摘要:
The invention provides methods and compositions for enhancing the speed and sensitivity of helicase-dependent amplification through the use of an endonuclease.
摘要:
Methods and a kit are provided for selectively and exponentially amplifying nucleic acids and include the use of a single strand helicase preparation or a thermostable helicase in the absence of a single strand binding protein and a DNA polymerase such that the amplification can be performed isothermally.
摘要:
Methods and a kit are provided for selectively and exponentially amplifying nucleic acids and include the use of a helicase preparation and a DNA polymerase such that the amplification can be performed isothermally.
摘要:
Compositions and methods useful in nucleic acid assays are provided. The invention permits detection of test and control nucleic acids. Test nucleic acids can be immobilized at multiple locations, such that amplification of either a test nucleic acid or a control nucleic acid provides a captured nucleic acid in a control capture zone.
摘要:
The present invention relates to methods to engineer nicking endonucleases from existing Type IIs restriction endonucleases, and the production of the engineered nicking endonucleases. Two engineering methods are disclosed. One involves inactivating the dimerization function of a Type IIs restriction enzyme using site-directed mutagenesis approach. The other involves replacing the cleavage domain of a Type IIs restriction enzyme with the cleavage domain from a natural occurring nicking endonuclease, N.BstNBI.
摘要:
The methylase selection method was used to clone the SnaBI methylase gene (snaBIM) from Sphaerotilus natans (ATCC 15291). An active SnaBI methylase was cloned in E. coli using pSnaBI-2, a pUC19 derivative containing two SnaBI sites. Because methylase and restriction genes are usually located alongside each other in a restriction-modification systems, efforts were made to clone the downstream DNA by inverse PCR. Inverse PCR cloned the missing portion of the SnaBI endonuclease and also identified a control, or C, protein. The two open reading frames snaBIR (ORF1) and snaBIC (ORF2) converged toward the SnaBI methylase gene (ORF). Attempts to establish a snaBIR-recombinant plasmid expressing the SnaBI endonuclease in E.coli modified with SnaBI methylase failed. Overexpression of the SnaBI endonuclease in E. coli required the use of the heterospecific BsaAI methylase.
摘要:
The present invention relates to the cloning and purification of a thermostable DNA polymerase, Bst polymerase I from Bacillus stearothermophilus. More specifically, it provides a novel method for producing a truncated Bst polymerase using recombinant DNA and protein fusion techniques.
摘要:
The present invention provides a novel Type II restriction endonuclease obtainable from Bacillus coagulans. The endonuclease known as Bcg I, recognizes the following nucleotide sequence and has a cleavage point at both ends outside of its recognition sequence: ##STR1## to produce a 34 base pair fragment. Also described is a process for obtaining purified Bcg I from Bacillus coagulans, as well as processes for mapping chromosomal DNA and methods for reducing background in transformants with enzymes such as Bcg I.
摘要:
A helicase-mediated amplification method for circular DNA templates and target DNA sequences within the templates is provided. The method combines a DNA polymerase and a helicase preparation to amplify a target sequence as well as the entire circular DNA template.
摘要:
Methods and a kit are provided for selectively and exponentially amplifying nucleic acids and include the use of a helicase preparation and a DNA polymerase such that the amplification can be performed isothermally.