Hortaea werneckii transformation media and buffers
Introduction
List of solutions and growth media used for the transformation of H. werneckii. Updated on November 11, 2024 by José Vargas-Muñiz
Materials
Osmotic Media (1.2 M MgSO4, 10 mM sodium phosphate buffer, stored at 4 ˚C)
Trapping Buffer (0.6 M sorbitol, 0.1 M Tris-HCl, stored at 4 ˚C)
STC (1.2 M sorbitol, 10 mM CaCl2, 10 mM Tris-HCl pH 7.5 stored at 4 ˚C)
PEG-CaCl2 (60% PEG, 50 mM CaCl2, 50 mM Tris-HCl pH 7.5 stored at RT)
20X Salt Solution (Stored at RT)
NaNO3 120 g (Sodium nitrate)
KCl 10.4 g (Potassium chloride)
MgSO4 · 7H20 10.4 g (Magnesium sulfate)
KH2PO4 30.4 g (Potassium dihydrogenphosphate)
Water up to 1 L
Trace Elements Solution (Stored at RT, Shake before use)
ZnSO4 · 7H20 2.2 g (Zinc sulfate)
H3BO3 1.1 g (Boric acid)
MnCl2 · 4H20 0.5 g (Manganese chloride)
FeSO4 · 7H20 0.5 g (Ferrous sulfate)
CoCl2 · 5H20 0.16 g (Phosgene)
CuSO4· 5H20 0.16 g (Cupric sulfate)
(NH4)6Mo7O24· 4H20 0.11 g (Ammonium heptamolybdate)
Na4EDTA 5.0 g (Tetrasodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate)
Add the solids to 80 ml of water, dissolving each completely before adding the next. Heat the solution to boiling, cool to 60°C, adjust the pH to 6.5-6.8 with KOH pellets, cool to room temperature, and adjust the volume to 100 ml with water.
Glucose Minimum Media (GMM) Agar (1 L, stored at RT)
20X Salt Solution 50 ml
Trace Elements 1 ml
D-Glucose (Dextrose) 10 g
Agar 15 g (1.5%)
pH to 6.5, water to 1 L, autoclave
Stabilization Minimum Media (SMM) Agar (1 L, stored at RT)
SMM Top Agar (0.7% w/v of agar) ( 1L, , stored at RT)
Cas9 working buffer (20 mM HEPES, 150 mM KCl, pH 7.5) (500 ml, stored RT)
Procedure