Impact of heat shock step on bacterial transformation efficiency
Journal: Molecular Biology Research Communications (Vol.5, No. 4)Publication Date: 2016-12-01
Authors : Maral Rahimzadeh; Majid Sadeghizadeh; Farhood Najafi; Shahriar Arab; Hamid Mobasheri;
Page : 257-261
Keywords : E. coli; Artificial transformation; Heat shock; Transformation efficiency;
Abstract
CaCl2 treatment followed by heat shock is the most common method for artificial transformation. Here, the cells were transformed using CaCl2 treatment either with heat shock (standard protocol) or without heat shock (lab protocol) to comprehend the difference in transformation efficiency. The BL21 strain of Escherichia coli (E. coli) was being susceptible using CaCl2 treatment. Some Cells were kept at -80 oC while the others were kept at 4 ?C. Afterwards the susceptible cells were transformed using either standard or lab protocol. The transformation efficiency between cells experienced heat shock and those were not influenced by heat shock was almost the same. Moreover, regardless of transformation protocol, the cells kept at 4 ?C were transformed more efficiently in compared to those were kept at -80?C.
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