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October 5, 2011

gDNA extraction for Drosophila in 96-well plates

Filed under: Technical notes — hebin @ 12:16 pm

see method in this website:

http://flysnp.imp.ac.at/methods.html#isolation

Here is a copy of the pdf file content:

Single fly genomic DNA preparation
This is a short protocol for the isolation of genomic DNA from a
single fly for PCR applications. Of the DNA yield, 1-5µl were
used to perform PCR reactions.
Squishing Buffer (SB):
 10mM Tris-HCl pH8.2
 1mM EDTA
 25mM NaCl
 200µg/ml Proteinase K (store 4mg/ml stock solution in –80˚C and
  add 1/20 to the SB just before use)
1. Add Proteinase K to the Squishing Buffer (SB) freshly from the
stock.
2. Place each single fly in wells of a 96 well plate and mash the
fly for 5-10 seconds with the tips of a multi-pipette
containing 50µl of SB each, without expelling any liquid
(sufficient liquid escapes from the tip). Expel the remaining
SB.
3. Incubate at 37˚C for 30 minutes.
4. Inactivate the Proteinase K by heating to 95˚C for 5 minutes.
It is convenient to use the PCR machine.
5. Add 50µl of TE or H2O. Use 1µl for PLP-PCR (~200bp), or 2-5µl
for normal PCR (~1kb).

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