Are you using a blunt end or sticky cutter for the vector? Homology within a hundred or even a few hundred base pairs of the end can lead to recombination, as the exonuclease can be very fast. This is an *old* wiki page I wrote in grad school. %PDF-1.7 % 0000027996 00000 n endobj 100 0 obj Not for use in diagnostic procedures. Oskar Laur, PhD runs Emory University DNA Custom Cloning Service since 2009. This will tell you if you've got anything strange going on with secondary structure, or an especially high or low Tm. 0000007717 00000 n [124 0 R 125 0 R 126 0 R 127 0 R] Since the assembly step is so dependent on primer sequence and absence of single stranded DNA structure (hairpins, etc.) Fill out ourTechnical Support Form, 264 0 obj I run each PCR at a few annealing temps and DMSO concentrations. Despite recommendations, use 1:1 ratio of insert:vector when assembling. [121 0 R 122 0 R 123 0 R] Our latest RUO kit, the Luna SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR Multiplex Assay Kit, enables high throughput workflows for real-time detection of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid using hydrolysis probes. When you get your sequencing results back, you can use the chromatogram to spot whether any discrepancies between your sequencing result and the expected result is due to a PCR mistake or a mistake by the DNA analysis software. W]55opX"RK Remember to quantify the DNA concentration of all the samples by gel or by nanodrop to assemble the fragments based on their molar ratio. You can also gel purify your PCR bands, but you lose a LOT of product, and the product is lower quality. Causes problems during PCR and assembly. We use the Qiagen PCR cleanup kit, and elute in water. [176 0 R 177 0 R 178 0 R 179 0 R 180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 0 R 184 0 R 185 0 R 186 0 R 187 0 R] A lot could be going wrong here. 104 0 obj WebThe Gibson Assembly method allows multiple overlapping DNA fragments to be seamlessly linked in a one-step, single-tube, isothermal reaction ( Invitrogen GeneArt Gibson Assembly HiFi Cloning Kit ), or a two-step reaction ( GeneArt Gibson Assembly EX Cloning Kit ). The best way to design your desired plasmid is with a DNA manipulation software package. And finally, yes, I am setting up my reaction on ice and immediately incubating at 50c for 60 min. \}JGRq\Tqtq.`c?JKq8d~0 &:'QG {3;(E It sounds like you're dealing with the same concentration issues I had. Sequence the seams of the Gibson assembly first. 0000003959 00000 n v_y81YI8IYr7na%ygK H_xB:A7C^J L)lLIw>;r;dx "Pw}qq'N/ 3=y;Y'wC hz \F~OD-y?L\ His work was acknowledged in hundreds of publications including Cell, Nature, and other journals. Always check the fragments size of your digestion on an agarose gel. 0000022898 00000 n If you are not restreaking colonies now, try to leave some biomass on the plate, but be reassured there are always cells left unless you really punched a hole in the agarose. Hello! 2009) uses a three-enzyme mix to go from linear DNA fragments to The most recent reaction I ran was a total of 37ul. Place your order before 7:30pm EST for overnight delivery. Same primers, except this time because your not amplifying from genomic you shouldn't get multiple bands. To save your cart and view previous orders, sign in to your NEB account. For Research Use Only. You can generate the parts of DNA that you want to assemble together in a combination of different ways according to your cloning strategy: Be mindful of the restriction enzymes you chose. Lots of Adventist Pioneer stories, black line master handouts, and teaching notes. The basic premise is shown in the diagram to the right and is as follows: Due to the ability to precisely define overlaps in oligonucleotide primers, Gibson assembly becomes a seamless process, in that no scar is present in the plasmid. Experiments gone wrong? This is recorded here because it is the size of the band you will be looking for on your agarose gel. Before diving into the experimental work, spend some time outlining the construction of the plasmid and all the steps you will have to take. Can do multiple electroporations and plate the cells together after they have grown out at 37. Run ~2uL of the DNA on an agarose gel. Check off ingredients as you add to master mix. I am at my whits end here and getting very frustrated. endobj Elute in ~30 uL to obtain a concentrated product. Copyright 2006-2022 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. All rights reserved, Don't have an account ? Measure DNA concentration with a NanoDrop system, Use ~ 60 ng of backbone and stoichiometric quantities of insert(s), Electroporate 1 uL into a cloning strain. 978-927-5054 Gibson Assembly is a registered trademark of SGI-DNA, Inc. used under permission and license. Oliver Irving (PhD Integ St Phy Sci Health FT) You'll find a list of the currently available teaching aids below. endobj GeneArt Strings DNA Fragments are custom-made, uncloned, double-stranded linear DNA fragments assembled from synthetic oligonucleotides using the same high-quality process developed for Invitrogen GeneArt Gene Synthesis. Use ~3uL of assembly if the assembly was not desalted. 1-3 uL is usually plenty if you have a high efficiency at assembly. increase the incubation time to 1 hour and switch to neb-10-beta (I have had bad results with dh5 alpha) and make sure you backbone is properly gel ), and/or use a different temperature (30C) for the growth on plates and in liquid culture. Gibson Assembly is a registered trademark of SGI-DNA, Inc. used under permission and license. 236 0 obj Below you can see two examples of the DNA ends produced by restriction enzyme digestion and how to modify them for your plasmid design in SnapGene. Using the same process as previously, first define a binding region for your primer in the PCR fragment, try to keep this as small as possible without sacrificing too much Tm as we want to keep the cost of the primer down. Insert DNA length. Share your stories! 0000002466 00000 n With a permanent pen: circle the colonies you want to test, and put numbers (e.g. For transformation into all high efficiency electrocompetent cells, including NEB's, we recommend a 1:3 dilution of the reaction. Put 6 uL of water/primer mix in each well. WebAll Gibson Assembly reactions were ran in the thermocycler at 50 degrees celsius for 15 minutes. In principle you could put the pictures in the google spreadsheet, however, I find this to be too busy. <>/Metadata 4 0 R/Pages 2 0 R/StructTreeRoot 3 0 R/Type/Catalog/ViewerPreferences 5 0 R>> In general, an overlap of 40 bp yields a sufficient Tm for the gibson reaction, so if we extend each of our primers from the 5' end by 20 bp, we will have 40 bp of overlap, and can measure the Tm of that region, as below.Now we have primer sequences for both sides of the joint, with sufficient binding to both the templates and each other to allow the gibson assembly reaction to proceed, as well as being small enough for the lower price bracket for synthesis. I use it in place of standard restriction enzyme based molecular cloning to create circular DNA plasmids for use E. coli and S. cerevisiae. I haven't done gibson assembly before, but I have struggled long and hard with PCR product gel purification. We have provided a link on this CD below to Acrobat Reader v.8 installer. <>stream If you aren't familiar with your sequences, make sure the sequence has no stop codons in frame with the start. Vector DNA mass. To allow the menu buttons to display, add whiteestate.org to IE's trusted sites. It is possible to overload it if you have really big colonies and suck up a lot of it with the pipette tip. Store the competent cells at 80C. 3 0 obj Store the SOC Outgrowth Medium at room temperature. And with our superSPEED gene synthesis service you can get error free fragments even faster. <> Run a few uL (~4uL) of each PCR product on a gel to identify rxn conditions that yield a lot of product. But, if assembly by OE-PCR is used to put together fragments in groups of 3, then seamless DNA assembly using pEASY-Uni will become easy enough to get our clones rapidly. Addgene is a nonprofit plasmid repository. Column purifying 30uL of a strong PCR band should yield ~40 uL of ~30-50 ng/uL product. This page was last edited on 23 September 2019, at 12:28. Are you accurately quantifying your PCR product and using equal molar amounts of the inserts? However, you can add shorter items like promoters and ribosome binding sites by coding for them in your primers. The exonuclease is so concentrated relative to the desired concentration in the mix that it should be diluted 10X before use. By continuing to use our site, you accept our use of cookies. GeneArt Seamless Cloning and GeneArt Gibson Assembly Kits allow for the simultaneous assembly of up to 15 DNA fragments to create precise, very large constructs with no unwanted sequences in highly efficient reactions. Once your fragment is modified it can be copied into the plasmid sequence in the correct position. An efficient assembly reaction will show assembled products of the correct size and the disappearance of fragments. Adding products to your cart without being signed in will result in a loss of your cart when you do sign in or leave the site. The commercially available kit works ~10x better than some home-made mix in our lab. It is best to be as organized as you can, because you never know when you need to re-do a PCR product or know what is inside of PCR strips that have been on your counter for a week or so. [227 0 R 228 0 R 229 0 R 230 0 R 231 0 R 232 0 R 233 0 R 234 0 R 235 0 R 236 0 R 237 0 R 238 0 R 239 0 R 240 0 R 241 0 R 242 0 R 243 0 R] Use Monarch kits Once you know the sequences you want to join and that you can access them in the lab (e.g. WebStore the Gibson Assembly Master Mix and positive controls at 20C. You probably left your plate for too long in the incubator. $yZ8 AaLtC`AyLIH^6N0HmONZqQzV you can chose where the seam is if you use longer oligos. Do you set your reaction up on ice and incubate at 50C? These cloning methods circumvent the need for multiple rounds of restriction enzyme analysis and digestion, DNA end-repair, de-phosphorylation, ligation, enzyme inactivation and clean-up, and loss of precious DNA saving 3-4 weeks versus traditional RE cloning methods. <>stream You should first purify your fragments from the PCR/digestion reaction, either using a gel extraction kit or PCR purification columns. To save your cart and view previous orders, sign in to your NEB account. If you are including a negative, vector only, control - you should be getting very few colonies on your transformant plates. Remember when using restriction cloning than you must remove any 5' overhangs that are generated before compiling your plasmid map, as they will be degraded by the 5' exounclease during the reaction. You just need to verify the insert- colonly PCR, and then sequence any positives from that. The reaction can be added directly to the cells without any dilution, although further dilution of the reaction mix may improve transformation efficiency. 95 0 obj Only need 2 short primers to break it up: the homology is free. The primary goal for one of the plasmids is to simply take out the add your purified PCR products and add water to reach the desired concentration as specified by your commercial kit or home-brew recipe. It is also extremely important to have done Dpn1 digestion in this case. Important Note: To access all the resources on this site, use the menu buttons along the top and left side of the page. It's 5kb long and I cannot PCR it (I tried all the polymerases, with and without GC-enhancers and DMSO). 4 0 obj I divide the plate into 6 pie slice shapes. do in a thermocycler, and have it hold between 4 and 15. If this overlap is 5' then it will be degraded during the reaction so it can be excluded from your design, but if it is 3' then it must be included as it cannot be degraded. Copyright 2006-2022 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. All rights reserved, Don't have an account ? <> Example below: DMSO can be important, especially if you are amplifying DNA from the genome of whole bacterial cells. However, if you're using Microsoft's Internet Explorer and have your security settings set to High, the javascript menu buttons will not display, preventing you from navigating the menu buttons. Are you sure you designed the overlapping regions correctly? restriction cloning, Gibson Assembly, Golden Gate etc. Electroporation is usually used to provide higher yield. Has your lab used the enzymatic assembly master mix successfully before? Taq Ligase seals the nicks in the DNA backbone. 2 0 obj Please visit our K-12 lessons and worksheets page. gel purification without doing Dpn1 digestion usually is sufficient to greatly reduce background. y:^@'Gt,78IMMm|/Rq#PUTkW*z>Gm@.&:~4Z=5J913&`mw'f@p Make a plasmid map (e.g. Design Primers & generate annotated sequences of the bands you intend to create, primers should confer 40-100 bp of homology & be 60 bp long (in most cases), Check primers for cross dimers with Finnzyme's. endobj 234 0 obj <> endobj xref 234 29 0000000016 00000 n 9}iJU2` UWqNGl:8MQA}zVm`P+LJ6pD!yu~sdk\Y/0UaPh/&wk\} Dd"'`t:]ebU(:J1kNj'z47ZTs*s~#:}\syUNMRe]Ea*@ZPOqNh^j34UZA+D)4>"EEflAqbSi{DkWm=6MUlBANS2 ]T? Dilute 1 l of the assembly reaction with 3 l water then use 1 ), and didn't do a Dpn1 digestion. I use set(s) of 12, because my agarose gels have enough lanes for this and two lanes of ladder. With all the steps in the cloning process, there are also many ways to troubleshoot the cloning experiment. If the digestion does not provide the fragments of the size you expect, check the restriction pattern of the enzymes you chose, and verify that the sequence of the plasmid you are working with is correct. Optional: the good DNA can be treated with, Use ~ 1 uL per 50 uL PCR product to degrade unwanted template DNA. Make sure that enzymes that you are using are not blocked by methylation like XbaI, ClaI, etc. the ease of PCR is a good indicator for whether the assembly is likely to go well. CRISPR Expression Systems and Delivery Methods, how-to videos for molecular biology and lab techniques, No colonies. Sequence the other regions, as it is possible a PCR error was introduced. 241 0 obj 0000010935 00000 n Are you sure your vector is properly linearized? Purify the DNA to remove contaminants After youve designed your cloning scheme, youre now ready to generate fragments. Starting with either fragment, select a region of sequence starting from the joint that gives a Tm of around 60oC as below, make sure to include a G/C anchor at the 5' end of the primer. In our lab we use SnapGene, which is a user-friendly system with a number of simulation tools, including one for Gibson assembly, that allow easy planning of molecular cloning procedure. It allows for successful nk#@0VjZ~,DK8~7w"7I\r-Ov5WYX[kr[ch F**~SyM0b=^7zZ{aOfZ/!O=i_^*6(O:l\![*$O+kaaA @Wf 5X ] endobj Gibson Assembly allows the production of scarless DNA constructs using homologous regions to guide the joining reaction. Enter the components in the first page, with a picture of your sketch. Even with a 100ul reaction, I would get a semi-feint band, therefore resulting in low purification yields. 96 0 obj For simple, visual assay results, the SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Colorimetric LAMP Assay Kit includes a color-changing pH indicator for detection of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid amplification. Here I will outline how I design my Gibson assemblies to give the perfect plasmid. I actually have gotten it to work once, but the vector that was amplified was done so by the grad student in the lab who used a non-proofreading polymerase causing my vector to be full of mutations at important sites :( I have designed everything correctly as per the NEBuilder site, where my insert/s have a 20nt overlap at my insertion site. 5 0 obj We use cookies to understand how you use our site and to improve your experience. Because the assembled product is a covalently closed molecule, it may be alternatively amplified by PCR or RCA. avoid assembling too many fragments at once, if it is possible). <> As a general rule, try to use an excess of insert compared to the backbone plasmid; a starting point could be a molar ratio of 1:2 (plasmid:insert), but this parameter has to be optimized according to the strategy adopted, and to the specific reaction you are running. Need help with your experiments? If there are PCR over a region that is a different length than any of your template plasmids. 237 0 obj endobj Hello. Alternately, you can make a 1x mix (add the necessary water and primers) and use the mix after many freeze-thaw cycles. This so that chloramphenicol resistance can not be expressed off the template DNA. uuid:A083598F-BE91-4ED5-BBCB-FAA011980A87 If you are restreaking colonies now: wipe a little bit of the colony on the plate, then dissolve the rest in the corresponding numbered PCR well. Make sure each gene has a promoter, RBS, and stop codon if desired. To compensate for this we need to make the tail of the PCR fragment primer longer, so that the overlap is still sufficient for the reaction. H=m:*>CpE0vBIEn)|'Altl9t{6X;C DpDkh9{Wua_ GYLMn`&\wVwj mVs]5OEG>w 18 0 obj You have been idle for more than 20 minutes, for your security you have been logged out. WebVary the molar ratio of vector to insert from 1:1 to 1:10 (1:20 for short adaptors). 0000003434 00000 n <> The first step in any molecular cloning process is to define what you want to build. endobj Last name. If you are restreaking every colony that is tested, prepare your plates now. endobj 0000003236 00000 n Mostly, this means copying from other plasmid sequences and pasting into a new plasmid file. To learn more, click here. First, define the exact DNA sequences that you wish to assemble in the reaction. ake sure that enzymes that you are using are not blocked by methylation like XbaI, ClaI, etc. endobj Vector DNA length. For larger assemblies the GeneArt Gibson EX Master Mixes and Kits are available. Remember to repeat this process with all PCR-restriction joints to give sufficient overlaps throughout the plasmid. As with all primer design you should use software (available freely online) to check for secondary structures and dimerization in your primer pairs. trailer <<6F605A5E25AF4673A52B442734A93D61>]/Prev 751763>> startxref 0 %%EOF 262 0 obj <>stream ACnr^w0'%%N&K.PX~@h01vda" ?+` (o endstream endobj 235 0 obj <>>>/Metadata 232 0 R/Outlines 215 0 R/Pages 229 0 R/Type/Catalog/ViewerPreferences<>>> endobj 236 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/Tabs/W/Thumb 216 0 R/TrimBox[0.0 0.0 351.0 558.0]/Type/Page>> endobj 237 0 obj <> endobj 238 0 obj [/ICCBased 252 0 R] endobj 239 0 obj <> endobj 240 0 obj <> endobj 241 0 obj <> endobj 242 0 obj <> endobj 243 0 obj <>stream This will increase your chances to have a successful and ultimately faster cloning. Do a single or double digest to be sure that the plasmid is the correct expected size and contains the correct insert, Sequence the regions that have been amplified by PCR, putting special attention in the areas of ligation between the different fragments. 0000001999 00000 n WebTry using no more than 0.2 pmol/fragment in assembly. -, Make a plasmid map of what your completed design should look like, This is key. 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, Maryland 20904. Analyze the reaction on an agarose gel. Launch Seamless cloning primer design tips Have any of you every used this method of gene fusion? If not, design primers to sequence your insert. Details, please. Photos of resulting PCR products run on gels. There are several online tools that can help you with that, they can be open source (i.e. If your backbone doesn't amplify well, or amplifys with side products and requires gel purification, you are much less likely to get successful assemblies. What pointers/advice can you give me? 0000040589 00000 n 0000003087 00000 n The DMSO likely disrupts the membrane enough to allow the polymerase to work. 0000178309 00000 n Assembly of 1, 2 and 4 - 1kb fragments in pCDNA 3.4 using TOP10 competent cells. Learn more and request a sample! It's only 2kb, so length is not an issue, and dividing it in half will only make your life more difficult. 0000178687 00000 n I'm now a data scientist at Zymergen. You will use at least one of the wells to amplify the template DNA as a control. endobj Aaron Puri waits for 15 minutes of desalting, and electroporates at 1.6kV without arcing. endobj The gene I am trying to assemble into my vector is only 2.2kb in length and my vector is ~5kb linearized. Each faith-building lesson integrates heart-warming Adventist pioneer stories along with Scripture and Ellen Whites writings. Theres a lot that can go wrong! You can put 1/2-1 uL in your PCR product is complete; there is no need to modify the buffer first. Ligation. 0000003124 00000 n It is intended to supplement available protocols with some advice and warnings that I hope can save you time with your assemblies. 233 0 obj endobj And with a polymerase like. It is also lower when cloning toxic genes. You can assemble multiple pieces, from multiple DNA sources (plasmids, genomes, etc.). Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Check the plates! The reason I have tried multiple ways to amplify my GoI is because it doesn't amplify well at all with any polymerase that I have tried. Our testing indicates that the choice of competent cells is critical. We are using the Gibson kit from NEB, not making in house. Press J to jump to the feed. Successful assembly of a positive control will demonstrate that the assembly mixture is functional and the transformation conditions are suitable. It might have strong secondary structures that interfere with the assembly. endobj Contact your local subsidiary or distributor. <> Gel purifying ~100 uL of PCR product usually yield ~ 50 ng/uL. We use cookies to give you the best online experience. Will using the worse one work at all, or will it just decrease yield? Obvious question, but did you preform a DPN digest on your plasmid backbone? endobj You will only get background if the antibiotic marker of the template is that of your design goal. <> <> Spectroscopy, Elemental & Isotope Analysis, Preclinical to Companion Diagnostic Development, Microbiological Media and Media Additives, Gel Electrophoresis Equipment and Supplies, GeneArt High-Order Genetic Assembly System, Utilizing both homology and oligonucleotide stitching techniques to build large constructs, Evaluation of GeneArt Gibson Assembly EX Cloning technology to build large and complex assemblies, DNA Cloning TipsBuild Clones with DNA Fragments using GeneArt Gibson Assembly Cloning kits, GeneArt Gibson Assembly HiFi Master Mix and Kits, GeneArt Gibson Assembly EX Master Mix and Kits, Enzymatic assembly of DNA molecules up to several hundred kilobases. If you changed a gene in a plasmid, and the gene size is different, PCR for the length of this region. The optimal length of the homologous fragment ends region depends on the number and length of the fragments in the assembly reaction. Thermo Fisher Scientific. Thermo Fisher Scientific. The antibiotic in your plate might not work. DNA polymerase extends 3 ends. Once you have your binding region, extend the 5' end of your primer into the restriction fragment by 40 bp as shown below. Figure 1. Kits are available for total RNA purification, plasmid miniprep, gel extraction, and DNA & RNA cleanup. Good luck with your experiment! endobj WebGibson Assembly was developed by Dr. Daniel Gibson and his colleagues at the J. Craig Venter Institute and licensed to NEB by Synthetic Genomics, Inc. All components can be kept in the fridge for months without harm, enabling you to start PCRs in minutes. Countless times I have checked my sequences to make sure everything is correct. Use NEBioCalculator to calculate molar ratios. 232 0 obj Copyright 2023 Ellen G. White Estate, Inc. For maximum convenience and value, columns and buffers are also available separately. There are many of these available for free and commercially. WebAssemble and transform the positive control provided with the Gibson Assembly Master Mix. 103 0 obj I use. This needs to be kept in mind later at the screening step. Contact your local subsidiary or distributor. 2023-03-01T08:31:34-08:00 I always restreak once, aiming to get single colonies, to reduce the probability that my miniprep will be a mixed population. al., Nat Methods. During any Gibson assembly reaction, one of two DNA fragment types will be joined, either a PCR of a restriction digest fragment. Learn about our tools that are helping researchers develop diagnostics and vaccines for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. %PDF-1.7 % W+_B&\(UX)ix6DQuDI= Ampicillin is notorious for giving satellite colonies or even lawns of non-resistant bacteria. The writings of Ellen White are a great gift to help us be prepared. You will then have access to all the teacher resources, using a simple drop menu structure. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. H\@OQE[v@,$Zc/SzdG'XvCWM[}Uppi$_[]}m}{tx6wSxNoC_K}'\C;V/\:-{z3_w-?Va8Y\?$t~YUR.b.WW%tya o;2gCR[`n32=gl 0 0 0>:EAaa\h This includes personalizing your content. Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills; Mechanical Assembly Skills; Salary Info $20 - $24 / hr. Gibson assembly allows for seamless cloning, pretty easily. 265 0 obj Complementary base pairing of overlapping ends allows fragments to form circular plasmid. Cloning can be quite an arduous process. The 5 exonuclease We used to make our own before New England Biolabs started selling it, but ours gives ~10x less colonies so we no longer make it. WebInstead of using T4 DNA polymerase, Gibson assembly requires T5 exonuclease in combination with Phusion polymerase and DNA ligase. HW[}_1vUwuu. al., Nat Methods. Tutorials. As I have never really gotten a gel extraction to work effectively and only get a yield of 10-20ng/ul. That being said, others in this thread have said that what you're getting should be good enough for gibson, and not having done gibson before, I can't argue with that. Assemble and transform the positive control provided with the Gibson Assembly Master Mix. '`KJ9&9|Y8$,tuuk_?)=7]O[^~wcs}r6!o\8$ykTnozAT/D"xWkuV}`b9Ru[cK(=l)>iDGI}S6~ P@)'}RK:_e1o. All Gibson Assembly reactions were ran in the thermocycler at 50 degrees celsius for 15 minutes. Save time and money by placing an order with NEB. Gibson et. RFP for backbone: don't screen red colonies! The primary goal for one of the plasmids is to simply take out the CMR encoding You can blast the APE files for the expected PCR products against each other to make sure they have sufficient overlap. The main difference with joining a PCR fragment to a restriction fragments is that the restriction fragment cannot have any extra overlap introduced into it without additional modifications. The other thing to do is to double check your overlap regions, and stick the overlapping bits into a primer analyser, like NetPrimer. GIBSON GARAGE FIND A DEALER GIBSON APP. ?F/xf.W(:]1JmGH7V. What should I do if my assembly reaction yields no colonies, a small number of colonies, or clones with the incorrect insert size following transformation into, DNA Modifying Enzymes & Cloning Technologies, Next Generation Sequencing Library Preparation, DNA Assembly, Cloning and Mutagenesis Kits, Supporting Infectious Disease Research & Development. Now that you've read our plasmid troubleshooting guide, you hopefully have some new strategies to tackle that tricky cloning project. 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