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* Standard operation procedures ([[SOP]]s) of the SYSMO-BACELL consortium
 
* Standard operation procedures ([[SOP]]s) of the SYSMO-BACELL consortium
  
==Live cell imaging==
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==Microscopic techniques==
 
* Live cell imaging of ''B. subtilis'' cells using automated time-lapse microscopy {{PubMed|21841760}}
 
* Live cell imaging of ''B. subtilis'' cells using automated time-lapse microscopy {{PubMed|21841760}}
 
* Assay of gene expression dynamics using live cell imaging {{PubMed|22179594}}
 
* Assay of gene expression dynamics using live cell imaging {{PubMed|22179594}}
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* Visualization and quantification of gene expression heterogeneity in growing microbial cells {{PubMed|23874729}}
  
 
==Transposon mutagenesis==
 
==Transposon mutagenesis==

Revision as of 16:17, 25 July 2013

Here you can find a list of methods for working with Bacillus subtilis:

Media

Analysis of protein-protein interactions

  • Bacterial Two Hybrid: BACTH

Analysis of membrane proteins

  • application of a split green fluorescent protein reporter PubMed

Protein expression

Strain construction

  • introduction of markerfree deletions: PubMed

RNA analysis

  • Mechanical cell disruption and extraction of RNA from B. subtilis: Media:SOP-RNA.pdf

Genetic work with non-standard strains

  • transformation of wild-type B. subtilis strains incl. NCIB3610: PubMed
  • efficient electroporation of B. subtilis PubMed
  • a novel transformation protocol for B. subtilis DB104 PubMed

General procedures

  • Standard operation procedures (SOPs) of the SYSMO-BACELL consortium

Microscopic techniques

  • Live cell imaging of B. subtilis cells using automated time-lapse microscopy PubMed
  • Assay of gene expression dynamics using live cell imaging PubMed
  • Visualization and quantification of gene expression heterogeneity in growing microbial cells PubMed

Transposon mutagenesis

  • mariner transposon mutagenesis for random inducible-expression insertions and transcriptional reporter fusion insertions PubMed

Protein-DNA interactions

  • ChAP-chip: A modified ChIP-chip protocol for the in vivo identification of binding sites of DNA-binding proteins PubMed

Key references

Additional publications: PubMed