===== Order template ===== ===== in vitro transcription ===== ==== 1. Annealing Reaction ==== * Dilution: dilute each DNA strand to a final concentration of 100 µM with water. (# nmol X 10 = µL of water to add) * Make the following cocktails in an Eppendorf tube (scale it up according to your final reaction volume) ^ Volume (30 uL in total) ^ Reagent ^ |7.5 uL|DNA strand 1| |7.5 uL|DNA strand 2| |9 uL|10 mM MgCl2| |6 uL|H2O| * Incubate the annealing reactions at 95.0 ºC for 5 min, and then immediately put it on ice. ==== 2. in vitro Transcription ==== * Mix the following reagents in a 50 mL falcon tube * Note * SP: Spermidine; PEG: Polyethylene glycol * RNAP: T7 RNA polymerase (5000 unit) ^ TOTAL ^ H2O^0.5M Tris ^ 0.25M MgCl2 ^ 0.25M DTT ^ 0.25M SP ^ PEG ^ ATP ^ GTP ^ CTP ^ UTP ^ DNA ^ RNAP ^ | 50 uL w/ PEG | 13.8 uL | 10 uL | 6 uL | 6 uL | 0.4 uL | 4 uL | 1.5 uL | 1.5 uL | 1.5 uL | 1.5 uL | 0.8 uL | 3 uL | | 50 uL w/o PEG | 17.8 uL | 10 uL | 6 uL | 6 uL | 0.4 uL | 0 uL | 1.5 uL | 1.5 uL | 1.5 uL | 1.5 uL | 0.8 uL | 3 uL | | 9 mL | 3204 uL | 1800 uL | 1080 uL | 1080 uL | 72 uL | 0 uL | 270 uL | 270 uL | 270 uL | 270 uL | 144 uL | 540 uL | | 12 mL | 4272 uL | 2400 uL | 1440 uL | 1440 uL | 96 uL | 0 uL | 360 uL | 360 uL | 360 uL | 360 uL | 192 uL | 720 uL | | 15 mL | 5340 uL | 3000 uL | 1800 uL | 1800 uL | 120 uL | 0 uL | 450 uL | 450 uL | 450 uL | 450 uL | 240 uL | 900 uL | Another: ^ TOTAL ^ 5XTRB ^ T7 RNAP ^ 50μM DNA ^ rNTPs ^ DEPC water ^ | 50μL | 10μL | 1.5μL | 1.5μL | 1.5μL | 35.5μL | 5XTRB(Transcription Buffer): ^ 5x 浓度 ^ 母液体积 ^ 母液浓度 ^ DEPC water ^ | 200mMTris-HCl pH8.0 | 8 mL | 1 M | --- | | 10mM SP | 1.6 mL | 0.25 M | --- | | 5mM DTT | 0.2 mL | 1 M | --- | ^ MgCl2梯度: | --- | --- | --- | | 50mM | 2 mL | 1 M | 28.2 mL | | 75 mM | 3 mL | 1 M | 27.2 mL | | 100 mM | 4 mL | 1 M | 26.2 mL | | 150 mM | 6 mL | 1 M | 24.2 mL | | 200 mM | 8 mL | 1 M | 22.2 mL | ===== Purify RNA ===== ==== Option 1: PAGE ==== == Choose proper concentration of PAGE == * 8% Acrylamide: 60~400bp * 12% Acrylamide: 40~200bp * 15% Acrylamide: 25~150bp * 20% Acrylamide: 6~100bp == Denatured PAGE Gel == * 500V,130mA at 4C for 6~7 hours == Crush & Soak == * Cut RNA band from the gel under 260nm wavelength fluorescence light * Crush the gel band into fine grains by using 50mL Falcon tube and 50mL syringe * Soak in 2 volumes of CSB (Crush&Soak buffer) for 6 hours at room temperature, and collect solution by filtering it * Repeat the step above * Ethanol Precipitate the RNA from the collected supernatant (or run the supernatant through desalting column)