Protocol 40420: Standard PCR Assay - Rpe65<tm1.1(cre/ERT2)Kser>
Version 1.0

Notes

The genotyping protocol(s) presented here have been optimized for reagents and conditions used by The Jackson Laboratory (JAX). To genotype animals, JAX recommends researchers validate the assay independently upon receipt of animals into their facility. Reaction cycling temperature and times may require additional optimization based on the specific genotyping reagents used.

Expected Results

>chr3:159624750+159624952 203bp TGGAGACTAATATCCCTGTGACC TGTGTTCTGCAATGTGTGTGT

Mutant = ~300 bp
Heterozygote = ~300 bp and 203 bp
Wild type = 203 bp

Sequence

MUT SEQ:

TCTGAGTGTGGTGGTGAGCCCTGGGGCAGGGCAAAAGCCTGCATATCTCCTGGTTCTGAATGCCAAAGACTTGAGTGAAATTGCCAGGGCTGAAGTGGAGACTAATATCCCTGTGACCTTCCATGGACTGTTCAAAAGATCCACGCGTGGAAGCGGAGCTACTAACTTCAGCCTGCTGAAGCAGGCTGGAGACGTGGAGGAGAACCCTGGACCTATGTCCAATTTACTGACCGTACACCAAAATTTGCCTGCATTACCGGTCGATGCAACGAGTGATGAGGTTCGCAAGAACCTGATGGACATGTTCAGGGATCGCCAGGCGTTTTCTGAGCATACCTGGAAAATGCTTCTGTCCGTTTGCCGGTCGTGGGCGGCATGGTGCAAG

JAX Protocol

Protocol Primers

Primer 5' Label Sequence 5' → 3' 3' Label Primer Type Reaction Note
14314 CGG TTA TTC AAC TTG CAC CA Mutant Reverse A
55994 TGG AGA CTA ATA TCC CTG TGA CC Common A
55995 TGT GTT CTG CAA TGT GTG TGT Wild type Reverse A

Reaction A

Component Final Concentration
ddH2O
Kapa 2G HS buffer 1.30 X
MgCl2 2.60 mM
dNTP KAPA 0.26 mM
14314 0.50 uM
55994 0.50 uM
55995 0.50 uM
Glycerol 6.50 %
Dye 1.00 X
Kapa 2G HS taq polym 0.03 U/ul
DNA

Cycling

Step Temp °C Time Note
1 94.0 --
2 94.0 --
3 65.0 -- -0.5 C per cycle decrease
4 68.0 --
5 -- repeat steps 2-4 for 10 cycles (Touchdown)
6 94.0 --
7 60.0 --
8 72.0 --
9 -- repeat steps 6-8 for 28 cycles
10 72.0 --
11 10.0 -- hold
JAX uses a very high speed Taq (~1000 bp/sec), use cycling times recommended for your reagents.
JAX uses a 'touchdown' cycling protocol and therefore has not calculated the optimal annealing temperature for each set of primers.

Strains Using This Protocol

This is the only strain that uses this protocol.