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IMC F06F Draw a plasmid map with restriction enzyme fragments inserted

This section explains how to draw a plasmid map of a plasmid into which a restriction enzyme fragment has been inserted.

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High-level steps

  • The circular plasmid is opened with a restriction enzyme.
  • Make a fragment of DNA digested with the same restriction enzymes.
  • Ligation is performed.
  • Draw a plasmid map of the ligation product.
  • Adjust the plasmid map.

Detailed operation procedure

The circular plasmid is opened with one restriction enzyme.

  1. Select Cloning -> Restriction Enzyme -> Enzyme Selection… from the menu.
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  3. The Enzyme Selection dialog is displayed.
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  5. Select a restriction enzyme. Check BamHI as an example here.
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  7. Click "Show Recognition Site...".
  8. The Recognition Site dialog is displayed.
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  10. The number of recognition sites for the restriction enzyme BamHI is displayed in the left pane.
  11. Check the BamHI check box.
  12. The BamHI recognition sequence, cleavage site, base position, etc. are displayed in the right pane.
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  14. Check the cutting site in the right pane (multiple selections are possible) to digest and cut at this site.
  15. The location is displayed in the sequence lane and feature lane of the main feature map.
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  17. Click Digestion. A confirmation message is displayed.
  18. Click Yes (y).
  19. The Digestion List dialog is displayed.
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  21. Check the digested fragments in the Digestion List (multiple specifications are possible).
  22. Click Load.
  23. A confirmation message is displayed.
  24. Click OK.
  25. The digested fragments are loaded in the main directory.
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  27. The circular plasmid has been opened to give a linear plasmid.
  28. Close the Digestion List.
  29. Close the Recognition Site dialog.

Next, create the DNA fragment that will be inserted into the plasmid.

  1. Load the genomic sequence to obtain DNA fragment.
  2. As an example, load Bsub_50kb.gbk.
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  4. Like the plasmid, it is digested with the restriction enzyme BamHI. Bsub_50kb.gbk has 6 BamHI recognition sites.
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  6. The procedure is the same as that for opening the plasmid.
  7. Click Select All.
  8. All recognition sites will be checked.
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  10. Click Digestion.
  11. A confirmation message is displayed.
  12. Click Yes.
  13. The Digestion List dialog is displayed. Click Select All.
  14. Click Load.
  15. A confirmation message is displayed.
  16. Click OK.
  17. All linear digests are loaded in the main directory.

Next, ligation of the opened plasmid and the genomic digestion fragment is performed.

  1. Select the opened plasmid.
  2. The feature map is displayed.
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  4. Click Cloning -> Ligation -> Simple Ligation from the menu.
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  6. The Ligation dialog is displayed, showing a list of fragments that can be ligated.
  7. Turn on the 1st radio button of pColdV-BamHI-1.gbk.
  8. Turn on one of the 2nd radio buttons in Bsub_50kb-BamHI-n.gbk. Click Ligation.
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  10. A confirmation message is displayed.
  11. Click Yes.
  12. The Ligation List dialog is displayed.
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  14. Click Select All.
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  16. Click Load.
  17. A confirmation message is displayed.
  18. Click OK.
  19. The four ligation product sequences are loaded in the main directory.
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  21. Close the Ligation List.
  22. Close the Ligation dialog.
  23. Click on one of the Ligation product sequences to display it in the feature map.

Draw the plasmid map of the inserted plasmid.

  1. Click Window -> Plasmid Map Viewer… from the menu.
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  3. A confirmation message is displayed.
  4. Click Yes.
  5. The Select Insert DNA dialog is displayed.
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  7. Select the inserted fragment.
  8. The plasmid map drawing dialog is displayed.
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  10. Turn on "Plasmid + Insert".
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  12. Click Add in the Insert DNA column.
  13. The Plasmid Map Lane Style Setting dialog is displayed.
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  15. Select the feature key to display.
  16. For this example, select CDS.
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  18. Click Set.
  19. Click Draw.
  20. On the canvas on the right, the plasmid map with the insert blown out is displayed.
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How to adjust drawing of plasmid map

If the insert display area extends above the canvas

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Increase the page size or make it vertical.

  1. Click Page Setup…
  2. The page setup dialog is displayed.
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  4. Set the print orientation to "portrait". Alternatively, increase the paper size.
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Reduce the radius of the annular area.

  1. Change Diameter of Circle to a smaller value.
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  3. Click Draw.
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When the insert display area extends to the left or right of the canvas

Increase the page size or set it to the side.

  1. Click Page Setup…
  2. The page setup dialog is displayed.
  3. Set the print orientation to "landscape". Alternatively, increase the paper size.

Change the size of the insert area.

  1. Change the values ​​for Length and Height of Insert.
  2. Click Draw.