{"id":188,"date":"2017-04-19T15:33:17","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T19:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/mouse-genome-modification\/?page_id=188"},"modified":"2017-04-19T15:36:16","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T19:36:16","slug":"ear-punches-yolk-sacs-tail-dna-for-pcr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/mouse-genome-modification\/protocols\/ear-punches-yolk-sacs-tail-dna-for-pcr\/","title":{"rendered":"Ear Punches, Yolk Sacs, Tail DNA for PCR"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-188\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-188-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-188-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-188-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><ul>\n<li>Dissect yolk sac and rinse thoroughly in PBS.<\/li>\n<li>Place yolk sac or ear punch into 100 to 300 \u00b5l ProtK buffer with non-ionic detergents.<\/li>\n<li>Incubate overnight at 55\u00b0C.<\/li>\n<li>Place 5 \u00b5l of the ProtK\u2019d material into a PCR tube with 30 \u00b5l dH20, overlay with two drops of mineral oil. Too much tissue can inhibit the PCR.<\/li>\n<li>Run PCR reaction at 95\u00b0C for ten minutes to inactivate ProtK.<\/li>\n<li>Bring the PCR machine to soak at your annealing temperature and add PCR mix 15 ul.<\/li>\n<li>Begin PCR cycles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>ProtK Buffer with Non-ionic Detergents<\/h2>\n<table style=\"margin-top: 10px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Final Concentration<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>For 100 ml<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>50 mM KCl<\/td>\n<td>5 ml of 1 M stock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10 mM Tris.HCl (pH 8.3)<\/td>\n<td>1 ml of 1 M stock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2.0 mM MgCl2<\/td>\n<td>0.2 ml of 1 M stock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>0.1 mg\/ml gelatin<\/td>\n<td>10 ml 1% stock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>0.45% Nonidet P-40<\/td>\n<td>0.45 ml<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>0.45% Tween-20 l<\/td>\n<td>0.45 ml<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>H2O<\/td>\n<td>83 ml<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Autoclave solution, aliquot and store frozen. Thaw immediately before use and add 25 ul ProK 20mg\/ml stock solution per 1 ml of buffer.<\/p>\n<table style=\"margin-top: 10px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style3\" valign=\"top\"><strong>PCR Mix - Stocks<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"style3\" valign=\"top\"><strong>One Reaction<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"style3\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Ten Reactions (Make for 11 Reactions)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style1\" valign=\"top\">dNTP 2 mM<\/td>\n<td class=\"style1\" valign=\"top\">5 \u00b5l<\/td>\n<td class=\"style1\" valign=\"top\">55 \u00b5l<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" valign=\"top\">10x PCR Buffer<\/td>\n<td class=\"style2\" valign=\"top\">4.5 \u00b5l<\/td>\n<td class=\"style2\" valign=\"top\">49.5 \u00b5l<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style1\" valign=\"top\">Primers 25 uM<\/td>\n<td class=\"style1\" valign=\"top\">1 \u00b5l each<\/td>\n<td class=\"style1\" valign=\"top\">11 \u00b5l each<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" valign=\"top\">Taq Polymerase<\/td>\n<td class=\"style2\" valign=\"top\">0.25 \u00b5l<\/td>\n<td class=\"style2\" valign=\"top\">2.75 \u00b5l<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style1\" valign=\"top\">H2O<\/td>\n<td class=\"style1\" valign=\"top\">3.25 \u00b5l<\/td>\n<td class=\"style1\" valign=\"top\">35.75 \u00b5l<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" valign=\"top\">Total Volume<\/td>\n<td class=\"style2\" valign=\"top\">15 \u00b5l<\/td>\n<td class=\"style2\" valign=\"top\">165 \u00b5l<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dissect yolk sac and rinse thoroughly in PBS. Place yolk sac or ear punch into 100 to 300 \u00b5l ProtK buffer with non-ionic detergents. Incubate overnight at 55\u00b0C. Place 5 \u00b5l of the ProtK\u2019d material into a PCR tube with 30 \u00b5l dH20, overlay with two drops of mineral oil. 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