An Improved Method of Gene Synthesis Based on DNA Works Software and Overlap Extension PCR

A bottleneck in recent gene synthesis technologies is the high cost of oligonucleotide synthesis and post-synthesis sequencing. In this article, a simple and rapid method for low-cost gene synthesis technology was developed based on DNAWorks program and an improved single-step overlap extension PCR (OE-PCR). This method enables any DNA sequence to be synthesized with few errors, then any mutated sites could be corrected by site-specific mutagenesis technology or PCR amplification-assembly method, which can amplify different DNA fragments of target gene followed by assembly into an entire gene through their overlapped region. Eventually, full-length DNA sequence without error was obtained via this novel method. Our method is simple, rapid and low-cost, and also easily amenable to automation based on a DNAWorks design program and defined set of OE-PCR reaction conditions suitable for different genes. Using this method, several genes including Manganese peroxidase gene (Mnp) of Phanerochaete chrysosporium (P. chrysosporium), Laccase gene (Lac) of Trametes versicolor (T. versicolor) and Cip1 peroxidase gene (cip 1) of Coprinus cinereus (C. cinereus) with sizes ranging from 1.0 kb to 1.5 kb have been synthesized successfully. Bingxue Dong and Runqian Mao contributed equally to this work.     

整合素αMβ2 I-结构域的基因合成和蛋白表达

目的：利用大肠杆菌表达系统表达整合素αMβ2 I-结构域,并对其进行纯化。方法与结果：利用DNAWorks在线引物程序设计经过密码子优化的整合素αMβ2 I-结构域的寡核苷酸序列;采用PCR介导的基因拼装法合成αMβ2 I-结构域DNA模板,将其克隆至原核表达载体pET11d-6h上,并转化大肠杆菌,获得表达菌株;经IPTG诱导,αMβ2 I-结构域在大肠杆菌BL21（DE3）中获得高效表达,表达产物经Ni-NTA琼脂糖层析柱纯化后,纯度达到90％以上;电喷雾电离质谱测定表明纯化所得的蛋白精确的相对分子质量为23720.0,与预期值相符;肽指纹质谱图谱鉴定其为目的蛋白。结论：αMβ2 I-结构域的高效表达,为进一步研究其与配体的结合及其复合物晶体结构奠定了基础。