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dam–/dcm– Competent E. coli

Product Introduction

Methyltransferase deficient E. coli cells suitable for growth of plasmids free of Dam and Dcm methylation

  • No dry ice surcharge on competent cell shipments
  • Outgrowth medium included
  • Free of animal products
Catalog # Size Concentration
C2925H 20 x 0.05 ml
C2925I 6 x 0.2 ml

Product Information

Description

Highlights

  • Grow plasmids free of Dam and Dcm methylation
  • Free of animal products
  • Phage T1 resistant (fhuA31)
  • Activity of nonspecific endonuclease I (endA1) eliminated for highest quality plasmid preparations
  • K12 Strain

Transformation Efficiency

1-3 x 106 cfu/μg pUC19 DNA Methyltransferase deficient chemically competent E. coli cells suitable for growth of plasmids free of Dam and Dcm methylation. Note that dam- strains are not recommended as a host for primary cloning/ligation. The dam mutation can result in an increased mutation rate in the cell and a reduction in the transformation efficiency. DNA should be maintained in a dam+ strain unless there is a specific need for DNA free of Dam or Dcm methylation.

Genotype

ara-14 leuB6 fhuA31 lacY1 tsx78 glnV44 galK2 galT22 mcrA dcm-6 hisG4 rfbD1 R(zgb210::Tn10) TetS endA1 rspL136 (StrR) dam13::Tn9 (CamR) xylA-5 mtl-1 thi-1 mcrB1 hsdR2
This product is related to the following categories:
Cloning Competent Cell Strains
This product can be used in the following applications:
High-throughput cloning and automation solutions,
Transformation

Reagents Supplied

Reagents Supplied

The following reagents are supplied with this product:

NEB # Component Name Component # Stored at (°C) Amount Concentration

Properties & Usage

Antibiotic for Plasmid Selection

Antibiotics for Plasmid Selection Working Concentration
Ampicillin 100 µg/ml
Carbenicillin 100 µg/ml
Kanamycin 30 µg/ml
Tetracycline 15 µg/ml

Shipping Notes

  • Ships on dry ice

Antibiotic Resistance

  • str
  • nit
  • cam

Features

  • Dam/Dcm methyltransferase free plasmid growth

Application Features


Effect of heat shock time on dam-/dcm- competent E. coli transformation efficiency:Effect of heat shock time on dam-/dcm- competent E. coli transformation efficiency:
50 μl of competent cells were transformed with 100 pg of pUC19 control DNA following the provided High Efficiency Transformation Protocol except heat shock time varied from 0 to 80 seconds.
Effect of DNA incubation time on dam-/dcm- competent E. coli transformation efficiency: Effect of DNA incubation time on dam-/dcm- competent E. coli transformation efficiency
50 μl of competent cells were transformed with 100 pg of pUC19 control DNA following the provided High Efficiency Transformation Protocol except DNA incubation time varied from 0 to 40 minutes.
Effect of outgrowth medium on transformation efficiency: Effect of outgrowth medium on transformation efficiency:
50 μl of -/dcm-competentE.coli was transformed with 100 pg of pUC19 control DNA following the provided High Efficiency Transformation Protocol with the exception of varying the outgrowth medium. NEB SOC outgrowth medium delivers the highest transformation efficiency.

Product Notes

  1. CAUTION: This product contains DMSO, a hazardous material. Review the MSDS before handling.
  2. STORAGE AND HANDLING: Competent cells should be stored at -80°C. Storage at -20°C will result in a significant decrease in transformation efficiency. Cells lose efficiency whenever they are warmed above -80°C, even if they do not thaw.

Protocols, Manuals & Usage

Protocols

  1. Transformation Protocol (C2925)

Usage & Guidelines

Application Notes

Tools & Resources

Selection Charts

Web Tools

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs

  1. Can I transform unmethylated DNA into dam-/dcm- competent E.coli (C2925)?
  2. Does New England Biolabs offer a methyltransferase free strain of Competent E.coli?
  3. How long should I incubate cells on ice after DNA has been added (NEB #C2925H and NEB #C2925I)?
  4. Is dam-/dcm- (NEB #C2925H/C2925I) resistant to kanamycin?
  5. Is the DNA yield lower using dam-/dcm- strain (C2925)?
  6. What are the solutions/recipes (C2925)?
  7. What are the strain properties (C2925)?
  8. What is the difference between NEB #C2925H and NEB #C2925I?
  9. What is the optimal heat shock time for this strain (NEB #C2925H and NEB #C2925I)?
  10. Which strain of Competent E.coli should I use for general cloning?
  11. Why were the colonies at different size after transformation of dam-/dcm- competent E.coli (C2925)?
  12. How should I calculate the transformation efficiency (C2925)?
  13. Can I store competent cells at -20°C instead of -80°C?
  14. Which kind of transformation tubes should be used?
  15. What volume of DNA can be added into competent cells?
  16. What is the shelf life for this strain (NEB #C2925H and NEB #C2925I)?
  17. Are NEB's competent cells compatible with the “Mix & Go" protocol?
  18. How should I store SOC Outgrowth Medium? The SOC I received with my competent cells recommends storage at either room temperature or 4°C, however, when I purchase it as a stand alone product, it recommends storing it at 4°C. Which is better?
  19. How should fragments be prepared for assembly using NEBuilder HiFi?

Quality, Safety & Legal

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Safety DataSheets

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