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Li Y, Lin S, Xue Y, Jia Q, Wang Y, Xie Y, Shi C, Ma C. Boron nitride nanoplate-based improvement of the specificity and sensitivity in loop-mediated isothermal amplification for Vibrio parahaemolyticus detection. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1280:341851. [PMID: 37858548 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.341851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nucleic acid testing based on DNA amplification is gradually entering people's modern life for clinical diagnosis, food safety monitoring and infectious disease prevention. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) are the most powerful techniques that have been the gold standard for quantitative nucleic acid analysis. However, the high nonspecific amplification rate caused by the formation of primer dimers, hairpin structures and mismatched hybridization severely restricts their real-world applications. It is highly desirable to explore a way for improving the specificity and sensitivity of PCR and LAMP assays. RESULTS In this work, we demonstrated that a nanomaterial boron nitride nanoplate (BNNP), due to its unique surface properties, can interact with the main components of the amplification reaction, such as single stranded primers and Bst DNA polymerase, and increase the thermal conductivity of the solution. As a result, the presence of BNNPs dramatically improved the specificity of PCR and LAMP. And BNNPs maintained the specificity even after five rounds of PCR. Moreover, the sensitivity of LAMP was also enhanced by BNNPs, and the detection limit of BNNP-based LAMP was two orders of magnitude lower than that of classical LAMP. Then the BNNP-based LAMP was applied to detect Vibrio parahaemolyticus in contaminated seafood samples with high specificity and a 10-fold increase in sensitivity. SIGNIFICANCE This is the first systematic demonstration of BNNPs as a promising additive to enhance the efficiency and fidelity of PCR and LAMP amplification reactions, thereby greatly expanding the application of nucleic acid detection in a wide range of laboratory and clinical settings.
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- Yong Li
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Qingdao Nucleic Acid Rapid Detection Engineering Research Center, Qingdao Key Laboratory of Nucleic Acid Rapid Detection, Sino-UAE International Cooperative Joint Laboratory of Pathogenic Microorganism Rapid Detection, College of Marine Science and Biological Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 266042, Qingdao, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Qingdao Nucleic Acid Rapid Detection Engineering Research Center, Qingdao Key Laboratory of Nucleic Acid Rapid Detection, Sino-UAE International Cooperative Joint Laboratory of Pathogenic Microorganism Rapid Detection, College of Marine Science and Biological Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 266042, Qingdao, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Qingdao Nucleic Acid Rapid Detection Engineering Research Center, Qingdao Key Laboratory of Nucleic Acid Rapid Detection, Sino-UAE International Cooperative Joint Laboratory of Pathogenic Microorganism Rapid Detection, College of Marine Science and Biological Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 266042, Qingdao, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Qingdao Nucleic Acid Rapid Detection Engineering Research Center, Qingdao Key Laboratory of Nucleic Acid Rapid Detection, Sino-UAE International Cooperative Joint Laboratory of Pathogenic Microorganism Rapid Detection, College of Marine Science and Biological Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 266042, Qingdao, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Qingdao Central Hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Qingdao University, 266042, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
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- Qingdao Nucleic Acid Rapid Testing International Science and Technology Cooperation Base, College of Life Sciences, Department of Pathogenic Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Department of the Clinical Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, 266071, Qingdao, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Qingdao Nucleic Acid Rapid Detection Engineering Research Center, Qingdao Key Laboratory of Nucleic Acid Rapid Detection, Sino-UAE International Cooperative Joint Laboratory of Pathogenic Microorganism Rapid Detection, College of Marine Science and Biological Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 266042, Qingdao, China.
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Oscorbin I, Filipenko M. Bst polymerase - a humble relative of Taq polymerase. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2023; 21:4519-4535. [PMID: 37767105 PMCID: PMC10520511 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2023.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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DNA polymerases are a superfamily of enzymes synthesizing DNA using DNA as a template. They are essential for nucleic acid metabolism and for DNA replication and repair. Modern biotechnology and molecular diagnostics rely heavily on DNA polymerases in analyzing nucleic acids. Among a variety of discovered DNA polymerases, Bst polymerase, a large fragment of DNA polymerase I from Geobacillus stearothermophilus, is one of the most commonly used but is not as well studied as Taq polymerase. The ability of Bst polymerase to displace an upstream DNA strand during synthesis, coupled with its moderate thermal stability, has provided the basis for several isothermal DNA amplification methods, including LAMP, WGA, RCA, and many others. Bst polymerase is one of the key components defining the robustness and analytical characteristics of diagnostic test systems based on isothermal amplification. Here, we present an overview of the biochemical and structural features of Bst polymerase and provide information on its mutated analogs.
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- Igor Oscorbin
- Laboratory of Pharmacogenomics, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICBFM SB RAS), 8 Lavrentiev Avenue, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Laboratory of Pharmacogenomics, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICBFM SB RAS), 8 Lavrentiev Avenue, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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Akram F, Shah FI, Ibrar R, Fatima T, Haq IU, Naseem W, Gul MA, Tehreem L, Haider G. Bacterial thermophilic DNA polymerases: A focus on prominent biotechnological applications. Anal Biochem 2023; 671:115150. [PMID: 37054862 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2023.115150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2023] [Revised: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/15/2023]
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DNA polymerases are the enzymes able to replicate the genetic information in nucleic acid. As a result, they are necessary to copy the complete genome of every living creature before cell division and sustain the integrity of the genetic information throughout the life of each cell. Any organism that uses DNA as its genetic information, whether unicellular or multicellular, requires one or more thermostable DNA polymerases to thrive. Thermostable DNA polymerase is important in modern biotechnology and molecular biology because it results in methods such as DNA cloning, DNA sequencing, whole genome amplification, molecular diagnostics, polymerase chain reaction, synthetic biology, and single nucleotide polymorphism detection. There are at least 14 DNA-dependent DNA polymerases in the human genome, which is remarkable. These include the widely accepted, high-fidelity enzymes responsible for replicating the vast majority of genomic DNA and eight or more specialized DNA polymerases discovered in the last decade. The newly discovered polymerases' functions are still being elucidated. Still, one of its crucial tasks is to permit synthesis to resume despite the DNA damage that stops the progression of replication-fork. One of the primary areas of interest in the research field has been the quest for novel DNA polymerase since the unique features of each thermostable DNA polymerase may lead to the prospective creation of novel reagents. Furthermore, protein engineering strategies for generating mutant or artificial DNA polymerases have successfully generated potent DNA polymerases for various applications. In molecular biology, thermostable DNA polymerases are extremely useful for PCR-related methods. This article examines the role and importance of DNA polymerase in a variety of techniques.
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- Fatima Akram
- Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
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- Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan; The University of Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
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- Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
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- Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan; Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
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- Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
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- Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
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- Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
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Wang LJ, Han X, Li CC, Zhang CY. Single-ribonucleotide repair-mediated ligation-dependent cycling signal amplification for sensitive and specific detection of DNA methyltransferase. Chem Sci 2018; 9:6053-6061. [PMID: 30079218 PMCID: PMC6053742 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc02215a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Accepted: 06/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Specific and sensitive detection of DNA MTase activity can be achieved by a single-ribonucleotide repair-mediated ligation-dependent cycling signal amplification approach.
DNA methylation is a predominant epigenetic modification that plays crucial roles in various cellular processes. DNA methyltransferase (MTase) is responsible for DNA methylation, and its dysregulation may induce aberrant methylation patterns that are closely related to cancers. Conventional methods for DNA MTase assay are usually cumbersome and laborious with poor sensitivity. Alternatively, some signal amplification strategies are employed to improve the sensitivity, but they suffer from poor specificity and consequently limited sensitivity due to the nonspecific amplification. Herein, we develop for the first time a new fluorescence method to specifically and sensitively detect DNA MTase activity on the basis of single-ribonucleotide repair-mediated ligation-dependent cycling signal amplification. In the presence of DNA MTase, the hairpin substrate is methylated and cleaved by endonuclease Dpn I, releasing a 24-nt cleavage product. The 24-nt cleavage product may function as a primer and adjacently hybridize with the ligation probes (LP1 and LP2) to form the template (LP1–LP2) for strand displacement amplification (SDA), initiating the single-ribonucleotide repair-mediated cyclic ligation-dependent SDA to produce a large number of reporter probes. The reporter probe can subsequently hybridize with the signal probe that is modified with FAM and BHQ1 to form a stable double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) duplex with a ribonucleotide mismatch. Ribonuclease HII (RNase HII) can excise the single ribonucleotide, resulting in the cyclic cleavage of signal probes and the generation of an enhanced fluorescence signal. Taking advantage of the high specificity of RNase HII-catalyzed single-ribonucleotide excision and the high amplification efficiency of cyclic ligation-dependent SDA, this assay exhibits the highest sensitivity reported so far with a detection limit of 4.8 × 10–6 U mL–1 and a large dynamic range of 5 orders of magnitude. Moreover, this method can be used for the discrimination of Dam MTase from other DNA MTases, the accurate quantification of Dam MTase activity in E. coli cells, and the screening of Dam MTase inhibitors, providing a new paradigm for biomedical research and clinical diagnosis.
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- Li-Juan Wang
- College of Chemistry , Chemical Engineering and Materials Science , Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong , Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes , Ministry of Education , Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals , Shandong Normal University , Jinan 250014 , China . ; ; Tel: +86 531 86186033
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- College of Chemistry , Chemical Engineering and Materials Science , Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong , Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes , Ministry of Education , Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals , Shandong Normal University , Jinan 250014 , China . ; ; Tel: +86 531 86186033
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- College of Chemistry , Chemical Engineering and Materials Science , Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong , Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes , Ministry of Education , Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals , Shandong Normal University , Jinan 250014 , China . ; ; Tel: +86 531 86186033
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- College of Chemistry , Chemical Engineering and Materials Science , Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong , Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes , Ministry of Education , Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals , Shandong Normal University , Jinan 250014 , China . ; ; Tel: +86 531 86186033
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Zhang Y, Wang XY, Zhang Q, Zhang CY. Label-Free Sensitive Detection of DNA Methyltransferase by Target-Induced Hyperbranched Amplification with Zero Background Signal. Anal Chem 2017; 89:12408-12415. [PMID: 29083155 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b03490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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DNA methyltransferases (MTases) may specifically recognize the short palindromic sequences and transfer a methyl group from S-adenosyl-l-methionine to target cytosine/adenine. The aberrant DNA methylation is linked to the abnormal DNA MTase activity, and some DNA MTases have become promising targets of anticancer/antimicrobial drugs. However, the reported DNA MTase assays often involve laborious operation, expensive instruments, and radio-labeled substrates. Here, we develop a simple and label-free fluorescent method to sensitively detect DNA adenine methyltransferase (Dam) on the basis of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)-activated Endonuclease IV (Endo IV)-assisted hyperbranched amplification. We design a hairpin probe with a palindromic sequence in the stem as the substrate and a NH2-modified 3' end for the prevention of nonspecific amplification. The substrate may be methylated by Dam and subsequently cleaved by DpnI, producing three single-stranded DNAs, two of which with 3'-OH termini may be amplified by hyperbranched amplification to generate a distinct fluorescence signal. Because high exactitude of TdT enables the amplification only in the presence of free 3'-OH termini and Endo IV only hydrolyzes the intact apurinic/apyrimidinic sites in double-stranded DNAs, zero background signal can be achieved. This method exhibits excellent selectivity and high sensitivity with a limit of detection of 0.003 U/mL for pure Dam and 9.61 × 10-6 mg/mL for Dam in E. coli cells. Moreover, it can be used to screen the Dam inhibitors, holding great potentials in disease diagnosis and drug development.
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- Yan Zhang
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University , Jinan 250014, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University , Jinan 250014, China
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- Nantou High School Shenzhen , Shenzhen, 518052, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University , Jinan 250014, China
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Zhang Y, Xu WJ, Zeng YP, Zhang CY. Sensitive detection of DNA methyltransferase activity by transcription-mediated duplex-specific nuclease-assisted cyclic signal amplification. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:13968-71. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc05922d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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We develop transcription-mediated duplex-specific nuclease-assisted cyclic signal amplification for sensitive detection of DNA methyltransferase activity.
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- Yan Zhang
- Single-Molecule Detection and Imaging Laboratory
- Key Lab of Health Informatics of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Shenzhen 518055
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- Single-Molecule Detection and Imaging Laboratory
- Key Lab of Health Informatics of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Shenzhen 518055
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- Single-Molecule Detection and Imaging Laboratory
- Key Lab of Health Informatics of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Shenzhen 518055
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- Single-Molecule Detection and Imaging Laboratory
- Key Lab of Health Informatics of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Shenzhen 518055
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Antipova VN, Zheleznaya LA, Zyrina NV. Ab initio DNA synthesis by Bst polymerase in the presence of nicking endonucleases Nt.AlwI, Nb.BbvCI, and Nb.BsmI. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2014; 357:144-50. [PMID: 24965874 DOI: 10.1111/1574-6968.12511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2014] [Revised: 06/13/2014] [Accepted: 06/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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In the absence of added DNA, thermophilic DNA polymerases synthesize double-stranded DNA from free dNTPs, which consist of numerous repetitive units (ab initio DNA synthesis). The addition of thermophilic restriction endonuclease (REase), or nicking endonuclease (NEase), effectively stimulates ab initio DNA synthesis and determines the nucleotide sequence of reaction products. We have found that NEases Nt.AlwI, Nb.BbvCI, and Nb.BsmI with non-palindromic recognition sites stimulate the synthesis of sequences organized mainly as palindromes. Moreover, the nucleotide sequence of the palindromes appeared to be dependent on NEase recognition/cleavage modes. Thus, the heterodimeric Nb.BbvCI stimulated the synthesis of palindromes composed of two recognition sites of this NEase, which were separated by AT-reach sequences or (A)n (T)m spacers. Palindromic DNA sequences obtained in the ab initio DNA synthesis with the monomeric NEases Nb.BsmI and Nt.AlwI contained, along with the sites of these NEases, randomly synthesized sequences consisted of blocks of short repeats. These findings could help investigation of the potential abilities of highly productive ab initio DNA synthesis for the creation of DNA molecules with desirable sequence.
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- Valeriya N Antipova
- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
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Zhou DM, Du WF, Xi Q, Ge J, Jiang JH. Isothermal nucleic acid amplification strategy by cyclic enzymatic repairing for highly sensitive microRNA detection. Anal Chem 2014; 86:6763-7. [PMID: 24949808 DOI: 10.1021/ac501857m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Technologies enabling highly sensitive and selective detection of microRNAs (miRNAs) are critical for miRNA discovery and clinical theranostics. Here we develop a novel isothermal nucleic acid amplification technology based on cyclic enzymatic repairing and strand-displacement polymerase extension for highly sensitive miRNA detection. The enzymatic repairing amplification (ERA) reaction is performed via replicating DNA template using lesion bases by DNA polymerase and cleaving the DNA replicate at the lesions by repairing enzymes, uracil-DNA glycosylase, and endonuclease IV, to prime a next-round replication. By utilizing the miRNA target as the primer, the ERA reaction is capable of producing a large number of reporter sequences from the DNA template, which can then be coupled to a cyclic signal output reaction mediated by endonuclease IV. The ERA reaction can be configured as a single-step, close-tube, and real-time format, which enables highly sensitive and selective detection of miRNA with excellent resistance to contaminants. The developed technology is demonstrated to give a detection limit of 0.1 fM and show superb specificity in discriminating single-base mismatch. The results reveal that the ERA reaction may provide a new paradigm for efficient nucleic acid amplification and may hold the potential for miRNA expression profiling and related theranostic applications.
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- Dian-Ming Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University , Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- Nadezhda V. Zyrina
- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics; Russian Academy of Sciences; Pushchino Moscow Region Russia
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- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics; Russian Academy of Sciences; Pushchino Moscow Region Russia
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- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics; Russian Academy of Sciences; Pushchino Moscow Region Russia
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De Novo DNA Synthesis and Its Biosensor Detection. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1201/b15589-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Kato T, Liang X, Asanuma H. Model of elongation of short DNA sequence by thermophilic DNA polymerase under isothermal conditions. Biochemistry 2012; 51:7846-53. [PMID: 22992125 DOI: 10.1021/bi3010413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Short DNA sequences, especially those that are repetitive or palindromic, can be used as the seeds for synthesis of long DNA by some DNA polymerases in an unusual manner. Although several elongation mechanisms have been proposed, there is no well-established model that explains highly efficient elongation under isothermal conditions. In the present study, we analyzed the elongation of nonrepetitive sequences with distinct hairpins at each end. These DNAs were elongated efficiently under isothermal conditions by thermophilic Vent (exo(-)) DNA polymerase, and the products were longer than 10 kb within 10 min of the reaction. A 20-nucleotide DNA with only one hairpin was also elongated. Sequence analysis revealed that the long products are mainly tandem repeats of the short seed sequences. The thermal melting temperatures of the products were much higher than the reaction temperature, indicating that most DNAs form duplexes during the reaction. Accordingly, a terminal hairpin formation and self-priming extension model was proposed in detail, and the efficient elongation was explained. Formation of the hairpin at the 5' end plays an important role during the elongation.
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- Tomohiro Kato
- Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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Zyrina NV, Artyukh RI, Svad’bina IV, Zheleznaya LA, Matvienko NI. The effect of single-stranded DNA binding proteins on template/primer-independent DNA synthesis in the presence of nicking endonuclease Nt.BspD6I. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2012; 38:199-205. [DOI: 10.1134/s1068162012020161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Qian J, Ferguson TM, Shinde DN, Ramírez-Borrero AJ, Hintze A, Adami C, Niemz A. Sequence dependence of isothermal DNA amplification via EXPAR. Nucleic Acids Res 2012; 40:e87. [PMID: 22416064 PMCID: PMC3367216 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Isothermal nucleic acid amplification is becoming increasingly important for molecular diagnostics. Therefore, new computational tools are needed to facilitate assay design. In the isothermal EXPonential Amplification Reaction (EXPAR), template sequences with similar thermodynamic characteristics perform very differently. To understand what causes this variability, we characterized the performance of 384 template sequences, and used this data to develop two computational methods to predict EXPAR template performance based on sequence: a position weight matrix approach with support vector machine classifier, and RELIEF attribute evaluation with Naïve Bayes classification. The methods identified well and poorly performing EXPAR templates with 67–70% sensitivity and 77–80% specificity. We combined these methods into a computational tool that can accelerate new assay design by ruling out likely poor performers. Furthermore, our data suggest that variability in template performance is linked to specific sequence motifs. Cytidine, a pyrimidine base, is over-represented in certain positions of well-performing templates. Guanosine and adenosine, both purine bases, are over-represented in similar regions of poorly performing templates, frequently as GA or AG dimers. Since polymerases have a higher affinity for purine oligonucleotides, polymerase binding to GA-rich regions of a single-stranded DNA template may promote non-specific amplification in EXPAR and other nucleic acid amplification reactions.
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- Jifeng Qian
- Keck Graduate Institute, Claremont, 535 Watson Drive, Claremont, CA 91711, USA
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Cheng DW, Calderón-Urrea A. Nontemplate polymerization of free nucleotides into genetic elements by thermophilic DNA polymerase in vitro. NUCLEOSIDES NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2012; 30:979-90. [PMID: 22060559 DOI: 10.1080/15257770.2011.628637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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DNA synthesis is the cornerstone of all life forms and is required to replicate and restore the genetic information. Usually, DNA synthesis is carried out only by DNA polymerases semiconservatively to copy preexisting DNA templates. We report here that DNA strands were synthesized ab initio in the absence of any DNA or RNA template by thermophilic DNA polymerases at (a) a constant high temperature (74°C), (b) alternating temperatures (94°C/60°C/74°C), or (c) physiological temperatures (37°C). The majority of the ab initio synthesized DNA represented short sequence blocks, repeated sequences, intergenic spacers, and other unknown genetic elements. These results suggest that novel DNA elements could be synthesized in the absence of a nucleic acid template by thermophilic DNA polymerases in vitro. Biogenesis of genetic information by thermophilic DNA polymerase-mediated nontemplate DNA synthesis may explain the origin of genetic information and could serve as a new way of biosynthesis of genetic information that may have facilitated the evolution of life.
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- Davis W Cheng
- Department of Biology, Research Infrastructure for Minority Institutions, California State University, Fresno, California 93740, USA.
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Schopf E, Liu Y, Deng JC, Yang S, Cheng G, Chen Y. tuberculosis detection via rolling circle amplification. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2011; 3:267-273. [PMID: 32938023 DOI: 10.1039/c0ay00529k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Hybridization-based assays for DNA detection often use single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) probes to capture ssDNA targets in solution. Unfortunately, these assays are often not able to detect double-stranded DNA (dsDNA). Here, we achieve highly sensitive dsDNA target detection by including short oligonucleotide sequences during denaturing and cooling. After performing an isothermal nucleic acid amplification technique (Rolling Circle Amplification, RCA), these captured dsDNA targets are labeled, allowing single amplified molecules to be imaged and counted. This detection method was first applied to the detection of PCR-generated (polymerase chain reaction) dsDNA targets, yielding a limit of detection of 4.25 fM. As an application of the developed assay, the detection of extracted Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb.) genomic DNA was attempted. A M. tb.-specific target was detected with high specificity compared to similar bacteria, and a detection limit of 10 000 colony forming units (cfu) ml-1 was achieved, close to the sensitivity required for clinical diagnosis.
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- Eric Schopf
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
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Murakami T, Sumaoka J, Komiyama M. Sensitive isothermal detection of nucleic-acid sequence by primer generation-rolling circle amplification. Nucleic Acids Res 2008; 37:e19. [PMID: 19106144 PMCID: PMC2647323 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn1014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A simple isothermal nucleic-acid amplification reaction, primer generation-rolling circle amplification (PG-RCA), was developed to detect specific nucleic-acid sequences of sample DNA. This amplification method is achievable at a constant temperature (e.g. 60 degrees C) simply by mixing circular single-stranded DNA probe, DNA polymerase and nicking enzyme. Unlike conventional nucleic-acid amplification reactions such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR), this reaction does not require exogenous primers, which often cause primer dimerization or non-specific amplification. Instead, 'primers' are generated and accumulated during the reaction. The circular probe carries only two sequences: (i) a hybridization sequence to the sample DNA and (ii) a recognition sequence of the nicking enzyme. In PG-RCA, the circular probe first hybridizes with the sample DNA, and then a cascade reaction of linear rolling circle amplification and nicking reactions takes place. In contrast with conventional linear rolling circle amplification, the signal amplification is in an exponential mode since many copies of 'primers' are successively produced by multiple nicking reactions. Under the optimized condition, we obtained a remarkable sensitivity of 84.5 ymol (50.7 molecules) of synthetic sample DNA and 0.163 pg (approximately 60 molecules) of genomic DNA from Listeria monocytogenes, indicating strong applicability of PG-RCA to various molecular diagnostic assays.
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- Taku Murakami
- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan
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Tan E, Erwin B, Dames S, Ferguson T, Buechel M, Irvine B, Voelkerding K, Niemz A. Specific versus nonspecific isothermal DNA amplification through thermophilic polymerase and nicking enzyme activities. Biochemistry 2008; 47:9987-99. [PMID: 18729381 DOI: 10.1021/bi800746p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Rapid isothermal nucleic acid amplification technologies can enable diagnosis of human pathogens and genetic variations in a simple, inexpensive, user-friendly format. The isothermal exponential amplification reaction (EXPAR) efficiently amplifies short oligonucleotides called triggers in less than 10 min by means of thermostable polymerase and nicking endonuclease activities. We recently demonstrated that this reaction can be coupled with upstream generation of trigger oligonucleotides from a genomic target sequence, and with downstream visual detection using DNA-functionalized gold nanospheres. The utility of EXPAR in clinical diagnostics is, however, limited by a nonspecific background amplification phenomenon, which is further investigated in this report. We found that nonspecific background amplification includes an early phase and a late phase. Observations related to late phase background amplification are in general agreement with literature reports of ab initio DNA synthesis. Early phase background amplification, which limits the sensitivity of EXPAR, differs however from previous reports of nonspecific DNA synthesis. It is observable in the presence of single-stranded oligonucleotides following the EXPAR template design rules and generates the trigger sequence expected for the EXPAR template present in the reaction. It appears to require interaction between the DNA polymerase and the single-stranded EXPAR template. Early phase background amplification can be suppressed or eliminated by physically separating the template and polymerase until the final reaction temperature has been reached, thereby enabling detection of attomolar starting trigger concentrations.
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- Eric Tan
- Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences, Claremont, California 91711, USA
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Vondrusková J, Parízková N, Kypr J. Factors influencing DNA expansion in the course of polymerase chain reaction. NUCLEOSIDES NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2007; 26:65-82. [PMID: 17162588 DOI: 10.1080/15257770601052299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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We performed more than 3,500 polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) under various conditions with more than 400 DNA fragments of 4-150 nucleotides in length. Some of the PCRs provided expanded DNA molecules of kilobase lengths whereas others led to no expansion. Repetitiveness of the primary structure was mostly found to be necessary but not sufficient for the expansion. (A+T)-rich fragments expand better than (G+C)-rich ones and pyrimidine-rich fragments expand better than purine-rich fragments. Terminal nucleotides and the fragment length also are important for the expansion. Examples are presented when relatively small alterations of the DNA primary structure caused a dramatic change in the expansion. For example, A8T8 expanded a lot whereas T8A8 did not expand at all. The present work has implications for pathological expansions of microsatellites in the human genome as well as regarding the genome evolution in general.
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- Jitka Vondrusková
- Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno, Czech Republic
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Zyrina NV, Zheleznaya LA, Dvoretsky EV, Vasiliev VD, Chernov A, Matvienko NI. N.BspD6I DNA nickase strongly stimulates template-independent synthesis of non-palindromic repetitive DNA by Bst DNA polymerase. Biol Chem 2007; 388:367-72. [PMID: 17391057 DOI: 10.1515/bc.2007.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Highly efficient DNA synthesis without template and primer DNAs occurs when N.BspD6I DNA nickase is added to a reaction mixture containing deoxynucleoside triphosphates and the large fragment of Bst DNA polymerase. Over a period of 2 h, virtually all the deoxynucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs) become incorporated into DNA. Inactivation of N.BspD6I nickase by heating inhibits DNA synthesis. Optimal N.BspD6I activity is required to achieve high yields of synthesized DNA. Electron microscopy data revealed that the majority of DNA molecules have a branched structure. Cloning and sequencing of the fragments synthesized demonstrated that the DNA product mainly consists of multiple hexanucleotide non-palindromic tandem repeats containing nickase recognition sites. A possible mechanism is discussed that addresses template-independent DNA synthesis stimulated by N.BspD6I nickase.
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- Nadezhda V Zyrina
- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino 142290, Moscow Region, Russia
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Hartig JS, Kool ET. Efficient isothermal expansion of human telomeric and minisatellite repeats by Thermococcus litoralis DNA polymerase. Nucleic Acids Res 2005; 33:4922-7. [PMID: 16284196 PMCID: PMC1199558 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gki803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Repeating DNA sequences, such as telomeres, centromeres, and micro- and mini-satellites, comprise 50% of the genome and play important roles in regulatory and pathogenic mechanisms. In order to study structures and functions of such repeating sequences, it is important to have simple and efficient methods for making them in vitro. Here, we describe the efficient and convenient expansion of repetitive telomeric and minisatellite DNA sequences starting from small synthetic templates to final product lengths of several hundreds to thousands of nucleotides by the thermostable DNA polymerase from Thermococcus litoralis (Vent DNA polymerase). This enzyme was so far unknown to catalyze repeat expansion. Either single-stranded or double-stranded DNAs could be produced, depending on nucleotides present. Compared to earlier results obtained with other enzymes, the expansion reaction is highly efficient both in its yield and product length, and proceeds without thermal cycling. Moreover, the products are characterized by a narrow length distribution.
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +1 650 724 4741; Fax: +1 650 725 0259;
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Antranikian G, Vorgias CE, Bertoldo C. Extreme environments as a resource for microorganisms and novel biocatalysts. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2005; 96:219-62. [PMID: 16566093 DOI: 10.1007/b135786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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The steady increase in the number of newly isolated extremophilic microorganisms and the discovery of their enzymes by academic and industrial institutions underlines the enormous potential of extremophiles for application in future biotechnological processes. Enzymes from extremophilic microorganisms offer versatile tools for sustainable developments in a variety of industrial application as they show important environmental benefits due to their biodegradability, specific stability under extreme conditions, improved use of raw materials and decreased amount of waste products. Although major advances have been made in the last decade, our knowledge of the physiology, metabolism, enzymology and genetics of this fascinating group of extremophilic microorganisms and their related enzymes is still limited. In-depth information on the molecular properties of the enzymes and their genes, however, has to be obtained to analyze the structure and function of proteins that are catalytically active around the boiling and freezing points of water and extremes of pH. New techniques, such as genomics, metanogenomics, DNA evolution and gene shuffling, will lead to the production of enzymes that are highly specific for countless industrial applications. Due to the unusual properties of enzymes from extremophiles, they are expected to optimize already existing processes or even develop new sustainable technologies.
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- Garabed Antranikian
- Institute of Technical Microbiology, Technical University Hamburg-Harburg, Kasernenstrasse 12, 21073 Hamburg, Germany.
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Pavlov AR, Pavlova NV, Kozyavkin SA, Slesarev AI. Recent developments in the optimization of thermostable DNA polymerases for efficient applications. Trends Biotechnol 2005; 22:253-60. [PMID: 15109812 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2004.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Andrey R Pavlov
- Fidelity Systems Inc., 7961 Cessna Avenue, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20879, USA
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Kaboev OK, Luchkina LA. Template-free primer-independent DNA synthesis by bacterial DNA polymerases I using the DnaB protein from Escherichia coli. DOKL BIOCHEM BIOPHYS 2005; 398:265-7. [PMID: 15584503 DOI: 10.1023/b:dobi.0000046633.66624.58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- O K Kaboev
- St. Petersburg Institute of Nuclear Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Gatchina, Leningradskaya oblast, 188300, Russia
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Ramadan K, Shevelev IV, Maga G, Hübscher U. De novo DNA synthesis by human DNA polymerase lambda, DNA polymerase mu and terminal deoxyribonucleotidyl transferase. J Mol Biol 2004; 339:395-404. [PMID: 15136041 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.03.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2004] [Revised: 03/18/2004] [Accepted: 03/19/2004] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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DNA polymerases (pols) catalyse the synthesis of DNA. This reaction requires a primer-template DNA in order to grow from the 3'OH end of the primer along the template. On the other hand terminal deoxyribonucleotidyl transferase (TdT) catalyses the addition of nucleotides at the 3'OH end of a DNA strand, without the need of a template. Pol lambda and pol micro are ubiquitous enzymes, possess both DNA polymerase and terminal deoxyribonucleotidyl transferase activities and belong to pol X family, together with pol beta and TdT. Here we show that pol lambda, pol micro and TdT, all possess the ability to synthesise in vitro short fragments of DNA in the absence of a primer-template or even a primer or a template in the reaction. The DNA synthesised de novo by pol lambda, pol micro and TdT appears to have an unusual structure. Furthermore we found that the amino acid Phe506 of pol lambda is essential for the de novo synthesis. This novel catalytic activity might be related to the proposed functions of these three pol X family members in DNA repair and DNA recombination.
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- Kristijan Ramadan
- Institute of Veterinary Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Zürich-Irchel, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057, Zürich, Switzerland
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Reichová N, Kypr J. Expansion during PCR of short single-stranded DNA fragments carrying nonselfcomplementary dinucleotide or trinucleotide repeats. Mol Biol Rep 2003; 30:155-63. [PMID: 12974470 DOI: 10.1023/a:1024916602218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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We performed PCR of many DNA fragments of 6-32 nucleotides in length. Some of the fragments expanded into kilobase lengths even in the absence of the complementary strand. The dramatic expansion was observed for (CA)8, (TG)8, (CA)4, (CA)6, (CA)12, (TG)4, (TG)6, (TG)12, (TC)10, (GA)10 and other single strands. Similar expansions were exhibited by related trinucleotide repeats (TTG)5, (CAA)5, (TGG)5, and (CCA)5 as well. However even small perturbations of the strict repetitive nature of the DNA primary structure substantially reduced the expansions. The expansion products had properties characteristic for normal Watson-Crick duplexes. Hence either the Taq polymerase and/or other components of the PCR buffer promote homoduplex formation of the nonselfcomplementary fragments, which is necessary to prime the synthesis of the complementary DNA strand, or the Taq polymerase is able to copy the single-stranded DNA template without any priming effect. The present observations have implications for the evolution of genomic DNA, microsatellite length polymorphism as well as the pathological expansions of trinucleotide repeats in the human genome.
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- Nad'a Reichová
- Institute of Biophysics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Královopolská 135, CZ-612 65 Brno, Czech Republic
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Ogata N, Morino H. Elongation of repetitive DNA by DNA polymerase from a hyperthermophilic bacterium Thermus thermophilus. Nucleic Acids Res 2000; 28:3999-4004. [PMID: 11024180 PMCID: PMC110782 DOI: 10.1093/nar/28.20.3999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Short repetitive DNA sequences are believed to be one of the primordial genetic elements that served as a source of complex large DNA found in the genome of modern organisms. However, the mechanism of its expansion (increase in repeat number) during the course of evolution is unclear. We demonstrate that the DNA polymerase of the hyperthermophilic bacterium Thermus thermophilus can elongate oligoDNA with several tandem repeats to very long DNA in vitro. For instance, 48mer repetitive oligoDNA (TACATGTA)(6), which has 25% GC content and a palindromic sequence, can be elongated up to approximately 10 000 bases by DNA polymerase at 74 degrees C without template DNA. OligoDNA having a different GC content or a quasi-palindromic sequence can also be elongated, but less efficiently. A spectroscopic thermal melting experiment with the oligoDNA showed that its hairpin-coil transition temperature was very close to the elongation reaction temperature (74 degrees C), but was much higher than the temperature at which duplex oligoDNA can exist stably. Taken together, we conclude that repetitive oligoDNA with a palindromic or quasi-palindromic sequence is elongated extensively by a hyperthermophilic DNA polymerase through hairpin-coil transitions. We propose that such an elongation mechanism might have been a driving force to expand primordial short DNA.
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- N Ogata
- Taiko Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, 3-34-14 Uchihonmachi, Suita, Osaka 564-0032, Japan.
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Kato M. Structural bistability of repetitive DNA elements featuring CA/TG dinucleotide steps and mode of evolution of satellite DNA. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1999; 265:204-9. [PMID: 10491175 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00714.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Satellite DNA sequences are known to be important components required for the construction of centromeres and are common to all higher eukaryotes. Nevertheless, their nucleotide sequences vary significantly, even in evolutionarily related species. In order to elucidate how the nucleotide sequences define the conformational character of centromeric satellite DNA, an evolutionary path toward repetitive units has been hypothesized. In that context, the DNA conformation of fish satellite DNA was evaluated in two ways: the organization of subrepeats and sequence characteristics were compared, and the differences in stacking energies between A-helix and B-helix and the sequence-dependent bendability of the helices were evaluated. Our findings suggest that the monomeric units making up currently observed repetitive sequences have evolved through stepwise amplification of shorter, ancestral sequences by increasing the length of the units. In addition, we suggest that potentially key sequences required for DNA amplification comprise highly flexible structures. Thus flexibility of the DNA structure may be a primary prerequisite for DNA amplification.
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- M Kato
- Department of Life Sciences, College of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Japan.
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Matula M, Kypr J. Nucleotide sequences flanking dinucleotide microsatellites in the human, mouse and Drosophila genomes. J Biomol Struct Dyn 1999; 17:275-80. [PMID: 10563577 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.1999.10508360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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We extracted nucleotide sequences from the EMBL database that flank dinucleotide microsatellites in the long sequenced parts of the human, mouse and drosophila genomes. Comparison of the flanking sequences showed that the microsatellites were mostly connected to the bulk of genomic DNA through conserved, highly non-random and mostly (A+T)-rich sequences having many dozens of nucleotides in length. In many cases, the connectors were mutated versions of the flanked microsatellites whose sequence pattern gradually vanished with the distance from the microsatellite center. Hence many microsatellites have hundreds rather than dozens of nucleotides in length, and their ends are diffuse. In contrast, some microsatellites containing predominantly C and/or G, did not influence their neighborhood at all. These results make us change notions about the microsatellite nature. They also indicate that the microsatellites are the dominant part of eukaryotic genomes.
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- M Matula
- Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno
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Ogata N, Miura T. Creation of genetic information by DNA polymerase of the thermophilic bacterium Thermus thermophilus. Nucleic Acids Res 1998; 26:4657-61. [PMID: 9753734 PMCID: PMC147879 DOI: 10.1093/nar/26.20.4657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Genetic information encoded in a template of a genome is replicated in a complementary way by DNA polymerase or RNA polymerase with high fidelity; no creation of information occurs in this reaction unless an error occurs. We report here that DNA polymerase of the thermophilic bacterium Thermus thermophilus can synthesize up to 200 kb linear double-stranded DNA in vitro in the complete absence of added primer and template DNAs, indicating that genetic information is actively created by protein. This ab initio DNA synthesis occurs at 74 degrees C and requires magnesium ion. There is a lag time of approximately 1 h and then the reaction proceeds linearly. The synthesized DNAs have a variety of sequences; they are mostly tandem repetitive sequences, e.g. (CATGTATA) n , (TGTATGTATACATACATA) n and (TATACGTA) n . Some degenerate sequences of these basic repeat units are also found. The similar repetitive sequences are found in many natural genes. These results, together with similar results found using DNA polymerase of archaeon Thermococcus litoralis , suggest that creative, non-replicative synthesis of DNA by protein was a driving force for diversification of genetic information at a certain stage of the evolution of life on the early earth.
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- N Ogata
- Taiko Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Uchihonmachi 3-34-14, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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