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Rahimi, F., Bitan, G. Selection of Aptamers for Amyloid β-Protein, the Causative Agent of Alzheimer's Disease. J. Vis. Exp. (39), e1955, doi:10.3791/1955 (2010).
Vortex until the solution is clear. Cover the RuBpy tube with foil to protect the reagent from ambient light. RuBpy is prepared freshly each time and should be used within 48 h.
Dithiothreitol (DTT)
Sigma-Aldrich
43815
D-Salt™ Excellulose™ desalting columns
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
20449
Ammonium acetate
Fisher Scientific
A637-500
Silicon-coated, 0.6-ml tubes
Denville Scientific
C19063
Novex Tricine Gels (1020%)
Invitrogen
EC6625B0X
10-well; mini size (8 cm X 8 cm); 25 μl loading volume per well; separation range 5 kDa to 40 kDa
Quartz cuvette
Hellma
105.250-QS
Beckman DU 640 spectrophotometer
Beckman Coulter Inc.
ssDNA library
Integrated DNA Technologies
Custom-ordered
The library was designed to contain 49 random nucleotides flanked by two constant regions containing primer-binding and cloning sites: 5’-TAA TAC GAC TCA CTA TAG GGA ATT CCG CGT GTG C (N:25:25:25:25%) (N)49 G TCC GTT CGG GAT CCT C-3’
Taq DNA polymerase
USB Corp., Affymetrix
71160
Recombinant Thermus aquaticus DNA Polymerase supplied with 10Ã PCR Buffer and a separate tube of 25 mM MgCl2 for routine PCR.
PCR Nucleotide Mix, 10 mM solution
USB Corp., Affymetrix
77212
(10 mM each dATP, dCTP, dGTP, dTTP)
Forward primer
Integrated DNA Technologies
Custom-ordered
5’-TAA TAC GAC TCA CTA TAG GGA ATT CCG CGT GTG C-3’
Reverse primer
Integrated DNA Technologies
Custom-ordered
5’-GAG GAT CCC GAA CGG AC-3’
Thermal cycler
Denville Scientific
Techne TC-312
QIAquick PCR Purification Kit (50)
Qiagen
28104
Agarose
Denville Scientific
CA3510-8
Conical, sterile 1.6-ml tubes with caps attached with O-rings
Denville Scientific
C19040-S
RiboMAX™ Large Scale RNA Production SystemT7
Promega Corp.
P1300
The kit contains: 120 μl Enzyme Mix (RNA polymerase, recombinant RNasin ribonuclease inhibitor and recombinant inorganic pyrophosphatase); 240 μl transcription 5 buffer; 100 μl each of 4 rNTPs, 100 mM; 110 U RQ1 RNase-free DNase, 1 U/μl; 10 μl linear control DNA, 1 mg/ml; 1 ml 3M sodium acetate (pH 5.2); 1.25 ml nuclease-Free water
α-32P-cytidine 5’-triphosphate, 250 Ci (9.25 MBq),
PerkinElmer, Inc.
BLU008H250UC
Specific Activity: 3000 Ci (111 TBq)/mmol, 50 mM Tricine (pH 7.6)
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