DUT Recombinant Protein

Source : Escherichia Coli. Thermostable dUTPase (pyrococcus fruriosus) maximizes the efficiency of high-fidelity PCR (using proofreading DNA polymerases). It removes contaminating dUTP present in PCR reactions and dNTP solutions. The presence of dUTPase in a proofreading DNA polymerase reaction can prevent dUTP misincorporation by maintaining dUTP levels below their inhibitory concentrations despite the constant generation of the molecule by the spontaneous deamination of dCTP. The incorporation of dUTP into PCR products causes mutations within the amplified product, proofreading polymerases to stall and slows down non-proofreading polymerases such as Taq. The dUTPase increase in PCR product yield, length and fidelity enables further down-stream applications. These effects make dUTPase useful in PCR fidelity and yield-sensitive applications such as cloning and subsequent recombinant protein technology, and gene expression analysis (semi-quantitative RT-PCR techniques and real-time PCR analysis), where small differences in product accumulation can have a significant impact on gene expression analysis.

(A) Measured by its ability to hydrolyze dUTP to dUMP in reaction buffer 20mM Hepes pH7.5, 150mM KCI, 5mM MgCl2, 10mM dUTP at 85 Centigrade for 1 hour. (B) Enhancing PCR amplification: 50ul of Pfu PCR reaction system with 1-3u of dUTPase (<3.0kb) or 4-6u dUTPase (>3.0kb) to amplify genomic DNA target up to 15-19 kb in length. (High concentrations of dUTPase will inhibit PCR reaction!).

For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic/therapeutics procedures.