An effective family shuffling method using single-stranded DNA.

M Kikuchi; K Ohnishi; S Harayama

doi:10.1016/s0378-1119(99)00547-8

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An effective family shuffling method using single-stranded DNA.

M Kikuchi·K Ohnishi·S Harayama

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Abstract

Family shuffling, which is one of the most powerful techniques for in vitro protein evolution, always involves the problem of reassembling the gene fragments into parental gene sequences, because such a process prevents the formation of chimeric sequences. In order to improve the efficiency of hybrid formation in family shuffling, single-stranded DNAs (ssDNAs) were used as templates. The ssDNAs of two catechol 2,3-dioxygenase genes, nahH and xylE, were prepared, the xylE strand being complementary to the nahH strand. When these ssDNAs were digested by DNase I and reassembled, chimeric genes were obtained at a rate of 14%, which was much higher than the rate of less than 1% obtained by shuffling with double-stranded DNAs. Chimeric catechol 2,3-dioxygenases that were more thermally stable than the parental enzymes, XylE and NahH, were obtained by this ssDNA-based DNA shuffling.

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Catechol 2,3-Dioxygenase DNA DNA, Single-Stranded Dioxygenases Enzyme Stability Genetic Engineering Oxygenases Recombinant Fusion Proteins Temperature Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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M Kikuchi, K Ohnishi, S Harayama. 2000-02-08. An effective family shuffling method using single-stranded DNA.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0378-1119(99)00547-8

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