cDNA AMPLIFICATION FROM LAMBDA-PHAGE LIBRARY
 
Last Update: December 2006
 
 
PREPARE SOLUTIONS
1. SM buffer (1 L):
Mix 5.8 g of NaCl, 2 g of MgSO4-7H2O, 50 mL of 1M Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, 0.5 mL of 2% gelatin, and dH2O to 1 L (Autoclave)
2. TENS buffer (100 mL):
Mix 5 mL of 1M Tris-HCl, pH 8.0 (50mM), 20 mL of 0.5 mM EDTA (100mM), 2 mL of 5M NaCl (100mM), 3 mL 10% SDS (0.3%), and 71 mL of dH2O
   
PROCEDURE
1. Plate cells and phage as described (144. cDNA library screening) and let plaques develop
2. Pippet enough SM buffer on plates to barely cover the plate and rock at 4oC for >1 hour
3. Pippet solution containing phage into a tube and add 0.2 mL of 2M ZnCl2 per 10 mL of SM solution

4. Centrifuge for 5 minutes at 5,000 rpms. A gray pellet forms

5. Resuspend pellet in TENS buffer
6. Heat at 65oC for 10 mins
7. Extract with phenol followed by chloroform:isoamyl alcohol
8. Precipitate with isopropanol:sodium acetate

9. Wash pellet with 70% ethanol

10. Resuspend pellet in T1E0.1, check DNA concentration and store aliquoted at -20oC