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A fusion of Taq DNA polymerase with the CL7 protein from Escherichia coli remarkably improves DNA amplification
Wang Yaping
Hubei University
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Background
DNA polymerases are important enzymes that synthesize DNA molecules and therefore are critical to various scientific fields as essential components of in vitro DNA synthesis reactions, including PCR. Modern diagnostics, molecular biology, and genetic engineering require DNA polymerases with improved performance. This study aimed to obtain and characterize a new CL7-Taq fusion DNA polymerase, in which the DNA coding sequence of Taq DNA polymerase was fused with that of CL7, a double-stranded DNA binding-like protein from Escherichia coli.
Results
The resulting novel recombinant gene was cloned and expressed in E. coli. The recombinant CL7-Taq protein exhibited excellent thermostability, extension rate, sensitivity, and resistance to PCR inhibitors. Our results showed that the sensitivity of CL7-Taq DNA polymerase was 100-fold higher than that of wild-type Taq, which required a template concentration of at least 1.8 × 105 aM. Moreover, the extension rate of CL7-Taq was 4 kb/min, which remarkably exceeded the rate of Taq DNA polymerase (2 kb/min). Furthermore, the CL7 fusion protein showed increased resistance to inhibitors of DNA amplification, including lactoferrin, heparin, and blood. Single-cope human genomic targets were readily available from whole blood, and pretreatment to purify the template DNA was not required.
Conclusions
Thus, this is a novel enzyme that improved the properties of Taq DNA polymerase, and thus may have wide application in molecular biology and diagnostics.
Keywords
Taq DNA polymerase, CL7, fusion DNA polymerase, PCR amplification
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A fusion of Taq DNA polymerase with the CL7 protein from Escherichia coli remarkably improves DNA amplification
Wang Yaping
Hubei University
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On 07 Jan, 2021
Editor invited
On 07 Jan, 2021
This version was not preprinted
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Posted 18 Dec, 2020
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Received 18 Dec, 2020
Reviewer #2 agreed
On 13 Dec, 2020
Reviewer #1 agreed
On 11 Dec, 2020
Editor assigned
On 10 Dec, 2020
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 10 Dec, 2020
Submission checks complete
On 10 Dec, 2020
Editor invited
On 10 Dec, 2020
This version was not preprinted
Version 1
Posted 20 Oct, 2020
No community comments so far
Review #3 received
Received 08 Nov, 2020
Editorial decision: Major revision
On 08 Nov, 2020
Review #2 received
Received 06 Nov, 2020
Review #1 received
Received 24 Oct, 2020
Reviewer #3 agreed
On 20 Oct, 2020
Reviewer #2 agreed
On 18 Oct, 2020
Editor assigned
On 16 Oct, 2020
Reviewers invited
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Reviewer #1 agreed
On 16 Oct, 2020
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On 15 Oct, 2020
Editor invited
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Background
DNA polymerases are important enzymes that synthesize DNA molecules and therefore are critical to various scientific fields as essential components of in vitro DNA synthesis reactions, including PCR. Modern diagnostics, molecular biology, and genetic engineering require DNA polymerases with improved performance. This study aimed to obtain and characterize a new CL7-Taq fusion DNA polymerase, in which the DNA coding sequence of Taq DNA polymerase was fused with that of CL7, a double-stranded DNA binding-like protein from Escherichia coli.
Results
The resulting novel recombinant gene was cloned and expressed in E. coli. The recombinant CL7-Taq protein exhibited excellent thermostability, extension rate, sensitivity, and resistance to PCR inhibitors. Our results showed that the sensitivity of CL7-Taq DNA polymerase was 100-fold higher than that of wild-type Taq, which required a template concentration of at least 1.8 × 105 aM. Moreover, the extension rate of CL7-Taq was 4 kb/min, which remarkably exceeded the rate of Taq DNA polymerase (2 kb/min). Furthermore, the CL7 fusion protein showed increased resistance to inhibitors of DNA amplification, including lactoferrin, heparin, and blood. Single-cope human genomic targets were readily available from whole blood, and pretreatment to purify the template DNA was not required.
Conclusions
Thus, this is a novel enzyme that improved the properties of Taq DNA polymerase, and thus may have wide application in molecular biology and diagnostics.
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Figure 2
Figure 3
Figure 4
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