Use Salmonella Enterica Genome as PCR template, amplify fadB enzyme through PCR; use pUC57-ter as PCR
template, amplify gene ter through PCR;
use pUC57-bktB as PCR template, amplify gene bktB through PCR;
use Escherichia coli genome as PCR template, amplify gene ydi1 through PCR
Gel extraction.
Double-enzyme digest pETDuet-1 with Nco1/BamH1, gel extraction.
Ligate fadB fragment and digested pETDuet-1 vector using one-step cloning method, transfer the recombinant
plasmid into DH5α competent cells and coat on solid LB medium.
Double-enzyme digest pCDFDuet-1 using Nco1/BamH1, extract the gel.
Ligate bktB fragment and digested pCDFDuet-1 vector using one-step cloning method, transfer the
recombinant plasmid into DH5α competent cells and coat on solid LB medium.
7/11
Inoculate monoclonal colonies of pETD-fadB and pCDFD-bktB into LB medium.
Use pETD-EGFP plasmid as PCR template, amplify GFP through PCR, and gel extraction. (F, R primers carry
homologous recombination sequences)
Double-enzyme digest pET28a plasmid using Nco1/BamH1, extract the gel.
Mix the GFP fragments and the digested plasmid fragments at a molar concentration ratio of 3:1, and use
Hieff homologous recombinase to ligate, transfer the recombinant plasmid into DH5α competent cells, and coat
on a solid LB medium.
7/12
Extract pETD-fadB and pCDFD-bktB plasmid, and verify whether they are successfully constructed through
Nco1/BamH1 double-enzyme digest.
Inoculate the monoclonal colonies of pET28a-EGFP into LB medium.
7/13
Extract the pET28a-EGFP plasmid, and verify whether it is inserted into the original plasmid template
using Nco1/BamH1 double-enzyme digest.
Double-enzyme digest pETD-fadB using NdeI/XhoI, gel extraction.
Ligate gene ter fragment with the digested pETD-fadB vector using the one-step cloning method, transfer
the recombinant plasmid into DH5α competent cells, and coat on a solid LB medium.
Double-enzyme digest pCDFD-bktB using NdeI/XhoI, gel extraction.
Ligate gene ydi1 fragment with digested pCDFD-bktB fragment using the one-step cloning method, transfer
the recombinant plasmid into DH5α competent cells, and coat on a solid LB medium.
7/14
Inoculate monoclonal colonies of pETD-fadB-ter and pCDFD-bktB-ydi1 into LB medium.
7/15
Extract pETD-fadB-ter and pCDFD-bktB-ydi1 plasmid, and verify whether they are inserted into the original
plasmid template through NdeI/XhoI double-enzyme digest.
Use pET28a-EGFP plasmid as PCR template, and amplify 4 different kinds of T7 promotor mutant (C1~C4)
through PCR.
Dpn1 digestion, transfer the recombinant plasmid into DH5α competent cells, and coat on a solid LB
medium.
7/16
Inoculate the monoclonal colonies of T7 point mutation plasmids into LB medium.
7/17
Extract T7 point mutation plasmids, and verify whether the point mutation was successfully constructed
using sanger sequencing.
7/18
Transfer the correct pET28a-EGFP_C1-C4 plasmids to BL21(DE3) competent cells, and coat on a solid LB
medium.
7/19
Incubate BL21(DE3) strain containing pET28a-EGFP_C1-C4 plasmids in 5mL LB medium overnight.
7/20
1% transform the cultured medium into 25mL fresh LB medium until OD600=0.5.
Induce protein expression using IPTG, and incubate for 3h.
Measure OD600 and the fluorescence intensity of GFP to select the optimal mutation.
Use pETD-fadB-ter and pCDFD-bktB-ydi1 as PCR templates, amplify the optimal T7 point mutation plasmid
using PCR.
Dpn1 digestion, transfer the recombinant plasmid into DH5α competent cells, and coat on a solid LB medium
plate.
7/21-7/23
Inoculate the monoclonal colonies into LB medium.
Extract plasmids, and verify whether the point mutation was successfully constructed using sanger
sequencing.
Transform the correct plasmids into BL21 (DE3), coat on a solid LB medium plate.
7/24-7/26
Inoculate the BL21 (DE3) monoclonal colonies into LB medium, and incubate at 37℃ overnight.
1% transform the cultured medium into 25mL fresh LB medium until OD600=0.5.
Induce protein expression using 0.5 mM IPTG, and incubate for 40h.
SDS-PAGE gel electrophoresis verification.
7/27
Send the Bacterial Lysates to the company for HPLC detection of MCFAs.