F23 Lab 6 SDS-PAGE Protocol

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Experiment 6 SDS-PAGE Analysis of rGFP Fractions Experimental Objectives This week you will work primarily as individuals to perform SDS-PAGE analysis of various fractions from your Ni +2 agarose column. By the end of the experiment you should be able to: 1. determine the purity and molecular weight of rGFP in your final product (usually fractions E2 and E3 ) 2. assess the efficiency of the three major steps in the purification procedure: - rGFP expression (compare G0 with G3 pellets); - production of the GCE ; - development of the Ni +2 agarose column (compare wash fractions with elution fractions) . 3. combining the SDS analysis with Bradford data, determine the total yield of rGFP obtained through the Ni +2 -agarose column purification procedure Remember, in the real world you will most likely not have the convenient method of following the active protein throughout the fractionation process by simply looking at fluorescence! You would normally follow the presence/activity of your protein during the purification procedure by using a combination of SDS-PAGE analysis and other assays for protein activity. Student Safety Acrylamide and bis-acrylamide are neurotoxins. In their liquid form they are readily absorbed through skin and mucous membranes. You MUST wear gloves at all times this week. The glass plates used for making gels are extremely fragile. Do not clean them in your hand for fear of breaking and cutting yourself. Clean them on the lab bench. Equipment Safety Each complete SDS-PAGE apparatus cost well over $400. All the various small pieces (gray foam pads, green combs, etc) cost between $25-50 to replace. Do not “accidently” throw them in the trash. Download and read the background material from the eLearning lecture course website. 6-1
Experiment 6 - Protocol SDS-PAGE Analysis of rGFP Fractions A similar procedure used in this week’s lab will be used in lab 7 (Western blot). Pay attention to this week’s demonstration and take notes . There will NOT be demonstration for Lab 7! Notes: Step 1: Spray water onto the thin and thick plates and wipe them squeaky clean make sure theres no residue on them (wipe it on the bench not in your hand) One side has 2 black strips face them up and clean the glass. Once done with water use ethanol to clean the glass. Get the clear stand and wipe the foam pads make sure theyre dry and place them at the bottom of the stand. The green frame will sit on your bench legs down so it stands by itself with the doors perpendicular to it. Thick plate in back and thin plate in front against each other and insert into green frame. Close doors outward. Lift plate and check that the plates aren’t over lapping and are flush on the bottom The chamber in the middle b/w thick and thin plate is where we pour the gel. Clear clip should clip the thick glass. Once its clipped it shouldn’t move Squirt water b/w the glass plates and fill to top (called a leak test). Wait for 30sec to make sure its sealed. Pour out water at 45-degree angle (DO NOT SHAKE). Put a paper towel in the corner to suck out the water. Pipette 4ml of resolver solution A (4, 1000ul) into empty tube. Do the same with solution B. Pipette 80ul of yellow micro centrifuge tube APS. Pipette 5ul of green micro centrifuge tube. Shake well. Pipette the solution until you get to the bottom of the green bar in b/w the glasses. Its gonna start polymerizing once you add everything so do the next step pretty quick so you have enough gel for 2 partners. Write R on tube and leave it on the side. Let the solution sit in the glasses and put water cap over the gel because when gel comes in contact with air it doesn’t polymerize well. Water cap allows it to polymerize well. Wait for it to polymerize and check when it completely hardens. Step 2: Once your gel has formed that means it has polymerized. You should see a line forming at the top and if you move it the water should slide off. Pour water out into the sink and suck it out with paper towel. Should be able to see a line which is the top of the line. Get a new conical tube and put in 2ml of stacking solution C and D. Then add 20 ul of APS and 4 ul of TEMED and shake well. This will polymerize fast so once you add everything you should trasfer it quickly. Flat side of comb is on the back then insert it into gel. Fill stocking solution all the way to top on top of gel. Then write S on the conical tube and set 6-2
aside. Make sure to wear goggles. Flat side facing back, slide comb between glass plates and push until completely flush on top. This will create wells for our samples. To prepare samples. Add 80ul of water and 40 ul SLB to G0 & G3 pellets. Use the highest fluorescing samples. Step 3: Undo clear clip and take out the green frame and gently push comb out using fingers. Once out you should see wells formed. Get electrode assembly and make sure you turn the glass around, so the thin/short glass is facing away from you. Put the glass and gel on the white thing and it should sit at an angle. The step from the thick to the thin glass will sit under the notch on the electrode thing. Label lane 1 near black and for teammate label lane 1 near red. Put electrode assembly at the end of the box and make sure red is near red and black is near black. To make 1x from 10x solution, you add 1 part of the solution and 9 parts water. Since we want 500ml of solution we put 50ml of 10x solution and add 450ml of water. Make sure when you load it that theres no leaking. Next load the samples. MINE: label 1 at red. Every student has the potential to obtain a perfect "textbook" gel. However, many factors determine the "success" of SDS-PAGE analysis. You will be using the best equipment available on the market and performing a common procedure used in all modern biochemistry or molecular biology laboratories. There are many little "tricks" that cannot be fully written down – that is why we have not provided copies of the Bio-Rad equipment manual (~30 pages). Please pay attention, use your common sense, and ask questions during the demonstrations. 1. Observe demonstration for pouring SDS-PAGE resolving gels. Recipe for 10% Resolving Gel 4ml Resolver solution A 4ml Resolver solution B 80ul 10% APS (ammonium persulfate)(yellow tube) 5ul TEMED (tetramethylethylenediamine) Final volume ~8 ml (enough for two gels) 2. As partners, prepare ONE resolving gel solution and pour two resolving gels. 3. Observe demonstration for pouring SDS-PAGE stacking gels with combs inserted. Recipe for 5% Stacking Gel: 6-3
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