Nested Deletions from a Fixed Site as an Aid to Nucleotide Sequencing: an in vitro System Using Tn3 Transposase |
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Authors: | Morita, Masayuki Umemoto, Aiko Li, Zhi-Xiang Nakazono, Naoki Sugino, Yoshinobu |
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Affiliation: | 1Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Kansai Medical University Hirakata, Osaka 573, Japan 2Department of Public Health, Kansai Medical University Moriguchi, Osaka 570, Japan |
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Abstract: | We have previously constructed a cloning/sequencing vector,with an in vivo system capable of creating nested deletionsfrom the end of transposon Tn3, which is useful for sequencinglarge DNAs. Here we report an in vitro system which uses anammonium sulfate fraction of extract from E. coli cells harboringa Tn3 transposase overproducer plasmid to generate nested deletions.A key feature of the procedure is exhaustive digestion of thereaction products with a restriction enzyme that cleaves onlybetween the Tn3 "right" terminus and the cloned fragment. Thisstep reduces the noise level due to mechanisms other than deletionsfrom the Tn3 terminus, and facilitates detection and isolationof the desired deletion products. This system enables us tosave at least 2 days' time when obtaining the necessary deletionscompared with the in vivo system. |
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Keywords: | DNA sequencing nested deletion transposon Tn3 |
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