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Amgen Lab 2a & 4a. Lab 2a: Restriction Enzymes. Restriction enzymes are naturally found in Bacteria & Archaea . They are thought to provide protection against invading viruses by hydrolyzing “foreign” DNA. RE cut DNA at specific recognition nucleotide sequences called restriction sites
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Lab 2a: Restriction Enzymes • Restriction enzymes are naturally found in Bacteria & Archaea . • They are thought to provide protection against invading viruses by hydrolyzing “foreign” DNA. • RE cut DNA at specific recognition nucleotide sequences called restriction sites • Called “molecular scissors”
BamH I sticky end Hind III sticky end Hind III sticky end BamH I sticky end Engineering the Plasmid: ligation of rfp gene into p-ARA Bruce Wallace
pARA-R construct Bruce Wallace Recombinant plasmid of interest pARA-R 4720 bp BamH I rfp 702bp Hind III
Restriction digest of pARA-R Bruce Wallace Recombinant plasmid of interest pARA-R 4720 bp rfp 702bp BamH I Hind III
Restriction analysis of pARA-R Bruce Wallace Restriction fragments after digest with Hind III and BamH I BamH I Hind III 4018 bp BamH I Hind III 702bp
10000 8000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1500 1000 500 Restriction analysis of pARA-R Prediction for restriction gel A- A+ M A- A+ M