Monthly Archives: July 2012

How to find your cDNA clone from OriGene website?

Posted on July 31, 2012 | Leave a comment

Finding a right clone from OriGene website sometimes can be very confusing. The best way to do this is to search the clone via NCBI reference number. So before you start looking through OriGene website, go to NCBI website first. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Pick up the option “Gene” and put your gene name (e.g. human p53) in the box, click “Search”.


Normally you will see a list of relevant genes on the next page.  Choose the correct one and click on the link. You can find the reference number (e.g. NM_000546 for p53 isoform a) from the next page. It should be in the “mRNA and Protein(s)” section.
You can search all the OriGene products related to your gene by the NCBI reference number.

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siRNA kit for mouse and rat genes

Posted on July 26, 2012 | Leave a comment

Due to the popularity of the Trilencer siRNA, the unique 27-mer siRNA kits, OriGene expands its offering of the Trilencer siRNA to mouse and rat genomes, so that more researchers can enjoy the benefit of this powerful RNAi tool.

- Novel 27mer Dicer-substrate duplex
- Higher potency & minimal interferon response
- Over 70% knockdown, guaranteed
- Each kit includes 3 siRNA duplexes + 1 negative control

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Immunoprecipitation (IP)

Posted on July 26, 2012 | Leave a comment
  1. Solutions and ReagentsLysis buffer:
    1. Typically use RIPA buffer (25 mM Tris-HCl pH 7.6, 150mM NaCl, 1% NP-40, 1% sodium deoxycholate, 0.1% SDS). Proteinase inhibitor cocktail should be added fresh before each use.
    2. The usage of SDS depends on the nature of the cells. For some cell lines, 0.1% SDS will release DNA and thus make it hard to extract proteins out. In those cases, omit SDS
  2. Preparation of cell lysates
    1. Add ice cold lysis buffer (1ml per 100mm-dish or 107 cells, or adjust based on your specific requirements). Scrape off cells (for adherent cells still on plate) and resuspend cells. Collect cells in a centrifuge tube and agitate for 30 min at 4°C.
    2. Spin cells at 4°C for 20 min at 12000 rpm.
    3. Save the supernatant which is the cell lysates.
  3. Pre-clearing
    1. Add normal serum or irrelevant antibody from the same species and isotypes as the IP antibody you will use. The amount should be at least 5-fold more than the amount you will use for IP. Incubate for 1 hr at 4°C.
    2. For 1 ml lysate, add 100 ul of proteins A or protein G beads slurry (50 ul solid bed volume), and incubate at 4°C for 30 min on a rotator.
    3. Spin down beads at 14000g for 5 min at 4°C.
    4. Save the supernatant which is the pre-cleared lysates.
  4. Immunoprecipitation (IP)
    1. Add IP antibody to the pre-cleared lysates. You will need to determine the best amount of antibody to use. As a starting point, you may use 1 ug antibody for every ml of lysates.
    2. Incubate for a certain amount of time (from 1 hr to overnight, depending on your specific conditions) at 4°C.
    3. Add 100 ul of protein A or protein G slurry (50 ul solid bed volume) to 1 ml lysate and incubate for 3 hr at 4°C on a rotator.
    4. Spin down beads, and remove supernatant.
    5. Wash beads 3 times with lysis buffer.
    6. Add SDS-PAGE sample buffer to beads. Boil and run gel.

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