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Hi Steve,
Thank you for your recommendation. I will try it today and tell you the results.
Cheers,
Linh
Hi Manu,
Maybe it's a little late but in case somebody has the same question.
I think the problem is your insert is too large. I also have to insert the same side with yours and couldn't succeed, so I divided my insert into 1,5kb and try RF cloning one by one insert. It takes more step and more works, but it has more chance to succeed, I think.
Good luck.
Hi all,
I have a problem to put 235bp insert (or mega primer) into my 5650bp backbone plasmid.
My PCR protocol detail as bellow:
PCR solution:
Backbone: insert ratio: 1:5
5X buffer (Thermos): 10 uL
Phusion (thermos): 0.5 uL
dNTP (thermos): 4.5 uL
3rd DW: up to volume 50 uL
PCR cycle:
Initial denaturation: 98°C 3min
Denaturation: 98°C 15s
Annealing: 49°C 15s
Extension: 68°C 10min
Final extension: 72°C 7min
18 cycles
The annealing temperature: I used this website to calculate the melting temp of primer: http://biotools.nubic.northwestern.edu/OligoCalc.html , then -10*C base on the basic melting temperature for annealing temperature.
I construct 5 vectors (same backbone, different insert, same inserted site into backbone) and 4 of them I got the positive colonies after 1st time try. But for this one, I tried several times and could not get a good result.
The only different thing between the inserts is the hard one has 8-base continuously of T, and 3 part of 4-A continuously. I think it could be the reason made this one harder to insert compare with other inserts. Unfortunately, I can not change the sequence of my insert to remove the 8-T or 4-A.
Is there anything I can try to improve my PCR condition? I'm thinking about shortening the extension time into 3 mins (since I read in this forum 3x-time base on polymerase rate is optimal, after some calculation, my optimal extension time could be 3 mins). Otherwise, I could not come up with an idea.
Thank you for reading this! Hope anyone can give me some advice.
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