively charged(cathode) to the positively charged (anode) area

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: diabetic patients (9 patients)

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TGF-B gene

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o standard/reagent/DNA ladder

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M (molecular weight markers)

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o serves as a basis for the length of DNA with a unit of “bp” (base pair)

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M (molecular weight markers)

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= 1 kbp

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1,000 bp

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: DNA ladder

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Lane 1

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: has a DNA fragment of 1,500 bp

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Lane 2

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: has a DNA fragment of 600 bp (with TGF-B gene)

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Lane 3-9

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: fluorescent dye stain

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Ethidium bromide

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Used for visualization under UV light/transilluminator

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Ethidium bromide

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To get the fragment (?), elute or cut the agarose gel (DNA portion) → wash

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600 bp

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acts as a strainer for the separation of particles

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gel in electrophoresis

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: fastest to migrate

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Small DNA/RNA fragemnts/shorter base pairs

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voltages involved

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(positive and negative charges)

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separation according to

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size of bp

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2 kbp from 10 bp =

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2 kbp gene

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DNA fragments are [?] (loaded at the cathode), so they move towards the positive electrode (anode).

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negatively charged

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presence of phosphate group (phosphoric acid)

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negatively charged

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Separation takes

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30-45 mins

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: DNA fragments will overpass

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Long electrical runs

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Because all DNA fragments have the same amount of charge per mass, small fragments move through the gel [?] than large ones.

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faster

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Voltage:
Depends on the protocol

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60-120 V

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Separated in [?]; test is optimized; proper migration to properly identify their sizes

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bands

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REAGENTS EQUIPMENTS AND REAGENTS/ELECTROPHORESIS SYSTEM

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Power supply and chamber
Gel casting tray/gel box/ gel chamber:
Gel comb:
Buffer dam or tapes:

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a source of power supply

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Power supply and chamber

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: hold/mold the agarose

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Gel casting tray/gel box/ gel chamber

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: create holes or sample wells in the gel where the samples are loaded

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Gel comb

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: limits the movement of the agarose gel

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Buffer dam or tapes

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Matrix where samples are loaded and DNA migrates

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Agarose

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Commonly used in gel electrophoresis

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Agarose

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For big DNA fragments from 50-20,000bp

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Agarose

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High resolving power for short 5-500bp

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Polyacrylamide

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Horizontal

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Agarose

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Vertical

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Polyacrylamide

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High agarose conc: smaller pore size

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Agarose

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Routinely 6-15%

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Polyacrylamide

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Set as it cools

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Agarose

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Sets by chemical reaction once crosslinking occurs

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Polyacrylamide

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Polysaccharide extracted from sea weed

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Agarose

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Crosslinked polymer of acrylamide
-Neurotoxin
-P.A.: nontoxic

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Polyacrylamide

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Easy to prepare

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Agarose

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Sets quickly

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Agarose

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Can be refrigerated

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Agarose

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Non toxic

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Agarose

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Pore size can be manipulated

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Agarose

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Buffers can alter the resolution and run times

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Agarose

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Large range of DNA can be separated

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Agarose

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Produce reproducible and consistent results

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Polyacrylamide

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Pores uniform in size (smaller)

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Polyacrylamide

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Non-reactive/inert with samples

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Polyacrylamide

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Very high resolving power -clear DNA fragments

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Polyacrylamide

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Pore size can be manipulated

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Polyacrylamide

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Buffers can alter the resolution and run times

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Polyacrylamide

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Do not have a uniform pore size

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Agarose

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Low percentage gels: may be weak and may break

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Agarose

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High percentage gels: brittle and may not set evenly

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Agarose

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Potent neurotoxin (Acrylamide)

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Polyacrylamide

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PPE must be used though

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Polyacrylamide

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PA is non-toxic

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Polyacrylamide

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Bubble may form in pouring -due to chem rx

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Polyacrylamide

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Longer wait time

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Polyacrylamide

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Based on the length of plasmid/bp ; ↓agarose conc = weaker ; Closest to the lower limit

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Agarose Gel Conc (1-2%)

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: Large pores size; may be weak and may break

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Low percentage gels

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: Small pore size; brittle and may not set evenly

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High percentage gels

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  • the larger fragments are much better resolved in the [?] gel
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0.7%

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  • the small fragments separated best in [?] agarose (better separation)
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1.5%

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  • the [?] fragment i indicated in each lane
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1000 bp

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are sufficiently pure to avoid problems such as electroendosmosis

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  • Agarose preparations
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a solvent flow toward one of the electrodes, usually the cathode (negative), in opposition to the DNA or RNA migration,

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electroendosmosis

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slows and distorts the migration of the samples, reducing resolution and smearing the band

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electroendosmosis

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(prevented by choosing the correct agarose conc)

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electroendosmosis

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QUESTION: You wish to perform an electrophoretic resolution of your restriction enzyme-digested DNA. The sizes of the expected fragments range from 100 to 500 bp. You discover two agarose gels polymerizing on the bench. One is 0.5% agarose; the other is 2% agarose. Which one might you use to resolve your fragments?

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2%: used for shorter DNA fragements

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Solution that will conduct electricity because of their hydrogen ion concentration and maintain the pH

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Buffers

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Gives the charge on the agarose gel to allow flow of elec to the gel matrix

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Buffers

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: chelator of nucleases

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EDTA

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cancels out enzymes that coud disrupt DNA against DNAses

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EDTA

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Low buffering capacity

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tris-acetate-EDTA (TAE)

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High buffering capacity (does not change the pH)

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tris-borate-EDTA (TBE)

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Fast DNA migration (better conductivity)

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tris-acetate-EDTA (TAE)

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Slow DNA migration

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tris-borate-EDTA (TBE)

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Overheats and exhausted during extended/ repeated electrophoresis

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tris-acetate-EDTA (TAE)

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Adv: Won’t overheat quickly during long runs (controls temp to prevent melting)

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tris-borate-EDTA (TBE)

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Good for large fragments (>2kb)

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tris-acetate-EDTA (TAE)

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For smaller fragments (<2kb)

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tris-borate-EDTA (TBE)

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Non toxic

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tris-acetate-EDTA (TAE)

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Carcinogenic

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tris-borate-EDTA (TBE)

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Absent Borate

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tris-acetate-EDTA (TAE)

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Borate present as enzyme inhibitor (more expensive)

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tris-borate-EDTA (TBE)

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Lower cost

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tris-acetate-EDTA (TAE)

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Higher cost

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tris-borate-EDTA (TBE)

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used at 1X for the electrophoresis of RNA as the running buffer to separate RNA samples on agarose and formaldehyde-agarose (denaturing) gels

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MOPS buffer (Buffer additive)

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Adds mass/ density to the DNA sample so that it will go into the well makes it sink to the bottom

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Loading dye

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mixed w/ DNA samples and added thru the wells created from the gel comb

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Loading dye

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absence: DNA could float off the gel

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Loading dye

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(sinkers: [?])

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Glycerol, sucrose and ficoll

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Adds blue color so you can see what you are pipetting

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Tracking dye

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Tracking dyes:

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(Bromophenol blue – most common, Cresol Red, Orange G, tartrazine, xylene cyanol)

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to know whether electrophoresis (EP) has started; EB can be added before starting EP

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Tracking dye

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Contains DNA fragments with known sizes that are compared to our experimental setups and are used to estimate the sizes of DNA fragments in your DNA sample

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Standard/Molecular weight markers/DNA ladder

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basis to compare the DNA set-up

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Standard/Molecular weight markers/DNA ladder

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should be performed on the same agarose gel, not separated to prevent varying temp, run, conc

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DNA ladder

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  1. What lane contains the longest DNA fragment?
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1

106
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  1. What lane contains the shortest DNA fragment?
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2

107
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  1. What lane contains 1500bp DNA fragment?
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3

108
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RNA ladders are usually provided with a loading buffer containing a

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denaturant/ denaturing agents.

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: for single-stranded DNA/linear RNA

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Denaturing agents

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Denaturing agents

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 Formide
 Urea/Chaotropic agents
 Sodium dodecyl sulphate/SDS (thermofisher)

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Denaturants purpose:
1. help maintain RNA in [?] (linear in shape)
2. Prevents the formation of [?] (folding)
3. Allow more predictable sample [?] results.

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single-stranded form

secondary structure

migration and separation

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When performing RNA gel electrophoresis, [?] should be avoided, because their use under denaturing conditions can lead to atypical separation patterns due to separation of the double strands.

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DNA ladders

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run under the condition that disrupts the natural/native structure of DNA/RNA or protein, which are unfolded into linear chains.

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Denaturing gels

114
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run under conditions that no disruption of structure is introduced to analytes.

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Non-denaturing (native) gel

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The speed of these macromolecules moving through a gel depends only on their linear length and the mass-to-charge ratio; thus, only the primary structure is analyzed.

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Denaturing gels

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In this case, the cross-sectional area of the macromolecule, in addition to the molecular mass and intrinsic charge, is also a factor for gel separation, allowing for analysis of all four levels (primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary levels) of the biomolecular structure.

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Non-denaturing (native) gel

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Urea is usually to denature DNA or RNA, while sodium dodecyl sulfate is used for protein denaturing

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Denaturing gels

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Fluorescent dye

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Ethidium Bromide

119
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May be added during the making of agarose gel or after the migration

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Ethidium Bromide

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DNAs are visualized by staining the gel

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Ethidium Bromide

121
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will bind to DNA and will fluoresce in UV light.

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Ethidium Bromide

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Carcinogenic

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Ethidium Bromide

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: UV lightbox to visualize the EtBr stained gel

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Transilluminator

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Safer alternative, more expensive

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SYBR Green/ SYBR Safe/SYBR Gold

125
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seen under UV

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SYBR Green/ SYBR Safe/SYBR Gold

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ELECTROPHORESIS PROCEDURE

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127
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  1. Prepare agarose
     [?] o Ex: 0.5 agar in 50mL buffer will result to 1%
     Once the tablets have dissolved chemically by stirring, heat the solution in a microwave at full power for short bursts of [?] (prevent over boiling; as soon as bubbles appear)
     Overboiling: [?] (buffer as a diluent)
     Stop when you see [?]
     Add [?
     [?] of DNA Safe Stains to every [?] of gel solution
     [?]: It emits green fluorescence when bound to dsDNA (double) and red fluorescence when bound to ssDNA (single) or RNA
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Gel percentage=(grams of agarose / milliliters of buffer) × 100%

20-30 seconds

Increased percentage concentration and high ionic concentration

bubbles

ethidium bromide or DNA safe stain

1 uL ; 20 mL

DNA safe stains

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  1. Preparing the gel box for casting
     Ensure the [?] are installed correctly, then install one of the [?].
     Place the [?]
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black buffer dams ; combs

tape

129
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  1. Pouring the gel
     Once the agarose is fully melted and dissolved, let the solution cool to about [?]. The beaker should feel hot, but not too hot to touch.
     [?]: warp/melt the casting tray and comb
     Pour at [?] mark on a level surface (or 0.5 cm/5 mm)
     It will take [?] to solidify at RT, one can place it into the fridge
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55°C

Too hot

6-7mm

30 minutes

130
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affects the DNA fragments

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Thickness of the gel

131
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  1. Remove the comb and buffer dams/ tape
    Be careful not to damage the [?] as you remove the comb and shutters. When removing the [?], make sure not to pierce the gel.
A

gel

comb

132
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  1. Gel buffer
    Use your prepared 0.5x TBE buffer solution again, and pour it over the gel until the gel is fully covered. The buffer should reach about [?] above the gel.
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2-3mm

133
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  1. Loading Dye
    Before loading each sample, you need to add [?] to each sample
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loading dye

134
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  1. Loading the gel with sample
     Using a fresh pipette tip, load [?] (w/ DNA sample and loading dye) of the sample into an empty well. Discard your pipette tip, then make a note so that you remember which sample is in which well.
     Repeat this for each sample, taking care to use a [?] each time.
A

5ul

fresh pipette tip

135
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  1. Run gel at constant voltage until band separation occurs
     Gently close the [?] by sliding the lid onto the gel tray. Then connect the leads to the power supply. Be careful not to spill anything.
     Longer electrophoretic runs will increase the [?] between fragments
     Adequate separation is important for analysis of [?], especially those that are close in size.
     However, if the electrophoresis is conducted for too long, DNA bands may [?] of the gel
     The [?], the faster the DNA will travel through the gel. However, voltages that are too high can possibly [?] of DNA bands.
     The [?] affect electrophoretic separation. For example, DNA samples will migrate faster in a 0.8% gel compared to a 1% gel. Likewise, samples will migrate faster in a 20 ml gel (6 mm thick) versus a 30 ml gel (8 mm thick) with the same 7 x 7 centimeter dimensions.
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gel box

separation

DNA fragments

migrate off the end

higher the voltage ; melt the gel or cause smearing or distortion

gel concentration and volume (thickness)

136
Q

depends on the bp being tested

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Voltage

137
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  1. View DNA on UV light box and document results
     Identify the DNA base pair based on the
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DNA ladder

138
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  1. DNA/RNA purification from a mixture
     Separate the DNAs in [?]
     Cut the required [?]
     Extract the DNA from gel thru [?]
A

Agarose gel

(DNA + Gel) band

elution or other methods

139
Q

 Requires training and precautions for radioactive safety

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Radioactive stains

140
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 Detects or labels samples by radioactive probes or nucleotides

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Radioactive stains

141
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 Common for detection of oligonucleotides

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Radioactive stains

142
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 Considered most sensitive (but poses health risk)

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Radioactive stains

143
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Radioactive stains labels

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32P; 33P; 3H labels

144
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 the gel is exposed to X-ray film after ectrophoresis for documentation

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Autoradiography

145
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 The intensities of radiolabeled bands may be measured by densitometry for quantitation.

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Autoradiography

146
Q

Plasmid which is

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4070bp (4kb)

147
Q

: DNA cutting enzyme which recognize or a few target sequences and cuts DNA a– those sequences

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Ecor1

148
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 acts as a cutting enzyme/scissor

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Ecor1

149
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 restriction enzyme found in E. coli

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Ecor1

150
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 seen using eletrophoresis

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Ecor1

151
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  1. [?] cleave DNA into smaller segments of various sizes.
  2. [?]are loaded into wells in a porous gel. The gel floats in a buffer solution within a chamber between two electrodes.
  3. When an electric current is passed through the chamber, DNA fragments move toward the [?].
  4. Smaller DNA segments move [?] than larger DNA segments.
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Restriction enzymes

DNA segments

positively-charged cathode

faster and farther

152
Q

Cut and combine to a gene with [?] with a pasting enzyme (DNA ligase) to create a new plasmid

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1,000 bp

153
Q

Get the 1,200 bp and pair with a gene with [?] to create another recombinant DNA

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2,870 bp

154
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Agarose tablets/powder are placed in the beaker

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  1. Prepare agarose
155
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Buffer/diluent: tris-borate EDTA or distilled water

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  1. Prepare agarose
156
Q

2.5 uL DNA stain : 50 mL of gel solution

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  1. Prepare agarose
157
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Comb serves as a mold for the wells

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  1. Preparing the gel box for casting
158
Q

Buffer dams/tape: black

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  1. Preparing the gel box for casting
159
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  1. Remove the comb and buffer dams/ tape
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Wells are created

160
Q

Add/overlay the agarose gel w/ the gel buffer

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  1. Gel buffer
161
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Pipette loading dyes to the sample (sinker to have higher density: glycerol, stain: bromophenol blue)

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  1. Loading Dye
162
Q

Connect the lids and set at 30 mins, 50 volts
o 1 hr: DNA fragments migrate further

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  1. Run gel at constant voltage until band separation occurs
163
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Cap the gel tray to prevent electrocution
-Loaded with loading dye

A
  1. Run gel at constant voltage until band separation occurs
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Q

Clue to prevent overpassing of agarose gel:

A

migration is 3.5 – 4.0 cm (close to 60% of the agarose gel or 75%)

Molecular Biology Lec (13 decks)

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