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NEB® Stable Competent E. coli (High Efficiency)

Supplied with outgrowth medium optimized for NEB 10-beta & NEB Stable Competent E.coli; please do not use SOC outgrowth medium.

Now available in 96-well plate format.

Product Introduction

Chemically competent E. coli cells suitable for high efficiency transformation.

  • Ideal for isolation of plasmid clones containing repeat elements and unstable inserts
  • Available in single-use vials, 200 μl vials and 96-well plate and electrocompetent format
  • Useful for isolating and propagating retroviral/lentiviral clones
  • Carries the endA mutation (in contrast to Stbl3) so that isolated plasmids are free of Endonuclease I
  • No dry ice surcharge on competent cell shipments
  • Outgrowth medium included
  • Free of animal products
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Catalog # Size Concentration
C3040H 20 x 0.05 ml
C3040I 6 x 0.2 ml
C3040P 1 96-well plate (20.0 μl/well)

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Product Information

Description

Highlights

  • Recommended host strain for cloning genes into retroviral/ lentiviral vectors 
  • Recommended for cloning of direct repeats and inverted repeat sequences
  • Reduced recombination of cloned DNA (recA1)
  • Efficient transformation of methylated DNA derived from eukaryotic sources or unmethylated DNA derived from PCR, cDNA and many other sources [mcrAΔ(mrr-hsdRMS-mcrBC)]
  • Activity of nonspecific endonuclease I (endA1) eliminated for highest quality plasmid preparations
  • Resistance to phage T1 (fhuA)
  • Suitable for blue/white screening with vectors capable of alpha-complementation

Transformation Efficiency

For C3040I and C3040H: 1-3 x 109 cfu/µg pUC19 DNA
For C3040P: 1–3 x 108 cfu/µg pUC19 DNA

Chemically competent E. coli cells suitable for high efficiency transformation and isolation of plasmid clones containing repeat elements.


  • Cloning unstable inserts
  • Isolating and propagating retroviral/ lentiviral clones
  • Compatible with NEBuilder HiFi DNA Assembly, Gibson Assembly reactions as well as ligation reactions

Figure 1: NEB Stable enables the isolation of plasmid clones containing repetitive DNA elements

NEB Stable enables the isolation of plasmid clones containing repetitive DNA elements

Plasmid pUC-5xREP contains five 32-bp repeats, making it unstable in a recombination-proficient strain. A) NEB Stable competent cells or B) Stbl3 competent cells were transformed with 2 µl of a pUC-5xREP Gibson Assembly reaction containing 2.2 ng (0.00125 pmol) pUC19 vector and approximately 1 ng (0.0028 pmol) 5xREP insert. Transformed cultures were plated on LB plates containing 100 µg/ml ampicillin and incubated overnight at 30°C. The next day, colony PCR was performed using M13/pUC polylinker primers to analyze 5xREP insert stability. This figure shows the results of analyzing 33 independent colonies. The correct full-length amplicon is 623bp.


Figure 2: Benefit from the high transformation efficiencies of NEB stable competent E. coli

Transformation efficiency of NEB® Stable Competent E. coli (High Efficiency) as compared to Invitrogen® OneShot®

Transformation efficiencies were compared using manufacturers’ recommended protocols. Values shown are the average of triplicate experiments.


Figure 3: Effect of outgrowth medium on transformation efficiency

Bar graph showing transformation efficiency for various outgrowth media

50 μl of NEB Stable competent E. 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 10-beta/Stable Outgrowth Medium delivers the highest transformation efficiency.

Genotype

F' proA+B+ lacIq ∆(lacZ)M15 zzf::Tn10 (TetR)/∆(ara-leu) 7697 araD139 fhuA ∆lacX74 galK16 galE15 e14-  Φ80dlacZ∆M15 recA1 relA1 endA1 nupG rpsL (StrR) rph spoT1 ∆(mrr-hsdRMS-mcrBC)
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
Chloramphenicol 33 µg/ml
Kanamycin 30 µg/ml

Shipping Notes

  • Ships on dry ice

Antibiotic Resistance

  • tetracycline
  • streptomycin

Features

  • High quality plasmid preparations due to endA mutation
  • T1 phage resistance (fhuA)
  • Value pricing
  • Free of animal products

Product Notes

  1. 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.
  2. CAUTION: This product contains DMSO, a hazardous material. Review the MSDS before handling.
  3. Transformation reactions with AmpR plasmids do not require an outgrowth period after addition of Outgrowth Medium. Plasmid selection using antibiotics other than ampicillin requires an outgrowth period of 60 minutes at 30°C before plating on selective media. 30°C or 37°C  may be used for plate incubation, however 30°C is recommended as some constructs may be unstable at elevated temperatures.

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FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs

  1. Which competent cell strains are compatible with Gateway® Cloning?
  2. What are the strain properties for NEB Stable (NEB #C3040/#C3041)
  3. What is the shelf-life for this strain?
  4. Which strain of Competent E.coli should I use for general cloning?
  5. Are NEB Stable Competent E. coli cells suitable for transformation of large plasmids and large NEBuilder HiFi, Gibson Assembly or Golden Gate Assembly products?
  6. How should I calculate the transformation efficiency (C3040)?
  7. What is the optimal heat shock for this strain? (C3040)
  8. What volume of DNA can be added into competent cells?
  9. Is NEB Stable suitable for larger plasmid transformations?
  10. Is NEB Stable a substitute for Stbl2 or Stbl3?
  11. What type of competent cells are suitable for transformation of DNA constructs created using NEBuilder HiFi DNA Assembly Master Mix?
  12. How should I store the NEB 10-beta/Stable Outgrowth Medium?
  13. Do NEB Stable Competent E.coli require an outgrowth recovery period after transformation with AmpR plasmids?
  14. How should fragments be prepared for assembly using NEBuilder HiFi?

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