Rapid purification of covalently closed circular DNAs of bacterial plasmids and animal tumor viruses |
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Authors: | Gary K McMaster Richard J Samulski Janet L Stein Gary S Stein |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610 USA;2. Department of Immunology and Medical Microbiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610 USA |
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Abstract: | A rapid and simple purification of covalently closed circular (supercoiled) DNA from both bacterial clones (plasmids) and African green monkey cells (SV40) is presented. The method involves immediate treatment of lysed cells with sodium hydroxide, followed by neutralization and phenol extraction in high salt. After the extraction mixture is centrifuged, supercoiled DNA is found in the aqueous phase, the noncovalently closed DNA molecules form a white precipitate at the interphase, and proteins pellet. Contaminating RNA is eliminated from the aqueous phase by RNAse treatment and precipitation of the supercoiled DNA with polyethylene glycol. Residual polyethylene glycol is removed from the resuspended DNA by chloroform extraction. The purified supercoiled DNA is compatible with restriction enzymes, and is efficient at transforming both χ1776 and HB101 bacterial hosts. Centrifugation in ethidium bromide-cesium chloride or sucrose gradients is not necessary. The method is virtually independent of the molecular size and gives good yields of supercoiled DNA. The technique is applicable to large-scale preparations and as a rapid “screening” procedure in which 20 to 30 samples can be easily purified within 5 to 6 h. |
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