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  • Examining the RNAi Mechanism Kit (RNAi, Amplification, and Electrophoresis Kit with Ethidium Bromide; with Perishables)

Examining the RNAi Mechanism Kit (RNAi, Amplification, and Electrophoresis Kit with Ethidium Bromide; with Perishables)

Item # 211394P With Digital This kit includes 1-year access to digital resources including videos, digital teacher’s manuals, printable student guides, interactive lessons, editable assessment questions, and more.

Students use RNAi to silence the dpy-13 gene in the non-parasitic roundworm, C. elegans. They observe wild-type worms eat a lab strain of E. coli that expresses double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) corresponding to the targeted gene, DumPY 13 (dpy-13). The ingestion of the dsRNA from the bacteria initiates the destruction of mRNA expressed from the targeted dpy-13 gene. Comes with perishable materials.
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Examining the RNAi Mechanism Kit, RNAi, Amplification, and Electrophoresis Kit with Ethidium Bromide. RNA interference (RNAi) is a technique that allows you to silence expression of a chosen gene by degrading the gene's mRNA. Kit lets students use the Nobel Prize-winning technique to silence the dpy-13 gene in non-parasitic roundworm, C. elegans. They observe wild-type worms eat a lab strain of E. coli that expresses double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) corresponding to the targeted gene, DumPY 13 (dpy-13). Ingestion of dsRNA from bacteria initiates destruction of mRNA expressed from targeted dpy-13 gene. Students examine the short, fat phenotype induced by silencing the dpy-13 gene, and then isolate DNA from the RNAi-induced dpy-13 worms, wild-type worms, and from dpy-13 worms with a deletion in the dpy-13 gene. They amplify the region of the dpy-13 gene with the mutation to see if the corresponding region in the wild-type worms and RNAi-induced dpy-13 worms has the same mutation. Deletion mutation creates a size difference in amplified DNA fragment, easily seen by gel electrophoresis. In bioinformatics exercises, they explore function of protein encoded by the silenced gene and relatedness of human and worm genes. Kit includes: 0.036g Isopropyl B-D-Thio-Galactopyranoside, 2 tubes cholesterol (5mg/mL, 300µL), 4 mL ampicillin, proteinase K (20mg/mL, 25µL), DNA marker (pBR322/BstN1), primer/loading dye mix, 4 plates dpy-13 C. elegans, 4 plates wild-type (N2) C. elegans, E. coli slants (1 OP50 and 1 dpy-13 RNAi feeding strain), 25 PCR beads (in 0.2-mL tubes), lysis buffer (0.5-mL tube), 1mL sterile distilled water, 6 sterile dropping pipets, 2 melt n’ pPour NGM lite media bottles (100mL and 300mL), 40 petri dishes (60mm), 3 disposable inoculating loops, 3 sterile culture tubes, 3 LB broth (3-mL vials), 5mL mineral oil, 8 glass tubes of sterile toothpicks, 8g agarose, 20x TBE (200 mL), 8 staining trays, ethidium bromide, and instructor's manual with reproducible student guide.

FREE 1-year access to digital resources that support NGSS instruction included.

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Components Qty Included?
Ampicillin, 10 mg/mL, 4 mL   1 Included
Cholesterol, 5 mg/mL, 0.3 mL   2 Included
IPTG, 0.036 g   1 Included
Proteinase K, 20 mg/mL, 25 μL   1 Included
DNA Marker pBR322/BstN1, 200 μL   1 Included
dpy-13 (e458) Worms on NGM-lite Plates   4 Included
dpy-13 Primer/Loading Dye Mix, 700 μL   1 Included
E. coli RNA Feeding Strain (dpy-13) LB Amp/Tet Slant   1 Included
E. coli OP50 on LB Slant   1 Included
Wild-type Worms on NGM-lite Plates   4 Included
1x Lysis Buffer, 0.5 mL 1 Included
Sterile Bulb Pipets 6 Included
Sterile Culture Tubes, 15 mL 3 Included
Sterile Inoculating Loops 3 Included
LB Broth, 3 mL 3 Included
Mineral Oil, 5 mL 1 Included
Melt 'n Pour NGM-lite, 300 mL 1 Included
Melt 'n Pour NGM-lite, 100 mL 1 Included
Sterile Petri Dishes, 60 mm 40 Included
Ready-to-Go™ PCR Beads (0.2 mL tubes) 25 Included
Sterile Distilled Water, 1 mL 1 Included
Sterile Toothpicks 8 Included
Agarose, 6 g 1 Included
Gloves 4 Included
TBE Buffer, 200 mL 1 Included
Ethidium Bromide, 1 μg/mL 1 Included
Staining Trays 8 Included
Teacher's Manual and Reproducible Student Guide 1 Included
Document Camera or Overhead Projector Needed, Not Included
Stereomicroscope Needed, Not included
Bunsen Burner Needed, Not included
Containers with Cracked or Crushed Ice Needed, Not included
Container with Liquid Nitrogen or Dry Ice Needed, Not included
Digital or Instant Camera (optional) Needed, Not included
Ethanol, 95% Needed, Not included
Gel Casting Trays and Combs Needed, Not included
Gel Electrophoresis Chamber Needed, Not included
Masking Tape Needed, Not included
Microcentrifuge Needed, Not included
Microcentrifuge Adaptors Needed, Not included
Micropipettor and Tips, 1-20 μL and 20-200 μL Needed, Not included
Microcentrifuge Tube Rack Needed, Not included
Mineral Oil Needed, Not included
PCR Tubes, 0.2 or 0.5 μL Needed, Not included
Permanent Markers, Black and Red Needed, Not included
Power Supply Needed, Not included
Steel Scalpel, Spatula, or Forceps Needed, Not included
Thermal Cycler Needed, Not included
UV or White Light Transilluminator Needed, Not included
Water Bath, 60°C (for agarose solution) Needed, Not included
Heavy-duty Plastic Bag Needed, Not included
Household Bleach Needed, Not included

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