C. elegans Gene Expression Group  

Michael Smith Laboratory  

University of British Columbia  


Stock Solutions

1. Lysis Buffer

ComponentConcentrationAmount
  KCl  1M  50µl
  Tris (pH 8.3)  1M  10µl
  MgCl2  1M  2.5µl
  NP-40  -  4.5µl
  dH20  -  928.5µl

2. Agar pads-4% (for microscopy)

3. DEPC-dH20

4. Ethidium Bromide

5. L Broth

ComponentAmount
  Tryptone  5g
  NaCl  5g
  Yeast Extract  2.5g
  dH20  490mL
  ** Autoclave ** Autoclave ** Autoclave **

6. S Basal Media

ComponentConcentrationAmount
  Di-Potassium phosphate (pH 6)  0.05 M  2.43g
  Potassium dihydrogen phosphate (pH 6)  0.05 M  4.98g
  NaCl  0.1M  5.85g
  Cholesterol (5mg/mL in EtOH)  -  2mL
  dH20  -  985mL
  ** Autoclave ** Autoclave ** Autoclave **

7. SM Media

ComponentConcentrationAmount
  S basal media  -  1L
  Potassium Citrate (pH 6)  1M  10mL
  Trace Metals Solution  -  10mL
  CaCl2  1M  3mL
  MgSO4  1M  3mL

8. 8P plates

ComponentAmount
  NaCl  3g
  Agar  25g
  Peptone  20g
  dH20  970ml
** Autoclave ** Autoclave ** Autoclave **
  Cholesterol (5mg/mL in EtOH)  1mL
  CaCl2 (1M)  1mL
  MgSO4 (1M)  1mL
  1M Potassium Phosphate (pH 6)  25mL

9. M9 Buffer

ComponentAmount
  KH2PO4  3g
  Na2HPO4  6g
  NaCl  5g
  dH20  990mL
  ** Autoclave ** Autoclave ** Autoclave **
  MgSO4 (1M)  1mL

10. Proteinase K Buffer

ComponentFinal ConcentrationAmount
  NaCl (4M)  50mM  12.5µl
  Tris (1M) (pH 7.5)  50mM  50µl
  EDTA (0.5 M)  5mM  10µl
  SDS (10%)  0.5%  50µl
  Proteinase K (20mg/mL)  200µg/mL  10µl
  dH20  -  867.5µl

11. Solution A

ComponentFinal ConcentrationAmount
  EDTA (0.5M) (pH 8)  10mM  20µl
  SDS (10%)  0.5%  50µl
  dH20  -  930µl

12. Solution B

ComponentFinal ConcentrationAmount
  EDTA (0.5M) (pH 8)  10mM  20µl
  NaOAc (1M)  0.1M  100µl
  dH20  -  880µl

13. Solution C

ComponentAmount
  Tris-HCl (pH 7.5)  440µl
  NaCl (5M)  180µl

14. Proteinase K Solution

ComponentConcentration
  KCl  500mM
  Tris-HCl (pH 8.3)  10mM
  MgCl2  2.5mM
  NP-40  0.45%
  Tween-20  0.45%
  Gelatin  0.01%
  Proteinase K  300µg/mL

15. 5x Loading Buffer

ComponentAmount
  10x TBE  5mL
  Glycerol  4mL
  Bromophenol Blue  5mg/mL
  dH20  1mL

16. Solution I

ComponentFinal ConcentrationAmount
  Glucose  50mM  9g
  Tris-HCl (pH 8.0)  25mM  3.9g
  EDTA (pH 8.0)  10mM  3.7g

17. Solution II

ComponentFinal ConcentrationAmount
  NaOH (10N)  0.2 N  10mL
  SDS   1%  5g
  dH20  -  480mL

18. Solution III

ComponentFinal ConcentrationAmount
  Potassium Acetate (5M)  3M potassium, 5M acetate  600mL
  Glacial Acetic acid  -  115mL
  dH20  -  285mL

19. 2x Transformation & Storage Solution (TSS)

ComponentFinal ConcentrationAmount
  Polyethylene Glycol 3350  20% w/v  200g
  MgCl2  100mM  20.33g
** Autoclave ** Autoclave ** Autoclave **
  DMSO  10% v/v  100mL


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Last modified June 29, 2004