LBA4404 Agrobacterium ElectroCompetent Cells

GoldBio’s LBA4404 Agrobacterium ElectroCompetent cells are optimized for the highest transformation efficiencies which is ideal for applications requiring high transformation efficiencies, such as with cDNA or gDNA library construction. The LBA4404 strain is useful for transgenic operations of tomatoes, tobacco and other plants.LBA4404 contains a rifampicin resistance gene (rif) and also has streptomycin resistance.LBA4404 strain also contains an octoprine-type Ti plasmid pAL4404 without self-transport function, which contains the vir gene.

Table 1: Antibiotic selection for GoldBio’s Agrobacterium strains

Product Specifications
Competent cell type: ElectroCompetent
Species: A. tumefaciens
Strain: LBA4404
Format: Tubes
Transformation efficiency: ≥1 x 10⁷ cfu/µg pCAMBIA1391z DNA
Blue/white screening: No

Storage/Handling: This product may be shipped on dry ice. LBA4404 Agrobacterium Electrocompetent cells should be stored at -80°C, pCAMBIA1391z Control DNA should be stored at -20°C and recovery medium should be stored at 4°C immediately upon arrival. When stored under the recommended conditions and handled correctly, these products should be stable for at least 1 year from the date of receipt.

Genomic Features

• ≥1 x 10⁷ cfu/µg efficiency with electroporation.

Reagents Needed for One Reaction

• LBA4404 ElectroCompetent Agrobacterium: 25 µl
• DNA (pCAMBIA1391z, 500 pg/µl): 1 µl
• Recovery medium: 1 ml

Quality Control

Transformation efficiency is tested by using the pCAMBIA1391z control DNA supplied with the kit and using the protocol given below. Transformation efficiency should be ≥1 x 10⁷ CFU/µg pCAMBIA1391z DNA. Untransformed cells are tested for appropriate antibiotic sensitivity.

General Guidelines

• Handle competent cells gently as they are highly sensitive to changes in temperature or mechanical lysis caused by pipetting.
• Thaw competent cells on ice, and transform cells immediately following thawing. After adding DNA, mix by tapping the tube gently. Do not mix cells by pipetting or vortexing.

Note: A high-voltage electroporation apparatus capable of generating field strengths of 16 kV/cm is required.

Calculation of Transformation Efficiency

Transformation Efficiency (TE) is defined as the number of colony forming units (cfu) produced by transforming 1 µg of plasmid into a given volume of competent cells.

• TE = Colonies/µg/Dilution
  • Colonies = the number of colonies counted
  • µg = amount of DNA transformed in µg
  • Dilution = total dilution of the DNA before plating

Example: Transform 1 µl of (10 pg/µl) control plasmid into 25 µl of cells, add 975 µl of Recovery Medium. Dilute 10 µl of this in 990 µl of Recovery Medium and plate 50 µl. Count the colonies on the plate the next day. If you count 250 colonies, the TE is calculated as follows:

Colonies = 250
µg of DNA = 0.00001
Dilution = 10/1000 x 50/1000 = 0.0005
TE = 250/0.00001/0.0005 = 5.0 × 10¹⁰

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