7.002 | Spring 2025 | Undergraduate

Fundamentals of Experimental Molecular Biology

Lab Objective 2: Mutagenesis of the ClpX Gene

Lab Day 2 

  • 2.1: Preparation of “Round-the-horn” PCR mutagenesis reactions

Lab Day 3

  • 2.2: Gel analysis of PCR mutagenesis products 
  • 2.3: Purification of PCR mutagenesis products 
  • 2.4: Digestion, phosphorylation, and ligation of purified PCR products

Lab Day 4

  • 2.5: Transformation of E. coli DH5α with PCR ligations

Lab Day 5

  • 2.6: Miniprep of putative mutant clpX plasmid DNA from bacteria
  • 2.7: Preparation of clpX miniprep DNA for sequencing
  • 2.8: Analysis of E. coli DH5α PCR transformations

Course Info

Departments
As Taught In
Spring 2025
Learning Resource Types
Activity Assignments
Laboratory Assignments
Written Assignments