( standard curve was established for quan...)Quantitation of DNA for Automated Sequencing Using the VersaFluor Fluorometer

standard curve was established for quantification of DNA concentrations ranging from 1005,000 g/ml by plotting seven points of varying DNA concentrations made by serial dilution of control calf thymus DNA. All dilutions were made in 2 ml of 1 g/ml Hoechst 33258 dye and included 0 ng DNA as a blank and 10,000 ng DNA as the upper range. The values were recorded in relative fluorescence units (RFUs) and were plotted on a graph with the x axis = DNA concentration (ng) and the y axis = RFU (Figure 2). The slope of the line was determined to be 1.0.

By employing the equation y = mx+b, we established the value of b to be equal to 0. Therefore, by setting the upper range value at 10,000 RFU using 10 l of 1 mg/ml calf thymus DNA and using 2 l of the sample DNA in 2 ml of the 1 g/ml Hoechst dye, the RFU reading is equal to ng/ml for our sample. We are then able to calculate the volume of DNA needed to obtain a 250 femtamolar concentration per reaction.

Results and Discussion
Using the Excel II sequencing kit (Epicenter) and quantifying our DNA with the VersaFluor fluorometer, we have been able to achieve highly readable and reproducible sequencing runs of up to 1,200 bp with the LiCor 4200 automated sequencer. This has enabled us to sequence the entire 2.2 Kb cDNA for Xenopus hypoxia inducible factor, xHIF, in several runs, and will allow us to sequence our genomic clone easily and efficiently.

The correct concentration of DNA in each reaction is the key to obtaining good reads on the LiCor 4200. This entails precise quantitation of the DNA. The VersaFluor fluorometer has proven to be easy to calibrate and provides excellent and reproducible results.

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