Description: DNAHomopolymericTailingKitprovidesqualifiedreagentsfortheadditionofhomopolymertailstothe3'endsofDNAwithterminaldeoxynucleotidyltransferase(TdT).Underoptimizedassaycondition,approximatelyaverageof30~70ntoligo(dA)andoligo(dT)or15~45ntoligo(dC)andoligo(dG)couldbeaddedtothetargetsubstrate. TdTisatemplate-independentDNApolymerasethatcatalyzestherepetitiveadditionofdeoxynucleotidestothe3'hydroxylterminusofDNAmolecules.TheenzymewasgeneratedfromanE.colistrainthatcarriestheclonedTdTgenefromcalfthymuswithselectedmutations.Protruding,recessedorblunt-endeddoubleorsingle-strandedDNAmoleculesserveasasubstrateforTdT.TheadditionofdNTPsto3′-overhangingendsismoreefficientthanwith3'-recessedorbluntends.TdTincorporatesdATPanddTTPwithhigherefficiencythandCTPanddGTP.Theoptimizedmastermixturestimulatesthetailingofthe3'-endsofDNAfragments,evenapplicableforincorporatingribonucleotidesandmodifiednucleotides(e.g.,fluorescein-,biotin-,aminoallyl-labelednucleotidesanddideoxynucleotides).
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Figure1:Fragmentanalysisthrough3730xlDNAAnalyzershowsanoligo(dA)tailwasaddedto5’fluorescentlylabeledsinglestrandDNAoligousingDNAHomopolymericTailingMasterMix(dA)Kit.Arrow:Tailingreactionfinalproduct.A:Fifteenminutesat37°Creactionproductwitha50ntaveragelengthofhomopolymerdAtail.B:Thirtyminutesat37°Creactionproductwitha65ntaveragelengthofhomopolymerdAtail.
Figure2:Fragmentanalysisthrough3730xlDNAAnalyzershowsanoligo(dC)tailwasaddedto5’fluorescentlylabeledsinglestrandDNAoligousingDNAHomopolymericTailingMasterMix(dC)Kit.Arrow:Tailingreactionfinalproduct.A:Twentyminutesat37°Creactionproductwitha38ntaveragelengthofhomopolymerdCtail.B:Fortyminutesat37°Creactionproductwitha45ntaveragelengthofhomopolymerdCtail.
ListofComponents: DNAHomopolymericTailingKitissuppliedat2Xconcentrationtoallowapproximately50%ofthefinalreactionvolumetobeusedfortheadditionofsubstratesolution.Reagentssufficientfor20or100tailingreactionsof10µLeachareprovided. DNAHomopolymericTailingKit20-rxnsize: TailingEnzyme10ulsuppliedwith2x: NGMA-100:MasterMix(dA)100µL NGMT-100:MasterMix(dT)100µL NGMC-100:MasterMix(dC)100µL NGMG-100:MasterMix(dG)100µL
DNAHomopolymericTailingKit100-rxnsize: TailingEnzyme50ulsuppliedwith2x: NGMA-200:MasterMix(dA)500µL NGMT-200:MasterMix(dT)500µL NGMC-200:MasterMix(dC)500µL NGMG-200:MasterMix(dG)500µL
Components: TerminalDeoxynucleotidylTransferase,SodiumChloride,PotassiumAcetate,Tris-acetate,MagnesiumAcetate,Cobalt(II)ChlorideandStABIlizers,oneofDeoxyadenosine,Deoxythymine,DeoxycytidineandDeoxyguanine. RecommendedStorageConditions: DNAHomopolymericTailingKitshouldbestoredat-20°C.TheMasterMixshouldbepreventedfromlight. References: 1.F.J.Bollum,Terminaldeoxynucleotidyltransferase,TheEnzymes,thethirdedition(Boyer,P.D.,ed.3,AcademicPress,NewYork,vol.10,1974)pp.145-171. 2.G.R.Deng,R.Wu,Terminaltransferase:UseinthetailingofDNAandforinvitromutagenesis.Meth.Enzymol.100,96-116(1983). |