Xgal stock solution 25 mgml xgal 5bromo4chloro3indolylbdgalactopyranoside. When xgal goes bad or, how long should i incubate my plates. Cells were fixed and stained using an xgal kit invitrogen, carlsbad, ca for 2 h at 378cat1mg ml 1 in pbs containing 5 mm potassium ferricyanide, 5 mm potassium ferrocynanide and 2 mm magnesium chloride. Invitrogen bluogal, substrate for galactosidase 1g diagnostic tests and. Direct confocal acquisition of fluorescence from xgal staining on. Restriction digest map of putative pbart plasmid constructs. Here, the authors identify hsp90 inhibitors as a new class of senolytic compounds in. Essential role of the zinc finger transcription factor. Step action 1 transfect cells with a plasmid expressing lacz. The complete protocol of bluewhite screening includes 3 important steps. Xgal is supplied as white crystals and is soluble in dimethylformamide. Gently shake the culture plate several times and harvest all media, including cells, in a sterile tube. Dry opened lb plates at room temperature under uv light for about 30 minutes.
Prepare a 20 mgml stock solution of xgal in n,n dimethylformamide dmf or dimethylsulfoxide dmso. File extensions tell you what type of file it is, and tell windows what programs can open it. It yields a dark blue precipitate at the site of enzymatic activity. A file extension is the set of three or four characters at the end of a filename. This protocol describes the preparation of a 5bromo4chloro3indolyl. The xgal staining assay kit is designed for sensitive and lowbackground in situ detection of cells transfected with vectors carrying the lacz gene. Adipose depot explants were fixed in 2% formaldehyde, 0. Original article the transcription factor nrf2 might be.
The incubation period may be extended to increase the number of colonies after transformation. Page 2 general guidelines follow these guidelines when using subcloning efficiency dh5. Dgalactopyranoside xgal stock solution at various concentrations typically used in conjunction with iptg for bluewhite screening via the lac operon. Putative pbart plasmid constructs were subjected to a series of restriction enzyme digests in order to map out and. The table below provides a general overview of the steps involved in the. The transformed cells were selected for on lb agar plates containing kanamycin and 20mgml of xgal spread on the surface. Preparation of media and reagents this warranty limits our liability to replacement of this product. Campbell immunohistochemistry ihc, cryosections not fixed were processed as described for. Do not mix the iptg and the xgal before pipetting them into the pool of soc medium because these chemicals may precipitate. The mcra genotypic marker and the mcrbc, mrr deletion make this strain.
Add the transformation reaction to the top agar after lawn cells, iptg, and xgal or bluogal have been added. Max efficiency dh5 competent cells harvard university. Your new online m sds binder is a place for you to store the material safety data sheets you need to deploy. Cholecystokinin is upregulated in obese mouse islets and expands cell mass by increasing cell. Superscript ii reverse transcriptase rt is an engineered version of mmlv rt with reduced rnase h activity and increased thermal stability. Olfactory epithelium tissues were processed as describedabove,butwerefixedin4%pfaforonly1hforlaczstaining. Spread xgal onto lb agar plates containing antibiotic, if desired. Gal staining kit 1 kit k146501 xgal 100 mg 15520034 detection of recombinant proteins expression of your recombinant protein can be detected using antiv5 or antihiscterm antibodies available from invitrogen. Xgal is very expensive and should be used carefully. Blue white screening of bacterial colonies using xgal. Pour sterile warm lb agar about 25 ml into a petri dish. Complete protocols for sample and buffer preparation, electrophoresis conditions, staining, and blotting are provided in this guide. Precast gel electrophoresis guide contains information about the novex.
For visual screening purposes, chromogenic substrate like xgal is required. This simple and rapid assay is suitable for expression studies in cultured cells and tissues transfected in vivo. Subcloning and sequencing of the autotransporter antigen. This substrate yields a blue precipitate upon hydrolysis, making it suitable for use in immunoblotting or immunocytochemical assays.
Tissue sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin sigma, xgal invitrogen and masson trichrome biooptica, italy according to standard protocols. Manual for the use of matingbased split ubiquitin system. Tissue sections were counterstained with eosin and examined under a mi croscope. Nov272009 hi knowledgeable ones, i have been using a ta cloning kit from invitrogen and top10 chemically competent cells to clone a 480bp fragment of insect mtdna into plasmid for later screening the cloning is to separate template from an unknown number of arthropod species. If xgal staining is to be avoided for example, if the fixation procedure is not compatible with other labelings or if the blue precipitate interferes with optical measurements. Accessory products some of the reagents supplied in the blockit pol ii mir rnai expression. The cells were then added to lb plates containing 5omgl ampicillin onto which 4o. Construction of an enlarged puc19 vector with a rop gene. Galactosidase in situ assay for cellular senescence. Sigmaaldrich supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum invitrogen, 2 m m lglutamine, 0. Fluorescent brightener inhibits apoptosis in baculovirus. Incubation at 37c for 1 hour is not required after addition. Other companies are charging thousands of dollars to set up accounts and give you access to their msds online database. To apply xgal directly to the top of agar plates for bluewhite screening, apply 40.
Images were captured by a retiga exi camera connected to a leica dm4000 b upright microscope leica microsystems. Windows often associates a default program to each file extension, so that when you doubleclick the file, the program launches automatically. The competent cells should be added to top agar after lawn cells, iptg and bluogal or xgal have been added. Identification of hsp90 inhibitors as a novel class of. Xgal is an analog of lactose, and therefore may be hydrolyzed by the. Xgal 5bromo4chloro3indolyldgalactoside is a histochemical substrate for galactosidase. Invitrogen xgal 100mg invitrogen xgal fisher scientific. Invitrogen xgal 1g pcr specific buffers fisher scientific. Thermo scientific xgal 5bromo4chloro3indolylbetadgalactopyranoside is an inert chromogenic substrate for betagalactosidase which hydrolyzes. For more information, refer to our web site or call technical service see page 65. Xgal solution, readytouse thermo fisher scientific. When both gene products are produced, the bacterium is able to break down the sugar xgal in the media and as a byproduct of the reaction, the colonies turn blue 2. Xgal staining assay kit, detection of cells genlantis.
A typical stock concentration of xgal is 50mm 20mgml. Invitrogen superscript iv reverse transcriptase 4 x 10,000. When xgal goes bad or, how long should i incubate my. Precast gels and is intended to supplement the gel instruction cards im6000 to im6008 supplied with the precast gels. Xgal is useful for numerous histochemical and molecular biology applications, including detection of lacz activity in cells and tissues. The tissues were stained in wash buffer containing 1mg ml xgal, 5mm potassium ferrocyanide, 5mm. Ligation reactions using this buffer may be incubated for 1 hour at room temperature. Use it only with glass containers and glass pipettes.
Invitrogen bluogal, substrate for galactosidase 1g. If you are including the puc19 control, make sure that you have one lb agar plate containing 100. Warm the selective plates in a 37c incubator for 30 minutes use 1 or 2 plates for each transformation. Superscript iv reverse transcriptase rt is significantly improved over superscript iii in inhibitor resistance, processivity, and reaction speed, while retaining all the benefits of the previous enzyme, including increased thermostability, highly efficient fulllength cdna synthesis, and reduced rnase activity. The accumulation of senescent cells is thought to contribute to the ageassociated decline in tissue function. Galactosidase in situ assay for cellular senescence this protocol was modified from dimri dimri gp, et al. Bacteria containing active galactosidase produce blue colonies when. Tissue sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin sigma, x gal invitrogen and masson trichrome biooptica, italy according to standard protocols.
Seven white isolated colonies were each incubated in lb media containing 50. Xgal staining is based on the presence of the bacterial lacz gene that. Cryosections of olfactory epithelium were stained in staining solution containing 1 mgml xgal, 5 mm k 3 fe cn 6,5mm k 4 fecn 6 3h 2 o, 0. Generating an epub file may take a long time, please be patient. A biomarker that identifies senescent human cells in culture and in aging skin in vivo. Preparation of xgaliptg lb agar plates for bluewhite. Read here what the gal file is, and what application you need to open or convert it. The bacterial lacz gene is widely used as a reporter in a myriad of mouse transgenic experiments. Characterization of the microbial community of fertilized. Cholecystokinin is upregulated in obese mouse islets and.
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